Batya Ungar-Sargon
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they had to get a lot done with this, these interviews that he's doing, which is clearly why he's doing them. And then always at the last minute, this divisive language, the refusal to choose to be uniters instead of dividers. And you see this just so frequently with people at that elite level in the democratic party. And I think that that is really what's sinking them ultimately. Yeah.
they had to get a lot done with this, these interviews that he's doing, which is clearly why he's doing them. And then always at the last minute, this divisive language, the refusal to choose to be uniters instead of dividers. And you see this just so frequently with people at that elite level in the democratic party. And I think that that is really what's sinking them ultimately. Yeah.
You know, there's a great speech that Marco Rubio gave last night. I really encourage everybody to watch it. It was about 15 minutes long. It was hilarious. I didn't know he was funny. I guess I kind of spaced on that. Very sharp, very genuine. He sort of moved into Spanish a little bit. It was at a Hispanic caucus heritage. He got an achievement award for something. Yeah.
You know, there's a great speech that Marco Rubio gave last night. I really encourage everybody to watch it. It was about 15 minutes long. It was hilarious. I didn't know he was funny. I guess I kind of spaced on that. Very sharp, very genuine. He sort of moved into Spanish a little bit. It was at a Hispanic caucus heritage. He got an achievement award for something. Yeah.
You know, there's a great speech that Marco Rubio gave last night. I really encourage everybody to watch it. It was about 15 minutes long. It was hilarious. I didn't know he was funny. I guess I kind of spaced on that. Very sharp, very genuine. He sort of moved into Spanish a little bit. It was at a Hispanic caucus heritage. He got an achievement award for something. Yeah.
But at one point he said one of the joys of his job is that he sees people who were interns for him, you know, five years later, 10 years later, 15 years later. And, you know, they're much more successful. And he says a lot of them, in fact, most of them are making much more money than he is. And their clothes are much better than his are. And that there's a sort of real joy to that.
But at one point he said one of the joys of his job is that he sees people who were interns for him, you know, five years later, 10 years later, 15 years later. And, you know, they're much more successful. And he says a lot of them, in fact, most of them are making much more money than he is. And their clothes are much better than his are. And that there's a sort of real joy to that.
But at one point he said one of the joys of his job is that he sees people who were interns for him, you know, five years later, 10 years later, 15 years later. And, you know, they're much more successful. And he says a lot of them, in fact, most of them are making much more money than he is. And their clothes are much better than his are. And that there's a sort of real joy to that.
And I really like it really stood out to me because I was just thinking about that in contradistinction to just the bare bones, basic millions of dollars that a Democrat retiring would consider to be the baseline that they would need in order just to exist. When did that happen that you needed to be making millions and millions of dollars in order to just retire from public life?
And I really like it really stood out to me because I was just thinking about that in contradistinction to just the bare bones, basic millions of dollars that a Democrat retiring would consider to be the baseline that they would need in order just to exist. When did that happen that you needed to be making millions and millions of dollars in order to just retire from public life?
And I really like it really stood out to me because I was just thinking about that in contradistinction to just the bare bones, basic millions of dollars that a Democrat retiring would consider to be the baseline that they would need in order just to exist. When did that happen that you needed to be making millions and millions of dollars in order to just retire from public life?
There's just something really crazy about that to me. And you see it in a lot of these people because a lot of them are making just millions and millions and millions of dollars. But that thing where... 65% of people now who make more than $500,000 a year are Democrats and 75% of Silicon Valley donors donate to the Democrats.
There's just something really crazy about that to me. And you see it in a lot of these people because a lot of them are making just millions and millions and millions of dollars. But that thing where... 65% of people now who make more than $500,000 a year are Democrats and 75% of Silicon Valley donors donate to the Democrats.
There's just something really crazy about that to me. And you see it in a lot of these people because a lot of them are making just millions and millions and millions of dollars. But that thing where... 65% of people now who make more than $500,000 a year are Democrats and 75% of Silicon Valley donors donate to the Democrats.
95% of donations coming out of the top three management consultant firms go to Democrats. And just this sort of idea that the Democrats have become the moneyed party, the moneyed side of things. Not to say that there are no Republicans doing this, obviously.
95% of donations coming out of the top three management consultant firms go to Democrats. And just this sort of idea that the Democrats have become the moneyed party, the moneyed side of things. Not to say that there are no Republicans doing this, obviously.
95% of donations coming out of the top three management consultant firms go to Democrats. And just this sort of idea that the Democrats have become the moneyed party, the moneyed side of things. Not to say that there are no Republicans doing this, obviously.
Yeah. Our friend Emma Jo Morris was I forget who she was quoting recently, but she said that Joe Biden has been sort of like that book, The Giving Tree, you know, where everybody around him is sort of squeezing him for whatever they can get out of him.
Yeah. Our friend Emma Jo Morris was I forget who she was quoting recently, but she said that Joe Biden has been sort of like that book, The Giving Tree, you know, where everybody around him is sort of squeezing him for whatever they can get out of him.
Yeah. Our friend Emma Jo Morris was I forget who she was quoting recently, but she said that Joe Biden has been sort of like that book, The Giving Tree, you know, where everybody around him is sort of squeezing him for whatever they can get out of him.