Crowd LAUGHS at Republican's Debate Meltdown, El-Sayed Mocks Rogers, Trump Iran Fail (10/14/26)
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As Republican midterm prospects look more dire, top GOP leaders are turning up the heat with more aggressive rhetoric. Trump and his allies are attacking Democratic candidates—from mocking names and questioning who "looks American" to reviving racially charged talking points about immigrants. Both Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed and Texas's James Talarico are taking major campaign trail bullying. It goes beyond running a normal race and crosses into racial,religious, and sexual orientation related personal attacks to stoke fear in voters. We have a cavalcade of superstars on the show today: Movie star Kevin Pollak will stop by to talk about the new season of Tulsa King, premiering on October 16th, 2026 on Paramount+. Check it out at: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/tulsa-king/ From Around the Political World with John Rothmann, John Rothmann joins. Our resident presidential historian will weigh in on Trump's latest blunders. Political analyst Jared Yates Sexton will pop through to engage and inform. His insights on current events are always eye-opening. He is the co-host of The Muckrake Podcast and his writings can be found at Dispatches From a Collapsing State and online at: https://www.jysexton.com/books Substack - https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/ Finally, our attempt to save the planet brings eco-journalist Belinda Waymouth to the show with some uplifting news about wildlife. The Mark Thompson Show 10/14/26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10%
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