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SiriusXM's "Insight" channel—number 121 on your, uh, thingie?—is billed as "Inspiring Talk With A Sense Of Humor." And yet they keep inviting me back! This whole week I'll be in the driver's seat during the noontime hour, probing the libertarian perspective on a non-libertarian universe that includes Tuesday's State of the Union address, Thursday's GOP debate, and whatever weird news crops up along the way.

Among the tentative guests lined up for the rest of the week are Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Kmele Foster (A-NY), Michael Moynihan, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and so on. A rough theme I intend to poke at, with a stick: Whatever happened to that Libertarian Moment you promised us?

Today's first guest is a prime target for such inquiry: Matt Kibbe, late of the Tea Party-supporting FreedomWorks, currently of pro-Rand Paul superPAC Concerned American Voters. We will critique the Paul campaign, assess what the rise of Donald Trump says about the Tea Party, maybe chew on Gallup's latest numbers on historically low affiliation with the Democratic Party, and ask why Kibbe's New Year's resolution is to buy a gun. And of course, we will talk about David Bowie.

The phone number today and all week to call in is 877-974-7487. Believe it or not, the satellite networks don't have a great sense of audience numbers, so if you want to encourage having Reason people host on SiriusXM, call in! 

Comments

[sloopyinTEXAS]

I suppose I could call in and talk to Matt sober.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

He might not be.

[Je suis Woodchipper]

Kibbe's getting a gun in DC? I hear that's maddening and expensive.

[d3x / dt3]

You misspelled "impossible".

[Idle Hands]

This whole week I'll be in the driver's seat during the noontime hour, probing the libertarian perspective on a non-libertarian universe that includes Tuesday's State of the Union address, Thursday's GOP debate, and whatever weird news crops up along the way.

OT, but speaking of probing the FBI has expanded theirs to include corruption in regards to the clinton server.

[sloopyinTEXAS]

The fact that it's Fox News made me skeptical...until I saw Herridge's byline.

She's a damn good reporter and I would tend to believe her unless there's concrete evidence she's lying.

[Crusty Juggler]

Drinking the Faux Nooz Kool-aid!

[d3x / dt3]

No, no, no. It's like this:

So I see the Peanuts are again chasing more fake scandals. Why weren't they so interested when W was illegally invading Iraq under false pretenses? Too much Faux News? Too busy hoarding your gold, which, I might add, is down by $6 already today. How's that going for you, Goldbugs?

/Plug

[Derp-o-Matic 5000]

These leaks about the FBI probe are encouraging, but until an indictment actually comes down, I'll be skeptical.

[Crusty Juggler]

The FBI is particularly on edge in the wake of how the case of former CIA Director David Petraeus was handled.

One of the three sources said some FBI agents felt Petraeus was given a slap on the wrist for sharing highly classified information with his mistress and biographer Paula Broadwell, as well as lying to FBI agents about his actions. Petraeus pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in March 2015 after a two-plus-year federal investigation in which Attorney General Eric Holder initially declined to prosecute.

I scoff at the idea of the FBI still acting like America's moral superiors, but the reports about agents being dismayed over the Petraues investigation, and a lack of investigation toward Clinton, have been coming out for awhile. Would they just leak information about the Clinton's, Obama's, etc, if they did not get their way?

[sloopyinTEXAS]

Would they just leak information about the Clinton's, Obama's, etc, if they did not get their way?

Probably not. That's how you end up in prison if you're a peon.

Or how you end up "committing suicide" if you might have information on the Clintons

[Crusty Juggler]

Mark Felt did not go to prison, so there.

[sloopyinTEXAS]

Yeah, neither did Vince Foster.

[d3x / dt3]

You know, all of us here would appreciate it if you didn't use "Clinton" and "probing" in the same sentence. Some of us just ate!

[Crusty Juggler]

Fine alt-text, Matt. I have not forgotten.

I just want to know if Kibbe is still sporting the sideburns that make him resemble a Bulleit Rye Manhattan (no fruit).

[Matt Welch]

He has an atrocious beard now.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Oh, I'll call in, alright. I'll call in and let them know what kind of audience they'll bring when they have Reason guests on more often. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA[cough]HAHAHA.

[Citizen X]

STEVE SMITH CALL IN, DEFEND COLOGNE RAPISTS.

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE? STEVE SMITH NOT FAMILIAR WITH IDEA.

[SugarFree]

STEVE SMITH HATES AVOCADOS!

[Citizen X]

You'd think he'd be down with them, given that 'avocado' comes from the Nahuatl word 'ahuacatl,' which was Aztec slang for testicle. The association was so strong that Aztec families wouldn't let teenage daughters go outside during the avocado harvest.

[commodious spittoon]

Hah! That's one for the icebreaker file.

[commodious spittoon]

And just to be clear, the icebreaker file is a literal file I carry with me at all times. It's a binder with all of the interesting facts I have heard, sorted by topic and cross-referenced by occasion. When I need to make conversation, I open it, find a suitable piece of trivia, and deliver it in a monotone voice without breaking eye contact. Then I close the binder and wander off.

[d3x / dt3]

Again I learned something new on HampersandRun! You guys are the best!

*wipes tear*

[SugarFree]

STEVE SMITH HATES TREE WITH MANY TESTICLES!

[d3x / dt3]

TOO MUCH COMPETITION

[Citizen X]

Nobody NEEDS 23 testicles.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Oh, wait. I'm not going to be able to tell what tie he's wearing. Never mind.

[Citizen X]

Use your damn imagination, Eugene.

[Crusty Juggler]

Welch is wearing a polka dot ascot?

[Citizen X]

Chances are, you know!

[Old.Mexican]

I'll give you a chance to pre-screen my question, Matt:

"Tell me about how the Muslim refugees pose no risk especially to women, Usul."

[The Hyperbole]

All right Welch I had to update my ALA Carte subscription to get this so called Insight channel and it cost me 9?. I hope you're worth it.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Welch sure saw you coming.

[AlmightyJB]

Trump/Saunders 2016 for the Populist Party?

http://hotair.com/archives/201.....-time-low/

[Heroic Mulatto]

That...that was a non-terrible Jazz Shaw article.

[Citizen X]

I bet he was still wearing a stupid hat while he wrote it, though.

[Heroic Mulatto]

FUCK YOU!

[Citizen X]

Why is he rocking back and forth like that? It's distracting. Does he think he is a cobra?

[d3x / dt3]

I watched, and now I can't remember anything about it! I think it was hypnotizing me all along.

And why does my ass hurt? Huh, weird.

[Heroic Mulatto]

Why is he rocking back and forth like that?

Because he's on the spectrum?

[Loki]

I think a lot of retards and/ or autistics will sometimes rock back and forth when they're having one their episodes. It's probably that.

[Heroic Mulatto]

To be fair, the dude is a satirist.

[american socialist]

Here's my question: if we don't want government busybodies controlling our lives or going to war in the ME shouldn't we vote for candidates that oppose such things as compared to any ol' republican as a fill in for Ludwig Von Mises?

[Francisco d'Anconia]

shouldn't we vote for candidates that oppose such things

Yes, I will be. How about you?

[american socialist]

Yeah, I'm going to vote for the person in the election that is pro-choice, wants to implement policies to allow for legal immigration, isn't guided by Leviticus when it comes to gay people, and opposes getting involved in Syria. See? I'm good.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Define "pro-choice".

[commodious spittoon]

You have the choice to cater to lifestyles you find morally repugnant, or you can choose to lose your business. Simple.

[Heroic Mulatto]

isn't guided by Leviticus when it comes to gay people

As opposed to being guided by Surat Al-Araf?

[R C Dean]

Certainly, amsock. Just like, if we don't want government busybodies controlling our lives or going to war in the ME we should vote for candidates that oppose such things as compared to any ol' democrat as a fill in for FDR, Johnson, etc.

[d3x / dt3]

OH MY GOD I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!

Maybe tell that to people who actually like Team Red.

And pay your mortgage, mmmmkay?

[Loki]

Speaking of autistic retards having episodes...

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Since the TV thing didn't pan out , maybe radio'll be Matt's lucrative medium?

He's got the looks for it.

[d3x / dt3]

I'm calling every five minutes to ask, "What's all this about David Bowie?"

And you think that Duncan Jones would go by "Zowie". Wouldn't you?

[Francisco d'Anconia]

At least Gilmore won't be able to critique your fashion sense.

[Heroic Mulatto]

Gilly can tell Gabardine wool from polyester by its "rustle" on the microphone. I'm pretty sure he can distinguish dye and pattern that way as well.

[Ms. Eleanor Lavish]

I'm shocked you haven't a got the obligatory comment about how you've got a face for radio, yet, Matt.

Good luck and God speed.

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Ahem!