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The Covington Catholic / Nathan Phillips Story, Retold Absurdly
from #210 - I Am The Most Successful Podcaster In Los Angeles | The Tim Dillon Show · #210
8 min
Tim recounts the Nicholas Sandmann/Covington Catholic controversy and the Nathan Phillips confrontation, riffing wildly on what people initially believed happened versus the more mundane reality, with jokes about Black Israelites, accents, and how the story spiraled online.
- Nicholas Sandman settled a lawsuit with the Washington Post over the Covington Catholic incident.
- Tim sets the scene: you were eating a cold caprese sandwich when the story broke.
- Red-hat-wearing kids from Covington Catholic went to the March for Life in DC and surrounded a Native American man.
- Nathan Phillips approached with his drum, speaking in an accent Tim can't quite place.
- What actually happened was different from what people believed at the time.
- Black Israelites were yelling at the Covington kids before Nathan Phillips arrived, and Tim has defended them on his tours.
- Nathan Phillips beat a drum in Nicholas Sandman's face, and the kid stood there smiling without punching him.
- Tim tweeted that some of the kids needed to get shot because he thought they were messing with an old Indian guy.
- Tim clarifies his own position: he believes in abortion.
Nicholas SandmanThe Washington PostNathan PhillipsCovington Catholic High SchoolBlack Israelites