On July 24, 2024 at 2:57 pm, Dave Willoughby wrote:
Dear Mark--
I read last weekend that the Secretary of State estimated that Iran is just a week or two away from having enough nuclear material to make a bomb.
That's an oddly precise prediction. How would he know? Did he receive a notification from the Iranian Bomb Update app that he downloaded from Google Play? And if it's true, why would the Secretary want the world to know that he knows? What do you think is the motive behind the estimate?
Thank you for all that you do.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:01 pm, Christopher Marchant wrote:
A first time contributor from Alderton in Suffolk England -
Now that Biden has stumbled to a stop and parachuted in the VP who is barely coherent, do you think the fix is in to steal the election and what will their tactics be?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:02 pm, April L. wrote:
Hi, Mark!
Maybe I need to take a break from reading Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", because my mind took a very dark turn this morning. Those in charge expected to have Trump shut up, jailed, or dead by now. Suddenly Joe is out and Kamala who is as popular as Ebola is in. I wonder if "they" think Kamala will make a much better intersectional martyr than a candidate. They've already established that the nation is divided by hate and the USSS can't keep anyone safe. She may be nothing more than an ambitious useful idiot. Should I just go sit quietly now?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:05 pm, Charles McCarthy wrote:
Mark, I'm wondering if the Pelosi/Obama cartel isn't just having us on with the razzle dazzle of the KH candidacy.
They know she's going to lose too, but maybe not as bad a drag on the down ballot. Are they just getting JB out of the way so they can focus on the tight congressional races, like the senate seats they have to defend in Nevada, Montana and Ohio? I guess the ease or difficulty of selecting a Harris
VP may give us a clue.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:06 pm, Norman Fenton wrote:
Mark
Don't you think the Democrats are desperate for Biden to be able to struggle through until the election because otherwise Kamala will already have been President and so they won't be able to say that women have a duty to vote for her in order to ensure the US gets its first female President? Also it's interesting isn't it that the people who say this are the very same people who can't even define what a woman is
On July 24, 2024 at 3:06 pm, Chris Davies wrote:
Mark,
I hope you are relatively well.
What are the odds of the 25th amendment being called upon in the coming weeks?
If it is, do you think this confers any advantage to Harris or indeed the opposite using the a week is a long time in politics analogy?
Keep well Mark.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:06 pm, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
Dear Mark,
Kamala Harris appears to be all handlers, no candidate. Do you sense a trend?
Thanks,
Bill Bradshaw
Marietta, GA
On July 24, 2024 at 3:07 pm, Frank Gallenstein wrote:
Hi Mark,
I'm reminded the past several weeks of Rush's comments about the press. That is, if they are the ones that made you, they can destroy you. They've done so with Biden, and are on the same path of "making" Harris.
Conversely, Rush said many times, if you are self made they cannot destroy you, providing you stick to your guns, like he did so often.
I believe Trump fits this scenario, he is self-made, has stuck to his guns, and the press has not been able to destroy him. Your thoughts?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:08 pm, Steve from Manhattan wrote:
Mark,
About 90 years ago, one of my favorite authors wrote that "It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him."
Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is currently alive and well and living in New York. Donald Trump is scheduled to be brought before this judicial dragon in Manhattan on September 18th, for purposes of being sentenced for 34 felony convictions. Justice Merchan has the power not only to sentence Donald Trump to prison, but to shuffle him off to gaol immediately without granting bail.
My question: Can Team Trump leave the Democrats' favorite live judge out of their calculations
On July 24, 2024 at 3:09 pm, Owen Morgan wrote:
How long has it taken Britain's Labour government to excavate a trench even deeper than the Conservatives managed? The entire political class in the UK hasn't a clue about anything. Why did Keir Starmer imagine that David Lammy would make a worthy Foreign Secretary? Lammy famously speculated, on national television, that Henry VII was the son of Henry VIII, Despite the fact that UNRWA has been demonstrated to be in close collaboration with hamas, Lammy has decided to start donating British money to this fake "refugee" agency.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:11 pm, Joel D in Sacramento wrote:
Recently, I was reading a complex geopolitical analysis from one of our country's top strategists. The argument went like this: "So, Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So, basically, that's wrong, and it goes against everything that we stand for."
So after spending several hours trying to comprehend the many nuances and insights in this sophisticated dissection, I gave up. It's beyond me. My question to you is....do you think this whole dustup between the West's proxy in Ukraine and Russia is best illustrated with the exposition above, a Venn diagram, or a short yellow school bus?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:14 pm, annie laurie wrote:
Hi Mark,
Your recent presentation of "The Secret Adversary" by A.Christie had one character voice something like, "We will find out what happened. Loose lips, you know."
I see disturbing things happening at an accelerating pace in our government, (yes, in particular, the last 10 days) and there seems to be orchestration behind the scenes that we cannot see. Because of the last few years, I am giving credence to possibilities that I never would have before. And yet, it nags at me that there hasn't been any 'loose lips" to confirm (or confess) that what we suspect to be happening. What's the old expression, "There is no honor among thieves?" If anything it seems that the powers that be double down on their official explanations for what has happened.
thanks,
annie laurie
On July 24, 2024 at 3:15 pm, Aaron Everitt wrote:
It's a long standing frustration that conservatives give a pass to "the good guys" in government. They do this for the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, and the military. But all of those entities of government have the same rotten core of what makes government so nefarious...power and control.
We're given some kind of sense that we can control it all through our voting to change it if we don't like it but that's equally as phony a premise as Joe biden's AI voice from the Kamala call. Like-able or not even an honest look at the hurdles in front of the Kennedy campaign would expose that voting is equally as scam-laden as the aforementioned alphabet agencies.
Why do we as conservatives think that spending the efforts we do at playing their game will accomplish anything we're interested in seeing? There aren't good guys and bad guys in government - there's just bad government and the people of an nation and those two things are as diametrically opposed as they have ever been. Besides genuine deconstruction of everything is there a place to focus energy on changing the trajectory?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:18 pm, Charles Perts wrote:
Mark,
I'll never match your command of language so I'll go for brevity.
I saw a clip of you at a hearing (I think a Congressional hearing on climate) where you physically put yourself between a scientist and a loudmouth. That move earned my respect and President Trump's iconic photo after his ear was shot was in the same vein, visceral, raw, and real. Although your body is not what it once was, your courage still shines on par with Cory Comperatore and Todd Beamer's.
'Woke' is another term for 'The Official Party Line'. I like reminding people of this.
Real Conservatives respect that you want to include music on your show the same way we always respected Rush's need to talk out American football. We really do respect the wonderful differences so tell the critics that we want your music, not more political small ball.
I usually listen to your Q and A shows later in the week. The onslaught of news lately does not diminish the power of your timeless insight and commentary.
Stay strong, stay healthy!
On July 24, 2024 at 3:21 pm, Ken - Maryland wrote:
Mark- First - Thanks for fighting the good fight on so many fronts. Second, I am reminded every day how much I miss Rush and you filling in for Rush.
It is sad to see how so many are so credulous when it comes to the Democrats. Specifically, they believe Kamala is it. A month ago they believed Old Joe was it. As a fisherman, I am afraid they are setting the hook too quickly on Kamala. If she flounders, the Ds will just replace her too.
Trump and his supporters need to be careful - the goal is not to win this week or next but to win in November or September, whenever people are actually voting. We all know the Rs can screw up anything including this. I still fear they really do not believe in getting out the vote and protecting the vote. Instead they will blow money on TV ads on Fox News preaching to the choir and lining consultant's pockets. What do you think?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:24 pm, Pat Smith wrote:
Hi Mark,
As always, hope you are feeling better and am wishing you a successful verdict across the pond.
At first, I agree with you that the Secret Service's latest edict was an attempt to limit Trump's ability to campaign. Now I think they want him indoors is because the wind conditions are more predictable than on some farm in Western Pennsylvania. Also, the rafters offer better concealment for would be assassins.
I also note the FBI was very busy cleaning up the roof of the American Glass Research building with hoses, scrub brushes, etc. When the FBI kicks in the door of an anti-abortion protestor or a Jan. 6 perp, they give the terrified family members the phone number of the local Home Depot and from there they are on your own. So are we to assume that thus begins a new era of a kinder, gentler FBI, or is something more nefarious afoot. Of course, its the latter, but what do you suppose they are covering up in this instance?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:24 pm, Raymond Daubney wrote:
Mark,
There is a tremendous lack of clarity surrounding Crooks as far as motive, logistics of getting a rifle into the event, explosives in vehicle, who he was on his phone with while casing the joint, number of shell casings, snipers not being green lighted, etc. etc.
How confusing would it all be if the shot had have hit the bullseye, if Crooks had set off his explosives and if the crowd stampeded. Confusing enough to redirect blame to a foreign state, launch some strikes, start WW3 for realizes, oil up the money machine, and suspend the election? What's that old saying - if at first you don't succeed?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:27 pm, Drew Weber wrote:
Hello Mark,
Thanks for hosting another Q&A. However, if the frenzy of July persists, weekly sessions may not be enough.
Fittingly, it seems Joe and Jill will have the monikers of being lamest lame duck President and First Lady in history, respectively.
Applying Occum's Razor, it is getting more and more difficult to believe that the simplest explanation for the near assassination of an ex-president would be that of a lone 20 year-old pulling it off under the haphazard watch of the Secret Service.
Not a surprise, the mainstream media is losing interest in the story. Will this still be a topic of conjecture 50+ years later like the JFK assassination?
On July 24, 2024 at 3:29 pm, Vince from Air Ronge wrote:
The deep state must be scurrying around like insects whose nest has just been destroyed. Sedition and treason trials will be on order coming after the inauguration and they will be high up and extensive.
The only thing is they will try again because they absolutely must now, don't you think?
Deep State has already pinned this re-do on Iran as the perpetrators. The Republicans and everyday Americans now know all this and have to adjust and counter without fail.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:34 pm, John Flamini wrote:
Hello Mark, and best wishes on your health and the many legal challenges you have faced. May we all show such fortitude in face of such reckless hate!
I am reading your tale "The Prisoner of Windsor", and thoroughly enjoying it. Any chance of a sequel, perhaps "Prisoner of Rehoboth Beach" or "Prisoner of the West Wing"?
What do you think the powers that be used to finally force Biden to step down, or like the Babylon Bee intimated, that they merely released the letter announcing his pullout during his nap?
As we say around here "Illigitimus Non Carbarundum" (Don't let the bastards grind you down)!!
On July 24, 2024 at 3:35 pm, Hart Leonard wrote:
Mark...Hope your health is improving by staying out of courtrooms!
Speculation remains rife as to whether or not Kamala will actually become the Democrat nominee. We're told that she has the necessary delegates committed, but we're not at the convention yet. Do you think that she will, indeed, become the Democrat nominee?
I still hear the names of Michelle, Gavin, Hillary...I have even heard Romney mentioned to oppose Trump. Mark Kelley's name has very lately arisen and seems an interesting possibility. But I'm not sure that it ultimately makes any difference, as the Dems always...always unite behind whomever they're instructed to support, irrespective of race, sex, or cognitive ability. Whomever it is, though, I suspect will need to be an overtly-enthusiastic supporter of the continued killing of Ukrainians.
Also, conservatives are betting that Merchan will not sentence Trump to prison. As crazy as I may sound, I'm not so certain. I don't know where Trump's conviction now stands in the appellate process, but Trump's opponents are brazen, they are desperate, and they have already proven they will stop at nothing. I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts on these matters.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:36 pm, Jeff Johnson wrote:
Mark:
You wrote that Harris is no longer burdened by the has been. Don't you have to actually have an accomplishment to be a has been?
Thank you for this platform for the upper quartile of the IQ distribution curve.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:37 pm, Bill Dekker wrote:
Dear Mark,
Do you think Western capitalism and democracy are breaking because people have discovered how to game the systems or because we are no longer the self controlled virtuous people described by Lord Moulton and John Adams?
On the gaming side:
-Capitalism depends on small businesses competing for customers but international corporations are destroying their smaller competitors.
-Democracy depends on an informed populace making decisions with a vote that matters. Information is poor because main stream and social media offer only carefully selected topics and content. Political parties which should be rivals are now collaborating together. Witness the recent French second round election and the impending bypass of the entire primary process to select the Democrat Party candidate. This redirects your vote towards the power and goals of another without your prior consent.
On the morality side:
-Our moral and societal decline has accelerated now that social media allows attention seekers a world wide platform and the worst behavior seems to get the biggest reaction.
Warm Regards and Good Health,
Bill
On July 24, 2024 at 3:39 pm, Alison Castellina wrote:
Former President Trump has been out campaigning, protected only by basic metal detectors, some rather hands-off USSS officers, some not very alert local police and three (?) not bad sniper teams, in the open air, apparently without bullet-proof screens. If local police protection on the offending roof in Butler somehow evaporated "because it was too hot outside" or the roof was a little too tilted/risky for their taste (or something more sinister), could Trump not do a deal to pay for a) bullet proof screens and b) a competent, personal 'praetorian' guard (including snipers permitted to shoot) while demanding the USSS continues to provide the same level of basic protection as in Butler? That might solve the issue of "trust" too.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:42 pm, David Elstrom wrote:
Trump's best chance of staying alive is to have his campaign hire private security (and then hold rallies wherever he wants) because the Secret Service has clearly proven itself either incompetent or another willing agent of the Democrat regime.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:42 pm, Sean Mandell wrote:
Hi Mark,
Assuming Donald Trump suspects/knows that his own government was either directly involved or complicit in an attempt to blow his brains out on live TV and in front of thousands of his supporters, how in the world is he carrying on business as usual? To me, that seems like an unnatural response to such a brutal and awful action. He's even commended the bravery of the USSS. Can you please make sense of this for me? I can't wrap my head around it. Then again, I can't wrap my head around much of anything anymore.
Your fellow Expat Canadian,
Sean
On July 24, 2024 at 3:44 pm, The Notorious Mr. J wrote:
As always, a wish for better health to you.
With the momentous event of Joe Biden's step down from the nomination, don't you think that all bets are off, and it's a crap shoot?
An emotional farewell scene for Joe at the Democratic Party convention could create a sympathy backlash tsunami that could give the otherwise weak Kamala Harris candidacy a major boost. She will be after all the anointed one of the fallen old warrior. And if she chooses a credible VP candidate all the better for her drive for the White House.
Trump is vulnerable on many fronts, and the effects of that near death experience on the podium may not last long. And never forget the time bomb that is his motor mouth- a verbal gaffe is never far away with him. The Donald is as secure as a flask of nitroglycerin in an earthquake. A Dem victory in the Presidential contest is a real possibility, and the Republicans had better hope for a good showing in the Congressional races to compensate.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:45 pm, Just a guy in HK wrote:
Hi Mark,
I can't believe what the US has become. But I love that (if true) Biden asked Trump why he turned his head, and if you watch, he turned his head to show how awful Biden's policies on the border have been.
My question would be, if they have tried 5+ trials, and tried shooting him; what would they be willing to do stop Trump from winning? Also, if Trump hires private security now, does Secret Service have to work with them? And, knowing that there are better retail politicians than Kamala, are they going to try to cheat again and if it fails leave Kamala as the sacrificial lamb?
For a party that says YOU MUST accept the results of the elections, they are sure getting up to a lot of election shenanigans themselves. I can't stand them, and I pray for a national divorce that I know will likely never come.
Hope you're feeling better (you sounded better and loved your jokes on Tucker!),
Just a guy in HK
On July 24, 2024 at 3:46 pm, Queen of the Jungle wrote:
Hi Mark- hope all's well with you and that you continue getting sufficient Vitamin D to aid in your amazing recovery.
This has been one of the craziest weeks in history as you have covered in your ongoing essays. My question today is this: where do we MAGA/ Trump supporters go from here? How can we best fight the good fight at this point given the forces that are arrayed against us?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes from a New York Steyn Groupie.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:51 pm, Bideford Jake wrote:
Dear Mark,
Two events of recent years remain beyond my ken. In 2016, in order to leave a failed economic bloc and restore national sovereignty I voted Brexit. The hysteria that greeted the result still confounds me - "You've murdered my children's futures!" Even my beloved Alan Bennett said Brexit was "...a self-serving act of cowardice." What does that even mean?
In the same year I read Stephen Fry's piece about Donald Trump and his Taj Mahal casino which mocked and lambasted the man for having 'poor' taste. All this piece did was to remind me of James Bond in a railway restaurant car desperate to find the Russian spy when he notices Robert Shaw ordering red wine...with his fish. In subsequent years the visceral hatred spat at Trump by the MSM again confounds me. He may be crude, even vulgar, but having spent decades listening to the meaningless drivel spouted by the likes of Ed Miliband and Keir Starmer, thank goodness he's not a politician. Sure, we'd all love a Henry Fonda, Harrison Ford or Denzil Washington in the White House but I'll settle for a blunt-speaking tough guy instead.
I hope he makes it through the rain, for as Kamala, I think, once said: "When you walk through a storm put on your galoshes of gusto, seize that oilskin of opportunity and don your sou'wester of salvation. For a rising tide raises everything that's crawled under a pebble, right? And hey, it's okay to shoot for the moon. For if you miss, you'll always land on Uranus."
On July 24, 2024 at 3:52 pm, George Pereira wrote:
Mark,
One of the many things that disturb me is the facial expressions we see from our political elites.
Look at the many pictures of Camel La Di Da - she invariably has some sort of demented and disturbing and inappropriate grin. And she cackles.
Look at Brandon (SOTGID). His face is always ranging from evil, lost, demented and various forms of stupid.
Hilliary is another example - just weird inappropriate facial expressions and pointing off into the distance or just looking hung over.
The same with most democrats. Just strange and weird facial expressions.
Compare that to Donald J Trump. The only time I've ever seen an extreme emotional picture was when he was shot and yelling out to everyone to Fight. The other time was a few second later, knocked to his knees, bloodied and praying to g*d. The same thing with Trump supporters, I rarely see strange and weird facial expressions.
Does anyone else see this?
Your comments would be appreciated.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:53 pm, Ross Spence wrote:
I'd like to see Ushi debate Kamala.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:54 pm, Jeff Estes wrote:
Hi Mark,
Since 2020, I've been convinced Michelle Obama would be on the 2024 ticket, with Oprah interviews and Taylor Swift concerts Would like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks,
Jeff
On July 24, 2024 at 3:55 pm, Amr Marzouk wrote:
Greetings and salutations from Australia.
Wonder what your thoughts are about the media disinterest in a president being shot at in comparison with several yrs ago when i was in usa during Nancy Kerrigan ice rink event when every news outlet featured nothing else but this event whereas now we hear crickets.
Also the only thing missing since this coup has been the lack of marshal music over the airwaves while all things are finalised.
Amr Australia
On July 24, 2024 at 3:56 pm, Jeff Estes wrote:
Hi Mark,
Do you expect a Harris-Obama ticket? Also, please don't think I'm making excuses for an agency I worked at decades ago - I'm not. I now know where everything broke down and it isn't one item, but perhaps a dozen. The government is too large and needs trimmed. Looking forward to the Q&A. Thanks Jeff
On July 24, 2024 at 3:58 pm, Nicola Timmerman wrote:
Seven Days in May with Fredric March one of my favourite films! These days more likely the left taking over instead of a military coup.
On July 24, 2024 at 3:59 pm, Nicola Timmerman wrote:
Amazing hyping of Kamala as if she is Wonder Woman. Meanwhile Jordan Peterson's lengthy and fascinating interview with Elon Musk erased from YouTube as Musk towards the end dared to talk of the manipulation of teachers and clinicians in California to push his eldest son towards gender surgery. Why are we not allowed to hear about such tragedies?
On July 24, 2024 at 4:00 pm, Earl Pratt wrote:
Political systems either allow private property or they don't. It's the only issue that matters.
On July 24, 2024 at 4:02 pm, Israel Pickholtz wrote:
Mark, weeks ago, Laura Loomer broke a story about an in-flight medical emergency involving Joe Biden.
She was mocked mercilessly.
Now we see this from Charlie Kirk and others with no mention of the Loomer story. Laura Loomer is not my cup of tea, but she is on our side and there is a matter of journalistic integrity.
Any comments from you about people beyond the Pale being right on occasion?
On July 24, 2024 at 4:03 pm, Jeanene Underwood wrote:
Hi Mark:
Thanks for sharing you! I have loved hearing your thoughts through out the years.
I hope and pray that my vote counts this election- sometimes feel like I am on a sinking ship and can do nothing to be saved
But your voice does help me still have hope. Thank you
On July 24, 2024 at 4:06 pm, EppingBlogger wrote:
JDV was right to make the comment about the UK being a Muslim country with nukes. We are not there yet but we will be long befote the ROP has a majorityt.
They will form political parties and give Labour support only so long as there is no threat to their favoured countries. The use of our nukes will be subject to ROP approval.
