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LAM45: Rudy The Rudy Giuliani Story

We watched this steaming pile of crap about your favorite melting disgraced jackass ex-mayor so you don't have to!

Eliason Debate Part 2 Early for Patrons!

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OA447: OA vs. Randall Eliason on Indicting Trump

Recently, friend of the show Randall Eliason published an opinion piece for the Washington Post that got a ton of pushback. We voiced our strong disagreement to it on OA443: The (Terrible) Case Against Indicting Trump. We're very pleased to have Randall on the show ...

#T3BE 205 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas porked it again, choosing (D) when the correct answer was (B).  He's now 112-for-205 (54.6%) and on a four-question losing streak.

OA446: Republicans Obliterate the Constitution in Texas v. Pennsylvania

There aren't words harsh enough to describe how disgusting, anti-American, and undemocratic the Texas v. Pennsylvania complaint is. Believe me, I checked my thesaurus. 18 Republican attorneys general have joined in this horrific, garbage attempt to keep their emperor Trump in power despite the wishes of 80+ million voters. We get Andrew's deep-dive, as he's as angry as he's ever been (which sounds pretty much like normal Andrew.)

Before that, we talk about the closing of the Flynn case,...

#T3BE 205 - Full Question Text for Patrons

QnA 38 Audio

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OA445: SCOTUS Gives Churches the Right to Spread COVID

According to the new fundamentalist majority on the Supreme Court, churches have the right to spread COVID as much as they damn well please and no one is allowed to tell them otherwise. Andrew Seidel is back on the show to give the full breakdown of just how terrible Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo is.

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#T3BE 204 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas, sadly, picked (A) ($100,000) when the correct answer was (B) ($90,000).  He's now at 112-for-204 (54.9%) overall.

New format, so we're also including the question.

OA444: Going Out of Business Pardon Sale

Trump is looking poised to pardon everything not nailed down on his way out of the White House. You've got pardons in exchange for bribes, run-of-the-mill corrupt pardons, preemptive pardons(?), family pardons, and god knows what else. Andrew breaks it all down for us!

Also an update on state certification (IT'S OVER, BEAST!)

Links: Election results certification dates 2020, ...

T3BE 204 - Full Question Text for Patrons

Miss Ashley's!

Here are the stories that didn't make the cut this week!

LIVE Q&A - Monday Dec. 7 at 6 pm EST / 3 pm Pacific

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OA443: The (Terrible) Case Against Indicting Trump

Friend of the show Randall Eliason wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post called "The case against indicting Trump." Both of us on the show strongly disagree with the arguments presented and humbly submit our enthusiastic rebuke of it.

Before that, Andrew answers the clickbaity question of whether or not Trump made a major mistake in pardoning Flynn. As with all click...

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OA442: Lindsey Graham Is A Criminal

Happy Thanksgiving! Just like the criminals of the Trump era, Opening Arguments never stops. Just as we went to record, Trump pardoned Flynn via Tweet. Andrew gives us his thoughts on that. Then we cover a couple more things Andrew was right about that should reduce your blood pressure a little! (and one thing that might raise it..)

Our main segment is about how Lindsey Graham likely broke several laws in his attempts to influence the vote counting in this election. What's more, there a...

Miss Ashley's Thanksgiving

Here are the extra stories in the news & documents that didn't quite make it on to this week's show.  Enjoy!

OA441: Trump Still Lost

He still lost, folks! It's over. In our main segment today, we discuss the Electoral College calendar and when things are finally set in stone. But what about faithless electors??? We've got an Andrew for that too. This episode should help you feel fine about the fact that Trump still lost.

In the first segment we talk about a few things Andrew nailed his predictions on, including Chad Wolf and Kathryn Kimball Mizelle.

Links: 2020-11-23 02:43:46 +0000 UTC View Post

#T3BE 203 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas successfully narrowed down this question but answered it incorrectly, picking (B) when the the correct answer was (A) - the straightforward failure to give a Miranda warning.  Thomas is now at 60% over the past 50 questions.

OA440: Rudy's Literal Meltdown

Rudy Giuliani is as bad at being a lawyer as he is at wearing a believable human suit. Both of these shortcomings were on full display this week as Trump's top lawyer continued to not only lose case after case, but also display an impressive ability to not have any idea what any legal term actually means. Also in this episode, Andrew tells us about the Kim Davis of this election - GSA Administrator Emily Murphy. Murphy can't seem to understand which number is bigger than the other. Then ace a...

#T3BE 203 - Full Question Text for Patrons

LAM44: The Plot Against The President

It's a LAM that would have been too depressing had Trump won, but since he lost, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE BREAKDOWN! Check out this incredibly stupid, astonishingly dishonest documentary about a bunch of debunked bull shit from 2017!
It's the first LAM with references!
Links: Publications | Intelligence Committee, 2020-11-17 06:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post

OA439: The End of the Lemon Test?

It's a 97% Trump-free episode! First we have to cover the bullet points Andrew foolishly thought we could get to last week, including questions like: does a 50-50 Senate mean no more Majority Leader McConnell? and what consequences should there be for law firms that take Trump's money and file frivolous election lawsuits? and more!

Then we get to the main signature deep dive, and it's not a happy one. ***content note: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault.*** Some Jehovah's...

T3BE 202 - Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas just missed this one, picking (B) -- statement against interest -- over (C), statement by a party-opponent's agent.  He's now at 112-for-202 (55.4%).

Miss Ashley's Extra Stories

These are the stories we didn't quite get to cover; enjoy 7 1/2 pages of goodness!

OA438: This Coup Shall Pass

While it cannot be overstated how disgusting, unpatriotic, anti-American, and anti-Democratic this pathetic coup attempt by Trump and Republicans is, it also has no chance of working. At least, according to our resident optimist, Andrew Torrez!

Before that, Andrew gives us the breakdown on the Affordable Care Act case, and why the media might be completely wrong in how they're covering it.

Links: California...

#T3BE 202- Full Question Text for Patrons