by | Jul 26, 2024 | Fox News
MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend suggested she had a bad experience working for her ex-boss, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Sanders-Townsend, who served as chief spokesperson and senior adviser for Harris before joining MSNBC in 2022, appeared with fellow Biden administration veteran-turned-fellow MSNBC host Jen Psaki to discuss the attacks against the new presumptive Democratic nominee and how she handles them.
“The thing about being the first is because you’re the first- whether you’re the first woman, first person of color, so on and so forth, folks just sometimes don’t know how to deal with you. They don’t know how to process it,” Sanders-Townsend began Thursday. “And so they resort to, unfortunately, sometimes racist, sexist tropes and memes and stereotypes.”
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The liberal MSNBC host then pivoted to her own personal experience working with Harris.
“It was new for me when I worked for her because I never worked for a high-profile woman before. I had only ever worked for men,” Sanders-Townsend told Psaki.
She continued, “There was one day at work where I was like ‘Ma’am, you might be the last woman I work for because this is- it’s a lot that we got to deal with over in here.”
“There’s a story there,” Psaki said with a chuckle.
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“But she was always aware of the criticism of her, right?” Sanders-Townsend said. “When I worked there, we didn’t hide it from her. But it did not deter her. It was something though that I think any candidate, any candidate, any person in power needs to be aware of the criticism.
“Because when you’re not aware, the last thing you want is your candidate, your principal, the vice president of the United States of America to be out there and someone says something and they’re like ‘Well what’s that all about?’ ‘Well, ma’am, we discussed that this morning at 10 a.m.'” she added.
“Yeah,” Psaki agreed. “I mean, it’s important for them to be aware, which is such an interesting thing. It’s how they respond to it.”
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During her time as vice president, Harris has faced multiple rounds of staff exoduses from her office, fueling criticism of a high turnover rate within her orbit.
Harris swiftly became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after President Biden announced his exit from the 2024 race.
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by | Jul 26, 2024 | Fox News
The New York Times editorial board pleaded with Vice President Kamala Harris to “do better” than her former running mate in fielding questions from reporters.
“Vice President Kamala Harris, now the likely Democratic nominee, has the chance to encourage and embrace the kind of close examination that the public so far has had little opportunity to witness during the 2024 race,” the Times editorial board wrote Friday.
“Americans deserve a campaign that tests the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates; that highlights their differences and allows scrutiny of their plans; that motivates people to vote by giving them a clear account of how their choice in this election will affect their lives. Americans deserve the opportunity to ask questions of those who are seeking to lead their government.”
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While the Times said the rollout of the Harris campaign offered “promising signs” of a positive change, it said the VP “needs to do more, and she needs to do it quickly.”
“Ms. Harris ought to challenge Mr. Trump to a series of debates or town halls on subjects of national importance, such as the economy, foreign policy, health care and immigration. Mr. Trump claims that he is ready and willing to participate in debates once Democrats have officially selected a nominee. Americans would benefit from comparing the two candidates directly,” the editorial board told readers.
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The Times went on to insist “both candidates need to start taking questions from reporters, too.”
“Candidates have abundant opportunities to speak directly to voters, through social media and tightly controlled public appearances, without the mediation of journalists. Most voters, however, will never be able to speak directly with candidates,” the editorial board said. “President Biden has rarely granted the news media permission to ask questions on behalf of the American people, and on the rare occasions he did, his team sometimes sent scripted questions. It left him poorly prepared for the campaign trail and for confronting his opponent. Mr. Trump, too, rarely takes questions. Ms. Harris has the chance to do better.”
“Engaging with voters is especially important for Ms. Harris because she would be the first major-party presidential candidate in modern times who did not pass through the state primary process, in which voters have a chance to take the measure of candidates and to ask questions about the issues that matter most to their communities,” the piece continued. “Addressing small crowds in small places and answering questions from local reporters are rituals during the primaries for a reason. Unlike large public rallies, they are occasions for encounters on equal footing, and they are an education for the candidate as much as for voters.”
“Good leaders speak, and they listen. They welcome scrutiny. They accept responsibility. Ms. Harris now has a chance to demonstrate that she will be the kind of leader who deserves the nation’s support,” the Times later added.
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In April, the Times editorial board called out Biden for “avoiding interviews and questions from major news organizations” in a scathing piece. The paper also called on the president to drop out of the race following his disastrous debate performance last month.
Harris has received jubilant media coverage since she began to ascend to the top of the Democratic ticket on Sunday after Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsement. But she has yet to grant an interview despite becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee.
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by | Jul 26, 2024 | Fox News
Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs was convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty.
Tuscaloosa County District Judge Joanne Jannik sentenced Buggs to a year of hard labor last week, ordering him to serve 60 days. The rest would be suspended for two years “pending the behavior of the defendant.”
Buggs is not permitted to have guns or be around them and is prohibited from owning dogs or cats.
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The 27-year-old turned himself in late last month in Tuscaloosa for the animal cruelty charges after two dogs were allegedly found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected” on the back porch of a rental home he was staying at.
Buggs was accused of leaving a gray and white pit bull and black rottweiler on the back porch of the home in Tuscaloosa without food or water. The pit bull was free to roam in a screened-in porch, but the rottweiler was allegedly in a metal cage in direct sunlight.
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Court documents obtained by Tuscaloosa Patch said police received information March 28 that dogs were left on the porch. Witnesses claimed Buggs moved out of the home March 19 due to owing over $3,100 in rent.
Last month, while he awaited his fate on the animal cruelty charges, he was arrested and booked in Tuscaloosa County Jail for domestic violence/burglary, according to jail records.
The Chiefs released him a little over a week after the domestic arrest.
Buggs, a sixth-round pick out of Alabama by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019, joined the Chiefs as a member of their practice squad before their playoff run, which ended in another Super Bowl title. He had previously played for the Detroit Lions.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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by | Jul 26, 2024 | Fox News
The 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in Paris has sparked international outrage with drag-queen themed imagery of religious and historical figures.
In between listing all the countries participating in the Olympic Games, there have been several performances riffing on France’s history and culture, such as a headless Marie Antoinette, the last queen prior to being executed amid French Revolution, singing with her severed head in her hands sporting drag-style makeup. This was part of numerous drag queens that appeared to be a recurring theme throughout the ceremonies. Three drag queens were among the 10,000 torchbearers who relayed the Olympic flame as it started in Greece, passed through French territories and made its way to Paris.
One new display on Friday showed what appear to be numerous performers, including drag queens and a large woman in an aureole halo crown, parodying “The Last Supper,” a universally recognizable painting by renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci of Christ and his apostles.
Many internationally known political figures, particularly from American politics, condemned the display as a sign of the cultural rot in Western Civilization.
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“Men in wigs front & center at the Olympic Games,” OutKick’s Riley Gaines wrote in a social media post. “No one ever tell me this group is ‘oppressed’ or ‘marginalized’ again.”
Tesla founder Elon Musk who bought the X platform criticized the display, saying, “This was extremely disrespectful to Christians.”
Harrison Butker, an NFL football player who made headlines with his speech about Catholic faith quoted scripture to condemn the display, writing, “Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.’ Galatians 6:7-8.”
Ex-transgender influencer Oli London described the scene, “Olympics openly mocks Jesus’ Last Supper as drag queens dressed as women play the role of disciples while a plus size woman appears in the middle symbolising Jesus wearing a giant crown.”
“The Olympics has basically turned into one long drag show,” anti-woke cultural commentator Libs of TikTok wrote. “The Olympics has gone completely woke.”
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“What the hell is going on at the Olympics?” video journalist Nick Sortor wrote. “No wonder nobody bothers watching anymore.”
“The transnational Left have contempt for Western civilization,” Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton wrote.
“This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag,” radio host Clint Russell said. “There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth and apparently the Olympics wanted to declare loudly to all of them, right out of the gate NOT WELCOME.”
Canadian conservative commentator Harrison Faulkner asked, “Wtf is going on at the Olympics opening ceremony?”
Juanita Broaddrick, the former nursing administrator who accused former President Bill Clinton of raping her, responded to the display at the Olympics, “Paris had fallen before the Olympics. This is just a continuation of it.”
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Finance and culture commentator Wall Street Silver argued this represents the worst aspects of modern France.
“At least China showed the best of their country during their Olympics,” he noted. “France seems determined to show the weakest and worst parts of their country during their Olympics.”
Army veteran and radio host Bob Lonsberry wrote “Some of this might explain why so many people left Europe to settle in the United States.”
Conservative French politician and European parliament member Marion Maréchal, who has spoken at CPAC in the United States, warned international viewers that this polarizing display does not represent French people like herself.
“To all the Christians of the world who are watching the #Paris2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation. #notinmyname,” she wrote.
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by | Jul 26, 2024 | Fox News
A missing 12-year-old Georgia girl last seen in May was found in Ohio, and a suspect has been arrested.
Maria Gomez-Perez was found in Dover, Ohio, Thursday, Fox Atlanta reported.
She was found at a shopping center with 31-year-old Antonio Agustin, a citizen of Guatemala.
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“Maria had indicated that she was unhappy, and she would like to leave home,” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said. Agustin allegedly drove to Georgia to meet Gomez-Perez at her home May 29.
Investigators said a break in the case came last week when the girl contacted her father on a new social media account. She told him she was OK and to stop looking for her, the sheriff said.
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Detectives tracked the IP address to a phone in Ohio. Agustin was arrested on suspicion of rape, but more charges are possible, Couch said.
“Technology can be a wonderful thing. It helped us locate Maria” said Couch. “But technology can also be used for evil. It’s why Maria was able to leave Gainesville with a stranger and travel nine hours from her home.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding Agustin’s legal status.
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