Episode · Pod Save America · 2024-05-07
Books mentioned on Kristi Noem Fails Spectacularly on Press Tour as Chances to be Trump's VP Dim
Tommy Vietor discussed No Going Back by Kristi Noem. Also mentioned: Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton and My First Book of Sign by Pamela J. Baker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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No Going Back
No Going Back by Kristi Noem is a political memoir and press tour artifact that generated widespread controversy and severe public backlash due to admissions regarding the author's past actions.
Discussed“so defensive her book is called No Going Back I guess that's right yeah it's it's really like it”
Where to get it
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Hard Choices
Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton is a political memoir detailing her tenure as United States Secretary of State during the Obama administration.
Discussed“It's like that, like, you know, we started off, uh, we started off as people who couldn't see eye to eye, but over a local craft beer and two hours of good and difficult conversation, we came to see each other's point of view like that. Kind of, who's that for? Was that in Hard Choices?”
Where to get it
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My First Book of Sign
My First Book of Sign by Pamela J.
Discussed“Politico reported that, do you know she wrote a first book? This was her second book and in the first book her team got her to take the story of killing the puppy out.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged No Going Back
“I think I've talked extensively in this book about my time serving in Congress, my time as governor before governor, some of the travels that I've had. Um, I'm not going to talk about my specific meetings with world leaders.”