The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect. Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.
This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.
Only someone who wrote speeches for Donald Trump in 2015, voted for him three times and lost friends defending him can fully understand how painful the current betrayal is. Uncle Buck explains.
0:00 Monologue
2:20 Why Did Buckley Support Trump So Early On?
13:14 John McCain Leading the Charge Against Big Tobacco
23:55 Obama’s Presidency and Buckley’s Speeches for Trump
41:17 Reminiscing About the Trump We Had in 2020
48:16 Trump's Hatred of WASPs and His 2016 Victory Party
1:02:44 Homosexuality in Politics, Caretaking, and Ben Shapiro
1:10:20 The Failures of Trump
1:26:01 When Support for Trump Became Dissent
1:32:37 Trump’s Failure to Stand Up for Americans
1:41:22 Trump’s Failure to Investigate Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
1:48:13 The Epstein Files, 9/11 Files, and JFK Files
1:50:52 Trump’s Betrayal of Marjorie Taylor Greene
2:00:09 Has This Been the Plan? Where Does This Go?
2:13:24 Does Buckley Feel Personally Threatened?