{"id":2654094,"date":"2026-09-03T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnns-abby-phillip-cant-help-but-laugh-at-cringy-talarico-clip-woke-mad-libs\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:23:17","slug":"even-cnns-abby-phillip-cant-help-but-laugh-at-cringy-talarico-clip-woke-mad-libs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-cnns-abby-phillip-cant-help-but-laugh-at-cringy-talarico-clip-woke-mad-libs\/","title":{"rendered":"Even CNN&#8217;s Abby Phillip Can&#8217;t Help But Laugh at &#8216;Cringy&#8217; Talarico Clip: &#8216;Woke Mad Libs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feven-cnns-abby-phillip-cant-help-but-laugh-at-cringy-talarico-clip-woke-mad-libs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content discusses the political persona and statements of James Talarico, a Texas state representative known for his progressive views. It highlights that Talarico has made controversial claims, such as denouncing capitalism, linking climate change too white supremacy, and expressing radical ideas about religion and society. His past comments, including aligning Christianity with violence and making provocative statements about race and religion, have been widely criticized and scrutinized.The article suggests that Talarico is attempting to rebrand himself to appeal to moderates and broader voters,but his previous outspoken positions and the tone of his remarks indicate a consistent alignment with progressive and &#8220;woke&#8221; ideologies. It also mentions his campaign efforts to connect with diffrent communities, his comments on religion, and his stance on various social issues, painting a picture of a politician deeply immersed in progressive activism and rhetoric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When even CNN admits that a candidate whose viability could determine Democrat control of the Senate was engaging in \u201cwoke mad libs\u201d during a clip, it\u2019s bad.<\/p>\n<p>But then, it\u2019s just another day that ends in Y for James Talarico, the Texas state representative who hopes to flip the Lone Star state blue. Talarico is marketing himself as a moderate and a \u201cPresbyterian seminarian,\u201d but the problem is that he lives in the age of video and that he\u2019s said a lot of things on camera that prove this is ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>The latest, in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dave-portnoy-shocked-people-fled-countries-disasters-spreading-socialism-across-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denounced capitalism<\/a> during a virtual forum in 2020, couldn\u2019t even draw a defense from CNN\u2019s reliably liberal \u201cNewsnight\u201d moderator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnns-abby-phillip-makes-humiliating-air-correction-getting-nyc-terror-attack-story-completely-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abby Phillip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The comments were made to the Sierra Club back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung activists have really drawn the link between climate change and white supremacy and capitalism in our country,\u201d Talarico says in the clip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think only in the ways that all three of those oppressive systems work together are we going to be able to begin the process of dismantling them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Phillip noted that \u201cat a time that he\u2019s hoping to broaden his appeal, Talarico has been forced to walk back his history of progressive politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA spokesperson for the campaign told CNN that Talarico has already acknowledged some of his past comments, quote, \u2018missed the mark,\u2019 and Talarico called them \u2018cringy,&#8217;\u201d she added, before appending her own assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is what some people are calling peak woke,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s almost like woke mad libs in that statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN NewsNight\u2019s Abby Phillip calls out James Talarico for exemplifying \u201cpeak woke\u201d and engaging in \u201cwoke MadLibs\u201d in the wake of the CNN report that the Texas Democrat Senate candidate called capitalism \u201coppressive\u201d and linked climate change to white supremacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zUzKG8vjed\">pic.twitter.com\/zUzKG8vjed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2094981265279664604?\">September 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The problem for Talarico is that a lot of his campaign, when he\u2019s asked to take a position that he\u2019s a new sort of Democrat that Texans can get behind and that he\u2019s not his opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton \u2014 who, like it or not, many (including Republicans) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ken-paxtons-senator-wife-files-divorce-biblical-grounds-shakes-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">think is a problematic candidate<\/a> \u2014 ends up being \u201cwoke mad libs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, there are his past statements. You know, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/apostasy-talarico-pastors-perverted-christianity-calling-god-violent-st-paul-creep-marys-myth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGod is nonbinary,\u201d<\/a> there are six biological sexes, white men are America\u2019s greatest terror threat, America\u2019s border should be a \u201cfront porch,\u201d that sort of thing.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest hits has been circulating for a while, after all:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A recap of what James Talarico believes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jesus Christ was a \u201cradical feminist\u201d<br \/> \u2013 White men are the \u201cgreatest\u201d terror threat<br \/> \u2013 There are \u201csix\u201d biological sexes<br \/> \u2013 The border should be a \u201cfront porch\u201d<br \/> \u2013 Atheists are \u201cmore Christ-like\u201d than Christians<\/p>\n<p>Talarico is too woke, too\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R72OMkIuqj\">pic.twitter.com\/R72OMkIuqj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lancegooden\/status\/2029602164562092305?\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The problem is, this hasn\u2019t really ended. Talarico may be one of the people signing onto the now-legendary Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mantra that \u201cWoke 1 was crazy,\u201d but he\u2019s either still on \u201cWoke 1\u201d or we\u2019re witnessing, with his campaign, the first of the sequel, \u201c2 Woke 2 Furious Karens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Take his remarks over the conviction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-judge-slaps-karmelo-anthonys-bid-new-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karmelo Anthony<\/a>, the black teen who stabbed a white teen to death without provocation. The whole thing was caught on video and there was ample eyewitness evidence, too, that this was an open-and-shut case of murder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-talarico-says-without-black-jurors-karmelo-anthony-couldnt-get-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not to Talarico<\/a>, who said of his conviction that \u201cI know that there were no black members of the jury, and to me, that\u2019s the only evidence you need to really prove that this system is not working for black Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">James Talarico says Karmelo Anthony was convicted because \u201cthere were no black members of the jury\u201d and the \u201csystem is not working for black Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karmelo Anthony stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf to death for absolutely no reason.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jamestalarico?\">@jamestalarico<\/a> sides with the killer. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFIPWiMxp2\">pic.twitter.com\/kFIPWiMxp2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realBrandonGill\/status\/2090259492302696475?\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You could make the point that Talarico is pandering to the black community, where he\u2019s had trouble making inroads. The thing is, every woke mad lib that comes out of his mouth is a matter of making political inroads. It\u2019s worked thus far, after all, since he\u2019s the senatorial nominee in what\u2019s become a swing seat in a midterm election.<\/p>\n<p>As for his \u201cPresbyterian seminarian\u201d Christian bona fides, consider remarks he made in February to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/03\/02\/james-talarico-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Yorker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[My campaign manager] and I talk about how Judaism is Season 1 of the show, Christianity is Season 2, and Islam is Season 3,\u201d Talarico said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Season 2 \u2014 the most violent season. My religion has done more damage to both of those religions than they\u2019ve done to each other,\u201d he continued, adding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unearthed-interview-james-talarico-called-christianity-violent-religion-saw-atheists-christlike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">even Hindus and atheists<\/a> could be \u201cmore Christlike than some Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In short, the man has been serving woke word salad before, during, and since 2020. 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