Soviet Style Propaganda is Back as We Join Rumble
The David Pakman Show - February 11, 2022
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Trump's Spokeswoman Delivers Soviet-Style Propaganda
Donald Trump’s Spokesperson Liz Harrington is becoming a recurring character in right-wing media circles. Her appearances are often reminiscent of Soviet propaganda due to her rhetoric and the shoddy video production. In an appearance with Steve Bannon on Real America’s Voice, Harrington said, “we’re going to get the truth about the election and everyone will believe it. Everyone already know that this election was wrong, that something is not right.” Much like we’ve seen in propaganda movements elsewhere, Harrington is making an assertion about “everyone believing” something to be true that the polling data simply does not back up. Not even Republicans and Trump supporters are on board with the delusion that the 2020 election was “stolen” and certainly the vast majority of Democrats and independents see through the lies about this. It’s now been well over a year since the presidential election and Trump (and by extension Harrington) simply cannot put this issue to rest.
We're Now on Rumble, Will We Get Banned?
The David Pakman Show is now on the video platform site “Rumble” which is home to many right-wing content creators. Rumble claims to be a superior alternative to YouTube as it allows conservative voices to circulate without censorship. The goal with adding TDPS on the platform is to see whether this supposed commitment to “free speech” actually stands up. There is some chance that we end up getting deprioritized or even banned from the site, but maybe our channel will be allowed to post as normal. So far, the show only has 269 subscribers and the view counts have been quite low. The reaction from conservatives in the comment section so far has not been positive. One user with the handle AmericanGuy4091292 wrote, “and here come the liberals with their socialist agenda to corrupt this beautiful website. We need to protect free speech be banning these satinists (sic).” Even if the show doesn’t succeed on Rumble, posting content here will at least make for a comical experiment.
From yesterday’s show:
Biden Approval Collapses Under 40% for First Time in Presidency
Joe Biden’s approval rating is now at a presidency low of of 40%. This is according to the RealClearPolitics average which aggregates a number of different polls from various organizations. While it is normal for a president to come into office with a high approval rating and for that to wane over time, Biden is actually doing worse at this stage than many previous US presidents. According to FiveThirtyEight, Biden’s approval now matches where Trump’s was at this stage of his presidency. It is also lower than where Presidents Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41, and Reagan were at this point in their tenure. There are likely a number of factors contributing to Biden’s decline in popularity, including inflation, high COVID cases, and an escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine. Biden does have time to turn this around with many months remaining before the 2022 midterms. Perhaps taking measures like forgiving some student loan debt, passing a watered-down version of Build Back Better, and moving to federally decriminalize cannabis would help get the president’s approval rating back on track.
From yesterday’s show:
CONFIRMED: Candace Owens Disgustingly Wrong About Bob Saget's Death
When Bob Saget suddenly died last month, conservative commentator Candace Owens took it as an opportunity to baselessly speculate that it was because of the COVID vaccine. Owens said at the time, “there are too many healthy individuals like Bob Saget, who we know have received their vaccinations, who are dropping dead suddenly and unexpectedly with no further explanation. . . . What we know for a fact is that these people are being mandated to take the vaccine. And we know for a fact that these vaccines come with a warning that they bring about myocarditis.” The myocarditis point has been thoroughly debunked and it’s more likely people get myocarditis from COVID itself than from the vaccine. But more importantly, Owens at the time had no evidence to suggest the immunization is what killed Bob Saget. We now know the actual cause of death, which was head trauma that led to Saget passing away in his sleep. This confirms that Owens was completely wrong with her irresponsible speculation, but it’s doubtful she will provide any correction or apology over this.
More on the show:
--Caller asks about music and art influencing politics
--Caller floats the possibility of Jamie Raskin running for president
--Caller compares Katie Porter to the Squad
--Caller expects Republican voters to coalesce around whomever the 2024 nominee is
--Caller wonders if the Joe Rogan controversies will ever end
--Caller thinks right-wingers would hate Martin Luther King Jr. even he was still alive
--Caller is fed up with Joe Rogan
--Caller asks about "racist anti-abortion" folks
--David responds to viewer emails
--On the Bonus Show: Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in ad, social media regulation bill proposed, Dave Rubin wrote the Rumble letter to Joe Rogan, and much more...
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