Ricochet Podcast #98: Does Not Compute
We've got a full boat this week: InstaPundit's Glenn's Reynolds, firearms for Christmas, havoc in the primary process, our choice for Person of The Year, and driving across America with Rob Long. Yup, it's another Ricochet Podcast.
Music from this week's episode:
- This Is Why We Fight by The Decemberists
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
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Aug '11
Re: Ricochet Podcast #98: Does Not Compute
"Space Family Robinson!"
(Except the poor guy is stuck playing Dr. Smith.)
May '10
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And he doesn't look happy about it either.
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That Joel Kotkin/suburbs interview is superb. I'd missed it, glad Glenn mentioned.
Jul '10
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Agreed.
"Person of the Year"
Apr '11
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James is vastly better qualified to be Dr. Smith. Much nearer by a hairline!
Jun '10
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Mr. Robinson: Where in upstate New York did you grow up?
Sep '10
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So true! As I'm sure you know, Reason magazine has covered the sprawl fixation for decades. I so wish it and Glenn were better known! ... Glenn is one of my heroes because he's fair and generous and comes from great people but doesn't brag about it and is interested in so many things but is natural and apparently easy-going. I'm from the south so I can get away with calling him that best kind of good-ole-boy. (Not to mention that his wife is gorgeous and smart and tough.) Very glad he was on the podcast.
Re: Ricochet Podcast #98: Does Not Compute
Vestal, just outside Binghamton.
Feb '11
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Peter, the notion of Florida's importance was the basis of Rudy Giuliani's strategy last time, no?
May '10
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Amazon continues to tease by showing Richard Epstein's broadside in the Kindle store, but flagging it as "not currently available".
Mar '11
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Leslie Watkins: .. Glenn is one of my heroes because he's fair and generous and comes from great people but doesn't brag about it and is interested in so many things but is natural and apparently easy-going. I'm from the south so I can get away with calling him that best kind of good-ole-boy. (Not to mention that his wife is gorgeous and smart and tough.) Very glad he was on the podcast. · Dec 15 at 4:21pm
Anyone who uses the expression "blowed up good" is OK in my book.
Edited on December 16, 2011 at 4:58pmDec '11
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Peter Robinson
Vestal, just outside Binghamton. · Dec 15 at 6:06pm
Neat, I was raised in Livonia near Rochester.
Nov '10
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Peter,
that would be Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada.
Jan '11
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Peter, Peter, Peter. At one point you threatened to do part of a podcast about Canada, and you can't remember our PM's name? We Canadians have a big enough inferiority complex as it is!
He really is part of an interesting story - he has been slowly building the PC party over many years - leader of minority governments, and now finally a majority government. His government is pushing many things, such as immigration reform, abolishment of the long gun registry, and abandoning the Kyoto protocol/treaty.
For him to steer this moderate-ish left country to moderate right is fantastic for us (ahem) centre-right Canadians. There are potentially some lessons for the right in the USA in this. . . .
Sep '10
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Erik I suggest we have the typical reaction that a Canadian has when they believe they've been dissed: we'll crinkle our brow ever so slightly, purse our lips and say you're welcome.
Apr '11
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Oh James! Every one knows Ding-dong is a Korean name.
Jan '11
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PseudoD, thank you, and sorry. (Another innate Canadian reaction)
Sep '10
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Bill Shatner says this is another typical Canadian reaction:
Not bad, not bad.
Jan '11
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PseudoD, at cocktail parties I can even say I know the president of Uzbekistan for heaven's sake! (Islam Karimov) Oh wait, I learned that here, never mind!
Mar '11
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Rob says Amarillo people are so friendly? What I remember most about Amarillo, having just driven through it two months ago, was that I could smell it long before I could see it. I read an article saying Texas has 600k less cattle because of a drought. Well, my nose said otherwise.