A New Low for Journalism? - Scott Pelley Implodes + Rep. Pfluger Joins the Progrum

About this episode

The episode discusses the media's reaction to Scott Pelley's comments, election issues in California, and features an interview with Rep. August Pfluger on GOP priorities.

The media meltdown over Scott Pelley, the latest fallout from the Graham Platner scandal, California's election counting chaos, and a recap of the Tunnel to Towers climb. Plus Rep. August Pfluger joins the fellas to discuss reconciliation, government fraud, and the future of the Republican agenda. #RuthlessPodcast #Politics #ScottPelley #California #Congress 00:03:18 Scott Pelley’s Meltdown Over Changes at CBS News 00:07:17 Scott Pelley Compares Journalism to Military Service 00:33:21 John Fetterman Obliterates Graham Plattner 00:37:26 Plattner’s Supporters Defend the Indefensible 00:44:29 Hakeem Jeffries Dodges Questions on the Plattner Scandal 00:49:34 Spencer Pratt’s Runoff Chances Collapse as California Keeps Counting 00:54:59 California Ballot Controversy and the Lee Wolf Story 01:07:31 Tunnel to Towers Challenge at One World Trade Center 01:16:38 Rep. August Pfluger on Reconciliation 3.0 and GOP Priorities 01:30:31 Congressional Baseball Game Preview and GOP Winning Streak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook

Guest: August Pfluger

Topics covered

• journalism
• politics
• election counting
• government fraud
• Republican agenda
• media scandal

Keywords

• Scott Pelley
• California election
• Graham Platner
• August Pfluger
• Republican agenda
• Tunnel to Towers
• journalism scandal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News, Tunnel to Towers, Republican, Graham Platner

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