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The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

Two People Who COMPLETELY Disagree on the Middle East Have A Respectful Conversation

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6752 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

I’m super pro Israel and I do not believe the two state solution is a possibility. So I sat down with someone who completely disagrees with me - Palestinian American political analyst Omar Baddar - to try to see if we could understand each other. And find a wee bit of common ground.

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0:00.0

America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.

0:07.3

That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.

0:13.5

I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.

0:23.6

The social contract, it's on us.

0:31.2

Hey, former Congressman Joe Walsh with you this Friday.

0:34.6

There is almost no issue that I care more about than the state of Israel,

0:42.4

what's going on in the Middle East. I think I could probably think of another issue or two

0:46.5

that I am as passionate about. My guest today I know feels every bit as passionately about the Middle East, Israel, and Gaza as I do.

0:58.3

And I want to welcome him.

1:00.2

Omar, Omar, Badar.

1:02.0

Omar, my friend, there you are, sir.

1:05.4

Good to see you.

1:07.7

Omar is a Palestinian-American political analyst, I'll say at the outset, man,

1:15.7

that maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit. You and I probably almost completely disagree on the

1:23.1

Middle East. And we met each other on, on, on like the Pierce Morgan show a few months ago, one of those

1:31.8

stupid shows where you got 15 minutes, four people, and you're all kind of yelling at each other.

1:37.9

And we weren't necessarily yelling at each other. But, you know, it's kind of a food fight. And

1:42.9

the topic was Israel. So I just want to say at the outset, Omar and I got other, but, you know, it's kind of a food fight, and the topic was Israel.

1:44.5

So I just want to say at the outset, Omar and I got to know each other on Pierce Morgan,

1:49.9

and then Omar, I could be wrong, but almost at exactly the same time after that Pierce Morgan

1:56.1

interview, you and I kind of privately reached out to each other and said, you know what, man,

2:00.8

I liked what you had to say. I'd love to each other and said, you know what, man, I liked what

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