On February 10, 2023 at 3:05 pm, Scott Schertzer wrote:
Dear Mark:
I trust your health is improving steadily. I hope you are able to provide a full throated KYYYYYIV for us today as you tally off the various time zones.
Since there doesn't seem to be any good news lately, I will only ask if you think Western Civilization has a chance to survive, and if so, for how much longer? I am quite pessimistic but do hold out hope. One can never be sure of just what the future holds.
P.S. Have you considered a Chinese Balloon for the 2024 Mark Steyn cruise?
Sincerely,
Scott Schertzer
Miami Beach
On February 10, 2023 at 3:07 pm, Alannah Rigby wrote:
Hi Mark. The board at GB News folded like a deck of cards to Ofcom when it issued you the contract. I can only be left wondering what victory could have looked like against Ofcom if GBNews had told them where to stick it? How can they win a battle that they are not prepared to fight in the first place?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:07 pm, jennifer price wrote:
Whatever you were saying to upset OFCOM it must have pleased the Lord as we thankfully still have you to carry on the fight for Freedom of Speech. The once Great Britain is no longer Great now it espouses OFGEM ideas of Freedom. Please tell us how this will get to change, every resistance is met with a wall of money to 'encourage' the out of line companies to 'Get Back in Line'. It seems an impossible mission to help the world see how the mainstream media have connived with 'democratic' governments. ?? thank you and avoid the Stress!
On February 10, 2023 at 3:07 pm, Douglas wrote:
Mark,
Congratulations on your progressing recovery. With GB News in the rearview mirror, will you be returning to Fox or shifting your commentary towards a U.S. focus once again?
All the best,
Douglas
On February 10, 2023 at 3:07 pm, Mary B. wrote:
Dear Mark,
There has been a lot of speculation on social media as to your vaccination status.
I find the demands for everyone to share their personal medical information extremely offensive.
Yet, I must confess that I am a bit curious given your recent heart attacks.... if you feel comfortable talking about it.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:09 pm, Dam Buster wrote:
Mark:
Thanks for letting me re-join your Club.
Like Basil Fawlty, I promise not to mention the War.
The commitment to free speech must trump all else.
I despair for the future of democracy.
Having committed, in my eyes, the greatest crime since the Holocaust in installing Biden, the establishment is stuck. How can another free and fair election ever be allowed to take place?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:12 pm, Ted MN wrote:
Hey Mark - new Steyn Club member. I'll loved your humor for years but finally got off my butt to join your club since we don't know how much longer you'll be here ;)
I did want to point out that you listed time zones for Moscow and Iran but skipped flyover country here in the US. We already have an inferiority complex so please don't add to it.
Glad you're back and keep up the great work.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:13 pm, David Graham wrote:
Dear Mark,
I'm a Johnny Come Lately to your Club, having joined in the last few days when I realised you were not returning to GB News any time soon! My second confession is that I only came across you when you started on GB News (sorry I missed your earlier work) but happily, after that I was hooked.
Your combination of perceptive wit and genuine decency, plus some fabulous guests quickly made your show the only TV programme I would ever make an effort to watch. Clearly now my TV schedule is empty but hey I have your online productions and so far, I am happy.
I'm not sure if this is a question or a statement but as a fairly moderate Northern Ireland Unionist who has just had confirmation from the Supreme Court in London that the Act of Union is no longer in place nor indeed the Belfast Agreement, why is it that the British establishment in the Home Office, the Foreign Office, the Labour Party and much of the Conservative Party (together with the EU in Brussels, the Republic of Ireland and the current American administration) loathe Unionists so much? Call me naïve but I would have thought Sinn Fein/IRA who were responsible in my lifetime for close on 2,000 deaths would have been distinctly less popular than us, but alas no?
Best wishes
David Graham
Norn Iron
PS I'm genuinely delighted you are on the mend from your heart attacks (fake or otherwise)
On February 10, 2023 at 3:16 pm, John Barrett wrote:
Hi Mark,
A question on the light side: Tell us something about your "studio" - the books and particularly the painting behind you (Remington?). It's a little out of character with the rest of the decor but somehow it works. Thank you so much for all you do. John
On February 10, 2023 at 3:18 pm, Sandra Robinson wrote:
Dear Mark,
Isn't our urgent need now for joint solution to-War on Farming (UK; Holland; USA; Canada; Africa- No non-world gov food. No ownership of land or anything).
War on Association (Lockdowns. No spread of information. Internet restriction & World truth only. No practical resistance).
On February 10, 2023 at 3:20 pm, Wayne Cunnington wrote:
What a hilarious take of the comments that still seem to be piling in trying to take down the fabulous Mark Steyn. I do however have one reservation and that is that I had no prior warning of some of the content and so my coffee is now adorning my lovely beige rug after being spat out in a splutter. Some of these "journalists" are just plain lazy and inept to not research their "target" being Mark, if they think a lovely old colonial style set design was his front room. As for Mr Flaccidopoulos, I think it's time to make an appointment with the Dr as there's really no need to let that sort of thing affect one's life now. Mark is back like he never went anywhere
On February 10, 2023 at 3:22 pm, Benjamin Bumgardner wrote:
Hey Mark. Glad you are back on your feet and not on your knees at the hands of the government censors. Last I wrote you I asked who would stop the Chinese. Three years on and the ballon tells us all. So when do you think we actually come to blows with our manufacturing masters?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:22 pm, Ian wrote:
Hi Mark - sad to hear how spineless GB News were. I know some people from the "think tank" that part funds them, so I'm not surprised they were so hopeless when push came to shove. My question is about the news that a unit of the British army, the 77th brigade, was confirmed to be spying on Uk journalists and commentators during the lockdown, claiming that those with dissenting opinions were effectively enemies of the state. Where do we go from here? No politician likely to be elected anytime soon will tear down this whole awful complex. Are we just destined to become a surveillance state a la East Germany, only with better food and mass migration?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:25 pm, Conan The Vegetarian wrote:
Mark- Any thoughts on the very recent allegation that it was America (or at least some arm of the Deep State) that was responsible for the bombing of the Nordstream pipeline? If true this would at the very least threaten NATO solidarity, at worst provoke Russia to war.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:27 pm, Eric Dale wrote:
Mark, and fellow Club members. What are your thoughts on Seymour Hersh's substack article alleging that the Biden Administration authorized and planned the Nord Stream pipeline explosion? The media seems oddly silent as the current regime steps ever closer to world War III yet there isn't a hint of dissent. Where is the antiwar movement? Where's the basic journalistic curiosity to answer the question who is behind the Nord Stream explosion?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:27 pm, Nicola Timmerman wrote:
Do you really think the United States blew up the Nord Stream pipeline as a famous journalist is saying?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:28 pm, Susan Morton wrote:
Hi Mark, I'll keep it brief. So glad that you're doing well. I feel I speak for many when I say to make sure to put yourself first. I'm an American living in Scotland. I don't have to tell you what that involves. My question is why are the British overall so complacent? With what has been done here you would think there would be riots in the streets. What will it take for the population in general to have had enough to get off their backsides? God Bless, Susan
On February 10, 2023 at 3:29 pm, Stuart Speer wrote:
Dear Mark:
If a Radio Free Britain were established, would the Brits listen?
Or has the moving hand moved the dial?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:31 pm, Toby Pilling wrote:
Boris wanted nothing more than to be a modern Churchill. When Covidstan began, I remember Jacob Rees-Mogg saying that he thought the government had got it right because they went with the grain of public opinion. If Churchill had done that in 1940, we would have come to terms with Hitler, wouldn't we?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:37 pm, Lawrence Edwards wrote:
So happy to see you back - just watched Fox and Oliver try and defend their lack of and practical support for you beyond some kind words. They turned my stomach, GB News can just talk to the ether from now on as far as I am concerned.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:38 pm, SIMON ARNOLD wrote:
Hi Mark,
Where do the recent events leave broadcasting as a piece of usable information after the actions of Ofcom? Michael Crick on GBN said he would have closed GBN. L Fox spoke out about the station's activities regarding you, Mark.
You are doing a fantastic job.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:39 pm, Roy Eappen wrote:
Im very disappointed in GB news. Ofcom has not even decided. What can be done? Any chance you return?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:39 pm, Drew Weber wrote:
Hello Mark,
Fantastic to have you back.
We are in the midst of the silliness of our leaders feigning seriousness and deliberating on the scams of debt ceiling and entitlement trust funds. Even with two trillion dollar deficits, I think we are in an era of small government. The responsibilities and services our founders foresaw for the government are dwindling and becoming more feeble by the day. What is growing are the handouts to an ever growing fraction of the people funded by taking money from fewer and printing and borrowing the rest. Your thoughts?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:40 pm, Michelle Dulak wrote:
Dear Mark, sorry indeed to hear of all your GBNews & OfCom travails.
I wonder if you could take on a part of Biden's SOTU. He accused "some" Republicans of wanting to "sunset" Social Security and Medicare. (I think he meant one Republican, but never mind.) But Biden himself, when he was a rather junior Senator, four times proposed sunsetting all Federal legislation, including both SS and Medicare. What's changed? His views? His memory? The fact that this time the suggestion came from a Republican and not from himself?
Personally, I like Rick Scott and Early Biden on this; IMO every program ought to sunset. Reauthorizing SS and Medicare will be strictly pro forma, but it's always worth keeping in mind the appalling amount of money we're spending.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:41 pm, Matt from Upstate NY wrote:
Hi Mark,
The discussion about TV themes last week got me thinking about movie soundtracks, which often can make or break a movie, or move it from average to unforgettable (Star Wars comes to mind). In the Golden Age of Hollywood they also helped bind a common culture and helped tell a story with cues the audience was meant to catch. In John Ford's The Searchers, the opening minutes has two such cues, "Lorena," a popular love song from the Civil War (and still known in the 1950s) and the Southern ballad "Bonnie Blue Flag," giving you clues about John Wayne's character just coming into sight, as well as the woman watching him. There are other cues in the movie, such as "Gary Owen," telling the audience about the appearance of members of the 7th Cavalry without saying it outright. John Ford did that with many of his movies.
Audiences of the 1950s would have caught all that, as they were part of our common heritage. Now such things often have to be explained or they will go over a viewer's head.
To bring this to a question, besides the Bond theme, which you have spoken and written about before, what other movie scores do you find particularly memorable and why?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:42 pm, Josh Passell wrote:
Mark,
Thanks gain for all you do, from song to poetry to demographic decline. What next, civilizational collapse in interpretive dance?
Here in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu has empaneled a Reparations Task Force, "to study the lasting impact of slavery in Boston". I see a couple of problems. By the time of the nation's first census, in 1790, Boston had no slaves: all black people were free. No city was more associated with abolition than Boston, and Massachusetts contributed money and manpower (roughly 160,000 men, nearly 14,000 of whom died) to the American Civil War. It's been just over 160 years since Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." Also, two members of the task force are in the 11th grade. Their first awareness of the American Presidency would have been of Barack Obama and the First Family.
We may not yet have reached peak madness, but can we see it from here? As "a nation of immigrants", aren't most Americans free from any taint of the slave trade? Boston has gotten very little right over the years, but it can fairly claim to have been "on the right side of history" on black emancipation. But that's not enough for the left, is it? That's why our Lincoln statue is in storage, replaced by a bizarre tangle of arms, if that's what they are, belonging to Dr. and Mrs. King.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:43 pm, Alison Castellina wrote:
The UK govt has confirmed there have been excess deaths and admits that heart attacks + blood clots (combined) were 38% higher than expected in October 2022. It says there could be several contributory factors and it is not entirely sure about the causes. As cirrhosis and other liver disease deaths were up 14% higher and diabetes deaths were up 12%, one presumes that the govt may be seeking to implicate 'lockdowns'. The official statistics in October were:
a) heart failure was 21% higher than expected
b) ischaemic heart diseases i.e clots and blockages in arteries was 17% higher than expected
The govt seems to be addressing excess heart deaths through a return to 5 yearly health checks, an action plan and a return to pre-pandemic ambulance response times.
What d'ya think?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:44 pm, George Pereira wrote:
Mark,
I am baffled by one of the core tenets of the church of climatology, namely "Net nulla" or in the English as Pope Frank prefers Net Zero.
While as a new age platitude it sounds like someone is trying to sell me a car as an engineering concept it is both impossible to achieve or even come close and destructive to anything you would try to apply the concept to. It is so obviously unworkable I'm driven to distraction that net zero is not laughed out of existence.
And yet no pushes back. No one says net zero is a stupid idea and completely unworkable. Net Zero sounds more like a Godzilla monster.
Is net zero such a high holy belief that people fear being branded as heretics for pushing back and ridiculing the very idea. (Yes I know people are scared to death.)
Also is there a chance of your getting Alex de A**hole on as a guest? I'd like to see his petite Reichsleiter's derrière squirm as Mark Steyn, unrestrained by OfCom's Bitch, has a go at him. If Mark's not available perhaps Alexandra, Eva or Leilani could stand in for you. I'd pay extra to watch that spectacle!
Stay Safe, Stay Free, Stay Well.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:47 pm, Lynn Foster wrote:
Loving to hear you again...so comforting...PLEASE do not stress at this early stage in recovery...you warned us at least a year ago that we had simply neglected to step up and protect ourselves and insist on politicians who could attempt to control the out of control bureaucracy we have left if all probably too late to put the brakes on this horrific world that is unfolding around us... i have begun to be a 'prepper" in order to protect myself and my family...if they come for us we will go down fighting...better to 'die on my feet then live on my knees'....STAY STRONG...LOVE from first day member #17.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:48 pm, Jan Schiebout (She - bowt) wrote:
Dear Mark
So you're now the " Shock Jock", for being a constant and unwavering champion of Free Speech", when you're actually a "Shock and Awe " Jock for maintaining your integrity in on a field of quicksand while the goalposts are constantly moved. Do you think that we can devise our own new playing field to combat this increasing evil? This week was earthmoving in many ways, so what do your tea leaves tell you about the best approach we can take to be on the offense. Is that even possible, or are we doomed to the ever mounting stresses of constant defense tactics?
It's so amazingly wonderful to have you present with us.
Fidelis,
Jan Schiebout
On February 10, 2023 at 3:49 pm, Raviv Laor wrote:
Is it possible for you to invite Conrad Black to the show ? - I think his insights on all these civilizational issues would be illuminating.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:49 pm, Ian Salathiel, Barrie, Ontario Canada wrote:
Kiev is now pronounced Keef, as in Keef Richards.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:50 pm, Josh wrote:
I was a little amused at someone in the MSM this week sniffing that Biden being booed during his speech was "more like the British House of Commons," as if that was a bad thing. Where did this overly deferential attitude towards the U.S. president come from?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:51 pm, Frank Gallenstein wrote:
Hi Mark,
One of the lessons learned from your distinguished (and lovely) guests this week on the topic of wokeness and free speech is that we all must fight this when we see it. As I'm sure you know, this wokeness has been around for a while, but the censorship aspects of it have been showing its ugly head within the past couple of years.
It all reminds me of an experience I had at a local university in Northern Kentucky in the late 1990s. I graduated late in life (almost 50 at the time) and was always the oldest student in my class. This particular episode occurred in World History Class.
My instructor was an adjunct who also taught at a Northern Kentucky high school. At one point in a lecture he informed the class as a matter of fact that despite most Americans' opinions, a majority of the people in the Soviet Union liked Communism in the 1950s.
I raised my hand and politely asked how he arrived at that conclusion. I asked whether there was a poll taken by the Soviet government, and if so, did they they get a chance to tally the millions of people Stalin killed. He quit spewing that and other such nonsense for the rest of the semester, but I'm sure it continued in other classes.
Everyone needs to challenge this nonsense when we see it.
On February 10, 2023 at 3:53 pm, Jonny Woodrow wrote:
Hi Mark,
Thinking of managed opposition, my wife is listening to "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-1945" by Milton Mayer. He tells the story of the baptist preacher who preached against the Nazi's every week. The local officials allowed him to carry on; an arrest would make the criticism and the regime he was exposing more real, breaking into the lives of a congregation who's sense of respectability kept them going about their ordinary lives while offering no real world opposition, though they were happy to hear the sermons each week. What will it take to break into the comfortable respectability of those who like to consume the conservative criticism of the globalist group think but who follow it all like commentary on a soap opera? Do we need a few commentators to get arrested?
And one more quick one for you. You've said that a joke is the smallest and most important bit of culture, when we cancel jokes we cancel our ability to take a different view (or words a bit like that). Where will Basil Fawlty find a new home and an audience?
On February 10, 2023 at 3:55 pm, Charles Sharpless wrote:
Greetings Mark: delighted that you're looking and sounding so well, and delighted to have you back!
I realize it's something a bit off topic, but we're approaching the one year anniversary of the death of PJ O'rourke. He was someone I read voraciously during the early-aughts and was far and away my favorite writer...at least until a certain "niche-Canadian" started appearing on the back page of National Review. I was wondering if you had any thoughts or anecdotes about Mr. O'rourke, either personally or professionally. For me, he was the godfather of what I suppose would be the genre of "conservative humor". The only predecessor I can come up with is possibly GK Chesterton...and only in the sense of injecting humor while writing about a serious topic. I strayed from reading PJ during the Trump years because of his stance on the 2016 election, but find myself missing him dearly.
Best wishes on your continued recovery,
Charles Sharpless
Loxley, AL
On February 10, 2023 at 3:57 pm, Josh wrote:
More an observation than a question but the 13th will the 3 year anniversary of that infamous Friday the 13th when--at least in my part of New Hampshire--when the world shut down, schools closed and businesses were shuttered. That date should rank up there with December 7 and 9/11.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:00 pm, Tom Lewis wrote:
I was pleased to see "The Last Refuge/Conservative Treehouse" web site post "Katie Hopkins Explains the Background Issues of GBNews Against Mark Steyn Departure: And lo and behold, then I clicked on your Q & A notification and see another wonderful Katie Hopkins video. Question - If Farage & Wooten and a few others on GB News, could that work? You've already spoken many times about Fox News doesn't really support free speech.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:01 pm, Fran Lavery wrote:
Sounds like Christmas! Am I in the right place? Right time? Right month? They've got Winken Blinken up there talking about another balloon being shot down. One blowing in over Central America or is it yet another one steering itself over Alaska? This is now seriously screwing with my head. Hope things are looking up for you now, Mark. We're all walking around with heads tilted up at the skies waiting for the next one to drop.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:05 pm, Damien Carbury wrote:
The previous leader of Kiribati bought land in Fiji on which to relocate the entire population of his islands.
Scientists now say this is useless because Kiribati will rise with any rise in sea levels, being wholly sand. Instead, the land in Fiji is being repurposed to produce fresh food for the grossly obese I-Kiribati.
With Chinese money.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:12 pm, Sheila W wrote:
Thank you Mark for your support of they vaccine injured. Members of VIBuk including my son Joe Ward are so grateful that you gave us an outlet discuss our stories.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:27 pm, Anne Pinkava wrote:
In these dark days it warms my heart to hear another instance of Mark ticking off Paul Simon.
On February 10, 2023 at 4:28 pm, Joe Bottini wrote:
Mark, I was reminded of your CRTV legal troubles last month when Crowder complained (quite pathetically and duplicitously) about a contract offer from DailyWire. He could say nothing bad about CRTV or its billionaire financier--who screwed you on a signed contract, not an offer--as he took your place six years ago.
What has come of that judgement? Have you received a penny of the $4M+ you were owed?
On February 10, 2023 at 4:29 pm, Wayne Cunnington wrote:
We love seeing you on the Mark Steyn show, is there a thought of introducing this live and in the flesh aspect like that into all your clubland Q&A shows also?
On February 10, 2023 at 4:29 pm, Pete Procopio wrote:
Hello Mark - I had what I think could possibly be a decent idea...or at least not terrible.
Regarding the Mark Steyn Cruise - how about a contest that provides the winner with complimentary accommodations?
Not only would this provide a self made media mogul like you the opportunity to give back to the unwashed masses (think of the press this would generate, the puff pieces it would surely produce... "media juggernaut Steyn exercises his altruistic muscles despite faking two heart attacks"...I mean it writes itself!
It could be some version of the Mark Steyn Club Has Talent, or a simple essay contest; maybe 1500 words on the decline of Western Civilization. You could keep it simple and just have contestants guess the number you're thinking of.
Just a thought. Happy Friday!
