Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gabb Fests.

For September 19th, 2014, the spanking edition on David Flotz, the Advertlarge of Slate,

Washington DC, on this week's show, our liberals longing, pleading for more progressive

candidates, especially for President, then is President Obama's response to the Ebola

crisis in West Africa enough.

Is it the right response?

And then the Adrian Peterson case ignites a debate about corporal punishment is hitting

your kid ever okay?

Or I should say, when is hitting your kid?

Okay.

Plus love cocktail chatter.

And in Slate Plus, Emily and I are going to battle about whether Slate is too liberal,

Slate Plus getting extra segments of the Gabb Vest.

And you can sign up for that by going to Slate.com slash Gabb Vest Plus or by emailing me

directly at David.plots at Slate.com where you can get the best offer.

Joining me in New York is Emily Bazelon, no longer Slate senior editor.

Now, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, hello, Emily.

Hello, although I haven't started at the times yet, but that's okay.

So you're unemployed?

I'm unemployed.

I am a host.

If you need trash picked up, Emily did come do that?

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