RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Literally since day one on Ricochet, Rob Long has held the position of RINO Squish in residence.
Today, we try to put that appellation to rest with this, our first episode of RINO Intervention. Our very special guest interventionist: the one and only Ann Coulter. Ricochet's Peter Robinson has the unenviable duty of refereeing between the two. Will Rob's squishyness sink? You'll have to tune in to find out.
You know the drill: You have to be a member to hear this podcast. Not a member yet? We're here to help: Simply click here to join and in mere moments, you too can listen in on Rob's therapy session. Already a member? Click here to play the show in your browser or subscribe via iTunes. On a mobile device? No problem! Click here and choose direct link for MP3 file.
P.S. Pre-order Ann's new book Demonic today!
- Comment (55)
- · Quote
- · UnfollowFollow (5)
Comments:
Aug '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Yeti,
I remain skeptical of the concept but I love the album art of a rhino on a shrink's couch. Looking forward to listening to the podcast.
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
We have EJHill to thank for that.
Update: For those that do not use iTunes, here it is:
May '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
ME thinks the podcast is not yet available in itunes or the rss link...
Jun '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Half of the population doesn't pay taxes? Have you ever heard of Lotto? Not to mention taxes on alcohol and tobacco. The "poor" just don't know how much they're getting scammed. The Republicans should promise every American free lottery tickets. Neither the cost nor the pay-outs will change. It's the perfect scam!
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Which is worse: the disease or the cure?
Aug '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
The correct RSS link: http://ricochet.com/podcast/members/RINO-Intervention
It does work in iTunes.
May '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
This is brilliant. I can't wait to listen to it. Wednsday morning bike ride, I'm thinking.
Edited on May 17, 2011 at 12:48amRe: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
I haven't had time to listen yet--can't the president pay my mortgage so I don't have to, you know, work so much?--but after the last period of heresies from Gingrich, Romney and, before them, Trump, my friend Rob seems the very model of a modern major conservative (with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan).
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Good darned point. We were referring to income taxes, of course, but it can't be stated too often how much everyone, but especially the poor, are being scammed.
Jul '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Hey, hey, hey....Lotto is an investment in our children's education.
California teachers turned out in droves over the weekend. Their primary talking point is that if we don't invest in children's education now, we'll pay $48,000 per year to incarcerate them later on.
So Lotto is one heck of a good investment, buster.
Apr '11
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Another great podcast: thank you. (I listened to it while preparing dinner for my father's 87th birthday; nice way to start the evening.)
Jul '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Rob is not and never has been a RINO.
On the National Review cruise I personally witnessed him plucking a morsel of food from the mouth of a poor child and snarling as he shoved aside an old lady in a wheelchair. If that's not conservative, what is?
May '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Mr Robinson: How do you put a podcast in a brown paper bag?
You check your headphones on the CTA to ensure the woman sitting next to you watching The Rachel Maddow Show doesn't hear your conservative podcast. True story (as I was listening to those very words).
Aug '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
"No government 'investments' up in Silicon Valley"
Not exactly. There are three reasons why Silicon Valley is where it is:
The first two of these three issues could reasonably be described as government "investments."
Look, I'm not a fan of industrial policy, and I think it's important that these subsidies were indirect which mitigates the problems of central planning and rent-seeking (as compared to the whole "green economy" nonsense), but it's a bit of a stretch to see Silicon Valley as a libertarian paradise, especially in that cluster economy's formative period of the 1960s and 1970s.
Oct '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Heh, not sure I like Coulter's single-minded focus on tactics. I think she is misjudging modern politics.
Doublethink has reached critical mass in this country, and a major political realignment is near. That means politicians who play the old polarizing game are going to lose out. This is when politicians like Reagan pop up (center-right moderate populists) or mass-scale riots break out (e.g. the 60s).
I'm not saying we need Mitt. Reagan's special brand of "restrained squishyness" (I just made that up), where conservative advisors are used to restrain idealism, is what we need. Unfortunately, I don't think we have any candidates this time around (I think Chris Christie and Paul Ryan are the most exciting in that regard, but neither will run).
Jan '11
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
To no one's surprise, I agree with Ann ... social issues are a selling point, not a drag. The people who think that social issues are a political drag (incorrectly) assume that social issues are morality being imposed on everyone else. But, the rest of us don't think of it that way.
When it doesn't have anything to do with government's role in life, I may dislike the view of humanity some issues reveal, but I don't treat them as political issues. However, when government has a legitimate concern, then we should advocate for what we believe.
Not all moral issues are government concerns, but some are. For those issues, voters need to identify how we want government to treat them.
Oct '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
KC Mulville: To no one's surprise, I agree with Ann ... social issues are a selling point, not a drag. The people who think that social issues are a political drag (incorrectly) assume that social issues are morality being imposed on everyone else. But, the rest of us don't think of it that way.
Not all moral issues are government concerns, but some are. For those issues, voters need to identify how we want government to treat them. · May 16 at 5:30pm
Yeah but it's just populist polarizing tactics. And I'm telling you, those are going to stop working very, very soon. It frankly doesn't matter who is right or wrong on that sort of thing; with the level of political doublethink so high, people are going to turn en masse against old-style political strategies.
The kind of right/center unity populism of Reagan is what we will need. Probably not right now, but sometime in the next 1-2 years. When things change, I suspect they will change overnight (remember no one saw Reagan coming).
Mar '11
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Hey, Rob! Get Ann on every day and I'll pay $ 13.58 for a latte. Hey KC, I'm with you.
Jun '10
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Re: Faith
Faith is a gift that is freely given to those who ask for it. Pray with an open heart to God the Father, and He will answer. But your heart must be open and your intentions sincere. The practice of prayer opens a channel between the creature and his Creator. I fully understand the doubts of those who lack faith. I wandered in the wilderness myself for many years. Non-believers don't understand the transformative effects, even as they envy the results. Pray you well, and pray you hard, with the utmost sincerity and humility that you can muster and you will be answered. The gift of faith will be yours.
Feb '11
Re: RINO Intervention #1: Dr. Coulter Will See You Now
Rob, Rob, Rob! Unless the federal income tax is completely eliminated in order to create a national sales tax, we will end up with double taxation. Nothing in our history would indicate that an agreement to merely limit the income tax rates in return for agreeing to a national sales tax would be honored over time. In 1986, the elimination of a great number of tax write offs were justified by the promise of lower rates; I don't here anyone who wants to increase tax rates offering to reinstate the write offs. Sadly, it is a absolute that no matter how much the government brings in, it will spend beyond its revenues.
We must starve the beast to help force decreases in spending.