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"They might ask him how much he's changed during these 100 days, whether he's more deeply fallen in love with America, what it means to restore America's support among elites," Houck continued. "But most of all, take whatever softballs one might consider for Biden and amplify it by at least ten for those that Vice President Harris will receive. ABC, CNN, and PBS, to name a few, should have an ongoing competition to see who will be the administration's biggest suck-up." … [Read more...] about Biden, Harris post-inauguration media coverage expected to be much friendlier than Trump-era vitriol

Big tech, the news media and the Democratic Party have come together to de-platform not just violent voices, but 20 million Parler users. They've kicked Republicans who called for stability out of the tech-monopolized public square, while providing a platform for Iran's Ayatollah to spew anti-Semitism and hate. They've proposed adding two Republican U.S. senators to the no-fly list, as if they were terrorists. They are campaigning to get peaceful Americans who disagree with them fired. They propose to impeach the departing president—not to remove him from office, since he is already leaving, but to keep him around and in the news. They want America to stay divided. After all, Biden's campaign was about Donald Trump, not the Democrats' own agenda. They are even mobilizing corporate America to withdraw its support of Republicans who are working to stop socialism and ensure that our broken election process regains respect. … [Read more...] about After Violence at the Capitol, Congress Must Ensure Election Integrity | Opinion

Stick to Sports is dead. This is not to say that every sporting event you watch is going to involve detailed discussions of the Hatch Act. But the idea that it’s possible to wall off “sports conversations” from “conversations about what’s happening in the world” was rendered ridiculous by the Trump era. By the end of his term, Major League Baseball had #blm painted on the pitcher’s mound, players were boycotting playoff games because of police shootings, and announcers were openly castigating the federal response to the pandemic. (This was also a fine time to discover which of your favorite college-football columnists were alt-right science denialists.) Fans will always want to turn to sports as a reprieve from the worries of the day: I will confess it will be nice to watch the Super Bowl without spending the first quarter still fuming about whatever crazy shit Trump said in the pregame interview. But the notion that politics are a part of … [Read more...] about 7 Ways Trump Changed Sports Forever

We must also note that the president's approval ratings have fallen to some of his lowest numbers the past four years, especially among Republicans, though he retains majority support among party members. Not once during his term did a majority of Americans approve of his presidential performance. Despite his constant bragging about "winning," the Trump years saw Republicans lose the House of Representatives, then the White House and finally the Senate. More and more Republicans, now including Senator Mitch McConnell, are desperately looking for a new direction for the party. … [Read more...] about Trump Has Left the Building. Now the GOP Must Move On From Him—Fast | Opinion

And because of Trump, the city that he left behind for his Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday morning looked like a dress rehearsal for a police state. During the week of Inauguration Day—traditionally a celebratory and crowded time in downtown Washington—many of the streets and alleys of northwest DC were lined with newly erected barriers, dump trucks, and heavily armed military personnel, all to deter any potential threats from militant Trump fans and right-wing extremists. Caravans of police vehicles zipped around blocks near the White House and Capitol Hill, with thousands of National Guard troops having flooded into the DC area just in case the political bloodshed were to erupt, again. And it was all because of the attack and body count that Trump had largely caused. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Parting Words to U.S.: ‘Have a Nice Life. See You Soon’