Sept. 4, 2024

The Mooch, Melania, and George Clooney

Show Notes
Transcript

Buckle up, folks! In this wild ride, The Mooch spills the tea, claiming Melania Trump is secretly rooting for Kamala Harris harder than a teen at a boy band concert. Meanwhile, George Clooney is out here praising Biden’s decision to step aside for Harris like it’s the most selfless act since, well, ever. And don’t forget about Alexa, who’s suddenly become a one-woman campaign rally for Harris. From Melania’s alleged “Harris 2024” fandom to Clooney’s Biden lovefest, this episode has more twists than a pretzel factory. Grab your popcorn, because this political circus just rolled into town!

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Calarogu Shark media from Washington, DC, where you rarely see Milania.

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This is ballad, that's right, and George Clooney's back end,

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who even knows who the Philadelphia Eagles are rooting for?

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Let's hit this well, well, well, looks like we've got

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ourselves a juicy bit of political gossip courtesy of the

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man who spent more time as White House Communications director

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than most of us spend deciding what to have for lunch,

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Anthony the Mooch Scaramucci, Folks, the Mooch is back and

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he's serving up some piping hot tea about the Trump household.

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According to him, Milania Trump is rooting for Kamala Harris

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harder than a teenager at a boy band concert. That's right.

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He claims. The former First Lady wants Harris to win

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more than anyone except maybe himself. Talk about a plot twist.

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Scaramuci's gone full relationship counselor on us, introducing what he

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calls the Milania standard for measuring Trump hatred. On the

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scale of mildly annoyed to Milania Trump, only General Mark

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Milly outranks the former First Lady, who knew the Trump

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household could give soap operas a run for their money. Now,

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before we all start picturing Milania with a Harris twenty

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twenty four bumper sticker, let's remember that the Much's White

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House tenure was shorter than a New York minute. He's

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been out of the inner circle longer than most milk

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stays fresh in the fridge. But hey, who are we

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to judge. Maybe Milania has been secretly binge watching Harris

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speeches while Donald's out on the golf course. Or perhaps

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she's just really, really tired of all those Trump twenty

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four hats cluttering up the closet. One thing's for sure.

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If the Mooch is right, family dinners at marra a

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Lago must be more awkward than a vegan at a barbecue.

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Past the popcorn folks, This election season is shaping up

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to be wilder than a roller coaster ride at Donald

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Trump's hair salon. Buckle up and grab your popcorn, because

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the political circus just got a new clown car. Let's

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dive into this soap opera that's got more twist than

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a pretzel factory. George Clooney, Hollywood Silver Fox and part

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time political pundit is singing, Biden's praise is louder than

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a drunk karaoke singer belting out my way. Why you

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ask because Grandpa Joe decided to hang up his campaign

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hat and passed the torch to Kamala Harris Clooney, who

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earlier penned a New York Times op ed titled I

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Love Joe Biden, but we need a new nominee subtitled

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Please Don't make Me Run, is now gushing about Biden's

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decision like it's the plot twist in his next Ocean's movie.

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At the Venice Film Festival, he called it the most

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selfless thing anybody's done since George Washington. Yeah, because Washington

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was famous for his killer op eds and Ye old times,

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our favorite silver haired charmer went on to say, it's

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very hard to let go of power. We know that

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we've seen it all around the world. Well, George, some

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of us have seen it in our own mirror when

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trying to pry the TV remote from our spouse's cold

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dead hands. But let's not forget. This is the same

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Clooney who just a few weeks ago was worried Biden

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couldn't lead the Democratic Party to victory. If it was

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gift wrapped and delivered by Amazon Prime. He even wrote,

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as Democrats, we collectively hold our breath or turn down

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the volume whenever we see the president walk off Air

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Force one. I mean, who doesn't mute their TV when

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a plane lands. It's just good manners. Clooney claims he

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spoke to numerous Democratic senators and members of Congress, and

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every single one thought Biden couldn't win in November. Shocking.

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I know next you'll tell me water is wet and

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Cole Bear isn't actually a grizzly. But fear not, fellow Americans.

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Clooney assures us that all the machinations that led to

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this decision will be forgotten, unlike say, Batman and Robin,

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which we're all still trying to scrub from our collective memory. Folks.

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Vice President Kamala Harris is on a union love tour,

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hitting up the Blue Wall States like she's collecting frequent

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flyer miles. She's telling union members they've got two choices,

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her or the guy who thinks collective bargaining is haggling

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over the price of a gold plated toilet. Harris swung

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by Michigan and Pennsylvania faster than you can say electoral votes.

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In Pittsburgh, she teamed up with President Biden, marking their

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first joint appearance since he dropped out of the race

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Faster than a hot potato. Meanwhile, her running mate, Minnesota

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Governor Tim Walls, was in Milwaukee, probably drowning his sorrows

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and cheese curds. Now, get this, Harris is suddenly all

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about keeping US steel American owned. She's echoing Biden's words

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from March warning against those sneaky Japanese metal giants. It's

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like she's auditioning for a steel commercial US Steel, because

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nothing says America like rust and tetanus. Joe Biden, remember him,

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Don't worry, he doesn't either. Biden, introducing Harris, bragged about

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being the most pro union president ever. He said, I

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have no problem walking a picket line, Nor does Kamala. Well,

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of course, not Joe walking a straight line maybe, but

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a picket line no problem. Well, folks, it looks like

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Amazon's Alexa has decided to throw her hat into the

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political ring. Who knew a glorified kitchen timer had such

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strong opinions on VP Kamala Harris when asked why someone

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should vote for Donald Trump. Alexa suddenly became as neutral

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as Switzerland. I cannot provide content that promotes a specific

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political party or candidate, she said, probably while adjusting her

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non existent glasses. But ask her about Harris, and suddenly

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Alexa transforms into a one woman campaign rally. She's a

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strong candidate with a proven track record, Alexa gushed, probably

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while waving a tiny digital flag. I guess Alex has

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been binge watching Harris speeches in her spare time between

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setting egg timers and playing smooth jazz. Amazon, caught with

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its virtual pants down, quickly backpedaled faster than a politician

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at a fact checking convention. This was an era that

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was quickly fixed, they said, probably while frantically reprogramming Alexa

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to be as politically neutral as a wet sock. But

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don't worry, folks, Amazon assures us they have dedicated teams

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to prevent this from happening again. I'm picturing a room

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full of programmers furiously typing away making sure Alexa doesn't

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accidentally endorse the local dogcatcher next. So remember, when it

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comes to getting political advice, maybe stick to actual humans,

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or at least wait until Alexa runs for office herself

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Alexa twenty twenty four. She's always listening to your concerns.

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All right, folks, buckle up for some Philly special. And

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I'm not talking about the play that won the Eagles

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a Super Bowl. Seems like someone in the City of

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Brotherly Love decided to play a little political prank. Picture

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this Kamala Harris decked out in Eagles green, claiming to

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be the official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles. Talk about

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a Hail Mary pass. Now I know what you're thinking.

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Did the Eagles suddenly decide to trade their playbook for

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a political platform. Did they mix up their draft picks

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with ballot picks? Nope. The Eagles were quicker to distance

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themselves from these ads than a wide receiver trying to

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avoid a tackle. The team released a statement faster than

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you can say cheese steak, claiming these ads are as

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counterfeit as a three dollars bill. They're working with their

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advertising partner to remove them. Translation help, someone's making us

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look like we're playing for Team Kamala. But here's the kicker.

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The ads actually linked to a real Eagles web page

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about voter registration. It's like someone tried to sneak a

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political ad into the end zone, but fumbled at the

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one yard line. So who's behind this little stunt We

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don't know yet, but my money's on Gritty. That guy's

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always up to something. Looks like we've got ourselves a

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celebrity cage match, folks. In the blue corner, we have

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Bradley Whitford, the guy who's been riding that West Wing

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fame longer than most of us have been riding our couch.

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And in the red corner, we've got Robert F. Kennedy Junior,

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the man who's determined to make Thanksgiving dinners even more

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awkward for the Kennedy clan. So Whitford decided to play

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a game of six degrees of Trump separation with Cheryl Hines. Hi, Cheryl,

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I have my own podcast. Kennedy not one to let

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sleeping dogs or bear carcasses lie fired back faster than

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you can say vaccine debate. He called Whitford's comments a

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template for bullying, which, let's be honest, is probably the

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nicest thing anyone's called political discourse in years. Our man

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RFK Junior then dropped this bombshell. Pines actually encouraged a

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meeting between him and Trump after the former president was

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shot at in Pennsylvania. Talk about a plot twist. It's

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like a crossover episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm and House

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of Cards that nobody asked for. Kennedy insists his wife

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is a lifelong Democrat who would never have imagined him

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supporting Trump. Well, buddy, join the club. There's a lot

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of things happening in politics these days that we never imagined,

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like Oh, I don't know, a reality TV star becoming president,

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or portions of today's podcast being made with the help

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of AI. It's an amazing future in which we live