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This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
With Democrats Reeling From Despair to Euphoria, Kamala Harris Steps Out of the Shadows Into the Limelight We begin on this 100th day before the election as the Democrats have gone from despair to euphoria almost overnight with the emergence of Kamala Harris, who as Vice President was the second fiddle whose main job was … Continued
The Gulf Between Rhetoric and Reality, As One Presidential Candidate Drones on Disavowing his Plans While the Other is in a Bunker Not Listening We begin with the gulf between rhetoric and reality as the Trump/Vance campaign goes to desperate lengths to distance themselves from their own plans and platform laid out in the Heritage … Continued
Assassinations That Have or Might Have Changed the World We begin with Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump and look into the history of political assassinations that have or might have changed the world. Joining us is Robert Baer, one of the most accomplished agents in CIA history and a winner of the Career … Continued
Should Biden Follow the Example of George Washington? We begin with President Biden’s defiance in the face of mounting calls from Democratic donors and House and Senate members for him to step down, as more and more talk of getting behind VP Kamala Harris to run against Trump is emerging from the punditry and the … Continued
If Biden is Lucky to Be Running Against Trump and Not a Younger Candidate, Does That Mean The Republicans Would be Worse Off Against a Younger Democratic Candidate? We begin with Biden’s disastrous debate performance on Thursday and the chorus of calls from nervous Democrats to resign that followed. While it is clear that Biden … Continued
The Heatwave Baking the Planet and the Contrast Between Biden’s Understanding of Global Warming and Trump’s Denial We begin with the heatwave baking the planet and killing people from Saudi Arabia to Greece and from India to the United States. We discuss the political cost of climate denial and the contrast between Biden, who calls … Continued
How to Reign in a Supreme Court Even More Out of Step With the American People We begin with the Supreme Court’s most brazen display of how much it is out of step with the American people: a ruling overturning the Trump era ban on bump stocks that came about because of the slaughter of … Continued
Already Governing, Trump Has His Puppet Mike Johnson Appoint Two Clowns to Cripple the House Intel Committee We begin with Speaker Johnson, acting on orders from Trump, appointing to the House Select Committee on Intelligence an insurrectionist Congressman Scott Perry and Congressman Ronny Jackson, whose drinking and inappropriate behavior led to a scathing report by the … Continued
After Getting MAGA World and the Trump GOP to Believe He Won the Last Election, Now Trump Has Them Believing the Trial That Convicted Him 34 Times Was Rigged We begin with the 34 felony convictions against Donald Trump and a repeat of his ability to create an alternative reality and get at least a … Continued
Many Staffers in Trump’s GOP Are White Nationalists Who Casually Use Nazi Terms Like “Unified Reich” Because That is Their Milieu and Mindset We begin with the latest example of Trump’s worship of murderous dictators, as he praised Putin, Xi, Orban, and Kim Jong-Un at a rally on Thursday for being “at the top of … Continued
