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Oct 2024
57m 32s

Campaign Economics For Dummies

Nebulous Media
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Even if neither presidential candidate is economically literate, the great media blitz of 2024 rolls on. This week on Ink Stained Wretches, we break down the friendly interviews, the cautious ones, and the controversies behind them (ahem, CBS). Wretch on!


Time Stamps:

2:10 Front Page

40:14 Obsessions

49:51 Reader Mail

54:16 Favorite Items


Show Notes:

AP News: Kamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview 

The New York Times: Harris Slams Trump in Interview With Charlamagne Tha God: 5 Takeaways

Fox News: JD Vance clashes with ABC News host over migrant gang presence in Colorado: 'Do you hear yourself?'

CNN Business: Trump backs out of CNBC interview, his second about-face with mainstream press this month 

Mediaite: Sean Hannity Gushes Over Trump After Chaotic Interview With Bloomberg Editor: ‘Absolutely Schooled!’ 

Axios: Harris responds to Trump's town hall-turned "music fest": "Hope he's okay" 

The Free Press: ‘60 Minutes’: Release the Unedited Kamala Harris Transcript

Fox News: Speaker Johnson accuses CBS of 'selectively editing' interview on heels of VP Harris '60 Minutes' controversy 

Speaker Mike Johnson on X: "I recently traveled to NC and victims of Hurricane Helene told me nearly two weeks after landfall, the Biden-Harris Administration had STILL not provided them with all the resources they desperately needed. But CBS selectively edited OUT ENTIRELY this first-hand perspective. https://t.co/ZjO5LWdtsM" / X 

Wall Street Journal: CBS News Chief Tested by Internal Crises and an Agitated Owner 

The New York Times: Washington Post C.E.O. Elevates Deal-Making to a Top Priority 

Nieman Lab: Midwestern news nonprofit The Beacon shuts down its Wichita newsroom

The New York Times: The Downfall of FTX’s Ryan Salame and Crypto Advocate Michelle Bond


Chris Rufo on X: EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris plagiarized at least a dozen sections of her criminal-justice book, Smart on Crime, according to a new investigation. The current vice president even lifted material from Wikipedia

The New York Times: Conservative Activist Seizes on Passages From Harris Book 

The New York Times: The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong?

Semafor: No matter who wins, the US is moving to the right 

The Dispatch: Tippecanoe and Harris Too


Wall Street Journal: ‘Impactful’ Leaves This Wordsmith Reeling 


WV News: Everything's fair game at the Roadkill Cook-Off in Marlinton, West Virginia

The New Yorker: A Husband in the Aftermath of His Wife’s Unfathomable Act

The New York Times: Chestnut Championship in England Is Roiled by Accusation of Cheating

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