Tucker Carlson and the Beer Hall Putz
Plus: The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
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CATHY YOUNG: Tucker Carlson and the Beer Hall Putz
WHO KNEW THAT TUCKER CARLSON, of all people, would turn out to be a uniter in our hopelessly polarized age? Yet the former Fox News pundit-turned-X podcaster has briefly succeeded in bringing together practically the entire political spectrum, from MSNBC to the Free Beacon, in outrage at one of his recent episodes: a two-hour interview with amateur āhistorianā Darryl Cooper. Cooper argued, among other things, that Winston Churchill was the true warmongering villain of World War II while Adolf Hitler basically just wanted peace. Well, peace and āan acceptable solution to the Jewish problem,ā as he later clarified on Twitter.
KIM WEHLE: Trump Jan. 6th Trial Slowly Chugs Back to Life
THE INEVITABLE CHAOS OCCASIONED by the U.S. Supreme Courtās ruling manufacturing immunity for presidents who commit crimes using their official power under Article II of the Constitution has officially begun.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan held her first post-immunity ruling hearing in the criminal case in which Donald J. Trump is the sole defendant on charges relating to a massive conspiracy to overturn the election results and to obstruct the official proceedings in Congress on January 6th. On the docket was the issue of what to do about the SCOTUS majorityās decision, which created a multi-tiered test for determining what evidence, if any, can play a role in that prosecution given that Trump was still president during the ten weeks from November 2020 to January 2021 outlined in the indictment.
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DENNIS AFTERGUT: Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts?
THEREāS A PROMISE DONALD TRUMP keeps making on the campaign trail that every reporter who interviews himāand the moderators of Tuesday nightās debate, David Muir and Linsey Davis of ABC Newsāshould question him about: that he will pardon convicted January 6th criminals. He repeated this pledge over the weekend, in a two-hour rant in Wisconsin on Saturday.
SARAH LONGWELL: The Case for Staying Optimistic About Harris
Yesterdayās New York Times/Siena poll was the first major poll in a while to show Vice President Kamala Harris trailing disgraced former President Donald Trump.
This poll may have surprised some Democrats and sent them into panic. It shouldnāt have. Iāve conducted nearly a dozen focus groups with swing and persuadable voters since Harris became the nominee and in those conversations itās been clear that the fact remains that the VP has work to do with these folks. More than that, if you look at the numbers and talk to these people, itās evident that Harris has room to win them over; Trump far less so. Let me explain.
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Happy Monday! And thanks to all of you who sent notes about my family medical emergency. As I said, all is fine, but while I was sad to miss the TribFest panels (linked above), familyās gotta come first. Cincinnatiās #1 billing in childrenās hospitals does live up to the hype.
The Browns got the pestā¦ they deserved. Jimmy Haslam should sell the team. (Rooster)
Join us tomorrow night! Weāll be watching the debate with a livestream featuring Sarah, A.B., Sam, and JVL.
Jesse Melton III, RIPā¦ Will Selber remembers his friend.
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Stopping the Stealā¦ Coming 9/17 to HBO. A must watch.
The Cases of January 6ā¦ A deep dive by The Associated Press.
The Afterlife of Donald Trumpā¦ At home at Mar-a-Lago, the presidential hopeful contemplates miracles, his campaign, and his formidable new opponent. (Olivia Nuzzi, NYMag)
The Prince We Never Knewā¦ A revealing new documentary could redefine our understanding of the pop icon. But you will probably never get to see it. (NYT š)
Among the Idlersā¦ New York created a program that let citizens earn money by reporting polluters. Then it went to war with them. (Curbed)
Proud to beā¦ A Kamala Man, the uncensored Nick Offerman version.
An au pair, a husbandās affairā¦ and a double homicide (WaPo š)
Wild one-star Google reviewsā¦ of the Gateway Arch (KTVI)
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