If there was any media personality liable to say something mind-numbingly dumb after Israel killed Hamas leader and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar on Friday, it was MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin, and lo and behold, he delivered on Alex Wagner Tonight. According to Mohyeldin and the eponymous host, the fact that Sinwar’s death was a happy accident “raises questions” as to just what Israel has been doing over the past year. Wagner claimed, “The circumstances, and you’re so right to point it out, the circumstances of his death, he's out there, I believe, killed by IDF trainees, right?”     She added, “This is all seemingly incredibly haphazard how it happens, it doesn’t seem like Israel has any intelligence that it’s even Sinwar when it’s in a firefight with him.” That’s not what “haphazard” means. The troops were on a routine patrol and encountered gunmen and engaged and Sinwar happened to be among the enemy forces. Still, Mohyeldin agreed: Well, again, that's why there is a lot of questions that need to be asked about the intelligence that goes into what Israel has been doing in Gaza for the past year. 42,000 Palestinians killed, no doubt that there has been moments when Israel has targeted specific people, but if it has been just ‘destroy Gaza and kill everybody who's in there’ as we saw today in this, kind of, like, random way you come across the leader of Hamas, then it raises questions as to what are you actually doing? What are you targeting at this point in the process? This is real life where even the best intelligence services are staffed by humans, not gods. Israel can determine certain strategic or battlefield targets through technology and on the ground presence, but Sinwar wasn’t wearing a GPS tracking device that said “Here I am. Come get me.” To avoid detection by Israeli and American intelligence, he was reportedly using handwritten notes. He was presumably being transferred from one hiding location to another when he was killed because, despite Wagner and Mohyeldin’s consternations, Israel knew his general, but not precise location. Furthermore, this is just another example of Israel’s critics being unhappy no matter what it does. When Israel bombs a target, it is accused of being reckless and people demand it be more precise, but when it engages in a firefight with gunmen, it is accused of being “haphazard.” Here is a transcript for the October 17 show: MSNBC Alex Wagner Tonight 10/17/2024 9:39 PM ET ALEX WAGNER: The circumstances, and you’re so right to point it out the circumstances of his death, he's out there, I believe, killed by IDF trainees, right? AYMAN MOHYELDIN: Right. WAGNER: This is all seemingly incredibly haphazard how it happens, it doesn’t seem like Israel has any intelligence that it’s even Sinwar when it’s in a firefight with him. MOHYELDIN: Well, again, that's why there is a lot of questions that need to be asked about the intelligence that goes into what Israel has been doing in Gaza for the past year. 42,000 Palestinians killed, no doubt that there has been moments when Israel has targeted specific, people but if it has been just "destroy Gaza and kill everybody who's in there" as we saw today in this, kind of, like, random way-- WAGNER: Yeah. MOHYELDIN: --you come across the leader of Hamas, then it raises questions as to what are you actually doing? What are you targeting at this point in the process?

Comedian Jim Gaffigan emceed the charity Al Smith Dinner, and many on the left were outraged that he took swipes at Democrats while "normalizing" former President Donald Trump. 'F*** everyone who normalizes that demented fascist rapist. What an obscene event.' Gaffigan mocked Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for skipping the dinner and referred to her as a "mediocre vice president" during his speech. While he also took aim at Trump and others in attendance, many viewers were outraged that he would even sit at a dinner with the former president. "Holy f*** Jim Gaffigan was embarrassingly bad tonight. Oh and he helped legitimize a f***ing fascist. So, you know, f*** all of that," responded actor Jeff Locker. "You stood and applauded a convicted felon and rapist who oversaw an attack on the Capitol in order to maintain power? For shame, Jim. For shame," replied another detractor. "Jim Gaffigan is now in the same s***pile with hair tousling Jimmy Fallon to me. F*** everyone who normalizes that demented fascist rapist. What an obscene event," said an account identifying as a feminist. "F*** Jim Gaffigan for hosting this s***!" read another tweet. "I was a big Jim Gaffigan fan. All he did yesterday was prove being Catholic is more important to him than standing up for what's right. Sitting in that room with that piece of s*** and tucking it up with him? F*** that noise," read another response. "Well, I never thought I’d say F Jim Gaffigan, but here we are," said another critic. Gaffigan especially ridiculed the event for catering to the powerful and wealthy elites of New York City. The dinner is named after Al Smith, the governor of New York from 1923 until 1929 and the first Catholic to run in a major political party in 1928. Video of Gaffigan's comments can be viewed on YouTube. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Former President Donald Trump's campaign released a new ad Friday alongside the Republican National Committee criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for her "broken record" responses during her recent media blitz. The ad, which is set to run across Trump's and the RNC's massive social media accounts, features clips of Harris across several media appearances resorting to the same talking points, sometimes word for word, when she's pressed about her plans to "turn the page." "Kamala Harris is a broken record," RNC spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Blaze News. "She has no plan to lower costs because her policies increased prices in the first place. Kamalanomics has destroyed our economy, and now, she's only offering four more years of economic misery. The more interviews she does, the more obvious it becomes." The clips show interviewers asking Harris whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago as well as about specific policy proposals she has to make life more affordable for people. The ad shows Harris subsequently responding with her frequently used "middle-class" talking point on four separate occasions. These excerpts are followed by five more separate instances of Harris admitting that the American dream has become "elusive" and "unattainable," followed by five more clips of her acknowledging that prices, in particular for groceries, are too high. "Home ownership for too many people in our country now is elusive, you know?" Harris said in the ad. "Gone is the day of everyone thinking they could actually live the American dream." While voters see the American dream in their rearview mirrors, Harris has failed to answer how this could have happened on her watch. As the ad spotlights, even CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed the presidential hopeful on her leadership. "You have been vice president for three and a half years," Bash said to Harris. "The steps that you're talking about now, why haven't you done them already?" "Only President Trump will make America wealthy again," Kelly told Blaze News. "He did it once, and he'll do it again!" Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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