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Tony Dokoupil vs. Ta-Nehisi Coates
from Trump’s Furries & ICE Wide Shut | The Tim Dillon Show #479 · #479
6 min
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Tim breaks down the CBS interview where anchor Tony Dokoupil confronted Ta-Nehisi Coates by saying his book on Israel-Palestine belonged in an extremist's backpack, arguing it's a hollow non-argument that got Dokoupil promoted.
- Bari Weiss went to LA dinners with billionaires who all complain about their kids' pronouns and liberal politics.
- Tim explains Bari's pitch to wealthy people: campus leftists won't support Israel, and that's the real problem coming.
- Tim doesn't care about Israel, Iran, or Middle East politics—Americans can't afford houses while the country obsesses over religion and regional conflicts.
- During the intellectual dark web era, Bari Weiss cultivated wealthy donors by identifying an anti-liberal youth movement.
- Bari Weiss endeared herself to billionaires like the Allisons, who decided she was their person to run CBS News.
- Bari is not on-air talent; Erica Kirk was somehow less creepy, which tells you everything about her broadcasting ability.
- Bari texted comedians asking if they wanted to host late-night shows, not realizing she had no authority to greenlight anything.
- Between calling CAA to get Tim fired, Bari destroyed CBS News and turned it into a laughing stock.
- Tony Dokoupil's first week involved getting teary about Miami, claiming news is dishonest, and praising Marco Rubio.
- Bari Weiss stopped pretending to do actual news, instead sending Dokoupil to Miami for what Tim calls an 'abortion of a segment.'
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