Jay Caruso
Managing Editor @dcexaminer Mag | Past: DMN Editorial | Writings in The Atlantic, Daily Beast, NRO | My newsletter: bit.ly/2wFyBKF | Yankees fan
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Why I can't vote for Trump
When Rudy Giuliani ran for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, the Right broke out into a debate over whether America’s Mayor was a real conservative. I found this tedious. Though Rudy was not my preferred candidate among that class (and...
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Why I can't vote for Trump washex.am/3juTBtt via @SethAMandel
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A Mess in Trump's Orbit
Four weeks to go and it's like a slow motion train wreck
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Yes, it’s Wednesday but there’s a newsletter anyway. I wrote about the decade that took place over the last week and a small tribute to the late, great Eddie Van Helen.
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@JoeReynolds2020 @jameshobart3 @JonahDispatch @NoahCRothman @mattklewis My latest newsletter was entirely about Trump. I don’t work on the Trump campaign or Biden campaign. I have no obligation to either of them and THAT is what makes people mad.
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Ted Cruz and an Army of Trumpkins Trash C-SPAN’s Steve Scully, the Next Presidential Debate Moderator
The mild-mannered news vet—set to host the next Biden-Trump showdown—became the target of right-wing abuse, with some surprising firebrands stepping in to defend him.
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This is hilarious. I saw references to the "interned for Biden and Kennedy" tweets yesterday but wasn't sure who they were talking about.
It's C-SPAN's Steve Scully who did those unpaid internships for college credit a mere...FORTY-TWO YEARS ago.
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'Rage' and the value of service
Woodward's latest book is not all about the coronavirus
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The latest newsletter is out. The first half of @realBobWoodward's book is about the tenures of Jim Mattis, Dan Coats, and Rex Tillerson and provides insight as to what it means to serve the public.
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ICYMI, I've read most of Woodward's book. I found the first half interesting as three pros had to deal with Trump's impetuousness and his constant 'transactional' thinking, especially as it relates to our allies.
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Biden speech on protest violence and Bill de Blasio hates NYC - Ricochet
Back to the regularly scheduled broadcast! On this show, Seth, Park, Grant, and Jay discuss Joe Biden’s speech addressing protest violence, how the media narrative shifted to cover the protests, and whether or not Biden’s speech is more effective...
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The latest MagMen podcast is up. @SethAMandel @jgrantaddison @hpmacd and I discuss Biden's in Philadelphia, the violence in some cities, and the latest of absurdities of @BilldeBlasio and his ineptitude.
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A Violent August in N.Y.C.: Shootings Double, and Murder Is Up by 50%
The city recorded 242 shootings in August, up from 91 last year, continuing a summer spike in gun violence that has become an issue in the presidential race.
Where Waldo Isn't
Plus, thoughts on the Insaner Times through which we are living.
McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze
Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of QAnon is putting the GOP House leader in a bind.
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I remember getting into it somewhat with @travis_view about these people, saying it was unlikely they'd get into office. I was wrong and the GOP invited this mess.
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McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze politi.co/31MWUVZ via @politico
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The Diminishing Returns on ‘Owning the Libs’
There is something about presidential-election years that drives partisans toward a self-destructive fantasy. In the three years before an election, partisans loyal to the party that lost last time make
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The Diminishing Returns on ‘Owning the Libs’ commentarymagazine.com/noah-rothman/t… via @commentary
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TikTok: Logs, Logs , Logs
We are in 2020 and the US president is about to ban TikTok, a video-sharing social network mobile app, because “it poses a risk to US…
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Does anyone have any evidence that TikTok gets more information than any other social media app? There is this great Medium post where you can scroll down to read the TL:DR section for his conclusion and he doesn't think so.
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Everlong by Foo Fighters (Cover)
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So...this is Rick Astley doing an acoustic cover of Foo Fighters Everlong. And he KILLS IT. It’s so good.
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It is not my job to support Biden or Trump
It's going to be a good week. Andrea's daughter is here for the month. On Friday, my kids are flying in to celebrate the momentous occasion, which is my…gulp…50th birthday. Yes, I hit that milestone, officially, on August 3rd. Also, baseball is...
Trump loyalists are already setting up scapegoats for a November loss
Let's get down to brass tacks. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is one of the most conservative members in the House of Representatives and the highest-ranking woman in the Republican conference. She signed off on nearly 100% of President Trump's...
Dump Trump, but Don’t Burn Down the GOP
Calls to do so ignore the monumental pressures that Donald Trump has placed on the entire party.
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Three takes on Trump and the GOP with some similarities and some nuanced differences. First, @DavidAFrench discusses the "burn it all down" mentality and how it's off-kilter as a Democratic wave would cause more harm than good.
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Ilhan Omar Campaign Mailer Accuses Opponent of Being ‘In the Pocket of Wall Street’ and Only References Jewish Donors
The mailer references three Jewish donors, plus “Michael, a donor from Scarsdale, New York.”
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I am sure this is a total coincidence. 🙄
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Ilhan Omar Campaign Mailer Accuses Opponent of Being ‘In the Pocket of Wall Street’ and Only References Jewish Donors vice.com/en_us/article/… via @vice
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What is required to be considered a “meal”? | Alcoholic Beverage Control
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So California goes full Seinfeld over what constitutes a "meal."
@JerrySeinfeld contends the act of being seated at a table in a restaurant, even if one only orders soup is a meal. Kenny Bania disagrees and appears @GavinNewsom is on #TeamKenny
abc.ca.gov/what-is-requir… pic.twitter.com/bzff7WQ06L
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The public school reopening wars - Ricochet
No magazine this week but there is still plenty to talk about! The guys first dive headfirst into the debate about reopening public schools. As is typical of our culture, it turned into a political battle with President Trump wanting schools across...
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The latest MagMen podcast is up. Discussions center around the school reopening fights and the dustup abt the Lincoln Project. No talk of when Steve Schmidt voted so no need for a 48 tweet tirade — w/ @SethAMandel @jgrantaddison & @hpmacd
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The Grifter Project | National Review
The Lincoln Project is little more than the most brazen election-season grift in recent memory.
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When an organization forms using Democratic firms, uses Democratic talking points in ads, and have a comms dir. who worked for Mike Bloomberg & NYC councilman Corey Johnson...it's not "conservative." My friend @stevestampley explains
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Andrew Sullivan: See You Next Friday
If the mainstream media will not host a diversity of opinion, then the nonmainstream needs to pick up the slack. That’s what I’ll be doing next.
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One of the first blogs I ever read was @sullydish's. He was on the Blogger platform and I remember thinking, "What is Blogger?" I probably disagreed with him more than I agree but I always enjoyed reading it. Best of luck!
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Never Trump goes full Tea Party
"Burn it all down" is a populist phrase, responsible for creating far more partisanship in politics than solutions. Despite denials, a large portion of the Never Trump movement has embraced the phrase as a means of ridding the GOP of all undesirable...
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"Unfortunately, the cure for some in NeverTrump world is worse than the disease. When someone has a grease fire in their kitchen, they put the fire out. NeverTrump would insist the best option is to set the entire house ablaze."
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