was listening to the great interesting conversation with kelly about it being difficult to prove but this stench think, you know, you remember there used to be a day when that kind of stuff just lead to shame in and of itself. and certainly kept you out of political life later. but that s not there anymore either. whether you can prove or not prove quid pro quo, that absence of revolving door that you described is compelling. well, the shame issue here, i, think is compelling, ali, because obviously, the republicans, particularly trump partisans, are aware that it is shameful to use government service or family connection to government service, to make private gain for yourself, and have private business game. because they use this as a way to try to attack president biden s family, for example, all the time. they know that this is something that is shameful and terrible, and that nobody should ever want to do, and they try to pin all sorts of stuff with that kind of a ca
and certainly kept you out of political life later. but that s not there anymore either. whether you can prove or not prove quid pro quo, that absence of revolving door that you described is compelling. well, the shame issue here, i think, is compelling, ali, because obviously, the republicans, particularly trump partisans, are aware that it is shameful to use government service or family connection to government service, to make private gain for yourself, and have private business game. because they use this as a way to try to attack president biden s family, for example, all the time. they know that this is something that is shameful and terrible, and that nobody should ever want to do, and they try to pin all sorts of stuff with that kind of a category on all sorts of democrats. they know it s wrong. but when they do it, they re assuming, you know, there is assuming that if we bring it up, that there shame will, that there shame isn t operable. it s a strange phenomeno
a purge with others being sent to political correctness, reeducation camps. the document is revealing for what it says, about mastriano s worldview, where he thinks our country could be headed, and what he is willing to do to stop that somewhat outlandish scenario from coming into fruition. not only did mastriano work hard to overturn biden s victory in pennsylvania, in 2020, he s made it really clear that he will do so again in 2024. in the days after the election, he was donald trump and rudy giuliani s go-to guy on the ground in pennsylvania. even staging this, this sham hearing, i got air quotes on that, that giuliani spoke at, and trump phoned in two. at this so-called hearing while making claims of electoral fraud, mastriano reportedly said, quote, we are not kings. we are agents of public opinion. now, that quote is a special
mastriano wrote, when he was setting at the air force s air command and staff college he envisioned a future where american democracy had collapsed, a dictator had taken over, and millions had died in a purge with others being sent to political correctness, reeducation camps. the document is revealing for what it says, about mastriano s worldview, where he thinks our country could be headed, and what he is willing to do to stop that somewhat outlandish scenario from coming into fruition. not only did mastriano work hard to overturn biden s victory in pennsylvania, in 2020, he s made it really clear that he will do so again in 2024. in the days after the election, he was donald trump and rudy giuliani s go-to guy on the ground in pennsylvania. even staging this, this sham hearing, i got air quotes on that, that giuliani spoke at, and trump phoned in two. at this so-called hearing while making claims of electoral fraud, mastriano reportedly