DNC Debate Disaster, The Potomac Crash Blame Game, Gabbard on the Hot Seat

3 Martini Lunch

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Join Jim and Greg on this episode of the 3 Martini Lunch as they dive into a chaotic Democratic National Committee chairman debate, the political finger-pointing following the deadly Potomac crash, and Tulsi Gabbard’s contentious confirmation hearings to become Director of National Intelligence.

First, they analyze the delightfully disastrous DNC chairman debate, where every candidate seems to have missed the lessons of the 2024 election. Each candidate for DNC chairman agreed that racism and misogyny were key factors in Kamala Harris losing the election. If that weren't enough, the forum was also repeatedly interrupted by demonstrators accusing Democrats of being too cozy with Big Oil.

Next, they discuss the immediate blame game following the tragic midair collision between a regional airliner and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter. Jim and Greg express frustration as both sides of the aisle politicize the disaster—Democrats blame Trump for firing the head of TSA and other officials, while Trump points to Biden-era DEI policies at the FAA. Jim and Greg agree that prioritizing DEI for those positions is dangerous but wonder why Trump was pushing that issue right away without public evidence that it was a factor in this case.

Finally, they examine Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence. Jim highlights her recent shift on several key issues, ranging from Trump's strike on Soleimani to Edward Snowden. However, they agree that significant changes are necessary in U.S. intelligence leadership after years of partisanship and disinformation, particularly from figures like James Clapper and John Brennan.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the three martini lunch.
0:04.9	Grab a stool next to Greg Corumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.
0:10.5	Three martini's coming up.
0:13.0	Hey, really glad you're with us for the Friday edition of the three martini lunch.
0:16.8	We've got good, bad, crazy martinis for you today.
0:19.3	Jim Garrity is back.
0:20.5	Thanks to Scott Bertram for filling in on Thursday.
0:24.0	Jim, obviously, the big news while you're out was the plane crash, the plane crashing into the Black Hawk helicopter.
0:30.8	We'll have more to say about that in our second martini today.
0:33.2	And later on, we'll talk about what you wrote about in the morning jolt.
0:36.0	And National Review has been doing a lot of coverage on, and that's the confirmation process for Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice to be the director of national intelligence.
0:44.6	And so let's go with our good martini, though, today because there is actually a debate, not one for office that you would actually vote for as the public, but to lead the Democratic
0:55.1	National Committee. When a candidate wins a presidential election, that person decides who will
1:00.1	lead the Republican National Committee. Trump has already decided that the guy who was leading
1:04.7	the RNC at the time of the election is going to stay there. But the Democrats get to have this
1:09.1	kind of free-for-all process and have people figure out who their party leader is going to be.
1:13.8	So they had this big forum, lots of candidates at Georgetown University earlier this week.
1:18.5	And let's just say it was a little chaotic because the major headline that came out of this encounter at Georgetown University was pretty much this.
1:27.4	Oh, wow. out of this encounter at Georgetown University was pretty much this. Get out my way. Protest the Republicans.
1:47.9	Protest the people who are actually hurting you.
1:54.6	So there are a lot of disruptions is the point at this DNC meeting.
1:58.3	You may have heard the person screaming,
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