There’s been a lot of recent Acela Media and Professional Latinx outrage over 2024 presidential candidates doing what they perceive to be softball interviews with Spanish-language media. Case in point‚ the kerfuffle over former President Donald Trump’s interview with TelevisaUnivision. Not surprisingly‚ they don’t share the same concern for President Joe Biden’s interview with a radio network owned and operated by the foundation previously overseen by his campaign manager. Per the Cesar Chavez Foundation Communications Fund: The Chavez Radio Group has Spanish and English-language stations across California‚ Arizona and Nevada. It’s flagship program‚ Radio Campesina‚ was founded by Cesar Chavez in 1983 as a way to both entertain and instill a sense of community for Latinos and working families. Radio remains a powerful medium for sharing information across communities and inspiring engaging conversations. Radio Campesina was recently held up by MSNBC as a “major purveyor of truth amid the landscape filled with misinformation and disinformation”. In other words‚ the left has deemed Radio Campesina to be an approved news outlet for the Latino community. What does an interview with Joe Biden look like on an approved outlet like Campesina? Imagine a softball made out of cotton candy‚ and you get the picture. Biden got very easy questions to which he stated to give canned answers before veering off and pandering to the community. For a taste‚ here’s how he dealt with the question on inflation: TONY ARIAS: It is not a secret for many of us that most of us have to work more than one job and live from check to check. The truth is‚ given the inflation‚ there is no extra money to do additional things or have a reserve. At least that's what people who owe me tell me. JOE BIDEN: Well look‚ I come from a family that's not dissimilar. I grew up in a family where we lived in a three-bedroom‚ split-level home with four kids and a grandpop. And my dad would come home for dinner and go back to work. So‚ you know‚ we weren't poor‚ but we had no -- no expendable cash. I mean‚ it was just... and even going to the Catholic school -- high school I went to‚ we had to borrow the money to get there‚ and I worked in the summer cutting the lawn to be able to go. So we weren't poor‚ but I don't want to make it out like I'm‚ you know... but I do understand that it's paycheck to paycheck. My dad used to say‚ "Joey‚ a job's about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about being able to look your kid in the eye and say‚ 'honey‚ it's going to be okay' and he meant it." And that's what I'm all about in terms of focusing on the growth of the middle class. When the middle class does well‚ everybody does. The poor have a shot up‚ and the wealthy still do fine‚ but they ought to start paying their fair taxes‚ I might add. But any rate‚ I -- I just think that we‚ -- I mean‚ look at all the great minds in the world‚ how many were Spanish speaking? How many are Latino? I mean‚ look at where... anyway‚ I just think it's we're being really very stupid and the way in which we handle immigration. And‚ you know‚ but my economic plan is working. There's 4.2 million more Hispanic Americans have jobs now than when I entered office two and a half years ago. Hardly a stout defense of “Bidenomics”. Nowhere here does Biden address inflation‚ and nowhere after this head-pat of an answer is there a follow-up question on inflation. Instead‚ the host continues down the checklist‚ asking questions on student loans‚ immigration reform‚ and the role of government in combatting disinformation‚ which Biden turns into a rant on diversity.  This interview of Joe Biden aired just before Thanksgiving on a radio network owned and operated by the family of his campaign manager‚ as the left were still in full meltdown mode over the Trump-Univision interview. This whining is not about “disinformation”‚ but about the left’s perceived loss of monopoly power and control over what Spanish-dominant audiences see and hear as news content.  Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned interview as aired on Radio Campesina on Wednesday‚ November 22nd‚ 2023 (transcript and translation by FactBase)  TONY ARIAS: Mr. President‚ first of all‚ I want to thank you for talking to the people‚ to the Latino community through the radio waves of Radio Campesina. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I keep telling -- Everybody asks why I pay so much attention to the Latino community. 26 out of every 100 students in our schools -- kindergarten through 12th grade -- speak Spanish. If we don't pay attention‚ we're crazy. We're a nation of- built on diversity‚ and anyway -- but‚ I have no problem doing that. Matter of fact‚ I'm looking at a…at a statue of Cesar Chavez‚ who almost cost me an election in 1972 when I ran. I supported him in Delaware‚ in agriculture areas. And we won-- Nixon won my state by 65% of the vote‚ and I won by 3‚100 votes‚ but I keep the statue [Inaudible] keep looking at it. ARIAS: That's what it is‚ Mr. President. Speaking of the Latin community‚ we know that you have a bust of Mr. César Chávez‚ our founder‚ in the Oval Office. What does it mean to you and why did you choose to have it there in the Oval Office? BIDEN: Well‚ it represents‚ to me‚ progress. Look‚ the reason I got involved‚ and I don't want to make a big deal of it‚ like I wasn't some great savior‚ but I supported him‚ was because he's fighting for just basic human rights‚ basic decency. They were putting these farm workers in basically old slave quarters. Not a joke. They -- they weren't allowed to go into the town of Georgetown‚ which is the capital of the-- of the-- Sussex County. I mean‚ it's just wrong. And-- but he stands for everything that -- by the way‚ his granddaughter is my campaign manager -- for the United States‚ is part of our strength. ARIAS: It is not a secret for many of us that most of us have to work more than one job and live from check to check. The truth is‚ given the inflation‚ there is no extra money to do additional things or have a reserve. At least that's what people who owe me tell me. BIDEN: Well look‚ I come from a family that's not dissimilar. I grew up in a family where we lived in a three-bedroom‚ split-level home with four kids and a grandpop. And my dad would come home for dinner and go back to work. So‚ you know‚ we weren't poor‚ but we had no -- no expendable cash. I mean‚ it was just... and even going to the Catholic school -- high school I went to‚ we had to borrow the money to get there‚ and I worked in the summer cutting the lawn to be able to go. So we weren't poor‚ but I don't want to make it out like I'm‚ you know... but I do understand that it's paycheck to paycheck. My dad used to say‚ "Joey‚ a job's about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about being able to look your kid in the eye and say‚ 'honey‚ it's going to be okay' and he meant it." And that's what I'm all about in terms of focusing on the growth of the middle class. When the middle class does well‚ everybody does. The poor have a shot up‚ and the wealthy still do fine‚ but they ought to start paying their fair taxes‚ I might add. But any rate‚ I -- I just think that we‚ -- I mean‚ look at all the great minds in the world‚ how many were Spanish speaking? How many are Latino? I mean‚ look at where... anyway‚ I just think it's we're being really very stupid and the way in which we handle immigration. And‚ you know‚ but my economic plan is working. There's 4.2 million more Hispanic Americans have jobs now than when I entered office two and a half years ago. ARIAS: And that is one of the biggest questions that Latinos have in our community about the (immigration) reform. What has to happen to be able to finish and what can we expect? BIDEN: Well look‚ I asked the same question‚ and the question -- the first major bill I sent to Congress was to reform the -- the immigration system. We are a country of immigrants. It's why we are strong. That is not hyperbole‚ that's a fact. And so‚ you know‚ what we're doing here is we're making sure that we're going to see to it that we have serious‚ serious effort to reform the immigration system. I proposed a comprehensive immigration reform on day one. We need Congress to act. My administration is providing a billion dollars in grant funding to support asylum seekers. We've secured record funding for border security and management. We continue to enforce the immigration laws‚ but we also... there's no reason why DREAMers shouldn't have a path to citizenship. I'm going to stay with it 'til‚ we get it done. ARIAS: And that's what we like to hear‚ Mr. President. Now‚ students are also struggling. Can they expect to have any benefit on student loans? BIDEN: Hey‚ man‚ where have you been? I gave them a break. We‚ you know‚ the Supreme Court turned down my total debt forgiveness program‚ but I was able to see to it that I found other ways to move it. So I ended up with a situation where you've got millions of students have their total debt forgiveness. For example‚ we have a lower... we've lowered the burden of student debt. Since taking office‚ my administration has forgiven $127 billion in student debt for 3.6 million borrowers. We've doubled the amount for Pell Grants to get people to school. We've launched a thing called the SAVE program‚ the most generous income-driven repayment program ever. And we reduced monthly payments for millions of borrowers. We expanded access to early education. My budget secured a billion dollars -- a billion dollars for Head Start‚ and one in three beneficiaries for Head Start are Latinos. We expanded affordable high-speed internet for... I mean‚ we have done more for education for Latinos than any administration has‚ and it's real‚ and it matters. ARIAS: It is definitely important to hear this directly from you. That's why these days there is a lot of false information and false news. And they run and run all over the world. Just imagine‚ I saw a video of President Obama selling my aunt Nachita's tamales. BIDEN: Yeah. [Laughs] ARIAS: What is the role of the government in fighting misinformation? BIDEN: Yes‚ yes‚ although‚ I saw one of me saying something that was off the wall. I couldn't tell it wasn't me. It was my... it lip-synced me perfectly. But my point is this: we're in a situation where we have enormous opportunity‚ enormous opportunity to grow the -- we have the fastest-growing economy in the world‚ the lowest interest rate in the world. I mean‚ we're doing better than any other major nation in the world. In the world. And one of the reasons we're growing and doing so well is because of the Latino community. It's not a joke. For example‚ I have more Latinos in my administration in the cabinet level than anybody else does. Four members of my cabinet are Latinos‚ more than any president before me. I made a commitment that I was -- when I became president‚ my government was going to look like America‚ and that's the case. I have -- and my senior staff across the board‚ and it looks like a country. It looks like a country. It looks Americans -- ARIAS: We thank you for taking the time to be with us today. Any special message you want to give to all the people for Thanksgiving Day for all those who are listening to us? BIDEN: Yes‚ the message is: don't give up hope. Hope springs eternal. I know it's hard. I know it's hard. I come from a family that's been down and out in the past. I mean‚ it just -- you just got to keep our heads up. I promise you‚ we're not leaving the community. We're not leaving the people who need the most‚ because they're the ones who built the country. They're the ones that continue to build the country. And so I'd say‚ just hold on to one another. As my mom would say‚ keep the faith. Keep the faith. I really mean it. ARIAS: Well‚ thank you very much‚ Mr. President. The truth is that I have to go throw water in the beans because they are burning. But I recommend that if you want to make a little change in your Thanksgiving dinner‚ have some (turkey) tamales with your champurrado. You won't regret it‚ really. BIDEN: Well‚ I don't think I will either. I love tamales. So I'm not sure -- I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get that done‚ but we'll try. Well‚ invite me back. I'm like a poor relative. I show up. The wealthy ones never show up. The poor ones show up‚ stay longer than they should‚ and eat and all your food. ARIAS: Here we are‚ this is your home. Welcome and thank you very much.  BIDEN: Thank you very much. Bye bye.  

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A mother in North Carolina used a tracking app to catch a teacher having sex with her son inside a parked car‚ according to prosecutors. Gabriela Cartaya-Neufeld‚ 26‚ was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with an 18-year-old student on Nov. 29‚ according to a statement released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.Cartaya-Neufeld was charged with five counts of felony sexual activity with a student by a teacher. She was then taken to the Mecklenburg County Detention Center. Citing court records‚ WNCT-TV reported that Cartaya-Neufeld was released the next day on a $75‚000 secured bond. Cartaya-Neufeld appeared in court on Thursday‚ where allegations surfaced of the South Mecklenburg High School teacher having an illicit sexual relationship with one of her students. Prosecutors claimed that the mother of the student caught wind of the possible relationship over Thanksgiving. She allegedly grew suspicious when her son missed rugby practice. The mom reportedly used the Life360 app – a family safety location app – to track down her son at Park Road Park in south Charlotte."According to prosecutors‚ the mom drove to the park‚ where she reported seeing Cartaya-Neufeld and her son in a car having sex. She took photos of the car and license plate and then called police‚" WSOC-TV reported.Since October‚ the teacher and student had sex at least five times but fewer than 100 times‚ according to court documents. Prosecutors said the alleged sexual encounters happened at the home of the student’s mother‚ Cartaya-Neufeld’s home‚ and car. Additionally‚ there were reportedly rumors swirling at the South Mecklenburg High School about the illegal relationship. At one point‚ school administrators reportedly questioned the student and the teacher about the allegations. The principal of South Mecklenburg High School said in a statement‚ “Although I cannot discuss personnel information‚ I wanted to inform you that we take this matter seriously. We share your concerns regarding this situation. The safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance to us all‚ and while this is a troubling situation‚ it is being managed by law enforcement.”According to the school's website‚ Cartaya-Neufeld is listed as a science teacher for ninth through 12th-grade students. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools confirmed she started working for the school system in 2020.The student allegedly threatened to run away. The judge ordered Cartaya-Neufeld to wear an electronic monitoring device over the alleged sex crimes.Under North Carolina state law‚ a teacher cannot have sexual relations with a student‚ unless they are legally married to the student. Consent or being age 18 is not a legal defense.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is urging anyone with information regarding this case to please call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or Charlotte Crime Stoppers. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here! How can families discuss sexual abuse by a trusted person? www.youtube.com

Disney CEO Bob Iger said the abysmal box office figures for "The Marvels" were a result of COVID. The Walt Disney Company spent $274.8 million to make "The Marvels‚" but then received a $55 million subsidy from the government of the United Kingdom‚ according to Forbes. However‚ "The Marvels" has been an absolute box office bust. Variety reported on Sunday that "The Marvels" is "officially the lowest-grossing installment in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe."Since its release date on Nov. 10‚ "The Marvels" has made an extremely disappointing $80 million in North America and $197 million globally. Disney appeared to wave the white flag in its statement released on Sunday‚ "With ‘The Marvels’ box office now winding down‚ we will stop weekend reporting of international/global grosses on this title."Bob Iger gave his reasons why he believed that "The Marvels" was a disaster at the box office during an appearance at The New York Times Dealbook Summit last week."'The Marvels' was shot during COVID‚" Iger began. "There wasn’t as much supervision on the set‚ so to speak‚ where we have executives [that are] really looking over what’s being done day after day after day."Iger also blamed streaming services for Disney movies flopping at the box office. “The experience of accessing [the films] and watching them in the home is better than it ever was‚” he said. “And [it’s] a bargain when you think about it. Streaming Disney+ you can get for $7 a month. That’s a lot cheaper than taking your whole family to a film. So‚ I think the bar is now raised in terms of quality about what gets people out of their homes‚ into movie theaters.”Iger also addressed a major gripe that comic book fans have – making sequels just for the sake of making a safe sequel. “I don’t want to apologize for making sequels‚” Iger prefaced. “Some of them have done extraordinarily well‚ and they’ve been good films‚ too."The Disney CEO specified‚ "I think there has to be a reason to make them. You have to have a good story. And often the story doesn’t hold up to — is not as strong as the original story. That can be a problem.”Iger continued‚ "We’re making a number of them now right‚ as a matter of fact. But we will only greenlight a sequel if we believe the story that the creators want to tell is worth telling.”"Quality needs attention to deliver quality; it doesn't happen by accident‚" Iger confessed. "Quantity‚ in our case‚ diluted quality‚ and Marvel has suffered greatly from that."However‚ the Walt Disney Company admitted last month that wokeness and culture wars have had significnt impacts across the board on the multinational entertainment and media conglomerate.As Blaze News previously reported‚ Disney warned investors that the company's wokeness presents risks to its "reputation and brands" in its annual financial report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.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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Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk called out Disney's CEO Bob Iger for hypocrisy at last week's New York Times DealBook conference‚ where he told advertisers such as Disney who have pulled their ads from X to "[expletive] yourself‚" and in a post on X.

A defiant Chris Christie told CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday that he will stay in the race for the White House and that current polling showing that former President Donald Trump would easily win the Republican nomination is merely "shooting in the dark."