The Middle - UNPLUGGED with Anthony Weiner

Anthony staked his claim on conservative radio by being the left’s truth teller about the long and winding road of Hunter Biden.  The pardon of the first son is the last - loud - chapter in a story that began with an abandoned laptop documenting a life in addiction and ending with two guilty verdicts.  The summary isn’t tidy.  That's for sure.  Democrats are as upset as Republicans.  It's time for a post mortem and a post script and then we move on to other outrages.  In Ask Anthony Anything, a movie maker admits his story about a stolen election was bull and not mules.

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It it may take a while for Donald Trump to mess things up at home, but he can really light the rest of the world on fire on day one.  Anthony takes a tour of the world's hot spots this week and looks at what Trump's promise is to bring the “Art of the Deal to the international stage again.  Hawkish appointments and dovish public statements make it hard to figure what will happen next, but unlike domestic affairs, Trump's ability to cause trouble in the world is unfettered.  In Ask Anthony Anything, a look at the wisdom of having government contractors named musk and Vivek in charge of reforming government.

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It's a red alert!  A crisis!  DefCon5!  Democrats are losing their cool even as Americans have stopped paying attention.  Anthony suggests adopting the British model : let the majority govern and then pounce when they fail.  In Ask Anything Anything, a look at the signature Trump catch phrase - mass deportation.

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You can choose your own ending.  Epic upheaval or a shrug emoji?  Appropriate for a podcast with middle in its name, Anthony has some from column A and a bit from column B.  Maybe Democrats are from Mars and Republicans are from Venus.  In Ask Anthony Anything, bad Biden takes.

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Well that didn't go as planned.  Anthony sits down with Frank Morano and tries to unpack what we just watched.  It's one of the stages of grief - record a podcast. 

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Sure it's close.  And yeah, lots of people may be rooting for the spectacle, but perhaps the most likely scenario for next Tuesday is that we have another smooth election where we know the winner pretty fast.  Anthony knows we expect chaos, but elections are actually usually not controversial affairs and now we have a lot more experience dealing with the new(ish) development - early voting.  He runs though a Rosy scenario.  In Ask Anthony Anything, should Harris talk more about how historic she is?

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Americans are ready for election day. Somewhere between a scream and a shrug, we are all sort of over it. So what’s going to happen? Anthony has an insider’s take on how to look at what we are seeing. The polls are tied, so don’t look there.  Perhaps the way to view the closing arguments is what the TV ads are saying. In Ask Anthony Anything, Donald’s visit to McDonalds.

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Can we please stop asking JD Vance if Trump lost?  Anthony looks at his prediction that the junior Senator from Ohio would be a very capable candidate.  He also wonders why reporters seem to miss the opportunity to not just ask the same questions over and over.  Of course he would ignore the constitution at the whim of his boss!  Otherwise he would not have been chosen.  Duh!   But perhaps push him a bit on the tent posts of his non answer answers.  Anthony gives some pointers.  In Ask Anthony Anything, the other candidate for Veep gets over his skis about the electoral college.  But he wasn't wrong.

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The wounds still are raw and Israelis are far from ready to move on.  Hostages remain in captivity and rockets still fall from the sky on a nation about the size of New Jersey.  Palestinians - both those responsible for the atrocities and those simply trying to survive the reign of Hamas - are suffering.  But the leadership and capabilities of the terror groups that have tormented Israel and prevented peace for generations have been degraded.  And Iran seems more feckless than fearsome.  Could better days be ahead?  Anthony has thoughts.  In Ask Anthony Anything, the politics of the dangerous weather.

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While Donald Trump’s whole campaign seems to be about shouting insults about made up things, Anthony takes a break from the day-to-day of the 2024 campaign and breaks down the news of the New York City mayor being indicted.  While Anthony isn't impressed by the case, it's still a big deal.  In Ask Anthony Anything, which presidential candidate is the bigger spender? 

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