The Bulwark's podcast hosts, including Sarah and JVL, are promoting their book "How to Eat an Elephant" by trying to beat a biography of Clarence Thomas written by Ted Cruz to the top of the NYT best seller list. The hosts also engage in a lighthearted discussion about who is worse, John Fetterman or Susan Collins. They also announce upcoming live shows as part of their "Bulwark LIVE: Good Fight Tour" and invite listeners to join them at various locations across the US. The event will feature special guests such as Pete Buttigieg and Gen. Mark Hertling.
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Sarah Longwell, a writer from The Bulwark, is making light of the current state of politics. In her commentary "The Senators Who Suck", she pokes fun at various politicians, including John Fetterman and Susan Collins, asking readers to decide who is worse. She also mentions Ted Cruz, whose biography of Clarence Thomas is currently ranking high on the NYT best seller list, and Doug Sosnik, a Democratic strategist who has offered recommendations for the party's future. Longwell promotes her own book, "How to Eat an Elephant", which is set to be released on Tuesday, and encourages readers to buy it to help it reach number one on the bestseller list.
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The Senators Who Suck
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Sarah’s book drops, Trump’s arch starts, and JVL has a theory about Republican voters.
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JVL → drop → voters
It’s almost Book Week!
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How to Eat an Elephant drops on Tuesday and the Best Friends really want to get it to #1 on the NYT best seller list.
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Friends → eat → list
To do that, we have to unseat . . . a biography of Clarence Thomas by Ted Effing Cruz.
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we → do → Cruz
Don’t let Teddy Cancun and High Life Clarence win.
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Cancun → let → ?
(If you haven’t already, I mean.)
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Today Sarah and JVL try to figure out who’s worse: John Fetterman or Susan Collins.
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who → try → Fetterman
Also, the Big Orange Arch is coming.
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And we chew over Doug Sosnik’s recommendations for the Democratic party.
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It’s a big show.
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🎤Friday, October 16 at The Senate in Columbia, S.C.—Will Sommer joins the gang on stage.
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🎤Sunday, October 18 at the Carolina Theatre in Charlotte, N.C.—special guest Pete Buttigieg joins the gang with Catherine Rampell and Lauren Eagan.
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🎤Tuesday, October 20 at The Eastern in Atlanta, Ga.—Gen. Mark Hertling and the Morning Shots duo—Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol—join the gang for this final stop.
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At Bulwark LIVE we can promise you a night of fellowship and politics with lots of laughs—and maybe a few tears too.
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We’ll keep you sane.
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New shows drop each Friday.
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