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Welcome to the commentary Magazine Daily podcast.

today is Monday, October 18th, 2021. I'm John Bauthoritz, the editor of Commentary Magazine.

Go to commentary.org slash roast 21. That's commentary.org slash roast 21 to find out about

our November 22nd 11th annual commentary roast. This one of rabbi mayor, soul of Hick,

following in the footsteps of Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman, Norman Puthoritz, midge dector,

Jonah Goldberg, Ben Shapiro, Roger Hurtog, and I know I'm insulting somebody by forgetting

somebody, Charles Krauthammer. This is a great event in New York. Our big annual fundraiser,

very different from any other fundraiser you've ever been to, because it's funny, high-spirited,

irreverent off the record. And you will be together for the first time in almost two years

with hundreds of people who agree with you and who share your love of commentary and your

hatred of wokeness and your love of America and the United States and the West and Israel.

And it's a great room to be in. It's a great occasion to join us. You get fed, you get

drinks, and all but the cost of the meal is tax deductible. It ain't a cheap ticket,

but let's face it, you people, you are people who have enjoyed the American Dream and can give

us some money because you know that we are a 501c3 nonprofit and we need your support to

keep the lights on. We want you to subscribe and we would love you to join us November 22

for the roast of Mayor Sullivan Hick. Commentary.org slash roast 21 or email us at roastatcommentary.org.

Appearing at that roast in the first ever roast appearance of the commentary podcast crew will be

executive editor A. Greenwald Hyag. Hyag. Senior writer Christine Rosenhykrstein. Hyag.

And associate editor Noah Rothman, Hynawa. Hyag. So the news came this morning, tragic sad news

of the passing of Colin Powell at the age of 84 from complications relating to COVID. I was going

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