HLC095 – Trump Killed Fidel




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Summary: Welcome to the Harvard Lunch Club for November 28, 2016 it’s the Trump Killed Fidel edition of the show! Trump stuns the world winning the big election and just like that Fidel exits stage left to his eternal reward. Coincidence? We think not. We discuss how finally Fidel’s place in history is well-urned. Yuk, yuk. Should the Cuban government have kept their glorious leader in corporum eternus in the manner of Castro’s inspiration and guide V.I. Lenin (who continues to greet tourists to this day in his subterranean mausoleum)? Might an embalmed Fidel have come in handy as the greeting face at the future Havana Disney World’s Yesterday Exhibit? We’ll discuss.<br> And, why do liberals continue to whine and moan in utter hysteria over Trump and what can we do to get them to keep it up forever? Todd tells the story of a colleague who forwards all manner of diatribe to him – including a hilarious piece by Milo Yiannopoulos entitled <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/06/15/heres-why-there-ought-to-be-a-cap-on-women-studying-science-and-maths/">Here’s Why There Ought to Be a Cap on Women Studying Science and Maths</a>, the humor of which appears to have eluded said colleague. We’ll talk about Milo’s argument and the perspective of Nobel Prize Winner Tim Hunt regarding which Mike giving his informed scientific opinion.<br> Finally, Democrat Congressman Tim Ryan is challenging Nancy Pelosi and political orthodoxy that identity politics is all and everything to the left. What is identity politics anyway? Is our strength to be found in diversity or in unity? What is the value of diversity to the right? What is the value of unity to the left?<br> We will have, per usual, our shower thoughts; and our hidden gem this week is the classic tune Somewhere Beyond the Sea, as rendered by the talented (and beautiful) Miranda Wren Stopa.<br> The Harvard Lunch Club podcast is brought to you by stamps.com:<br> Anything you can do at the post office you can now do right from your desk with stamps.com. Anything except, of course, wasting your precious time. Buy and print official U.S. postage for ANY letter or package using your own computer and printer.<br> by ZipRecruiter:<br> Is your business giving you endless headaches because you can’t seem to find the qualified candidates who are right for the jobs you have to offer? With ziprecruiter, find candidates in any city or industry, nationwide. Just post once and watch your qualified candidates roll in to ziprecruiter’s easy to use interface.<br> and last but not least, we are brought to you by Patriot Mobile:<br> Would you switch phone companies if you knew that your current carrier was using your money to fund George Soros’ allies, restrict your Second Amendment rights or promote abortions through organizations like Planned Parenthood? With Patriot Mobile there is a conservative alternative.<br>