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Our top 10 songs list from The Waterboys showcases a distinguished folk-rock ensemble‚ drawing members primarily from Scotland‚ Ireland‚ England‚ and Wales. Mike Scott‚ the group’s founder‚ who also served as a singer‚ pianist‚ and guitarist‚ initiated The Waterboys during his tenure with Another Pretty Face. Initially‚ Scott was the sole member‚ engaging in solo recordings at Redshop Studio. His venture‚ Red and the Black‚ though short-lived‚ brought together saxophonist Anthony Thistlewaite and drummer Kevin Wilkinson‚ both of whom became instrumental in the formation of The Waterboys. The early sound of the band‚ encapsulated in “The Big Music” from their The post Top 10 Songs From The Waterboys appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

For 51 years‚ ZZ Top consisted of three men‚ two beards‚ and a Southern-fried attitude. They rocked‚ rolled‚ and dished up plate after plate of the perviest grooves and lewdest blues you could ever get down to. Sad;y Dusty Hill passed away in 2021. However‚ the band has continued with Hill’s guitar tech‚ Elwood Francis. The even better news is that we have five decades and 15 studio albums‚ four live albums‚ and seven compilation albums to reflect on. These‚ in our opinion‚ are the best. # 10 – Afterburner 1985’s Afterburner might be best known for “Can’t Stop Rockin'” The post Our 10 Favorite ZZ Top Albums appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is one of the largest biker clubs in the world. What started off as a way for veterans to connect and create a sense of comradery has developed into a worldwide organization. In recent years the Hell's Angels have been involved in shooting sprees in Las Vegas‚ running narcotics throughout the world‚ and various other criminal enterprises. From being a crucial part... Source

Most recent Gallup polling in March shows that 36% of Americans “approve of Israeli military action in Gaza” and 50% disapprove. Last November‚ a month after the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel that claimed the lives of more than 1‚200 innocent Israeli civilians‚ 55% approved of the military action that Israel initiated. What has happened over the last few months that now barely more than a third of Americans support the clear case of the right of Israel to defend its country? We might also ask why only 55% last November supported Israel’s military action to defend itself. Let’s again recall that Americans were strongly united to condemn and retaliate against the horror of the terrorist attack against our own country on Sept. 11‚ 2001‚ that took the lives of almost 3‚000 American citizens. The 1‚200 Israeli victims of terror‚ in that tiny country of some 9.5 million‚ equates to more than 40‚000 in our country of over 330 million. Why is it not equally clear that Israel must defend itself as we must defend our homeland? Per Brown University’s Costs of War project‚ total casualties in Afghanistan‚ and subsequently in Iraq‚ as a result of U.S. retaliatory military action in the war against terror‚ amounted to 177‚000‚ some six times greater than casualties reported in Gaza. We must also note‚ again‚ that we’re not just talking about murder‚ regarding the 1‚200 Israelis that were killed. We’re talking about subhuman brutality‚ documented in video‚ in which rape‚ beheadings‚ and desecration of bodies occurred. The Hamas terrorists celebrated with joy every Israeli murder and atrocity. Hamas has long been recognized by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization. Why are Americans not united in condemning the sickening murder and brutality of the Hamas terrorists‚ demanding the release of the now estimated 130 hostages they still hold‚ which include six U.S. citizens How could our country abstain in the recent United Nations Security Council vote demanding a cease-fire in Gaza‚ with no condemnation of Hamas terrorism and with no demand of unilateral release by Hamas of the hostages it holds? What is the disconnect that can explain the absence of uniform support among Americans for clear-cut action by Israel to defend itself against brutal terrorists‚ committed to the destruction of its state and homeland? Freedom House is a nonpartisan Washington‚ D.C.-based organization that issues an annual report of the state of freedom around the world. Freedom House‚ in this annual report‚ grades countries worldwide regarding the extent to which they are free. Per Freedom House’s methodology‚ each country is graded on a scale of 1-100‚ based on political rights and civil liberties in that country. In the Middle East region‚ there is only one country that Freedom House scores as free—Israel. Out of a possible 100‚ Israel scores 74. For perspective‚ the United States has a score of 83. Looking at the Middle East neighborhood where Israel exists‚ we see it standing alone as free in a sea of unfree countries. Freedom House scores for Israel’s neighbors: Jordan 33‚ Egypt 18‚ Lebanon 42‚ Syria 1‚ Iraq 30‚ Saudi Arabia 8. Why does the clear lack of freedom across the Middle East not seem to bother anyone while the only free country in the region elicits protests and condemnation? Why‚ 76 years after Israel’s founding‚ and its miraculous emergence as a modern thriving nation—a world center of innovation and technology‚ boasting 13 Nobel prize winners—do many still reject its right to exist? Amid this craziness‚ let’s recall‚ again‚ that Israel is the only Jewish country in the world. There are 49 countries with majority Muslim populations. There are 15 million Jews in the world and 1.8 billion Muslims. Yet‚ worldwide‚ there remains antipathy to this lone‚ tiny yet successful-way-beyond-its-size Jewish country Something is wrong. Very wrong. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM The Daily Signal publishes a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Heritage Foundation.  The post Why Do Americans‚ UN Support Hamas Terrorists? appeared first on The Daily Signal.

An executive subpoenaed in the House’s investigation of companies involved in so-called ESG policies claims conservative legal activist Leonard Leo is behind a “crusade” to stop the corporate practice.  ESG is an acronym for environmental‚ social‚ and governance practices that promote left-leaning activism among companies and corporations. The House Judiciary Committee is investigating numerous companies and organizations for potential violation of federal antitrust laws in collaborating on such practices.  Leo‚ long affiliated with The Federalist Society‚ is well known in such conservative legal circles. Andrew Behar‚ CEO of As You Sow‚ an ESG-advocating nonprofit‚ brought up Leo’s name in an interview Friday with the left-wing broadcast and internet program “Democracy Now!” hosted by Amy Goodman. “Leonard Leo‚ he’s the‚ you know‚ co-chair of The Federalist Society—those are the folks‚ all of the right-wing judges‚ particularly the Supreme Court‚ but across the whole landscape—he was given $1.6 billion in mid-2022 to lead this crusade‚” Behar said on “Democracy Now!” “It’s a very orchestrated campaign‚” he added. Behar’s syntax may have been scrambled‚ but the CEO of As You Sow appeared to claim that Leo‚ backed by a $1.6 billion slush fund‚ is leading the charge against ESG investment policies. Reached for this story‚ a spokesman for Leo said the conservative attorney had never heard of As You Sow and doesn’t respond to conspiracy theories. Behar likely was referring to reports in 2022 from two left-leaning media outlets‚ The New York Times and ProPublica‚ that Chicago billionaire Barre Seid had donated $1.6 billion to various networks associated with Leo. But that donation extended well beyond ESG as a target of conservative advocacy. A source with knowledge of the House Judiciary Committee’s probe was dismissive of the notion of shadowy motives behind it. “To suggest that the committee is investigating As You Sow because of Leonard Leo is completely ridiculous and laughable‚” the source told The Daily Signal. “It seems that As You Sow is scared of what the committee is uncovering and working overdrive to save face for their lack of cooperation with the investigation.” For his part‚ Behar said during the “Democracy Now!” interview that the organization provided 12‚000 pages of documents to the House Judiciary Committee before getting another subpoena March 28. An August letter to As You Sow signed by Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan‚ R-Ohio‚ and other committee members says:  We write because As You Sow is potentially violating U.S. antitrust law by entering into agreements to ‘decarbonize’ corporate assets and reduce emissions to net zero—with potentially harmful effects on Americans’ freedom and economic well-being. As You Sow is a member of Climate Action 100+. Through Climate Action 100+‚ As You Sow appears to have colluded with other institutional investors to ‘work with the companies in which [they] invest to . . . deliver net zero [greenhouse gas] emissions by 2050. … Collusive agreements harm competition and consumers and are illegal under the Sherman Act. The post ‘Ridiculous and Laughable’: Subpoenaed CEO Blames Conservative Legal Activist for ESG Probe appeared first on The Daily Signal.

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Documents reveal an organization backed by Obama White House alumni such as Valerie Jarrett and bankrolled by liberal dark money donors advocated using tax dollars to pay college students to get out the vote in the 2024 election‚ doing so before the Biden administration announced the same policy. The Daily Signal obtained the documents through a public records request in which it sought documents from the Wisconsin Elections Commission related to President Joe Biden’s controversial executive order to promote voting.  In January‚ an activist with ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge‚ a project of the liberal group Civic Nation‚ contacted officials with the state of Wisconsin and its capital city‚ Madison‚ about a need to allow money from the Federal Work-Study Program to pay for students to engage in election-related work.  By late February‚ the U.S. Department of Education and Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration was doing exactly that.  A new Wall Street Journal poll of voters in battleground states found former President Donald Trump tied with Biden in a two-way race in Wisconsin‚ which Trump lost to Biden in 2020 by only about 20‚000 votes of over 3.2 million cast. In a Jan. 18 email‚ Ryan Drysdale‚ director of impact and state networks for the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge‚ sent an email to Bonnie Chang‚ voter outreach coordinator in the Madison city clerk’s office‚ about U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s plans to revise how taxpayer money may be used.  “Lastly‚ as you may be aware‚ the secretary has been working on clarification about Federal Work-Study being eligible for supporting student workers with local election officials and feels confident another letter will come from the WH/Dept of Ed with guidelines‚” Drysdale wrote to Chang‚ referring to the White House and the Department of Education.  The Federal Work-Study Program‚ funded by the Department of Education‚ provides financial aid to eligible undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities. The youth vote helped stop an anticipated “red wave” for Republican candidates in 2022. It once was perceived as a core Democrat constituency‚ which is one reason the Biden administration has tried repeatedly to “forgive” student loan debt.   ALL IN asserted that the youth vote was the deciding factor in 2022 elections in Pennsylvania‚ Michigan‚ Nevada‚ and Wisconsin. The initiative announced that 394 colleges and universities across 44 states and the District of Columbia were part of its first program recognizing “Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting.”“I was invited to join a meeting with the secretary‚ the UW-Superior campus team and surrounding local election officials who are exploring both internship and FWS opportunities‚” Drysdale wrote to Madison’s Chang‚ referring to Cardona‚ the University of Wisconsin in Superior‚ Wisconsin‚ and the Federal Work-Study Program.  “There was a lot of excitement even without the FWS component‚” he wrote. “They hope to use UWS [University of Wisconsin-Superior] as a case study for other [Wisconsin] institutions and local election officials to learn from. Happy to share more on a quick call if that would be helpful. There’s a big interest from partners and funders about FWS and these types of opportunities so we’ll be following these developments in WI.” On Jan. 19‚ Chang forwarded Drysdale’s email about the Federal Work-Study Program‚ or FWS‚ to Madison City Attorney Michael Haas. She noted that University of Wisconsin-Madison officials said that “it’s in the federal language that FWS students are not able to work at the polls on Election Day nor engage in GOTV/voter engagement spaces.” GOTV is a reference to “get out the vote.” That same day‚ Haas wrote to Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.  “If I understand correctly‚ there is a request to change the FWS rules regarding work as election inspectors but I don’t think that has happened yet‚” Haas said of Federal Work-Study rules. “In any event‚ the secretary of state is trying to help make it happen.” The Wisconsin Secretary of State’s Office‚ which oversees elections in the state‚ didn’t reply to inquiries from The Daily Signal by publication time.  The Daily Signal previously reported that Civic Nation’s board includes Jarrett‚ former senior adviser to President Barack Obama; Tina Tchen‚ former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama; and Cecilia Muñoz‚ former director of the Obama White House’s Domestic Policy Council. Funders of Civic Nation include left-leaning grantmakers such as the Democracy Fund‚ established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar; the Carnegie Corporation of New York; the Environmental Defense Fund; and the Joyce Foundation‚ which included Barack Obama on its board before he became president.  Besides ALL IN‚ other groups run by Civic Nation include United State of Women and When We All Vote.  Amanda Hollowell‚ When We All Vote’s national organizing director‚ was among activists who met Feb. 27 at a White House event with the vice president to talk about turning out voters.  “We have been doing work to promote voter participation for students.  And‚ for example‚ we have—under the Federal Work-Study Program—[we] now allow students to get paid‚ through federal work-study‚ to register people and to be nonpartisan poll workers‚” Harris told the gathering at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.  “As we know‚ this is important for a number of reasons‚” she said. “One‚ to engage our young leaders in this process and activate them in terms of their ability to—to strengthen our communities. But also‚ this is the work that we need to do‚ knowing that so many poll workers have left this work for a variety of reasons that we will also discuss.” The city of Madison played no role in pushing for a clarification of U.S. Education Department policy on allowing the program to pay students for election work‚ the city attorney told The Daily Signal.  “City of Madison officials did not lobby the Biden administration to change FWS rules. We have not been involved in that issue except for receiving the email from Ryan Drysdale so I do not [know] details about the FWS regulations or how they changed as they do not affect the city’s operations‚” Haas said. “The city of Madison hires a number of UW-Madison students as poll workers and pays them in the same way as other poll workers with city funds.” The Daily Signal sought comment from ALL IN’s Drysdale and the press contact for Civic Nation. Neither responded.  The Education Department referred The Daily Signal to a “Dear Colleague letter” to college administrators‚ dated Feb. 26‚ from Nasser H. Paydar‚ assistant secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education. In part‚ the letter says: “The department is today clarifying that FWS funds may be used for employment by a federal‚ state‚ local‚ or tribal public agency for civic engagement work that is not associated with a particular interest or group.”  The documents released to The Daily Signal by the Wisconsin Elections Commission also showed consultation between state officials and the National Institute of Standards and Technology‚ an agency within the Commerce Department.  NIST was putting together its strategic plan to comply with Biden’s executive order on getting out the vote‚ which it later made public. The institute is one of at least four federal agencies to make such a strategic plan public. The Justice Department‚ however‚ has claimed presidential privilege to prevent public release of its own plan for complying with Biden’s order. The post EXCLUSIVE: Records Reveal This Left-Wing Group Pushed Tax Dollars to Pay Students for Election Work Before Biden Admin Did appeared first on The Daily Signal.

One week the Environmental Protection Agency comes for our gasoline-powered cars‚ the next for our diesel-powered trucks. EPA chose Good Friday‚ when many Americans were preparing to celebrate Easter Sunday if not Transgender Day of Visibility‚ to release a new rule requiring that 25% of truck sales be electric by 2032. Practically everything Americans use comes by truck‚ either all the way from the producer or from ports or railroad terminals. That’s why‚ if electric truck and charging technology existed‚ EPA’s new rule would raise costs of everything Americans buy‚ resulting in higher prices for goods and services and inflationary pressures throughout the economy. All this at a time when the Federal Reserve is trying to get inflation down to 2%. But America doesn’t have the electrical grid capacity‚ the charging stations‚ or the technology to make long-haul electric trucks‚ and the nation won’t have them by 2032. Trucking and utility companies would have to invest almost $1 trillion in charging infrastructure before electric trucks could be operational. EPA’s goals either will have to be discarded or moved steadily into the future. The electric truck rule follows regulations released last month that would require 70% of cars and light trucks‚ such as pickup trucks‚ to be electric by 2032. Both these rules face court challenges on the grounds that EPA exceeded its authority.   EPA’s stated rationale is to reduce emissions‚ but electrifying trucks would have minimal effect on global temperatures while raising transportation costs and therefore inflation. The differences in the costs of diesel and electric trucks are monumental‚ and only a government official with no trucking experience could consider one a substitute for another. A diesel truck costs about $120‚000; an electric truck costs in the range of $450‚000 to $500‚000. Trucking companies would have to raise prices to cover these costs‚ and small trucking companies simply couldn’t afford the higher costs and would go out of business. Not only that‚ but a proposed power plant rule from the EPA‚ soon to be released in final form‚ would make electricity more expensive. This rule‚ not mentioned in EPA’s vehicle tailpipe regulations‚ would require power plants to sequester 90% of their carbon emissions by 2039 or close in 2040. Although smaller commercial trucks‚ including school buses and utility trucks‚ often travel locally and can be charged at depots overnight‚ heavy-duty trucks transport goods for long distances. These larger electric trucks can’t carry loads as heavy as diesel trucks do‚ because they lose range. So businesses need more trucks to carry a given volume of product‚ which raises transportation costs. Electric trucks now have a range of 230 to 310 miles‚ and generally must stop and recharge when battery strength falls below 20%. Truckers would have to recharge every 180 to 250 miles‚ which can take one to two hours. Long-haul electric trucks also can’t travel as many miles in a day‚ because truckers are limited to 11 hours on the road‚ and recharging time comes out of that. Truckers are already in high demand‚ with 80‚000 estimated job vacancies. Because of growing e-commerce‚ more trucks are needed‚ rather than fewer. Requiring truckers to stop for two hours to recharge would reduce earnings and make these jobs less desirable. Some drivers would quit‚ and others would have to be paid more to remain on the job. EPA calls the costs of truck electrification “billions of dollars’ worth of investments from trucking fleets‚ vehicle manufacturers‚ and U.S. states‚” as though these investments would have a positive rate of return. But the costs would be borne by all Americans in the form of higher prices. EPA’s massive project to reshape America’s transportation system would lower economic growth and increase the budget deficit as manufacturers attempt to comply with regulations and use green tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act to waste resources investing in products that are unsuited to companies’ needs. EPA justifies its regulation on the grounds that America would have cleaner air as a result. But electric trucks are not emissions-free and impose costs on the environment that gasoline-powered cars don’t. Electricity for battery-powered vehicles comes from coal and natural gas‚ not renewable energy sources. Solar‚ wind‚ and nuclear power are generally fully used for other purposes; additional sources of energy to meet demand for electricity come from fossil fuels and hydropower. Batteries for electric heavy trucks are produced in China using energy from coal-fired power plants. Producing batteries for electric vehicles uses carbon; the longer the range of the battery‚ the more carbon is used. Large electric trucks need two 8‚000-pound batteries. Miners have to move 500‚000 pounds of earth to get enough critical minerals for one 1‚000-pound passenger car battery‚ according to physicist Mark Mills‚ and multiples quantities of these minerals would be required for electric trucks. Mining for critical minerals is environmentally disruptive. America outsources the work to Asia‚ Latin America‚ and Africa. In 2022‚ the Supreme Court concluded in West Virginia v. EPA that EPA had overstepped its authority in its 2015 Clean Power Plan by forcing states to shut down power plants. Chief Justice John Roberts described the plan as “a regulatory program that Congress had conspicuously declined to enact itself.” Now‚ in a similar sleight of hand‚ the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to determine what vehicles are allowed on the road‚ adopting a program that Congress has not voted into law. EPA wants to require the purchase of electric trucks because companies wouldn’t use them otherwise—just as the agency is requiring more passenger vehicles to be electric than Americans want to buy. It is pure illusion to think that America’s commerce could run on electric trucks. The size and composition of the batteries‚ the network of charging stations‚ and the electricity to run those stations make this whole enterprise fantastical. Far more people believe in the Easter Bunny than believe that EPA will succeed in this particular mission. The post EPA’s Electric Truck Mandate Would Hit Americans’ Wallets appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The View’s staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host‚ Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) came off as rather pro-Hamas during Wednesday’s edition of the show as she demanded that the United States abandon Israel and allow them to lose the war; giving the win to the genocidal terrorists. The ABC co-host also didn’t seem to care about the Israeli and American hostages being held hostage by Hamas. Hostin’s anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism flared during a discussion where the rest of the cast was commending Hillary Clinton for telling the pro-Hamas voters in Michigan and Wisconsin to get over themselves and vote for President Biden. Speaking “as an Arab-American‚” faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin didn’t like Clinton’s verbiage but argued: “[Y]ou really think Donald Trump would handle Gaza better than Joe Biden? If he thought‚ it was politically advantageous he would level Gaza without a second thought.” Co-host Joy Behar warned that the Trump administration negotiated peace in the Middle East via “the Abraham Accords and he moved the United States embassy to Jerusalem. So‚ he is the most pro-Israel president running right now‚ more than Biden.” What Hostin took issue with was how the rest of the cast thought it was an easy decision for the pro-Hamas voters to side with Biden over Trump. “I don't think you can tell people whose families have been killed; whole entire lines of their families have been murdered‚ over 32‚000 people‚ women and children‚ the majority that‚ ‘well‚ but if Trump wins it would be [worse]‚’” she decried.     Siding with the United Nations against America and Israel (and citing them as if they had any moral authority on anything)‚ Hostin insisted the U.S. was “complicit” with “murder.” “[T]hat is because the United States sends $3.8 billion worth of aid to Israel and that also including arming them‚” she whined. Citing unnamed “social sciences‚” Hostin argued that‚ “if the United States stopped providing that aid‚ the war would be over…in three days.” The outcome she was advocating for in that scenario would allow Hamas to survive‚ regroup‚ and essentially give them a victory. In a surprisingly snappy rebuttal‚ Behar shot back with: “You know when the war would be over? If Hamas would release the hostages. That's when the war would be over‚ Sunny.” Hostin did see hope for her anti-Israel fantasy: “I think Joe Biden is listening‚ because now at the U.N.‚ my understanding is that while they have voted for a ceasefire‚ the United States instead of vetoing that vote‚ they just abstained. And so there is movement. I think that pressure is working.” Questioning the “humanity” of those who disagreed with her‚ Hostin also falsely claimed the Israeli Defense Forces were intentionally targeting and killing humanitarian aid workers. “We had Jose Andres on our show who said‚ food and water is a human right. His very foundation was targeted by the Israeli government and seven people died‚” she falsely shouted. “They weren't targeted…That's actually a mistake‚” co-host Sara Haines pushed back. Haines also praised Clinton’s chides of Biden’s critics. “It is really nice to watch Hillary Clinton not hold back‚” she boasted. “So‚ I get what she's saying but at this point it is ‘get over yourself!’ It's a bipartisan system and you cannot change it!” The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View April 3‚ 2024 11:03:46 a.m. Eastern (…) ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Here's the thing‚ based on Michigan and Wisconsin results we know that the protest vote‚ the sort of ceasefire kind of votes in Michigan‚ were more than the margin of victory that Joe Biden won Michigan in 2020. So‚ this is very real. And I think you have a right‚ I believe a protest vote is part of democracy. I think it's a good way to make your voice heard‚ but I would say to these folks and these are Democrat‚ I'm a Republican‚ take it or leave it. But as an Arab-American you really think Donald Trump would handle Gaza better than Joe Biden? If he thought‚ it was politically advantageous he would level Gaza without a second thought. And I think‚ unfortunately‚ we live in a binary world. I’m conflicted right now because I don't like either option. But you have to think what are the long-term repercussions for what matters most to you. And I think it would be a mistake for these folks to sit it out because it’s not in their interest. JOY BEHAR: People need to understand he [Donald Trump] negotiated the Abraham Accords and he moved the United States embassy to Jerusalem. So‚ he is the most pro-Israel president running right now‚ more than Biden. So‚ these people on the left who are protesting that they should‚ at least‚ know that which is what you're saying and I'm just reiterating it. FARAH GRIFFIN: And I just want to correct; it's approaching Biden's margin of victory in Michigan. It's 100‚000 votes. (…) 11:07:04 a.m. Eastern BEHAR: Now‚ these people who are on the fence‚ what are you thinking?! This is what Hillary is trying to say to people. What are you thinking?! There is no choice here! You have a man‚ Joe Biden is a good person. He understands grief. He's lost a child. He's lost two children. He lost a wife. He's compassionate. He feels for Americans. This guy [Trump]‚ he's a psychopath. SARA HAINES: It is really nice to watch Hillary Clinton not hold back. And for this reason‚ we are seeing more actual Hillary Clinton since she stopped running and actively participating as a candidate herself. She’s literally saying‚ obviously‚ like it's a privilege to have more parties – I as an independent really wish we had more parties in general‚ not this election. So‚ I get what she's saying but at this point it is ‘get over yourself!’ It's a bipartisan system and you cannot change it! FARAH GRIFFIN: I don't think that's going to work with Michigan with really‚ really angry voters. And I'm on the other side of the conflict. HAINES: But the point you made about Trump being pro-Israel – really quick‚ Sunny. He also wouldn't send aid at all. So‚ it's not just that he would annihilate Gaza and everywhere else‚ he would be saying don't even put trucks in there so they will get -- anyone pushing back on Biden's take is going to get ten times worse with Donald Trump. SUNNY HOSTIN: That's right but I don't think you can tell people whose families have been killed; whole entire lines of their families have been murdered‚ over 32‚000 people‚ women and children‚ the majority that‚ ‘well‚ but if Trump wins it would be better.’ The problem here is – HAINES: It would be worse. BEHAR: It would be worse. HOSTIN: It would be worse. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Worse. HOSTIN: The problem here is that they are making themselves known. Michigan has about 200‚000 Muslim voters. They are losing their family members. And the United States‚ the U.N. has found is complicit in that; and that is because the United States sends $3.8 billion worth of aid to Israel and that also including arming them. Social sciences have found that if the United States stopped providing that aid‚ the war would be over – FARAH GRIFFIN: To be clear‚ the Israelis are – HOSTIN: Let me just finish this. The war would be over in three days. BEHAR: You know when the war would be over? If Hamas would release the hostages. That's when the war would be over‚ Sunny. [Crosstalk] HOSTIN: No. But the issue is‚ those votes matter -- will matter‚ and I think Joe Biden is listening‚ because now at the U.N.‚ my understanding is that while they have voted for a ceasefire‚ the United States instead of vetoing that vote‚ they just abstained. And so there is movement. I think that pressure is working. And I think if you have any shred of humanity‚ you must understand that those people are losing their entire families‚ lines and lines of families‚ and it's a humanitarian crisis. We had Jose Andres on our show who said‚ food and water is a human right. GOLDBERG: Yes. HOSTIN: His very foundation was targeted by the Israeli government and seven people died. HAINES: They weren't targeted. [inaudible] That's actually a mistake. (…)

The PBS NewsHour interviewed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan) on Monday night‚ and the mild online headline was “Gov. Whitmer discusses Democrats’ efforts to protect reproductive rights.” Anchor Amna Nawaz’s questions‚ if they were at all challenging‚ sounded like a worried Biden voter that there’s low enthusiasm and not enough courting of the party’s hard left. On abortion‚ Nawaz channeled the Planned Parenthood crowd and their laments Biden doesn’t proudly use the A-word: NAWAZ: You clearly and other Democratic leaders also believe this is a key issue in mobilizing Democrats‚ also independents. You have said previously that maybe President Biden should speak about reproductive rights and should say the word abortion more frequently than he does. He's displayed some discomfort with that‚ changing the language even in the State of the Union to avoid saying that word. If this is such a key issue for Democrats‚ does his reluctance to say that word hurt him politically? Then the anchor with Pakistani origins picked up the Israel-hating leftist voters who chose “Uncommitted” in Michigan’s primary and call the president “Genocide Joe.” Nawaz asked if Biden could “overcome some of the weaknesses we have seen President Biden displayed so far‚ especially with those more than 100‚000 people in the primaries voting uncommitted?” Then she followed up: "As you know‚ those more than 100‚000 people‚ though‚ were voting as a protest to oppose President Biden's stance in Israel‚ their conduct in the war in Gaza. They were doing it to send a message. I guess‚ as one of the co-chairs of the Biden/Harris reelection campaign‚ where would you point those protesters to say 'they heard you‚ they see you?'" She didn't ask" "Some imams in Dearborn have said they want to kill all the Jews? Are you proud to have their votes?" The funniest Whitmer answer came when Nawaz touted a New York Times columnist forwarding “fantasizing” that Whitmer could replace Biden this year: NAWAZ: As you know‚ Governor‚ you're seen as a rising leader in your Democratic Party. There was a recent New York Times column by Michelle Goldberg I want to ask you about‚ because she wrote this. She said — quote — "There are many reasons that people regularly fantasize about Whitmer replacing Biden on this year's ticket and‚ assuming that doesn't happen‚ see her as a likely presidential prospect in 2028. She insists she's not interested‚ but few seem to believe her" — end quote. I want to ask you‚ how much of that speculation do you think is fueled by what we know is low enthusiasm and dissatisfaction for the Democratic candidate in President Biden right now? And how does that change before November? WHITMER: You know‚ I don't know. I didn't read the article. Yeah‚ sure‚ you didn’t read the article! (Push the Lie buzzer!) Like Kamala Harris‚ Whitmer made noises about how proud she is to be by Biden’s side. What might a Republican ask Whitmer? That’s a good way to figure out what PBS was never gonna ask!