Tag: Ricochet

Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Exclusive — Jon Gabriel Plans to Skip CPAC, Pre-Eminent Conservative Gathering, in 2016

 

Jon-Speaker2MESA, ARIZ. — Beloved Editor-in-Chief Jon Gabriel plans to snub the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year, and won’t show up at all, Ricochet.com has learned exclusively.

CPAC is hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU) in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. In 2016, the conference will be held right after Super Tuesday from March 2 until March 5. Because DC is just lovely in the dead of winter.

That Gabriel is skipping the pre-eminent annual conservative gathering of thousands of activists in a presidential election year is extraordinarily telling about the direction of his career as management desperately sings his praises in a last-ditch bid to help Ricochet get 10,000 members.

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With the rise of Trump and the fall of the Scalia dominating the pages of Ricochet, how about a little good news? And what could be better news than a little bit more Claire Berlinski? Claire and I are launching a new podcast this Saturday night after coverage of the South Carolina primary. The primary […]

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I have been firmly on the Anti-Anti-Trump side of Ricochet and this post might be a fool’s errand, but I hope it helps turn down some of the vitriol. This election is all about trust for me and the death of Justice Scalia turned the stakes up to 11. It was only natural that many […]

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I clicked on the hiring link and checked it out. Although I’m not qualified to be Director of Advertising, I feel I should submit my resume for Ricochet to keep on file – just in case. Here it is: Name: Stad Preview Open

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Mrs. Augustine’s absentee ballot just arrived, and mine should (in theory) arrive any day now. Super Tuesday looms, and we have a number of decisions to make. A lot of you are from Texas and some from the Houston area, and the rest of you tend to be friendly and clever. So I’m asking for help! […]

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I’m a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. One Saturday morning a few months ago I woke up to a generic email from the EPS. Along with more of the usual stuff that doesn’t really affect my life (if you know where I live you know I can’t easily fly up to Michigan this March […]

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According to the news, ISIS is pretty good at disseminating recruitment videos. Why can’t the geniuses at Ricochet come up with recruitment videos to post here and/or YouTube? I’m betting that members would have a great time recording videos of themselves discussing Ricochet, how much we benefit from our memberships, and urging others to join. […]

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I hope to never see again the salute of a small boy, reminding me of JFK, Jr. as his father’s casket passes by because he was deployed for the 3rd time in Afghanistan. This man was a police officer, had a young family and served his country twice, and that should be more than enough. […]

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. You Will Join Ricochet

 

Please re-read that headline. It’s a Jedi mind trick.

Did it work?

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Today (the 18th) I noticed that this day’s posts filled all of the first page of the member feed and more than half of the 2nd page. That means posts now have but mere hours before they are kicked to the 2nd page (and we all know that’s where posts go to die). I humbly suggest […]

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Promoted from the Ricochet Member Feed by Editors Created with Sketch. Come on, Non-Members: Just Pay the Man

 

Opening-walletI’m an avid Ricochet podcast listener, and I’m not just talking about the flagship podcast — I’m talking about all of the podcasts you can download. You’ve heard the pitches from Rob Long every week about how much more you can do when you join Ricochet as a member — comment on a post, or even post your own thoughts and ideas, just to name a few. Then there are the Ricochet Meetups — wow!

The people you meet are incredible, and the (conservative trigger warning!) diversity of opinion is intellectually stimulating, unlike the liberal definition of diversity.

So, I’m here to ask you — plead with you — just to pay the man and join up.

Contributor Post Created with Sketch. End the Ricochet Code of Conduct!

 

cursingFor the past few years, whenever I’ve made a pitch for new members, I’ve always included something along the lines of this:

The internet is a swamp. The “comments” on most webpages are disgusting nonsense. We’re different. We have standards:

No crazy talk, no insults, and — especially — no foul language.

Contributor Post Created with Sketch. How They Hook You on the Internet

 

Over here, Ricochet member Susan the Buju laments, sort of, the power of the Ricochet addiction. We here at Ricochet HQ, of course, don’t see it her way at all. We’d like to get more people addicted. (And soon, too!)

If you’d like to get the addiction, click here. But she has a point about the addictive properties of the web. From Aeon:

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If you’re new to Ricochet or haven’t experienced the joy of Ricochet Meetups, you should definitely join us soon. Just go to RicochetMeetup.com for all the links you need, and remember to contact us there if you are hosting a meetup. Preview Open

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Did you know Ricochet has a Goodreads group page? If you are looking for something conservative to read while the turkey is cooking, or perhaps a gift for some liberal turkey who gets you cooking, then go check it out. The Ricochet Book Club offers over 400 titles recommended by members of the Ricochet community. Preview […]

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Don’t get me wrong; the website is a blast. If you enjoy playing about with it, as I do, then keep doing that. The podcasts are fun; they’re easily in the top five most convenient ways for non-Minnesotans to keep in touch with James Lileks. If that’s all you’re doing with Ricochet, though, you’re missing […]

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Take a look at the three posts under mine. At virtually the same time, THREE members were essentially writing the same post! There is nothing like Ricochet anywhere. Awesome! Preview Open

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Promoted from the Ricochet Member Feed by Editors Created with Sketch. Debate Reform: Online Debate Hosted by Conservative New Media

 
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The CNBC debacle may have been the straw that broke the elephant’s back. Republican campaign managers are considering holding a debate on their own terms and the RNC has cordially uninvited NBC from an upcoming debate. I am aware that Ricochet has approached the candidates in the past about hosting and was rebuffed. It should try again — now — and propose an innovative new debate format, co-hosted by two other leading conservative new media organizations in which:

  1. Candidates don’t appear onstage together
  2. There is no live audience or auditorium
  3. Candidates receive a question, record their answers on video (smartphone is fine) and submit their answers back to the moderator, all within 30 minutes or so per question
  4. The video answers are quickly assembled into a YouTube channel where they can be viewed together in order (just like a a debate on TV) or a-la-carte as individual questions, answers and rebuttals (enabling wide syndication on social media)

A few of us produced a working prototype on a YouTube channel here with placeholder stock videos in place of the candidates’ statements.

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There’s nothing like squeezing in Ricochet when ever you can. Well its a, rebirth for me at least. Many years ago, a few months after starting the AMU podcast, I had an idea to start another podcast. That second “idea pop” was termed Ricochet Outloud, (maybe still found on iTunes) which was basically me copy […]

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Count me among those who believe that the CoC is not equally applied here at Ricochet. For a long time it seemed that those who have views that the editors agreed with received preferential treatment. Specifically, I’m referring to the unequal application of the CoC in the comments of controversial threads. However, it occurs to […]

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