The Right Take

In this week's episode, Jacob covers the latest in the culture war for public schools in Virginia. He focuses on a heated discussion in Loudoun County over Virginia's new transgender requirements, current school board member recall efforts, and how it degenerated to this. Eric talks about Ben Shapiro's recent attack on the January 6 protesters and why conservatives should not consider him an ally. For the main topic, they discuss former Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation over sexual harassment accusations and what it means for New York politics going forward. Should the Right consider this a win? Or is it merely a calculated distraction?

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

In Virginia, boys will join your daughter on the field, in the locker room, and in the bathroom, or you will pay private tuition.

29:57 Benji Shapiro calls January 6 MAGA trespassers evil and says they should rot in prison.

47:03 Main Topic: The Michael Corleone of New York Takes the Fall

48:10 Mandatory Grave-Dancing

51:24 Recap of the Road to Cuomo's Fall from Power

57:03 What does all of this mean, and is this a win for New York American politics?

01:01:23 Cui bono from Cuomo? Cuomo resigns on the day the Senate passes Biden's infrastructure package.

SHOWNOTES:

Multiple speeches at Loudoun County School Board meeting about transgender bathroom policy: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/loudoun-school-board-to-vote-on-transgender-student-policy/2768796/

Second-graders in Falls Church, Virginia being taught to feel safer without police around: https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/06/school-police-video-second-grade-elementary-school-virginia-fairfax-county/ 

Interview with the woman behind the Fairfax County School Board recall efforts:

https://www.braddockbuzz.com/p/an-interview-with-the-woman-behind

Ben Shapiro calls January 6th protesters “evil” on Bill Maher’s show: https://rumble.com/vkxfnp-malcolm-nance-vs.-ben-shapiro-and-facts-about-jan.-6.html 

Jacob and Eric open this episode with the recent College Republican National Chair election, which played out like a bad episode of House of Cards. For the main topic, Jacob analyzes conservative commentator David Brooks’s recent article “How the Bobos Broke America." In it, Brooks revisits his 2000 book Bobos in Paradise, which identified the rising young elite who would shape the American upper class of the 21st century. Brooks sees a dire picture of an America bitterly fractured by class, which this new educated, urban elite caused by disrupting the traditional class markers and paths to upward mobility. This diagnosis provides possible paths to solutions before America disintegrates into irreconcilable factions based on domination rather than cooperation.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

05:11 College Republicans go full banana republic

23:24 Main Topic: NYT’s conservative commentator David Brooks revisits his Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There from 21 years ago to see how America’s new elites are faring today.

23:23 Bobos vs Boubours: The Age of the Hipster

30:30 Who are elites today? What makes one an elite?

44:11 Financial Correctness of the New Elite and the Elite’s Impact on Inequality

59:32 How the new elites have scrambled parties on the Left

01:00:58 Cultural Correctness of the New Elite

01:08:56 Brooks identifies and diagnoses the political and social backlash to the new elite

01:20:45 The Blue and Red Hierarchies of Today

01:26:44 The Rung of Bobos Driving Cancel Culture, How They Differ from Their Elder Bobos, and How They Use Activism for Social and Economic Advancement

01:28:32 The Young Bobos Turn Their Cancel Culture Guns on DaBaby

01:45:08 Where Brooks sees Joe Biden fitting into all of this

01:47:20 Critique of Brooks’s diagnosis of and prescription for America’s political class divide

SHOWNOTES:

After cicadas, the D.C. area has a new bug to deal with: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/03/pyemotes-oak-tree-itch-mites-cicada-washington-dc-region/5478360001/

College Republicans National Committee (CRNC) scandalized by election fraud in race for National Chairman: https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/02/the-collapse-of-the-college-republicans/

CRNC members accused of planning fake sexual assault allegations against political opponents: https://spectatorworld.com/topic/college-republicans-fake-sexual-assault-allegations-benjamin-rajadurai/ 

David Brooks’ article on the “new elite:” https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/blame-the-bobos-creative-class/619492/

In this episode, Jacob and Eric react to Simone Biles’s sudden withdrawal from the Olympics, citing “mental health” as her reasoning, and how this reflects more broadly on the new American mindset where everyone puts their own interests ahead of the common good. After breaking down a blood-boiling story about a “Catholic” charity that is renting out hotels for COVID-positive illegal aliens in Texas and letting them roam freely in small towns to infect American citizens, they turn to the main topic: A long-form exposé article in Politico about how Democrats are starting to face widespread backlash over their systemic promotion of the anti-White and anti-American Critical Race Theory.

00:00 Intro

01:12 Team USA struggles as Simone Biles sits one out

20:24 Illegals with Covid Released by Customs and Border Patrol in Texas

34:20 Main Topic: Politico sounds the distress call over Critical Race Theory in schools

SHOWNOTES: 

American Basketball team loses first Olympic game since 2004: https://sports.yahoo.com/usa-mens-basketball-loses-france-first-olympic-game-since-2004-141418982.html

Simone Biles claims “mental health” is behind her withdrawal: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/07/27/olympic-simone-biles-tokyo-2020-team-finals-press-conference-sot-vpx.tokyo-2020/video/playlists/2021-tokyo-olympics/

“Catholic” charity in Texas rents out entire hotels exclusively for COVID-positive illegal aliens: https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/28/covid-positive-illegal-aliens-in-texas-staying-in-charity-provided-hotel-infecting-people-in-restaurants/ 

Brian Kemp fails miserably, gives local school districts the power to implement mask mandates: https://www.foxnews.com/us/atlanta-mask-mandate-brian-kemp-schools

Politico report on how Critical Race Theory is beginning to backfire on the Left: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/26/democrats-school-critical-race-theory-500729

Why crime is no longer a winning political issue for Republicans: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/07/25/pandemic-crime-politics-1970s-election-500653 

In this episode, Jacob and Eric discuss Secretary of State Blinken's appeal to the UN to judge America for its racism and why running on fiscal conservatism won't work for Virginia Republicans. For the main topic, they interview Timothy Kilcullen, the Republican candidate for Virginia House District 49, where Amazon's new HQ2 will be located. 

In this episode, The Right Take guys discuss the Republican gubernatorial field in California, Tomi Lahren’s crusade to defend Caitlyn Jenner’s honor, and the entry of JD Vance of Hillbilly Elegy fame into the Ohio senate race. For the main topic, they discuss the protests in Cuba and the reaction of conservatives, particularly Cuban Americans to the situation.

00:00 Intro

01:51 No-sense-of-humor libs keep “Own the Libs” conservatism on life support

04:55 Eric breaks down the Republican candidates in the CA recall election

16:40 Tomi Lahren bravely calls out the conservative “mob” for being … conservative

42:46 JD Vance jumps into the Ohio senate race

53:14 The Cuba situation from an American nationalist perspective

SHOWNOTES:

Radio host Larry Elder jumps into the California recall election: https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/07/12/conservative-talk-show-host-larry-elder-announces-recall-bid-on-radio-1388240 

Tomi Lahren REALLY supports Bruce Jenner: https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1414438023475998724 

https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1414465218412007425 

https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1414616700637569027 

https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1414627425804238856 

Jenna Ellis calls out Tomi Lahren, and Lahren responds: https://twitter.com/JennaEllisEsq/status/1414617652107128835  

https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/1414625161517715458 

Two excellent analyses of J.D. Vance’s Ohio Senate candidacy, and why the elites hate him so much: https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/05/why-trump-haters-have-set-their-sights-on-j-d-vance/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/08/jd-vance-is-scaring-americas-elite-good/ 

Miami mayor calls for airstrikes on Cuba:https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article252730363.html

Jacob and Eric interview Alex Hall, host of “TechShark” at Media Research Center’s Newsbusters, to talk about the latest developments in the war on Big Tech, from the recent blow to antitrust investigations against Facebook, to the newest conservative alternatives that have been created.

SHOWNOTES:

Follow Alex’s show “TechShark” at MRCTV: https://www.mrctv.org/author/alex-hall 

Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alextechshark 

Facebook issues bizarre “extremism” warnings to all users: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/07/02/1984-facebook-slammed-after-sending-extremism-exposure 

Dan Bongino creates a conservative payment processor platform: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/07/01/cancel-culture-canceled-bongino-creates-free-speech 

Slate to censor conservative satire websites that criticize Facebook: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/06/25/slate-facebooks-corner-site-censor-satire-punches-down 

Obama judge dismisses two major antitrust lawsuits against Facebook: https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/29/federal-judge-dismisses-antitrust-lawsuits-against-facebook/ 

Amazon demands that FTC chair recuse herself from antitrust investigations: https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/01/amazon-demands-recusal-of-ftc-chair-from-any-antitrust-investigations/ 

For the second-ever interview on The Right Take, Eric talks to Kaitlin Bennett, a reporter with Liberty Hangout who first gained fame as the "Kent State gun girl," based on her college graduation photos with an AR-15 which went viral in 2018, and who now does "man-on-the-street" video interviews. Eric and Kaitlin talk about the Left's latest efforts to completely change our society, from Critical Race Theory to mainstreaming the idea of "transgenderism," and also discuss how these ideas originated on college campuses, what can be done to push back on these indoctrination efforts, and more.

00:00 Intro

SHOWNOTES

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For this deep dive episode, Jacob and Eric take a closer look at the major reasons why California - once considered one of the bastions of the Republican Party - has fallen so far to become the leftist hellhole that it is now: From the California GOP’s failures to capitalize on anti-immigration sentiment in the 1990s, to Schwarzenegger’s support for gay marriage, and the passage of a proposition to change California’s primary system to a “jungle primary/top-two system.” They explain how each mistake led to each other and contributed to the state’s downfall, and how we can learn from California’s example to avoid making the same mistakes at the national level.

00:00 Intro - How far California has fallen

04:21 The anti-immigration Proposition 187 (1994)

15:04 Arnold Schwarzenegger and the gubernatorial recall (2003)

19:32 The pro-traditional marriage Proposition 8 (2008)

25:58 Proposition 14 and the “jungle primary” system (2010)

35:05 Conclusion - Demographics are destiny

SHOWNOTES: 

Eric’s e-book on the downfall of California and the California Republican Party: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Damned-Right-Timeline-California-ebook/dp/B078QZKWPH 

Donate: https://righttakepodcast.com/support/

00:00 Intro

SHOWNOTES

Support National File: https://support.nationalfile.com/donate

Ben Shapiro “shadow-boosted” by Facebook: https://nationalfile.com/shapiro-consistently-gets-highest-engagement-on-facebook-following-reports-zuckerberg-shadow-boosts-him/

West Point forces cadets into solitary confinement for not getting vaccine: https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-bidens-military-puts-west-point-cadets-in-solitary-confinement-if-they-refuse-covid-vaccine/

Mike Pence plotted to usurp Trump as the 2016 nominee: https://nationalfile.com/original-sin-mike-pence-wanted-to-backstab-trump-become-republican-nominee-in-2016/

In this episode, Jacob and Eric discuss VP Kamala Harris’s recent trip to Central America and the ongoing border crisis. Eric finds a glimmer of hope for constitutional interpretation in another surprise unanimous Supreme Court ruling on immigration. Plus, our great friends at The Lincoln Project are throwing one last Hail Mary to stay relevant by throwing their lot in with Antifa in a butchered interpretation of World War II history that far too many Americans have been fed.

For the main topic, using Matt Walsh’s prank fundraiser for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s grandmother as the backdrop, Jacob dives into what drives AOC. Is she an actual democratic socialist? Perhaps a Manchurian Marxist? And what’s the real motivation behind her crusading for a green new deal?

00:00 Intro and shoutout to The Troy Show

03:00 Border Crisis: VP Kamala Harris visits one Central American country...but skips the US border

13:32 All hope is not lost with SCOTUS

18:45 The Lincoln Project goes full Antifa in its interpretation of World War II

23:15 So...what is the correct interpretation of WWII? Why did we fight?

Main Topic: The Roots of AOC's Rage

29:03 Why is AOC the Right's Enemy #1?

33:14 The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh tries to prank AOC by...giving her money?

45:30 Is AOC a Manchurian Marxist? Is she even a socialist?

53:45 Is AOC just a Manchurian Green Party candidate?

55:46 Why is AOC obsessed with imperialism and colonialism, and how does this tie into climate change?

01:07:07 Is AOC's rage philosophical or personal?

SOURCES

Jacob and Eric’s appearance on The Troy Show (starts at 51:38): https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulTroyShow/videos/318363236565699/ 

Supreme Court rules 9-0 that “temporary protected status” illegal aliens are ineligible for green cards: https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/08/supreme-court-rules-unanimously-rules-that-illegals-who-received-tps-are-not-eligible-for-green-cards/  

Lincoln Project promotes Antifa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xtLXDTxJsA 

AOC on Chuck Todd explains how she’s not exactly a socialist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esLJRHU-GvA

AOC’s take on “climate justice":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1w3V4PUv2s

AOC compares the response to Hurricane Harvey to “colonialism": https://aldianews.com/articles/politics/ocasio-cortez-speaks-colonialism-modern-era-puerto-rico/53903, 

AOC thinks Puerto Rico is a “colony": https://www.puertoricoreport.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-takes-on-puerto-ricos-status-as-a-colony/#.YLypr_lKhPY

AOC’s speech to the 2020 Democratic National Convention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eht6oIkzkew

AOC claims Latinos are Native Americans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwhaXHqxoc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvnQSvhdezU

AOC says that the idea of immigration itself is White supremacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoZVrsDxeoc

AOC says “where migrants go, prosperity follows,” which Newsweek backs up with biased, unrelated studies: https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-white-people-do-work-pod-save-america-1454579

AOC says “trampling of indigenous rights is a cause of climate change": https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-trampling-indigenous-rights-racial-justice-are-causes-climate-1585131