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Richard Milhous III's avatar

I’ve been trying to organize my thoughts around the whole Tucker-Fuentes thing and I think it goes something like a confluence of:

- Ascendant crank media on the right (Tucker, Candice Owens and others…)

- Trump being a lame duck and a fight for the post Trump direction on the right

- Our morally flexible, pusillanimous VP who inadvertently poured gasoline on this by his back to back defense of the “young” Republican group chat and his moral cowardice at that Turning Points event in Mississippi. This is blood in the water for online racist trolls.

I believe Vance has his nuts in a vice because he is so online, he is afraid of upsetting groypers and they know this and will push and push him to test his moral flexibility.

If it wasn’t all so awful, I’d almost find it entertaining.

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Abengt's avatar

Watching MK dance around and try to explain Tucker is revolting. He said it himself, he’s a dick. He seems inclined to burn down the Republican Party and leave nothing but ashes. I wonder how she’ll explain that.

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Philip Pomerantz's avatar

I listened to MK with Ben Shapiro and again, I find her to be totally disingenuous with her defense of Candace Owens and Tucker in particular. She makes excuses for him that she would make for no one else. She claims to not have listened to their podcasts where they say the most reprehensible things, and I don't believe her.

As I said before, she can kiss my ass.

I found Ben Shapiro to be rather straightforward and honest in his description of the events.

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Abengt's avatar

100 percent. I think she’s afraid of him turning his guns on her. I also think the reason no one from TPUSA has told Candace to knock it off is they know it will just inspire more venom and conspiracy.

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clayjohnston's avatar

Bill K-r-i-s-t-o-l is not looking so mahvelous? That was a vicious inside joke, Matt! Leave it to an editor.

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snek's avatar

Por favor euro/Israel friendly time just this once

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Matt Welch's avatar

Likely in the 8 pm ET range.

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Spencer's avatar

Dicksource is the title of my adults only fantasy series…

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DMC's avatar
Nov 8Edited

I tend to ignore most politics outside of listening to the Fellas here, some 2ways shows, The reason Roundtable and Racket News with Walter Kirn. Gives me enough of what's going on without nonsense I don't care for, that said other podcasts I do partake in are now becoming Tucker-Fuentes obsessed (Red Scare please stop, I love you both but you are becoming intolerable with your Fuentes praise the last several episodes) and since I will tune in to MK when the Fellas or Walter are on in their monthly slots my YouTube algorithm has gotten terrible with it referring me to some truly terrible places, I have tried to even it out with James May or "An Irish couple visits USA and is surprised" and coffee preparation videos etc.. but there are some really awful people being pushed on me (Benny Johnson? Someone named Trish? Trish is really pretty so I might have clicked on her once ) but the way I could find myself in a bubble of nonsense being spooned to me would be rather easy.

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Kathleen's avatar

Tbf, I’m a little afraid that James damaged by algorithm with his “complete meal in kettles” episode. He certainly damaged my appetite that night.

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DMC's avatar
Nov 8Edited

His best moments are still driving as you listen to him ramble on and the occasional shot of the boredom of the 2 young ladies He has producing his show you eventually notice all the traffic outside his auto passing him in a steady stream. His eating epsisodes (Other than "Im in Texas and going to eat Texas food" type episodes are tough all around.

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Kathleen's avatar

The series he did with Oz Clarke was delightful. I think JM had a bit of fun playing the boorish populist for once.

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757sean's avatar

The article on Ford and Hartmann is interesting. But had the pardon not happened, it’s entirely possible that Ford might not have been as appetizing to wolves.

I turned off the MK ep. with TC. There’s just nothing worthwhile lately. I get that they’re old friends, but I stopped paying attention around the Moscow tour. Approaches “turnin the frivkin frogs gay.”? Not quite into Candice Owens crazy, but close enough I stop caring.

Drudge had a breathless piece tonight about the IHIP News women. I listened to a week’s worth of their shows. Retirement time wasted.

Robby and Heaton had a good thing about JW on one of their Free Media shows….

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Rev. Steven J. Paulson's avatar

A quote from Batya the same day I am put on my 4th daily blood pressure pill.

Seems fitting.

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Adam W's avatar

Good Lord that first sentence alliteration 😂

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Gmarb's avatar

I hope Moynihan reaches out to Chi Osse to see how much $$ he gets from him for Osse also running a marathon once. What an absolute moron Osse is to post that then keep it up... Just another example of the low bar for the current population in elected office.

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