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MORE TRUTH. Bill Maher Stands Up for Free Speech and the Right to Say an Election Is Stolen Nick Arama Bill Maher has some good thoughts and discussions on his "Real Time" show. He had a few this weekend. He had on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who argued in favor of giving down payment assistance to illegal aliens to be able to buy homes. She also said she wanted to make them all "documented," which sounds like she was saying the quiet part out loud about the Democratic agenda. But he had some more interesting comments, this time on people talking about elections being stolen. As we know, that became a no-no on social media and if you said such things, you might have been suppressed. Maher spoke against such censorship, as our friends at Townhall observed. He was speaking in the context of the arrest in France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov and the worry that the heavy hand in that case and in places like Brazil -- which is blocking X -- was going to come down again here and clamp down on the people behind the platforms, like Elon Musk. https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/09/01/maher-election-comments-n2178815

“If the Democrats were smart, they would avoid like the plague any reference to Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. It was universally, and correctly, seen as a debacle, and the Afghanistan fiasco precipitated a drop in Biden’s approval ratings from which he never recovered. Normal observers see that the current controversy was stirred up by the Democrats in hopes of political gain. The controversy, kept alive by Democrats, mostly serves to remind voters of one of the Biden/Harris administration’s worst failures, and to tie that failure more securely to Kamala Harris. So in my opinion the Democrats’ attacks on Trump for his Arlington visit constitute political malpractice. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/09/the-democrats-swing-and-miss.php We can only hope that they keep it up.”

Tom Cotton Takes Down NBC News Anchor After She Shamelessly Lies Defending Kamala Harris Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on NBC News on Sunday, and the topic inevitably landed on Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery. As RedState reported, the press has been having a field day attacking the former president for a supposed breach in decorum regarding a wreath-laying ceremony for the 13 murdered American service members killed at the Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal. It didn't take long after the event for the truth to come out, which was that the Gold Star families involved invited Trump to come and asked to pose for pictures with him. Still, the press pushed forward with the story in an egregious fashion, including Maggie Haberman of The New York Times calling up the mother of one of the names seen on a gravestone to harass her for a response. Then, on Saturday morning, Kamala Harris jumped headfirst into the fray, releasing a scathing statement claiming she respected America's war dead but that Trump doesn't. That led to a massive backlash in which eight Gold Star families who were at the ceremony put out video statements slamming the former vice president and noting that she has never agreed to meet with any of them. You might think that would be the end of the story. After all, how do you keep pushing a false story that has even been rebuked by the very families involved who lost their loved ones due to Harris' incompetence? The press took that as a challenge, though, and when Welker faced off against Cotton on Sunday morning, she told an inexcusable lie as she desperately tried to defend the vice president. https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/09/01/watch-tom-cotton-takes-on-nbc-news-anchor-after-she-shamelessly-lies-defending-kamala-harris-n2178805

Tom Cotton Takes Down NBC News Anchor After She Shamelessly Lies Defending Kamala Harris Sen. Tom Cotton appeared on NBC News on Sunday, and the topic inevitably landed on Donald Trump's recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery. As RedState reported, the press has been having a field day attacking the former president for a supposed breach in decorum regarding a wreath-laying ceremony for the 13 murdered American service members killed at the Abbey Gate during the Afghanistan withdrawal. It didn't take long after the event for the truth to come out, which was that the Gold Star families involved invited Trump to come and asked to pose for pictures with him. Still, the press pushed forward with the story in an egregious fashion, including Maggie Haberman of The New York Times calling up the mother of one of the names seen on a gravestone to harass her for a response. Then, on Saturday morning, Kamala Harris jumped headfirst into the fray, releasing a scathing statement claiming she respected America's war dead but that Trump doesn't. That led to a massive backlash in which eight Gold Star families who were at the ceremony put out video statements slamming the former vice president and noting that she has never agreed to meet with any of them. You might think that would be the end of the story. After all, how do you keep pushing a false story that has even been rebuked by the very families involved who lost their loved ones due to Harris' incompetence? The press took that as a challenge, though, and when Welker faced off against Cotton on Sunday morning, she told an inexcusable lie as she desperately tried to defend the vice president. https://redstate.com/bonchie/2024/09/01/watch-tom-cotton-takes-on-nbc-news-anchor-after-she-shamelessly-lies-defending-kamala-harris-n2178805 .

Harris momentum stalls, CNN talk didn’t help. She polls best when nobody sees her or hears from her or thinks about her. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3140278/harris-momentum-stalls-cnn-talk-didnt-help/#google_vignette

I THINK YOU SPELLED “DELIGHTFUL OCCASION” WRONG: Univ. Utah vice president: Closure of DEI office a ‘grieving process.’ https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-utah-vice-president-closure-of-dei-office-a-grieving-process/

"Kamala Harris' Election Odds Slide With Bookmakers After CNN Interview." Newsweek reported last night. https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-election-odds-slide-cnn-interview-presidential-election-donald-trump-betfair-1946536 Here's what I'm seeing at Real Clear Politics right now:

Well, there is, but you won't believe it.

Poll: Independents Prefer Trump over Harris for President by Double Digits Independents–by double digits–prefer former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the country, this week’s survey from the Economist/YouGov found. This survey, which was taken after the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, asked respondents a very simple question: “Between Harris and Trump, who would you prefer to have as president?” By a 12-point margin, independents say they prefer Trump to be president rather than Harris. https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_29AmKSW.pdf

Any word from the administration ? Israelis Forces Recover the Bodies of Six Hostages, Including One American Citizen by Matt Vespa As Israel’s justified war against Hamas raged, the terror group still held over 100 hostages. Once again, a ceasefire agreement was rejected by Hamas last week. Tragically, Israeli forces made a gruesome discovery this weekend in Gaza: the bodies of six hostages were recovered, including one American (via Axios): Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, including one American citizen, Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The recovery operation took place amid continued efforts to reach a hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/08/31/israelis-forces-recover-the-bodies-of-six-hostages-including-one-american-citizen-n2644179#google_vignette

Kamala Harris' CNN Adventure - I Said X, I Now Say Y, My Values Have Not Changed Duane Patterson FTA: I'm sure people within her campaign, on pins and needles the entire time, breathed a sigh of relief that she didn't seize up like the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz. Regardless, it was not a good performance, and reinforced all the concerns people have about her not being ready for prime time. The interview itself was billed as an hourlong affair, but it wasn't much more than 20-25 minutes. Bash was live going in and out of commercial breaks at the quarter hour, and there were plenty of B-roll video packages to help fill the time, and it was all over well before 9:50pm eastern. To Bash's credit, she spent vastly more time on Harris than Walz, and when she did approach Walz, it was to press him for essentially being caught as a serial liar. Literally no one believes her on her newfound religion on fracking. People in Pennsylvania don't believe her, Republicans don't believe her, and the Greenies in the Democratic base don't believe her. You know who else doesn't believe her? Dana Bash. Kamala 2.0 - My values haven't changed, but my positions have for electoral expediency. I don't know how she's going to get away with 'I've been very clear about where I stand, my values haven't changed, but my values have changed if you happen to live in a state I need where my values conflict with yours.' https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2024/08/30/kamala-harris-cnn-adventure-not-convincing-anyone-who-already-doesnt-like-trump-n3793847 .