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Do you think Ben Shapiro has political aspirations?
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:27 pm
I still regularly listen to his pod (even though he drives me crazy at times) because he’s genuinely a brilliant guy who agrees with us on 85% of the issues.
The move from Los Angeles to Nashville is interesting in that Ben could now conceivably run for statewide office and have a very good shot at winning.
He’s very ethical so I’d assume this would mean he’d have to divest of his holding if he decided to do that - but since he helped build TDW from the ground up he’d stand to make (tens of?) millions while doing so.
ETA - I actually like Michael Knowles as much as I like Ben - he could handle being the flagship show and face in a couple years.
The move from Los Angeles to Nashville is interesting in that Ben could now conceivably run for statewide office and have a very good shot at winning.
He’s very ethical so I’d assume this would mean he’d have to divest of his holding if he decided to do that - but since he helped build TDW from the ground up he’d stand to make (tens of?) millions while doing so.
ETA - I actually like Michael Knowles as much as I like Ben - he could handle being the flagship show and face in a couple years.
This post was edited on 9/16/20 at 12:30 pm
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Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:29 pm to SirWinston
That dude talks so fast that he is hard to listen to for an extended period of time. He is very intelligent though.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:31 pm to SirWinston
I think Ben is too smart to run for any type of office. This is just a guess, but I would bet he's content to continue making a ton of money via TDW. I don't know that he cares enough to actually get involved and try to change stuff. He's just very good at evaluating and talking about things.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:31 pm to SirWinston
He is WAY too fundamentally unlikeable to win an election. Now Klavan, that is a likable guy with moral clarity. You need to listen to Klavan. After Rush, he’s the most talented guy out there.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:34 pm to SirWinston
Knowles is leaving the daily wire
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:39 pm to SirWinston
I like Shapiro too, even though he also drives me crazy sometimes. He's smart as shite.
I think he defintely has political aspriations. He's also a lawyer - so he's got the background. Even tho he talks fast, he is a good communicator.
My concern about Shapiro is that while he ultimately comes to the right conclusion, he does occasionally get swept up in the moment on certain Democrat freakouts, and then he has to backtrack when the leftist hysteria is proven wrong. For example, I seem to recall that he was originally on the wrong side of the Covington Kids thing. And well, there was his whole - I can't vote for Trump thing.
For those reasons, I'd see him as a better legislator than executive. He's not good at "in the moment" decision making. He's better once he's had a chance to marinate on an issue.
I think he defintely has political aspriations. He's also a lawyer - so he's got the background. Even tho he talks fast, he is a good communicator.
My concern about Shapiro is that while he ultimately comes to the right conclusion, he does occasionally get swept up in the moment on certain Democrat freakouts, and then he has to backtrack when the leftist hysteria is proven wrong. For example, I seem to recall that he was originally on the wrong side of the Covington Kids thing. And well, there was his whole - I can't vote for Trump thing.
For those reasons, I'd see him as a better legislator than executive. He's not good at "in the moment" decision making. He's better once he's had a chance to marinate on an issue.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:41 pm to SirWinston
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The move from Los Angeles to Nashville is interesting in that Ben could now conceivably run for statewide office and have a very good shot at winning.
This is an interesting point and maybe that is part of the reason he's moving. I guess we will have to see. I think he enjoys his gig too much to let it go anytime soon. He also just had a kid so I doubt he has any plans as long as his kids are young.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:43 pm to SirWinston
He's not a likeable guy, I think he would get trounced.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:44 pm to SirWinston
Probably not. He’s 4’8” and has a voice that will peel paint. Smart but not a person that exudes confidence.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:45 pm to SirWinston
I don't think he'd do well in politics. He's just not very likable.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:57 pm to SirWinston
No. He has said that he did at one point, but after meeting politicians and realizing how vile most of them are, not to mention the press going after you and your family, he said he’d never run for office unless he was basically forced to.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 12:57 pm to SirWinston
No. He’s not a politician. He’s a thinker.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:01 pm to SirWinston
He's a thinker, not a doer.
I need someone who is 60/40 Doer/thinker minimum in the whitehouse.
Ben is 15/85 doer/thinker.
What I'm trying to say is he ain't the coach, he's the analyst
I need someone who is 60/40 Doer/thinker minimum in the whitehouse.
Ben is 15/85 doer/thinker.
What I'm trying to say is he ain't the coach, he's the analyst
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:16 pm to SirWinston
No. He doesn't have what it takes. It's much easier to sit on the sidelines and bitch about things than to actually roll up your sleeves and fix things.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:17 pm to SirWinston
Smart people dont win elections.
Look at Ted Cruz, one of the most brilliant political and constitutional minds of this generation, and most of this board says he's "unelectable".
Trumps speaks at a 3rd grade level (on purpose, if you watch videos from his pre political days he didn't do that) because he knows the common voter in the US comprehends at a 3rd grade level.
Shapiro wouldn't stand a chance in this environment.
Look at Ted Cruz, one of the most brilliant political and constitutional minds of this generation, and most of this board says he's "unelectable".
Trumps speaks at a 3rd grade level (on purpose, if you watch videos from his pre political days he didn't do that) because he knows the common voter in the US comprehends at a 3rd grade level.
Shapiro wouldn't stand a chance in this environment.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 1:32 pm to SirWinston
He is too short
Posted on 9/16/20 at 5:06 pm to SirWinston
I still hold out hope for Mike Rowe running for office. I think a Rowe, Trey Gowdy ticket would be awesome.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 5:11 pm to SirWinston
He is probably making far more money right now than a politician
Posted on 9/16/20 at 5:25 pm to SirWinston
Zero
He earns way too much legally to give that up and join the immoral area of politics
He earns way too much legally to give that up and join the immoral area of politics
Posted on 9/16/20 at 5:32 pm to SirWinston
Nashville has a sizable Jewish population. Belle Meade is practically nothing but Jewish. Shapiro financially will definitely be better off in Nashville. Democrats control Nashville, the Davidson, Williamson, Wilson, Sumter, and Rutherford County suburbs are a different story completely.
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