Putin Nukes Are Back, DeSantis Goes Antivax
The David Pakman Show - December 14, 2022
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SHOCK POLL TRUMP IMPLODES: DeSantis 56%, Trump 33%
A shocking new Republican primary poll shows Donald Trump’s 2024 hopes imploding before our very eyes. The USA Today / Suffolk University survey has Flordia Governor Ron DeSantis leading the hypothetical matchup 56% to 33%. The poll also found that Trump has a lower approval rating than Joe Biden, whom he may end up facing again in the general election. Trump responded to the results on Truth Social by posting a poll of his own. His came from Politico / Morning Consult and had him at the top of the pack with 49%, followed by DeSantis at 31%, Pence at 8%, and the rest of the Republican field at much smaller numbers. So far, Trump is the only candidate who’s officially running and as someone who’s a former president and the leader of the Republican Party, he really seems to be underperforming.
Ron DeSantis Goes Full Anti-Vaccine on Fox News
Recently reelected Florida Governor and possible 2024 presidential contender Ron DeSantis is now going full-on COVID vaccine conspiracy theorist. DeSantis went on Laura Ingraham’s show to talk about how he wants a grand jury to investigate potential COVID vaccine wrongdoing. He said, “it seems like our medical establishment never wanted to be honest with people about the potential drawbacks. . . . yes, Florida, we banned vaccine passports almost two years ago. We banned the shot mandates for jobs and saved a lot of people’s jobs. Nevertheless, throughout our country, you still have hundreds of universities in other states that are still mandating these boosters.” It’s rather obvious that DeSantis is going down the vaccine conspiracy theory route as a way to stand out compared to Donald Trump in a possible 2024 primary matchup. Trump has been much more pro-vaccine than the average Republican because he wants to take credit for Operation Warp Speed, and now DeSantis believes he can take advantage of that disagreement by being anti-vax.
From yesterday’s show:
INSANE LEAK: Republican Wanted Trump to Invoke "Marshall Law"
A series of text messages provided by former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows exposes the utter insanity of Republicans around the time of the 2020 election and the January 6th Capitol riots. Meadows was in contact with 34 Republican lawmakers during the presidential transition including Congressman Ralph Norman. Norman wrote to Meadows, “Mark, in seeing what’s happening so quickly, and reading about the Dominion law suits attempting to stop any meaningful investigation we are at a point of no return in saving our Republic !! Our LAST HOPE is invoking Marshall Law!! PLEASE URGE TO PRESIDENT TO DO SO!!” Of course, “marshall law” is actually spelled “martial law.” But more to the point, this sentiment is being expressed by someone who pretends to be a small government Constitution-supporting Republican. Instead, many of these Republican lawmakers like Norman were willing to put all of their supposed principles aside if it meant getting Donald Trump back in office.
From yesterday’s show:
Kari Lake Steve Bannon Interview So Delusional It Hurts
Failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake isn’t finished trying to overturn the results of her election, despite the fact nearly everyone else in Republican circles is ready to move on from it. Lake appeared again on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show and the two demonstrated a total lack of understanding about the concept of burden of proof. Bannon said, “If [Katie Hobbs] had the receipts to show that she was legitimate, she would come forth and answer all this. All they're doing is obfuscating. The reason is they ain't got the receipts. They understand that this election was stolen. Let me underline that five times. Stolen.” Then Lake weighed in, saying, “if they think they can continue to steal and rig elections, they are messing with the wrong people.” Of course, the election was not rigged and Kari Lake simply lost fair and square to Katie Hobbs, who will be the next Governor of Arizona.
More on the show:
-- A closer look at the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin launching nuclear weapons
-- Democratic Oregon Governor Kate Brown commutes all sentences of people on death row
-- Looking at the most pressing, and less pressing, climate change risks over the next ten years
-- How Fox News propagandist takes a real story and turns it into a conspiracy theory
-- Fox News host Stuart Varney tells Elaine Chao that everyone at Fox was "appalled" when Trump made fun of her Asian ethnicity
-- Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announces an investigation into COVID vaccines
-- Why Donald Trump's 2024 run could end in total disaster
-- Voicemail caller delivers 19 seconds of right wing MAGA conspiracy red meat
-- On the Bonus Show: US lawmakers unveil bipartisan bid to ban TikTok, SCOTUS Justice Brett Kavanaugh apparently hangs out with radical Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, explaining the US pandemic border entry limits on migrants, much more...
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To see Pope Francis break down in tears because of the war was heart-wrenching, to say the least. He kept hoping that prayers (from all over the world) would end the war. He wanted to deliver a speech that conveyed hope, but realized that prayers are not enough. He looks totally spent, and I (personally) believe that he will die of a broken heart. He has aged so much since he became Pope. This will be the last straw (mark my words). He is carrying the sins of the world on his shoulders.