Rick Rosner: What’s going on? Let’s talk about Peanut the Squirrel. Have you heard of Peanut the Squirrel? Scott Douglas Jacobsen: No. What is it? Rosner: This is the latest weird, but oddly unified, Republican push to make people angry at Democrats. Here’s the story: a guy runs an unlicensed wildlife sanctuary—it’s not a big …
*Interview conducted in November, 2024.* Rick Rosner: We could discuss early voting in the U.S. About 42 to 43 million people have already voted, with 10 days remaining before the election. That’s a solid turnout. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are the numbers for past elections? Rosner: In 2020, 101 million people voted early. In 2016, …
*Interview conducted in November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s going on with the Washington Post cancellations? Rick Rosner: The Washington Post recently chose not to endorse a presidential candidate, which many see as an act of cowardice. Jeff Bezos owns the Washington Post, and some speculate that he halted the endorsement to avoid potential repercussions …
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*Interview conducted in November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is from Laurie Kilmartin. She said, “Roast jokes don’t work great outside of a roast.” That’s a solid observation. Rick Rosner: And there was a comedian involved. So today was Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, which was full of rhetoric that many felt was hateful …
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*Interview conducted October/November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What about her highness, Kamala Harris? What are your thoughts on Harris? Same question about her. Rick Rosner: Harris, in the past, has been seen as maybe not good because of the roundabout answers she gives. And some of it is the media looking for ways to make …
*Interview conducted October/November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What gaffes and flaws do you see in Vance, similar to the commentary about Trump and about Walls? Rick Rosner: Vance has been attacked by Trump and others for changing his political stances. Most famously, maybe, is about fracking. He was, at some point, in 2016, against fracking, …
*Interview conducted October/November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What’s going on with Trump’s party? Rick Rosner: Yesterday, Trump was holding another rally, and it was hot. Two people fainted. That somehow gave Trump the excuse to stop taking questions from the audience. He’d only taken four, and then he decided instead to play music. For 39 …
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*Interview conducted October/November, 2024.* Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you think Walz is doing a good job and a bad job at as the running mate? Rick Rosner: Yes. He’s behind. He had little glitches that the Republicans tried to make hay off of, but they don’t seem persuasive. Walz claimed to have been in Hong …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: You said you talked to the Southern Poverty Law Center today about antisemitism. So here's another angle on it because Kamala Harris is married to a Jewish guy. One of the front runners to be her VP, assuming that she is …
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