Where am I? You're asking the questions?

Yeah, you're asking the question.

Oh, okay. How can he close me up on what ground? I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.

You're winning, sir. Oh, thank you very much. Everybody out at once.

Yes, it's another glau culture podcast.

I'm John Puthberts in New York. We will be joined shortly by Rob Long, God knows where he is, but also as always Jonah Goldberg in Washington. Hi Jonah.

Hello John, how are you? I am pretty good.

I am reeling over this morning's impeachment hearing,

which we're not going to sort of go into,

but for one simple reason, the first witness, George Kent, seems to have come out of like central casting in 1954 for like an American Foreign Service

diplomat.

Came, sat there, he's wearing a bow tie, he's got a pocket square, and a vest.

And he talked about how there have been three George Kent's, I assume that means him, his father, his grandfather, who have been doing public service for 75 years.

So he is therefore George Kent, the third, the bow tied, pocket squared vest wearing, foreign service officer waspy guy.

Remember that Seinfeld where George Kostanza is doing his hair before he heads out to the club and he keeps looking at the picture of Andy Cyppewitz, Dennis Franz from NYPD Blue to make sure he's got his hair right. You kind of like imagine

this Kent guy having a picture of Alger hiss or I don't have got a fair after hiss. or John Foster, Dulles's his son's.

Or John Foster Dulles's executive aide.

And he's like going back and forth making sure he's got the outfit nailed.

The other theory is that maybe he's like the Highlander and he's a mortal and every generation he fakes his own death yes he has been he just

continues to be George Kent yeah that's good that's good now since Rob is not yet

here and you and I he is in our hearts but he has not been watching the

HBO series watchman but you and I have maybe this is our moment to talk a little

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