VIDEO: Selling out Ukraine to appease Putin would be a huge mistake - Howard G. Buffett tells Diane Francis why

Do you remember this scene? The photo was taken on 30 September 1938.

That's the Right Honourable Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of Great Britain at the time, holding aloft a scrap of paper signed by himself and Adolf Hitler, which he (Chamberlain)  said guaranteed "peace in our time."

Today, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, went to Mar-a-Lago to see President Trump, much as Mr Chamberlain went to see Herr Hitler. Not that the US of A was threatening Ukraine... not out loud, anyway. But it is clear to all that the Leader of the Free WorldTM intends to make "peace" (and so win the coveted Wally Prize for Peace) by giving Putin at least part of what he wants. What Mr Zelenskyy wanted to know is just how badly his country is going to be screwed.

Giving Putin anything in return for a promise of dubious value would represent a hyuge mistake... in fact, a defeat. So says Howard G. Buffett, philanthropist and CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, who last month received .the Peterson Literary Fund's 2025 Journey for Truth Award. 

In this video, Mr Buffett is interviewed by Diane Francis, columnist for Canada's National Post and contributor to The Kyiv Post. The conversation focuses on Mr Buffett's humanitarian work in Ukraine and his contribution to rebuilding Ukraine. The discussion deals with the impact of Russia's war on food security, war crimes, demining efforts, and the intentional destruction of Ukrainian culture and identity. It underscores the importance of supporting Ukraine and why Ukraine's victory matters. 

Walt wonders if President Trump has seen this. If so, did he say, "Howard who?" Would the message have resonated louder in the President's alleged brain if it had been delivered by Mr Buffett's father? 

Howard Graham Buffett is the middle son of... wait for it... Warren Buffett. He was recently named non-executive chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. If anyone knows the right and smart way to counter Russia's war of aggression, I'd say it would be Mr Buffett... not POTUS, who appears not to have heard or understood what happened less than a year after Mr Chamberlain brought back his little scrap of paper.

VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson talks with Walt's favorite senator

Why would you be surprised? Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the most insightful, acerbic and entertaining members of the chamber of sober second thought. 

A lot of people, when they first hear him speak, think, oh, there's another cracker, a relic from the ante-bellum South. In fact he has earned two degrees in law (the second one from Oxford, no less!) and clearly knows his stuff when it comes to how laws are made, how courts work, and the consequences of not following the law. 

In this video, our old friend Victor Davis Hanson interviews Senator Kennedy about his new book How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will. They discuss early Biden cognitive trouble, scared and tone-deaf Democrats, federal and state juridication and more. Worth listening to!

VIDEO: What happened in the Cackler's Fox News interview?

Yesterday evening, Kamala Harris finally walked into the lion's den, sitting down with Fox News’s Bret Baier. She came into this interview with two (count `em - 2) game plans: filibuster and attack Trump. The Cackler's agenda obviously did not include answering questions. 

Afterwards, Mr Baier called Mark Levin to discuss the interview and point out that Hock Ptui didn’t have any specifics to his questions... which you already knew, right? If you watched it hoping to learn what Ms Harris actually stands for, you'll have learned, errr, nothing.

 

On X, Megyn Kelly said: Two things clear from that interview: 1. She hates Trump.

2. She knows nothing other than Point 1.

That's all ye know and all ye need to know.

From the Bee: "Democrats Wondering If It's Too Late To Go Back To Joe Biden", Babylon Bee, 16/10/24.

ICYMI VIDEO: Elon Musk - Donald Trump interview, in full

It took Ed. a couple of days to track this down, but here`tis, Elon Musk's now-famous interview with the once and future POTUS, Donald J. Trump. For those who don't have two-and-a-half hours to watch it, you'll find below comprehensive notes from Wolf Howling on the American Thinker blog.

   

Further reading: "Notes from Elon Musk's conversation with Donald Trump", on American Thinker, 13/8/24.

VIDEO: Dave Rubin interviews the next prime minister of Canada (?)

Dave Rubin is a star interviewer on the Internet, especially popular among millennials, according to one of my kids, who is one -- a millennial, I mean. Hundreds of thousands of conservatives and libertarians watch his show. On his show this week, he interviewed Maxime Bernier, a member of the Canadian parliament and leader of the newly created (and now officially recognized) People's Party of Canada.

In this one-hour interview, "Mad Max" and Dave discuss the state of Canadian politics, leading his new party ‘The People’s Party of Canada,’ why he disagrees with Justin Trudeau, his views on immigration in Canada, political correctness, the difference between libertarianism and conservatism, and much more.



Dear frostback readers, can you imagine any of the "mainstream party" leaders -- Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau, or Jagmeet Singh -- appearing on this show? They wouldn't and couldn't, because they would be unable to answer Dave's questions. All they could do would be to repeat their usual meaningless talking points. M Bernier is willing and able to dig down into the issues, particularly the economic challenges, facing Canada... and the USA... today. When he says, "The deficits of today are the taxes of tomorrow," he reminds me a bit of Ron Paul, actually. More power to him!

VIDEO: A millennial job interview

Ed. is always complaining that it's impossible to find good help nowadays, so I set up a webcam to record an actual interview with a millennial job-seeker.

A Millennial job interview from @TheDanielBrea on Vimeo.

OK, so it's not real. But the problem is real! And kids wonder why they don't get hired. Thanks and MERRY CHRISTMAS to Agent 9 for sending this along.

VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly puts President O on defensive in pre-Super Bowl interview

William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. hosts the popular political commentary programme The O'Reilly Factor, which airs on the Fox News Channel. Although registered as an "independent", Bill is usually characterized as a "conservative". Let's just call him someone who prefers to think for himself rather than swallow the liberal Kool-Aid*.

Mr. O'Reilly's common-sensical turn of mind makes him feared and disliked by the lamestream media and the liberal elites...all the way to the head liberal, President Obama. You don't believe me? Check out his interview with the Prez which aired just this afternoon ahead of the Super Bowl, now in progress.

According to Erik Wemple's Washington Post blog, Bill aced this one, forcing the President to become not just defensive but downright testy on the Obamacare mess, snooping by the IRS, and the attempted cover-up of Muslim terrorist attack at Benghazi.

Sez Mr. Wemple "If nothing else, [O'Reilly] delivered on his commitment to Super Bowl Sunday, heading up an interview with a high entertainment quotient." Here it is.



* In Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama, (Sentinel, 2012) Ann Coulter reports that the grape-flavoured drink administered by Jim Jones to 100s of his followers was actually cyanide-laced Flavor Aid.

Footnote: One of the liberals who truly despises Bill O'Reilly is Keith Olbermann, who Wikipedia describes as "a sports and political commentator"...in that order. Mr. Olbermann's dislike of Mr. O'Reilly is over matters of principle, of course. The fact that Mr. O used to have a show on MSNBC competing directly with Mr. O'R had nothing to do with the animosity. Or maybe it did. For an account of Olbermann's attempts to get O'Reilly fired for being a "racist", see Ann Coulter's book, cited above, pp. 112-4.