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Truss Takes Over in the UK, Chile Chooses Freedom, Russia Restricts Energy

September 6, 2022 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they discuss major news from three different spots around the globe. First, they are cautiously optimistic as new British Prime Minister Liz Truss promises to govern as a conservative and that means cutting taxes to grow the economy. They also cheer the people of Chile for overwhelmingly rejecting a new far left constitution that looks an awful like the goals of Democrats in the U.S. And they brace for a very rough winter in Europe as Russia says it will restrict energy exports until “the collective west” backs off its sanctions towards Moscow.

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Filed Under: Communism, Constitution, Economy, Education, Elections, Energy, Health Care, History, Humor, Journalism, News & Politics, Russia, Taxes, Ukraine Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, Britain, Chile, conservative, Constitution, energy, Europe, russia, socialism, Truss

Masters Shifts on Abortion, The Looming Winter Energy Crunch, Woke Hollywood’s Yawners

August 30, 2022 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they take Arizona GOP Senate nominee Blake Masters to task for significantly changing his official position on abortion just weeks after winning the primary. But they also encourage Republicans to go on offense over the radical Democratic position of any abortion at any time for any reason. They also shake their heads as European nations are about to pay through the nose for Russian energy this winter, despite longstanding U.S. warnings not to be dependent upon Russian energy. They also detail how Biden’s policies have U.S. energy prices poised to skyrocket right after the midterm elections. And they discuss how Hollywood’s drought of compelling stories may be linked to the entertainment industry adhering to woke ideology in its content.

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Filed Under: Abortion, Economy, Elections, Energy, Foreign Policy, History, Humor, Journalism, News & Politics, polls, Russia, Taxes, Terrorism, Ukraine Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, abortion, Biden, Blake Masters, energy, Europe, Hollywood woke, Mark Kelly, russia, Ukraine

Media’s Hunter Biden Flailing, Don’t Try to Be Europe, Palm Springs to Pay Trans People

April 7, 2022 by GregC

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Join Greg and National Review’s David Harsanyi as they criticize The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum for her weak deflection after a young college student challenges her on the media’s role in the cover-up of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal. David discusses his book, Eurotrash, and discusses why the U.S. should not look to Europe as model for economic policies here. And after a unanimous vote last week, Palm Springs, California, will pay transgender and non-binary individuals $900 dollars a month with no strings attached.

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Filed Under: Big Tech, Communism, Constitution, Debt & Deficits, Economy, Elections, Entitlements, Foreign Policy, History, Humor, Immigration, Inflation, Journalism, News & Politics, Podcasts, polls, Social Media, Spending, Sports, Taxes, United Nations Tagged With: 3MartiniLunch, Applebaum, Atlantic, Biden, California, Denmark, Europe, Eurotrash, Hungary, Hunter, Laptop, LBGTQAI+, media, Switzerland

Biden Plummets in Polls, Gaffes Galore in Europe, Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock

March 28, 2022 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they react to a new NBC poll that has President Biden’s approval rating at a record low 40%. They cringe at Biden’s gaffe-stricken trip to Europe and what it means for American foreign policy. And your favorite podcast hosts share their opinions on Will Smith’s public slapping of Oscars presenter Chris Rock.

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Cuban Voters Staying with GOP, NY Dems Moving On? Europe’s Vaccine Pause

March 16, 2021 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they cheer new polling showing that Cuban voters have swung dramatically back towards the Republican Party and strongly against the Obama-Biden approach to Cuba. Their jaws are also on the floor as New York voters want Gov. Andrew Cuomo to stay in office by a fairly wide margin and continue to think he’s done a great job handling the pandemic –  except for the thousands of nursing home deaths.  And Jim unloads on the notion of European sophistication as 15 countries suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

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Filed Under: China, COVID-19, Elections, Foreign Policy, Health Care, History, Humor, Journalism, News & Politics Tagged With: AstraZeneca, Cuba, Cubans, Cuomo, democrats, Europe, GOP, National Review, nursing homes, obama, socialism, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, vaccines, Voters

‘The Death of Free Speech’

November 6, 2018 by GregC

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In late October, a major European court ruled that punishing someone for defaming the Islamic figure Mohammed is not an infringement of free speech, a ruling that one expert says amounts to a slippery slope that end in “the death of free speech.”

Last month, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld a 2011 conviction of “Mrs. S” after she held two seminars in Austria called “Basic Information on Islam.”  In the seminars, “Mrs. S” referred to Mohammed marrying a girl when she was six years old and consummating the marriage when she was nine.

In upholding the earlier conviction, which resulted in the equivalent of a $547 fine, the ECHR said it “found in particular that the domestic courts comprehensively assessed the wider context of the applicant’s statements and carefully balanced her right to freedom of expression with the right of others to have their religious feelings protected, and served the legitimate aim of preserving religious peace in Austria.”

“Mrs. S” is really Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, who is directly linked to the largest grassroots national security organization in the U.S.

“The ‘Mrs. S’ who the case was about is our chapter leader, ACT for America’s chapter leader, in Vienna.  She heads up our international ACT for Austria,” said ACT for America President Brigitte Gabriel.  She is also the author of the new book, “Rise: In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom.”

She says the impact of this decision will be profound.

“What have seen in Europe basically is the death of free speech and it is coming here,” said Gabriel.

She says the United Nations is already pushing a similar resolution to criminalize anti-Islam speech through a resolution sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

And Gabriel says there is a direct link between Europe’s abandonment of Judeo-Christian values and the whittling away of fundamental freedoms.

“We are seeing the erosion of our Judeo-Christian values and freedoms, which are the bedrock of western civilization.  This is exactly what made western civilization great.  The fact that we are able to come together and debate ideas and walk away respecting each other, but able to learn from each other after a vigorous debate of ideas,” said Gabriel.

Listen to the full podcast as Gabriel explains how the erosion of values and freedom happened in Europe and why the U.S. will be the last line of defense in this fight.

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Refugee Policies and Recognizing Threats in Ohio State Aftermath

November 30, 2016 by GregC

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The apparent terrorist attack on pedestrians at Ohio State University Monday is triggering a wide range of political and cultural reaction, but a leading terrorism expert says the most important responses need to be much tougher screening for refugees and helping people spot radical threats before they strike.

On Monday morning, Somali refugee Abdul Azak Ali Artan allegedly drove a car into a crowd of people before getting out and trying to stab as many people as possible.  Artan was quickly shot and killed by campus police officer Alan Horuljko.

In the aftermath, the Obama administration has been careful not to describe the attack as radical Islamic terrorism, despite ISIS claiming credit for the attack and officials suggesting Artan’s social media postings indicate he was inspired by ISIS.  At least one of the victims says he is withholding judgment on Artan’s motives.

President-Elect Donald Trump was much less diplomatic, saying Artan never should have been in the country in the first place.

Terrorism expert Dr. Harvey Kushner says Artan should have raised red flags as he tried to enter the U.S.

“This individual should have raised some red flags, given when he came here.  At the time when he came here and the time when ISIS was beginning to be in full bloom and was recruiting heavily on the internet.  And the area of the world which he came from should have raised some questions of more extreme vetting,” said Kushner.

Kushner, who is also head of the Terrorism and Homeland Security Institute at Long Island University.  He says Artan’s actions were a textbook ISIS attack, given the terrorists’ public push for stabbing attacks.  He says we have to do a better job of screening who comes into this country.

“Our authorities need to be able to get data on individuals who want to come in here.  There has to be a very deep interviewing process and there has to be some kind of follow-up while they’re here.  I’m not saying to pause completely from all areas of the world but some areas are certainly more problematic,” said Kushner.

“People from certain regions of the world that we know are problematic, which we know bring political baggage with them could cause a problem in the future.  This attack represents such an incident,” said Kushner.

He says trying to limit refugees from terror-prone nations is made far more difficult now that so many are dispersed throughout Europe and could attempt to come to the U.S. from nations that don’t raise red flags.

“What’s happened throughout Europe and the European Union and movement between countries there,” said Kushner.  “We really need to step back and take a look at the process that we have currently in terms of gathering data about individuals and making sure these individuals don’t pose a serious threat.”

While students who claim to know Artan say they never suspected he was radicalized, Kushner says it is far more likely that this rage was building for some time rather then Artan suddenly snapping.

“I don’t think this necessarily happens overnight, that there’s some sort of epiphany that the person should go out and do this.  I think this was building up.  Most likely it was disguised in his behavior prior to this.  I don’t think there was a straw that broke the camel’s back.  There was a build-up here and I think we need to be more astute about recognizing these signs,” said Kushner.

Kushner admits spotting a threat is not easy.

“It’s not recognizable to the general public or the people close by, because they’re not trained as psychologists or psychiatrists or people involved in looking at looking at individuals from certain regions of the world,” said Kushner.

He says one of the possible triggers for radicalization is the intense clash of cultures for some people who come to the U.S.

“I’ll get in trouble for saying this, but I will say it.  When you’re bringing people from certain regions of the world who have cultures and backgrounds that are somewhat different that what you have here in the states.  This, unfortunately, lays the groundwork for something like this to spring up,” said Kushner.

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