Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley revealed over the weekend that the FBI held a meeting with her during the Republican Party presidential primary to warn her that the Islamic Republic of Iran was interfering in the election to damage her campaign. Haley made the remarks during a Sunday interview with CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on “Face The Nation” while discussing foreign influence operations targeting U.S. elections. “Look at what happened in [New York Governor Kathy] Hochul’s office with the Chinese influence and what was happening there,” Haley said. “Look at the murder-for-hire plot on U.S. soil, which I was named in, by Iran.” “This has been going on for years. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, to some extent, they have spent years on the cheapest form of warfare is, which is, how do you divide Americans and cause chaos,” she said. “They have done that. When I was running my presidential campaign, the FBI had a separate hearing with me to let me know that Iran was meddling in our – influencing the election through with our campaign.” She said that the FBI told her that the Iranians were trying “hurt” her campaign or kill her. Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. “Don’t just look at Russia. Don’t just look at China. Don’t just look at Iran. The biggest lesson we need to take is, when you look at social media, I bet you a larger percentage of those are foreign engagements,” she said. “And when I was in Taiwan, they would tell you they could look at Facebook. Any time Taiwan put something out, it was suppressed. Anything China put out, it was played up.” “America needs to wake up when it comes to foreign actors,” she added. WATCH: .@NikkiHaley says the FBI told her during her presidential campaign that Iran was meddling in the election to hurt her bid for the White House. She adds that she was later named in Iranian assassination plots, which also targeted President Biden and former President Donald Trump.… pic.twitter.com/hoyKEdNnvX — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 8, 2024

Dick Van Dyke appeared at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards over the weekend, joking that he was looking for new work just ahead of his 99th birthday. The 98-year-old Hollywood legend won an award for outstanding variety special at the event for his 2023 birthday special, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic.” He answered questions from reporters after winning the award, including one about how he hopes to be remembered. “For laughter,” Van Dyke said in reply, per TV Insider. “I hope for making people laugh for 75 years.” “I’ve been in the business 75 years. I can’t believe that I’m still here and performing,” he added. The “Mary Poppins” star then took a dramatic pause and looked around the room, saying with a smile, “I’m looking for work if anybody has.” Dick Van Dyke on how he wants to be remembered after winning an Emmy last night at the age of 98. “For laughter. For making people laugh for 75 years, I’ve been in the business for 75 years, I can’t believe it that I’m still here & performing! I’m looking for work if anyone’s… pic.twitter.com/tO8RlOVsV8 — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 8, 2024 Later, Van Dyke was asked to give advice to the up-and-comers. “You have to stick with it,” he said. “You’re gonna go through hard times and a lot of auditions … but you have to stay with it. Be patient if you’ve got the confidence in yourself, and it’s very important to believe that you can do it.” During his speech, Van Dyke thanked the crowd and had a special word of thanks for his wife and producer of the birthday special, Arlene Silver. “Thank you! That reception, I cannot tell you what it means,” he said.  “The young lady who got this award, you may think of the word nepotism and I would understand it, but this lady got the job all by herself as producer of the Dick Van Dyke special because she knows me inside and out, and knows how I work, and don’t take no sass from anybody,” Van Dyke went on. Van Dyke won multiple accolades over the course of his decades-long career including several Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He’s best known for classic television and films including “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” “Dick Tracy,” “Night at the Museum,” and many more.  “I’m the oldest nominee in history. I can’t believe it,” he told the Daytime Emmys crowd in June, per Variety. “I was playing old men all my life. If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!”

The daughter of an American who was kidnapped and held by the despotic Iranian regime for the last four years savaged the Biden-Harris administration and the German government when they criticized Israel for not doing enough to gain freedom for the hostages held by Hamas. Jimmy Sharmahd, an independent journalist, was born in Iran but migrated to Germany after the Islamic Regime took over in 1979. In 2003 he and his family moved to the United States and settled in California. He created websites that offered news and support to Iranian dissidents. In 2009, Iranian agents tried to assassinate him. In 2020, on a business trip overseas to Dubai, he was kidnapped by Iranian agents. “In January 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Council reported that Mr. Sharmahd was one of several ‘foreign and dual nationals who remain imprisoned under inhumane conditions, including limitations on contact with their families,’” Global Liberty Alliance noted. Gazelle Sharmahd spoke out on X, saying, “Everybody is a freaking expert on how to get hostages out and everybody this week is pointing fingers at Israel, saying, ‘You haven’t done enough. This is not how it’s being done. Let me tell you how it’s being done,’ including two of our world leaders, Germany and the U.S.” “So let’s look at what they’re saying and what they have done to get their hostages out,” she stated. “Our world leader, our President Biden, was chilling at the beach this week while his VP was using the hostage family, the American hostage family, for her campaign trail on the DNC. And after Hamas executed him [Hersh Goldberg-Polin], she made a phone call and was very sorry about that. But let’s look back at how the Biden-Harris administration has handled other American hostages; one, specifically: my dad, Jimmy Sharmahd, is an American and a German, and he’s been kidnapped, taken to Iran, held hostage there for four years, the entire time of this administration, and they haven’t done anything to bring him home.” “Neither President Biden nor his VP Harris have even talked to us or even mentioned my dad’s name, [let] alone done something for him,” she noted. “And last year, around this time, in September, me and my brother were in a sit-in strike with other hostage families in front of the state Department, asking, ‘What is being done to bring our family, our parents, back home?’” “Well, this is what happened,” she recalled. “While we were sweating in the heat, they, Biden and Harris, made a deal with the Islamic regime in Iran. Yeah, the same Islamic regime that is funding Hamas and is responsible for the terror attack plus is responsible for the 240 hostages that were taken to Gaza. And what did they do? They transferred $6 billion to a bank in Qatar, the same Qatar that is housing the terrorist that is protecting their money. So the terrorists got $6 billion, and what did we get? A spit in the face.” “My dad together with other Americans were left behind to die. My dad has an execution sentence. He can be executed, just like Hersh. And you left him behind?” she charged. “So bravo. Fantastic track record. If you know better how to get Americans out of the hands of terrorists, and not executed, tell us your plan. Tell us how it’s done. And then tell us why you failed to do that for your own American hostages in Iran. “Yesterday, our Foreign Minister from Germany came out and told Israel, ‘You should negotiate. You should make a deal with Hamas because it’s worth the life of hostages,’” she pointed out. “So what are you exactly telling us here? Because Israel should negotiate for their hostages because their life is worth something? What about the life of your citizens? If it’s worth negotiating for hostages, can you explain to us why for four years you haven’t negotiated to save the life of my dad, of the other German hostages in Iran, of the other German hostages in Cuba, and other places of the world? Are we not worth anything? Is that what you’re telling us? Your citizen’s life is worth nothing?” “So again, our question is what have you done to save your citizens from terrorists that want to execute them,” she continued. “What have you done? Financial pressure? Economic pressure? Have you threatened to break off trade relations? Have you closed your embassy in Iran? Have you kicked them out of the embassy in Germany? What exactly have you done to get your citizens back safe home? If you have a plan, let us know why you haven’t done it in four years for your own citizens.” “So before pointing fingers left and right and telling Israel what to do, demonstrate to us how you have saved your hostages from the hands of terrorists that want to execute them,” she said bluntly. “And if you did that, explain to me why you haven’t done it for my dad. Why is my Dad this Sunday 1,500 days and nights alone in a torture chamber, in a tunnel? We don’t know even where he is in Iran. And you haven’t even tried to get him back out.” “I haven’t seen anybody who has tried more than Israel has tried now,” she declared, then, turning to the Biden-Harris administration and the German government, concluded, “I would love to see what they have to say about my dad, if they even dare to mention my dad’s name. he exists, and so do we. And we will not be silenced.” EVERYONE is suddenly an expert on how to get #hostages out of the hands of terrorist. The US and Germany have abandoned their hostage #JimmySharmahd for 4 years in the hands of the Terrorists in Iran. This Sunday marks the 1,500s day that my dad is spending under torture and… pic.twitter.com/eXze55ikeQ — Gazelle غزاله شارمهد (@GazelleSharmahd) September 8, 2024

Happy days are here again, friends. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler co-starred in Happy Days, a campy TV sitcom set in the 1950s, for 11 seasons from 1974 to 1984. Richie Cunningham and Arther Fonzarelli, better known as “The Fonz,” are two of the most iconic TV characters ever. And while it’s been 40 years since the show went off the air, some friendships stay the same. James Tate shared a recent picture on X of Ron and Henry side by side with a photo from long ago, and their smiles are nearly identical. and still very much family https://t.co/nNbNBml3OM— Henry Winkler (@hwinkler4real) September 7, 2024 He captioned the pic, “Ron Howard and Henry Winkler back on the set of Happy Days and then again in Australia just a few days ago. @hwinkler4real Legends forever.” Henry retweeted the pic with the caption, “and still very much family.” Fans Loved Henry Winkler And Ron Howard’s “Happy Days” Snap It’s easy to tell when a photo is forced and when people are genuinely happy to be together. This picture is undoubtedly real. Ron Howard and Henry Winkler look like two men who share a lifetime of memories and love. Happy Days fans keyed in on this very quickly. “You both bring us so much joy and happiness, and for that, we are grateful and all the better for it. Ty so much,” someone commented. This fan agreed, “As an old guy whose favorite show as a kid was Happy Days, this makes me very happy.” We love this story about Henry. “We used to live by Anson Williams and came to watch Happy Days filmed all the time. YOU were by far the nicest member of the cast (excluding Anson lol). I was like 8 when we started coming and after a few times, you remembered us and always asked about my riding lessons. We sat next to Ron’s mom most of the time. When you would wave and say ‘hi’ I felt like a rockstar.” This story’s featured image is by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. The post “AYYYY” Fonzie And Richie Cunningham Recreate “Happy Days” Snapshot appeared first on InspireMore.

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A post shared on X claims the Philadelphia Eagles endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign with ads. It’s so weird that NFL teams are endorsing specific candidates. I don’t remember that happening when I was growing up. pic.twitter.com/Dq6PTLWqF9 — Royce Lopez (@hippojuicefilm) September 2, 2024 Verdict: Misleading While the images are real, the Eagles did […]

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