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Uncle Joe

(63,377 posts) Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:31 PM Oct 4

Brooks and Capehart on political dysfunction and the government shutdown

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown showing no signs of ending quickly, President Trump taking the opportunity to further dismantle the federal government and Pete Hegseth's vision for the U.S. military.

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Brooks and Capehart on political dysfunction and the government shutdown (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 4 OP

David Brooks displacedvermoter Oct 4 #1

The only reason I could hate PBS is THEIR having Brooks on every week - for 24 YEARS! Grins Oct 4 #2

Yep!!! displacedvermoter Oct 4 #3

Brooks is the Tim Russert of David Broders! displacedvermoter Oct 5 #4

displacedvermoter

(3,952 posts)

1. David Brooks

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 02:36 PM

Oct 4

Decades of telling us both sides are at fault, now surprised that things have gone to shit. Horrible...

Grins

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2. The only reason I could hate PBS is THEIR having Brooks on every week - for 24 YEARS!

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 03:15 PM

Oct 4

And the same to you, NY Times!

I stopped watching the News Hour years ago because I spent too much time and energy yelling at Brooks who has spent his career being very publicly and SPECTACULARLY wrong about EVERYTHING in American politics.

displacedvermoter

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3. Yep!!!

Reply to Grins (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 04:50 PM

Oct 4

displacedvermoter

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4. Brooks is the Tim Russert of David Broders!

Reply to Grins (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 5, 2025, 10:24 AM

Oct 5

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