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Putting Out Fires

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Got a Super-Sized show for you this week chocked full of topics and Big Name Guests®. First up, we take a look at the state of California, which appears to be regressing back to the 19th century in real time. Then, Douglas Murray stops by to discuss his new book The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity which ponders and answers all of the provocative questions posed by the words in that title. Then, our old friend, fellow Ricochet podcaster, cable news star and human trending topic on Twitter John Yoo joins to clear up exactly what he thinks about Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. Did Laura Ingraham trap him into saying something he did not mean to say? Were we as tough on him as Chris Cuomo? Listen, decide, and let us know in the comments. Then, @RushBabe49 wins the highly coveted, much sought after Lileks Post of The Week prize for her The Story That Disappeared post, and yes, there's a new Long Poll question too. Finally, (and we do mean finally), Obama calls out cancel culture, and President Trump runs a new campaign commercial and you'll never believe who it impressed.

Music from this week's show: Cleanin' Out My Closet by Eminem

Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Guests:
DMDouglas MurrayJYJohn Yoo

Discussion (56)

  • Goldwaterwoman@goldwaterwoman

    Republicans I know here in blue Seattle as well as my cousins in Dallas, are unanimously supporting Trump and are furious at the Dems for putting our country through this, so I do not believe the WaPo poll. Gallup still shows him at 87% Republican support. Rob just may be talking to too many Dems or nevers about Trump. By the way, there are also people in this world and many on Ricochet who would take serious offense at calling him a pig. Perhaps we all need to be reminded that 63 million Americans voted for this man to be our president and accord him and them with a modicum of respect. And one more thing: millions of dog lovers were delighted when they saw the picture of that brave dog who risked his life and was injured. I hope Trump invites him to the White House and gives him the medal for real along with a huge medium rare filet mignon.

  • Blue Yeti@BlueYeti
    ReplyingtoGoldwaterwoman

    Goldwaterwoman (View Comment):

    By the way, there are also people in this world and many on Ricochet who would take serious offense at calling him a pig. Perhaps we all need to be reminded that 63 million Americans voted for this man to be our president and accord him and them with a modicum of respect

    I don't want to continue an argument/side conversation that has nothing to do with this show, so I won't post one of the 100 or so YouTube super cut videos of Trump-coined nicknames that includes several Republicans as targets. Because that would be too easy.

    There are lots of legit issues to defend the President around. Nicknames/name calling isn't one of them. He literally started it.

    P.S. No one criticized the dog Tweet. There were praising it.

  • Annefy@Annefy

    As to whether or not anyone but Californians care about California ... I've been fielding calls from Canada, Australia and Scotland. The fires are getting international coverage. As to who cares, well, my relatives seem to be concerned.

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