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3 Martini Lunch

CBS vs. Free Speech, Illegal Border Crossings Plummet, The Right Is Winning the Messaging Wars

3 Martini Lunch

Radio America

Politics, Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim. Join Scot and Greg for the 3 Martini Lunch as they discuss CBS News' attacks on free speech, the significant decline in illegal border crossings, and how the right is outpacing the left on political messaging. They also offer their quick thoughts on the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live.

They start with a deep dive into multiple efforts by CBS News to undermine free speech. Scot and Greg explore the controversial comments made by Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan, who suggested that too much free speech contributed to the rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust. They also take aim at 60 Minutes' favorable coverage of German laws prosecuting individuals for allegedly posting offensive or false information online. They explain why CBS is taking this dangerous position and how it distorts the concept of free speech.

Next, the hosts celebrate the dramatic drop in illegal border crossings. They highlight a report showing just 229 illegal crossings on Sunday, a stark contrast to the peak numbers during the Biden administration. Greg attributes the sharp decline to policies enacted by the Trump administration that ended the incentives for illegal immigration, while Scot points out that President Biden could have implemented similar measures to achieve these results but refused.

Then they marvel at a new Politico report in which Democrats acknowledge that Republicans are "running circles" around them in terms of political messaging, which has almost never been the case. Scot explains why this is a significant development for the left, and how it explains their efforts, along with the media, to suppress free speech. 

Finally, Scot shares his thoughts on Sunday's 50th anniversary special for Saturday Night Live and which moments stood out in the program.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the three martini lunch.

0:05.7

Grab a stool next to Greg Carumbus of Radio America and Jim Garrity of National Review.

0:11.4

Three martini's coming up.

0:14.4

Hey, so glad you're with us for the Monday edition, the President's Day edition of the Three Martini Lunch.

0:19.4

Jim Garrity is away today.

0:21.0

And as we said on Friday for the next couple of weeks, if you read the morning jolt,

0:24.6

he's dropping pretty big clues for you on where he is.

0:27.4

And when he comes back, we'll have a full vetting of his travels.

0:31.6

In his place today, Scott Bertram, General Manager, WRFH, Radio Free Hillsdale, 101.7 FM on the campus of Hillsdale College.

0:39.2

Scott is also a lecturer in journalism there.

0:41.6

He directs the Hillsdale College Podcast Network and hosts the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour,

0:45.6

among other college-affiliated podcasts.

0:48.3

And in his free time, because somehow there is some, he is the co-host of the Political

0:52.0

Beats podcast and also, very timely for today, wasn't that special.

0:56.9

50 years of Saturday Night Live.

0:59.0

And, of course, last night was the big 50th anniversary special on NBC.

1:03.3

And we'll talk a little bit about that towards the end of the podcast today.

1:05.9

So, Scott, great to have you with us again.

1:08.3

We've got a full slate today, given the fact that we've got a lot of CBS stepping on rakes to talk about today, some good news at the border, and a whole lot more.

1:16.3

Indeed. Great to be here. Appreciate it. Up late last night for the S&L special, yes, but it filled that void in life that the NFL had previously, right? We've got this little, little area here between

1:29.9

the Super Bowl and March Madness, where we've got to find something to do on Sunday. So

1:33.7

yesterday was make fun of CBS, watch SNL, worked out just fine. Yes, exactly right. So CBS

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