The Problem With Mark Kirk

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Eric Zorn from the Chicago Tribune joins Mike to discuss two contentious races happening in Illinois this year that could swing the balance of power in Congress. Incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Kirk is trailing badly to his Democratic opponent, Tammy Duckworth. And in the 10th congressional district, Rep. Bob Dold is facing a tight battle against his predecessor, Brad Schneider. Both races showcase an increasingly rare breed in Congress: the moderate Republican. In The Spiel, what Halloween can tell us about partisan politics. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.0	It's Monday, October 31, 2016 from Slate.
0:32.0	It's the Gisdai Mike Pasca.
0:34.0	And we now know the Republican hero of this election.
0:37.0	Not for all of us, but to his party, the man who most helped the Republican party.
0:41.0	He is a member of Congress.
0:43.0	He is a member of Congress, though he does such a poor job of campaigning or at least did this time around.
0:48.0	That he may not be a member of Congress in a few months.
0:51.0	He's Darrell Issa.
0:53.0	But what he did was to help Republican kind by putting FBI director James Comey in the hot seat during judiciary hearings.
1:03.0	So isn't there a double standard that when you granted immunity to these five individuals,
1:08.0	you took them out of the reach of prosecution for crimes committed related to destruction of documents or withholding or other crimes pursuant to congressional subpoenas?
1:19.0	I don't think anybody was given transactional immunity.
1:22.0	Oh, really?
1:23.0	Now, we have not allowed to make your immunity's public, but I'm going to take the privilege of making one part of it public.
1:29.0	I read them.
1:31.0	You gave immunity from destruction.
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