Channeling Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and FDR, Sarah Palin stood on the banks of an Alaskan Lake to proclaim her unwavering dedication to our country and her desire to take politics to new heights by announcing that she will…quit her job and make speeches. Unprecedented in American Politics, Sarah Palin’s announcement sent shockwaves rocketing skyward over 4th of July weekend. Beyond the strong reactions, what does her announcement mean practically for an already damaged Republican party? We ask former McCain campaign aide Ben Davol, a straight-talker in his own right, and an incredibly wise and seasoned political professional for his reaction. Always entertaining and informative, it’s PoliTalk, your weekly political podcast.
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What we have in GM and its bailout is a failure of imagination, a failure to communicate and a failure of execution. At PoliTalk, we keep our egos in check, but we take pride in bringing our substantial experience in politics and business to bear in communicating what’s really going on in Washington, and what it means for us. To this end, kudos to Glenn for predicting exactly what happened this weekend with GM months ago. In this episode, Glenn continues to call for GM to go into bankruptcy. Jeff and Glenn also speak passionately about the double standard being applied, where auto execs get fired and workers are asked to renegotiate their contracts, but financial services execs keep their jobs, and their bonuses, and we’re told their employees get to keep their bonuses because they were under contract. They also explain why Alberto Gonzolez won’t be traveling to Spain anytime soon, and why Sarah Palin may not be including John McCain on her Christmas Card list. Get the real scoop here on PoliTalk: the place where political insiders come to get the outside the beltway view on how their politics and policy gets traction, and where those on the outside come to get a real inside view on politics and policy in Washington. Always informative, entertaining and authentic, it’s PoliTalk, featuring Glenn Gaudet and Jeff Kimball — two seasoned political and business pros.
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Yesterday, Governor Sarah Palin launched her own Political Action Committee which will allow her to fund raise, contribute to other campaigns and pay for her political travel. This puts her in a better position to keep her name alive outside of Alaska, keeping her options open for 2012.
Pam Pryor, volunteer spokeswoman for PalinPAC was quoted at saying:
She came onto the national scene, and there’s still a great deal of appetite in the political world to have her be a part of that.
Her family and Alaska come first. After that, if there’s extra time, I think she still wants to be involved and will look at the PAC as a way to fuel that to kind of fuel that political activity.
An Iraqi reporter hurled a shoe at George Bush in a fit of frustration, while Jeff and Glenn hurl all they’ve got at the Washington Elite in the 18th Episode of PoliTalk. Unlike the Iraqi, however, the PoliTalk guys hit their mark this week: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich for his outlandish fraud; Caroline Kennedy for her lack of credentials (does it really matter); the “Big 3″ car companies for ponying up to the trough, and the politicians for filling it; Bernie Maddoff for his unbelievable, unscrupulous $50 billion ponzi scheme that hurt countless innocent people, and the makers of really bad television for leaving Glenn and Jeff off the political talk circuit for yet another week. Get your real political analysis here at PoliTalk.
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Elected officials again show profiles in political weakness by buckling to pressure to bailout the big 3 auto manufacturers. As if the lessons of the financial bailout weren’t disastrous enough (fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me…). As if caught in a web of bizarre reverse Darwinism, only the weak shall survive. If you’re strong enough to run your business well, you only have to worry about banks freezing credit, the economy crippling your business and making ends meet. But if you fail spectacularly, I mean really, really badly, well, then you are rewarded. John Thain, CEO of Merrill Lynch, is reportedly seeking at $10 million bonus this year.
The car makers, who have essentially run their dinosaur-of-a-business into the ground, are now seeking $35 billion in federal money to prop them up. AIG… well, we know the story there. So the lesson to all you kids out there: don’t work too hard, take your private jets whenever possible, seek out-of-this-world compensation for something you really haven’t done, and if you fail, don’t worry, the federal government will be there to bail you out. But if you’re one of those who live lives of quiet desperation, who live a decent, unremarkable life, but maybe you’re on the brink of financial disaster — you get screwed. Welcome to the new world economy. We’re mad as hell, in a funny, intellectually, riotous, quirky, lovable kind of way. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll ask for more. Catch the latest episode of PoliTalk: where politics and policy meet real people.
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Like a bizarre kabuki dance, nobody seems to be taking the lead infixing the economy. Oh, and thanks to the Government for finally acknowledging what we all knew: we are, in fact, in a RECESSION. Want more bad news? The folks from the auto industry are now driving to DC to ask for their $25 billion in bailout money, while AIG spends our money on “cash awards” (that’s corporate weasel language for big bonuses, as in $3 million to one person). More bad news? Jeff and Glenn still don’t have a morning show on MSNBC (or any cable outlet). Won’t you help? Someone in MSNBC… take charge, this show will make your career!
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A laptop in the Oval Office? The Obama campaign employing new proprietary software which literally changed the way Election Day was managed…now and for the foreseeable future? Technology gets tackled in this episode of PoliTalk. In addition, Glenn and Jeff wax poetic about possible cabinet picks, political appointments and the possible uses for $700 billion in bailout money. Wouldn’t it be easier if we just cut every taxpayer a check? Can we ever stop talking about Sarah Palin? Not as long as turkeys are getting impaled while she’s doing press conferences. What’s next, a live moose hunt while talking budget appropriations and subcommittee assignments? Hey, anything for attention. Finally, Glenn and Jeff imagine a future, with your help, hosting a morning political talk show. Remember…Not every informative political discussion has to be boring — PoliTalk: the podcast where substance meets humor.
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Warning – This video shows graphic killing of turkeys.
Some things in life are just too ironic, too funny, to characterize. Simply watch this video from MSNBC’s Countdown, and notice what she is literally saying while the bird gets whacked behind her. This is one of the most amazing videos I have ever seen. It’s also wickedly, absurdly funny in a bizarre kind of way — Jeff
Gov. Sarah Palin in a recent interview described the role of the VP to include being “in charge” of the Senate. She was not even close. While the Vice President is given the title “President of the Senate”, it carries no executive powers in that role. It’s main role in the Senate is to cast tie-breaking votes.
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