Where Are the Leaders This Moment Demands?

Words Matter

Riley Fessler

News, Government

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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What the hell is happening this past week? Between Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of NATO allies in Europe, and Elon Musk’s increasing control within the government - where is the political resistance in Washington? David Rothkopf and Norm Ornstein break all of this down and why Washington needs a Democrat who is going to stand up and say “f*ck you.” Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	Hello and welcome to DSR's Words Matter podcast. I'm David Rothkopf.
1:12.2	I am joined as always by Norm Ornstein.
1:15.2	How are you doing today, Norm?
1:17.6	It's hard to avoid, you know, the technical term is Spilkis.
1:23.4	You know, it's funny.
1:24.5	I was going to turn to Spilkis.
1:26.4	Well, you know, in the 50th year of Saturday Night Live,
1:30.3	Spilkis and the Gennectogzoit.
1:33.4	So thank you, Mike Myers.
1:37.5	Yeah.
1:38.8	But, you know, this week and today,
1:43.4	just leave me deeply frustrated, David.
1:48.5	This week, my hobby horse has been the Kennedy Center.
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