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Tom Nichols

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Oh, yeah. Oh, no. Oh, hey, in Pyongyang, they're sitting there going, dudes. Fox. Fox.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Unless, unless, and, you know, let's play four-dimensional chess. Unless somebody at Fox smiled to themselves and said, you know what? She said 258 million. I'm not going to be the one to save her. She said 258. We're going with 258. Let's just put it out there.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

She's the attorney general. Of all of the offices that are supposed to have, you expect CIA director, DOD, state, AG. You expect this kind of blubbering sycophancy from, you know, fine. If like the ag department wants to say, you know, you know, Mr. President, the harvest this year.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But to have the people that you count on to defend the country, to administer the law, to protect the constitution, you know, talking about, you know, as it, I mean, these every one of these cabinet meetings is like like a cut scene from Death of Stalin or something. And I think that's really disturbing. You can expect, especially in the press shop. I mean, you know this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But to have the people that you count on to defend the country, to administer the law, to protect the constitution, you know, talking about, you know, as it, I mean, these every one of these cabinet meetings is like like a cut scene from Death of Stalin or something. And I think that's really disturbing. You can expect, especially in the press shop. I mean, you know this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

But to have the people that you count on to defend the country, to administer the law, to protect the constitution, you know, talking about, you know, as it, I mean, these every one of these cabinet meetings is like like a cut scene from Death of Stalin or something. And I think that's really disturbing. You can expect, especially in the press shop. I mean, you know this.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

You've seen it with so many administrations that, you know, the spokespeople and the press shops and the but you don't expect the nation's top attorney to step forward. Attorney General.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

You've seen it with so many administrations that, you know, the spokespeople and the press shops and the but you don't expect the nation's top attorney to step forward. Attorney General.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

You've seen it with so many administrations that, you know, the spokespeople and the press shops and the but you don't expect the nation's top attorney to step forward. Attorney General.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

That's the best crowdsourced font story since the George Bush National Guard letter. Good Paul.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

That's the best crowdsourced font story since the George Bush National Guard letter. Good Paul.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

That's the best crowdsourced font story since the George Bush National Guard letter. Good Paul.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Now we have to explain it to people that, you know, when Dan Rather got taken in by a letter supposedly written in 1972 that used a font that hadn't been invented until Microsoft Word was around. But they start to talk like him because you're right. He does it. Are you ready for this? Can I say, are you ready? Okay. Are you ready? I got it. Are you ready? And this isn't government.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Now we have to explain it to people that, you know, when Dan Rather got taken in by a letter supposedly written in 1972 that used a font that hadn't been invented until Microsoft Word was around. But they start to talk like him because you're right. He does it. Are you ready for this? Can I say, are you ready? Okay. Are you ready? I got it. Are you ready? And this isn't government.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

Now we have to explain it to people that, you know, when Dan Rather got taken in by a letter supposedly written in 1972 that used a font that hadn't been invented until Microsoft Word was around. But they start to talk like him because you're right. He does it. Are you ready for this? Can I say, are you ready? Okay. Are you ready? I got it. Are you ready? And this isn't government.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1033: Tom Nichols: The Hollow Opportunists

This isn't actually governing the country. This is the thing that always amazes me when I watch these cabinet meetings. And I, you know, watch them all do the, the member of the old Saturday night live. Oh, sir. You know, the court, you know, you're very powerful. So very, very handy. I thought you were going to say Ditka.