In today’s Weekend Press: Dave Portnoy on his media empire. Mayim Bialik says she’s politically homeless. Senator Tim Sheehy warns America not to feed the beast that wants to kill us. Carolyn Bessette’s wedding planner says Taylor Swift could marry in secret. And more!
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No more Taylor Swift thanks. Give your readers a little more credit than that.
Okay, here's the thing with the shiny new NYC DSA primary winners: NONE of them, except for vote-whore Brad Lander, have children! And by that gauge: they are CHILDREN. With no idea of parenting, no idea of responsibility -- no idea of ADULTHOOD. Lander is a parasitic outlier in this regard, who will pander to whatever will get him a job to support his FAMILY, i.e., his CHILDREN. He "launders" [origin of Lander] his morals for votes. His fellow Mommydommy-ists are CHILDREN. "Wild in the Streets".
When Paul Goldberg enters the chat I depart.
Suzi, as others have asked already, is TFP ever going to report on Tulsi Gabbard’s release of incriminating Fauci files?
Damn, I hate those animated jumpcut headline vids with a passion...
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Clarity
I do not use inflammatory remarks.
If you think my comments about the man Trump is inflammatory than that is your opinion.
White suprematism is a term that has been around for years and I don’t label it inflammatory.
I label it a fact if you go back and read history.
Jew hatred is inflammatory but is used regularly now to describe a people who others think are the cause of all our problems.
Racism is a term that shouldn’t need a definition and is inflammatory.
Anti American is is an opinion and is not inflammatory.
Those people should be sent back to wherever they can from so they will be happy. Preferable Iran.
I will vote and will watch the primaries as they will be very interesting but since they negative and only soundness don’t mean much.
I do not like Vance.
I like Rubio.
I think he is a clear headed person who has a good handle on geopolitical affairs.
But average Americans rightfully so vote for their family and pocketbooks not the worlds problems.
I would never vote for any of the progressive leftists as that is not what I want my children and grandchildren to be left with.
Could a Jewish candidate ever run for the office.
Never IMO.
Even thought there are a number that are quite sensible.
Would I consider John fetterman?
Yes but he will never be a candidate.
Harris and Newsom are no.
So who is left?
It doesn’t really matter as the country will hopefully survive as I said before and you vote for someone else in 4 years.
The country will still be here unless the Chinese steal all our secrets, invade Taiwan, and Iran gets a nuclear weapon.
Listen I am not a political voter much anymore as they all are corrupts, greedy, and all do the same thing.
The country will survive hopefully and 4 years later vote for someone else.
I think his Iran views are spot on.
And very courageous.
I think his deportations of convicted aliens is spot on.
I think his support of Israel is spot on.
I think his rhetoric is what he is an entertainer.
I think his NATO decision about contributions is spot on.
I think his take on the UN as a useless organization is correct.
I don’t like his pandering to Qatar and Turkey is appropriate.
I understand his reasoning behind it but they are sounders of terrorism.
I do not like Vance.
I like Rubio.
A clear thinker of geopolitical problems.
I think there may be a third party but it will not succeed.
What are your views?
Tim Sheehy.
Lets first the joke out of the way: does he not have the perfect last name for our times?
I only hope those making decisions or advising the president read and discuss this in depth
I again don't know if there is a true plan here w massive deception
It sure appears we are putting our trust in not just Iran but also Qatar turkey and Pakistan who know how to flatter he who loves to be flattered. Perhaps BEFORE we trust we VERIFY. And begin by asking what do these countries really want ( what are their goals, values and beliefs)? Or does none of that matter?
Excellent piece on Portnoy.
Interviews with interesting characters like Dave are just one of the reasons I subscribe.
I only wish someone with Portnoy’s abilities, grit, commitment, and perseverance would take on the Boston Globe for daily news.
No hope for the Boston Globe and anyone who takes that rag seriously.
They moved from journalism to advocacy a long time ago.
BUT I've got to admit they are superb advocates for Progressivism.
That and the comments of you and others.
Trump is a total fool and Iran holds the puppet strings.
When you start something that is moral and ethical finish it or get off the pot.
"When you start something that is moral and ethical finish it or get off the pot."
Agree completely.
BUT
Why can't a leader make a mistake without you calling him a 'total fool" and a "puppet."
Maybe turn down the rhetoric and try to discuss ideas without making hate filled attacks that don't further the conversation.
Agree with many of your comments, but this current approach by DT vis-a-vis the terrorist regime seems foolish given their past history? It seems to us, on the outside of military/diplomatic circles, that a Big Apple wheeler, dealer who took the jihadists to the mat, now lets them rise again to torment the West & Israel?
Couldn’t agree more.
All I have asked is that we discuss issues rather than characterizations.
God knows I slip into language that is inappropriate but I thry to recognize it, apologize for it, and do better.
When folks refer to Trump as a “total fool,” a “puppet of Iran”, a “clown without a red nose” and so forth we swiftly go from discussing issues to insulting eachother.
I like you believe we won the war and are rapidly losing the peace.
For that I hold Trump, Vance, and Rubio responsible.
Trump and Vance, yes, but Rubio? He's had very little part in the negotiations and has been rather restrained in openly speaking about it. I hold Witkoff, Vance and Kushner (the primary negotiators) and Trump (who will have to accept or reject it) responsible for the terms of the deal.
As for Rubio, maybe just me, but I get the impression that he doesn't trust the Iranians anymore than does Tim Sheehy yet is astute and disciplined enough to understand that any reservations he has should be stated in private to the President, VP and other primary negotiators rather than to the media.
Agree with everything you say about Rubio except he is the SEC STATE, he has been involved (we can always debate the level of involvement), and it is all State folks serving as the seconds and thirds on the team.
Don’t get me wrong I love Rubio, Vance, AND Trump but they all share in this debacle. to one extent or another.
I think you are both right IMO which is really Monday morning quarterbacking with a twist. If you have read history of the regime over 75 years you would have known from the get go that you had to think and plan for the worst and hope for the best. I do not think that Trump and his military advisors had the wisdom to do that and they thought that pulverizing the nuclear dust would do the trick.
Well, as we now see they were wrong and now have to figure out either how to fix it or Trump et. al. will go down in flames.
Not just in the world but at home where he faces enormous problems endlessly.
None of us are knowledgable enough to understand all the nuances you have to consider going forward but I for one would be very distressed if he only went half way and settled for a partial win which the regime would claim was a total loss for the big satin and things surely go back to where they were to some degree.
What the next president will do about Iran, no one knows but if history tells us anything whoever it may be will reverse most of the good things accomplished and we will be back at square one.
His biggest mistake was April the 8th when he took his boot off the head of the snake.
I see zero evidence that his military advisors told him to do that.
If you have sources that say otherwise I am anxious to read them.
Indeed the CENTCOM commander repeatedly said that we had two weeks of purely military targets to go.
Bridges and power plants should have been hit until such time as the Iranians uncondiotnally surrendered.
If they didn't surrender then at the end of the process what would be left was a country we would have not had to worry about for years to come.
You are probably correct as no one knows how decisions were made at the time.
I will try but he is a clown in a blue suit.
Just needs a red nose.
I’d he would shut his mouth he would be much better if.
I don’t like the guy.
I like what he has accomplished so far.
Do you vote based on what you expect the candidate to accomplish if elected or on how much you "like" him/her?
There lies the conundrum for all of us. Candidates only speak with forked tongues. I don't mean to derogatory but just add some levity to a serious question.
If we could all rely on the candidates promises in their campaigns it would be east to vote as you are expecting the winner to produce these promises.
Very rarely does that occur as events change in the world and candidates often do not fulfill their promises for many reasons.
So are you a believer? (Beattles I think)
That is why I pay precious little attention to what politicians say and rather focus on what they do.
“I don’t like the guy.
I like what he has accomplished so far.”
Well, that goes for most of our elected officials except Congress and the whole getting things accomplished part.
Don’t get your point.
You don’t have to like a personality.
Like listen to Elon musk and Steve Jobs’s biographies by Walter Issacson and you understand exactly what I mean.
Accomplishments are the only thing that matters.
Rhetoric is for the masses to be brainwashed.
And that's maybe the only thing for which our schools can say
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Well at least they accomplished something.
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I agree that you don’t have to like someone but why feel the need to throw a low blow if they’re doing the job?
And this “clown in a blue suit” has done much more for this country than the last two buffoons that held the office.
Exactly!
“….he is a clown in a blue suit.
Just needs a red nose.”
Yeah, that’s the way to turn down the rhetoric and further the conversation.
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Sorry Lanny,
But I am not aMAGA lemmings and only voted for Trump because Biden has lost it already and if Kamala took over we were doomed.
So paul am I "aMAGA" lemming for wanting a discussion as opposed arguments that are nothing more than insults?
Or, what is a woman while we are at it.
What is a maga? Often used never defined
If I were to call someone a racist or an anti semite or a homophobe or a white supremacist, and say prove you're not, could they do so without first defining what a racist antisemite homohobe or white supremacist is
OK, you hate him. So what would you like to see next policy wise. Come 28 would you vote khanna or aoc ( assume Rubio or Vance is opponent). What are your top 3-5 substantive issues? Easy to throw rocks ( especially at trump).
I gave you all his accomplishments somewhere in this thread and there are many I am n not going to repeat as too much effort.
He has accomplished everything except doesn’t have self control with his rhetoric.
He would be better sitting up and acting very unpresidential and is basically a narcissist.
He can’t help himself.
Oh
I would not vote for a glorified bartender and don’t know much about khans but I’d he supports the DSA he is immediately out.
I think it will be a very interesting election and will watch the primaries.
Gotta always ask... Compared to what?
And I am very disturbed about the DSA spreading across our country.
I don’t think it is an isolated event.
I think the brainless youth and paid activists want free stuff and never have to work.
Paul that is an argument.
Somene can agree or disagree with it but it is a thoughtout opinion.
That encourages discussion.
Character assasination does not.
BTW I agree with you 100%.
The DSA is a growing threat because it is so very appealing to folks who love FREE STUFF.
That is hard to argue with because although it makes no sense it is so very appealing.
As a parent of two kids who grew up in and around Flemington, New Jersey, I am more than aware of the Lindberg kidnapping. My kids were taught about it in school. They visited the courthouse and they have stood in the cell where Bruno Hauptman was held. They each have their own opinions as to what happened that night as does everyone their classmates in their respective classes. I thoroughly enjoyed The Lindberg Kidnapping podcast. It is a great entertaining listen. Joe and his producer, Poppy, did a terrific job. Although I do have one complaint. Jim Davidson has been promising my wife to tell her who he thinks did it for decades and when pushed by Joe, well, you'll have to listen to find out what he thinks. Great summer vacation listen!
Still fascinating all these years later.
I grew-up reading the story and debating the case in my family.