Hello and welcome to episode seven of Conversations with my Conservative Dead Father. This podcast comes from direct transcriptions of the email exchanges my father and I had the year before he died. My father was a smart educated guy who happened to also be a conservative. As you might guess, I’m a liberal. These discussions create a forum I know he would proud to be a part of - even if there’s a dangling participle in that sentence. Sorry Pops!
We never tried to convince each other. Our objective was to learn and listen. It was a great gift to be able to hear the other side from someone who I very much respected, even if I totally disagreed with the conclusions.
So let’s get started.
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https://www.vox.com/2020/9/28/21459803/trump-taxes-nyt-foreign-business-national-security
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/10/a-long-list-of-shady-financial-mysteries-trump-still-refuses-to-explain/
https://radiolab.org/podcast/what-if
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/list/?speaker=joe-biden
- Introduction:This is episode 7 of their podcast.
- Jonathan Grossman is the host and Michael Grossman, an AI-generated version of his voice, is the co-host.
- Discussion Topics:Trump’s foreign business entanglements, referenced by a Vox article.
- Potential corruption of Biden and Harris, referenced by a Mother Jones article.
- Philosophical discussion about accepting the corruption of a chosen candidate vs. opposing candidates.
- A Radiolab episode regarding the Transition Integrity Project in June 2020 which played out scenarios if Trump denied the 2020 election results.
- Mention of Trump’s lawyer, Kenneth Chesebro, and the memo outlining the replacement elector strategy.
- Radiolab being a gold standard for podcasts.
- Contentious Points:Michael thinks Jonathan keeps focusing on Trump's corruption.
- Jonathan believes Michael's support for Trump makes him overlook potential issues with him.
- Both agree that politicians are inherently corrupt to some extent, but have different thresholds of acceptance.
- The subjectivity and potential bias of mainstream media sources are debated, including sources like Mother Jones and Snopes.
- Jonathan wants Michael to see beyond the allegations and judge candidates on policy.
- A truce is proposed: Jonathan won't call Trump a crook if Michael refrains from vilifying Pelosi.
- Radiolab Podcast Discussion:The potential election outcomes and complications, especially concerning the electoral college, are highlighted.
- The potential breakdown of discipline in the military ranks is discussed in relation to a constitutional crisis.
- Conclusion:Both express the need for addressing the gaps in the electoral college system.
- Michael teases Jonathan about Pelosi's integrity.
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