Credit where it's due: Vance Shines in Philly
I have been critical of the selection of JD Vance as Donald Trump's running mate so I'd like to take this opportunity to note that he was GREAT in a campaign stop in Philadelphia yesterday, including in answers to reporters' questions:
Just One Thing: Framing Tim Walz
Kamala Harris chose as her running mate a guy who wasn’t even in the conversation 10 days earlier, Tim Walz, the uber-progressive governor of Minnesota. You can frame him as a teacher, football coach, veteran, former Congressman, hunter, and a guy you’d like to have a beer with. You can frame him as a loony leftist who supports higher taxes, forcing everybody to drive electric cars, abortion up until birth, subsidized health care for illegal aliens, and open borders so there are more illegals to subsidize. It will be up to the Democrats to make you think he’s the former and up to the Republicans to make you think he's the latter. I guess you could say all of those descriptors are true, but because he’s running for VP and not for toastmaster, I strongly oppose Tim Walz.
All the Wrong People Are Celebrating Tim Walz | The Free Press (thefp.com)
He set up a snitch line during COVID: Coronavirus In Minnesota: Where To Call If You See People Who Aren't Social Distancing - CBS Minnesota (cbsnews.com)
Today's Guests
Jessica Melugin is the Director of CEI’s Center for Technology & Innovation. She believes that Judge Mehta's ruling against Google in the anti-trust lawsuit about whether they are a monopolist in online search is wrong. First, the CEI page on the issue and then two links about the news:
Judge gets Google antitrust ruling wrong - Competitive Enterprise Institute (cei.org)
Google Loses Massive Antitrust Case over 'Monopolist' Search Practices | National Review
Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds | Reuters
CO Attorney General Phil Weiser joins us also to discuss the Google ruling; Phil believes the judge got it right: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser reaction to court ruling that Google abused its monopoly power in search engine market
Zach Dorfman is a national security reporter who writes for many major media outlets. We'll discuss this incredible story...it's the stuff of a political/spy thriller but it's real:
Moscow’s Spies Were Stealing US Tech — Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign - POLITICO
Other Stuff
(Today's blog picture is of the execrable Rep Cori Bush (D-St Louis) with her anti-Semitic buddy Rashida Tlaib. Tlaib will need to find a new playmate.)
Another congressional anti-Semite bites the (political) dust: Progressive Rep. Cori Bush loses high-stakes Democratic primary: AP projection - ABC News (go.com)
This was the second-most expensive primary this cycle, the only one beating it being the Jamaal Bowman primary in NY where another black anti-Semite, Jamaal Bowman, was defeated. I sure wish there weren't so much anti-Semitism among African-Americans. Bush was also facing a bad reputation for too much time spent on national politics and trolling for clicks and fame, arguably the same issue that was facing Lauren Boebert. But Boebert had 5 others challenge her, most of whom had some level of credibility, splitting the anti-Boebert vote. While there were four people in the primary in St Louis, two of them had no real credibility and combined for just over 3% of the vote. Thus, it was effectively a head-to-head matchup that Cori Bush lost. The next member of Congress from St Louis will be a very liberal African-American prosecutor named Wesley Bell. I trust that Bush will remain a race-hustler/grifter as it appears to be what she's best at.
Here's Terrence K Williams, a bigly Trump-supporting black comedian:
A perfect summary of Kamala Harris: Kamala Harris and the Art of Failing Up (freebeacon.com)
Can Bangladesh succeed? Muhammad Yunus: Who is the Nobel laureate chosen to lead Bangladesh after protests? | AP News
Amazing race by American Cole Hocker: Cole Hocker emerges on top of a loaded men’s 1500m field | Paris Olympics | NBC Sports
New laws taking effect in CO today: 200 new Colorado laws take effect Aug. 7. Here's 10 to know. - Axios Denver
Judge rescinds his own temporary restraining order, now allowing Colorado GOP to proceed with an effort to oust party Chairman (and election-loser and grifter-extraordinaire) Dave Williams: Order lifted, paves way for vote on GOP chair Dave Williams | Elections | coloradopolitics.com
You don't see this every day, but basically the judge ruled that he never had the authority to issue the TRO in the first place: 66b2da7007c74.pdf.pdf (townnews.com)
I'm not going to talk about this in any detail on the show because I know some of the people involved but it's an interesting story: Conservative radio host seeks dismissal of election fraud defamation case before Colorado Court of Appeals | Courthouse News Service
I'm always fascinated by changes in how people shop: Left Behind in the Retail Real-Estate Comeback: Department Stores - WSJ
And here comes the opposition research on Walz:
I don't know what's true here but it certainly will be raised as an issue: Former National Guardsmen: Tim Walz Is Misleading The Public About His Time In Service - Alpha News
I actually don't object to everything in here, but I do object to Walz's position on almost every very-important issue (including those not listed in the article): How progressive is Tim Walz? Here's where the Minnesota governor stands on key issues (nypost.com)
Tim Walz, Darling of the Progressive Left, Is Kamala Harris' VP Pick (reason.com)
Again with Vance:
Could she have the oldest "message in a bottle"? NJ woman thinks message in bottle found on Ocean City beach could be oldest ever - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)
It's definitely coming...and not just in dentistry: Robot dentist performs first-ever 'fully automated' procedure (nypost.com)
I suspect that Tina Peters may have actually believed that there was possible fraud, but then she went off the rails: Tina Peters’ deputy details hunt for Mesa County “phantom voters” (coloradosun.com)
You might need to read this twice because it's so crazy you might think you misread it the first time: NYC Job Gains Inflated by Medicaid 'Racket,' Says Governor Hochul | National Review
Note: "more than 25 hours of care per day": Medicaid: NY governor ‘very concerned’ about explosive growth in cost of home care workers – NBC New York
I owe you these from yesterday...make sure to read the Craigslist posting:
best of craigslist: 1999 Toyota Corolla - Fine AF
Births in Denver are falling. Here’s what it means for the future. (coloradosun.com)
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