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2023 Martini Awards Finale: Person of the Year, Turncoat of the Year, Predictions for 2024

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Jim and Greg close out 2023 with the finale of this year’s 3 Martini Lunch Awards. Today, they give our their prestigious choices for Person of the Year and Turncoat of the Year. Then they finish with predictions for 2024.
On Person of the Year, Jim looks to the 2024 presidential field for his first selection before adding a second, less known choice based on his powerful reporting overseas this year. Greg chooses a couple of GOP lawmakers who could end up having a big role in 2024.
For Turncoat of the Year, Jim chooses someone who not only had a bad year but it ending it on a very ugly note. Meanwhile, Greg names an entire movement that it curiously silent these days.
Finally, they offer predictions for the coming year. Initially, they both have decidedly pessimistic outlooks for 2024, but Jim ends the discussion with a surge of hope for Western Civilization.
Happy New Year! There will be no podcast on New Year’s Day. Our usual 3 Martini Lunch format returns on Tuesday, January 2.
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2023 Martini Awards Part 4: Best Idea, Worst Idea, Boldest Tactic

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More year-end awards today! Jim and Greg embark on the second half of their six-episode series of the 3 Three Martini Lunch Awards. Today, they offer up their selections for the Best Political Idea, Worst Political Idea, and Boldest Political Tactics for the year.

They start with the best ideas of the year. Jim chooses an event that actually happened late last year but the true impact of it has been felt far and wide in 2023. Meanwhile, Greg’s award goes to a critical policy movement that made significant progress this year.

Then it’s time for the worst political ideas of the year, with both Jim and Greg finding so many terrible ideas that they both have multiple winners with no overlapping. Jim focuses on three terrible and simply wrong ideas pursued by the Biden administration on the international stage. Whereas, Greg highlights United Nations advocacy of a truly terrible idea that should horrify every parent. And he cites a governor’s effort to blatantly defy the Constitution.

Finally, they’re on to boldest political tactics for 2023, with neither of them agreeing with the tactics they chose to honor. Jim starts with a move made in the 2024 presidential campaign that was widely unpopular but has undoubtedly worked well. And Greg points to am aggressive and disruptive move on Capitol Hill.

Don’t miss Thursday’s special edition as Jim and Greg reveal their choices for Most Overreported Story, Most Underreported Story, and the Best Story of 2023.

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2023 Martini Awards Part 3: Biggest Lie, Best Political Theater, Worst Political Theater

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We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Jim and Greg are back today for the third round of the Three Martini Lunch Awards. Today, they discuss the Biggest Lie, Best Political Theater, and Worst Political Theater of 2023.
They start with the biggest lies of the year. Jim kicks things off my questioning the conventional wisdom that seems to be building from recent polls, while Greg takes aim at a lie that the right has been fighting for decades.
Then it’s time for the best political theater of 2023, with Jim choosing some important events connected to American politics and Greg finding his winner far south of the border.
Finally, they cringe remembering the worst political theater of 2023. Jim chooses a very troubling fact we see playing out almost every day in our national politics and Greg looks back at an ugly moment in state politics that gripped the nation.
Please join us on Wednesday as Jim and Greg hand out their awards for Best Political Idea, Worst Political Idea, and Boldest Tactic for 2023.
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NYT’s Laughably Bad Advice, Clinton Impeachment 25th Anniversary, Trump Targets Chip Roy

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Join Jim and Greg as they dissect a New York Times poll that the Times itself insists is proof that Biden needs to be less supportive of Israel in order to keep young people voting for him. Jim gets a kick out of the Times trying to help Biden while actually hurting him and explains why it’s doing a terrible job of reading the poll.

They also issue a parental advisory as they reflect on the 25th anniversary of the GOP-led House of Representatives impeaching Bill Clinton. Jim explains why he believes time vindicates the Republican position and they consider the larger political and cultural ramifications of Clinton getting away with his deplorable behavior.

Finally, they roll their eyes as Donald Trump absurdly calls conservative Texas Rep. Chip Roy a RINO simply for supporting Ron DeSantis – and also for urging someone to challenge Chip Roy in the primary even though the filing deadline was last week.

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Dems Worried Biden Will Lose, Iran Targets U.S. Forces 100 Times, Gen Z’s ‘Menu Anxiety’

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Join Jim and Greg as they enjoy reports suggesting Biden is frustrated with his advisers because the American people continue to think he’s doing a lousy job. And Democrats down the ballot are getting worried he could become a drag for them too.

They also fume as Iranian proxy groups targets American forces for the 100th time in the past two months. Biden’s responses have been extremely timid and the media are dutifully downplaying the reports of these attacks.

Finally, they sigh as new polling shows a disturbingly high percentage of young adults diagnose themselves with “menu anxiety.” They are very uncomfortable speaking with waiters and waitresses, fear ordering something they may not like, and some ask others at the table to speak to the waiter on their behalf.

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House GOP’s Border Demands, Hunter Biden: 2nd Amendment Hero? Youngkin’s Arena Deal

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Join Jim and Greg as they once again serve up at least two good martinis, and possibly a third.
First, they applaud House Speaker Mike Johnson for demanding major action on border security as part of any deal to continue aid to Ukraine. And Jim fumes that Biden could have done this deal months ago all to his own political benefit but his refusal to acknowledge the reality at the border is costing him dearly.
They also get a kick out of Hunter Biden trying to avoid his gun charges by claiming the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision in 2022 means a gun buyer should no longer have to answer whether he is a current or former drug user. It’s a case that puts his own interests at direct odds with his father’s prioritites on the Second Amendment.
Finally, they examine the deal Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin seems to have made to lure the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards to a new home across the river from D.C. They’re pleased to see most Virginia taxpayers don’t appear to be on the hook for the cost but nothing is finalized yet and there are some other concerns.
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The Truth About Inflation, Al Gore Wants to Ban News Algorithms, White House Hanukkah Blunders

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It’s bad and crazy martinis today after a Monday full of good news.

Join Jim and Greg as they wince over CNBC’s Rick Santelli offering a painful much much-needed explanation of compounding inflation – far from the White House narrative that Biden has it under control. He doesn’t.

They also roll their eyes as Al Gore takes a reasonable concern – social media pushing questionable posts to the top of your feed due to the level of engagement – and makes the absurd argument that these posts are damaging to democracy, are the “digital equivalent of the AR-15” and ought to be banned.

Finally, they cringe as the Biden administration fails to reply to family members of remaining hostages in Gaza who asked to attend the lighting of the White House menorah. Meanwhile, the husband of Vice President Harris completely butchers his explanation of Hanukkah.

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Hunter Biden Tax Indictments, CAIR’s Extremism & Biden’s Retreat, Pentagon vs. Free Speech

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Join Jim and Greg as they close out the week with three big martinis. First, they review the nine new tax charges filed against Hunter Biden, including three felonies, and review just how brazen Hunter’s lies to the IRS were.  Listener discretion advised as we discuss his “business expenses.”
They also recoil at the comments of CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad, who referred to October 7 as Gaza removing the shackles and leaving its concentration camp and alleged Gaza has the right to self-defense but Israel does not. And they note how quickly the Biden administration is now pretending it did not have a warm relationship with CAIR up until the speech.
Finally, they react to the latest reporting from Michael Shellenberger showing how a cyber threat entity inside the Pentagon was allegedly turned into an effort to confront “disinformation” from Americans online.
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Strong DeSantis Moments, Dems Refuse to Address the Border, Major Debate Sniping

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Join Jim and Greg as they serve up three important martinis, but they begin by reacting to Thursday morning’s House censure of New York Democrat Jamal Bowman for deliberately pulling a fire alarm to delay a floor vote a couple of months ago.

Then they cheer a couple of strong moments from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Wednesday night’s debate, including demanding college and universities have more skin in the game when it comes to student loans and citing Calvin Coolidge as a president who inspires him.

They also hammer the Biden administration for balking at efforts by congressional Republicans to address the obviously broken border and tying it to aid for Ukraine and Israel.

Finally, they head back to the debate and address the many dust-ups, usually involving Vivek Ramaswamy against Nikki Haley and Chris Christie.

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College Presidents’ Rank Hypocrisy, FBI Ignores Need for Warrants, White House Interns Demand Ceasefire

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Join Jim and Greg as they react to the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and Penn having a very hard time deciding whether large groups of students calling for genocide in Israel constitute harassing speech. It’s especially hypocritical when considering how quick these administrators are to champion BLM, feminists, and the LGBT activists.

They also cheer Utah Sen. Mike Lee for blasting FBI Director Christopher Wray for the bureau’s failure to to pursue warrants in seeking information on American citizens in all 103 cases in which it was required.

Finally, they roll their eyes as White House interns go public with a letter to President Biden demanding a ceasefire in the Middle East.

And they offer real time reaction to the news that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will resign from Congress later this month.

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