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One of the major risks with a politician avoiding media appearances is that they can get so out of practice that even a simple question can trip them up. Couple that with a friendly media personality looking to help out their candidate with softball questions, and you have a recipe for what happened on Tuesday’s edition of The View; where ABC News co-host Sunny Hostin may have accidently damaged Vice President Kamala Harris by creating a soundbite moment ripe for a Trump campaign ad. The interview was a gushfest from the beginning. ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg actually introduced Harris as “the next president of the United States!”     Hostin began her questions by recalling the gushfest they recently had with President Biden and simply wanted to know how their presidencies would be different: As vice president, you worked very closely with President Biden for almost four years. He was here on our show. And he said there wasn't a single thing that he did that you could not do. What do you think would be the biggest specific difference between your presidency and a bidency -- a Biden presidency? “Well obviously, we're two different people,” Harris geniusly pointed out. A simple follow up question from Hostin triggered a train wreck of a response that had the potential to really damage Harris’s campaign once it made it into campaign ads: HOSTIN: If anything, would you have done something differently than President Biden during the past four years? HARRIS: There is not a thing that comes to mind… and I've been part of most of the decisions that have had impact. What made this particularly damning was that polls showed a majority of American said the country was on the wrong track and that the economy was their biggest issue. That’s not to mention that Trump was winning on the issue so the economy and illegal immigration. Those weren’t the only softball questions. Faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin insisted they were going to press Harris on the issues like border security. But when it was her turn, she only asked about the persistent “perception among voters that the Biden administration dragged its feet and waited too long to act to address the border crisis. Can you speak to why voters may feel that way?” Following Harris’s departure and a commercial break, they went around the table and fangirled out about meeting their hero. “Well, I'm just basking in the light,” proclaimed Goldberg pretending to faint in her chair. “Yeah, I vote that we put this woman into that black job!” Speaking “as an independent,” pretend moderate Sara Haines praised “the common sense of it all.” She then admitted that she’s loved most of the what the Biden administration had done. “She's someone that has not only served in an administration that I find falls in line with a lot of what I believe, but she’s even taking different stances,” she cheered (which contracted Harris’s claim to them that she wouldn’t change anything). Farah Griffin engaged in stochastic terrorism as she touted how she and Harris may not agree on policy but they both “understand just the danger Donald Trump poses and the things that he's talking about.” Fake Republican Ana Navarro insisted it was “the empathy, the humanity, the relatability” that lead her to support Harris. After cuing up a video of Harris playing with a child, Navarro screeched: “can you imagine for one second Donald Trump doing that with a child? Can you imagine Donald Trump hugging a victim of a hurricane?” For her part, co-host Joy Behar repeatedly claimed Trump was too “scared of us” to come on The View, but executive producer Brian Teta announced back in April that they stopped asking former President Trump to be on the show (they also banned anyone they determined to be a spreader of “disinformation” and “misinformation”). Goldberg added onto Behar by admitted that she actively vetos any Trump surrogate they book for them to speak to. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View October 8, 2024 11:04:06 a.m. Eastern WHOOPI GOLDBERG: 28 days to go until election. So, we are thrilled that joining us right now for her very first talk show appearance and live TV interview appearance since accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, please welcome back [dramatic pause] the next president of the United States! [Applause and cheers] (…) 11:08:22 a.m. Eastern SUNNY HOSTIN: Madam Vice President, we are very happy to see you. VP KAMALA HARRIS: Thank you. HOSTIN: Thank you for coming. HARRIS: I'm glad to be with you. HOSTIN: As vice president, you worked very closely with President Biden for almost four years. He was here on our show. HARRIS: Yeah. HOSTIN: And he said there wasn't a single thing that he did that you could not do. What do you think would be the biggest specific difference between your presidency and a bidency -- a Biden presidency? HARRIS: Well obviously, we're two different people. (…) 11:09:44 a.m. Eastern HOSTIN: If anything, would you have done something differently than President Biden during the past four years? HARRIS: There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of – and I've been part of most of the decisions that have had impact. (…) 11:23:11 a.m. Eastern ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Madam Vice President, when you were here last I asked about the border, which remains a top issue to voters. And as you rightly pointed out, the former President blocked the strongest border security bill in decades. But there remains this perception among voters that the Biden administration dragged its feet and waited too long to act to address the border crisis. Can you speak to why voters may feel that way? (…) 11:43:11 a.m. Eastern GOLDBERG: Well, I'm just basking in the light. [Laughter] You know, it's pretty remarkable. I mean, I remember when Obama was running and my mother said to me, I never in my lifetime thought I would ever see a black man run and win. JOY BEHAR: Twice. GOLDBERG: Twice. She was gone by the time -- the second time, but she said she always thought it was going to be a woman before it was going to be a black man. And if she had only known that it's not only -- people keep saying, “what are black jobs?” [Applause] Yeah, I vote that we put this woman into that black job! [Cheers and applause] I just – But – what – what s – so just – how are you feeling? SARA HAINES: I loved the common sense of it all. As an independent, I’ve always struggled with the partisan politics. She's someone that has not only served in an administration that I find falls in line with a lot of what I believe, but she’s even taking different stances. And as she said in one of her last answers, ‘I'm a commonsense person.’ That's all we've been wanting to hear. She's going to put a Republican in her cabinet as to say, ‘we're all different. I just want to have a great idea.’ And that's so refreshing to hear. FARAH GRIFFIN: I think when she talks about the stakes of the election – because, there's not a lot she and I agree with on policy, just candidly. But this is an election unlike any one we've been in before. And I think we understand just the danger Donald Trump poses and the things that he's talking about. And this is the final stretch. I keep saying it, but we're one month out. Voting deadlines are coming up. You need to file and register to vote. GOLDBERG: Check our website. FARAH GRIFFIN: Check our website. GOLDBERG: Cause we've got lots of information. FARAH GRIFFIN: Where we got all that information up there. ANA NAVARRO: For me it's the empathy, the humanity, the relatability. (…) NAVARRO: What I would say to people is, can you imagine for one second Donald Trump doing that with a child? Can you imagine Donald Trump hugging a victim of a hurricane? (…)

Online sleuths found bizarre statements made by the social justice activist who was hired to facilitate talks at CBS News over a journalism crisis. Dr. Donald E. Grant Jr. calls himself a "mental health expert," but on his Instagram account, he explained that "whiteness" was invented historically for the sake of oppressing non-white people. He also referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a "diversity hire" but did so in defense of her and the practice. 'Your history is so colonized and deliberately reconstructed that it is hard to tell up from down.' Grant was hired by CBS News to ease a public relations debacle that exploded after one of its reporters was caught brazenly committing an act of ethical journalism. "CBS Mornings" host Tony Dokoupil challenged critical race theorist Ta-Nehisi Coates to defend in a polite and civil debate his one-sided presentation of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Activists were outraged at Dokoupil and demanded that he lose his job over their hurt feelings. Embarrassing audio leaked from a staff meeting captured the bizarre efforts by the head honchos at CBS News to scold Dokoupil. The debacle worsened after CBS hired Grant, who has posted extreme messages related to critical race theory. "What does it mean to have a history grounded in the oppression of other people?" Grant said in an Instagram video about white identity. "White friends, there is an unspoken danger in not discussing the inter-generational nature of the Oppressor role," he added in the video description. "You may not see yourself in that collective history but best believe it impacts you (and ME). Your history is so colonized and deliberately reconstructed that it is hard to tell up from down."In another post, he shared a racist image of Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina superimposed over the Uncle Tom character from the classic book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Grant also called for Tucker Carlson to be charged with treason over his stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, CBS News reportedly scrapped its plans to have Grant lead a racial intervention. While the leadership at CBS News is being excoriated for the cowardly response to the unauthorized outbreak of journalism, one of Dokoupil's colleagues was widely celebrated for defending him and the principles of unbiased journalism. “I thought our commitment was to truth," said Jan Crawford during the CBS News staff meeting. "And when someone comes on our air with a one-sided account of a very complex situation, as Coates himself acknowledges that he has, it’s my understanding that as journalists we are obligated to challenge that worldview so that our viewers can have that access to the truth or a fuller account, a more balanced account," she added. "And, to me, that is what Tony did.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A married mother from Minnesota has admitted to sexually assaulting two 15-year-old hockey players during a family vacation, according to authorities. Allison Leigh Schardin, 39, was arrested Feb. 1. Schardin was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to the third-degree count and the fourth count will be dismissed under an agreement.'You already have a 38‐year‐old woman, a female in your bed, don’t you want to do more?'As Blaze News previously reported, Schardin allegedly was on a "staycation" with her family earlier this year at a hotel in Roseville — roughly 15 miles from her hometown of Blaine.According to the criminal complaint obtained by Law & Crime, Schardin approached two teen boys at the hotel hot tub on Jan. 14. She allegedly began a conversation with the minors and complained about her marriage. The second victim said Schardin was in the pool area when her husband allegedly shouted something like, “If you don’t come upstairs, our relationship is over.” The wife reportedly disregarded her husband's words and instead asked to exchange "socials" with the victims. Schardin purportedly contacted the first victim on Snapchat a little later that day and asked, “Can I come into your room?”The married mom allegedly went to the boys' hotel room. They were in town from Colorado for a hockey tournament.She told the teens they were "young enough to be her kids,” according to court documents. Schardin reportedly began talking about "sex and stuff" and then got into bed with the two boys and asked them about their sexual experiences.The boys said Schardin was “saying things like, ‘let’s just do more,’ ‘let’s have sex,’ ‘we’re already here,’ ‘You already have a 38‐year‐old woman, a female in your bed, don’t you want to do more?'”In regard to the offer of sex, the first victim recalled thinking “not really” but ultimately said “sure” to Schardin because he didn’t know how to say no to her.The criminal complaint said the first victim "was kind of uncomfortable."The New York Post reported, "Schadin then began sexual acts with two of the teens — while a third watched — and asked them to perform sexual acts on her."The next day, Schardin allegedly sent text messages to the teens while they were playing in a hockey tournament. She reportedly showed up to the boys' game. “Victim one said they all started getting nervous, and he was shaking on the bench at one point because he wanted to leave what happened the night before in the past, and she was trying to follow them, ‘it was really creepy,'” the complaint reads.Schardin reportedly continued to send text messages to the teenagers once they returned home to Colorado. She allegedly attempted to convince one of the boys to not tell police “what happened.”Schardin purportedly texted the first victim, "I will do or say anything you want, just don’t tell the police or report what happened.'” According to the complaint, the boy replied that "he didn’t want anything from her, that he wouldn’t report it, and that she needed to leave him alone."The teen then blocked Schardin.Minnesota court records reveal that Scardin's husband, Anthony Schardin, filed for divorce on Dec. 18, 2023, Heavy reported. Schardin is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 10, 2025.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

I can’t imagine ten million of anything. It’s a stupid number, it’s so big it might as well be imaginary. So when the Quantic Dream CEO announces that Detroit Become Human has sold over ten million copies, it’s hard to comprehend just how huge that number is. What’s a more manageable figure is how many people are currently playing the game on Steam, which still falls into the bucket marked ‘good news’, with a new record high number of concurrent players on the platform. Continue reading Big sale sees Detroit Become Human smash its highest player count on Steam MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best adventure games, Best story games, Best single-player games

We all know just how hard it is these days for new free-to-play, live service, competitive multiplayer games - muscling in with the Counter-Strikes and CODs of the world is a tall order. Even those that appear to have got most things right on paper, such as new 3v3 tactical shooter Spectre Divide, aren’t immune from this struggle. Developer Mountaintop recognizes this, and just over a month on from the game’s launch, it’s penned a new blog talking about its future plans, a time frame for launching its vital first season, and why it “isn’t going anywhere” despite claims of it being a dying game already. Continue reading New FPS Spectre Divide “isn’t going anywhere” despite tough start to life MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best free PC games, Best multiplayer games

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