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The Legacy of Lindsey Graham

July 29, 2026

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The Legacy of Lindsey Graham

“This is what we've been trying to do the whole time.” That's Lindsey Graham, caught on camera in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. launching its war against Iran, speaking to a documentary crew that had been following him for months. The clip, released shortly before his death, offers an unguarded window into the mind of a man being eulogized by figures like JD Vance as a charming, principled public servant. Dave Smith argues that the footage exposes something far darker—and that the gap between the eulogies and the reality reveals a fundamental failure in how we judge political actors.

The Certainty That Was Wrong

The most damning evidence comes from Graham's own predictions. In the documentary footage, Graham explains with clinical confidence how the Iranian regime would lose control of its cities within three to four weeks, how a few cities would fall and create "almost irreversible momentum," and how the war would quickly topple the government. What actually happened? In the days following his prediction, Iran saw million-man marches in support of the regime. The war dragged on for months with no regime change, no cities falling, no momentum.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:06) **Show Opening & Missed Speaking Engagement** - Dave Smith explains his flight to a Young Americans for Liberty event was canceled, and he will address them via Zoom instead.
  • 2 (06:11) **Introducing the Lindsey Graham Thesis** - Dave pivots to discuss the legacy of Lindsey Graham following his death, framing him as a central villain in the U.S. war machine.
  • 3 (14:52) **Clip 1: Graham's Certainty of Victory in Iran** - A clip is played where Graham confidently predicts the Iranian regime will lose control of its cities within weeks of the U.S. war.
  • 4 (21:42) **The "Arrogant Dumbass" Defense of Evil** - Dave deconstructs the moral defense that warmongers like Graham are simply misguided, not evil.
  • 5 (29:20) **Clip 2: Graham's Glee and "Life's Work"** - A second clip shows Graham gleefully celebrating the start of the war, calling it his "life's work" and comparing Trump and Netanyahu to Roosevelt and Churchill.
  • 6 (36:55) **Clip 3: Graham Begging Netanyahu for More War** - In a phone call, Graham childishly asks Netanyahu if he should ask Trump to join the war in Lebanon, only to be told "not yet" by a more strategic Netanyahu.
  • 7 (42:22) **Segment Shift: Mayor Adams' Socialist Grocery Stores** - Dave transitions to criticize NYC Mayor Eric Adams' plan to open five city-run grocery stores that sell select goods at 30% below market price.

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Show Notes

Dave Smith brings you the latest in politics! On this episode of Part Of The Problem, Dave and Robbie "the Fire" Bernstein discuss the videos of Lindsey Graham released since his d eath in which he celebrates Netanyahu and the war with Iran, Zoran Mamdani's unveiling of his new government funded grocery stores in NYC, and more.


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