Her media pals have swooned over her, calling her the best press secretary ever. She was competent, I'll give her that -- but she was condescending, and lied a lot (though that may come with the territory), and did very little to raise the tone of debate in the country. I give her credit for holding regular briefings, but I have it on good authority that she and her underlings maneuvered to make sure that challenging questions were quashed, except from Peter Doocy, who works for Fox News, which is too big to ignore or wish away (Obama tried).
This was not a job she should have had. The job was earned by former Biden spokesperson Symone Sanders, who was somehow shunted to the VP's office and eventually left the administration. (Somehow in all the talk of systemic racism, we never heard the explanation as to why a black woman who did it all on the campaign trail was passed over in favor of a white woman who did not.)
There is a corruption issue here: Psaki is leaving to join MSNBC, if reports are to be believed, and there were several outlets courting her, so she was, as Byron York notes, briefing the same organizations who were trying to hire her (and whom she was trying to entice to hire her). There are stark conflicts of interest.
I think one can honestly say, though, that the administration will be served more poorly by anyone who replaces her, which is a form of praise, I guess.
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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