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Give Me Any American City over Moscow Any Day
National Review ^ | 2/13/2024 | Charles C. W. Cooke

Posted on 02/13/2024 11:21:25 AM PST by marcusmaximus

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To: marcusmaximus

How’s the weather in Kiev today?


141 posted on 02/13/2024 7:35:12 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: DesertRhino; MeganC

Boise to a large degree, and SLC especially, are Mormon cities. They are hardly typical of urban America.


142 posted on 02/13/2024 7:39:38 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: wardaddy; DesertRhino

“He’s a Brit, National Review, atheist, and lives in Florida. I am sensing a gated community also.”

DesertRhino is talking about Charles C W Cooke.


143 posted on 02/13/2024 7:52:35 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: Danie_2023

What’s your explanation for why Oswald murdered Officer Tippit? That was across town and 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot.


144 posted on 02/13/2024 8:00:02 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: Reily

The Cuba theory may have some merit. Oswald belonged to the “Fair Play for Cuba Committee” after the USSR turned out not to be what he was hoping for and he had returned stateside. He attempted to visit the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City at some point.

“The KGB was likely aware of it.”

Maybe not. Our greatest spy asset of the Cold War, Morris Childs, was in Moscow, in the Kremlin, hanging out with Soviet Union’s highest officials when Kennedy was shot. They were just as shocked as we were and were running through every scenario that they could think of as to could have killed him. The Soviets had a sort of grudging admiration for Kennedy. Morris Childs story is amazing, he was the money courier for the CPUSA and the Soviets never suspected him.


145 posted on 02/13/2024 8:16:03 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: BrexitBen

Unfortunately William F Buckley is the one who chose to turn over his magazine to the poseurs who wrecked it.

The actual brains behind NR in its prime was probably his sister Priscilla. She became its managing editor in 1959 did that until some time in the 1980s. I dropped my subscription around 1990 when I thought it had become less of a conservative journal and more of a GOP establishment mouthpiece.


146 posted on 02/13/2024 8:28:31 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: dfwgator

They would be closer to what American demographics were 70 years ago. The Poles and Hungarians had enough sense to keep the “Syrian migrants” out of their countries. We lack sense, just like the rest of Europe.


147 posted on 02/13/2024 8:34:28 PM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: Pelham

Yeah, I just find it hard to believe that one of the ‘junior services’ would take on such as task in complete secrecy from the ‘master’. However, Castro & brother were vindictive SOBs and the had the motivation.


148 posted on 02/14/2024 5:23:41 AM PST by Reily (!!)
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To: Songcraft
It is really a horrendous, pitiful sight.

What is pitiful is elected officials allowing this.

149 posted on 02/14/2024 6:30:30 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: marcusmaximus

Moscow is bette, unless you want to be free to speak your mind.


150 posted on 02/14/2024 6:40:28 AM PST by Degaston
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To: indthkr

All democrat controlled big cities in the USA are literal shit holes


151 posted on 02/14/2024 6:49:20 AM PST by 38special (I should've said something earlier)
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To: 1Old Pro

"What is pitiful is elected officials allowing this."


Yeah, the previous Philly mayor (prior to 2024) was the nut "Jim Kenney", who danced for joy when Philly became a "Sanctuary City".


      


The new Philly mayor, as of this year, Cherelle Parker, may be even worse.


      

152 posted on 02/14/2024 9:00:44 AM PST by Songcraft ( )
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To: Pelham; DesertRhino

Cooke gets on my nerves too
Protocon South blamer

But I listen to him

I prefer Dougie Murray Brit pundit


153 posted on 02/14/2024 9:13:17 AM PST by wardaddy (I have seen true anti semitism is more common in USA than I imagined. A disease in the public mind)
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To: Reily

“However, Castro & brother were vindictive SOBs and the had the motivation.”

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Castro was urging Moscow to launch. The Soviets weren’t at all eager to start WWIII to please Castro. They could use the missiles as a negotiating tool to get concessions out of us and they did. I can imagine the Castro brothers carrying their hotheaded attitude over to a plot to murder JFK without asking Moscow’s permission.


154 posted on 02/14/2024 11:03:52 AM PST by Pelham (President Eisenhower. Operation Wetback 1953-54)
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To: wardaddy

Fully concur. Similar reasons.


155 posted on 02/14/2024 3:35:21 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDIThe trial is underway right )
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To: Degaston

Try carrying a “white lives matter” placard down the main street of any American city—and watch what happens to you next.

Lol.


156 posted on 02/14/2024 3:37:58 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: marcusmaximus
Too many open windows in Moscow...

-PJ

157 posted on 02/14/2024 3:39:28 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: wardaddy

Dougie is a bit too queer for my taste and accent ain’t helping.


158 posted on 02/14/2024 4:59:58 PM PST by Clemenza
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To: Clemenza

He’s quite brave in Britain

His foes will kill

He keeps his queerness pretty down low like it used to be


159 posted on 02/15/2024 7:05:06 AM PST by wardaddy (I have seen true anti semitism is more common in USA than I imagined. A disease in the public mind)
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To: Clemenza; Pelham; nopardons

He says one critical thing on this hood short interview

Just seek the truth, it transcends ideology

Even as an unapologetic southern traditionalist I still that is a decent creed even if said truth defies your political sensibilities

If you’re bored Clemmie

https://youtu.be/CTKJCefkU0A?si=6bjJq3XE95xY_AfE


160 posted on 02/15/2024 9:45:15 AM PST by wardaddy (I have seen true anti semitism is more common in USA than I imagined. A disease in the public mind)
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