Just One Thing: Protecting the Olympics
There’s a video making its way around social media that purports to be a Palestinian terrorist threatening the Olympics, which has its official opening on Friday. Obviously the French would be extremely concerned about any such threat even if they don’t have specific information, not least because there are FAR too many non-integrated Muslims in the suburbs of Paris, people who don’t think of themselves as part of French society. Meanwhile, the French gov’t just announced that they’ve blocked about 5,000 people from attending the games. About 1,000 of those blocked were due to suspicion of being foreign agents, perhaps spies, particularly Russian spies, and many of the rest are potentially radicalized Islamists, political extremists, and criminals. There will be 35,000 police each day, 10,000 extra on opening day, and 10,000 soldiers. Let’s hope they’re not needed.
Today's Guests
Steve McGuire is vice-president at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (goacta.org)
We'll discuss how much (or rather how little) college students know about the basic of American citizenship.
Chris Cuomo hosts the "Cuomo" show on News Nation. It airs at 6 PM MT weeknights and is one of the only TV shows that takes calls.
Ryan Burgos is a service-disabled U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army veteran of the Iraq war, and is the national employment director of the more than 1 million-member DAV. We'll talk about National Hire a Veteran Day, which is tomorrow.
Other Stuff
This election is Trump's to lose...and there are few Republicans more capable of losing it. Trump needs to get back to the discipline that he showed from the debate through the first 23 minutes of his RNC speech, after which he went off the rails again (for the rest of the speech and since then.) I think Ted Cruz is right: Ted Cruz warns against underestimating Kamala Harris (thehill.com)
Heck yes! Proposition 108 aims to cut property taxes | News | denvergazette.com
Biden will speak to the nation at 6 PM MT this evening. I kinda doubt anyone's really listening to the guy anymore. If I watch it will only be because my job requires me to be able to talk about it with you but fundamentally I simply don't care what he has to say.
My first question is who had the idea to test for this...
Cocaine Sharks: Sharks test positive for cocaine off Brazil's coast | Fox News
A few things about Kamala...
Two things: It's a mistake for Republicans to keep talking about Kamala Harris as a "DEI hire". Nobody who likes the line isn't already voting for Trump. Some people who might consider voting for Trump will hate the line, especially blacks, immigrant citizens, and women. That said, the charge is absolutely true: other than being a half-black half-Asian female, there was no reason to hire her and there were plenty of reasons not to. Politics isn't often about emphasizing the truth, unfortunately.
'DEI hire' attacks on Kamala Harris create risks for GOP (thehill.com)
This is potentially a serious weak point for Kamala Harris: Kamala Harris Still Raising Money for ‘Freedom Fund’ That Busts Murderers and Rapists Out of Jail (freebeacon.com)
And this is a bunch of weak points about Harris:
And this is a strong point because Trump is....Trump
Two insane stories in one: Colorado recount affirms 3-vote margin in state House primary race (denverpost.com)
Three stories about anti-Semitism in America:
A lot of folks are describing Kamala Harris as "pro-Hamas". I wouldn't go that far but she's certainly insufficiently supportive of Israel, perhaps pandering to the far left of the Democratic base and perhaps because she has some of the moronic beliefs that cause leftists to turn against Israel. I do note that her husband is Jewish. Anyway, she's made the decision not to attend Bejamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress today. (Should be around noon Mountain Time if the schedule hasn't changed.) Does that choice represent the continued influence of anti-Semitism within the Democratic Party? I also note that she's likely to meet with Netanyahu tomorrow.
Another aspect of the same fundamental issue: CNN slammed after John King says Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's Jewish faith makes him a risky VP pick (nypost.com)
The thing is...John King is right. Not that Shapiro's religion is the dominant factor in this choice but it's definitely a factor. And given the state of today's Democratic Party, it's a negative for him in presidential politics. The other side of the coin, of course, is that he's extremely popular in PA which shows, by definition, that he's electable. I don't think his being Jewish will stop him from being the choice if Kamala wants him for other reasons. Still, interesting that people got mad at CNN for saying something that I think is obviously true.
Candace Owens has become the most prominent anti-Semite in America. Donald Trump Jr asked her to be the main guest at an event he was hosting. Then someone explained, hey that might be a bad idea.
After pushback, Candace Owens not to appear at event with Donald Trump Jr. - JNS.org
I owe you these two from yesterday:
Dave Williams is as corrupt as the day is long...Colorado GOP spent another $39,000 on Williams' mailers (coloradosun.com)
Imagine being able to lie about a family, potentially destroying that family, and still being able to get a job working for a county's child protective services department: One state agency is charging another $30 an hour for records (coloradosun.com)
If you want an EV, there's never been a better time. (But that doesn't mean there won't be a better time in the future.)
EVs Are Cheaper Than Ever. Can Car Buyers Be Won Over? - WSJ
He should have been gone years ago when he was first credibly charged with corruption: Bob Menendez will resign his US Senate seat effective August 20 | CNN Politics
Some technology stuff
Doomberg always makes a great point: There is effectively an unlimited demand for inexpensive energy. Any inexpensive energy that can be consumed will be. And that explains much about this important story: The ‘Green Energy Transition’ That Wasn’t - WSJ (archive.ph)
I can't say I fully understand all the ins and outs of the issue but it's a huge change in Google's plans, and Google is by far the dominant player in search, so this is a big deal: Google Is Keeping Cookies in Chrome After All - WSJ
For AI nerds: Meta releases its biggest 'open' AI model yet | TechCrunch
Today's Videos
Listener Andy sent a video of this guy to me. I thought it was a modern thing designed to look like a 1930s dancer, but it really is a 1930s dancer (with Michael Jackson music dubbed over it.) More info here: Jack Stanford -The Dancing Fool | Facebook
OK, this is funny (includes swear words). And Team Trump should share it widely on TikTok...and do everything else they can to fight Kamala Harris for younger voters.
Wow