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News, politics and commentary from Daily Kos Contributing Editor David Waldman

Kagro in the Morning David Waldman

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News, politics and commentary from Daily Kos Contributing Editor David Waldman

    Kagro in the Morning - April 23, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 23, 2024

    • 1 hr 57 min
    Kagro in the Morning - April 22, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 22, 2024

    Mmm — Do you sense a certain “earthiness” in the air today? Why yes, that’s David Waldman and Greg Dworkin with today’s KITM Earth Day Special!
    I regret the error. In last Friday’s summary I had stated that since the release of the Congressional FART team, all of the good fart jokes had now been written. As you KITM listeners know however, no matter what, Donald Trump always seems to have something cooking. I had discounted that Donald would never breathe easy… until no one can. TFFG earns yet another F. 
    So much for it being a “hush” trial… I can’t stop! Well, pretty soon we’ll all be talking about how Trump’s old pal Pecker is letting him down with embarrassing leaks. Much better!
    Yep, that sound you hear is Trump deflating. Donald shakes his tiny fist and demands his followers avenge him. Trump’s MAGA are however turning micro, and his own family has better things to do. Donald Trump’s lack of popularity is somehow making him… less popular.
    It’s looking like it will be another good week for America and President Joe Biden. The Senate voted to dismiss the House’s stunt impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Congress... no actually, Mike Johnson... no actually, Donald Trump voted for Ukraine aid… No, actually there is no Gop Congress anymore. While Mike Johnson and Marjorie Taylor Greene were out back measuring to see whose Crucifix was larger, Hakeem Jeffries quietly took control of what civility that was left. The winner of this Congress is Joe Biden.
    Joe’s getting his mojo back. Hopefully his Joementum will dislodge Trump from his Supreme Court.
    Today’s January 6 FAFO winner: Scott Miller of Millersville.
    EU parliamentary elections are upcoming in France, so it’s recieving the majority of Russian disinformation this week.

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    Kagro in the Morning - April 19, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 19, 2024

    You think that David Waldman has it easy as host of the KITM Show? The Freedom Caucus released their FART team 20 some hours before our Friday show. All of the good jokes are done!
    Marjorie Taylor Greene could have finally shown leadership aptitude in FART, had she not been thrown out of the caucus. Moscow Marjorie sure supports Vladimir Putin and yet has not been conscripted into the Russian army… or maybe she has... The Bill Barr sleeper cell reawakes.
    Am I the only one, or did you also believe that people get in trouble when they ignore subpoenas?
    Section 702 of FISA expires tonight unless Mike Johnson can change that. Misplaced merkin Rand Paul leads the opposition.
    It’s another day in the notorious mob dotard Donald Trump’s election interference trial. Of course, Trump is a notorious mob dotard, so finding jurors too ignorant to despise him is tough. Of course, Trump is a notorious mob dotard, so keeping jurors safe from his mob hits will be tough. Of course, Trump is a notorious mob dotard, so keeping the room cold enough to keep TFFG awake will challenge every occupant. If it’s really a problem, Donald can always request a second blanket for his cell.
    Israel had a chance to cut that out, but chose differently.
    If FEMA needs to keep fishing you out of your Florida neighborhood, they want you to pay higher insurance rates.
    Ace KITM Correspondent Rosalyn MacGregor has been corresponding, but we need to catch up on the publishing. Recently, Michigan Democrats won special elections to regain full control of state government, while Michigan Gops can’t even control themselves. Recently, one of Michigan’s anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups, Church Militant shut down, though it might be strategically retreating to friendly territory. Recently, that is, in the last few hundred years, the Methodist church has been schismatic, and particularly schismatized in today’s increasingly diverse, equitable and inclusive environment.

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    Kagro in the Morning - April 18, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 18, 2024

    David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back and awake as ever for the Thursday KITM!
    Mike Johnson has been attempting to find the balance between allowing Ukraine to die at the hands of the Russians, or pretending to help only to arrive too late. Counting votes for Mike is made tougher by the everchanging vote to ruble exchange rate in the Gop House. C-Span could open a 24/7 kompromat video feed.
    Over at the Senate, it didn’t take long to flush the House’s impeachment stunt. Republicans weren’t really trying, as impeachment was never really their goal.
    Arizona Republicans are happy to stick it to Democrats on abortion for as long as they have their jobs. 
    A disgruntled employee attempted to destroy his company on the way out, and almost did too, as NPR had already inflicted plenty on itself already.
    The Trump campaign is in deeper trouble than you think. Joe Biden is way ahead in several demographics. The DCCC has double the money as the NRCC. Donald Trump may not even win the election. If he does, this time he wants a bigger cut.
    We’re back down to 5 jurors on Trump’s election interference/peener trouble trial, once more jurors realized how dangerous mob trials can get. It isn’t as if Donald didn’t warn them.

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    Kagro in the Morning - April 17, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 17, 2024

    David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back for the Thursday KITM. Listen to today’s show and you’ll never doze off!
    Nighty night, Donald! Sure, food isn’t allowed in the courtroom, but there should be an exception made for a bowl of spaghetti or a cream pie under Donald Trump’s face. It’s hard to believe TFFG would have anything to complain about, it sounds like a laugh riot so far. Pity the Both-Sides Media, who have to make Trump more than the nothing he is, and the trial less than a case of felony election interference. After all, they’re still selling tickets to the debates.
    There are a lot of Big Lies jockeying for attention right now, but Presidential Immunity is one that can be addressed before it gets much bigger.
    Trump’s original Big Lie is still out there taking a toll. Smartmatic and MAGA Network OAN settled their election defamation case. Prosecutions of fake electors are gaining ground in swing states.
    The Gop phony baloney impeachment trial continues to move forward, the White House is watching but expects only the best out of MTG’s handling of the case.
    President Joe Biden is inching ahead in the polls, give or take. Arizona Republicans are standing strong on abortion, wiping out any chances they might have of being elected. If it wasn’t for the Supreme Court, Gops would go extinct. Disgraced Republican ex-councilor, Wilmer Puello-Mota ruined his life so much that he feels safer standing in front of Ukrainian drones.

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    Kagro in the Morning - April 16, 2024

    Kagro in the Morning - April 16, 2024

    No one knows more about most things than David Waldman and Joan McCarter. Listen to them for a couple of hours today and see how much smarter you can become.
    Somnolent sleezewad Donald Trump is today attending the second day of his first criminal trial. Some say that Donald napped better yesterday than the great Lincoln or Washington would have, had they been indicted on multiple felonies. Stormy Daniels’ testimony should wake him tf up.
    More details make Trump’s $175M bond story more complex but no less hinky. 
    Mike Johnson made the trip down to Florida, so now he thinks he’s a made man and MTG and Thomas Massie can’t hurt him. Come over to the Dems Mike, you’ll be safe from them there. What good is a functional House Speaker anyhow? Details aren’t awfully necessary when you’re freeing hostage appliances and randomly impeaching people.
    Disgraced former Republican city councilor Wilmer Puello-Mota joined the Russian army rather than go to prison for child porn and register as a sex offender. Disgraced former Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorne might want to consider visiting the Ukrainian front as well.

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Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
143 Ratings

143 Ratings

RitaMae C ,

Trenchant Political Analysis

David Waldman helms one of the most trenchant political analysis show in the podcast game. With the help of Greg Dworkin and Joan McCarter, David does a deep dive into the latest political squaring off in Congress, the shenanigans going on at local school board meetings or the scourge of gun violence in America. You never know what will pique David’s interest, but he’ll make it informative and relatable. While he doesn’t has the best tr*mp impression, I laugh each time David parrots him. So if you looking for political analysis that doesn’t breathlessly dissects talking points, abhors bothsidesism, and isn’t afraid of complexity, this is the show for you, and if you can throw David a few pennies, go ahead, do it.

EZE Ruthless ,

Waldman is as steady as they come

I’ve loved this show since 2015. David Waldman is highly underrated: his dry sense of humor and impressions as he points out moments of hypocrisy has had me cracking up more times than I can count. Love the articles and the takes, and enjoy the bit of political sanity in an increasingly insane world. Joan is a great guest; wish he would start having Armando on again regularly.

With that said, I don’t necessarily get the almost over-the-top love for Greg Dworkin in some review circles. He seems like a good guy, but his delivery is pretty flat most of the time. Then, too, I’m probably still not over the poll info Greg offered in the months leading up to the 2016 election (all those nonstop, casual dismissals of the freight train barreling down the tracks straight at us). I had a lot of trust in Greg’s reassuring opinion pieces at that time, and when they turned out to be so miserably, abjectly wrong? Along with the 4 nightmarish years that followed? Fair or not, I’m still a little bitter; it’s been hard for me to put much stock in his research ever since.

Don’t get me wrong: I do still appreciate Greg’s contributions. But this show’s greatness begins and ends with the low key approach of David Waldman.

Junebug and me ,

Kagro In The Morning

I have been listening to this podcast for many years. What I love about it is, unlike so many sources of news, gives an interesting review of the news without completely activating my sympathetic nervous system. I think Greg’s background talking to the parents of kids who can’t breath ( pediatric pulmonologist)particularly qualified him to speak about politics during the Trump Administration. Greg and David are smart and well informed. They also, with their humor and reports about dogs barking and son’s catching the bus, feel a bit like enjoyable neighborhood gossip. I am always happy to send a little cash in their direction and every time I weed out my podcast list I never consider removing Kagro In The Morning.

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