Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris‘ campaign was slammed online Thursday afternoon after one of its spokespeople tried to claim that the campaign had not agreed to the ABC News debate rules that the candidates’ microphones would be muted during the debate while their opponent talked. The claim from Harris spokesman Brian Fallon came hours after the New York Post reported that ABC News informed both the Harris campaign and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign in an email from ABC News Chief Counsel Eric Lieberman that the September 10 debate would have the same rules as the CNN debate in June — the candidates will be standing with muted microphones, not allowed to have any notes with them, and no audience will be present. CNN reported that the Harris campaign was asked to let go of the issue surrounding the microphones so that the debate can happen, but that the campaign appeared to not be doing so, even though ABC News already set the “formal list of debate rules.” “Our latest understanding is that even though Trump said Monday he would be fine with an unmuted mic, his handlers don’t trust him to spar live with VP Harris and are asking ABC to ignore Trump’s comments and keep the mics muted or else they will back out of the debate for a third time,” Fallon claimed. “We have been asked to accede to Trump’s handlers’ wishes on this point for the sake of preserving the debate. We find the Trump’s team’s stance to be weak, and remain in discussions with ABC on the final rules.” Fallon faced significant backlash online over his claim from a wide range of political pundits. “Here’s the thing about shills: They are literally paid to be dishonest and disingenuous,” said John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine. “Though in Brian’s case, I’m sure he’d do it for free, since he hasn’t made an honest argument in his entire life.” Tickets for “Am I Racist?” are on sale NOW! Buy here for a theater near you. Versus Media Podcast host Stephen L. Miller wrote on X: “Biden made these rules and ABC is abiding by the original debate rules, just as you originally wanted. Don’t know what else to tell you.” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro fired back at Fallon: “Stop trying to manufacture excuses to avoid debates.” “He agreed to three,” Shapiro said. “You agreed to one with the original rules, and one provisionally; then you tried to change the original rules. You’re a campaign of cowardice.” Stop trying to manufacture excuses to avoid debates. He agreed to three. You agreed to one with the original rules, and one provisionally; then you tried to change the original rules. You’re a campaign of cowardice. https://t.co/Khuhod6evt — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 29, 2024 Red State writer Bonchie added: “No one is buying this. Especially not after ABC News’ own memo on the rules leaked showing the rules *were always* the same as the CNN rules. You got caught trying to manufacture a reason to pull out. Own it.”

Fans go wild over Chick-fil-A’s sandwiches and nuggets, and their waffle fries have a bit of a cult following. Now, it appears the company wants to branch out so you can enjoy your food while watching family-friendly entertainment. Deadline reported that the fast-food giant is moving quickly and aggressively to get new programming produced to be delivered straight to viewers via its own streaming service. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chick-fil-A, Inc. (@chickfila) Chick-fil-A’s Streaming Will Be Suitable For Everyone It seems the new service will be home to family-friendly game shows and other non-scripted programming. Deadline shared Chick-fil-A is in talks to license and acquire content. “Deadline understands that the fast-food firm has been working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space,” the news outlet posted on X. Chick-fil-A is reported to be in talks with Glassman Media, the company behind NBC’s gameshow The Wall. The fast food outlet also tapped Sugar 23, which developed 13 Reasons Why for its “family-friendly” game show. Deadline reported the show has a 10-episode order. “Budgets on the unscripted side are believed to be in the range of $400,000 per half-hour. Sources told us the idea is to launch later this year and there’s also talk of scripted projects and animation,” Deadline shared on X. The News Shocked Many People Deadline posted the news on X, where social media users widely roasted the idea. Many made jokes about the service’s potential name. Like this person, “They should call it Chik-flix.” This person felt that Chick-fil-A should expand its hours and not its services. “Maybe focus on opening on Sundays before becoming Netfil-A.” Lots of people made Sunday jokes. “the way the streaming app will be closed on Sunday omg.” Chick-fil-A has been tight-lipped about the project, but it will be interesting to see if this is real, or just to ruffle feathers.   This story’s featured image is by Robert V Schwemmer via Shutterstock. The post Chick-fil-A is Branching Out With A Streaming Service appeared first on InspireMore.

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On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we prepare for an edited, 18-minute long interview between CNN’s Dana Bash, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz. Can this give her the push her race so desperately needs in the swing state? Or is this just another log on the heap of media escapism and awkward laughter bonfire? Harris and Walz are both caught in additional lies concerning past achievements and employments. Did Harris actually work at McDonald’s to pay for college? Why does this matter, and if it’s not true, why lie about it in the first place? Do Americans really care if you worked a service industry or blue collar job before you went into politics or became wealthy? Jerry Lopez, @IndySpanglish on X, joins us for another exciting installment of “Awful Tweets,” where we take the worst social media posts you send us and suffer through them live on air. It’s getting so bad out there this electoral season, we might have to do an extra segment per week focusing on just the horrible posts from legacy media journalists alone. Finally, we piece through the worst atrocities committed by gangs of illegal immigrants in the Sun Belt. Violent crimes in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and western Texas could spell electoral trouble—but those paying the highest price are those living in fear of brutal barbarism streaming across a southern border too close for comfort. Catch the live radio show and livestream weeknights at 7 p.m. EDT on The Daily Signal’s YouTube, X, or Facebook. The post Harris Claims Her ‘Values Haven’t Changed.’ Her Record Says Otherwise. appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. From taxes to spending, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is the most left-wing major party candidate since George McGovern, who proposed a universal basic income in 1972 and went on to win a single state [Massachusetts]. But Harris’ most harebrained scheme—so far—has been price controls, where she’s to the left of McGovern, threatening to punish grocery stores for daring to charge more than their costs. In fact, grocery stores make one to two pennies on the dollar—meaning, they have to pass along costs that come straight from the Washington money printer. In a recent video, I mentioned how price controls have been tried many times, and each time they failed so spectacularly they were repealed—after much pain, suffering, and empty shelves. When France tried, they got a black market that actually did price gouge. Even Venezuela repealed price controls in 2016 after food shortages and nationwide riots. But what do price controls look like in reality? For that, I go to a great thread by Robert Sterling, a former [mergers and acquisitions] executive at one of the biggest food producers in America. Sterling walks us through a 13-step process from grocery price controls to widespread food shortages—something we haven’t seen in this country since the Great Depression, when FDR also imposed price controls. So, first, government announces grocery stores can’t raise prices even though inflation continues, courtesy of the Fed and Wall Street. That means their costs keep going up, so those pennies of profit turn into losses. Like any business that’s losing money, they shut down. Of course, not all grocery stores are created equal: Small ones lack economies of scale, and while rich people buy high-margin vegetables and expensive cuts of meat, the poor buy low-margin packaged foods. So, the small stores and the low-income stores go first. You get “food deserts,” as people in urban centers or rural areas have to drive miles—or take multiple buses—to find food. And, ironically, you get more concentration, as the little guys drop out. The survivors increasingly aren’t even selling food. They shift shelf-space to things that aren’t price-controlled—clothing, furniture, supplements. Grocery stores start to look more like a dollar store, with a little food and a lot of junk. As cities clear of food, you’d need police patrolling parking lots and armed escorts on delivery trucks—perhaps you could even have government-run groceries, like Chicago just announced. The only way to save any grocery stores is to price-control their costs—meaning, food producers like Kraft, Heinz, Tyson, Hormel. Of course, again, Kraft’s costs aren’t being controlled—their ingredients, wages, parts, and electricity. So, now they’re losing money. Like groceries, they wind down, closing marginal factories and running out equipment then not replacing it. As food producers downsize or go under, now you start getting actual shortages. And the only solution—once again—is price control the next level down. Farmers. You are now full Venezuela, with a complete government takeover of the food supply, centrally planned from farmer to grocer. As Sterling puts it, “the government will struggle to operate one of the most complex industries on the planet. The entire food supply chain starts imploding.” As in, starvation. So, what’s next? It’s very unlikely we’ll get to starvation, for the simple reason that at some point the frog boils and the voters—or rioters—share their thoughts with policymakers. That’s exactly why price controls fail, from France to Venezuela. Unfortunately, if the morons running Harris’ brain trust are dumb enough for price controls, they’re dumb enough for a whole lot more. We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Deja Vu All Over Again? Kamala McGovern appeared first on The Daily Signal.