In this episode, we take a casually brief but delightful journey to a few sights and sounds we encountered during the 1980s.  We touch on cassette tapes, light poles, as well as those near deafening diesel truck, jake brakes.  When you ponder and day dream back to the beloved decade, can you think of any familiar and fond sights and sounds that perhaps bring a smile to your face?

President-elect Donald Trump announced late this week that he has selected Scott Turner to be the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities,” Trump said in a statement. “Those efforts, working together with former HUD Secretary, Ben Carson, were maximized by Scott’s guidance in overseeing 16 Federal Agencies which implemented more than 200 policy actions furthering Economic Development,” Trump continued. “Under Scott’s leadership, Opportunity Zones received over $50 Billion Dollars in Private Investment!” Turner said that he was “thrilled to continue the outstanding work we began in your last administration at HUD with an incredible team.” “I am deeply humbled by your confidence in my nomination,” Turner said. “I would also like to express the sincerest of gratitude to my mentor, Secretary @RealBenCarson. Few people are as compassionate and gracious as he is, and I am aware that I have big shoes to fill.” CHECK OUT THE DAILY WIRE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Turner said that the men and women who were forgotten during the Biden-era will be honored during the Trump administration. “Lastly, I am eternally grateful to my wonderful wife Robin, my son Solomon, and the many incredible friends who have supported me on this journey,” he said. “We have an important mission ahead. To God be the glory. Let’s get to work!” Thank you, Mr. President. I am thrilled to continue the outstanding work we began in your last administration at HUD with an incredible team. I am deeply humbled by your confidence in my nomination. I would also like to express the sincerest of gratitude to my mentor, Secretary… pic.twitter.com/X2ZJLSrfGI — Scott Turner (@sturnerofficial) November 23, 2024 Turner played college football at the University of Illinois before being drafted in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL draft. He played nine seasons in the NFL between the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos. Turner later won an election to serve as a state representative in Texas. “Scott is the Founder & CEO of his Family’s Foundation, Community Engagement & Opportunity Council (CEOC), working to revitalize communities across America through Sports, Mentorship, and Economic Opportunity,” the Trump transition team added. “He is also on the Board of the American Cornerstone Institute, and an Associate Pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church.”

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The “Committee to Protect Journalists” has identified itself more and more as a partisan group that despises conservatives. In the Trump years, it’s turned from its focus on journalists being harmed or imprisoned abroad to kvetching about Trump’s treatment of the press – as if any of it is jailing or harming journalists. On Thursday, a CPJ gala in New York city featured HBO comedian/activist John Oliver, who shared the leftist feeling in the room that things were “bleak” since Trump and the Republicans won. But Oliver did express joy over Elon Musk stupidly blowing a huge wad of cash on the “online sewer” of Twitter. At a Committee to Protect Journalists gala, John Oliver expresses delight that Elon Musk was "stupid enough to spend $44 billion on an online sewer." (X) pic.twitter.com/W4RaeVPinC — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) November 24, 2024 OLIVER: Listen, the world is very bleak right now and I think at times of trouble and bleakness, it is even more important that we all try and focus on the things, the small things that bring us the most joy in life. For some people, that's as simple as watching a sunset or listening to the laughter of a child. Both of those things are fine. Personally, I have found that that genuinely the thing that brings me the most joy in my life is watching bad things happen to billionaires. All bad things, by the way, from midrange, physical harm on up from there. It all works for me genuinely. And this says nothing good about me. Nothing has made me happier over the last 12 months, nothing than watching Elon Musk set fire to Twitter. To watch the world's richest man get temporarily demoted to the world's second richest man. All because he was stupid enough to spend $44 billion on an online sewer has put a happiness in my heart that I honestly didn't think it could contain any more. It's all gone very badly. I think we all know that! We should note John Oliver and his show Last Week Tonight are maintaining Twitter accounts. The "online sewer" still has promotional value, apparently.  Let's not forget that billionaire-bashing Oliver isn't exactly a man of the people. He and his wife Kate snagged a snazzy $9.5 million 39th floor Manhattan penthouse with "panoramic views of the city skyline." Then they "used a tax loophole created by Donald Trump himself back in the 1970s.” PS: CPJ board chair Jacob Weisberg tried to claim his group was "nonpartisan" as they screeched that the Trump administration was an unprecedented danger to press freedom. That sounds pretty partisan. Leftist journalists boast about how they bring accountability to government. But where were they under Biden? They let Team Biden hide his glaring cognitive decline for years and shame any journalist that pointed out he was slipping.  Committee to Protect Journalists board chair Jacob Weisberg insists everyone must applaud the media’s alleged pursuit of “factual information” as essential for democracy. Fact: He also lauded BuzzFeed publishing the unverified Steele dossier in 2017. https://t.co/ThiOpcXbCb pic.twitter.com/m6Z5v0TSEd — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) November 24, 2024

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