The Zombie Convention

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The first night of the Democratic National Convention was… weird. The hosts of the podcast discuss the speakers, the spectacle, and the misconception of politics as an extension of activism that has overtaken the Democratic Party. Source

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0:00.0	music
0:24.3	Welcome to the commentary magazine podcast.
0:27.2	Today is Tuesday August 18th 2020.
0:29.7	This of course is the commentary magazine daily podcast.
0:32.3	I am John Pukowicz, the editor of commentary encouraging you to go to commentarymagazine.com
0:38.4	and read the September issue one of the best issues we have ever produced all available
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0:59.9	And I say that with all due modesty because I am not the person who deserves the credit.
1:05.8	Among the people who deserve the credit are senior writer Christine Rosen, high Christine,
1:11.1	hi John.
1:12.1	Executive editor, A. Greenwald, hi Abe.
1:15.3	Hi John.
1:16.3	And associate editor, no, we're off from in high Nella.
1:18.3	Hi John.
1:19.3	Okay so democratic convention first night, last night two hours of a bizarre TV show
1:27.6	experience Christine your thoughts.
1:31.1	All right so I'm going to with the caveat that I'm not a conventions person.
1:35.6	I've never been to one in person.
1:37.2	I have never really watched anything but the keynotes of past conventions.
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