Adam telling him he sucks at interviews is fucking great. Giving him advice on how to answer better. And he’s not even being mean it’s just fuckin Adam
Adam telling him he sucks at interviews is fucking great. Giving him advice on how to answer better. And he’s not even being mean it’s just fuckin Adam
Quick discussion of the district then its ads for rando online gambling and weed. Ritchie is feeling so comfy
Oh, Ritchie Torres thinks the odds were just stacked too high, a convicted felon rapist conman was just too hot a ticket to beat with the “perception” of a bad economy goin on
My man keeps trying to throw in his focus rested quips and they are coming out so flat why is he trying jokes he is so fuckin brutally socially stunted
Where does BlackRock keep finding these fuckin freaks to run for office?? Nobody is like this. It’s just politicians.
George Bush got to be president just because everybody kept being so surprised that he could host a party. It’s that weird for any of them to not be completely weird
As much as I hope his soul burns forever in the flames of hell, I have to grudgingly respect how seriously Dubya took the act of trying to seem normal and relatable. He put in the work, and a decade of liberals fell for it and called him a dumbass instead of a fraud. Even his accent was practiced.
Don’t give him too much credit, the media put in WORK to normalize him. But yeah, he still at least recognized the need
Idk I felt insane at the time cause I didn’t understand how far someone can pull the wool over people just by letting them look down on him.
Yeah, the folksy shit was a nice touch, making a billionaire seem like a simple hayseed
I think that’s the main form of freakery most politicians have: a pathological inability to take the small little every day L’s like someone pronouncing their name wrong or whatever. Buttigieg selling t-shirts with how to pronounce his name, etc. Their insecurity is palpable and discomfiting.
“It contains Nicotine, And Nicotine is addictive. Thank you guys and now back to the show with Ritchie Torres and, I hope it’s a good part” Oh, it’s all good part
When youre answering a question about why you took money from BlackStone(sic) and you come with “i stand on my record, if you ever want to come tour my district, I’d be happy to show you around” You mad bro 🤭
Ain't his district one of the poorest in the country?
And he’s not gonna let that change, he needs to use that to deflect any criticism
While cashing those sweet Blackstone checks
“Okay but what does that have to do with taking money from BlackStone?” Ritchie: “I’m not responsible for who gives me money. 10s of thousands of people give me money, I can’t keep track” This fucking guy was a Mock Court prodigy??? how, Dre??
“You’ve established yourself as the fiercest champion of the state of Israel in Congress” Torres: “I, I’ve never described myself in those terms” “Well, you’ve been dubbed that” Torres, Zero hesitation: “Yes”
Ritchie talking about how his only ever trip abroad after being elected had been to Israel, segueing directly to a full 2 minutes of explaining Israel, and “the complexities” to Adam. A Jew. who’s been there too.