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Record Voter Turnout Could Make Nation Look Like A Bunch Of Dorks
"Are you registered to vote? If so, you're not alone and just one week hundreds of millions of Americans are projected to head to the polls to participate in the presidential election and millions more of already cast their ballot early both in person and by mail, but many experts believe the high volume of Voters could actually present a massive Problem by making our nation look like a bunch of dorks here with more is ope our senior political correspondent Dirk Mullins. Hi Leslie. Thanks for having me. Now Dirk. This does come as quite a concern. We still have a whole week before election day and the people in charge of counting. These votes are already concerned about us looking like a bunch of baby back bitches. How exactly did this happen. Well Lesley when it comes to sheer number of weenies voting this election experts are floored various posters. I've taught To say they're anticipating more ballots being cast in 2020 than ever before which gives an off-putting goody-two-shoes vibe. That just makes you want to shove them inside the locker and give them purple nurple. Here's
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Tulsi Gabbard Named Democratic Nominee After Discovery Of Obscure Rule That Grants Nomination To Whoever Wins 0.7% Of The Vote In Missouri
"Massive news from the Democratic National Convention today. US. Representative. Tulsi Gabbard has been named the party's presidential nominee. After DNC vice chairman, Peter may burst into a press conference brandishing dusty copy of the democratic. Party's original eighteen twenty eight charter to announce shocking discovery an obscure rule granting the nomination to whomever wins zero point seven percent of the primary vote in the state of Missouri Opr. CHEAP, political correspondent. Dirk mullins was on the scene and joins us now dirk this was quite a one eighty, right leslie truly one of the most unexpected political turnarounds in US history Tolsey Gabbard, the representative from Hawaii who dropped out of the presidential race and nearly six months ago has now gained the nomination mere moments before Joe Biden was due to become the party's official nominee take a listen. Please folks folks. Let me finish. And I quote from the document itself. Sorry. It's a little dusty. It is here to unanimously decreed. That the candidate, whomsoever procures betwixt the margin of six tenths and eight tenths of the vote in The Majesty state of Missouri Beneath the Pale blood moon. In fallow season shall be made our party's nominee for chief executive. It is a dramatic shakeup that caught even the DNC off guard after they discovered the parchment based rule book locked away in a hidden chamber sealed deep below their archives well. It would've been nice to know this back in March. Obviously. We're GONNA need to destroy a lot of Biden twenty twenty merchandise and we had a lot of folks voting during a pandemic for primary that was essentially meaningless. But ultimately, my hands are tied she one zero point seven percent of the Missouri. Vote. What else are we supposed to do while truly unprecedented but what does this mean? For? Democrats in two, thousand, twenty well, it's not good representative or I should say nominee Gabbard has virtually no name recognition and she's pulling in the low single decimal points no one has been able. To get in touch with her either due to her lack of any staff or campaign infrastructure. Frankly, we're not even sure what platform consists of something like ending foreign military bases. I don't really remember now Tulsi Gabbard cheese the senator from Massachusetts. Correct. Now I believe you're thinking of Elizabeth Warren Mistake, it's the one with the crystal the self-help one Marianne Williamson Oh interesting. well, I've got to admit I have no idea who you're talking about then but with that said, she did win the exact sliver of the vote in Missouri that counts in terms of receiving the presidential nomination. That's all that matters right now, what does the Biden campaign saying? This must be a disappointment for them. It certainly is they're searching for a workaround by arguing this decision is superseded by an even. Older precolonial taxed that magnificant democracy him from sixteen, Eighty two. That's the old pamphlet about how to keep Goblins from emerging out of hell and overrunning a functioning democracy. Right? That's right now, those passages suggest only papist like Joe Biden for example, has the power to resist the quote devils. Karnal source laments so far though the Democratic Party has stuck to its guns on this point seven percent of Missouri principle though. Tolsey two, thousand, twenty or bust incredible. It looks that way. We haven't seen this big of a shakeup since John Quincy Adams to the White House due to a loophole in the Electoral College granting the presidency to any candidate born with six toes on his left foot. Really stunning news. Thanks for the report dirk that's Dirk
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Tulsi Gabbard Named Democratic Nominee in Surprise Twist
"Massive news from the Democratic National Convention today. US. Representative. Tulsi Gabbard has been named the party's presidential nominee. After DNC vice chairman, Peter may burst into a press conference brandishing dusty copy of the democratic. Party's original eighteen twenty eight charter to announce shocking discovery an obscure rule granting the nomination to whomever wins zero point seven percent of the primary vote in the state of Missouri Opr. CHEAP, political correspondent. Dirk mullins was on the scene and joins us now dirk this was quite a one eighty, right leslie truly one of the most unexpected political turnarounds in US history Tolsey Gabbard, the representative from Hawaii who dropped out of the presidential race and nearly six months ago has now gained the nomination mere moments before Joe Biden was due to become the party's official nominee
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Trump, Biden Campaigns Unveil Bold New Mouth Sounds
"There's just four months left until the twenty twenty election and both Democrats and Republicans are ramping up messaging to make their case to the American public. Before November third while many have already chosen their preferred candidate in this especially polarized political landscape, there are still millions of undecided voters waiting for more information on each side's coughs, hard swallows, Lips Max, and throat clears here to discuss the mouth sounds at the forefront of each campaign is OPR. OPR political correspondent Dirk. Mullins, good morning. Dirk I leslie it sounds like both campaigns are beginning to ramp up ahead of this month conventions. That's right this week. The Joe Biden campaign released. The first of dozens of new mouth sounds they say constitute the backbone of the former vice presidents platform based on what we know from his recent interviews Democrats as a whole are eager for fresh new teeth, clatters and Boulder Saliva swishing take a listen. These are certainly new sounds from Biden. But I'm still hearing the broad Fleming us that makes them appealing to centrist Democrats as well as moderate Republicans. What about trump? Well, we're all familiar with President, trump's lowered wet displays of Brash burps, slobber and stuff to Sinus, rasps that have made him. So popular with his base and it looks like not much has changed for twenty twenty. So while the president is firing back against Biden, he's using the same inflammatory gurgles spit ups. We've come to expect here's trump speaking at a White House luncheon just two days ago. Certainly as wet, but the real question is, will it work for that? We'll have to wait until November right now. Biden, is leading trump in some key states and trump may need to soften his position on swirling coughed up snot around in his mouth if he wants to maintain his already tenuous hold on white suburban women, many of whom say Biden's overly moist inhales better aligned with their values, right. But our democratic leaders concerned that Biden's middle of the road mouth sounds could act as a double edged sword appealing to the middle while pushing away progressives who don't want more of the same that. That is a concern while Biden has a long history of neutral centrist mouth sounds his team hopes these new swishes and swallows will entice voters farther on the left who demand dryer sticky. Your mouth sounds and do progressively agree it appears so Bernie. Sanders, drew in huge numbers of young progressives who preferred his brand of spittle flecked tongue slaps and cracked lip wheezing. But with Bernie out of the race, now Biden's team is seeking to make space for these voters by taking on some of Bernie's mouth sounds just this week. The Biden campaign added this Fleming snort from burn himself to their website. You can really hear his lips parting, the sea ever drink water. It's unclear though he's publicly announced. He would be willing to drink water and Abidin Administration. Well, all I can say is I'm so sick of all these nasty sounds playing on my TV, I can't wait till this election is over share. But then before you know it, it's already time for the first mouth sounds twenty, twenty, four. Oh, boy, you're telling me. Thanks Turk. Dirk.
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Congress Mulls Safer Vote-By-Paper-Airplane Option
"Could Corona virus keep voters away from the polls this fall lawmakers think so, and as a result Congress is now considering a safer vote by paper airplane option in. November, OPIE political correspondent Dirk mullins joins us now with more dirk. What can you tell us, Leslie? The proposed measure would allow all voters, not just those voting absentee to cast their ballots by folding them up into paper airplanes and tossing them in the direction of their board of elections. It's part of a two trillion-dollar Corona Virus Relief Bill that includes provisions for Quality Printer paper. All voting eligible Americans can use to create a plane. That's sturdy, but But lightweight, simple but ingenious.
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Russia Pledges To Run Completely Positive Disinformation Campaign In 2020
"Well it's no secret. Politics in this country have gotten ugly most of the time. You can't tell one candidate from the other underneath all the mud slinging but as we approach the twenty twenty presidential election some major players are stepping up to bring back civilized discourse Russian Internet trolls. The same ones known for interfering in the two thousand sixteen presidential election have recently made a pledge to run a completely positive disinformation campaign at twenty twenty joining us now is opr. Washington correspondent Dirk mullins silently. So why are these trolls deciding to run a cleaner? Deception campaign twenty. Twenty hackers and trolls are tired of how militias and unproductive political disinformation tactics have become an America and want the vitriol taken back out of toppling the democratic process I spoke with a member of the Kremlin linked Internet research agency WHO I call Victor. In order to protect his identity off the two thousand sixteen. We recognized that we are becoming bought of his problem. Positive lies a more civilized exchange of false negatives. This is what we are aspiring to to spread. Do Americans in twenty twenty election interesting approach. But how will this affect their campaign strategy this year? Victor says trolls will still be using the same methods we saw in twenty sixteen but in the future thereabouts micro targeting and deep fake videos will focus on spreading fake hope rather than manufactured outrage. We would blame Benghazi on Hewlett. You look up. Look her up. Yeah so mean so negative. This year we will just fell nicely is like say Donald Trump going to Afghanistan on a covert mission and killing an Isis leader with his bare hands or pretending. Automotive and coal industries are doing well now. Those allies every American can get behind while he sounds very dedicated to this turnaround. Well to a lot of hackers like victor. It's more than just a job in public deception. It's something they're very passionate about. This is no sense of decency and forty six anymore. How can I go home at night? And I'm looking my kids in the I when I am sure in memes of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer bearing pile of aborted fetuses. Yes I want to make descent in American democracy but that doesn't mean wall sense of Quantum Chris to be lost and in that spirit. Hackers will no longer link candidates to fake pedophile rings on twitter. But we'll share more respectable memes that are bold and forward thinking like claiming that candidate is extremely viral and has slept with over five hundred men and women that is certainly more optimistic and inspiring but what have been the result so far. Is this new disinformation going viral? Oh it's an incredible success with Americans. Those dumb asses will believe anything they read online. Well sounds like the Republicans and Democrats could learn a thing or two from the Russian operatives dead set on destroying democracy. Thank you Dirk my pleasure.
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Tyson Foods Orders Trump To Cease And Desist
"Bad news for the president on this. President's Day the trump campaign received a cease and desist letter this morning from Tyson foods demanding that the president stop playing their slaughterhouse recordings his rallies trump. Joining us here in the studio is senior political analyst. Dirk mullins who was actually at the trump rally in question. Leslie so dirk. Why is Tyson foods so mad? Tyson foods is upset because yesterday. President Trump played a twenty minute audio loop of pigs screaming cows being slaughtered and chickens having their next snapped to pump up a raucous fifteen thousand person crowd. Take a listen. We don't want that sound. You just heard. That's a cow being stun gun in front of its cavs and trump apparently never asked permission nor paid any licensing fee to use it. Okay but dirk for months now. Trump has been walking out onto the stage to recordings of Tyson's Dakota city beef packing plant at his rallies. What chain well yesterday. A video surfaced from the rally showing the Maga- crowd moaning along to the sounds of an entire farm full of piglets being electrocuted at once. But the real problem came when trump started waving his arms along to it like a conductor and declared it his quote favourite track of all time. Will it's unlike president trump to stay? Quiet has his campaign responded they have. Here's what deputy White House counsel Jim. Mcnamara had to say this morning to set the record straight Oliver Venues heavy performance rights organization license in place. Also president trump would like to add that he didn't see Tyson complaining when Hillary and bill danced at the DNC fundraiser. To the sounds of two headed cow being thrown off of a rough Tyson facility also in response. Mr Trump has reportedly hired a slaughterhouse crew to Tyson uniforms and throw live animals into the engines of Air Force. One while he's unstaged during his next rally interesting. That's how they make hotdogs right exactly. Well we'll see how old is plays out. Thank you thank you Leslie
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White House Whistleblower Leaks Mike Pence's Shocking Prayers
"Today the vice president is under major scrutiny after or a White House whistleblower leaked thousands of Mike Pence prayers. Asking God for political favors the transcripts detail in Marietta prayer requests from pence like asking God to burden the VP's political foes would narrow hipped daughters and a loss for salted foods critics say the prayers represent a clear attempt by pence to strong arm. Jesus Christ for personal and political cocaine but the White House was defiance in a press conference today. Part of the vice president's job is to sometimes have tough and complex communications with world leaders including the Almighty himself political reporter. Dirk mullins joins us now with more high dirk. Hi Leslie Dirk. You've been up all night going through the twenty three thousand pages of leaked prayers from pence. So what can can you tell us about this whistleblowers leaks the whistle blower released eighteen months worth of pence's prayer requests and the trove of documents. Paint a picture of a man who is reaching out to God on a near hourly basis to spite his political opponents with a soft heeled shoe. So they're gate. Gross Slovenly or with hymns at an UPTEMPO. beat so their thoughts grow unpeeled order to name a few.