Nick Gillespie
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You have to get the 2% milk or the nonfat milk because we don't trust you to make a good decision. That is so patronizing to my mind. It shouldn't be allowed.
You have to get the 2% milk or the nonfat milk because we don't trust you to make a good decision. That is so patronizing to my mind. It shouldn't be allowed.
You'll have fights over where the line gets drawn exactly, right? And things like that. But to me, and I like the way that you phrase it, it's like, who are the people who are left out? And particularly the people who are left out through no actions of their own, how do we give them a shot at participating in society?
You'll have fights over where the line gets drawn exactly, right? And things like that. But to me, and I like the way that you phrase it, it's like, who are the people who are left out? And particularly the people who are left out through no actions of their own, how do we give them a shot at participating in society?
Yeah. What you're describing is broadly, you know, a lot of Republicans think this way. I think a lot of conservatives. I think liberals go back and forth when you're talking about Chicago and it's like, oh, we got to help these people. But then if it's some, you know, fat Walmart shopper in a small town in Indiana, it's like, just buck it up, pal.
Yeah. What you're describing is broadly, you know, a lot of Republicans think this way. I think a lot of conservatives. I think liberals go back and forth when you're talking about Chicago and it's like, oh, we got to help these people. But then if it's some, you know, fat Walmart shopper in a small town in Indiana, it's like, just buck it up, pal.
Quick break and then back. All right. We are back. This is one of the things that is fascinating about Donald Trump is that he is a master of playing all of this kind of stuff against itself because, you know, when he's talking about tariffs and when he's talking about help, you know, he just was praising the longshoremen.
Quick break and then back. All right. We are back. This is one of the things that is fascinating about Donald Trump is that he is a master of playing all of this kind of stuff against itself because, you know, when he's talking about tariffs and when he's talking about help, you know, he just was praising the longshoremen.
Yeah. Well, Donald Trump, and this is probably the only time this sentence has been spoken in the English language, I think of Donald Trump like Bob Dylan. And by that, I mean that he- Hold on a minute.
Yeah. Well, Donald Trump, and this is probably the only time this sentence has been spoken in the English language, I think of Donald Trump like Bob Dylan. And by that, I mean that he- Hold on a minute.
Yeah. Yeah. He has- He's certainly blowing in the wind, but what- A million different persona. And at any given point in time, Bob Dylan absolutely believes what he's singing. And when he was anti-war, he believed that when he thought Reuben Carter was innocent. He believes it in the moment. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. He has- He's certainly blowing in the wind, but what- A million different persona. And at any given point in time, Bob Dylan absolutely believes what he's singing. And when he was anti-war, he believed that when he thought Reuben Carter was innocent. He believes it in the moment. Yeah.
And then when he thought that God was going to come and kill his friends and throw them into a lake of everlasting hellfire-
And then when he thought that God was going to come and kill his friends and throw them into a lake of everlasting hellfire-
He got out of that quick. But Trump believes what he's saying. So I don't think he's being calculated and saying, I'm screwing around with the longshoremen.
He got out of that quick. But Trump believes what he's saying. So I don't think he's being calculated and saying, I'm screwing around with the longshoremen.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah. But it does get into this larger question for the country. Surprisingly, I think my worldview would fix just about everything in the world.
Yeah. But it does get into this larger question for the country. Surprisingly, I think my worldview would fix just about everything in the world.