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Got the full band back together for this one and we’ve got Scott Adams on base (see what we did there?). You know Scott as the Dilbert dude, but you also know that he’s been a staunch supporter of the President since the ’16 primaries. So we wanted to see where Scott’s head is at in the midst of impeachment and well, he does not disappoint. Also, Mike Bloomberg writes a big check, and Ricochet member @cowgirl wins the coveted Lileks Post of The Week for her post Service…As in: When I’m Dead, Use this Music at My Service. What’s your service song? Tell us in the comments.
Also, we’ve got a new Long Poll question for you, and finally, the new Disney + streaming service wants you to know that “older movies have ‘Outdated Cultural Depictions’”. OK, so do most people. Got a problem with that?
Music from this week’s episode: End of The Line by The Traveling Wilburys
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I can’t believe that while ticking off fictional nations in a comment on the Scott Adams episode, I didn’t mention Elbonia.
Wow, I didn’t think of that either!
Right and that is not my point.
ANALYSIS: True.
I only bring it up because others bring it up because the Democrat field is so flaky. I just can’t see her wanting the power and responsibility. It’s a running joke in Minnesota.
Dennis Miller, for one, thinks Howard Dean did the crazy scream in 2004 because he was afraid he might actually win.
Enjoyed the Scott Adams’ interview. Ever since I heard him ‘think outside the box’ on North Korea and Kim, I have been intrigued by his ideas. We’ll see if he’s right.
You are right! That you so much! I now think that it is much more likely to be Buttigieg-Klobuchar. Thank you so much for the time you took to unearth this.
Oooh. Peter’s semi-rant on the “irregular channels” got me thinking.
@peterrobinson, when you finish the book you’re working on, you should follow it up with Precedent. It could be a history of the Presidential office that puts the Trump presidency in the proper light.
I just want to thank you, @jameslileks, for keeping up the “Post of the Week” feature. It gives the non-subscribers a little bit of insight into what they are missing, and hopefully will entice a few more into joining.
They also do a very good job of aggregating podcasts and giving you a spot to talk about them.
I would not want any of the Democrats to win and so am not a fan of Biden either. That said, just as a question of history, correct me if I’m wrong about the following.
Recall Obama’s “lead from behind” participation in toppling Muammar Gaddafi.
Result: Libya became a failed state so unsafe that other nations had the sense to pull their ambassadors and staff. The U.S. did not and refused requests for better protection. Then came the Benghazi debacle where we were unprepared for what other countries had the sense to foresee. Meanwhile, North Korea observed what happened to a dictator who agreed to let go of his nuclear weapon program. (Their take away lesson…?)
I recall that within the Obama administration, Hillary promoted that disastrous policy, but Biden opposed it.
(None of this implies anything about whether Biden today could manage to function as President. Many have observed his debate responses are coherent for about the first four (prepared?) sentences. I’m just asking a question about history.)
Reading the linked Politico article, I was surprised that Biden would admit Trump was right and Obama/Clinton were wrong about Libya. Then I realized the interview was from June, 2016.
There are times that Joe Biden has been a merciless political hack – “Republicans want to put y’all back in chains” – and times where he has been more reasonable.
I agree there are times when he comes across as reasonable
But for me, the low point is how he has recounted the accident that killed his family. Over the years, he began to refer to the truck driver as “someone who drank his lunch” which was 100% false
The driver’s family reached out and asked him to please stop. He continued to mischaracterize the driver
I am very late to this but in the final minutes Rob said that Ben Shapiro incorrectly categorized Cheers. During this Rob said conservative could support a Lothario – a modern day Chad. Not quite. A conservative can be a Chad and can welcome a Chad into the movement, but you cannot be intellectually consistent and support Chad as an acceptable idea for society. You can tolerate it, and endure it but not prescribe it. You have to be aware it is a destructive life style for those who live it and the cultural fall out around it. These attitudes have decimated the poor whites and blacks in America. They are as anti-civilization and “anti-conservative”. Rob’s sentiment highlights why the new right feels conservatives failed to conserve anything. They look like liberals from 10-20 years ago.