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The Bulwark Podcast

Tom Nichols: The GOP Needs a Fake Joe Biden

The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.68.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Republicans keep painting Biden as an antifa-loving, Iran-coddling communist as they try to create a moral equivalence with Trump. Plus, McConnell won't even stand by his wife, the Russian wing of the GOP wants to defund the police, and Katie Porter: Give us a break. Nichols joins Tim today.

show notes:
New edition of 'The Death of Expertise,' out April 3

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0:00.0

Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. I'm going host Tim Miller.

0:30.3

We're here with a fan favorite professor emeritus at the Naval War College.

0:34.2

He's now a staff writer at the Atlantic and author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter.

0:38.3

That's a lot of writing.

0:39.3

His books include the death of expertise which has an updated and expanded addition lots of

0:43.8

fodder for that coming in April we're gonna get our grump on Tom thank you for

0:49.0

doing it hey Tim good to be back with you how are Well, I'm filled with like hellfire rage right now.

0:55.0

And I spent most of yesterday afternoon doing something

0:57.1

that I've kind of retired from, which was just like,

1:00.0

quote-tweeting just ruthless Twitter bombs on the pathetic

1:04.8

quizlings that have decided to get in line with Trump

1:08.1

now that he's officially the nominee.

1:09.7

And I just kind of want to get out some of that rage with you today if that's okay.

1:13.6

I think it feels therapeutic. Rage is kind of my default setting, especially these days and I was I was right there

1:20.8

with you so I know exactly how you feel.

1:23.2

Well we've got a long list we've got Mitch we've got Mike Johnson we've got the

1:27.0

anti-conservative writer class maybe Mitch again maybe Katie Porter we'll see

1:31.9

but first I want to introduce you to my new friend.

1:34.5

His name is Eric Levine.

1:35.8

Do you happen to see him on the tube yesterday?

1:38.9

This guy is a Mickey Haley.

1:41.0

He's a Mickey Haley donor. And I was blindsided by a panel with him on MS NBC yesterday.

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