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Nick Gillespie

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523 total appearances

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

And people at the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and National Intelligence, Tulsa Gabbard said, hey, don't comply with this. So you're already at odds. Having said that, it is important. And this is where Trump won. And more important, like he gained in almost every possible demographic subgroup. So people are ready for a change. And that's the most important thing.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

And people at the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and National Intelligence, Tulsa Gabbard said, hey, don't comply with this. So you're already at odds. Having said that, it is important. And this is where Trump won. And more important, like he gained in almost every possible demographic subgroup. So people are ready for a change. And that's the most important thing.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Yeah, we've only been married like less than six months. So, yeah.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Yeah, we've only been married like less than six months. So, yeah.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Yes.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Yes.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

In any case, you know, so what we're at, we are at a place where we understand, you know, this is why the Republican Party and the Democratic parties don't make sense. Like, again, since the end of World War II, certainly the end of the Cold War, maybe even the beginning of the century, like... it's all kind of played out and it's not working that well.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

In any case, you know, so what we're at, we are at a place where we understand, you know, this is why the Republican Party and the Democratic parties don't make sense. Like, again, since the end of World War II, certainly the end of the Cold War, maybe even the beginning of the century, like... it's all kind of played out and it's not working that well.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Like we need to, maybe the house isn't a complete teardown, but we need to clean it up. We need to repaint it. We need to say, you know what, we're going to sublet that whole part of it. Like we don't need to be doing that. And that's really important and vital. And I agree with you in this sense of like saying, if it's adversarial, if everything becomes adversarial,

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Like we need to, maybe the house isn't a complete teardown, but we need to clean it up. We need to repaint it. We need to say, you know what, we're going to sublet that whole part of it. Like we don't need to be doing that. And that's really important and vital. And I agree with you in this sense of like saying, if it's adversarial, if everything becomes adversarial,

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

then what we we've this whole century we've been going between you know control whole or partial control of the white house and the house of representatives in the senate from republicans to democrats back and forth in a way that hasn't been seen in over a century and it's because we haven't figured out a new consensus that is actually that people can live with and so we just go from biden being insane in this direction now trump you know and we're not getting to a resolution

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

then what we we've this whole century we've been going between you know control whole or partial control of the white house and the house of representatives in the senate from republicans to democrats back and forth in a way that hasn't been seen in over a century and it's because we haven't figured out a new consensus that is actually that people can live with and so we just go from biden being insane in this direction now trump you know and we're not getting to a resolution

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Well, I think let's – yeah, it is the opportunity that's here. And then the remedies that are being proffered are not great. What is interesting is to see – we're not even 100 days in, right, to Trump. It's like a month and change.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

Well, I think let's – yeah, it is the opportunity that's here. And then the remedies that are being proffered are not great. What is interesting is to see – we're not even 100 days in, right, to Trump. It's like a month and change.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

I am withering. Yeah, it's really, really hard to think back even six months to what was going on. But again, it's helpful and it's essential because, you know, when we look back on where we were, like we've gone through most of this stuff before and we figured out ways to kind of improve on the past or to, you know, be better at what we're doing. And I think we need to do that.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

I am withering. Yeah, it's really, really hard to think back even six months to what was going on. But again, it's helpful and it's essential because, you know, when we look back on where we were, like we've gone through most of this stuff before and we figured out ways to kind of improve on the past or to, you know, be better at what we're doing. And I think we need to do that.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

You know, right now, in a way, you know, Trump has the high ground for a little while. But this is also true of every president, you know, by the summer. you know, we'll know whether or not he is popular, like if his specific fixes are popular or not. I suspect that they will be less popular over time.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

You know, right now, in a way, you know, Trump has the high ground for a little while. But this is also true of every president, you know, by the summer. you know, we'll know whether or not he is popular, like if his specific fixes are popular or not. I suspect that they will be less popular over time.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

But again, some of them like, you know, let's you know, let's legalize drugs at the federal level and just stop worrying about a whole bunch of shit we've been worried about for 100 years. Let's come to you know, there is a broad recognition that the U.S. should not be the world's policeman.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Libertarian Says What? with Nick Gillespie

But again, some of them like, you know, let's you know, let's legalize drugs at the federal level and just stop worrying about a whole bunch of shit we've been worried about for 100 years. Let's come to you know, there is a broad recognition that the U.S. should not be the world's policeman.