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Pantsuit Politics

The Tweets Won't Stop: Big Problems We Can't Solve While Focused on Trump's Tweets

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On most days, you can bank on the news being brought to a grinding halt by a tweet from the President. Today we discuss all of the problems we aren’t solving because we are fixated on his 140 character musings.  When you support Pantsuit Politics, you get more nuance! This month's bonus episode is a news fast that we're excited to share with you. Check it out!  Thanks to our sponsors for this episode: Redbox has the video games to keep you entertained. With over 40 thousand locations nationwide, you can rent and return anywhere. Better yet, you’ll get a FREE 1-night game rental from Redbox when you use the promo code PANTSUIT7. Swing by a Box in your neighborhood, or if you want to make sure the game you want is there when you arrive, reserve it online at Redbox.com/games. Offer valid through August 8, 2017. Subject to additional terms. Charges apply for additional nights. Payment card required. Getting into video games has never been so easy! Hello Fresh is on a mission to save home cooking! Their recipes make you feel unstoppable, and your taste buds will thank you! Go to hellofresh.com and enter PANTSUIT30 for $30 off your first week of Hello Fresh!  The Pearls Sean Spicer is out, and Anthony Scaramucci is in. We struggle to care about that, but we do get a little fired up about "the Mooch" making sexist comments about new Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.  Surprise! There's more stuff that Jared Kushner left out of required disclosures. We try to put the constant barrage of information in perspective.  We'd love to offer a nuanced analysis of the healthcare bill that will be voted on this week. If only we knew what's in it.  Listener Leslie compliments Senators Rand Paul and Kamala Harris. The Suit  We're as guilty as anyone of focusing too much on the President's tweets. But there's a giant world of problems that we aren't solving because of this obsession. We start making that list.  We think that the country's opiate crisis requires all hands on deck. Sarah recommends The House We All Live In. We also talk about our Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On most days you can bank on the news being brought to a grinding halt by a tweet from the president.

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Today we discuss all of the problems we aren't solving because we are fixated on his 140

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character musings.

0:44.6

This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.

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You're listening to Pantsuit politics.

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No shouting, no insults, plenty of nuance.

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