Vulgarity In Politics: The Shiny Object That Distracts Us
Bill Radke speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about mud slinging and crudeness in American politics.
After Donald Trump defended the size of his penis during a Republican primary debate, some people asked, have we hit a new low? According to O'Mara, the answer is no. Things like this have been happening for centuries.
And often, the vulgarity is a smoke screen that distracts from the real issues, O'Mara said.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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