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Transcript for Pardon Me
[Announcer]
This is Extemporaneously presented by Jacobin Brothers. And now, Marc Jacobin.
[Marc Jacobin]
Literally on his way out the door, Joe Biden issued another flurry of pardons that challenged the boundaries of presidential power, and will surely be seen by history as abuse of power.
James, what did he do this time?
Transcript for Obstruction of Transition
[Marc Jacobin]
Outgoing President Joe Biden has gotten himself on the naughty list, and not the good kind of naughty list. He betrayed a time-honored tradition that has made America exceptional among nations for most of the last 227 years. The peaceful transition and relinquishment of power, keyword being relinquish.
Transcript for Seizing the Fourth Redux
[Marc Jacobin]
This is Truth and Other Lies, "Seizing the Fourth". The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says, The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. James, what does that mean in 21st century English?
Transcript for The Biden Legacy
0:00:00 Marc
[Music] This is "Extemporaneously" presented by Jacobin Brothers, I am Marc Jacobin. [Music] America loves a two-term president. The incumbent president's electoral advantage is so strong that until 2020, only three presidents had not been elected to a second term in the modern era.
And Joe Biden is only the second Democrat president to be denied a second bite at the apple.
Transcript for It's Dead, Jim.
0:00:00 Marc
The Democrat Party is facing an existential crisis. Not because it lost the Oval Office and the House of Representatives in the recent election, but because it lost its way as the voice of the working class.
Not so long ago, the only differences between a Republican and a Democrat was that a Democrat wanted the government to protect the job they have and to ensure that the job they have today is the job they have tomorrow – and to provide a safety net for times of trouble and unemployment.
Transcript for Conspiracy to Commit Presidency
[Music] This is Truth and Other Lies. "President Joe Biden is not fully in charge of the country due to cognitive decline, and a shadow presidency is controlling him." According to an article in Newsweek published on December 23rd, this article follows one published by the Wall Street Journal on December 19th, confirming what independent observers had long suspected. Joe Biden was never in control during his four years behind, or wandering around, the Resolute Desk.
Transcript for Department of Consequences
The Department of Government Efficiency sounds like the title of a sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. One can imagine John Cleese trying to navigate such an absurdly named bureaucracy that is anything but. If that reference eludes you, think of Saturday Night Live, except funny and performed by people who sound like Sherlock Holmes pretending to be British.