Episode 708 • • 1:49:44 - 1:58:05
708: Power & Gossip
Ted Cruz Country Music Strategy, Bill Maher Deconstruction
Ted Cruz's claim that his musical taste shifted to country music after 9/11 is analyzed as a calculated political move to appeal to a massive radio audience. Bill Maher's mockery of the claim is deconstructed, with the hosts arguing that Cruz's strategy is "brilliant" for reaching the 48% of Americans who consume country and Christian music. An MSNBC guest's offensive comment linking country music to "killing Muslims" is also noted.