The Big Stories of the Week:Matt Gaetz is out and Pam Bondi is in.The enemy of my enemy is RFKDr. Oz is inKamala's $B SpendingAudio this week: Sen. John Fetterman reacts to the Gaetz withdrawal and Lindy Li of the DNC Finance Committee on Fox & Friends Weekend
After getting off to a roaring start with the selection of Tom Homan as the Border Czar, some of Trump's cabinent choices are running from the interesting to the clearly unserious.The New York Times wraps up its 2024 Class of Undecided Voters and the results are very Ann-like, plus 23 Nobel Ecomomic Laureates vs America.Finally, we want to make it perfectly clear that we're not giving you this podcast in anticipation of marriage.Opening sound of Tom Homan from NewsMax
We're past the election so today we present a collection of interviews Ann has done with true champions of freedom: Jay Bhattacharya, Peter Thiel and Nadine Strossen.Videos of each interview are available at Ann's Substack and audio versions at Ricochet.com.
It's not that difficult.Immigration.Immigration.Immigration.Now build the wall.
The three things for you to know at the beginning of the week and the end of the campaign:It's still 50/50. So vote and don't be overconfident.More whole cloth bile from The Atlantic The Democrats Insanity Defense (A great article by Park MacDougald)
We break format this week by covering THE biggest story of the week: Ryan Girdusky gets a lifetime ban from CNN for a joke. Ryan joins us for a discussion of that and a last-minute assessment of the Presidential Sweepstakes.
Your Five Stories you need to know this week:Kamala's closing argumentsDriving whales crazyA National Sales Tax! What?Heather MacDonald on Prophets of Doom in City JournalMilitant Democracy
Ann offers up an early Halloween Treat with some truly scary stuff.If you know your history, Hitler was a scary dudeScary liberal women!The Excorist was the scariest movie of all-time!Scary Townhalls!
Famed Democratic strategist Doug Schoen tells Ann who knew about Biden's dementia, what his staff was thinking, who the Democrats really wanted to replace him, Kamala's good and bad points, why she picked Tim Walz, what Democrats really think of Trump -- and MORE!
Your Monday podcast:Weighing Trump's vulgarity vs Kamala's awfulnessReading the tea leaves of the pollsVulnerable Dems tying themselves to Trump in campaign adsSenator Buzzcut in trouble in MontanaKamala's $20K bribe for black men and the legality of race-based programs
Let us be very clear... Kamala's interview with Bret Baier did not go well for her. The MSM attacks on him showed that. She alternately came off as angry and whiny, tried to fillibuster her way through it and relied on her standby clichés. And if the folks at Fox News knew a thing or two about immigration it could have been worse - a lot worse.
The Big Stories for your week ahead:JD Vance takes on the NY Times and gets badgered (as usual)Money in Politics is now a good thingIs Trump going senile or just getting cranky?Polling Update: Still tied!A nation of homebodies
Our Friday round-up of the week's big stories:Biden and Harris take on "misinformation" in the aftermath of back-to-back hurricanesHappy Birthday, Reverend Al!Lesbian Navy runs agroundMika seeks professional helpRon doesn't take Kamala's phone calls
As FEMA fails and flails in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Ann throws down the gauntlet to MAGA country: "I don't want to hear about a stolen election or Democrats cheating if Republicans don't throw everything they have at getting supplies and electricity. Help them build their buildings. But also, as the election gets closer, make sure they have their ballots, make sure their ballots get delivered."Also on the show:JD Vance is "slick"Is FEMA really out of money?Recycling and "tethered" bottle capsThe Gender Gap is back!Opening sound is Maggie Jarry, M. Div., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaking on a 2023 FEMA Zoom call on "equitable disaster relief."
RFK Jr like you’ve never heard him before!A lot on his father's old boss, Sen. Joe McCarthy — the subject of Ann's revisionist account (i.e., "true") in "Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism." Also, his views on foreign policy (he’s pretty great), immigration (better than any Democrat and half of all Republicans), and censorship and the media (fantastic!). The vax stuff bores Ann, so not much of that.Only one animal carcass question.
Now that a few days have passed, Ann re-assesses the Vice Presidential Debate.
Ann welcomes back Ryan Girdusky as they break down the 2024 Vice Presidential Debate between Sen. JD Vance (R - OH) and Gov. Tim Walz (D - MN). (One of them is a self-admitted knucklehead.)
Your five things to watch for during VP Debate Week:How did we get into this mess?Legal vs Illegal on Immigration (Just stop it!)Trump's NY appeal moves forwardAmy Wax's punishmentCar seats and pregnancy?
The Big Stories you may have missed this week:Kamala does MSNBC and even the NYT noticesHaitian updateNYC Mayor Eric Adams indictedDVT to rise?Missouri executes a guilty man
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