Walter Kirn
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Well, in addition to being an honest broker and I think believing what he says and like Walter, I've been on his show and I've talked to Bill many times after the show and always enjoyed talking to him. He's also a natural comic.
Well, in addition to being an honest broker and I think believing what he says and like Walter, I've been on his show and I've talked to Bill many times after the show and always enjoyed talking to him. He's also a natural comic.
And I think one thing that he really struggled with in the last eight years was the sheer quantity of laughable stuff that came out of the quote unquote left that he was told he wasn't allowed to laugh about. I think that was a big factor for him, sort of being told that there are things that are off limits.
And I think one thing that he really struggled with in the last eight years was the sheer quantity of laughable stuff that came out of the quote unquote left that he was told he wasn't allowed to laugh about. I think that was a big factor for him, sort of being told that there are things that are off limits.
And I think one thing that he really struggled with in the last eight years was the sheer quantity of laughable stuff that came out of the quote unquote left that he was told he wasn't allowed to laugh about. I think that was a big factor for him, sort of being told that there are things that are off limits.
And the not-so-veiled threat that if you even entertain the idea of calling Donald Trump sane or a normal politician in public, that your career is going to be over. Now, Bill is just big enough that he can avoid the fate that most everybody else who went there experienced.
And the not-so-veiled threat that if you even entertain the idea of calling Donald Trump sane or a normal politician in public, that your career is going to be over. Now, Bill is just big enough that he can avoid the fate that most everybody else who went there experienced.
And the not-so-veiled threat that if you even entertain the idea of calling Donald Trump sane or a normal politician in public, that your career is going to be over. Now, Bill is just big enough that he can avoid the fate that most everybody else who went there experienced.
And I think, you know, this thing that he did, I think it's a significant moment for for media, because now there might be some other people who come out of the woodwork and say, you know what, I'm just tired of saying the same stuff over and over again and not really fully believing it.
And I think, you know, this thing that he did, I think it's a significant moment for for media, because now there might be some other people who come out of the woodwork and say, you know what, I'm just tired of saying the same stuff over and over again and not really fully believing it.
And I think, you know, this thing that he did, I think it's a significant moment for for media, because now there might be some other people who come out of the woodwork and say, you know what, I'm just tired of saying the same stuff over and over again and not really fully believing it.
Absolutely. Thanks, Megan. Thank you, Megan.
Absolutely. Thanks, Megan. Thank you, Megan.
Absolutely. Thanks, Megan. Thank you, Megan.
Well, what I found curious is that if I were a somewhat hostile journalist and were added accidentally to a group chat that included the vice president, the secretary of defense, and a national security advisor, I would lay low for a while and not blow my cover. I would say, oh, wow, I just got an accidental pipeline into the very heart of the security state.
Well, what I found curious is that if I were a somewhat hostile journalist and were added accidentally to a group chat that included the vice president, the secretary of defense, and a national security advisor, I would lay low for a while and not blow my cover. I would say, oh, wow, I just got an accidental pipeline into the very heart of the security state.
Well, what I found curious is that if I were a somewhat hostile journalist and were added accidentally to a group chat that included the vice president, the secretary of defense, and a national security advisor, I would lay low for a while and not blow my cover. I would say, oh, wow, I just got an accidental pipeline into the very heart of the security state.
Maybe I'm not going to come out the first time I get a little bit of news. So it was interesting to me that Goldberg decided to sort of blow this once in a lifetime chance to surveil the inside of the White House. He could add a four-year scoop. Oh, exactly. I'd have been writing a book. I'm waiting for the World War III war plan, not the bombing of the Houthis, which isn't all that controversial.
Maybe I'm not going to come out the first time I get a little bit of news. So it was interesting to me that Goldberg decided to sort of blow this once in a lifetime chance to surveil the inside of the White House. He could add a four-year scoop. Oh, exactly. I'd have been writing a book. I'm waiting for the World War III war plan, not the bombing of the Houthis, which isn't all that controversial.
Maybe I'm not going to come out the first time I get a little bit of news. So it was interesting to me that Goldberg decided to sort of blow this once in a lifetime chance to surveil the inside of the White House. He could add a four-year scoop. Oh, exactly. I'd have been writing a book. I'm waiting for the World War III war plan, not the bombing of the Houthis, which isn't all that controversial.