The NYT’s Jeremy Peters on How the GOP Went Batshit Crazy (Feb. 27, 2022)
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Franken..........get BACK in Office.........we need you now MORE than ever.
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Franklin died in 1790.
Who?
@@jayhalley2642 Mr. Stein
Mr. Frankin Stein
Al, the examples you give are so ffing choice and prime. My husband approached me on the day we lost Limbaugh to death with an expression that i will never forget. What a day that was! The feasting was downright merry. This is, as you said, the party of hate. i shall quote Biden, what are they for? they are against lgbt rights, rights to access abortion for women, government aid to the poor and increasing taxes on the rich,but what are they for. they are not brave enough to say what they are for, because it is shameful and disgraceful. They are liars.
I agree thank you
Hatred and don't forget gun violence. 1/8/11 Survivor
And Peachy....Rush is still dead!!!!!
Because the justice system let's the GQP do whatever it wants. Traitors getting slaps on the wrist, and drump is running around free to keep up all his lies. I am sickened by our lack of a justice system.
That is the tragedy in a nutshell. GOP realized the system was weak and decided to exploit those weaknesses rather than strengthen the nation. The rest is just history of a downfall.
The darkness in their hearts is astounding.
Pretending that the Democratic Party is the Party of sanity is insane.
@@Logiconfire They’re certainly more sane than GOP, if the lesser of two insanities counts for anything. But the fact is more probably that their mutual duopoly of power is an enmeshed disjunction created by an unhinged competition for campaign funding from American oligarchs who don’t give a damn about sanity.
Unless you're a person of color 😐
The Republican Party started going crazy when Newt Gingrich was elected speaker of the house
Long long before that. I propose it started in the 50s with a senator from Wisconsin by the name of Joseph McCarthy. And it evolved from there. If you go back and look at that time and the time before the 2016 election and compare the rhetoric of McConnell and McCarthy in press conferences they're almost identical.
Nato, I think you nailed it. That SOB, cheated on all his wifes and told one wife who was battling cancer, that he was leaving her while she was in the hospital. You have to wonder what his heart looks like.
@@lindaname9413 I have to wonder how he had lived so long WITHOUT one!
@@UserName_no1 - Love your reply! And when we think of McCarthy, we think of an evil lawyer, his henchman, who was until recently active, and who has had much influence.
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For perfection, consider an edit at the very bottom: “they’re”.
That's when it became visible, everything really started with Nixon.
It’s so refreshing to hear the truth behind
I miss you on the scene, Senator Franken. That was a good conversation. conversation. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
Don't you ever change anything Al.
We fell in love with you.
Not who other people think you should be.
More after the show...
Okay, Another great show!
Thanks guys!
PS.
t Rump is NOT ever going to work in the Whitehouse again.
Over mine and multi millions more like me's dead bodies!
#NeverAgain
Wow you are obsequious
@@MrShanester117 Please explain why you think she is obsequious.
It's probably more about ignorance, poor education, and misinformation, than "stupidity".
I hear this many times about ignorance and poor education. It has to be all the lies, not misinformation because all the people who voted for him in 2020 can't all be ignorant with poor education.
Damn, this podcast costs me money. I often end up buying the guest's book (though I'm rarely disappointed in the purchase!) Thanks Al arg!
My wife and i never listened to Flush , one day when Obama was running for his first term we were driving and turned him on the radio after one minute of him my wife turned to me and said turn him off before i get a sledge hammer and bust that radio to pieces,and i agreed could not get rid of him fast enough.
Do you enjoy listening to trumps word salads?
"Alternative facts" was the craziest shit ever
1964 is the year that the White South--you know, the former Confederacy--fled LBJ's Civil Rights Democratic Party, became Republican, and then took over said Party. That's the start of the insanity, and I think, an important point to remember.
@Unified Vision, the glacial realignment began in 1948 after Truman desegregated the army and Strom Thurman founded the Dixiecrats. Thurman subsequently led the exodus of Southern segregationists into the Republican Party. In 2000 the Party could have rejected the racists and become the centrist party of good governance, but Bush, of all people, the embodiment of the hereditary Republican, ran the kind of racist primary campaign against McCain that cemented the racists as the party's new base. In between, the rise of Gingrich established the brand of WWE-style rhetoric, hypocrisy, and demonization of opposition that led to Trump (with help from the Russians).
After JFK's murder. Yes.
@@lolodee3528, no. In 1964 Southern Democrats mostly turned out for Johnson, despite Goldwater's attempts to appeal to them. In 1968 George Wallace pulled enough Southern segregationists' votes to give Nixon the win over Humphrey, the first time that a crack in the Solid South tipped the outcome of a presidential election.
Ironically, despite his all-important support for civil rights and voting rights (for which he was willing to expend political capital that the Kennedys were afraid to use), LBJ might have been able to hold the old Democratic coalition together in a general election in '68 if the liberals hadn't knifed him. This country's most progressive president was abandoned by progressives who wanted RFK at any cost.
@@kevinwachs5905 pointing to 1964 as I did allows me to then be able to say, the Confederacy took over the Republican Party in the 1960s ;-) But yep, you're totally right, in fact you could even trace it back to FDR, who was stymied by the Conservative Coalition made up of conservative Republicans and white Southern Democrats.
@Kelly Brown people who say that are either ignorant of history, or just plain liars, which is even worse.
Wow. Thanks again Senator Al. You sounded pretty bummed out by the end though. I can't blame you, it's a weird time we're living through. Just gotta keep shining your light!
Have a good one.
Love you Al! We need you more than ever ❤️
He’ll be back Lilly
@Jay Halley I hope you are right.
@@lillyanderson3623 I believe he’s planning to dethrone jilly gillabrand from New York . That big mouth bully who played a big role in forcing Al to leave.
I love this concept of a grievance based identity. The reason these folks have grievances is they’re uneducated and can’t keep up with the rest of the world, and because they’re uneducated half of their grievances are imagined.
And they vote for the wrong people
All their grievances are imagined as far as the perceived causes are concerned. They’re spoon fed partisan Lies daily. There is a very large portion of selfishness involved which has been cultivated. America as a whole has grievance enough. Real problems that need to be addressed. But political competition has taken the stage instead.
@@mtn1793 It seems as if they actually need the grievances in order to have an identity. They are definitely told exactly what to be outraged about this week from Tuckems et al. One week it is Big Bird the Commie, then CRT, then it is trans kids, and on and on. They often don't even understand the things they are being outraged about. But without the outrage of the week, they wouldn't know what to do or what to be.
@@robinbeers6689 Criticism stands in for intelligence way to easily these days. When things are more complex than ever…
@@robinbeers6689 EXACTLY! EVERYbody is always being "outraged" for some stupid reason. "I'm outraged because the person I voted for didn't win." I'm outraged because you called me fat." and onandonandon.
GREAT guest. He's really great, and like you said, I'm glad he was able to loosen up with you Al after probably going a huge book tour of doom and gloom all day every day.
Bring back the balanced reporting law.
Fairness Doctrine.
Along with many other regulations which served US well!
Yes fairness doctrine is necessary. But currently we are meant to fight with each other to keep us from fighting the rich. Keeping us separate is much better for the rich.
@@faithboothman9496 Yes, the lords of our flies are so very important to the grand scheme of their things…
@@mtn1793 the rich have control of our politicians, sorry if you don't believe that.🤷♀️
Thank you, Al, for the intelligent conversation.
Once again a great one for a change. Thanks Al. Please become a senator again... PLEEEEEEASE!
Whenever it’s said that Trump has a real shot at this again, it includes an unspoken tacit admission that he will never be held accountable for all his obvious (and almost universally self-admitted) crimes. This, more than anything else, is why I have real despair for the future in the U.S.
I have at least 30-40 years left; I have passed/missed the opportunities I once had to emigrate; at this point, I really don’t know what to do. If anyone has suggestions for motivation to (try to) do what needs to be done to divert this catastrophe, please suggest them here, there, and everywhere.
people are good
Well, and David, the person Trump chooses as his next running mate will be *much more in line* with Daddy in his views. Trump, the GOP seems to ignore, is in *terrible health* , rapidly approaching 8 decades and likely to have a heart attack/stroke should be "win/cheat" in the 2024 race.
The GOP/Republicans are clearly rallying around the wrong guy.
Count the very big blessing of youth that you have! I am trying to figure out what to do at 74!😳 my beloved mom is 97 & needs to see me! My grandsons are 1/2 Mexican heritage so I will look into that!
Trump’s enemies-decent folk; law enforcement he can’t bribe; prosecutors he can’t scare!
To be clear, I’m not running away from Trump or the thought of another possible Trump reign as much as what the U.S. has become, and how much worse it looks like it will get before it gets better. And yes, I know it has always been this way to a certain extent, but they seem to be taking off the masks, saying the quiet part out loud, etc., etc.
THANK YOU, Al. This dialogue is so important. So many great points between you both that could be even more flushed out. Just wish more people than us podcast viewers could digest somehow-- like a Norman Lear sitcom-- so they could see how our whole national narrative has been usurped.
Trump’s picture on the wall will be the cautionary tale of how low the American people can go. It’s a sociological study of how to prey on the public. I think conservatives are more susceptible to manipulation as they are crooked and expect everyone else to be crooked too😂😂
It’s easy to point to Palin as McCain’s only mis-step, but the reality is, he was shedding principles right and left by that point. Turns out he cared more about winning the Presidency than those principles.
@@1223steffen - um, what? In what way did his campaign change Biden? You can argue about whether he's an effective President, but he didn't change who he was.
The party was already totally gone to darkness. Simple performance entertainment, not leadership.
True, he should have stayed true to himself and be who he always was and he may have won.
Biden didn’t change , he was nothing like candidate McCain.
So glad to hear you back again! You've been missed!
Expand SCOTUS IMMEDIATELY!!! 🙏🇺🇸💖
I love the part where Al says "I'm 160#. I'm 5'3.5", and I weigh 160#. I laughed, hard. Thanks for all the laughs, Al. I really need them. I think we all do.
This is meant to be a compliment. It is absolutely true though. Every thing you say is so appropriately placed in the conversation and your voice is just perfectly amazing sounding. I'm so thankful for the effort you put into your show. Take care.
Al still waiting for you to announce you're running for Senate again. 🙏🏻
Patience Ken patience
He said in a recent interview that he's going to be running again (but didn't say for what).
@@FakingANerve Yep. I heard him.
I cannot bring myself to laugh about Rush Limbaugh, dead or alive. There's nothing funny about him. He said so many terrible things.
I absolutely agree!
Yes me to I agree bless his unquiet soul I'm praying hes never reincarnated...
Don't celebrate his death, mourn his life.
@@gbeachy2010 oh you can do both
I love these podcasts. Keep it up.
I'd love to see Al Franklin and Lewis Black together on stage.
Sadly removed from the Senate, but now providing a needed forum. Al is the voice of justice and consanguinity crying in the wilderness of platitudes.
Brilliant interview Al! We need you back in our Senate, and I miss you!
Thank you for posting this podcast Al Franken . I like the introduction to the podcast for me I feel it sets the stage for your newest guest a fresh podcast episode.
Al will run for Senator again . Here’s the news - big mouth , do nothing New York Senator Jilly Gillibrand is going down. Love you Al.
@@1223steffen her bully tactics led the team of loonies to take down Al. Besides that she’s an awful Senator .
@@1223steffen oh Sammy
@@1223steffen That's how it appeared to me. However, although Gillibrand was mostly silent about the specific issue with Al, IMHO she was glad to have Al out of the way, letting her peers do the dirty work for her. She was going to run for president and he might also have considered doing that; in which case, she likely would have lost to him. Before the issue with Al, I was glad for her activism for women's issues about harassment. I am a woman and have stories about harassment myself, including one about an obnoxious Navy helicopter pilot and my ruined afternoon on a private beach where I went because I was shy about wearing a bikini. Then, there was the daily crude, foul-mouthed, slut-shaming, first-class Personnelman who felt that civilian women should not be filling seats he said sailors needed for shore-duty assignments. Those two guys alone were every bit as bad as the Clarence Thomas (maybe worse) and the Coke/pubic hair testimony. Sadly, most women have stories to tell--both sexist and bullying. But, what Al did was nothing compared to what Gillibrand and I have seen, and we needed Al to stay...
@@terrysandiego Al is and was always a mensch. We need him back ASAP to take the lead to Make America America Again. See him on tour. He’s brilliant , strong, witty, and so damn lovable and gone because of jilly gillibrand .
"Trumpanzees will not replace us."
Great moment towards the end that perfectly sums me up: a 25yr long movement conservative believer but never trumper who left the party (but not conservatism) when trump was nominated, grew steadily more disillusioned with conservatives as his presidency ground on, then became a fervent anti trumper in March 2020 in response to his pandemic handling, finally ending up a radical “the GQP must be destroyed” democrat.
That almost sounds exactly my story. I was at a lunch in the 80s where drumpf was the speaker. From that experience I became an ardent anti-drumpf! I still find it hard to believe he won. I firmly believe that it was The Apprentice that got him elected! Name recognition is a mighty thing.
Still...they were hearing him too. No one noticed?
@@JGLy22086 "name recognition" are the two most frightening words in electoral politics.
Why, in holy fucking hell, would someone vote for a name because they had HEARD IT BEFORE?
It drives me insane.
Jeffrey Dahmer and Jeffrey Epstein on the same ballot for Jr. High cafeteria director would run neck n neck!
"Hey Marge, which Jeff were they talking about on the radio last week? I'll vote for him cuz his name was on the radio last week." 😵
I'm a Trotskyist and I read the Bulwark for other perspectives
My cousin's husband was a huge Trump supporter. He loved how he "said exactly what he thought all the time." He shifted a bit when Trump made the pandemic political and wouldn't listen to the scientists. Then when Trump attacked Hunter at the Presidential debate her husband said "You can't go after someone's kids like that. It's not right." He proudly voted for Biden, agrees the election was fair and is fully vaccinated.
Al you always say what we feel so clearly and succinctly all topped off with a wonderful smile Thank you May you for ever be.
Thank you for this podcast. I'm so glad that I listened. I haven't been able to understand the appeal that Trump has to so many people. How they can't see who and what he is. It is obviously clear to me that he appeals to a lot of people because he validates their beliefs and biases. But, this podcast has helped me understand that it is not necessarily Trump himself that is appealing, but what a personality like Trump can do for the bigger picture in politics He has been used as a pawn by people more powerful than him to put in place their ideological plan and political agenda. They empowered his belief that he constantly hits home runs, even though he was born on 3rd base. The success he had as president was through the influence and ground work of people far smarter and willing to let him boast and brag about how smart he is and everything that "he" accomplished. I will look at him differently from now on.
Great interview, Al! Thanks, Mr. Peters.
Tech request: If at all possible, maybe the guest's audio could be pre sound checked for a better experience. Some of these are really hard to listen to.
Al...please run again!
To my transactional, Christian bothers and sister: the devil will give you all you desire for a price. Another great one!
I always kinda enjoy your conversations Al, even if they are just kinda OK
Yeah, this wasn't the best episode. Al didn't really allow his guest to describe his book. A lot of the same old, same old. I assume the book has a thesis and a structure, but we really didn't get to hear about it.
I will NEVER understand how the Evangelical church people accepted Donald Trump as their die hard leader! Never!
Because there as genuine as him
It can't be that. ALL people are not ALL the same. It looks like their tendency to keep inside clusters, cult-style? Best guess. Like Mormons.
There's a bit of accused sex offenders sticking together, I noticed early on. There were accused pastors in their midst, like donald is/was (though he caught & killed many stories), sympatico.
For many right wing nut jobs, it’s the long game to bring on the Rapture. They’ll go to Heaven. All the “unsaved” will kill each other. Jews will convert (or die) when the second coming shows up in Israel...compelling hobgoblin stuff. Please remember these are literal, humorless people driven by fear and anger.
You must not know that many personally.
@Tracy… do southern Baptists count? I grew up in that.
Yes, I certainly did enjoy this. Thank you.
look at putin and that is exactly where the GOP would take this country.
1:20 - 2:10 was such a brilliant summary of the thorn in the toe! Bravo!
Trump, the only man who could change the path of a hurricane with a Sharpie.
😆💨💦😆
Thank you, Al!
"Bat shit crazy" are perfect words.
I would have applauded Limbaugh, but BECAUSE he was dying!!!🙂🙄😎
How do we wake that half of the country that didn't Vote, to vote?
Al, Jeremy Peters is young. Give him a break. We were all optimistic at his age. After years of what we have heard and seen, it's hard to stay very optimistic, although I am trying like hell to be.
I learned so many facts. Thank you. I have never liked or trusted Bill Krystal, you explained why. I can never listen to him again and not think of this pod cast.
Hello Caroline, how are you?
Zelensky was a comedian and actor before becoming a beacon for courage all over the world. You were. in my opinion, an amazing Senator and such a loss to the Democratic Party. It's amazing the injustice of your persecution for nothing, IMO. I blame the Democratic Party though for their ridiculous behavior in your regard. I am a Democrat, but don't always agree with them, of course.
If you have a shred of intelligence and knowledge you wouldn't agree with them at all.
I love your podcasts!
Thank you again, for an other thoutful discussion about how our house caught fire, now how do we put the fire out?
Don’t forget Trump actually said “I’ll give you everything”.
🦅 SLAVA UKRAINI 🦅 Ukrainians are HEROES 🦅 Thank You Al 🦅 Blessings 🦅
If they are going to so blatantly lie... why aren't we calling them out and harassing them at every turn for doing so?
Al, I ❤ when you say "for a change!" Always makes me smile.
'Winning isn't everything. It's the ONLY thing.' ... Vince Lombardi
This is the new unofficial mantra of the GOP
They now have complete licence to fight dirty.
Love your show but could you please include links to your guest's sites and also a link to the book being discussed? A lot of the best podcasts do that. It would be a nice addition to the five links you provide for yourself.
(I'm trying to suggest this in my best MN nice. We both know what MN nice really is.)
Thanks Al, keep rockin' the truth! "The truth shall set us free" in their Bible! lol
I can remember when I first heard Rush Limpballs on the radio. It was during the first Iraq war. He was on AM radio and my boss at the time was a future trumpster in the making. I can remember listening to the drivel being spewed from the speakers and thinking to myself….thank God nobody listens to AM radio anymore.
I didn’t realize that he would galvanize the GOP, or that they would give the guy much credit. Sadly, I was very wrong….and the rest is history!
PS….I’m a registered Republican, and have been since 1982
I couldn't believe he caught on. Seemed ugly inside outside upside down.
My 1st Limbaugh experience was some story about the Clintons having just murdered of a former associate.
I'm sorry to tell my husband still listens to AM radio
Thanks Al❤️
💙🇺🇦💛
Looking forward to hear Jeremy and what he has to say. He says it like it is and I love when MSNBC has him on!
The weird road to Trump can be traced directly to the mostly forgotten 1994 Texas Gubernatorial campaign when the late great Texas Democratic Governor, Ann Richards lost(?) and a little known trust fund brat named George W with his own Major League Baseball team got bucked off of Micky Gilley’s mechanical bull - for old times sake - and when his lost weekend bender finally wore off, he was already set up in the Governor’s Mansion. This was the campaign that introduced the world to the late - but not so great - Lee Atwater (a real piece of work), and of course Karl Rove ( 👈 Very German I must say…. He could have been Kreisleiter Karl Rove)
Thus, was born Southern Strategy Plan B. And it’s still their M.O.
Still miss that woman. She was a jewel.
@@terrysandiego Loved Ann Richards. Too bad she never became President
Al, I live near a theater where you just had a show. I was walking past when I saw your name on the marquee while the show was in progress. Sorry I missed you.
Very good Podcast. Loved the reparte.
I've only listened to you all these years and I agree!
Al Franken calls his previous guests to ask them if they were insulted by him saying the next episode a "...great one, you know, for a change..."
The Response >> Who is this?
Thanks Al
Great episode. Wonderful interview; for a change!
But horrible audio! Did Jeremy have to stay sequestered down inside the well, or tunnel? Without captions (thank you) I would have missed half his laughs!
Thanks again Al; for a change ~
I barely understand Jeremy too
It is about time you had a great one, for a change.😀
OMG! I am so excited to see that Al Franken has a podcast. This made my day. There are very few politicians that I respect as much as you. You should have been president :)
That was great that you said your talks with Norm Ornstein have always been great. Please always put that in. That'll sooth Ornstein's hurt feelings AND rub it in his face that he's too sensitive at the same time!
WATCH THIS IMPORANT..SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS..GOT TO LOVE AL A MAN ITH REAL HEART!!
I always pee and pooh in the halls of the Capital building when I'm touring it. You don't?
LOVE YOU. ❤
WE NEED YOU BACK ON THE HILL!
Only males would think of Trump as a “classic.” He never once held any charm whatsoever to me.
Hello, how are you?
I REALLY wish the press would just pick one of Trumps lies, A small one, AND DO NOT DROP IT!. Make every single question for months about how big the inauguration was, or his weight or his height. Just pummel him and don't drop it. He just outlasts them and the press is so scattered they don't work together.
Yeah, the problem seemed to be that every day he did "the next crazy thing" and the last crazy thing fell by the wayside. It was too much to keep up with.
Our country is in big trouble 🤬
Grievance based politics vs Opertunity based politics?
One group is creating policies against or making it illegal vs Creating policies of Opertunity thru debate
🤔
Awesome podcast.
Hello Julia, how are you?
Cruelty is the point!
Like when Al Franken assaulted 9 women?????
😂some folk need to find their sense of humor or understand yours 💙ty
As always ~4a change 😂
Omg~if assholes could fly!!!
My face hurts from laughing so much 😬
How can any sane person understand Trump supporters? I have never been able to wrap my brain around that. I just always figured he was blackmailing many in the party through one means or another.
51:30 "A lot of ppl still look at that and think, oh, hes not a politician, its this authenticity". Yeah, authentically stupid.
Good podcast topic...for a change.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
AL! We need you back in the senate! You paid for your mistake, but even worse WE paid for it. Give people a chance to vote you back in. They will.
Hey from Minneapolis Al. Lake Nokomis area. Republicans have always been bad. It didn't start with trump
When you speak like that you sound like a closed minded republican yourself.
You can do better. 😔❤️
@@sharonkaufmann3992
Oh please! Eisenhower was the last Republican that embodied any sense of public service AND moral values.
« When u speak like that ». What a whiny response. Rethugs have been snowflakes with false smiles for yrs
he's like a classic? A classic what? Trump isn't charismatic...he's gross. Really. Don't you think? Bleh.
Hey Al,
Do you have any control over what ads play during your podcast on YT?
There was an ad for gun holsters that played, seems like something you’d rather not support?
The question should be , ' What are we gonna do when he goes to jail ? ' His ' Showmanship ' is part of his con . He has no real qualities . There must be some other crook who can take his place .
I hate (disagree) when ppl say ‘great reads’…. But you did introduce me to a good one one time . Lucky I was in that genre space at that. So Far, Always Appreciate your podcast thing.
You almost got me killed!
When Franken and Davis were huge you guys performed at my school, Eastern Washington University. After your show you guys accepted an invitation to a frat party on campus. After a brief party period you guys left with all the chicks. And I do mean ALL.
I had availed myself of too many beverages and was pretty obnoxious. I found myself in the middle of a bunch of angry frat boys who were still cursing your names and grumbling about the women leaving. They had decided to take their frustrations out on me.
Luckily one frat member was an offensive lineman from the EWU football team. He waded into the middle of the angry dudes and just picked me up by the shoulders and carried me out of the building.
and Tom Davis was never seen again.
Best quote ever.."Sociopaths are often quite charming."
Not enough people know about Steve Bannon and Cambridge Analytica.
If it was possible to give T**** a lie detector without giving him more attention, I would love to see the results. I think the machine would move so violently it would shake itself apart.
Trump can't even keep a single train of thought long enough to finish a coherent sentence now, by 24 his alzhiemers and adderol will be so bad I'm hoping he's completely incompetent.
You just described Biden to a T... are you in another country?