{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Is Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox? ","description":"Erin and Kurt break down Maria Bartiromo's shocking exit from Fox amid alleged White House leaks, debate whether Trump and Kamala should campaign for midterm candidates, argue over the best Democratic surrogates, and take on a bipartisan bill to strip pensions from ethics-violating members of Congress.\n\n00:00 — Cold open: Kurt needs a drink after \"one of the dumbest conference calls\" of his life, and Erin pays off her no-bike-helmet bet after Seth Moulton's primary loss\n\n01:21 — Big story: Maria Bartiromo is out at Fox News and Fox Business\n\n01:48 — Kurt's reaction: losing a \"cornerstone\" talent this way is shocking — pulled off air in August with no goodbye show\n\n02:57 — Erin draws the comparison to Fox abruptly firing the #1-rated Tucker Carlson\n\n03:35 — How it broke: a brief farewell statement, then reporting (Oliver Darcy) that Bartiromo was allegedly screenshotting internal memos and texts for the administration\n\n04:21 — Kurt on why this is a fireable, contract-breaking offense — and why you never trust \"the leakiest people in the professional world\" to keep a secret\n\n05:35 — Fox's pattern: nobody's untouchable (Beck, O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly, Tucker) — \"Exhibit A: Jesse Waters\"\n\n06:03 — Erin: CNN did the same with Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon\n\n07:33 — Jason Chaffetz steps in to fill Bartiromo's morning slot\n\n07:49 — Speculation kicks off: could Bartiromo be in line for White House Press Secretary?\n\n08:12 — Erin's take: unlikely — more probable she goes independent or launches her own venture\n\n09:24 — Kurt's counter-pitch: skip Press Secretary, make her Treasury Secretary\n\n09:39 — Pivoting to the midterms: with ~60 days left, should Trump and Kamala campaign for candidates?\n\n10:51 — Kurt's story from a 2006 special election: turning down a Bush campaign visit — and winning anyway\n\n13:16 — Erin: the calculus is different for Trump (boosts GOP turnout) vs. Kamala (playing forward to 2028)\n\n14:24 — Why telephone town halls are cheap, effective voter contact\n\n15:05 — Best surrogates right now: Kurt argues for executive-experience Democrats — Pritzker, Wes Moore, Andy Beshear — over legislators\n\n16:41 — Erin's pick for Abdul El-Sayed specifically: Shapiro or Buttigieg, to counter attacks branding him a socialist/anti-Semite\n\n18:16 — Kurt on local star power over national names: Colin Allred pairing with Mark Cuban in Texas\n\n19:39 — New bipartisan bill: strip pensions from members of Congress found guilty of ethics violations\n\n20:10 — Erin and Kurt agree: lose your floor privileges, healthcare, and pension if censured or expelled\n\n21:16 — The flip side: should former presidents get lifetime pay so they're not stuck hustling for cash post-office?\n\n22:56 — Means-testing the idea — wealthy ex-presidents like Trump or Romney wouldn't need it\n\n24:04 — Historical context: the presidency wasn't designed for a 40-year retirement\n\n24:34 — Erin on the Bidens' post-presidency cash-ins, with a pointed Hunter Biden aside","author_name":"Party Lines with Kurt & Erin","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5169525-party-lines-with-kurt-erin","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43587028/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}