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2020 Martini Awards Part 4: Best Idea, Worst Idea, Boldest Tactic

December 29, 2020 by GregC

Listen to “2020 Martini Awards Part 4: Best Idea, Worst Idea, Boldest Tactic” on Spreaker.

More year-end awards today!  Jim and Greg embark on the second half of their six-episode saga known as the 2020 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.

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Filed Under: China, Constitution, COVID-19, Economy, Elections, Foreign Policy, Health Care, History, Humor, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, News & Politics, Supreme Court Tagged With: Barrett, COVID-19, Israel, Latino, Middle East, National Review, protests, SCOTUS, Three Martini Lunch, Trump, vaccine

What We’re Politically Thankful for in 2020

November 25, 2020 by GregC

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Join Jim and Greg as they reveal what they’re politically thankful for in 2020. From the fight against COVID to domestic politics to major events on the world stage, they each find three things they’re thankful for from this difficult, unpredictable year.

Happy Thanksgiving to all 3 Martini Lunch listeners and your families! There will be no podcast on Thursday. Please join us Friday for our special Black Friday edition, as Jim and Greg pick out gifts for various political figures.

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Filed Under: Constitution, COVID-19, Elections, Health Care, History, Humor, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, Military, News & Politics, Supreme Court Tagged With: 2020, COVID, Iran, Middle East, National Review, SCOTUS, Thanksgiving, Three Martini Lunch

Young Voter Surprises, Covering Up COVID Data, Kerry’s Colossal Blunder

September 17, 2020 by GregC

Listen to “Young Voter Surprises, Covering Up COVID Data, Kerry’s Colossal Blunder” on Spreaker.

Join Jim and Greg as they dig into new polling numbers showing millennial and Gen Z voters very unenthusiastic about Joe Biden. They also react to Nashville officials covering up information showing very few COVID transmissions in bars and conspiring to make sure the public did not know. And they enjoy spiking the football on John Kerry by looking back to his 2016 pronouncement that there would never be Israeli-Arab peace outside of a peace deal involving the Palestinians.

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Filed Under: Constitution, COVID-19, Elections, History, Islamic Terrorism, Israel, Journalism, Middle East, News & Politics Tagged With: 2020, COVID, Gen Z, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Middle East, millennials, Nashville, National Review, peace, Three Martini Lunch

Suleimani’s Airport Surprise, What Comes Next, Williamson Won’t Quit

January 3, 2020 by GregC

Listen to “Suleimani’s Airport Surprise, What Comes Next, Williamson Won’t Quit” on Spreaker.

Well, 2020 is certainly off to an explosive start.  Join Jim and Greg as they cheer the demise of Iranian Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani and recount the evil carnage he perpetrated against U.S. forces and many others over the past two decades. They also realize that the targeting of Suleimani may well result in an Iranian response and wonder what the reality will soon be in the Middle East and beyond. And they analyze Marianne Williamson’s curious decision to lay off her entire national campaign staff but insist she’s still in the race.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: 2020, Iran, Marianne Williamson, Middle East, National Review, Suleimani, Three Martini Lunch

Trump Plays Hardball with Palestinians

September 10, 2018 by GregC

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On Monday, the Trump administration announced it was closing the Washington office of the Palestine Liberation Organization and reducing aid to the Palestinians by $25 million. So why is Trump doing this now? Is it a smart move in principle or in strategy? And who even speaks for the Palestinians right now? We discuss it all with Act for America Founder Brigitte Gabriel, who is also author of the new book “Rise” For Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom.” Brigitte also relects on Tuesday’s anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Israel, Middle East, Palestinians, peace process, PLO, President Trump

Saudi Arabian Renaissance? The Perils of Populism, Trump vs. Amazon

April 3, 2018 by GregC


Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America are pleasantly stunned to hear Saudi Arabia’s crown prince publicly state that Israel has a right to live in peace on its own land and wonder if things are truly changing in the Middle East or whether this is a temporary thaw in order to confront Iran.  In the wake of the very public feud between Fox News host Laura Ingraham and gun control activist David Hogg, they also discuss how the rise of populism leads to political debates becoming a referendum on the people in the debate rather than the ideas involved in the debate.  And they wonder why President Trump is spending so much time blasting Amazon and the rate it pays to mail packages, suspecting it might have something to do with another business venture headed by Jeff Bezos.

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Filed Under: Economy, News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Amazon, David Hogg, Iran, Israel, Jeff Bezos, Laura Ingraham, Middle East, National Review, populism, President Trump, Saudi Arabia, Three Martini Lunch, U.S. Postal Service

Dems Turn on Franken, Dem Hypocrisy Over Jerusalem, U.S. Wavering on Olympics?

December 7, 2017 by GregC


Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America serve up all crazy martinis today.  First, they wonder why no Senate Democrats demanded Al Franken’s resignation after six allegations of misconduct but 33 suddenly decided that a seventh accuser was the last straw.  They also get a kick out of Democrats who have long called for the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but are now outraged that President Trump actually did it.  And they scratch their heads as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says it is an “open question” as to whether the United States will participate in the Winter Olympics in South Korea next year due to security concerns.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Al Franken, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, National Review, Nikki Haley, North Korea, President Trump, resignation, Senate Democrats, sexual misconduct, South Korea, Three Martini Lunch, Winter Olympics

Trump Wants Arab NATO, Comey Memo, Spicer Watch

May 17, 2017 by GregC

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America react to reports that President Trump wants to create a NATO-like group in the Middle East, involving Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE.  They also dissect what we know of the memo former FBI Director James Comey reportedly wrote about Trump asking him to back off the investigation of Michael Flynn.  And they discuss the speculation swirling around the future of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and explain how Trump is making the work of the communications team much more difficult.

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Filed Under: News & Politics, Podcasts Tagged With: Comey, Flynn, Martini, memo, Middle East, National, NATO, Review, Spicer, Trump

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