The John Batchelor Show

Thursday 28 January 2021

Air Date: 
January 28, 2021

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
Colleagues: Sebastian Gorka, America First radio and Fox; and Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents
 
Hour One
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 1, Block A:  Victor Davis Hanson: @VDHanson; Hoover Institution, and The Case for Trump,in re:   In America Greatness, gathering of angry people around the WH and then a fire in a famous church; also the Stars and Bars in the Capitol in January. We’re told repeatedly to remember the second and forget the first.  . . . Now, 30,000 federal troops in the capital. . . .  Hillary said that Trump was not legitimately elected, and still does; eke Jimmy Carter. Heads of FBI, CIA, DNI—all said Trump had collaborate with Russians, with not a shed of evidence and later shown to have been entirely untrue.    . . . People with conservative views need to be careful lest their reputation and career be ruined.
Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 1, Block B:  Victor Davis Hanson: @VDHanson; Hoover Institution, and The Case for Trump,in re:  Joe Biden isn't cognizant of what he’s doing;  he’s set a record for executive order in the first two weeks. Compares GOP Nazis, and accepts villainous insults against the GOP while proclaiming unity and harmony His facial expressions are discontinuous with his words.  Something is amiss.   Can the GOP win back the House in 2022? Biden doesn’t understand that he’s alienating [possible allies].  Biden, plus the poverty of the never-Trump movement, are uniting conservatives.  
Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 1, Block C:  Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com; in re:  Serial No. 9:  Starship’s Boca Chica 50,000-foot hop, then return to land vertically.  The FA decided to scrub the mission; no explanation.  They were fuelling tanks, all looked good—then nothing happened.  Safety concerns should be fewer this launch than the previous. A guess: who’s now in the White House. Democrats always aim for more control.  Starship is ready to go tomorrow.  Unpleasant games. ”Nice rocket you got there; sure would be a shame if something happened to it.”   ULA, Bezos; fuel engine test.  New Glenn and Vulcan.  Elon Musk and Bezos in a catfight on low-orbit satellites.  Amazon’s Kuiper constellation was going to be lower; SpaceX has a thousand sats in orbit and will have another thousands this year.   I expect the FCC will deny SpaceX’s request to lower some of its satellites, but will require Amazon to launch soon. Axiom’s first mission to ISS. NASA charging $250,000 per week for time visiting on ISS.
Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 1, Block D:  Robert Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com; in re:  Gale Crater. None of the craters was created by liquid water; implication is ice and glaciers.  Rovers have found a lot of jarosites.
 
Hour Two
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 2, Block A:  Sebastian Gorka, @SebGorka, America First radio, in re: The Biden administration inherits the troubles and advantages of the Trump administration. In DC, we still have increasing ”cases” in California; but the governor, Nancy  Pelosi’s nephew, is opening up. In the first eight days of Biden, a miraculous recovery.    In Maryland, it's still not easy to get the vaccine.  In New York, I learn there’s no appt for me till after April 16.  We need better organization.  A fiend, former mil, found there were 700 available vaccines in all of Washington.  The economy: cancelled the Keystone pipeline.  Even Trudeau Junior is alienated—tens of thousands of Canadian jobs (37.000)  are lost [plus 11.000  in the US]. There’s no strategic approach to immigration the southern border:  a 9,000-person caravan from Guatemala is accepted.  Critical race theory, benighted.
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 2, Block B:  Sebastian Gorka, @SebGorka, America First radio, in re:
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 2, Block C:  Conrad Black, @ConradMBlack, publisher, littérateur, biographer, commentator; the National Post; in re:  
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 2, Block D:  Mary Anastasia O’Grady: @MaryAnastasiaOG; @WSJOpinion;WSJ editorial board; The Americas column; in re:  
 
Hour Three
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 3, Block A: Amb Michael Oren, @DrMichaelOren, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re: New Iran deal? 
Statesman, historian, and parliamentarian, Ambassador Michael Oren has devoted his life to serving Israel and the Jewish people around the world.  As a Member of Knesset and Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, he interacted with foreign leaders and defended Israel in the media. He spearheaded efforts to strengthen Israel-Diaspora relations, to develop the Golan Heights, and to fight BDS. As chairman of a classified subcommittee, he dealt with some of Israel’s most sensitive security issues. Prior to that, for nearly five years Oren served as Israel's ambassador to the United States. He was instrumental in obtaining US defense aid, especially for the Iron Dome system, and American loan guarantees for Israel's economy. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/case-against-iran-deal/617755/
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 3, Block B:  Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re:
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 3, Block C:  Khaled Abu Toameh, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re: PA elections.
Khaled Abu Toameh is an award-winning journalist and TV producer who covers Palestinian affairs for the Jerusalem Post. He previously worked as a senior producer for NBC in the Middle East and has reported on events in the West Bank and Gaza Strip for several media outlets.

https://jcpa.org/the-succession-battle-in-the-palestinian-authority-heats-up-ahead-of-the-change-of-government-in-the-united-states/
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 3, Block D:  Reeva Simon, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re: The Holocaust experience in North Africa.
Reeva Simon served as Associate Director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia University 
and has taught Middle Eastern history at Columbia and Yeshiva universities. Her book, The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa: The Impact of World War II, was recently published by Routledge. Reeva is on the Advisory Board of the American Sephardi Federation's Institute of Jewish Experience

 
Hour Four
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 4, Block A:  9/12Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning,by Timothy Snyder  
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 4, Block B:  10/12Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, by Timothy Snyder  
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 4, Block C:  11/12Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, by Timothy Snyder  
 Thursday 28 January    2021 / Hour 4, Block D12/12 Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, by Timothy Snyder