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August 23, 2024
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An Enema Election

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The Democratic National Convention Dance Party has come to a close. Now that they’ve had time to overcome the disappointment that Beyonce didn’t show, Steve, James, and Rob are left wondering: can the left pull off the continuity/new path forward message they’ve settled on?

Plus, with Rob back, we’re treated to a story about his attempt to win the ’92 election with the help of Murphy Brown and Rush Limbaugh; along with a few tips for making it out of the Amazon fully intact.

Hosts:
•James Lileks•Rob Long•Steve Hayward

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    Andrew Troutman@Dotorimuk·2y

    Good Murphy Brown story. Bill Kristol was wrong about things back then too.

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    RufusRJones@RufusRJones·2y

    This is why McGovern wanted a 99% inheritance tax:

    McGovern had made several real estate investments in the D.C. area and became interested in hotel operations.[269] In 1988, using the money he had earned from his speeches, the McGoverns bought, renovated, and began running a 150-room inn in Stratford, Connecticut, with the goal of providing a hotel, restaurant, and public conference facility.[269][282] It went into bankruptcy in 1990 and closed the following year.[283] In 1992 McGovern published his reflections on the experience in the Wall Street Journal and the Nation's Restaurant News.[282][284] He attributed part of the failure to the early 1990s recession, but also part to the cost of dealing with federal, state, and local regulations that were passed with good intentions but made life difficult for small businesses, and to the cost of dealing with frivolous lawsuits.[282] McGovern wrote, "I ... wish that during the years I was in public office I had had this firsthand experience about the difficulties business people face every day. That knowledge would have made me a better U.S. senator and a more understanding presidential contender."[282] His statement would still be resonating with American conservatives two decades later.[285]

    These uninformed idiots have so much power for no good reason.

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    RufusRJones@RufusRJones·2y

    I thought the analysis of the EPA at the beginning was excellent. "One billion dollar solutions to $1 million problems."

    The Ludwig von Mises Institute Is Right About Everything™

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    GlennAmurgis@GlennAmurgis·2y
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    Andrew Troutman (View Comment):

    Good Murphy Brown story. Bill Kristol was wrong about things back then too.

    Kristol probably advised Quayle on how to spell Potato.

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    jeffreykohagen@jeffreykohagen·2y

    Line of the week has to be

    Murphy Brown giving birth to Charlie McCarthy

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