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Three Martinis with Tevi Troy: ‘Unprecedented’ History, Presidents vs. CEO’s, ‘Die Hard’

September 2, 2024 by GregC

Listen to “Three Martinis with Tevi Troy: ‘Unprecedented’ History, Presidents vs. CEO’s, ‘Die Hard'” on Spreaker.

As America pauses for Labor Day, Jim and Greg welcome in highly respected presidential historian Tevi Troy of the Bipartisan Policy Center. His latest book is “The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry.” Tevi is also a huge fan of “Die Hard,” so you know they won’t miss a chance to talk about that!

They begin by noting that Troy is well known for being the historian pouring cold water on politicians and their supporters, who are frequently and loudly insisting that whatever they are upset about is unprecedented and proof that the other side is on the brink of ruining the nation. Tevi says that over 235 years of the presidency we’ve seen a lot, and the people pulling their hair out don’t know their history and are often substituting politics for religion.

Next, they dig into Troy’s book, “The Power and the Money” and how in the span of 150 years, America went from a posture of government and business being completely separate to now being very closely intertwined and impacting our lives regularly. They explore who deserves a lot of the blame for that disturbing evolution and which historical examples best inform of us of today’s nexus between business and politics.

Finally, as promised, they close out their discussion with a deep dive into “Die Hard,” exploring why it remains a cultural phenomenon and what separate it from other great action movies. And they reflect on how it portrays institutions like the government and the media.

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Red States & the Economy, State Dept. IG Probes Biden’s Iran Envoy, Egypt Fed Up with Hamas

February 19, 2024 by GregC

Listen to “Red States & the Economy, State Dept. IG Probes Biden’s Iran Envoy, Egypt Fed Up with Hamas” on Spreaker.

Please pause your celebrations of Benjamin Harrison and James Buchanan on this Presidents Day and join Jim and Greg for good, bad, and crazy martinis.

First, after a few opening thoughts on how celebrating Washington and Lincoln has now been diluted into recognizing all presidents and how we can reverse this, Jim and Greg dig into an ABC News report on how the strongest states economically are predominantly red states. However, the story spends much more time asserting that better weather and progressive cities in red states are the key to success and attracting more businesses and employees. However, the real reasons are simple: lower taxes, right to work laws, and less regulation.

They also welcome a more formal State Department Inspector General investigation into the rather abrupt dismissal and stripping of security clearance for Biden’s Iran envoy, Robert Malley. The Semafor story breaking the news also lays out red flags concerning Malley before Biden even took office.

Finally, they welcome Egypt’s foreign minister getting fed up with Hamas for refusing to recognize Israel and failing to renounce its genocidal tactics in order to bring a ceasefire to the area.

And please enjoy the Presidents Day special Jim and I did about four underappreciated presidents back in 2020. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-underappreciated-presidents–22780285

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Encore: America’s Underappreciated Presidents

February 21, 2022 by GregC

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As America pauses for Presidents Day – or at least the federal government does – Jim and Greg take some time to evaluate a few recent presidents who deserve a closer look at their legacies.  They’re presidents many of you remember well but for some reason are rarely mentioned as leaders Americans remember most fondly. Enjoy this encore presentation from Presidents Day 2020.

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America’s Underappreciated Presidents

February 17, 2020 by GregC

Listen to “America’s Underappreciated Presidents” on Spreaker.

As America pauses for Presidents Day – or at least the federal government does – Jim and Greg take some time to evaluate a few recent presidents who deserve a closer look at their legacies.  They’re presidents many of you remember well but for some reason are rarely mentioned as leaders Americans remember most fondly.

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‘The Presidents and the Pastime’

May 31, 2018 by GregC

http://dateline.radioamerica.org/podcast/5-31-smith-blog-1.mp3

President Trump was once a top baseball prospect, the first President Bush was thought to be a Hall of Fame caliber fielder, and Bush may not have become commander-in-chief without critical support from a baseball legend.

These are just some of the nuggets in the new book from former presidential speechwriter and prolific baseball author Curt Smith in his new work, “The Presidents and the Pastime.”

Baseball roots in the U.S. go back to our founding, as colonists played “rounders.”  By the 1860’s, President Lincoln was giving federal workers time off to attend games, and in 1910, President William Howard Taft began the long tradition of presidents throwing out the first pitch of the season in or near the nation’s capital.

So what’s behind the connection?  Quoting George H.W. Bush, Smith says “baseball has everything.”

“He meant it was an honorable game, an honest game,a game that anyone could play, a game that anyone no matter how small or large nor any color (could play),” said Smith.

“He meant that it was an inherently American game, that it was ours, that we invented it.  He meant that it was a game that he had been taught by his father and that he had taught his son, who of course would also become president,” he said.

That son would use baseball in one of the most important moments of American history.  Just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium for a World Series game between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Smith says his writing on that powerful moment might what he’s most proud of in “The Presidents and the Pastime.”

He shared some of it with us.

“He met a roaring ovation as he left the Yankees dugout, red and blue states vanishing.  He passed the first base dugout and then moved towards the mound, ready to throw to a catcher behind the plate.  Add the fury in every seat, every tear, the emotion overwhelmed.

“Bush wound up and threw a perfect strike to the Yankees’ Jorge Posada, exactly splitting the plate, precisely at the knees, as if he had lovingly placed the ball in the catcher’s glove.  The crowd exploded.  It’s cry for justice piercing the cool Bronx air.

“Slowly, Bush left the field.  Gary Cooper in ‘High Noon,’ a hero now more than he had ever been or ever would be again,” read Smith.

Bush threw a perfect strike with the eyes of the world watching and while wearing a bullet-proof vest.  However, the current occupant of the Oval Office was a great ballplayer too.  Smith says Donald Trump had the tools to be a major league player, but turned it down in classic Trump style.

“Trump was a terrific prospect.  In prep school, he was viewed as ‘can’t miss’ by the Phillies and the Red Sox, both of whom were primed to sign him.  The only problem was that Trump didn’t want to sign a contract.  The reason was, as he said, ‘I didn’t want baseball money.  I wanted big money,'” said Smith.

Smith suspects the elder Bush was the best all-around player among our presidents.  As captain of the Yale team, Smith reports that scouts thought Bush had hall of fame skills as a defender.  It was the other part of the game where he struggled.

“The problem was that he wasn’t even a good field-no hit player.  He was a great field-zero hit player almost.  As a result, his chances for the bigs were zero,” said Smith.

Baseball also played a key role in the first President Bush winning the GOP nomination in 1988.  After a third place finish in Iowa, Bush had to win in New Hampshire to keep his campaign alive.

Forty-six years earlier, as a young Naval aviator, Bush met Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams, who was training pilots for action in World War II.  The two became lifelong friends and when Bush was on the political ropes, Williams stepped up to rally his friend among the New England fans who adored him at Fenway Park.

“Ted Williams, to Bush’s total surprise, flies his own plane from his home in Florida to New Hampshire, shocked Bush, and stumped the next three days with Bush and resurrected Bush’s presidential campaign,” said Smith.

Smith wrote the book in part to highlight the presidents’ love affair with baseball and in part to urge Major League Baseball to make the game more attractive to younger generations by speeding up the game through shorter intervals between pitches, not allowing batters to leave the batter’s box so much, and beefing up the strike zone.

He also urges President Trump to throw out a first pitch, even if the crowd does not receive him well.  Smith says it is vital to save and strengthen the American pastime.

“These are serious times.  This is a serious topic.  Baseball has better wake up and realize that if you lose one generation or two generations, you never get them back,” said Smith.

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Florida Senate Slugfest, Twitter CEO’s Real Agenda? Seeing Government as Parents

April 9, 2018 by GregC


Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America have fun with three different headlines, starting with the news that Florida GOP Gov. Rick Scott will run for U.S. Senate this year, possibly giving Republicans their best chance of winning that race.  They also scratch their heads as Twitter CEO and supposed free speech champion Jack Dorsey describes a Medium article as a “great read” after it calls for all of America to follow the progressive path of California, says that conservatism must be thoroughly defeated, and labels Republicans as “bad guys on the wrong side of history.”  And they fume after former First Lady Michelle Obama likens the presidencies of her husband and Donald Trump to parenting children.  They also get a kick out of Mrs. Obama saying we shouldn’t look to make someone president just because they give a good speech.

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Three Martini Lunch 2/20/17

February 20, 2017 by GregC

http://dateline.radioamerica.org/podcast/3-Martini-Lunch-2-20-17.mp3

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America react to ‘Face the Nation’ host John Dickerson admitting the media are responsible for their own credibility problem by getting things wrong and engaging in “hysterical” coverage.  They also groan as the nation’s largest gathering of conservatives gives the highest-profile speaking slot to Milo Yiannopoulos before rescinding it in a swirl of controversy.  And they examine C-SPAN’s rankings of all former presidents and find several curious decisions.

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