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Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate
15 years ago

I really enjoy the initial period of crap and advertising in each episode that seems to be expanding, while at the same time shrinking the substantive material put out in each episode. Your commute is not getting any longer, yet your advertising (aka – house keeping) section is definitely being lengthened.

Keep up the good work.

Wes
Wes
15 years ago

Please post a link, if you can, to the source of that new Orwellian rat out friends policy. (The white house web site is a labyrinth.) When I pass this on, I\’ll need something to back it up. Knowing our President this is, I’m sure true, but it sounds unbelievable.

Phil
Phil
15 years ago

Wes,

Here is the link to the White House’s request for “fishy” emails. It was difficult to find 😛

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

M Kitchen
15 years ago

Great episode. Even though there’s no specific practical information, it’s a good “big picture” “gut check” which is important because that’s where everything else emanates from.

Chris
Chris
15 years ago

“If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”

This sounds less “1984” and more “419” if you get my drift.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/419_fraud

Really enjoyed the show today – excellent way to get people thinking about not just what they’re doing or planning to do, but why they feel this way.

Dusty
Dusty
15 years ago

Hah Hah! Sistren is a real word, but they stopped using it in the 1500’s. Until of course feminist literature took off in this century. So Jack must be either a 600 year old vampire or a feminist. Or he makes up words.

mountainwilliamwannabe
mountainwilliamwannabe
15 years ago

“Hero of the Day”

Louisiana Suvivor
Louisiana Suvivor
15 years ago

I’ve always liked saying “brothers and sisters” but that’s just me

Sister Wolf
15 years ago

Well I vote you start doing the show at home full time and make it a 3 hour show like coast to coast. That’ll fix the bastards. 😉

Then you can hire me to work for you full time.

“so, what do you do for a living, sister wolf?”
“Oh, I tell people to f*** off. I work for Jack Spirko.” 😀

Sister Wolf
15 years ago

yay! 😀 😀

Sharon in Mississippi
15 years ago

Jack:

Your style is your style…and I’d rather you spend your time doing YOU rather than defending.

Those who dislike your style are welcome to go hang out somewhere else (IMHO).

Best Regards,
Sharon in Mississippi

Lee
Lee
15 years ago

I wish you would completely drop the word Assclown, I believe it takes away from your great message. My two cents….

Matt
Matt
15 years ago

I would like to say, if I may, that a movie about robots blowing thiings up is way cooler than any movie about falling in love. The only exception would be two robots that fall in love while blowing things up and end up in a death match at the end of the movie.

Mikey Sez
Mikey Sez
15 years ago

Jack, nobody can out-Spirko Spirko, so keep up the good work and ignore the nit-pickers. Most seem unable to keep their ass-hats balanced on their pointy heads.

I’ve been listening for a couple of months and after a tough day in the salt mine I look forward to your unique take on things. Thanks and keep on truckin’…

Kristen
Kristen
15 years ago

This is a great show for me to share with my husband. I am all about being self-sufficient and he thinks like a prepper. He is all about having just enough to get him by until everything is “back to normal”. It gets us head butting each other quite a bit. Also, the comment about the polar bears eating baby seals had me LMAO on my walk…which caused me to draw attention to myself from the neighbors :o).

Devil\\\'s Advocate\\\\
Devil\\\'s Advocate\\\\
15 years ago

Meh. I love your show dude. Just not the commercials – I guess in a way you could take it as a compliment. Today’s show was great and the time allotted to substantive discussion was appropriate (IMO). But come on now, you must admit, if you analyze the totality of your shows – the earlier ones, and even some later episodes (such as today)have far less commercials – and far more TSPC.

I’ll listen regardless of the proportion of crap to content (up to a point).

Devil\\\'s Advocate\\\\
Devil\\\'s Advocate\\\\
15 years ago

Most grammatical and typographic errors committed around these parts are funny when pointed out – the one about ruples did detract from the legitimacy of the info you were putting out, hence my initial correction. Other than that – take a yoke <- see humorous typo.

I think people who don’t like the word “assclown”, are themselves assclowns or “air biscuits.”

Radar
Radar
15 years ago

Jack,
You said that well and clear to Devils Advocate. If you had give us the time we would have done the same. If he was serious about commercial time then he is devoid of understanding commerce !

Sister Wolf
15 years ago

Kuummbbaaaayyyaaaaa my lord, kuuuummmmbbbaaaayyyaaaaaaa! 😀

Jarrod
Jarrod
15 years ago

Jack, love your show. This most recent one was a very helpful perspective check that I got _a lot_ out of. And, any guy that served in Airborn is good with me. Of course, Airborn is basically the watered-down-boy-scout version of the Marine Corps! 😉

With regard to Devil’s Advocate — I really think you need to quit bottling up your feelings and learn to express yourself. Otherwise you’re gonna explode. 😉

Darlene
Darlene
15 years ago

Give ’em heck, Jack! I am personally tired of our “Emperor’s new clothes” kind of world. I say, “Say what you think, and think what you say” (On second thought, that philosophy might get me in trouble, oh, well, I stay in trouble most of the time.)

Curt
Curt
15 years ago

I don’t understand some people. Do they enjoy being unhappy and trying to make others unhappy?

DA, if you have a problem with Jack’s show, you have the freedom to stop listening at any time.

If you think that you can do better, then start your own show and leave us that enjoy Jack’s alone. We won’t miss you or your unconstructive, mean spirited comments.

Geeezzz, I hope I spelled everything correctly ;-}

Possenti2264
Possenti2264
15 years ago

Landmark show.

You should have a poll or at least a top 10 list of shows.

Lee
Lee
15 years ago

Jack, again awesome show and I like the segment, I just think it could be a different name. How about DA “Dumb Ass” of the day in honer of the “DA” Devil’s Advocate?

Tracy
15 years ago

Jack have you stored root crops in the ground in texas? do you have a problem with fire ants in them?

Michael Williams
Michael Williams
15 years ago

The whole White House fishy email-Rat out on your neighbors bit reminds me of something similar here in good ole broke d*ck California, CHEATERS.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/prog/cheaters.cgi

If we notice someone here in CA with out of state plates we are supposed to report it so Arnold can come and get his dues.

You hear the bit on Britian’s in-home government monitoring program?

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/08/britain-to-put-cctv-cameras-inside-private-homes/

Hope Prince O doesn’t catch wind of this idea.