Millions of people adored Robin Williams, but only a few knew him well. He was an icon in the world of comedy and made us all laugh with his quick wit and charm. Robin could improvise a scene off the cuff like no one in the business. He died by suicide on August 11, 2014, just a few weeks after his 63rd birthday. Since his death a decade ago, there has been a void in Hollywood and many of our hearts. Although he was undoubtedly one of the funniest people ever born, Robin wasn’t all jokes. There was another side of Robin that wasn’t about silliness. Robin was kind and compassionate, and one of his most famous co-stars experienced that love firsthand. Sally Field played Miranda Hillard in the 1993 box-office smash Mrs. Doubtfire, where Robin played the titular role. Sally was on set when she got a call that changed her life forever. She recalled learning of her father’s death to Vanity Fair and Robin’s unwavering support. “I was, of course, beside myself. I came on the set trying with all my might to act,” she said. “I wasn’t crying. Robin came over, pulled me out of the set, and asked, ‘Are you okay?'”After Robin heard the devastating news, he said,  “Oh my God, we need to get you out of here right now.” Robin Quickly Stepped In To Help As a producer on the film, Robin worked around Field’s absence so that she could be with her family and not worry about the constraints of filming. She and her family were able to make their funeral arrangements and spend time together. When she was ready to work, she returned without missing a beat. @popculturebrain Robin Williams went out of his way to help Sally Field when she was grieving (Source: Variety, Vanity Fair) #robinwilliams #sallyfield #mrsdoubtfire #90s #movietok #filmtok ♬ original sound – Alex | Pop Culture Brain “It’s a side of Robin that people rarely knew,” Field said. “He was very sensitive and intuitive.” This story’s featured image is by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images. The post Sally Field Recalls “A Side” Of Robin Williams “That People Rarely Knew” appeared first on InspireMore.

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On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we dig into the biggest mystery of the 21st century: If no one is in the White House, who’s running the country? What’s at stake with a president who can’t tie his own shoes and a vice president who is busy reading scripted speeches off teleprompters at rallies around the country? International tensions in the Middle East, Europe, and South America continue to rise as President Joe Biden talks about haberdasheries (we think—to be fair, it’s a little difficult to make out what he’s mumbling). Israel and Ukraine appear to be operating alone and on their own terms as the U.S. strategy for lasting peace in various regions changes like the whims of the liberal college students championing them. States are beginning to fight the Title IX regulations of the Biden administration as female athletes, mothers, and activists start to push back. That hasn’t stopped the swarm of lawsuits from both the Left and the Right—all of which still remain unsettled. May Mailman from the Independent Women’s Forum stops by to explain the details and ramifications. We round out the week with a bit of “Mail Time” and some of the best questions the show has ever received. Which polling aggregator is the most trustworthy? Why are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stuck with a “ceiling” of voters? Does Kinnett wear pants for the show? You can submit questions as important as these here for consideration next week. Catch the live radio show and livestream weeknights at 7 p.m. EDT on The Daily Signal’s YouTube, X, or Facebook. The post WATCH: Lights Are on, but No Biden’s Home appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Household debt in America just hit a new record of $140,000 per family in America. Keep in mind that’s separate from your $280,000 share of the national debt. Or the half-million you owe in unfunded Social Security and Medicaid. All adding up to roughly five times the median net worth of American families. The numbers come from the New York Fed, which reports that household debt hit a record $17.8 trillion, driven by rising mortgage balances, rising auto loans, and rising credit card debt. For perspective, all the bank accounts in America hold about $23 trillion. Personal debt is at $18 trillion. [Mortgage debt increased by $77 billion during the three-month period of April through June of this year, ending the latter month at $12.5 trillion.] HELOC debt—that is, home equity lines of credit—rose for the ninth consecutive quarter as Americans raid the piggy bank to borrow against their house at up to 11% interest. That’s close to what they charge at the pawnshop. Credit card balances hit $1.1 trillion—a new record. Auto loans jumped to $1.6 trillion, also a new record. The only thing that went down were student loans, down a paltry $10 billion, since they’re being illegally written off to buy votes. Beyond the numbers are the delinquencies, with people falling behind. The Fed said 90-day delinquency rates jumped to nearly 11% in credit cards, the highest since the 2008 crisis. Auto loans are less than a point shy of the peak of 2008. “Other debt” hit 8.5% delinquency, also the highest since 2008. The only bright spot was mortgages, which aren’t defaulting because houses went up so much that nobody outside Baltimore is under water on their house. As for those student loans, defaults are traditionally very high, roughly 1 in 10—yes, college grads are deadbeats—but currently we have no idea what the default rate is, since the Fed’s not reporting them until, by sheer coincidence, after the election. Zooming in to the actual humans involved, last quarter, 136,000 Americans went into bankruptcy, 47,000 went into foreclosure, and roughly 6 million American households currently have a third-party collection open on them. Meaning, they’re afraid to answer the phone. All of this, of course, is hitting the young hardest. During COVID-19, they took on debt at historic rates, and now their collapsing wages can’t even service their 24% credit cards. I’ve mentioned in recent videos how they’re moving back in with mom and dad at rates not seen since the 1940s, and they increasingly see traditional goals like buying a house or starting a family as fairy tales from a long-lost age. So what’s next? Since COVID-19, our economy’s running on an unsustainable debt bubble: federal debt, state debt, local debt, and, apparently, $17.8 trillion in personal debt. That’s delayed the recession, but rising delinquencies and flatlining consumer spending say the debt treadmill is running out of steam. Alas, there’s a cavalry coming, but it’s not a good one: The same Fed study reports that credit card limits are growing more than three times faster than balances, as banks take the trillions they borrowed for nothing during COVID-19 and sell it back to Americans at 24% APR. That means another $4 trillion in bright, shiny, 24% APR cards are standing by. If punters take the bait, it could delay or at least soften the recession—at the expense of locking millions of Americans into a lifetime of debt slavery. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Red Alert on Red Ink: Households Drowning in Debt appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday warned Republicans not to abandon “principles,” as he explained why he “cannot endorse” the GOP presidential ticket in the November elections.  “For my part, you know, I’m staying out of the presidential campaign,” Pence told conservative commentator Erick Erickson in an onstage interview at Erickson’s Atlanta conference dubbed The Gathering.  While assailing the “failures” of the “Biden-Harris administration”—and questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ fitness to be president—Pence also expressed concern over growing Republican skepticism of U.S. military intervention abroad, the Republican National Committee’s newly moderate position on abortion, and other issues.  Pence, founder of the think tank Advancing American Freedom, ran for the GOP presidential nomination before dropping out last October.  “I just cannot endorse this growing abandonment of our allies on the world’s stage that’s taken hold in parts of our party,” Pence, 65, said. “I cannot endorse ignoring our national debt that reached $35 trillion just in the last week.” “I cannot support marginalizing the right to life in our party, as we saw in the national platform,” Pence added, referring to the GOP’s official promise not to pursue a national abortion ban. The former vice president said it was “disappointing” that the GOP “removed 50 years of pro-life language” from its platform.  Pence also cited past disagreement with former President Donald Trump on Pence’s refusal to send Electoral College votes back to the states at a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, in protest of President Joe Biden’s win. “Between me and my former running mate, I cannot endorse President [Donald] Trump’s continuing assertion that I should have set aside my oath to support and defend the Constitution and acted in a way that would have overturned the election in January of 2021,” Pence said, prompting applause from his audience.  However, Pence repeatedly praised the policies he and Trump put forward during the Trump-Pence administration.  “[I’ve said] it before and I’ll say it again: I’m incredibly proud of what we accomplished together for the American people, because that relationship worked,” Pence said, to more applause.  The post Pence ‘Staying Out of the Presidential Campaign,’ Won’t Endorse Former Boss appeared first on The Daily Signal.