Democrats Senate Dreams Fading? Platner & Talarico Implode
6/26/20261 hr 18 min
The fellas break down the Democrats' latest Senate recruits, expose another week of campaign controversies, play a chaotic round of King of the Hill, celebrate America's 250th, and sit down with former House Floor Director John Leganski for an inside look at the historic fight over the Speaker's gavel. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #Congress #News00:02:48 Democratic Senate Candidates Face Tough Scrutiny 00:06:02 James Talarico’s Anti-Christian Comments Resurface 00:08:03 Talarico’s Controversial Views on Gender Policies 00:14:16 Graham Platner’s Planned Parenthood Claims Examined 00:20:06 Graham Platner’s Viral Reddit Post Sparks Outrage 00:32:21 King of the Hill Returns with Steve Schmidt vs. Cheri Jacobus 00:43:13 World Cup Commentary Delivers an America 250 Laugh 00:44:49 Inside Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Speaker Battle with John Leganski 01:10:06 What the McCarthy Fight Means for the Future of Congress
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First 90 secondsJosh Holmes· Host0:00
Platner and Talarico, two just glorious figures, reoccurring characters on the Ruthless Variety program.
Comfortably Smug· Host0:08
Talarico's stuff is like, dude.
Michael Duncan· Host0:10
Where do they find these guys?
Comfortably Smug· Host0:12
And, and like this is, Schumer handpicked this clown. There is something super unsettling about this guy. Like, when he said that thing in that interview where he's like, "I'm always thinking about, like, uh, I love trans kids." Such a scumbag.
Josh Holmes· Host0:22
He should just, just stop lying, 'cause he's really bad at it. So Grant Platner's like, "You know what? Hold my beer."
Comfortably Smug· Host0:27
[laughs] Yeah, he's like, "I can't let this guy get ahead of us."
Josh Holmes· Host0:29
I have... There has not been a week since you've known my name that I haven't given you something.
Comfortably Smug· Host0:34
Ugh.
Josh Holmes· Host0:34
And now I'm gonna give you a real heavy dose.
Comfortably Smug· Host0:37
When you get a dude who shows up at these things and he's like, "I'm an ally," I'm, uh, that's like the number one sign- Mm-hmm ... of a predator.
Michael Duncan· Host0:44
Mm-hmm.
Comfortably Smug· Host0:44
Likely worst Senate candidate of all time.
Josh Holmes· Host0:46
Of all time.
Michael Duncan· Host0:47
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