Words, Guns, El Paso and Dayton with Rep. Steve Israel

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, News Commentary, Government, News

4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

After the country was jolted yet again by mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, the hacks huddle up to talk about the how the President responded, what we should expect from a "Consoler in Chief," and how some Democratic candidates may set themselves apart as they respond to the tragedies. Former Congressman Steve Israel joins the show to talk about the realities of gun politics, why he hopes this time will be different, as well as his views on the state of the race. Lastly, David and Mike take some questions about "The Loudest Voice," a possible conservative third party, and the politics of health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A pole but chair, it's tax on tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy.
0:21.7	In one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy.
0:29.1	The sinister ideologies must be defeated.
0:33.0	Hate has no place in America.
0:35.4	Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul.
0:42.7	That was the president of the United States.
0:45.1	We've just all shared the tragedy of these mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso,
0:49.8	Texas.
0:50.8	Ax, you've been in the White House during moments in national tragedy.
0:54.2	What comes to mind for you?
0:55.7	Well, first of all, this is...
0:58.5	This is such an essential role and I've always wondered about this with Donald Trump.
1:02.6	What would happen in moments like this?
1:04.6	This is an essential role of the president.
1:06.8	I mean, when you're in the White House and something like this happens, the first thing
1:10.8	you know is you need to minister to the country.
1:14.3	You need to speak to people who are shaken, grief-stricken and play a kind of ministerial
1:23.2	role here.
1:26.3	They tried to do that with these remarks.
1:28.1	You could hear that and he did his little riff about hate.
1:31.8	Hate has no place.
1:33.0	Hate this.
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