Finally

I'll have more to write about the Bret Baier's interview with Kamala Harris but I'm so happy to finally hear an interviewer ask why Democrats didn't pass the Biden-Harris amnesty bill when they controlled the White House, the House, and the Senate.

Why didn't Nancy Pelosi do her job?  

Of course, Kamala filibustered with her same ridiculous talking points.  She cannot be pushed off her only narrative on immigration. 

This poll goes to eleven

Breitbart: "Poll: More Americans lean Republican than Democrat by 7-point margin."

Headline is a little misleading but it's a seven-point swing in party identity between Republicans and Democrats, now 31%-28%.  What I find more interesting is that Independent learners are 49%-42% Republican-Democrats, which is an eleven-point shift from the last poll a couple weeks ago.

An earned new low for the media

Gallup: "Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low."

Americans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly,” similar to last year’s 32%. Americans’ trust in the media -- such as newspapers, television and radio -- first fell to 32% in 2016 and did so again last year.

For the third consecutive year, more U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media (36%) than trust it a great deal or fair amount. Another 33% of Americans express “not very much” confidence.

It's a mystery why this downward trend continues.  I chalk it up to selective editing in the interest of "time constraints." 

I don't believe this. I shant.

Kamala Harris is going to do an interview on Fox News.  Good gravy, how bad is their internal polling?

Red State: "Grab the Popcorn! Desperate Kamala Harris Finally Agrees to Fox News Interview."

Wednesday at 6pm.  Mark your calendar.  

It's 2019 all over again

Legal Insurrection: "Democrats, Media Get Panicky As Kamala Harris’ ‘Momentum’ Stalls."

This campaign is following the trajectory of Kamala's first run for the White House in 2019: a brief moment of enthusiasm followed by steady decline once America realizes she's an airhead. 

Grumpy old man

NY Post: "Biden sabotaging Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign after being forced to drop re-election bid, pundits say."

Hank Sheinkopf, a New York-based Democratic strategist called Biden’s refusal to embrace Harris’ campaign a possible “power move” to “ensure that people understand who the boss still is.”

“It would be absolutely ridiculous to assume that he has no resentment over how he was treated or how, frankly, he was forced out in what some would describe as a coup,” the veteran campaign consultant said.

“Why hasn’t he appeared in places where he could do some good, like parts of Pennsylvania and states that the president has buoyed during his term? Nobody wants to give up being president of the United States – it’s the one job you don’t want to leave.”

I totally believe that Joe is trying to sink Kamala's campaign.  First of all, as mentioned, is the lingering resentment against Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Kamala over forcing him out of the race.  Second, Biden needs to feed his ego in the belief that he's the only person who could beat Trump.  Finally, don't underestimate the raw hatred that Jill Biden has for Kamala and what she's whispering into Joe's ear.

Extra - Red State: "A Jilted Joe Biden (and Jill) Quietly Wreak Their Revenge on Kamala Harris."

The MSNBC movie

Shot: "‘Apprentice’ Crushed by Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Chaser: "Anti-Trump ‘Apprentice’ Bombing at Box Office." 

Our national scold

Intelligencer: "Barack Obama’s Tiresome Condescension Toward Black Men." 

Extra - Legal Insurrection: "Dems in Disarray as Backlash Against Barack Obama’s Lecture to Black Men Grows Louder." 

She's a dimwit

Washington Examiner: "Why can’t Harris answer a simple question?" 

I grew up in the middle class, amigos

Keep talking, Kamala, keep talking: "This Is Beyond Insane: Kamala's Univision Disaster."

3,400 comments on Kamala’s town hall disaster.

This is the *Univision Noticias* channel, so it’s mostly Hispanics commenting.

Not a single positive comment. Fake, liar, scripted, teleprompter, terrible, brainless, and fake accent top the list of adjectives used. pic.twitter.com/KQEesRYvhP

— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) October 11, 2024

Gutfeld on Howard Stern

Twitchy: "'Got My PERIOD Listening to It': Greg Gutfeld Takes Howard Stern APART for His Kamala Lapdog Interview." - "Not that I like that Stern, but this pendulum swing from saying the most tasteless thing in the universe to putting your balls in a tic tac container. You got to wonder what's going on here. It's striking that the king of the most misogynistic humor ever now turns into a breathless over a progressive, hopelessly shallow candidate." 

The old Howard Stern would have asked Kamala if Doug has stopped slapping women.

Do Democrats still want to get rid of the filibuster?

Hot Air: "NY Times: Yup, Republicans Are Going to Win the Senate."

Dear Democrats: shouldn't we get rid of this "relic of the Jim Crow era?"  Let us know!

Republicans pounce!

Twitchy: "Republicans Plan to Use Kamala's Terrible Appearance on 'The View' to End Her Campaign."

Well...yeah.  Keep doing those interviews, Kamala!  

The debt bomb grows

Reason: "Budget Deficit Hit $1.8 Trillion After Huge Increase in Borrowing Costs." - "The federal government posted a $1.8 trillion budget deficit during the fiscal year that ended on September 30, despite an increase in tax revenue, thanks to higher spending and the rapid growth of interest costs tied to the $35.6 trillion national debt." 

What happened to Howard Stern?

Outkick: "Kamala Harris-Howard Stern Interview As Cringe As You Could Imagine."

He was once the most daring, unpredictable, and interesting voice in the media. He was a menace to the establishment. Now, he is part of the establishment. Stern is nothing more than a neurotic useful idiot for the Democratic Party – see his interview with Joe Biden from April.

As we argued at the time, we can't say for certain what changed Howard Stern. Maybe it was age, maybe it was guilt, maybe it was his irrational fear of COVID-19. 

I used to listen to Howard Stern in high school before he hit the big time with satellite radio.  He was an equal-opportunity offender and had a devil-may-care attitude towards, well, everything.  Now he's a 80-year-old grandmother.

Kudos to Bill Whitaker

I watched his interview with Kamala Harris on "60 Minutes" where he repeatedly and assiduously tried to crowbar her off her teleprompter-speech talking points.  The immigration exchange, in particular, was quite good when he asked why this Administration didn't take executive action (such as the one they're now touting) three years ago.

Bottom line: none of the immigration debacle is Joe Biden or Kamala Harris's fault.  It's the fault of Congress for not passing a law in 2021 and then it was Donald Trump's fault in 2024. 

This will minimize the perception that Kamala is a lightweight

Fox News: "Andrea Mitchell says Kamala Harris has a 'big problem' connecting with men, who don't take her seriously."

"I think that there's misogynation in all of this, Black and White men, [it's a] big problem. But also the business world. They don't think she is serious. They don't think she's a heavyweight. And a lot of this is gender, but she's got to be more specific about her economic plans," Mitchell continued. "I think they've got to double down on doing more interviews and serious interviews." 

Harris has taken heat for largely avoiding the press. Since becoming the Democratic nominee 72 days ago, she has yet to hold a single official press conference. In response to the criticism, Harris has shifted her strategy, stepping up interviews. This week, Harris will make appearances on The View, The Howard Stern Show, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. 

Was Joy Reid unavailable? 

"Republicans buy sneakers too"

Fox News: "ABC's David Muir sees newscast ratings decline after controversial debate performance - Muir's 'ABC World News Tonight' sees 12% drop in viewers."

NY Post: "Columbia donations drop nearly 29% to $21.4M in wake of anti-Israel protests."

What a shame. 

I was already going to vote for Trump

...but thanks for the support, Bobby.

I was unaware that Robert Reich had started campaigning for Republicans but I certainly appreciate it. https://t.co/WPigGApttl

— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) October 5, 2024

Damn, Biden really doesn't want Kamala to win

Fox News: "Conservatives joke Biden made Trump campaign ad by calling Harris a 'major player in everything' admin does."