David French

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3,314 appearances 17 recordings 3 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 19 Sep

David French’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Opinions · ‘Platner Is Vile.’ McConnell Is Missing. Welcome to American Politics. · 11 Jul 2026 podcast

But other than that, he's a great guy.

But other than that, and they're going to stick to it all the way.

All the way, Michelle.

And can I just say something real fast about this?

Oh, please do.

We have got to stop confusing assholery for courage or assholery for conviction.

And so...

I see this on both sides of the spectrum, especially amongst the angriest part of the base, is they're looking at somebody who's going to give them, you know, who's basically extending the middle finger to the world and demonstrating just this sort of like raw fury and anger, often in a way that's

deeply cruel and dishonest and casting that as, well, they are a fighter.

Okay, they're a fighter.

Well, you know, that is not the only model for fighting, guys.

Look throughout history.

If you're going to look at the people who led in difficult times, who demonstrated in history has vindicated for their courage and their resolve and their conviction, often they were people who went out of their way to try to extend olive branches.

to win people over who are wavering, who had to demonstrate a tremendous amount of moral character.

This is something that is a huge problem that I've seen on the right for the last decade.

And that is, they view you as weak unless you're cruel.

And all of your scandals, as David was saying, they're a bonus.

They're a bonus because what they mean is you don't care about norms.

You're willing to go as far as you need to go.

And that is – down that path lies madness.

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