President Donald Trump called on Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign after her anti-Semitic remarks this past weekend. She has since apologized, but the episode revealed a bigger problem that is bound to keep rearing its head for the Democratic Party: its stance on Israel.
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The news to know for Wednesday, February 13th, 2019!
Today, what to know about Mexico’s most notorious drug lord’s three-month trial in the U.S., a winter storm affecting millions and the countdown to another government shutdown.
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Danielle wanted a copy of "Pride and Prejudice," so she clicked the top result on Amazon. The book that came in the mail was too big with type that was too small. The introduction was laughable. The story of how this book came to be took us halfway around the world.
Like Netflix, we're going to soak this thing for all its worth. How many hours of your life can we steal making you click through episodes trying to find easter eggs?! Really though, for all the innovations in this episode, it feel painfully underdeveloped in the arguably unethical way it makes use of tropes that are harmful to people with mental illness, and it felt like that deserved a main segment discussion. So we talk about those ethical problems in boring old timey linear fashion, as well as related ethical issues in how to balance representation challenges with the desire to make compelling art. Basically, ethicists see the world the same way as the SDNY; it's all our jurisdiction.
On The Gist, Democratic leaders should slow down the next time a Virginia-sized fiasco comes along.
In the interview, podcasters can storm off a set too—even if it’s their own. Words Matter host Adam Levine pressed his colleague Steve Schmidt on details about his advising gig for 2020 hopeful Howard Schultz. And it wasn’t just because that posed a possible conflict of interest for the political podcast; Levine says his regular listeners wanted answers on the guy who, in their eyes, could get enough votes to cause another Trump victory.
In the Spiel, and in El Paso on Monday: presidential logorrhea.
As the national debt tick upward past $22 trillion, Congress is getting ready to pile on yet more debt as they consider a massive omnibus bill. We discuss with Heritage budget expert Justin Bogie to unpack the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus: It looks like Republicans called the Democrats’ bluff on the Green New Deal -- and they’re relishing it.We also cover these stories:•President Trump will sign the omnibus spending, and then declare a national emergency on the border.•Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe reportedly said that he Department of Justice was considering whether Trump could be removed from office using the 25th amendment.•Amazon announces it won't be opening a second headquarters in New York City,, after all.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!
Love! Romance! Intimate relationships! Marriage! Divorce! Remarriage! Clowns! This episode has it all. The wonderfully warm Dr. Benjamin Karney of the UCLA Marriage lab has been studying romance and intimate relationships for 20 years and sits down to chat about being single and the mechanisms behind finding a partner, what behaviors foster intimacy, why some couples stay together vs. splitting up, some bananas proposals, wedding budgets, how parenting affects marriage, historical problems with matrimony and his own experiences with marriage and divorce. These behaviors are also so applicable to friendships, work partnerships and as it turns out...professional clowns.
In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined once again by special guest host Sam Harter in welcoming to the show Denver, Colorado's favorite son, comedian Stephen Agyei! What begins as a casual conversation about Stephen's past life as a social worker turns quickly to a full on discussion of the drudgery and backwater of show business that is DAYTIME TELEVISION; from the judges (Judy, Wapner, Mathis, Mills Lane, et. al.), to the trash TV hosts, to the ups and downs of Nick Jr. We also get into some great recent comedy stories from the road. Stephen is one of our favorite comedians and we just know you're gonna dig this episode! Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenAgyei. Follow the show @TheGoodsPod Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Sam is @SlamHarter Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod This episode is brought to you by 'Mastering the Art of Wench Cooking', the new book from the Mystic Order of East Alabama Fiction Writers, available now on Amazon. Write us a review on iTunes and the funniest review will win a signed copy of the book and a Goods from the Woods t-shirt. Buy the book here: https://goo.gl/UkwfWQ
