Knowing Bannon (One of His Longest-Serving Colleagues Explains)

The following is a loose transcript of the audio embedded above.So this week, I read – in addition to everything else in the news – Chris Christie’s book, What Would Reagan Do, and my review is as follows. I think only Chris Christie could possibly achieve something like this. I think only Chris Christie could make Ronald Reagan look like a weak, feminine, moderate, pale-pastel-wearing pansy while not adding anything to the lore, the underlying epistemological foundation of Reagan’s legacy—just zero. He may as well have been reading from Wikipedia. Maybe he was. And then he just regurgitated that in his own words. I mean, perhaps he was. Because it was that stilted, it has very little flow. It was jarring. It was all sorts of things, you know, “Ronald Reagan was an actor… Ronald Reagan was the president during the Challenger disaster…” A little cut and paste. Tidbits, anecdotes. They’ve appeared elsewhere. Only Chris Christie could’ve made Reagan both a dislikable figure, especially in the book’s epilogue where he goes, “Oh, well, of course, you know, Reagan got amnesty done, and that’s what Trump should have been doing.” I’m pretty sure that’s one of the things that people disliked about Ronald Reagan. His positive legacy is not amnesty. I mean, how disrespectful of fatboy Christie in the first instance. Not just only Chris Christie from a technical prowess perspective of making anything he seems to endorse look like utter shite. But only Chris Christie, in the sense that I don’t think anybody else would have had the kind of top-tier grifter mentality even to attempt those philosophical gymnastics. It’s the only form of gymnastics I suspect Chris Christie will ever do. That is my review of Chris Christie’s book that came out last week. It is a 1 out of 10. It would have been a zero out of 10, but it allowed me to be funny on a pseudo-podcast with you for four minutes. So. It gets 1/10 for what it created in its wake rather than what it was for itself. Don’t buy it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Raheem Kassam returns with this special DD-Day (DeSantis Dropout Day!) episode of The National Pulse podcast where he explains what went wrong, spills the tea, and grinds some axes!Enjoy, and don't forget to support our work at thenationalpulse.com/upgrade. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Raheem Kassam reacts to CNN's Townhall with President Donald Trump in New Hampshire.Follow Raheem on social media.Follow The National Pulse. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

The left has George Soros, Bill Gates, Sam Bankman-Fried, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, Pierre Omidyar, and just about every corporation in the Western world and their beck and call. I have you. And here’s what I need you to do. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

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Mike Pence told interviewers that he didn’t take classified documents home with him, until it transpired that he did. Is this political opportunist worth anything at all to the conservative movement, and what does the classification scandal really portend for U.S. national security? I’ll give you a clue: it empowers the American politburo. Listen to find out how. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Paul Waldman in today’s Washington Post insists that it’s not government that’s the problem. It’s you and your expectations as a voter! Listen as Raheem walks through the six stupid points Waldman makes, and what impact his claims have on the modern political conversation. We’d appreciate it if you’d also subscribe on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Simply search: “Raheem Kassam podcast.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Joe Biden is being thrown to the wolves by the administrative state, but why, and why now? As I discuss in this brief update, this is less about Biden the man, and more about a “changing of the old guard” in American politics in general. Next up? A deep state populism that will make Obama look like an anarcho-capitalist revolutionary. And of course, much of this is to wriggle away from yet another anti-Trump dead end. Listen, comment, and share!If you’ve not yet subscribed, please drop your e-mail in below. It’s free, and keeping in touch with you without the assistance of social media is how it stays worth my while. Thanks! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Read the story on Sky News: https://news.sky.com/story/buckingham-palace-household-member-resigns-over-unacceptable-comments-made-at-queen-consorts-reception-12758643 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com

Raheem Kassam explains, as he has for almost a decade, about the actions and consequences in Ukraine. He also reveals a strange India-based fact checking service funded by Google.Read more and subscribe to the Substack here.FundRealNews.com to support our work.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raheemkassam.substack.com