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Don't look now‚ but deposed Meet the Press host Chuck Todd has unleashed another grand political analysis. Last month‚ Chuck was having deep thoughts about Trump while touring a Nazi museum in Germany. Now he's absolutely certain that third parties just won't matter in the 2024 presidential race‚ because of....abortion. The headline? Chuck Todd: Why the third party window may have closed for 2024 Chuck acknowledges that a chunk of voters in both parties aren't happy with their nominee‚ even if both think the Other Party's candidate is beatable. If abortion is the issue for a large chunk of swing voters‚ then they aren’t going to be interested in a third party’s compromise position‚ no matter what that position is. If abortion is a voting issue for someone‚ they’ll have a definitive position on which party they want making reproductive health laws and appointing judges.  This is a roundabout way of saying: The case for a third-party alternative for this election cycle is over — there’s just not a market for it given the current issue terrain.   He underlines that it's difficult for third parties to gain access to ballots in many states -- without mentioning the Democrats aggressively put up ballot barriers -- no Democrat challengers to Biden and no third-party challengers to Biden. Then they insist Donald Trump is unfit for the ballot. And forget your No Labels threat:  As far as No Labels goes‚ it’s just hard to see how any candidate the group finds can truly create some middle-ground majority with the issue of abortion so front and center in this year’s politics. If abortion were considered politically resolved — like same-sex marriage‚ for the vast majority of the public — then maybe there would be some potential for traction‚ but not while abortion is a live issue.  Chuck thinks there's no way the Republicans will move away from Trump despite the legal woes‚ and that Biden isn't going anywhere unless he really messes up the State of the Union reading of the Teleprompter:  But Biden has stepped up before‚ including at the last State of the Union. And a State of the Union presentation that is both energetic and tight in its framing of a second Biden term would go a long way to quieting‚ say‚ the party’s Obama-era backseat drivers.  Naturally‚ Chuck thinks any development on the abortion front may seal defeat for the GOP:  Think something like the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling affecting in vitro fertilization‚ but this time in October. Of course‚ I’m of the view that abortion could end up being the issue that moves the most swing voters — and therefore becomes the reason the GOP comes up short‚ regardless of whether there’s a specific incident or court ruling dominating the narrative.  This is why liberal journalists adored the Alabama IVF story so much. It has almost nothing to do with abortion‚ but it can be used to paint Republicans as benighted Christian nationalists who think an embryo is a child. Chuck and his friends would never paint Democrats as callous secular extremists who don't think a baby at nine months gestation is a "choice" and not a child (and won't define what a woman is when "pregnant person" is a safer term). 

On Saturday afternoon‚ MSNBC host Katie Phang allowed liberal activist Fred Guttenberg to indulge in a hateful rant against the NRA and Donald Trump supporters as he declared that he hopes that former NRA head Wayne LaPierre "rots in hell." It even sounded at one point like he excoriated Trump supporters as the "maggot vote" as he continued his bashing of conservatives. Phang began the segment by recalling that a jury found LaPierre liable over how he used NRA funds‚ and then gently turned to Guttenberg for his reaction. The gun control activist immediately turned nasty as he began: First‚ I hope Wayne rots in hell. My daughter was the cost of doing business for a lobby that he built for an industry that profited off of gun violence and death. And the verdict says to me that accountability is coming. Here's the thing. That industry still exists‚ the NRA still exists. Other entities that are even more extreme than the NRA still exist. America's a free country‚ but this man makes it sound like some viewpoints shouldn't exist. That no one should advocate for the Second Amendment. Guttenberg wants them at least voted out of existence: "America‚ if you're as fed up as I am‚ you have a response that now comes in just nine months. It's called election day. Vote‚ vote‚ vote‚ vote as if this is an issue that matters to you more than any other because it should." A bit later‚ Phang brought up Guttenberg's recent public appearances with disaffected former Republican Joe Walsh on what they call a "Two Dads Defending Democracy" tour. They talk about "bridging the gap." It's more like two peas in a pod. Their tour announcement notes "Walsh is the author of F*CK SILENCE: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish‚ Moronic‚ Authoritarian Con Man He Is." Guttenberg played up their desire to help President Joe Biden get reelected‚ and then aimed further vitriol at Republicans: You know‚ listen‚ Joe and I -- we don't agree on all the issues‚ but we agree on enough that we could solve things. And we agree on democracy‚ and we agree on the importance of this upcoming election‚ and we agree on the necessity to reelect President Biden and give him a Congress that he can work with. Because what we're seeing from the other party right now is disgusting. They're despicable. Watching the former guy mock an audience yesterday just because he knows it will turn out his maggot vote. It is -- it is -- it is simply reprehensible‚ and Joe and I want to talk to the country and convince them their vote matters‚ and they need to vote. Transcript follows: MSNBC's The Katie Phang Show February 24‚ 2024 12:49 p.m. Eastern KATIE PHANG: I know you've been fighting the NRA for years. What does that verdict say to you? FRED GUTTENBERG‚ GUN CONTROL ACTIVIST: First‚ I hope Wayne rots in hell. My daughter was the cost of doing business for a lobby that he built for an industry that profited off of gun violence and death. And the verdict says to me that accountability is coming. Here's the thing. That industry still exists‚ the NRA still exists. Other entities that are even more extreme than the NRA still exist. America‚ if you're as fed up as I am‚ you have a response that now comes in just nine months. It's called election day. Vote‚ vote‚ vote‚ vote as if this is an issue that matters to you more than any other because it should. PHANG: And because democracy matters to you and because this issue is so important‚ you and Joe Walsh have actually gone on a tour -- the Two Dads Defending Democracy tour. Talk about that‚ because I'm interested. You and Joe have crossed divides that some of us maybe would never have anticipated. I myself‚ you know‚ had some really meaningful conversations with Joe. Why was it important for the two of you to take it on the road to share messaging? GUTTENBERG: Because a few years ago -- and going back to the NRA -- the day after my daughter was killed. I walked in my house after the Parkland vigil‚ and I said‚ "I'm going to break the F-ing gun lobby." And demonizing people like Joe was a part of that‚ you know‚ because I just thought they were wrong. And then‚ about two years after that‚ Joe reached out to me and said‚ "We should talk." And we did. And that conversation led us both to realize we really like each other -- that there's a lot we actually agree on -- that there's a lot together that we can say to the country that will be helpful. And so we've decided to do that. You know‚ listen‚ Joe and I -- we don't agree on all the issues‚ but we agree on enough that we could solve things. And we agree on democracy‚ and we agree on the importance of this upcoming election‚ and we agree on the necessity to reelect President Biden and give him a Congress that he can work with. Because what we're seeing from the other party right now is disgusting. They're despicable. Watching the former guy mock an audience yesterday just because he knows it will turn out his maggot vote. It is -- it is -- it is simply reprehensible‚ and Joe and I want to talk to the country and convince them their vote matters‚ and they need to vote.

While Joe Biden is reportedly aiming to block the flow of sensitive data to hostile foreign countries‚ he is apparently undercutting his own goals. The Washington Post reported Feb. 26 that Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order “to prevent the bulk flow of Americans’ sensitive data — including genetic information — to hostile foreign countries‚ prime among them China.” Yet‚ despite TikTok’s exposed data risks‚ the president continues to use the Communist Chinese government-tied app for his 2024 presidential campaign.  The Biden-Harris campaign officially joined TikTok during the Superbowl‚ according to the BBC. The verified account @bidenhq on TikTok has 205‚300 followers‚ 1.9 million likes‚ and the brief bio: “Grows the economy.” The account has posted over two dozen videos. MRC Free Speech America reported last April that the Biden campaign recruited TikTok influencers for online propaganda. The hypocritical move came soon after the White House set a deadline for removing TikTok from federal devices. Dan Schneider‚ Vice President for MRC Free Speech America‚ said at the time‚ “We are witnessing the re-launch of the Biden from the Basement campaign. Everyone knows that Joe can’t string together two coherent sentences‚ so he is already recruiting young people to be his mouthpiece.” The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns a board seat and a financial stake in TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance. Multiple whistleblowers and a Buzzfeed investigation presented evidence last year that ByteDance has direct access to U.S. TikTok data. A 2023 lawsuit from a former ByteDance executive even alleged that the CCP can access U.S. ByteDance data and that ByteDance pushes CCP propaganda on TikTok. Ironically‚ Biden’s new order‚ as reported by The Post‚ is aimed at preventing data brokers and other companies from selling access to large sensitive information stores. These include geolocation and genomic data‚ which could now no longer go to buyers in “countries of concern” such as China‚ Iran‚ and Russia. The Post cited Biden administration officials’ comments to industry and civil society experts. Conservatives are under attack. Contact TikTok via email at communitymanager@tiktok.com and demand Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment and provide transparency. If you have been censored‚ contact us at the Media Research Center contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

A bombshell lawsuit against one of the largest artificial intelligence companies may have inadvertently revealed that popular AI chatbots are secretly propping up legacy media outlets in their answers. In a 35-page motion filed on Monday‚ OpenAI pushed back against alleged “deceptive” accusations by The New York Times that it unlawfully used millions of copyrighted articles to train its GPT-based products‚ like ChatGPT‚ one of its infamous chatbots. “The allegations in the Times’s Complaint do not meet its famously rigorous journalistic standards‚” attorneys for OpenAI claimed. The motion followed a federal lawsuit filed by The Times in December‚ accusing OpenAI and Microsoft of copyright infringement‚ when both tech companies allegedly grabbed published news articles without authorization. Raw Story‚ Alternet and The Intercept have since filed two similar lawsuits against OpenAI. While not yet proven‚ The Times’s allegations could potentially expose that OpenAI and Microsoft’s Bing may have predominantly‚ or perhaps even exclusively‚ used data from left-wing media outlets for training their chatbot models‚ further explaining why their chatbots issue biased answers. (You May Also Like: Will AI Bias Worsen as It Cozies Up to Media in New Deal?) But OpenAI scolded The Times for its allegations‚ raising damning accusations of its own against the liberal rag. OpenAI claimed that The Times paid “someone to hack” OpenAI’s products to get AI models to generate answers that duplicate content previously published by the newspaper. Moreover‚ OpenAI further rebuked that to generate the “highly anomalous” results‚ it took The Times  “tens of thousands of attempts.”  Moreover‚ OpenAI accused The Times of abusing an internal bug to come up with the potentially copyrighted duplications. “They were able to do so only by targeting and exploiting a bug (which OpenAI has committed to addressing) by using deceptive prompts that blatantly violate OpenAI’s terms of use‚” OpenAI’s attorneys wrote‚ asking the judge to dismiss The Times’s lawsuit. The pushback came after The Times claimed that OpenAI thwarted its subscriptions and revenue when it allegedly stole the content. “By providing Times content without The Times’s permission or authorization‚ Defendants’ tools undermine and damage The Times’s relationship with its readers and deprive The Times of subscription‚ licensing‚ advertising‚ and affiliate revenue‚” attorneys for The Times wrote in a 69-page lawsuit submitted on Dec. 27‚ 2023. But the newspaper’s claim that OpenAI somehow jeopardizes its business may fall flat. Evidence unearthed by MRC Free Speech America revealed that OpenAI has actually directs users to The Times‚ which OpenAI’s newest GPT AI model hailed as one of the top-five best news sources in America. “With its long history of reporting‚ The New York Times has earned numerous Pulitzer Prizes and is known for its investigative journalism and comprehensive news coverage‚” claimed GPT-4-1106-preview‚ a newer model version of ChatGPT‚ after being asked to list the five best news sources. Similarly‚ GPT-4-1106 refused to list what news outlets it deemed as the five worst news sources‚ directing MRC researchers to media ratings firms Ad Fontes and NewsGuard‚ both of which have highly favorable ratings for The Times and other leftist outlets. (Related: OpenAI Chatbot CAUGHT Touting Legacy Media‚ So-Called Media Ratings Firms Ad Fontes &; NewsGuard) But the OpenAI chatbot’s promotion of The Times appeared not to be enough for the newspaper‚ as it now seeks monetary damages. While The Times did not provide a specified amount to quantify the alleged damage—stemming from the alleged unauthorized use of its content—it claimed that using content without authorization proved “extremely lucrative” for Open AI‚ which is now worth approximately $90 billion. In contrast‚ Raw Story‚ Alternet and The Intercept are seeking $2‚500 per violation. “This action seeks to hold them responsible for the billions of dollars in statutory and actual damages that they owe for the unlawful copying and use of The Times’s uniquely valuable work‚” The Times claimed in December. Conservatives are under attack. Contact your representatives and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency‚ clarity on hate speech and equal footing for conservatives. If you have been censored‚ contact us using CensorTrack’s contact form‚ and help us hold Big Tech accountable.

In an interview with Axios earlier this week‚ Hunter Biden suggested that the scrutiny congressional Republicans had him under was “maybe the ultimate test for a recovering addict;” the outlet also shared President Biden’s private fear that they could cause his son to relapse. And during CNN’s Inside Politics on Wednesday‚ host Dana Bash and Justice correspondent Evan Perez took the concern as legitimate and wagged their proverbial finger at Republicans on Capitol Hill. According to Hunter‚ the future of America hinged on his ability to maintain sobriety. “I have always been in awe of people who have stayed clean and sober through tragedies and obstacles few people ever face. They are my heroes‚ my inspiration (…) I have something much bigger than even myself at stake. We are in the middle of a fight for the future of democracy‚" he told Axios. After reading those lines‚ Bash and Perez marveled at his pose and openness: BASH: This is kind of more of the human element of what we're talking about here. PEREZ: It’s personal. BASH: It's very personal. He is very open about the fact that he is an addict. He was very much off the wagon when a lot of this happened. And part of what he is trying to do – he's saying here – is stay clean – [inaudible] for himself‚ for his family‚ for his father‚ and he believes for politics‚ which is democracy.     The pair also had The Washington Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell as company. “And he's also insinuating there that he knows that this is also inherently political as well‚” she touted Hunter’s deduction of Republican motives. Without giving any‚ and with backup from Bash‚ Perez suggested there was evidence that Republicans were intentionally trying to goad Hunter into falling off the wagon again: PEREZ: And you can see what he's saying in return‚ which is‚ ‘they're going after me because they're trying to make me use so that they could hurt my father’ and that is a crazy thing to have to hear in 2024 politics. BASH: Yeah. And in 2024 society when we are much more aware of addiction. Perez lauded First Lady Jill Biden’s efforts to keep Hunter sober. “I think with Hunter Biden and one of the key parts of this has been‚ you know‚ Jill Biden and her role in trying to keep Hunter close‚” he said. “I think part of the thing has been about this very personal familial‚ you know‚ tragedy that they've been living‚ which is to try to keep him sober and to keep him safe. And that's one reason why you see him there. They keep them close for that reason.” Of course‚ all of this was said in the shadow of Hunter finally giving closed-door testimony to Congress about his shady business dealings. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: CNN’s Inside Politics February 28‚ 2024 12:10:44 p.m. Eastern (…) DANA BASH: But he actually‚ in a rare interview with Axios on Monday‚ said the following‚ which really struck us. He said‚ “I've always been in awe of people who have stayed clean and sober through tragedies and obstacles few people ever face. I have something much bigger than even myself at stake. We are in the middle of a fight for the future of democracy.” This is kind of more of the human element of what we're talking about here. EVAN PEREZ: It’s personal. BASH: It's very personal. He is very open about the fact that he is an addict. He was very much off the wagon when a lot of this happened. And part of what he is trying to do – he's saying here – is stay clean – [inaudible] for himself‚ for his family‚ for his father‚ and he believes for politics‚ which is democracy. LEIGH ANN CALDWELL (The Washington Post): Yeah. And he's also insinuating there that he knows that this is also inherently political as well. Donald Trump‚ every single campaign stump speech‚ he gives‚ the words come out of his mouth‚ “Joe Biden‚ the most corrupt president in history.” And so‚ this is part of the strategy of trying to convince voters that that is true. PEREZ: You know‚ look‚ I think with Hunter Biden and one of the key parts of this has been‚ you know‚ Jill Biden and her role in trying to keep Hunter close. And you see all these stories about ‘why is Hunter showing up at these events at the White House? Why isn't the president pushing him away?’ I think part of the thing has been about this very personal familial‚ you know‚ tragedy that they've been living‚ which is to try to keep him sober and to keep him safe. And that's one reason why you see him there. They keep them close for that reason. And you can see what he's saying in return‚ which is‚ ‘they're going after me because they're trying to make me use so that they could hurt my father’ and that is a crazy thing to have to hear in 2024 politics. BASH: Yeah. And in 2024 society when we are much more aware of addiction.

A 22-year-old student was murdered on her University of Georgia campus by a 26-year-old illegal immigrant‚ and the mainstream media is showing its true colors. The student‚ Laken Riley‚ was going for a morning jog when Jose Antonio Ibarra allegedly kidnapped and killed her. However‚ in stories published on the tragedy from publications like the Associated Press‚ the reporters neglect to add in a very important detail: the alleged murderer is an illegal immigrant‚ and he already had a criminal history here in the United States. According to ICE‚ Ibarra was caught crossing illegally into El Paso in September 2022 and was released into the United States via parole. Nearly a year later‚ New York police arrested him for acting in a manner to injure a child less than age 17‚ and‚ yet again‚ he was released. “I’m sure that it was just‚ you know‚ an oversight‚” Sara Gonzales mocks‚ “just a little oopsy. Surely‚ they wrote a follow-up that highlighted the glaring omission that this man should not have even been in this country in the first place.” “You have to imagine — surely‚ it’s incompetence rather than a deliberate act of deception‚” she adds sarcastically. The Associated Press did write a follow-up on the story in which it blamed toxic masculinity for her death rather than the allowance of a criminal into the United States. The author then used the death of Mollie Tibbetts as another example of toxic masculinity but neglected to mention Tibbetts was also brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant. “Both women were murdered by illegal immigrants‚ but that doesn’t fit the narrative. That’s not good for optics‚” Gonzales says.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

A new report suggests that the City of Denver recently considered hiring illegal immigrants to save on the costs associated with social services.According to the Daily Wire‚ the city had considered hiring some of the 40‚000 illegal immigrants who have arrived there in the last year‚ mostly from Venezuela. The motive behind the plan was to save on the cost of social services since those in the country illegally are often unable to find employment and thus become a drain on taxpayers. A spokesperson for the city told the outlet that a full-time salary working for the city was "not necessarily" more expensive than caring for basic needs‚ ostensibly such as food and shelter.The spokesperson informed the Daily Wire‚ however‚ that the city was not currently pursuing the idea farther since it is likely against the law.This news comes on the heels of a report from Marc Sallinger‚ journalist with 9 News Denver‚ that indicates that the city may reduce the hours of some city employees — including "coaches‚ lifeguards‚ front desk staff" — "to zero" to help offset the cost of the "migrant crisis." "But don't call them layoffs ..." Sallinger joked on X. — (@) The city already announced earlier this month that it would eliminate or reduce some public services to help address the budget shortfall caused by the migrants. There will be no flower beds planted this spring‚ Democrat Mayor Mike Johnston said‚ and the Division of Motor Vehicle offices in Denver will close for a week on a rotating basis‚ preventing people from registering a vehicle in person.These and other cuts will save just "one-fortieth of what the influx of newcomers will cost the city‚" the Colorado Sun reported.Lest any citizens or legal residents become frustrated that their costs have gone up while their job security and public services have gone down‚ the mayor issued a stern warning not to blame the illegal immigrants. "I want it to be clear to Denverites who is not responsible for this crisis that we’re in: The folks who have walked 3‚000 miles to get to this city‚" Johnson said in a public address.Instead‚ he blamed the federal government for the lack of funding. "You’ve done your part‚" he told Denver residents. "The city will do our part. The federal government did not do their part."Illegal immigrants are just one group creating a budget and safety crisis in Denver. The homeless population has likewise exploded in the last year to nearly 9‚000 people‚ many of whom live on the streets. "We have to clean up vomit and urine and syringes and used condoms and feces. We didn't cause the homeless problem in Denver‚ but we have clean up after it‚" local businessman Jon Caldara said last September‚ as Blaze News previously reported."This is a not an affordable housing crisis. This is a drug crisis‚ this is a mental health crisis‚ and this is a crisis of law. That these people who need help will never get help if they are not brought to jail where they are forced to get some help."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!