Day: August 20, 2024

Biden says DNC anti-Israel agitators ‘have a point,’ rips Trump as ‘not worthy’ of Oval Office

10:58 am August 20, 2024

CHICAGO – President Biden delivered his highly anticipated address to the Democratic National Convention late Monday night and touched on a variety of subjects including strong criticisms of former President Trump and the conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization in control of Gaza. “Those, those protesters out in the street, they have a […]

Look past the tributes, Joe Biden has been shuffled aside now in every sense of the word

10:56 am August 20, 2024

After an interminable delay, President Joe Biden finally took the stage Monday on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” Ironically, he handed his party’s nomination to Kamala Harris, a candidate who had earned precisely zero votes – and whose previous bid for the White House imploded well before […]

Georgia mayor arrested on felony charges after allegedly storing alcohol in a ditch for inmates

10:49 am August 20, 2024

The mayor of a small town in Georgia faces felony charges alleging that he illegally stashed a bottle of gin in a ditch for a state prison work crew to access. Thomson Mayor Benjamin “Benji” Cary Cranford, 52, was indicted on Wednesday and arrested by Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents on felony charges of furnishing […]

Biden rehashes debunked Trump Charlottesville claim in late-night DNC speech

10:26 am August 20, 2024

CHICAGO – President Biden on Monday evening during his DNC speech spotlighted a debunked claim that former President Donald Trump spoke favorably of neo-Nazis in 2017 following the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally. “We’re in a battle for the very soul of America. I ran for president in 2020 because of what I saw in […]

30 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Democratic nominee

9:34 am August 20, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 30 days without holding a formal press conference or sit-down interview since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. While she has been busy on the campaign trail, spoken at various events – including Monday at the first night of the Democratic National Convention – and given informal remarks to […]