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Introducing Elissa Slotkin as the Establishment's Chosen Candidate

from Tim Dillon & His A.I. Friends | The Tim Dillon Show #442 · #442

4 min

Tim describes an amorphous political establishment concerned with preserving empire and introduces Senator Elissa Slotkin as a CIA-linked candidate manufactured to appeal broadly while erasing talk of oligarchy.

In this bit8 moments
  • The establishment needs someone who believes in everything and also nothing—not one thing.
  • Elissa Slotkin is Tim's pick for the establishment's chosen presidential candidate, having worked for both Bush and Obama.
  • She told Bernie Sanders not to use the word 'oligarchy' because it doesn't resonate with Americans—really meaning: stop naming the thing that exists.
  • Intelligence community operatives suddenly develop a passion for democratic engagement and run for Congress with mysterious funding.
  • Slotkin emerged from CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia with little public profile before her tight Senate race.
  • All anyone knows about her so far is that she promotes bipartisanship and opposes wokeness—but won't let you talk about oligarchy.
  • She won a close Senate race despite the odds, suddenly gaining high-profile endorsements and funding.
  • Her campaign ad begins with Slotkin explaining Michigan is where it all started for her.
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