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The men of GLoP reunite to discuss the hit Amazon Prime Video The Boys. Is it a parody? Is it an homage? Or just a dark comedy? We investigate (warning: there may be a minor spoiler or two in this segment). Also, when he was "Anonymous," the New York Times described Miles Taylor as a senior administration official. Spoiler alert: he was not senior and was likely not privy to any of the discussions he wrote about in the Times column or his book. We discuss. Also, is streaming really more popular than broadcast TV? Rob Long has some thoughts. Finally, who is the real Homer Simpson? GLoP debates. And yes, there is a bit of talk about the impending election (brace yourselves, commenters!), a mildly risqué joke that may or may not offend several billion people, and GLoP finally answers the question millions have pondered: what does former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and mass killer Charles Manson have in common? We're certainly not going to spoil that one.

Hosts:
John PodhoretzJonah GoldbergRob Long

Discussion (62)

  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne

    How do we know the polls are right? Maybe they are. I don't know. I guess we will see a few days from now but if Harris Biden speaks buy, shouldn't we still be a little skeptical of the polls that predicted a blow out for Biden?

  • SParker@SParker

    Wow, I thought the Reich/Manson common feature was going to be "diminutive," with "delusional" as a hedge, followed closely by a side-bet on "evil." Which could be easily combined into "evil dwarves with the mistaken notion they know something about economics." (Pray for section 230.) However, the common feature seems to be that both Robert Reich and Vincent Bugliosi have pedestrian imaginations. Have to admit I was hoping for more.

  • OccupantCDN@OccupantCDN
    Edited

    Good points, interesting topics, to address them out of order. Is QAnon really that crazy? All the details are undoubtedly wrong - but really? In a world that includes Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, NXIVM is it really impossible? Is it crazy to think that there are powerful, connected people that are actually an organized crime syndicate?

    I agree, How Homer Simpson was ruined over the run of the Simpsons:

    While watching the Simpsons back in the 90s, I think the original premise of the Simpson's was to be the Anti-Cosby show. I really identified my dad with the early Homer Simpson. He was never psychically violent with us, that much. Looking back as an adult, I see him in a different light. Because I know more about where he came from and how so many from the same backgrounds turned out so much worse. All things considered, he's a Prince among men.

    Next week is my parents 56th wedding anniversary, which is amazing, 56 years of marital misery.

    You should look into the book, "Chaos: Charles Manson, CIA and the Secret History of the 60s" by Tim O'Niel. It basically finds Charles Manson may have been a 'victim' of the CIA's MKULTRA program - its how he was (like Jeffrey Epstein) was able to get arrested on several occasions, and walk away from some pretty serious charges.

    Amazon Link

    The author on Joe Rogan:

    Good talk, I really enjoyed this GLOP. You should look into having Tim O'Niel on the podcast, he'd be an interesting discussion.

  • OccupantCDN@OccupantCDN
    ReplyingtoSParker

    SParker (View Comment):

    Wow, I thought the Reich/Manson common feature was going to be “diminutive,” with “delusional” as a hedge, followed closely by a side-bet on “evil.” Which could be easily combined into “evil dwarves with the mistaken notion they know something about economics.” (Pray for section 230.) However, the common feature seems to be that both Robert Reich and Vincent Bugliosi have pedestrian imaginations. Have to admit I was hoping for more.

    I have a friend on Facebook that keeps pushing Robert Reich memes all the time. (I occasionally snooze him for 30 days, when his non-sense gets to rich..) I think the only thing preventing the formation of a Reich Cult, is his complete lack of personal charm. I sometimes think he's the alter-ego of Paul Krugman. If you think about it, they're never in the same room together, and their stupid utterances are almost completely inter-changeable.

  • Jon1979@Jon1979
    ReplyingtoSParker

    SParker (View Comment):

    Wow, I thought the Reich/Manson common feature was going to be “diminutive,” with “delusional” as a hedge, followed closely by a side-bet on “evil.” Which could be easily combined into “evil dwarves with the mistaken notion they know something about economics.” (Pray for section 230.) However, the common feature seems to be that both Robert Reich and Vincent Bugliosi have pedestrian imaginations. Have to admit I was hoping for more.

    I would have though it was both were jealous of Roman Polanski.

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