In this week’s quarantine episode of ‘Useful Idiots,’ hosts mtaibbi and kthalps are joined by jimmy_dore, comedian and podcast extraordinaire
“We have a bunch of progressives who we thought were going to fight for us who are rolling over at nuclear speed inexplicably, without getting a goddamn thing back. At least Mitch McConnell, you know what he’s getting. What the fuck is the squad, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren getting? They’re getting nothing except invitations to parties,” exclaims Dore.
Dore goes on to lambast Sanders and other progressive politicians for making symbolic appeals rather than affecting policy. “There’s no heroes here. There’s nothing but bad guys who are doing evil things to our country while trying to distract us with online news shows with Cardi B. That’s what Bernie Sanders has turned into, a late night talk show host who’s completely ineffective as a Senator, and tweets out platitudes and will not use the power of his movement to get anything done.
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