Eric Schmitt's Jack Smith "perjury" gotcha ends in a Caitlin Clark own goal — Dingus of the Week Podcast #43

<html><p>On Tuesday, Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt <a href="mediaite.com/media/news/completely-humiliating…; target="_blank">accused former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury</a> at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, saying Smith had gone to an Atlanta Hawks game the day after Fani Willis and Nathan Wade's affair became public. The evidence? His goon flashes a poster board depicting text messages that Schmitt said tied him to an Atlanta Hawks game. </p><p>Only... turns out he was just going watch phenom Caitlin Clark play in Maryland. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar <a href="newsnationnow.com/politics/eric-schmitt-fumble…; target="_blank">pointed out the mix-up</a> while Schmitt was still calling Smith a "dirtbag." </p><p>It got worse from there. Sean Hannity and Benny Johnson <a href="newsweek.com/implosion-of-eric-schmitt-1250550…; target="_blank">deleted their victory-lap posts</a>. MS NOW reported that Schmitt was <a href="thedailybeast.com/gop-goon-hit-with-fresh-humi…; target="_blank">warned the texts hadn't been vetted</a>, and Axios had floated him that same morning as a <a href="axios.com/2026/09/29/eric-schmitt-jd-vance-vic…; target="_blank">possible 2028 Vance running mate</a>. Schmitt, a former Missouri attorney general, has a <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmitt"; target="_blank">track record</a> of confident, losing legal gambles, including a COVID suit against China that <a href="missouriindependent.com/2022/07/08/federal-jud…; target="_blank">a judge dismissed</a>.</p><p>On this episode of <strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK,</strong> hosts <strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> and <strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> explain why a senator who spent years invoking women's sports forgot that women play then. And surely you saw Katie Britt's reaction shot.</p><p><strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong> is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday morning.</p><h3><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW by </strong><u><strong><a href="patreon.com/cw/LyzLenz"; target="_blank">subscribing on Patreon</a></strong></u><strong>.</strong></h3><p><strong>👑 $5/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928874"; target="_blank">Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (3 weekly newsletters, 1 podcast, and our entire archive)</p><p><strong>👑👑 $10/month</strong> - <u><a href="patreon.com/checkout/LyzLenz?rid=26928880"; target="_blank">Definitely Not a Dingus tier</a></u> (all the above + polls and topic submissions, a chat community, weekly discussions, comment access, and our love)</p><p><strong>SEND US YOUR DINGUS.</strong> <u><a href="memo.fm/dingus"; target="_blank">Record a voice memo</a></u> and tell us who your dingus of the week is. Make it good and you'll hear your voice on the show. You can also email those to <u><a href="mailto:menyellatme@gmail.com" target="_blank">menyellatme@gmail.com</a></u>. </p><p><strong>FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek"; target="_blank">Youtube</a></p></li><li><p><a href="instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/"; target="_blank">Instagram</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> is the HBIC of MYAM Media. </p><p><strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> <u><a href="instagram.com/zachosmith/#"; target="_blank">writes about politics</a></u> for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (<a href="instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)" target="_blank">instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)</a> and TikTok (<a href="tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith)." target="_blank">tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).</a></p><p><u><strong><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank">LAURA BENITEZ</a></strong></u><u><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank"> wrote the theme song.</a></u></p><p><strong>SHOW RUNDOWN:</strong></p><p>0:00 - Intro: October surprises and Iowa's midterm<br/>3:22 - Trump's $15 billion Lee County steel mill, Foxconn flashbacks, and Iowa's tax-break giveaways<br/>16:22 - Who's the Dingus of the Week: Sen. Eric Schmitt<br/>21:40 - The Jack Smith hearing: the Atlanta questions, the poster board, and Klobuchar catching the Hawks/Hawkeyes mix-up<br/>28:23 - Schmitt's "only NBA game" defense, Katie Britt's reaction shot, and Brian's voicemail<br/>33:28 - The MS NOW leak, Hannity and Benny Johnson's deleted posts, and the Vance VP buzz<br/>47:46 - Molly's voicemail and a heavy week of news<br/>1:01:15 - Joy: dating-app AI rejections, a stepmom shoutout, Walter Anderson woodblocks, and Carly Rae Jepsen<br/>1:10:25 - Outro</p></html>