About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing socialism debate on CNN amidst a midterm identity crisis for Democrats, touching on various political issues and figures.

- The Lindsay Clancy jury remains deadlocked after roughly 28 hours of deliberations, pushing the triple-murder case closer to a mistrial and a possible second trial. - CNN faces backlash over a report connecting Trump-era funding cuts to Nepal’s deadly landslides, even as the report acknowledges the discontinued program could not have prevented the disaster. - A CNN panel erupts over capitalism and socialism after 192 House Democrats vote against a resolution condemning socialism, with Kmele Foster defending free markets against critics. - Susan Collins targets Democrat Troy Jackson’s ideological shift in the Maine Senate race—and lands a pointed line about his marriage to his second cousin. - Tucker Carlson draws criticism after praising elements of Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan campaign as “Trumpian” while saying he would not vote for Republican Mike Rogers. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : PARAMOUNT PLUS - Don’t Miss “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lioness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” - all episodes NOW STREAMING on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paramount Plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can now WATCH and chat with The Gerry Callahan Show LIVE on Newsmax's social media…

People in this episode

Host: Gerry Callahan

Guest: Kmele Foster

Topics covered

• socialism
• capitalism
• midterm elections
• political identity
• CNN debate
• Tucker Carlson
• Maine Senate race

Keywords

• socialism
• capitalism
• CNN
• midterm elections
• Tucker Carlson
• Susan Collins
• Troy Jackson
• Kmele Foster
• Lioness
• PARAMOUNT PLUS

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Organizations: CNN, Newsmax

Books & works: Lioness

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