Can You Put Yourself In Your Political Opponent’s Shoes?
Our “face to face conversations with Americans” continues this week with a group of folks sitting around a kitchen table in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. How divided are we? I asked Harris voters why people voted for Trump. I asked Trump voters why people voted for Harris. I asked them all to put the best reasons forward. They all struggled with it. We lack understanding these days. We really do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Maj 37min
Trump Whines, Outrage Sells, And The Cruelty Is The Point
Final look today at my conversation with former FBI/DHS intel expert Brian Murphy. How foreign adversaries influence our elections. Also, James Comey does something stupid, Trump world whines about it, way too many of us are way too easily offended, and Kristi Noem is pushing something utterly cruel & despicable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Maj 35min
Why It Matters That Democrats Acknowledge The Truth About Biden
My former political party, the Republican Party, is a cult. To stay in the party, you must pledge fealty to Trump. If you speak the truth about Trump or criticize Trump, you’re banished from the party. Democrats should be different. Voters would appreciate Democrats being different. Which is why Democrats should acknowledge the truth about Biden. Also today, my interview on small businesses with Vermont Senator Peter Welch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 Maj 35min
Conversations With Americans: Why We’re So Easily Triggered By Events These Days
Continuing my conversation in Northern Virginia with former FBI and Homeland Security analyst Brian Murphy. Today we talk about misinformation & disinformation. Who’s responsible for the spread of both? What’s the result of both? What does it mean to be radicalized? Fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 Maj 41min
An American Betrayal
They fought alongside American troops for years. They risked their lives siding with and helping American troops in Afghanistan. And because of that, they were promised refuge here in America. Yesterday, Trump broke that promise and is sending them back to suffer under the Taliban. Shameful. Also, the plane from Qatar isn’t the Statue of Liberty, and, we continue to normalize Trump’s lying. All today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Maj 36min
Polarization Is Our Biggest Internal Threat
This week, in my weekly face to face conversations with Americans, I sat down in Northern Virginia with regular guy/expert Brian Murphy, former Marine,FBI, and Homeland Security, to discuss the threats America faces at home and from abroad. Today, we dig into the threat of polarization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Maj 38min
Do Most Americans Today Support Basic Decency?
A final clip today from my face to face conversation with folks from Lancaster, PA. Today they discuss whether a political party that ran on a “decency” platform could win. And this group of Republicans, former Republicans, and Democrats isn’t convinced it would win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 Maj 34min
A Respectful Disagreement On The Assault Weapons Ban
Nick Wilson at the Center for American Progress supports a ban on assault weapons. I don’t. We disagree. But we didn’t have a fight about the issue, we didn’t argue, we didn’t debate. We sat down and had a conversation. We listened to each other. We tried to gain understanding. We need to do more of this Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 Maj 1h 12min
