Welp, we’ve just been through about three political weeks in this country unlike any other, at least in my lifetime, as briefly summarized at the top of today’s BradCast. And, before I’m even able to get today’s show posted, that summary is already out of date, with the breaking news just after airtime that President Biden has COVID again. Good lord. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.]
Other than that, to help me “hold on for dear life” amid the political whirlwind, I brought back our friends and fellow old school bloggers HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Hullabaloo, and ‘DRIFTGLASS’ of The Pro Left Podcast to try and help us make sense of everything that continues to unspool this week. Among those things…
- The weekend’s assassination attempt of Donald Trump by a registered Republican and how all of that has (or hasn’t) affected the current state of the Presidential race.
- The temporarily-undergrounded and now-reemerging battle among elected Democrats as to whether Joe Biden should or shouldn’t be replaced on the Presidential ticket.
- The “sign of weakness” in naming of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as the GOP’s Vice-Presidential pick and what Trump hopes to gain from selecting a former critic-turned-toady who opposes support for our democratic allies in Ukraine and seeks a nationwide abortion ban (even in cases of rape or incest) as his running mate.
- Other noteworthy observations from the Republican Party’s “unity” convention, including the curious and controversial anti-corporate elite/pro-union speech delivered at the RNC by Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, why Republicans refuse to learn how to pronounce Kamala Harris‘ first name after more than 3 years in office, and the media’s terrible job in covering the entire affair. (Especially MSNBC in this case!)
All of that and too much more on today’s BradCast! Enjoy!…
Brad,
Thank you for giving us the priceless voice of Digby,
when we need it most.
Just trying to keep from hyperventilating here.
JMO . . .
I am grateful tRump picked Vance as VP. He would seem to weaken the ticket, especially with women.
I was afraid he’d make a smart pick that would strengthen the ticket, like Tulsi Gabbard.
But she’s smarter than he is, and he knows it.
During a long campaign, he’s afraid prole would notice (they would).
Rump’s pride and ego kept him from making the best choice, IMO.