Trump's Assassination Attempt | Roundtable

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David French discuss the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend.

[BighomieRich]

I find it funny that Jonah is talking about turning the temperature down when in this same podcast he referenced that he wrote a book titled “liberal fascism” …he’s right that people should be more thoughtful and he should be leading that change by coming to terms with the fact that some of his deeply held beliefs about how the world functions and what the left is either needs to be revised or reconstructed

[Anonymous]

The donation is not a false story. It has been confirmed by nbc news and NYT. Please issue a correction immediately.

[tb]

In America we have a shared narrative about Fascism, dictatorship, and Democracy. "Vote against the coming Fascist Dictatorship" literally makes zero sense given this narrative. Voting is something you do under ordinary circumstances. But in the state of crisis--which is what the rhetoric about Trump appeals to--there is no voting away the problem. So what is the appropriate response to this supposed crisis?

[Kyzyl_Tuva]

You guys are my “go to” for keeping abreast of happenings like this. Stunning events this weekend. Biden tops it off on Sunday night by giving an address which was “political by omission” (not a mention of Kavanaugh), etc.

[richarddean]

People said that Trump's rhetoric was dangerous to journalists and Trump was later gagged by a court because his rhetoric was considered dangerous to members of the DA's office and investigators in the DOJ. But somehow, rhetoric suggesting that Trump is an existential danger to our Nation's way of life is harmless? C'mon.

[jonathanstensberg]

David: Stop dehumanizing people. Don’t call someone demonic.

*one minute later*

Jonah: Steve Bannon is a gargoyle. I think he has hooves.

[dklenowski]

“Im all for toning things down.” (30mins later) “if trump .. gives speeches that sound better in the original german”. thats got to be a record.

[hmmm]

You guys said not to dehumanize people. But he called steve bannon a gargoyle with hooves right after.

[ropeburnsrussell]

I really wanted to hear you guys talk this out. There is not enough Steve in the podcasts.

[Brutuscomedy]

Bullying

The kid was harshly bullied basically every day at school and was a loner and outcast. That can lead to such outcomes unfortunately, and schools should do better when it comes to creating safe spaces.

[dragonbeardable]

Stop calling him Hitler and maybe people wont attack him.

[jderoma]

I think Jonah has a great point. We need a better way to disagree. It is a basic tactic of the way to winning the other side is to intellectually explain your reasoning. However, for that to have a chance, we need a reasonably educated electorate. That is where we need to also focus. Even the WaPo has said Democracy Dies in Darkness. If that is so, we need a lot more transparency and honesty in media as well as a non-partisan grounding in civics. A lot of work to do.

[jonnieinbangkok]

You all, and this podcast, lost any credibility when Jonah Goldberg called Steve Bannon a gargoyle with hooves 39:57 immediately after David French gave a cogent and impassioned argument not to dehumanize others with whom one disagrees 🙄 🙄 🙄

[LanelleHilling]

Sarah has skin in the game. The gentleman do not.

[tpmgx]

Another dispatch podcast of Sarah repeating GOP talking points as "just questions" and getting shut down by the grown ups.

[ericirwin]

Donated to progressive turnout project...is that true and factual

[zzfour]

Oh, Sarah. How'd you get so smart and so cute? 😊