Words Matter: MAGApocalypse Now

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

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🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Republican Senate just voted against extending the Affordable Care Act. Twenty million people could lose their healthcare coverage soon, and the Republicans have yet to present a viable healthcare plan. Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf discuss this MAGApocalypse, the GOP implosion, and the dangerous consequences of a lame-duck Trump. 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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0:00.0	9, 12, 10, 28, 2, 23.
0:17.2	This is Deep State Radio, coming to you direct from our super secret studio in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, D.C., and from other undisclosed locations across America and around the world.
0:34.8	Hello, and welcome to DSR's Words Matter. I'm David Rothkopf. I'm joined as every week by
0:41.8	the great Oracle of Washington, D.C. Norm Ornstein, how are you, Mr. Oracle, sir? I'm pumped, David,
0:49.4	because we just got the news that Mike Lindell, my pillow guy, is running for governor of Minnesota.
0:58.4	And I'm sure he will take some lumps, just like his pillow.
1:03.7	Oh, oh.
1:06.3	Yeah, I, how's he going to afford that?
1:09.4	Isn't he like bankrupt?
1:10.3	I have to believe that this is a scam,
1:14.2	that this is a way to peel some money off from donations
1:18.5	so that he can continue to live his lifestyle.
1:24.0	Yeah, well, you know, one thing.
1:26.6	He doesn't spend a lot of money on books.
1:32.6	It's not a big part of his life.
1:35.5	So, Norm, let me, speaking of genius, let me ask you a question.
1:40.0	You remember the government shutdown?
1:43.1	Fagely.
1:43.9	Fagely, yeah.
1:46.1	Well, it ended, and then these Democrats were like, okay, well, we've got a deal.
1:53.2	And the deal is that they're going to vote on this ACA thing and we'll really show who they are.
1:58.6	And this is a big win for us. And so, you know, tick-tok, tick-tok,
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