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An Irishman Abroad

Donald's Mental Decline & Harris Gloves Off - Irishman In America

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Marion takes us out on the campaign trail this week where things got very weird very fast. We look back on a week of tough questions, town halls and challenging moments for both candidates. Rumours have swirled about Donald Trumps sudden mental decline this week. Could he be facing a Joe Biden-like decrease in capacity or is he just a bored entertainer becoming increasingly cranky with his old worn out material? Are the polls reliable or are they being conservative in their estimates? Marion takes out her crystal ball to answer the question, ”What will he do if he loses?” Obviously, this time, he does not need to be shown from the building but will riots break out in swing states. One things is for sure the dialogue is changing or ramping up as the big day draws near. Hear some of the highlights in this week’s episode and get in touch with your questions for Marion in the comments section or by emailing [email protected] & make sure to come over to www.patreon.com/irishmanabraod to hear the full conversation, support the show and more. (Jarlath is off to America next week but not before he drops 3 more episodes for you. You can find him this weekend in Dundalk at the Spirit Store and next weekend at The Shubert Theatre in Boston. Tickets for all tour dates available at www.jigser.com/gigs )

Transcript

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0:00.0

My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be President of the United States, I could be, I could be vice president.

0:06.9

Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected president of the United States.

0:13.1

It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president.

0:17.1

We will be back in some form.

0:19.3

We are still deeply divided.

0:24.6

Public health experts warned this was coming unless more was done, and here we are now. Are you proud of what happened here today?

0:26.6

Absolutely.

0:27.6

Never before in American history, has there been an uprising like this?

0:31.6

Of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, I don't know how many today are feeling,

0:38.2

dear God, what was I thinking? But I would wager a lot more our thinking, let's carry on this

0:43.5

fight. Character matters. It matters. Tell them the truth matters. The 21st century is going to be

0:50.4

the American century, because we lead not only by the example of our power but by the power

0:58.6

of our example. That is the history of the journey of America. It's 80 days to go and what a week

1:06.6

we have seen. A Trump dance event, a spiky Harris interview, a live Chicago interview that unraveled

1:13.1

very fast, a massive development in Israel, and a Latino town hall that went south fast. Here to help

1:21.1

us make sense of it all is the brilliant Marion McKeown. She's been out on the campaign trail,

1:26.4

watching and writing about the whole thing as it unfolds.

1:29.7

Marion, how the hell is the week? You're in the other...

1:34.3

You know, I'm laughing here, Jordan, because it is that situation. And I use the word shit show with, you know, reservations. But it's the only word to describe what I witnessed in Coachella and in Arizona last weekend.

1:47.6

Absolute.

1:49.1

One Trump fan, I have to say, said to me describing it, it was worse than the friggin' fire festival.

1:56.2

And we all remember the fire festival.

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