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The Worst Election Takes (so far)
🕑 Added 2024-11-27 10:00:08 +0000 UTCMichael and Peter dissect some of the worst post-election analysis from our beloved pundits, all of whom have coalesced around a single diagnosis: the Democratic Party is just too woke. Please note that we forgot to do an opening zinger for this one - we also blame that on wokeness.
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Abhi Sundu
Holy hell I love this podcast so much. I started listening to it for the self help dunks, but now this is just such a refreshing, almost vindicating podcast to listen to. The way you guys deconstruct the essence of centrist / reactionary rhetoric is so satisfying. I couldn’t explain why all of the nonsense punditry after Trump won pissed me off so much, but this episode was so helpful to organizing my own feelings about the election. So glad I decided to get the patreon.
Ilana Collins
I find it bizarre that someone would berate Kamala for choosing Tim Waltz and for calling Trump a fascist as those are the two strongest moments imo.
Matt
My bearded dragon eats things that are far smarter than Friedersdorf. Y’know, like arugula leaves and bits of broccoli.
Lara Flaute
Did you all see that both David Brooks and Bret Stephens are now thinking this administration is doing Very Bad Things? Better late than never maybe?
Julie
"dating Taylor swift is gay" as someone with the gaylor disease this really got me 😂 mutual bearding 🙈
Jake Anderson
The single funniest moment of this episode is Peter's "hmm." after Mike says why pesca was fired from slate
Amanda Jones
Ah, Mike Pesca. Yeah, I used to read Slate too, until I realized they were too centrist for me and that I was Basically a Socialist now. That’s the dumbest read of Leslie Knope’s character I’ve ever heard. She celebrates every holiday and makes some up! Her favorite food is waffles with an absurd amount of whipped cream! Look at who she hired! Look at all the creativity she uses to get around government bullshit! She’s more like Michael Scott than Pesca realizes, except she doesn’t fucking harass and assault her employees, and actually accomplishes things. A sexist take if ever I heard one.
