Episode

9/21 GOP’s Craven Misogyny & Jordan Peterson Sues To Suppress Speech w/ Digby and Corey Pein

September 21, 2018

We are joined by Digby (@digby56) and Corey Pein (@coreypein).

On today’s show: GOP Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC) jokes about Ruth Bader Ginsburg being groped by Abraham Lincoln.

Heather “Digby” Parton (@digby56), of Salon.com and Hullabaloo, joins us to break down the latest news from Washington. Kavanaugh was promoted from the start as someone who is nice to women; coincidence? Will blind GOP support of Kavanaugh turn off Republican women voters? Digby says yes. What will happen to abortion law if Roe is overturned? Parallels with the Anita Hill hearings and the old tactic of slut-shaming. Kav’s damning connection to sexual harasser Alex Kozinski. Paul Manafort’s plea deal.

Corey Pein (@coreypein), author of “Live, Work, Work, Work, Die: A Journey Into The Savage Heart of Silicon Valley” and host of the “News From Nowhere” podcast, joins us. Jordan Peterson is suing a Cornell professor for calling him a misogynist; so much for the free exchange of ideas. The parallels with Richard Spencer and how the far right adapts to whatever kind of society they’re operating within, appropriating liberal values they do not believe in. Will Mike Bloomberg’s “I’d do her” comments and blatant conflicts of interest torpedo his presidential aspirations? Corey recommends three movies: “The Death of Stalin,” “Sorry to Bother You,” and “Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle.”

On the fun half: Tony Blair says the British should “build bridges” with Steve Bannon. Fran from Philly on Catholic morality and lust. Noam Chomsky and his Brazilian wife Valeria Wasserman visit Lula in prison. Brenda on the latest right wing Youtube opportunist, a transphobic and sexist trans woman. Does the Dalai Lama support ethno-nationalism?

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