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Jim and Greg discuss political issues including a Virginia mom's conviction for allowing her son to walk alone, the tactics of independent candidates, and Ryan Reynolds' comments on the 1980s.

Join Jim and Greg for the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch as they react to Nebraska's "independent" candidate for senator getting caught saying he can't win if he admits certain positions, a Virginia mom getting convicted and put on a child abuse registry for letting her child take a walk, Maine Sen. Susan Collins stating on camera that she will not make her opponent's unusual relationship a campaign issue, and actor Ryan Reynolds trashing the '80s. First, they discuss audio revealing independent Nebraska U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn admitting he can't argue for abolishing ICE or promoting boys in girls sports because then he would lose. They also discuss the Democrats' obvious & tiresome tactic of pretending "independents" like Osborn aren't their candidates. Next, they fume as police and child protection officials in Virginia convict a mom of five for contrubuting to the delinquency of a minor and place her on a child abuse and neglect registry for allowing her five-year-old son to take a walk alone in their neighborhood. Then, they comment on Maine Sen. Susan Collins telling Politico that she will not bring up the fact that Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson has been in a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Geraghty, Greg Corombos

Topics covered

• child protection
• political commentary
• independent candidates
• child abuse registry
• political relationships
• 1980s culture

Keywords

• Virginia mom
• child abuse registry
• Dan Osborn
• Susan Collins
• Ryan Reynolds
• 1980s
• political humor
• independent candidates

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Places: Virginia, Maine, Nebraska

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