On Sunday, after President Biden announced he would not run for re-election, political reporter Domenico Montanaro of National Public Radio turned up on PBS News Weekend and sounded exceedingly optimistic about the prospects of the presumptive Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. Montanaro engaged in pro-Democrat happy talk and managed to have it both ways, claiming that whether Harris had a primary challenger for the nomination or not, each outcome would be ideal for her and the Democratic Party. After Montanaro admitted that as a Democratic presidential candidate Harris “struggled somewhat” in 2019 -- she pulled out before the first primary -- PBS anchor John Yang asked: “This party, the Democratic Party, has been split in the last couple of years between moderates and sort of more liberals. Is the party going to fall in behind Harris or is she likely to get a challenge?” Montanaro spun both potential paths as wins for the Democrats. Domenico Montanaro: ….If she does get a serious challenge, it might actually be a good thing for her because she’s likely to still win the nomination and it would show she has some insider political skills that would certainly help her on her way. Of course, if she doesn’t get a serious challenge, then it shows Democratic Party unity already, so we’ll see what winds up happening. There are certainly a lot of people with their eyes set on 2028. There is a potential opportunity here for Democrats to be able to potentially gain a geographic advantage, because when you think about the people who might be a potential Harris VP, there are some swing-state candidates or swing-state governors who might be a possibility, or senator, think about somebody like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, somebody like Mark Kelly, the senator of Arizona…” Montanaro appeared twice on the News Hour in August 2023, lamenting the racism of Republican base voters, and also fretting that Trump’s base is eager “to really lap up everything he's had to say” on climate change, where “the science is settled.” This happy talk about Kamala Harris’s chances was brought to you in part by Consumer Cellular, and taxpayers like you.

Women's basketball superstar Caitlin Clark said that she was a big NASCAR fan as a child ahead of appearing on the hood of a race car for the Brickyard 400.Clark was featured on Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, driven by Josh Berry. The hood showed Clark in her college jersey from Iowa, along with the Donruss trading cards logo and the text "Raining 3s." The car was sponsored by Panini Trading Cards."I was like, 'Oh my gosh! Is this real?!'" Clark said, according to WNDY. "I want to drive the car. So sometime maybe I have to take a spin, but it's super cool. … Hopefully it brings good vibes and we get the W."'The amount of reach and popularity she's gained over the last couple years has been really amazing to watch.'The WNBA player then said she was a fan of the sport growing up, indicating that her mother was involved in the racing league in some way."Honestly, I grew up watching NASCAR. My mom was kind of involved in it. So I was a really big fan growing up. It's super cool."It is unclear how Clark's mother was involved with NASCAR, if it all; however, Sporting News reported that she was the vice president of product marketing at American Enterprise Group Inc.Stewart-Haas driver Berry called it a "great opportunity" to have Clark's image on the hood of the car. "The amount of reach and popularity she's gained over the last couple years has been really amazing to watch and just how it's kind of transcended women's basketball. Obviously, being a girl dad, you don’t necessarily put the two together right now, but as she grows older I'm sure it will be a pretty cool thing to look back on as she continues her career." he added.Unfortunately, Berry's No. 4 car finished 35th, completing just 63 laps before getting into a crash that sent him to the infield medical center. He was reportedly evaluated and released. — (@) Clark and and the racing team will partner again in August 2024 when the hood will be donated to an auction to raise money for the Matt Alexander Memorial Baseball Scholarship Fund. The fund honors a baseball player who was shot during a mass shooting in 2021 at a FedEx facility.The fund annually awards a high school senior baseball player $1,600 to further his education.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Anyone else remember playing "I Spy" on family road trips?If you do, you were probably raised in the pre-digital era. No phones or tablets meant your best entertainment option was looking out the window. Now, motorists are part of a new game of "I Spy" — whether they like it or not. Thanks to new AI-enabled cameras, police can now tell if you're speeding — while also peering inside your car for evidence of other infractions, such as using a mobile phone (or simply having one on your lap) or not wearing your seatbelt. Welcome to the robo-nanny highway. The cameras, developed by Austrailian company Acusensis, are already in use in a few cities in Great Britain and are set to be rolled out nationwide, despite objections from privacy advocate Big Brother Watch, which calls the cameras "intrusive and creepy.Not to worry, say proponents of the cameras. Actual, human police will only have access to anonymized images. It's only once they decide to prosecute that those images will be connected to vehicle registrations. In other words, if you're not doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear from our faceless AI overlords.Other companies are scrambling to compete for surveillance state paydays. German company Jenoptik's Vector-SR cameras use radar to track two-lane traffic in both directions; since the cameras don't flash, drivers often have no idea they've been caught speeding. After a trial in Manchester, Jenoptik's cameras are expected to be implemented across the U.K. Redspeed International's Sentio cameras employ 4D radar technology, which can also check records to verify if a vehicle has proper registration and insurance. They operate at some 1,000 sites in Great Britain.As for the U.S., nine states — Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin — have banned speed cameras altogether. Some states that have allowed them are having second thoughts. RedSpeed cameras have been used to enforce school zone speed limits throughout Georgia since 2018. But critics say the cameras are prone to glitches and incentivize the private companies who operate them to issue as many citations as possible. States now have access to billions in funding for speed cameras under Biden’s infrastructure law — the same law that has brought us the kill switches I've covered earlier. The U.S. Department of Transportation thinks Americans should be grateful for all of the extra "attention" while driving. Accroding to its National Roadway Safety Strategy:Speeding increases both the frequency and severity of crashes, yet it is both persistent and largely accepted as the norm amongst the traveling public ... Automated speed enforcement, if deployed equitably and applied appropriately to roads with the greatest risk of harm due to speeding, can provide significant safety benefits and save lives.Your mileage, as they say, may vary. If you do have a problem with being spied on, now's the time to let your state, county, city, and town elected officials know.

September 11, 2001, was a tragic day for all Americans — and thousands lost their lives. However, that doesn’t mean the official story can’t be questioned. And in honor of the victims, it should be scrutinized heavily. “We live in a fake matrix of lies, and one of those lies is that 19 hijackers were able to defeat the strongest military force in the entire world and bring down three buildings with two airplanes. The story doesn’t make sense,” Alex Stein says, before listening to Matt Campbell’s story. Campbell, whose brother tragically died in the attack on the Twin Towers, tells Stein that he also believes we haven’t been told the truth about what happened. “My brother was 31, he worked for Reuters,” Campbell tells Stein, noting that his brother was attending a conference and wasn’t usually in the building. “It’s just one of those things, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Campbell started questioning what happened as soon as the war in Afghanistan began — and especially when he learned that 15 of the 19 alleged hijackers were Saudi, mainly trained in the United States. “It was a slow process, but I mean, initially, you know, for me, it was looking at intelligence failures and just the backstory to all the hijackers,” he says. Now, Campbell is attempting to take the government to court. “Almost all attempts at litigation around the subject of 9/11 have either failed or they’ve been settled because someone pleaded guilty,” Campbell explains. “For me in terms of waking people up or trying to get the truth out there, for me, it’s always been to try and go down this legal route,” he tells Stein, though admits it hasn’t been easy. “It’s not easy to be constantly thinking and talking about someone’s death and their murder, and you know, in this case, the cover up.” Campbell is also attempting to get his brother’s inquest reopened. The inquest is held in a coroner’s court where they’re supposed to do a thorough investigation of the cause of death. “They did absolutely no investigation, no inquiry into how my brother died, which they have to by law,” Campbell explains. “They didn’t have any evidence of the use of explosives.” “It wasn’t placed in front of the coroner,” he adds, noting that while they’ve petitioned the attorney general twice — they’ve been denied. “We actually threatened litigation with them last year, and their case was so weak, they capitulated, withdrew that first denial.” “It makes you sort of wonder, what are they scared of,” he adds. “You know what they’re hiding. They don’t want to touch 9/11 because they know it is an international event and it's just going to cause more problems exposing the truth, and that’s why I appreciate you continuing to fight,” Stein says. Want more from Alex Stein?To enjoy more of Alex's culture jamming, comedic monologues, skits, and street segments, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

With President Joe Biden stepping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, rumors are swirling about Harris' potential pick for running mate, should she secure the nomination.Since the Sunday announcement from the Biden administration, Harris has raised roughly $50 million in donations, according to Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, The Hill reported.Harris responded to Biden's support in a recent statement, noting, "I am honored to have the President's endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.""I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda," she continued. "We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win."Democrats have already started naming their preferred vice presidential picks for a Harris ticket. Those being considered so far appear to include Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and United States Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona. All of the floated potential candidates are Democratic politicians from red or purple swing states.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh ShapiroShapiro, viewed as a likely pick for running mate, was among several Democrats to endorse Harris in the upcoming presidential election in the wake of Biden's announcement that he was stepping out of the race. In a Sunday statement, Shapiro wrote, "I've known Kamala Harris for nearly two decades — we've both been prosecutors, we've both stood up for the rule of law, we've both fought for the people and delivered results. Kamala Harris is a patriot worthy of our support and she will continue the work of generations of Americans who came before us to perfect our union, protect our democracy, and advance real freedom. She has served the country honorably as Vice President and she is ready to be President."Shapiro claimed that the "best path forward for the Democratic Party is to quickly unite behind Vice President Harris and refocus on winning the presidency.""I will do everything I can to help elect Kamala Harris as the 47th President of the United States," he declared. — (@) North Carolina Gov. Roy CooperCooper also threw his support behind Harris' campaign. He won his gubernatorial elections in 2016 and 2020 — the same years that former President Donald Trump secured wins in North Carolina. Cooper will have reached his term limit as governor after this year. Cooper wrote on X Sunday afternoon, "President Biden has cemented his place among our nation's finest Presidents. When our democracy faced danger, President Biden stood strong as the rarest type of leader who could help us forge ahead with a vision to repair our country's soul."In a separate post, Cooper declared that Harris "should be the next President," noting that he has known her since they both served as attorneys general."She has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country thoughtfully and with integrity. I look forward to campaigning for her as we work to win NC up and down the ticket," Cooper said. — (@) Kentucky Gov. Andy BeshearBeshear stated that Biden's decision to suspend his presidential campaign "could not have been easy" but was "in the best interest of our country, and our party."The governor appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday to announce his "full support" for Harris' presidential campaign."She's incredibly tough & smart, w/ the compassion and empathy to be a phenomenal president. She'll bring our country together and move us past the anger politics we've seen in recent years," Beshear wrote on X. In 2020, Beshear secured his second term as governor, defeating a Trump-backed Republican opponent. — (@) U.S. Sen. Mark KellyRumors are circulating that Kelly is also among those being considered as Harris' running mate. On Sunday, Kelly stated that he "couldn't be more confident" that Harris "is the right person to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country into the future.""She has my support for the nomination, and Gabby and I will do everything we can to elect her President of the United States," Kelly added, referring to his wife, Gabrielle Giffords (D), a former U.S. Representative from Arizona. Kelly praised Biden for being "one of the most consequential presidents in history," crediting the president for his response to COVID and "bring[ing] back microchip and clean energy manufacturing.""He has strengthened our alliances and made our country safer," he claimed. — (@) Anything else?While it remains to be seen whom Harris might select as her vice president, the Wall Street Journal reported that she spoke with Shapiro, Cooper, and Beshear on Sunday afternoon.Additional potential running mates who may be up for Harris' consideration include Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia, and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Attorney John Morgan, a major Biden donor, issued the Democratic Party a warning on Sunday after the party began coalescing around Vice President Kamala Harris as the favorite for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.After President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is not going to seek re-election, Morgan told ABC News that he will stop fundraising for Democrats if Harris is their presidential nominee.'She f***** over Joe Biden, and that's why I'm never going to be for her.'His reason is simple: Morgan believes running Harris is a fool's errand because she is too far-left to win a general election."If Trump World could pick anybody to run against, I think they pick her," he told ABC News. "If she's a nominee, Mar-a-Lago has a real big party that night."In fact, Morgan believes that Biden's endorsement of Harris is a subtle message to his own party, whose brokers essentially bullied him into stepping aside as Donald Trump became the clear favorite to win the election."Joe Biden's endorsement of Kamala is his f*** you to all who pushed him out," Morgan said. "Be careful what you wish for."Morgan donated $1 million to the Biden re-election effort.Instead of the vice president, Morgan said the Democratic Party should choose to run Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, or Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as its nominee. Even former first lady Michelle Obama, he predicted, would win in a "landslide." Obama, however, has repeatedly maintained that she has no interest in running for president.Morgan's suggestion that Biden endorsed Harris to sink his own party is perhaps not far from the truth.Axios reported on Monday, citing sources close to the president, that Biden delayed his decision to withdraw from the race partially because he worried that Harris cannot defeat Trump on Election Day.Indeed, to say that Harris' record as vice president has fallen short of expectations is an understatement.Not only has Harris' office seen incredible staff turnover — because, according to Axios, of how Harris "treats her staff" — Harris is deeply unpopular and her top blemish is connected to the border crisis. Moreover, Harris' lone presidential campaign in the 2020 Democratic primary was a spectacular failure and she never seriously competed for the nomination.Morgan described Harris' 2020 campaign as "not only ... not good, it was horrible." And in his view, she's the worst type of politician."I don't think she's authentic," he told ABC News. "All politicians are phony. Let's start with that. But some seem really sincere, and some seem like what I call fake phony, and fake phony is the worst phony."And she f***** over Joe Biden, and that's why I'm never going to be for her," he added.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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