Tonight on The Independents: Tim Carney on Obama's New War, Killer Mike on Ray Rice, Peter Suderman on Spiking ER Visits, Kmele Foster on the iWatch, Plus Berkeley Anti-Speech Movement, Sudbury School, and Aftershow
We're about 24 hours away from our annual Sept. 10 war speech! This time, the bombing-plus campaign that doesn't need congressional approval (notwithstanding Barack Obama's pre-presidential protestations to the contrary) is targeting the Islamic State, which would surely be trading very poorly on Intrade if we lived in a freer world.
Such will be the first topic of discussion on tonight's live episode of The Independents (Fox Business Network, 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT, with re-airs three hours later), with able assistance from Party Panelists Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner and Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky. That combo will also comment on the appalling campus memo on "Civility and Free Speech" penned by UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement.
The Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, who was one of the sanest commentators during the Ferguson unpleasantnesses, will talk about the latest developments in the Ray Rice lady-braining scandal. Beloved Reason Senior Editor Peter Suderman then arrives to talk about how emergency room usage is predictably spiking because of Obamacare, despite the backers of the law promising the opposite result. Dan Greenberg of the groundbreaking Sudbury School—where students basically teach themselves—will discuss the controversial model. And Kmele Foster will keep it real about Apple's big pffffftt of an announcement day.
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” is targeting the Islamic State“
And so the gradual abandonment of “ISIL” proceeds apace
All this rebranding is very disorienting.
Such will be the first topic of discussion on tonight’s live episode…
I look forward to that in depth three minute twelve second talk.
“Killer Mike…will talk about the latest developments in the Ray Rice lady-braining scandal.”
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Why?
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Can we not find a more worthy topic for our Expert Rappers? This TMZ shit should be saved for ‘internet journalists’ or something.
“”the groundbreaking Sudbury School?where students basically teach themselves?”
Yeah. I remember when they used to call them “libraries”. Don’t get me started on the Dewey Decimal system. Those were the days.
Yeah. I remember when they used to call them “libraries”.
BE QUIIIIEEEETTTTT!!! THIS IS A LIBARY!!!!
The Independents new segment, “Ask A Rapper” really ought to include more than one topic.
I don’t know-the “Bitches or Hos” segment could take a long time just by itself.
If we just combine those bitches and hos into Biotches, then we save valuable air time. I need to be the new CEO of Biotch TV.
I’ll allow it.
Theme Song of Biotch TV:
And did I tell her? Hell no, the Biotch!
And will I tell her? Hell no, the Biotch!
And should I tel her? Hell no, the Biotch!
Cause I tell you, I KNOW the Biotch!
Well, you have to hear the rhythm section and see the dancing girls to know how good that is…
I’m a white geek trapped in the body of a black man from the hood, what else to say?
I’m sold. That said, yeah, hearing and seeing would help.
My mind is a dark place of sinister rhythms and much booty, a dangerous place indeed.
I picked up a lot of my current raw native rhythms from prowling the back streets of Recife Antigo, Brazil on weekend evenings.
All bitches are not hoes and all hoes are not bitches. Do you need a Venn diagram?
Venn diagram
Is that the one that shows where the vagina is? If so, no, I have no problems finding that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JsKq–e0QQ
…the bombing-plus campaign that…
More drone strikes on brown people? Or does bombing plus mean we are going to attack Canada because of all the border violations where unauthorized bagpipes and Kinder eggs make it through to corrupt our children?
I still wanna see Matt Welch’s D&D character(s).
No, it’s drone strikes on Muslims of all colors.
Obama’s new war, not like the old war, it’s the cool war, it’s Obama’s war.
See, that old white dude, Boosh, his war was a bad war, because he’s not like a half white big eared goofy looking cool dude, who got da cool war.
When Obama murder drones little brown babies, it’s cool, it’s ok ya see, it’s fun you see! Cause Obama is cool!
Prediction: Cleavage.
Inshallah.
There’s no chance of cleavage unless we replace Kennedy with someone with a C cup or above. But there is a serious chance of nips.
Hopefully.
Is Kennedy mic’d differently tonight? Or does she have a cold?
What the fuck 42% of the poll respondents are good with Obama at this point?
25% still claimed to like Nixon when he took a hike, so I think you can discount that 42% number by some amount.
But still, how many times do you hear lies and continue to support the bastard?
True Believers are not converted by mere facts or events.
Some of those facts might be racist. Do we call them hatefacts?
In other news, 43% ok with Hitler, 44% ok with Satan.
That’s (D) Satan.
And 99.999% are just in LOVE with Jung-un!
Hey, Satan 2016.
Blackish president wants to do a drive-by? Seems a vaguely racist analogy.
You mean a conflict with concrete objectives and an exit strategy?
NEVER!
Obama is our boss and our father. How can you not trust your boss/father?
Obama Il Sung. With glorious, horse-like bride.
I’m sure Obama thinks that most horses are prettier than his wookie, but horse rape is still a crime…
OK, that was the best laugh I’ve had today.
It’s not a crime when the president goes it.
Did Nixon bang horses?? Hmmmm…
“Did Nixon bang horses?? Hmmmm…”
Leave Pat out of this!
Yes, yes, lovely woman. Not at all into carrots.
*does it *
I wish I could bomb people just because I hate them.
Why can’t you?
I wish I had a bunch of people with guns who would force people to do what I say. Except instead of forcing people to do what I say, I’d just use them to tell people to fuck off.
The Iraqis aren’t capable of democracy? Ouch for Iraq.
So I take it the chick is a Dem fellator.
The Prez should say we will help defend our friends and allies with whatever is necessary and nothing more.
I think he’s going to surrender.
If our people weren’t there, they would still have their heads.
DOBBS?!?
Oh, no. I’m not staying up to watch weary-eyed < i The Independents at 11PM.
Draft Ray Rice into the Gteen Berets.
If they didn’t see it, it’s because the NFL didn’t want to see it.
What strikes him most??? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE?
She hit him first. Looked to me that she elbowed him in the face.
Um…
NAP?
She also took a weak swing at him before they got into the elevator. But he did not need to hit her to restrain her.
I don’t know if the elbow to the face connected, but if it did it probably hurt like hell. So she pissed him off and then came at him…
I would hope I would have more restraint, but it looked to me like a reaction rather than a thought out action.
My take is she initiated the violence. Not sure how he’s the abuser.
THE NAP DOES NOT APPLY, CAUSE PATRIACRCHY!!!!
Umm, wait a minute… Ok, NAP still applies, fuck that bitch. OK, OK! Dude didn’t have to hit her! It wasn’t self defense. But again, how much of this is just pure PC non-sense? She hit him and was going in for a 3rd. When was the point that he could hit her back? Maybe after he was asleep and she decided to smash his face in with a 5 lb. crystal ashtray?
I think we’re going to have to go to the booth on this one..
You know, it is possible to argue that he did have a right to defend himself against her, but that his action was extreme and unnecessary given the context of the situation.
Exactly. He should have spun her around and given her a bear hug until she chilled. He used too much force.
Psychologist: Minorities Are Obese Because of Racism which is why all white people are skinny
http://www.nationalreview.com/…..rine-timpf
And here I thought it was the Power of the Patriarchy that was keeping me thin. Thanks, racism!
The Independents Attire Review, 9 September 2014
Ready Teddy-Edition
– Kennedy: Where the White Women at? Oh, she drops the post-labor-day joke *immediately*, heading me off at the pass. Touch?. I think the call on “White” here has to be the same as our note re: Kmele last night = ‘Too casual for TV’? I think it looks nice and evokes weekends at the beach, but it probably not the best choice sitting next to 2 Dapper Men in Suits.
– Matt: Sold. Our only thought here is that the Power-Matt system suffers from too-similar reiterations: last nights red-polka-dot reduces the effect of tonight’s Solid-Red. Although! we note that Matt seems to have used a slightly thicker knot with the same-old collar, and it actually looks distictly better with these collars.
– Kmele: Approach the Bench, Counselor! Damn. We love the suit, particularly with the maroon tie, which i think is the Uber-match with charcoal-grey. There are a variety of ways waistcoats can ‘up or downmarket’ a suit, and this one – with the more open-breast and shorter, 3-button cut – does exactly the right thing to keep it ‘classy’.
– Carney: Why are Brown Suits always on sale? You see why. To his credit, his tie actually works.
Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
Who were these ‘experts’?
Know who else was an expert?
Liberal wonks = experts.
No one knows for sure what that means, but we should all just accept it and give up all our silly freedoms.
Hello! Suderman wears the Royal Horse Guard Regimental-Stripe tie, something i have called for repeatedly, particularly to be matched w/ blue suit or blazer.
I am pleased.
It looks great IMHO.
I wore something similar with a sharp, tailor made navy blazer (Lana material) I had made.
Outstanding. Although, I could use some pizza right now.
@#(*$@()#$ i know?
Brick oven crust, I hope, none of that fucking foo-foo thick dough cake shit.
I’LL EAT WHAT I LIKE. That’s convenient.
Well, just have your tofurkey and soy sauce pizza then!
It’s probably a twitterbot.
Industrial Lubricants.
DiGiorno is too good for you people
There are a lot ugly couples out there.
There are a lot ugly couples out there.
The correct term is ‘liberals’.
That is AWESOME!
I can only imagine all this publicity will spur regulators to plug that hole.
As fun as a bunch of Lena Dunhams would be?
WTF is wrong with you?
I hate hangovers.
They really have gone full-ISIS now. This “ISIL” thing was *soooo* last week.
It would be a great FU to ISIS to not let them change their name.
FUISIS?
Apparently Di Giorno has a history of bad tweets.
http://www.lotus823.com/digior…..marketing/
Okay, I’m going to the tape to watch the Suderman segment I missed.
note the nice tie
Izod tie.
You can’t patent awesome.
well, you can, but anyone can make that tie.
It looks like they hit him with a tranq dart. He’s only going at half speed.
Suderman predicted it! #SudermanKnew
This is where they advertise “industrial pneumatic excess flow valves”.
Because no self-respecting frozen pizza supplier would dare be associated with this show.
Hey Dirks, lick my asshole.
That may be how he got the job in the first place.
I mean, not yours, per se.
Nepotism and asshole licking.
The great practice no one dares tackle or discuss.
Division AND Divisiveness.
Why use one word when 2 just makes your point more boring?
I’m a libertarian and a conservative?
Hmmmmm?
Can’t be both?
I don’t necessarily see them being mutually-exclusive.
Depends on your definitions, I guess. And whether you support legislating conservative positions.
Yeah we’d have to define those. If we could.
Legislating Conservative positions would be mostly un-libertarian, but supporting conservative viewpoints can be done in a completely libertarian method. There is a reason that most of the libertarian leaning politicians are also conservative.
This whole discussion makes me feel unsafe.
Welch is wound up.
Liberal Fascists FTW!! @ BERKLEY!
Did he just say Islam is offensive speech?
I think heard someone (Welch?) make an error – he said the pre-1964 censorship at Berkeley was by right-wingers. It was the liberal administration – though plenty of right-wingers were OK with it. BUT one of the earlier free-speech groups was (IIRC) YAF, they just quit when the movement turned to lawlessness.
Oh, and the “Free Speech” movement’s contribution to academic freedom was illegally disrupting school activities.
Pretty much.
Na na na na na na.
Do you do drugs Danny?
Every day
Good, so what’s the problem?
This just in: Leftists don’t like free speech unless it’s their own.
Apparently Kennedy doesn’t take her hairdresser and makeup artist with her to remote segments.
The video stream is completely fubar’d tonight.
This is reminiscent of the Reggio Way for children originating in Northern Italy.
“Okay, look. I know you got a crocodile in spelling, but this has gone too far.”
That makes me feel :::Elvis:::
You can’t homeschool in Los Angeles?
This guy so obviously hates the children.
Yeah but passion sometimes invites irrational reactions – and interruptions.
The whole reason I have a cell phone is so I don’t have to wear a watch. A WATCH IS JEWELRY. Like what women wear.
http://www.alange-soehne.com/home
It’s more than a watch. It’ll be big. It’ll do for smart watches what the iPhone did for smartphones. Many in Switzerland are shitting their pants right now.
Mac whores.
being an apple whore was so 2012
AH! Lou Dobbs.
Yearrggggggg!! IT BE DOBBS?
I think the correct pirate term is “Arrrh!”
Yearrrgggggg is a pirate throwing up his rum.
Yeaaarrrrgghh!! Everybody be an expert!
The most unreliable sexy aftershow in business.
You can tell people how you voted on here, because there is only the ten of us.
We’re among friends.
Citizen’s United allows free speech! Get rid of it.
God I love Kmele!
Ouch. Foster talks about limiting government power instead of curbing speech.
Kmele FTW!
Limit the government to limit the power of money in government.
Okay, the woman is an idiot and the stream is starting to shit the bed.
Damn, they’re destroying her with sarcasm.
…and facts.
Jezuz, 11PM?
CUT HER OFF ALREADY!
CUT her off!
Call her Daisy Duke because she works in cutoffs.
One of your better ones.