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It's the rare two-headed GLoP this week as Jonah Goldberg is traveling. But that doesn't mean it's still not 100% fun: we've got some Rank Punditry® on Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, we've got some views on the ScarJo dust up with Disney, we've got some opinions on the humongous South Park deal and why Trey Parker and Matt Stone are probably the savviest businessmen in Hollywood. All that and other assorted laughs, slightly risqué jokes, and juvenile references. You know, a regular GLoP.

Hosts:
John PodhoretzRob Long

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  • kedavis@kedavis

    Later episodes of Jeannie had the synopsis of how he found her etc, but the very first episode - which was in black-and-white, pretty common for pilot episodes in those days since it cost a lot less - covers the whole event in detail.

  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne
    Somalis have not contributed to America. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali being an exception.) I'm fine with Afghannis coming to America if they give up Islam. I reviewed a book that covered some of this. In conclusion, Islamic people don't integrate into liberal societies.
  • Henry Castaigne@HenryCastaigne
    Replyingtokedavis

    Henry Castaigne (View Comment):

    Somalis have not contributed to America. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali being an exception.) I’m fine with Afghannis coming to America if they give up Islam.

    kedavis (View Comment):

    And it would need to be enforced. One trip to a mosque, and back to Afghanistan they go!

    So JPod and Rob Long really believe that Afghanis would benefit our society and that everyone who is concerned about Afghani refugees is racist? Do they honestly believe that Afghanis will be like Vietnamese immigrants?

  • kedavis@kedavis
    ReplyingtoHenry Castaigne

    Henry Castaigne (View Comment):

    Somalis have not contributed to America. (Ayaan Hirsi Ali being an exception.) I’m fine with Afghannis coming to America if they give up Islam.

    kedavis (View Comment):

    And it would need to be enforced. One trip to a mosque, and back to Afghanistan they go!

    Henry Castaigne (View Comment):

    So JPod and Rob Long really believe that Afghanis would benefit our society and that everyone who is concerned about Afghani refugees is racist? Do they honestly believe that Afghanis will be like Vietnamese immigrants?

    Some of them might be fine, but how to tell in advance? Requiring them to disavow islam is probably a good start. From what I've learned of history, over the past 2000 years or whatever, the only successful way any country seems to have dealt with islam, is by expulsion.

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