Everything Is Broken

Let me get this straight. Mr. Singleton left the Republican Party, and his reason "should be required listening for the RNC." And his reason is that President Trump is terrible. He even agrees that President Trump's policies have been good, but his rhetoric is unacceptable.

Why does the RNC need to hear that? That the party should abandon its sitting President? That's the plan?

I'm used to this nonsense from the NeverTrumpers. I generally avoid them, because it is just tiresome. Why is this highlighted in the flagship podcast here at Ricochet? Is this the new plan for the site? Or is it just that Peter's not around to push back?

The lineup of this particular podcast is particularly strange. First, the great Heather MacDonald to debunk the entire lying BLM narrative. Then Mr. Singleton, who seems to have bought in to it. (I know, he doesn't say so here. I listened to his Speak-Easy podcast, and he did it there.)

Don't we have enough NeverTrump podcasts already? My impression is that 90%+ of Republicans, and 90%+ of Ricochetti, disagree and don't really want to hear the same stale arguments. If Ricochet is going to strongly promote a new podcast, how about something that is in line with the opinions of the customers?

I understand the desire to present some black conservatives. There are many good ones, from Dr. Sowell to Larry Elder to Jason Riley. If you're looking for someone young, I think that Rafael Mangual would be a great addition.

Doesn't everybody see what's going on here? President Trump pulls off this great outreach to black voters, culminating in the outstanding State of the Union. Remember that one, back in January? It seems like a century ago, doesn't it? Then the impeachment and removal farce; the coronavirus panic; and now the BLM lies and the race riots and it's "white fragility" and reeducation camps at workplaces.

And a new podcaster in Mr. Singleton who told us, quite literally today in his podcast, that we need to "understand" black fear of the cops. Which Heather MacDonald explains is unfounded, in this podcast on the same day, with Mr. Singleton as the follow-up guest.

I'm getting whiplash here.

BLM delenda est.

We are attempting to present a number of points of view and experiences of a very complicated set of circumstances and issues that are all converging at one time. There is no agenda here beyond that.

This podcast is not Never Trump and it is not Pro Trump. We book people from across the Right and let them talk. Always has been, always will be. This particular episode is no different. We are not producing a campaign commercial for President Trump nor are we doing one for the Lincoln Project. Our hosts' political views didn't spring to life in 2016 either.

Not that you asked, but we pursued Shermichael and Antonia to do a podcast for us because we feel strongly that their voices and their experiences as young Black Conservatives ought to be promoted and amplified. We actually started talking to them about a podcast months ago, long before the Floyd killing and the unrest that followed. That it debuted in this moment was actually something of a coincidence. That said, we hope it will run have a long run, far beyond what we are experiencing now and will cover whatever issues are in the news cycle. We also hope that their podcast reaches an audience we cannot reach on our own: young people of color. We want them to hear Shermichael and Antonia's views and their arguments and perhaps become aware that there is indeed an alternative to the status quo and join the cause. Because the Republican party needs them if it is to survive as a major party. We also hope our rank and file Conservative listeners to hear their experiences and point of view, because (and I'm speaking for myself here), it is typically very different than what we deal with. Sorry, but that's just the way it is.

With regards to your guest requests, we had Thomas Sowell on literally on the show before this one (#502). Did you miss it? Perhaps you also missed our show with Coleman Hughes. Or the one with Roland Fryer. If so, I recommend you listen to them. We have also had Jason Riley on several times in the past and we have been in contact with him recently. He will be back on in the near future.

P.S. Just my personal opinion, but knowing them both pretty well, I think Bethany is more pro-Trump than Peter.

Blue Yeti (View Comment):

We are attempting to present more than aspect or point of view of a very complicated set of circumstances and issues converging at one time. There is no agenda here beyond that.

This podcast is not Never Trump and it is not Pro Trump. We book people from across the Right and let them talk. Always has been, always will be. This particular episode is no different. We are not producing a campaign commercial for President Trump nor are we doing one for the Lincoln Project. Our hosts’ political views didn’t spring to life in 2016 either.

Not that you asked, but we pursued Shermichael and Antonia to do a podcast for us because we feel strongly that their voices and their experiences as young Black Conservatives ought to be promoted and amplified. We actually started talking to them about a podcast months ago, long before the Floyd killing and the unrest that followed. That it debuted in this moment was actually something of a coincidence. That said, we hope it will run have a long run, far beyond what we are experiencing now and will cover whatever issues are in the news cycle. We also hope that their podcast reaches an audience we cannot reach on our own: young people of color. We want them to hear Shermichael and Antonia’s views and their arguments and perhaps become aware that there is indeed an alternative to the status quo and join the cause. Because the Republican party needs them if it is to survive as a major party. We also hope our rank and file Conservative listeners to hear their experiences and point of view, because (and I’m speaking for myself here), it is typically very different than what we deal with. Sorry, but that’s just the way it is.

I 100% agree....it is time the Republican Party become the party for conservative African Americans and other minority groups....there are large groups of conservatives in all these groups screaming for representation....sell your message....not just tax cuts but actual conservative message....yes Donald Trump did reach out ( that he was the first Republican to really do so since who...Herbert Hoover speaks volumes) but that was more based on him than trying to show that a right of center platform can benefit a not small percentage of minorities. If the Republican Party won’t do it then maybe it is time to form a new party.....

I would also add that if the Republican Party or a right of center party could reach out and get this conservative minority to vote for said party consistently, much of what we are seeing right now would be stymied as you could have a real conversation about these issues with in the political process. Unfortunately now the small minority of the “new left” is able to dominate the conversation because this conservative element in the minority community has no where to participate in the political process....see the marginalization of Thomas Sowell or the lack of chatter about Larry Elder’s Uncle Tom (compared to Oprah Winfrey bringing to film the 1619 Project)......the Republican Party has made a massive miscalculation over the past 40 years.......it is time to rectify that mistake

Blue Yeti (View Comment):

We are attempting to present more than aspect or point of view of a very complicated set of circumstances and issues converging at one time. There is no agenda here beyond that.

This podcast is not Never Trump and it is not Pro Trump. We book people from across the Right and let them talk. Always has been, always will be. This particular episode is no different. We are not producing a campaign commercial for President Trump nor are we doing one for the Lincoln Project. Our hosts’ political views didn’t spring to life in 2016 either.

Not that you asked, but we pursued Shermichael and Antonia to do a podcast for us because we feel strongly that their voices and their experiences as young Black Conservatives ought to be promoted and amplified. We actually started talking to them about a podcast months ago, long before the Floyd killing and the unrest that followed. That it debuted in this moment was actually something of a coincidence. That said, we hope it will run have a long run, far beyond what we are experiencing now and will cover whatever issues are in the news cycle. We also hope that their podcast reaches an audience we cannot reach on our own: young people of color. We want them to hear Shermichael and Antonia’s views and their arguments and perhaps become aware that there is indeed an alternative to the status quo and join the cause. Because the Republican party needs them if it is to survive as a major party. We also hope our rank and file Conservative listeners to hear their experiences and point of view, because (and I’m speaking for myself here), it is typically very different than what we deal with. Sorry, but that’s just the way it is.

With regards to your guest requests, we had Thomas Sowell on literally on the show before this one (#502). Did you miss it? Perhaps you also missed our show with Coleman Hughes. Or the one with Roland Fryer. If so, I recommend you listen to them. We have also had Jason Riley on several times in the past and we have been in contact with him recently. He will be back on in the near future.

P.S. Just my personal opinion, but knowing them both pretty well, I think Bethany is more pro-Trump than Peter.

I await the Flat Earth Podcast with bated breath.