I voted for Trump in 2016. Couldn't pull the lever for him in 2020, so I voted for Jo Jorgenson. If these so called conservatives were really worried about the country they would look at how the progressives have used the legal system, the media and the bureaucracy to pervert the republic over the last eight years. I've come to the realization that the real threat to the nation isn't the former president but rather the left pulling these levers while using the fear of Trump to obscure what they are doing. These two are just too deep into the grift to acknowledge this.
I’m sorry but this interview is beneath the Free Press. These aren’t great thinkers or even conservatives. They’re two of the objectively stupidest and most dishonest people , and it’s not worth engaging with these two as if they are serious people.
To say Donald Trump is the greatest threat to our democracy is to be a useful idiot for the Left and to willfully ignore the blatant anti-Constitutional acts by the Biden-Harris administration to "forgive" student loans or use OSHA to cram down a vaccine mandate, the promise by Schumer to kill the legislative filibuster to pack the Supreme Court, expand the illiberal voting rights act nationwide, and pass a national abortion law up to birth, the weaponization of the government to go after a political opponent, the attacks on free speech, etc. You can oppose Trump's rhetoric and behavior especially on January 6th while recognizing the modern Democrat party is the most dangerous party in the history of our country for our Constitutional Republic. The two are not mutually exclusive. And these are not simply policy differences as the two (idiotically) claim.
To say that bankrupting Iran through tariffs allowed their nuclear program to proliferate is just asinine. If they don't have money, they can't expand the program. Whats more, they don't have money to fund their proxy groups that reek terror and chaos upon the Middle East as we've seen under Biden-Harris.
Also, can we be honest for once and stop calling David French a Christian! This podcast was infuriating to listen to, especially the fact that Bari, usually a great host for these events, letting them get away with it.
Bari you got Alpha Male Stones better than Hulk Hogan and Whoever calls themselves a Republican Macho man. This is awesome you having these types of interactions and interviews makes me so glad I’m a subscriber. My wife and I have wondered if something is wrong with us and why do we think polar opposite these two you interviewed are we nuts ? has being born and raise in Alabama And Mississippi skewed our rationale. Wow thank you for having the opportunity to comment ! reading all of these comments makes me realize we are not crazy .
Just curious does the RNC or any neutral body have pole watchers at least in the swing states? Don’t trust this chic (I apologize cannot and don’t need to remember her name ) . But with 40 or 50 million to spend against Trump or any one or anything she opposes maybe I should !
Bari can you do a story on voter i d and election laws I feel I can trust your reporting on this subject. Are illegal’s really voting are they actually getting free stuff are they actually doing the crime . Can this threat from her and illegal use of her 40 million money land her in jail !
Now the time for all Good Men and Women to come to the aid of our Country ! It’s Game day !
I found both guests to be very thin in their reasoning. Clearly, their positions are dictated by a level of emotion that clouds their judgement. If a President was elected in a vacuum, then perhaps their positions would have some credibility. That's not reality. For conservatism to survive and have meaning within the governmental structures of the United States, it must take a macro view.
I found the phase "I simply don't agree with all her policies" to be silly. A President has tremendous powers. Among the most important are the nomination of judges and justices. These individuals will have the power to shape our nation for decades into the future. If the filibuster is done away with and the court is expanded with leftist justices, many of our actual "in the text" rights may be gone. Clearly, this would be the case with the Second Amendment. With the current atmosphere, however, we might see severe limitations on the free speech and the First Amendment as well.
The point is, when it comes to the President of United States, it's the policies, not the personality that matter. Both guests prattled on about their values, but any perceived character flaws possessed by Trump pale in comparison to the perhaps permanent changes that could be made to the relationship of the government to the people. I know that Bari has great respect for both of them, but there was a point where their fundamental lack of seriousness was made glaringly apparent. When Longwell said that Trump, who built an extraordinarily successful international business, would not be able run a McDonalds, and during the interview, both French and Longwell used quotes from Democrat propaganda, it became clear that they may not be lying to us about their positions, but if they are not being totally disingenuous, then they are certainly lying to themselves.
I really wanted to get through the whole interview because I am genuinely interested in whether there are good reasons for a Republican to vote for Harris. Unfortunately, I only made it through about 50% of it. So, I guess you can take my commentary here with a grain of salt, but I would be surprised if these guests had anything better to offer in the second half. I stopped listening after both of them said neither Trump nor a MAGA republican could get a job managing a McDonald's. It was clear to me, up until that point that I turned it off, that the only reason they are going to vote for Harris is because they hate Trump. Regarding inflation, in particular, while acknowledging that it is "100% bad," there was absolutely no rationale about why Harris would do better. What policies are they hoping she would push in order to address it? If they truly care about the Republican values of old, voting Harris into office isn't the solution and may make returning to those values forever out of reach if she wins. If I couldn't vote for Trump for whatever reason, I also couldn't vote for Harris based on what I have seen and heard from her so far. I would write in the manager of my local McDonald's.
I have nothing but disdain for those people. It tells me that they lack any kind of character! They are talking about their feelings not who will do what is good for the country.
That commentary was exquisitely painful to listen to, even while at the gym. I laughed, I cried and I decided to come out of the closet. I am a first time Trump voter come November. The outrageous half truths (Syria, Irans nuclear program, Russian) all of which were empowered under Obama (remember the red line?) and
Biden/Harris, along with the stink of socialism permeating the Dems (Michelles parents didn’t trust people who took more than their fair share) if that’s not preparing the sheep for socialism 😂….and bottom line, no one cares that terrorizing mobs are harassing the Jews and their supporters!
I came here after this podcast made my blood pressure rise. I wanted to see if other commenters felt the same. I'm sooooo reassured that they all do! The ratios here are absolutely crazy. Ha ha! And there are tons of great comments.
Did David French seriously argue Harris is better on Iran than Trump? Wow. Like - as a longtime fan of the Dispatch/Advisory Opinions and a former never trumper - that is truly shocking to me. Iran is literally trying to interfere in our election to prevent Trump from winning. Money that was gone during the Trump era is now back in Iran's pocket and helping fund terrorists in the Biden/Harris era. I am not even Jewish and yet Israel is one of my top issues in this election because the antisemitism problem is so serious and somehow people like David French - who I used to *adore* - seem incapable of recognizing it and somehow think Ukraine is the bigger issue. No. All limbs crossed that Harris will not be president.
I really wish this would have included a principled conservative who *is* anti-Harris and would thus prefer Trump to win over Harris in order to push back on a lot of David's weak arguments.
The kvetching about Trump running free on criminal activity is a direct outgrowth of 4 years of smearing with bogus charges.
THE MEDIA CREATED THIS MONSTER KNOWN AS TRUMP. He is not a person. He is a giant middle finger to the ruling class held up by a lot of Americans. If Blacks could think for themselves, instead of acting enslaved by the Democrats, Trump would poll well over 60%. An undeserved gift to the Democrats.
It was difficult, but I managed to listen to the entire interview with David French and Sarah Longwell. Since we had to hear about who they are and what they believe, I think it's only fair to share my perspective. I lean conservative, but I consider myself an independent. The last Republican I voted for was Mitt Romney, and though I’ve voted in every election since, I haven't voted for a presidential candidate. I was leaning toward the same approach this election cycle—until I listened to this interview.
Foreign policy is important to me, and David French is so certain of his stance that he overlooks a critical point: Iran was still on the path to developing a nuclear weapon under the Obama agreement, albeit perhaps more slowly. Ultimately, they would have become a nuclear power. There’s also a huge issue with the Ukraine-Russia war—how it started, how it could have been avoided, and what it will cost in terms of money, lives, and infrastructure to reach a settlement. It’s hard to watch it drag on without any clear pressure to bring it to an end. David is now MSM-The New York Times- missing the bigger picture, bless his heart. If you care about foreign policy, as he professes, not enough can be said about the despicable both sides-ism of the current administration on the Israeli prosecution of the atrocities of Oct 7 Hamas terrorism. The US president has repeatedly signaled to the Hamas leadership that they should not sign a cease fire agreement because if they hold out they might get more concession. Kamala Harris thinks the Hamas supporting protestors "have a point".
Sarah, however, was the one who really made me reconsider my position. She alone gave me so much to think about that might have pushed me toward voting for Trump this election. Everything she said made her come across, in my opinion, as an arrogant dickhead.
Still thank you Bari for bring us this interview. I would expect nothing less from Honestly. Your audience are not a bunch of snowflakes.
Honestly crew, that was a great episode. I knew at the onset that I was going to have to bear-up under the dictate of the "never Trumpers" but I hung in to the end. Bari, no matter the ney-sayers in this comment section, I thought you did an excellent job of both gently pushing back and letting your guests speak before your intelligent audience. We can figure this stuff out. Thanks!
This interview made me want to vote Trump. Harris is a “NO Way In Hell” for me, but I was going to abstain. That’s how annoying and out of touch David and Sarah are. I knew I’d hate listening after David said, “I live in Nashville around conservatives. The petty theft and all the other stuff is just something they see on tv, it’s not where we live.” Because you live in a Red state amongst conservatives, David! He’s trying to sell the horrific policies of Biden/Harris, Newsom, the lot of em’, while saying his conservative state is clean and low on crime! Every time I screamed at them through my phone, Bari would push back and repeat my comment. Thanks, Bari, your push back and questions to them were spot on.
David told us multiple times that voters don’t vote foreign policy. That’s my number one issue this year and I’ll most likely be a one issue voter from here on out. By Oct 28, 2023, I had officially left the Democrat party. I’ve never voted R in my entire life, anywhere, on any ticket. I’ve been an illiberal, Bay Area raised dip shit. I like being an Independent already, I’ll always vote policy, never “vibes” or party.
Keffiyah wrapped Nazis are running through the streets and campuses in blue cities, calling for the genocide of my family, terrorizing Jewish students and Jews on the streets, at their homes and businesses. Hamas on American soil are cheering on the heinous terrorism against my beautiful Israeli sisters and brothers, shrieking Death To Israel, Death To America, without consequence.
I’m a 50 yr- old college educated wife, married to someone who was accepted into the Ivy League and other prestigious programs based on merit, and mother of two sons. I’m a professional who teaches children with dyslexia how to read and spell because our schools are pathetic and indoctrinated with DEI ideology. Who cares if the kids can’t read, the board got SRO’s out of the schools b/c policing bad behavior and gun violence is racist. Graduation requirements have not been put back into place since the BLM riots/Covid because, the E in DEI, now means: equality of outcome. If non white kids graduate in numbers lower than whites, Jews and Asians, that’s racist. Homework is racist, honors classes are racist, striving for excellence is racist. We have federally funded health insurance for the poor and immigrants, but a huge shortage of doctors and specialists, the system is overrun.
Driving my kids to school, I realize a tent city, not to be confused with a Hamas encampment, has been erected on the side of our main street overnight. We look over and see a naked man shooting up outside his tent. Don’t do drugs boys! I yell into the back seat. Welcome to our beautiful Dem run Oregonian town.
I despised Trump so much that it ruined an important relationship. You bet I’m voting on policy, not personality. My last FB post of 2019 reads: while tucking boys into bed, I asked them, who’s the President of the United States? “Joe Biden!”Who’s the VP? “Mamala!” Ahh, better days ahead…
I barely recognize the person who wrote that. The level of disorientation is massive. Trump/Vance are NOT my people, but they’re more my people than the demons on the left who are trashing and radicalizing every single American town, city, school system and university they can get their claws into. “Mamala” is the sister to the muslim brotherhood. I can’t think of anything the left does thats of benefit to my family, my sons, the security and safety of my country. And, I look forward to being called a racist and anti-feminist because I refuse to vote for her, bring it!
It helps me to read similar opinions. I am an independent who voted for Biden. The amount of disrespect this administration has shown to the citizens of this country and the lies that have now been revealed (Hunter’s laptop/cover-up, FB admitting this admin tampered with free speech, COVID misinformation..) is so insulting. We are asked to not believe what we are seeing (violent terrorizing mobs) or hearing; “don’t trust people who take more than they need” and trust those who have lied to us. I will not support this socialist agenda and therefore must vote for Trump. That in itself makes me angry..ugh!
100%! I've been a life-long democrat, but not this time. Crazy-ass leftists have made the democratic party unrecognizable. These two were insufferable.
I voted for Trump in 2016. Couldn't pull the lever for him in 2020, so I voted for Jo Jorgenson. If these so called conservatives were really worried about the country they would look at how the progressives have used the legal system, the media and the bureaucracy to pervert the republic over the last eight years. I've come to the realization that the real threat to the nation isn't the former president but rather the left pulling these levers while using the fear of Trump to obscure what they are doing. These two are just too deep into the grift to acknowledge this.
Dishonest interviewees spewing the same propaganda.
I’m sorry but this interview is beneath the Free Press. These aren’t great thinkers or even conservatives. They’re two of the objectively stupidest and most dishonest people , and it’s not worth engaging with these two as if they are serious people.
To say Donald Trump is the greatest threat to our democracy is to be a useful idiot for the Left and to willfully ignore the blatant anti-Constitutional acts by the Biden-Harris administration to "forgive" student loans or use OSHA to cram down a vaccine mandate, the promise by Schumer to kill the legislative filibuster to pack the Supreme Court, expand the illiberal voting rights act nationwide, and pass a national abortion law up to birth, the weaponization of the government to go after a political opponent, the attacks on free speech, etc. You can oppose Trump's rhetoric and behavior especially on January 6th while recognizing the modern Democrat party is the most dangerous party in the history of our country for our Constitutional Republic. The two are not mutually exclusive. And these are not simply policy differences as the two (idiotically) claim.
To say that bankrupting Iran through tariffs allowed their nuclear program to proliferate is just asinine. If they don't have money, they can't expand the program. Whats more, they don't have money to fund their proxy groups that reek terror and chaos upon the Middle East as we've seen under Biden-Harris.
Also, can we be honest for once and stop calling David French a Christian! This podcast was infuriating to listen to, especially the fact that Bari, usually a great host for these events, letting them get away with it.
Bari you got Alpha Male Stones better than Hulk Hogan and Whoever calls themselves a Republican Macho man. This is awesome you having these types of interactions and interviews makes me so glad I’m a subscriber. My wife and I have wondered if something is wrong with us and why do we think polar opposite these two you interviewed are we nuts ? has being born and raise in Alabama And Mississippi skewed our rationale. Wow thank you for having the opportunity to comment ! reading all of these comments makes me realize we are not crazy .
Just curious does the RNC or any neutral body have pole watchers at least in the swing states? Don’t trust this chic (I apologize cannot and don’t need to remember her name ) . But with 40 or 50 million to spend against Trump or any one or anything she opposes maybe I should !
Bari can you do a story on voter i d and election laws I feel I can trust your reporting on this subject. Are illegal’s really voting are they actually getting free stuff are they actually doing the crime . Can this threat from her and illegal use of her 40 million money land her in jail !
Now the time for all Good Men and Women to come to the aid of our Country ! It’s Game day !
I found both guests to be very thin in their reasoning. Clearly, their positions are dictated by a level of emotion that clouds their judgement. If a President was elected in a vacuum, then perhaps their positions would have some credibility. That's not reality. For conservatism to survive and have meaning within the governmental structures of the United States, it must take a macro view.
I found the phase "I simply don't agree with all her policies" to be silly. A President has tremendous powers. Among the most important are the nomination of judges and justices. These individuals will have the power to shape our nation for decades into the future. If the filibuster is done away with and the court is expanded with leftist justices, many of our actual "in the text" rights may be gone. Clearly, this would be the case with the Second Amendment. With the current atmosphere, however, we might see severe limitations on the free speech and the First Amendment as well.
The point is, when it comes to the President of United States, it's the policies, not the personality that matter. Both guests prattled on about their values, but any perceived character flaws possessed by Trump pale in comparison to the perhaps permanent changes that could be made to the relationship of the government to the people. I know that Bari has great respect for both of them, but there was a point where their fundamental lack of seriousness was made glaringly apparent. When Longwell said that Trump, who built an extraordinarily successful international business, would not be able run a McDonalds, and during the interview, both French and Longwell used quotes from Democrat propaganda, it became clear that they may not be lying to us about their positions, but if they are not being totally disingenuous, then they are certainly lying to themselves.
I really wanted to get through the whole interview because I am genuinely interested in whether there are good reasons for a Republican to vote for Harris. Unfortunately, I only made it through about 50% of it. So, I guess you can take my commentary here with a grain of salt, but I would be surprised if these guests had anything better to offer in the second half. I stopped listening after both of them said neither Trump nor a MAGA republican could get a job managing a McDonald's. It was clear to me, up until that point that I turned it off, that the only reason they are going to vote for Harris is because they hate Trump. Regarding inflation, in particular, while acknowledging that it is "100% bad," there was absolutely no rationale about why Harris would do better. What policies are they hoping she would push in order to address it? If they truly care about the Republican values of old, voting Harris into office isn't the solution and may make returning to those values forever out of reach if she wins. If I couldn't vote for Trump for whatever reason, I also couldn't vote for Harris based on what I have seen and heard from her so far. I would write in the manager of my local McDonald's.
I have nothing but disdain for those people. It tells me that they lack any kind of character! They are talking about their feelings not who will do what is good for the country.
Looking forward to your interview with Democrats and Independents who will be first time Trump voters 🙌
That commentary was exquisitely painful to listen to, even while at the gym. I laughed, I cried and I decided to come out of the closet. I am a first time Trump voter come November. The outrageous half truths (Syria, Irans nuclear program, Russian) all of which were empowered under Obama (remember the red line?) and
Biden/Harris, along with the stink of socialism permeating the Dems (Michelles parents didn’t trust people who took more than their fair share) if that’s not preparing the sheep for socialism 😂….and bottom line, no one cares that terrorizing mobs are harassing the Jews and their supporters!
I came here after this podcast made my blood pressure rise. I wanted to see if other commenters felt the same. I'm sooooo reassured that they all do! The ratios here are absolutely crazy. Ha ha! And there are tons of great comments.
Did David French seriously argue Harris is better on Iran than Trump? Wow. Like - as a longtime fan of the Dispatch/Advisory Opinions and a former never trumper - that is truly shocking to me. Iran is literally trying to interfere in our election to prevent Trump from winning. Money that was gone during the Trump era is now back in Iran's pocket and helping fund terrorists in the Biden/Harris era. I am not even Jewish and yet Israel is one of my top issues in this election because the antisemitism problem is so serious and somehow people like David French - who I used to *adore* - seem incapable of recognizing it and somehow think Ukraine is the bigger issue. No. All limbs crossed that Harris will not be president.
I really wish this would have included a principled conservative who *is* anti-Harris and would thus prefer Trump to win over Harris in order to push back on a lot of David's weak arguments.
Well said
This is what Trump correctly calls FAKE NEWS. The commentariat talking with each other.
Terribly useless discussion.
The kvetching about Trump running free on criminal activity is a direct outgrowth of 4 years of smearing with bogus charges.
THE MEDIA CREATED THIS MONSTER KNOWN AS TRUMP. He is not a person. He is a giant middle finger to the ruling class held up by a lot of Americans. If Blacks could think for themselves, instead of acting enslaved by the Democrats, Trump would poll well over 60%. An undeserved gift to the Democrats.
Wake up, America.
It was difficult, but I managed to listen to the entire interview with David French and Sarah Longwell. Since we had to hear about who they are and what they believe, I think it's only fair to share my perspective. I lean conservative, but I consider myself an independent. The last Republican I voted for was Mitt Romney, and though I’ve voted in every election since, I haven't voted for a presidential candidate. I was leaning toward the same approach this election cycle—until I listened to this interview.
Foreign policy is important to me, and David French is so certain of his stance that he overlooks a critical point: Iran was still on the path to developing a nuclear weapon under the Obama agreement, albeit perhaps more slowly. Ultimately, they would have become a nuclear power. There’s also a huge issue with the Ukraine-Russia war—how it started, how it could have been avoided, and what it will cost in terms of money, lives, and infrastructure to reach a settlement. It’s hard to watch it drag on without any clear pressure to bring it to an end. David is now MSM-The New York Times- missing the bigger picture, bless his heart. If you care about foreign policy, as he professes, not enough can be said about the despicable both sides-ism of the current administration on the Israeli prosecution of the atrocities of Oct 7 Hamas terrorism. The US president has repeatedly signaled to the Hamas leadership that they should not sign a cease fire agreement because if they hold out they might get more concession. Kamala Harris thinks the Hamas supporting protestors "have a point".
Sarah, however, was the one who really made me reconsider my position. She alone gave me so much to think about that might have pushed me toward voting for Trump this election. Everything she said made her come across, in my opinion, as an arrogant dickhead.
Still thank you Bari for bring us this interview. I would expect nothing less from Honestly. Your audience are not a bunch of snowflakes.
Honestly crew, that was a great episode. I knew at the onset that I was going to have to bear-up under the dictate of the "never Trumpers" but I hung in to the end. Bari, no matter the ney-sayers in this comment section, I thought you did an excellent job of both gently pushing back and letting your guests speak before your intelligent audience. We can figure this stuff out. Thanks!
This interview made me want to vote Trump. Harris is a “NO Way In Hell” for me, but I was going to abstain. That’s how annoying and out of touch David and Sarah are. I knew I’d hate listening after David said, “I live in Nashville around conservatives. The petty theft and all the other stuff is just something they see on tv, it’s not where we live.” Because you live in a Red state amongst conservatives, David! He’s trying to sell the horrific policies of Biden/Harris, Newsom, the lot of em’, while saying his conservative state is clean and low on crime! Every time I screamed at them through my phone, Bari would push back and repeat my comment. Thanks, Bari, your push back and questions to them were spot on.
David told us multiple times that voters don’t vote foreign policy. That’s my number one issue this year and I’ll most likely be a one issue voter from here on out. By Oct 28, 2023, I had officially left the Democrat party. I’ve never voted R in my entire life, anywhere, on any ticket. I’ve been an illiberal, Bay Area raised dip shit. I like being an Independent already, I’ll always vote policy, never “vibes” or party.
Keffiyah wrapped Nazis are running through the streets and campuses in blue cities, calling for the genocide of my family, terrorizing Jewish students and Jews on the streets, at their homes and businesses. Hamas on American soil are cheering on the heinous terrorism against my beautiful Israeli sisters and brothers, shrieking Death To Israel, Death To America, without consequence.
I’m a 50 yr- old college educated wife, married to someone who was accepted into the Ivy League and other prestigious programs based on merit, and mother of two sons. I’m a professional who teaches children with dyslexia how to read and spell because our schools are pathetic and indoctrinated with DEI ideology. Who cares if the kids can’t read, the board got SRO’s out of the schools b/c policing bad behavior and gun violence is racist. Graduation requirements have not been put back into place since the BLM riots/Covid because, the E in DEI, now means: equality of outcome. If non white kids graduate in numbers lower than whites, Jews and Asians, that’s racist. Homework is racist, honors classes are racist, striving for excellence is racist. We have federally funded health insurance for the poor and immigrants, but a huge shortage of doctors and specialists, the system is overrun.
Driving my kids to school, I realize a tent city, not to be confused with a Hamas encampment, has been erected on the side of our main street overnight. We look over and see a naked man shooting up outside his tent. Don’t do drugs boys! I yell into the back seat. Welcome to our beautiful Dem run Oregonian town.
I despised Trump so much that it ruined an important relationship. You bet I’m voting on policy, not personality. My last FB post of 2019 reads: while tucking boys into bed, I asked them, who’s the President of the United States? “Joe Biden!”Who’s the VP? “Mamala!” Ahh, better days ahead…
I barely recognize the person who wrote that. The level of disorientation is massive. Trump/Vance are NOT my people, but they’re more my people than the demons on the left who are trashing and radicalizing every single American town, city, school system and university they can get their claws into. “Mamala” is the sister to the muslim brotherhood. I can’t think of anything the left does thats of benefit to my family, my sons, the security and safety of my country. And, I look forward to being called a racist and anti-feminist because I refuse to vote for her, bring it!
Don't listen to or observe what someone does, look at the results of their actions, that is what they want.
You and I are seeing what they (B and H) want, otherwise they would have something about it.
It helps me to read similar opinions. I am an independent who voted for Biden. The amount of disrespect this administration has shown to the citizens of this country and the lies that have now been revealed (Hunter’s laptop/cover-up, FB admitting this admin tampered with free speech, COVID misinformation..) is so insulting. We are asked to not believe what we are seeing (violent terrorizing mobs) or hearing; “don’t trust people who take more than they need” and trust those who have lied to us. I will not support this socialist agenda and therefore must vote for Trump. That in itself makes me angry..ugh!
100%! I've been a life-long democrat, but not this time. Crazy-ass leftists have made the democratic party unrecognizable. These two were insufferable.