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On Tuesday, MSNBC's The 11th Hour hosted ex-Republican George Conway who ridiculed religious people for believing that “God saved Trump” from being killed during the assassination attempt on Saturday. Conway went on to fret that the Republican party will “follow Donald Trump over any cliff and take the country” with them. The segment began with Conway describing the Republican National Convention as an event that “George Orwell could not have scripted better.” The second night of the RNC to Conway was “basically everything standing on its head.” Further, Conway went on to bash people of religion who have “nominated a 34 time convicted felon” yet still believe in all this “religious stuff” like God saving Trump from being killed Saturday night:     CONWAY: Right and nominating a 34 time convicted felon and then we are the party, you know, all the religious stuff. It’s like ‘God saved Donald Trump’ – and you know let's not worry about the kids at these school shootings or whatever but he’s -- this is man of God? I mean, what are we even talking about here? But Conway was far from done as he continued “This is a man who sacrificed everything for his country? What are we even talking about? He is not capable of sacrifice. He's not capable of considering anybody other than himself and they’re treating him like ‘oh he’s done everything for us.’” Stephanie Ruhle interjected “Do you think Nikki Haley is his little Bo Peep?” Conway responded, “She goes to the first – I don’t know -- five, six, seven how many months of her campaign and will not criticize Donald Trump and raises her hand when they ask her are you gonna, you know, are you gonna support a convicted felon?” However, Conway was confused how Haley could go from “spend[ing] three or four weeks trashing the hell out of him including questioning his mental capacity, questioning everything about him” to now openly supporting the former president. Did he miss Kamala Harris implying Joe Biden was racist in the 2020 primaries? Then she became his vice-president pick. Conway did admit that Haley “made some very good points about the budget deficit” under Trump's administration and about national security. Ruhle, unsurprisingly, added that this budget deficit “will only balloon even more if they extend the corporate tax cuts and lower the rate to 15 percent.” Still on fire to bash Trump, Conway concluded “It’s all just – it’s all just bizarro and it is just stuff that doesn’t fit with each other it – I don’t even know what this party stands for other than we will follow Donald Trump over any cliff and take the country with us.” Click "Expand" to view the transcript: MSNBC The 11th Hour 7/16/2024 11:33:55 – 11:35:56 PM GEORGE CONWAY (THE ATLANTIC CONTRIBUTING WRITER): We were just talking about that in the green room and I said Orwell could not have scripted this better. George Orwell could not have scripted it better. I mean, it’s just basically everything standing on its head. “We are the party” we heard somebody – who was saying that tonight? “We are the party of the rule of law” – oh, it was Speaker Johnson. STEPHANIE RUHLE: Yeah. CONWAY: Right and nominating a 34 time convicted felon. And then we are the party, you know, all the religious stuff. It’s like "God saved Donald Trump" – and you know, let's not worry about the kids at these school shootings or whatever but he’s -- this is [a] man of God? I mean, what are we even talking about here? This is a man who sacrificed everything for his country? What are we even talking about? He is not capable of sacrifice. He's not capable of considering anybody other than himself, and they’re treating him like “oh he’s done everything for us.” It’s just crazy and then Nikki Haley – RUHLE: Do you think Nikki Haley is his little Bo Peep? CONWAY: What? I don’t know but I mean Nikki Haley, you know she’s -- what was she doing? Okay, explain to me. She goes to the first – I don’t know -- five, six, seven how many months of her campaign and will not criticize Donald Trump and raises her hand when they ask her are you gonna, you know, are you gonna support a convicted felon? Then she goes out and spends three or four weeks trashing the hell out of him including questioning his mental capacity, questioning everything about him and making some very good points about the budget deficit that skyrocketed during – during his administration -- RUHLE: And it will only balloon even more if they extend the corporate tax cuts and lower the rate to 15 percent. CONWAY: Of course – of course, and then she made some good points about national security about Russia now, you know, this is Make America Safe Again Night and we want to turn Russia over and we want to turn Europe over to the Russians. That’s literally – that’s Trump and that’s Vance. So what are we even talking about here? It’s all just – it’s all just bizarro and it is just stuff that doesn’t fit with each other it – I don’t even know what this party stands for other than we will follow Donald Trump over any cliff and take the country with us.

On Wednesday, the flagship morning news shows of ABC, CBS, and NBC made sure to tout President Biden’s Tuesday afternoon address in Las Vegas to the NAACP convention, but only played up sanguine soundbites calling for a lowering of the temperature of our civic discourse, not those saying Republicans want to “erase..history” and want to take away the “freedom” of black people. So much for a cooling down after the Trump assassination attempt. Take, for example, this clip in which he said Republicans are “risking people’s lives” and not only want to “undo everything they NAACP stands for”, but “deny you freedom”. Not just particular freedoms, but “freedom” period. Turning down the temperature? Biden: Trump and Republicans will “do everything – undo everything they NAACP stands for, but now they're trying to deny it. They’re lying about their Project 2025. They want to deny you freedom, the freedom of the vote, have your vote… pic.twitter.com/JoJJL7OFEE — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 16, 2024 That didn’t make the cutting room floor on any of the networks. ABC’s Good Morning America were stenographers to power with co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos saying Biden was “on the trail in Nevada” and then chief White House correspondent and lead Biden apple polisher Mary Bruce touting Biden as “out here hitting the trail hard, pledging he is all in on this race”.     Bruce continued with two staid soundbites of Biden praising the NAACP and then another talking about the need to balance “lower[ing] the temperature” with “telling the truth” (click “expand”): BRUCE: Overnight, President Biden firing up the Democratic Party’s base — BIDEN: I’m a lifetime member of the NAACP. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] And I am all in! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]  BRUCE: — glad handing as he reaches out to critical black and Latino voters, with polls showing signs their support is slipping. All as he fights to show doubters in his own party he has what it takes to beat Donald Trump. (....) BRUCE: Back on the trail for the first time since the attack against Trump, he’s urging Americans to cool down the political temperature, but not shying away from drawing a sharp contrast. BIDEN: Now, just because we must lower the temperature and our policy is veradivsposiv [sic], doesn’t mean we should stop telling the truth. BRUCE: Biden fired up, but some in his party still not convinced. How about this part of Biden’s speech where he said not only have Republicans “eviscerated affirmative action” and want to “decimate diversity, equity, and inclusion all across American life,” but “bann[ed] books” and want “to erase Black history”, including the history of lynchings?       Again, none of them cared to mention this apocalyptic talk. NBC’s Today barely brought up Biden’s NAACP speech as his kowtowing to the far-left and endorsing bids to change the Supreme Court was far more interesting. Just over a minute after co-host Savannah Guthrie noted Biden was “hitting the campaign trail in another crucial swing state, Nevada” and senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez led off with the so-called court reforms, but then arrived at Biden’s speech with a pointless soundbite: GUTIERREZ: Meanwhile, President Biden is back on the campaign trail in Nevada, referencing Mr. Trump’s comments from the debate about immigrants taking, “black jobs.” BIDEN: Folks, I know what a black job is. It’s the Vice President of the United States. CBS Mornings had a 28-second news brief with fill-in co-host Adriana Diaz saying Biden used the speech to highlight the fact that Americans can disagree, but must remember we’re each other’s family members and friends: DIAZ: President Biden is back on the campaign trail courting black and Latino voters in the key battleground state of Nevada. He spoke at the NAACP’s national convention yesterday, his first political speech since Saturday’s shooting at Donald Trump's rally. BIDEN: Got to remember — in America, we're not enemies, we're friends, we're neighbors, we're fellow Americans. Most importantly, we must fully and firmly reject not only political violence but violence of any kind. In other words, no time for Biden’s handlers writing standard talking points trashing American as having been a place filled with “racism and violence” and that it can’t be allowed to return to those ugly days (i.e. if Republicans win).     To see the relevant transcripts from July 17, click here (for ABC), here (for CBS), and here (for NBC).

Which sci-fi veteran is proving more embarrassing to his franchise? Is it Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill or George "Lt. Sulu" Takei?Takei is still posting “Trump is Hitler”-style rants on X as if the former president didn't almost take a bullet in the head Saturday night. Hamill, not to be bested, has stooped to mocking the bandage on Trump’s ear at the RNC gala in Milwaukee.Both are clearly operating in a galaxy far, far away from the prevailing mood in America. Oh, well: The search for intelligent life among the Trump-deranged continues. Gotta give ‘em points for honesty. The creators behind “The Apprentice,” the feature-length hit piece on Donald Trump, are desperate to debut their film prior to Election Day.The film, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this summer, is in limbo for several reasons. One: Studios aren’t eager to buy it, with some citing its polarizing nature. Two: Producer Dan Snyder is a Trump fan and somehow didn’t realize his film is hyper-critical of its subject matter.Three: Trump has threatened to sue the team behind “The Apprentice” over its unfair depiction of him. Case in point: The film shows Trump (Sebastian Stan) raping his then-wife Ivana Trump. Except she claimed it never happened prior to her 2022 death.Team “Apprentice” better figure something out if they want to sway the voters. October surprises aren't nearly as effective when you save them until December.Welcome back, Axel! “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is a hit for Netflix. The fourth film in the “Cop” saga – and first in 30 years -- screams big-screen summer blockbuster. Instead, it was up to the streamer to give star Eddie Murphy one more crack at his iconic character.Audiences are eating it up. The film is still atop Netflix's Top Movies chart following its July 3 release with a total of 22.2 million views, according to Deadline.com.Why? We’re addicted to sequels, full stop. Plus, “Axel F” has a distinct “Top Gun: Maverick” vibe. Full-on nostalgia. Beloved actors returning to the franchise. Respect for both Axel Foley and his ‘80s frame of mind.It’s a simple formula. Why Hollywood doesn’t lather, rinse, and repeat it is beyond us.Turns out the corporate culture at Disney is far from G-rated. Internal Slack messages James O’Keefe snagged from the Mouse House reveal some curious extracurricular antics. Think naked bike rides, swinger meet-ups and tips on name changes during sex transitions.In Disney’s defense, employees can do whatever they wish, assuming it’s legal, in their personal time. It still explains a lot, no?Actor John Leguizamo isn’t a journalist, but he plays one for “The Daily Show.” He’s taken a shine to his fake news duties, if his X account is any indication.The “Ice Age” actor tried to peddle a conspiracy theory surrounding the Trump assassination attempt. He shared a picture of Trump on X that showed no damage to the president’s ear. Gotcha, Orange Man Bad!“Not even a scratch! But milk it for all you can!“ he cried. The bigger picture? Team Trump staged the shooting … even though several people were hurt in the melee and one died from injuries sustained at the Pennsylvania rally.Except the picture is from 2022.He previously shared a post claiming documents prove Trump committed serial child rape as part of the Epstein scandal. Suffice it to say if such documents existed, the mainstream media would be eager to cover it.Nonetheless, the intrepid non-reporter continues to chase after his scoop. A certain saber-toothed squirrel and his ever-elusive acorn come to mind.Hillbillies are having a moment thanks to President Trump.“Hillbilly Elegy,” the stirring 2020 adaptation of vice presidential candidate JD Vance’s best-selling memoir, is a hit on both Netflix and Amazon.The Ron Howard film got pummeled by critics upon its release. The story follows a young Vance balancing family strife and his collegiate ambitions. How polarizing is it? Glenn Close earned an Oscar nomination and a Golden Raspberry nod for her portrayal of Vance’s wily Mamaw.Makes you wonder what other movies are trending thanks to the presidential race. "Weekend at Bernie's," anyone?

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, MSNBC decided to pull “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski off the air until the initial smoke surrounding the incident cleared. The decision was apparently made in order to protect the network from any possible “inappropriate” comments that might have been made on their show regarding the former president and the failed assassination attempt. “Do you realize how insane that is?” Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” asks, adding, “They have this ridiculous show with all of these Democrat activists. We’ve pointed out all the hypocrisy and, just weeks ago, lying, saying that people were effing idiots if they didn’t think Joe Biden was smarter than ever.”“But basically, the most important day of his career,” Rubin continues, “the Monday after an assassination attempt, they’re like, you know what, you’re actually not very good at your job, and they pulled him off the air.” The “Morning Joe” pair then addressed their absence — which was only one day — and they were not happy. “We were very surprised, we were very disappointed, and if we had known that there wasn’t going to be the one news feed from NBC news across all NBC news channels,” Scarborough explained, “we obviously would have been in yesterday morning.” “And let me just say, next time we’re told there’s going to be a news feed replacing us, we will be in our chairs. And the news feed will be us, or they can get somebody else to host the show,” he threatened. “Oh, what a threat,” Rubin jokes. Want more from Dave Rubin? To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

ESPN's top podcaster Pat McAfee criticized an ESPN list of top athletes as one of the worst things he has ever seen on the network.The former NFL punter did not pull any punches when going after his own network's list of the best athletes since 2000.The ranking of 100 athletes had only been partially released when McAfee started his show revealing his plans to trash the list:"There is a top 100 list that is coming out from ESPN's people and I'll tell ya what, it is the epitome of everything that everybody hates about ESPN," McAfee stated. "What they chose to do about ranking the top 100 athletes of the 21st century ... what a s*** show.""What an absolute, terrible list," the former player added, before saying he planned on blaming guest of the show and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky for the ESPN project.'Is this the dumbest thing of all time?'McAfee's contract with ESPN is a reported $85 million over five years, making him at least one of the highest paid personalities on the network. This hasn't stopped him from causing a stir on the Disney-owned channel, however. His frequent interviews with controversial quarterback Aaron Rodgers have been coupled with criticisms of network brass, with McAfee seldom shying away from expressing his views.To his point, some of the obvious flubs on the list include placing A'ja Wilson, a 27-year-old WNBA champion at No. 90, ahead of Super Bowl winner Aaron Rodgers (91), Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez (92), and legendary soccer player Ronaldinho (94).Furthermore, No. 56-ranked Spanish female soccer player Alexia Putellas was placed ahead of several soccer greats, including Zlatan Ibrahimović (95).She was also shockingly far ahead of tennis legend Venus Williams (86), WNBA pioneers Candace Parker (60) and Lisa Leslie (74), and Jon Jones (66). Jones is a multi-weight UFC champion who is considered the greatest of all time by many, with only one loss coming from an illegal strike.The list is sure to please almost no one with strange rankings of nearly unknown female basketball players, skiers, and even cricket players. Somehow, they are put in the same realm as athletes like Barry Bonds (38), Derek Jeter (53), and Alexander Ovechkin (54).About 20 minutes into "The Pat McAfee Show," McAfee asked Orlovsky, who is now a notable analyst, how he felt about the attempt to make a definitive list like this."How do you feel about this list? Is this where you kind of sit it, and is this the dumbest thing of all time to kind of take the ideas of a slew of people and try to make it as if it's one person's concept?" McAfee asked.ESPN's methodology basically consisted of "experts in individual sports" being asked to rank the top athletes in their sport since January 1, 2000. The rankings were then reevaluated by another "panel of experts."Orlovksy responded by saying that the whole conversation surrounding a list of who is the top athlete, or, in particular, the top quarterback, needed to be "altered.""I've been on this for I feel like a couple years now but certainly this offseason ... the whole top five/top 10 quarterback conversation probably needs to be altered," he remarked.He went on to say that lists of this nature inevitably result in certain players being left off because the necessary parameters are not being considered.Orlovsky went on to declare that the way the media talks about quarterbacks is unfair and overlooks some of the fundamental talents that make a good play-caller.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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