Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
It's not every podcast that take its inspiration from a neoclassic painting. But when you have a a guest the caliber of talk radio host and super-brain Mark Levin (author of Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America), you have to step up. We cover Florida, Mitt malaise, and Steve Jobs' unique solution to saving Mexico. Then Mark joins to discuss his book, the philosophers that inspired the founding fathers, and the greatness of dogs and Ultimate Fighting Championship. We close with Santorum's long shot. Is it over? Discuss below.
Music from this week's episode:
- This Is Why We Fight by The Decemberists
- Everday Is A Winding Road by Sheryl Crow
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Mercí Beaucoup, EJ.
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Jun '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
EJ has outdone himself. This is a work of art And this comes tabula rasa: EJ recently put my sacred symbol in bed with Madeline Albright (causing me several hours of tears). I thought I'd never get over it, but art conquers all.
Edited on February 1, 2012 at 8:28pmMay '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
Brace the servers if "The Great One" decides to tout Ricochet on his show this evening. Just sayin...
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
tabula rasa: EJ has outdone himself. This is a work of art And this comes tabula rasa: EJ recently put my sacred symbol in bed with Madeline Albright (causing me several hours of tears). I thought I'd never get over it, but art conquers all. · 7 minutes ago
Edited 6 minutes ago
This may represent poetic license, but those are definitely Lileks' guns... I remember the canary muscle shirt...
Jul '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
Did his death save 100,000 as his lady assassin claims?
Here is what I do know.
If you go getting ornaments with chairman Mao.
You ain't gonna make with anyone anyhow.
But you know it's gonna be, all right.
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
But he died with the faint trace of a smile on his face...
Jun '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
I'm feeling the urge to scratch.
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
He was the victim of a death panel.
May '10
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Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
I may be risking the political equivalent of a hyperglycemic coma by listening to a podcast with the Ricochet crew and my favorite talk radio host, but I'm willing to risk it. For the children.
Sep '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
Rewt Paulney is the candidate we need. We can rebuild him, we can make him better than he was: better, faster, stronger.
Aug '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
EJ - that is magnificent !!
Couldn't improve on it ,if I tried.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Corday
p.s. Can we do a naughty one of the Marquis ?
Jan '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
EJ HIll, beautiful and subtle touch there with the inscription on the stele (right word?). PS - didn't Lileks aggravate that skin condition by documenting the sewer systems of Fargo?
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
James keeps promising me new pictures but I haven't seen anything in my mailbox. Truth be told I have resorted to hiring a cadre of his male relatives to act as stunt doubles and then I go from there.
Dec '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
I can tell you why nobody good got in Mark.
The unbroken streak of tearing down candidates that has been the romney campaign in 2008 and this year.
Does Guiliani or Huckabee have a future in politics? How is anybody from this primary going to do in 2016?
If you are thinking about national politics, no good will come from sharing a stage with Mitt.
We will see daniels and pawlenty again, but the republicans need to get mitt out of their system first, until then he is the republican career slayer. He cuts the wounds that dont heal.
Edited on February 1, 2012 at 11:07pmMay '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
It's not the Romney campaign. It's the Democrats. Christie could have held his own. Mitch's family dynamic truly is tenuous due to his wife's past indiscretions. I truly think that Paul Ryan believed himself to be too young.
Dec '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
EJHill
It's not the Romney campaign. It's the Democrats. Christie could have held his own. Mitch's family dynamic truly is tenuous due to his wife's past indiscretions. I truly think that Paul Ryan believed himself to be too young. · 0 minutes ago
Yeah, but they are supposed to be the hill we die on.
Christie is self-aware enough to know that he sells in a limited context nationally. I didnt know that mitch had a family problem and that is truely unfortunate. Ryan definitely needs to mature, but he has a future if he keeps going on the track he is going.
Edited on February 1, 2012 at 11:23pmNov '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
Great show, guys.. One of the best yet.
By the way, I can´t agree more with Peter on his Santorum comment. Great job.
Dec '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
Great show again guys. Mark Levin just seems like a natural fit for Ricochet.
Silly question: when Ricochet membership grows to the point of profitability will its uniqueness be lost to the crowds? Will it become the mall of right of center conversation rather than the mom and pop shop it is now?
May '10
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
It's not a silly question. I have pondered that myself. What are we now, about 600? (Based on Center of Gravity responses)
This is an intimate group of active contributors and members and we have developed a sense of family that even includes our own collection of inside jokes. (Piano of Doom anyone? Miramaneeeeee!) Do we become more bland to widen the appeal?
Re: Ricochet Podcast #104: The Death of Marat
The King Prawn: Great show again guys. Mark Levin just seems like a natural fit for Ricochet.
Silly question: when Ricochet membership grows to the point of profitability will its uniqueness be lost to the crowds? Will it become the mall of right of center conversation rather than the mom and pop shop it is now? · 1 hour ago
I certainly hope not. What I hope is that there's always something here happening -- and with enough person-to-person links and following tools, you'll be able to have big and small conversations.
Oh, who am I kidding? We'll never be profitable!
(Memo to investors: that was a JOKE....)