Whoopi Suspended for Holocaust Comments, DeSantis Surges
The David Pakman Show - February 2, 2022
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Trump FURIOUS, Turns on MORE Republicans in Deranged Interview
Donald Trump is turning on fellow Republican Lindsey Graham for levying a mild critique against him. At a recent rally, Trump said that he’d consider pardoning the January 6th rioters if he wins the presidency in 2024. When asked about Trump’s comments on CBS’s Face The Nation, Graham replied that “I don’t want to send any signal that it was okay to defile the Capitol.” Graham then called it “dangerous” and “inappropriate” for Trump to make such a promise. Trump responded to Graham’s criticism this week during a Newsmax interview. The former president said, “well Lindsey Graham’s wrong. I mean, Lindsey’s a nice guy but he’s a RINO. Lindsey’s wrong.” Throughout his life and certainly throughout his political career, Trump has expected nothing but total loyalty from his allies and subordinates. Anyone who crosses Trump even slightly faces his wrath, and that’s exactly what happened to Lindsey Graham in this instance.
Jordan Peterson's Bible Rant Isn't Just Wacky, It's Completely Wrong
Last week, we covered Jordan Peterson’s appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” and as is normal with Peterson content, he made a ton of nonsensical statements strung together in a presentation that was made to make him look intelligent. At one point during the interview, Peterson talked about visiting the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. In a word salad of a rant, he said the museum gave a chronological history of the bible, but it’s actually a history of the book. He went on to say that the bible is not actually a book, but that it’s a library. Peterson also claimed that the bible was the first book, which isn’t true. When we cover Jordan Peterson content, people often write in to say that those who don’t understand his messaging simply lack cognitive ability. However, there is an alternative explanation, which is that Peterson just doesn’t make any sense.
From yesterday’s show:
Trump Support COLLAPSING, 32% Favorable, Only Half of GOP Want Him to Run
Donald Trump’s support within the Republican Party is rapidly collapsing. His rallies and involvement in the 2022 midterm process indicate that he plans to launch another presidential campaign in 2024. However, new polling suggests that even the GOP may not be all that interested in Trump. According to an AP-NORC/USAFacts poll, 44% of Republican voters don’t want the former president to run again, and 56% do. Back in September 2020, 78% of Republicans had a favorable view of Trump, whereas now that number has dropped to 71%. These numbers could still launch him to victory in the Republican primary, assuming he’s able to get more delegates than Ron DeSantis or another potential challenger. According to a Marquette University poll, American voters approve of Trump by only 32%, whereas his disapproval is at 67%. These numbers could change quickly, but as of now, they are not looking so promising for the ex-commander in chief.
From yesterday’s show:
Judge Rejects Ahmaud Arbery Killers' Country Club Prison Deal
A judge has rejected a plea deal for the killer of Ahmaud Arbery. If approved, the plea would have allowed him to spend much of his sentence in federal custody as opposed to state prison. Travis McMichael was convicted of murder in Georgia, and there is still a federal hate crime case against him in process. McMichael and his defense attorneys came to an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to the hate crime charge in exchange for serving thirty years in federal prison. US District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood said she was not comfortable with the agreement and it was also opposed by the family of Ahmaud Arbery. The mother of Arbery, Wanda Cooper-Jones, told the judge, “granting these men their preferred conditions of confinement would defeat me. It gives them one last chance to spit in my face after murdering my son.” The federal prison system is generally more accommodating and described by some as a “country club prison.” It therefore seems backwards that McMichael getting convicted of an additional charge would lead to him getting off with a less severe punishment.
More on the show:
--Whoopi Goldberg makes very confused statements about the Holocaust and Jews on The View, and is subsequently suspended for two weeks
--Donald Trump published a febrile, delusional statement demanding that his own former Vice President Mike Pence be investigated for not overturning the 2020 election in Trump's favor, despite Joe Biden winning
--Ron DeSantis is increasingly more favorable than Donald Trump and other Republicans in Florida in what might be a preview of the 2024 Republican Presidential primary
--Former Republican President George W. Bush maxes out his political donations to Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, including Congresswoman Liz Cheney and Senator Lisa Murkowski
--The House Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Trump riots received documents from the Trump administration that had been torn up and taped back together
--New revelations exposed that Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani were much more directly involved in a plan to seize voting machines from across the country after the 2020 election than was previously known
--Another voicemail caller reacts to David's "leaving the country" segment by misunderstanding what it was actually about, this time pulling out old antisemitic tropes
--On the Bonus Show: A 2,000 mile winter storm is coming, American's national debt surpasses $30 trillion for the first time, jury begins deliberations in Roy Moore defamation case, much more...
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