Topic: Information War

2 chapters across the catalog

79: Pizza Party
33:53 - 38:31

79: Pizza Party

Joy Reid and the Comparison to Dixiecrats

MSNBC host Joy Reid compares the Republican opposition to Judge Jackson to the "Dixiecrats" of the 1960s. Reid also attacks Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, Jenny Thomas, labeling her an "insurrectionist." Mo argues that the Republican strategy against Jackson was a calculated "information war" tactic, using her sentencing record to link her to the "Pizza Playbook"—a reference to the Pizzagate conspiracy style of political attack.

79: Pizza Party
57:05 - 1:01:55

79: Pizza Party

Josh Hawley on Jackson's Sentencing of Sex Offenders

Senator Josh Hawley questioned Judge Jackson regarding her history of handing down sentences below federal guidelines in child pornography cases. Mo argues that these clips were designed to brand Jackson as the "pedophile judge" in the court of public opinion. He suggests Jackson was poorly prepared for these specific "Pizza Playbook" attacks, which will likely haunt her legacy and the Democratic party.