Ricochet Podcast #103: Take It Easy
We've got a full boat this week with author, screenwriter, and video columnist Andrew Klavan and everybody's favorite Republican strategist and observer Mike Murphy. Go ahead -- applaud. This isn't an NBC debate. Of course we cover the race, so we won't synopsize that here. But then we take a hard turn into pop culture and delve into a fascinating conversation about the Oscars and the changing landscape of entertainment. A welcome respite from Newt Romney.
Music from this week's episode:
- This Is Why We Fight by The Decemberists
- Take It Easy by Jackson Browne
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Feb '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #103: Take It Easy
Here, here! I feel that Peter should have been providing Drew with some desk-pounding for that great soliloquy of the irrelevance of today's movies.
By the way I feel that Drew and James should put together a list of the greatest movies anyone should see (perhaps there's been a previous post on this). I remember see 'The Best Years Of Our Lives" after it was discussed and thinking, 'wow, i really must be missing a lot."
Sep '10
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Think of it like going to the dentist: we're trying to get our cavities filled until we get that winning smile we need.
Feb '11
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At 26:30 Lileks said "the color of a candidate." Sound race alarms.
Sep '10
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I think he's referring to the color Orange.
May '10
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I think Mike Murphy makes these podcasts GREAT!! I love his fast talking and funny insider analysis. Debate on Jupiter in 3D -- greatness. Keep him coming back. Ricochet would be worth two (2) grande non-fat lattes at the flagship Starbucks in Seattle with more Mike Murphy. All those who disagree -- please remember the Ricochet code of conduct :)
Loved the movie analysis too. Thought I wouldn't but it was very entertaining as well.
Jan '11
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hippopotomoetc, Murphy's comment about the Charles Lindbergh Airport having direct flights to Berlin (months ago) still makes me laugh. I agree, I like the podcasts more when they are pop culture/politics blend rather than pure (political) horserace analysis
May '10
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Murphy speaks truth to power. You can hope he's wrong, but you can't ignore his perspective. He lives outside the Rico-bubble and I find his insights both refreshing as well as entertaining. Yes he is cynical but his perspective is pragmatic rather than ideological. We all speak of Obama's socialist utopianism, but are equally guilty on this site of pressing for a similarly unrealistic conservative ideal. Murphy lives in the real world. He made me like Mitt more -- I hope he ends up running that campaign.
May '10
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@Trace: You have to go sit in the corner for 10 minutes for using the phrase "truth to power."
And Murphy does not live in the real world, he lives in California.
Jan '11
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Trace Urdan - agree re bubble thingy. I just talked to a very nice person who said that Obama's SOTU was inspiring. No rational argument could dissuade her. Reminds me about Murphy's line about yelling at the cab driver . . . .
May '10
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EJHill: @Trace: You have to go sit in the corner for 10 minutes for using the phrase "truth to power."
And Murphy does not live in the real world, he lives in California. · 2 minutes ago
Touche.
Jun '11
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Absolutely love Mike Murphy. I admit he probably drives the idealists nuts, including my wife, who probably would wince at what he might have had to say about Palin, but he's part of what makes Ricochet "center-right" and diverse. Please keep having him on!
Re: Ricochet Podcast #103: Take It Easy
Trace Urdan
EJHill: @Trace: You have to go sit in the corner for 10 minutes for using the phrase "truth to power."
And Murphy does not live in the real world, he lives in California. · 2 minutes ago
Touche. · 3 hours ago
Double touche!
Sep '10
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Rob Long
Trace Urdan
EJHill: @Trace: You have to go sit in the corner for 10 minutes for using the phrase "truth to power."
And Murphy does not live in the real world, he lives in California. · 2 minutes ago
Touche. · 3 hours ago
Double touche! · 0 minutes ago
Triple touche.
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #103: Take It Easy
Trace Urdan
EJHill: @Trace: You have to go sit in the corner for 10 minutes for using the phrase "truth to power."
And Murphy does not live in the real world, he lives in California. · 2 minutes ago
Touche. · 3 hours ago
Love him or hate him there's no way Murphy would have Romney stuck in this panhandle quagmire. He'd either Be Toast or Doing A Toast.
If a cat didn't have my tongue right now I'd rip it out.
May '10
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Listening to Murphy talk about what he'd advise Romney (in essence, give the Mittens a testosterone surge), I actually felt myself yearning for Mittens to listen to Murphy. I even shocked myself. See, I'm still miffed Murphy couldn't deliver a GOP governor for my state.
Sep '10
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The entire football stadium is yelling at Mitt:
"Take the ball from Newt Mitt. Take the ball from Newt."
Newt's headed for the endzone and Team Romney is telling the crowd to yell at Newt to get him to stop (it makes him run faster) and is trying to get someone to trip him from the sidelines. Newt's just run outside the stadium, done a Michael Jackson moonwalk, announced an interplanetary concert tour and then come back onto the field to resume his endzone march and now Team Romney's called Bob Dole in the stands to rally the troops.
This race is driving me insane. Feral awaits me.
Edited on January 26, 2012 at 9:13pmMay '10
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Totally agree with Nic
May '11
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I find Mike to be both insightful and hysterical...and I can't wait for those 3-D debates on Jupiter that Newt is sure to propose.
May '10
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Pseudodionysius
This race is driving me insane. Feral awaits me. · 1 hour ago
Oh no! And you've come so far with the ability to type with Kitty paws.
Feb '11
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Trace Urdan
..... We all speak of Obama's socialist utopianism, but are equally guilty on this site of pressing for a similarly unrealistic conservative ideal. .....
I don't know about you, Trace, but I don't speak ill of Obama's socialist utopianism because he's insufficiently moderate - I speak ill of him because he's insufficiently correct. I have no problem pressing for an ideal if it's the right thing to do.