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America's downward elevator ride: Biden promises hope — is that enough?
Joe Biden comforted a grieving community in Monterey Park — it's what he does best. So why don't I feel better?
He sat on his porch smoking a joint with a friend, and laughed as I walked by.
I was headed for the nearby Boys Club to hear Joe Biden speak. I didn't have time to ask him what he found so amusing, but I vowed to myself to do so later.
Biden put in an appearance in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people just east of Los Angeles, less than two months after a horrific mass shooting there. He told the crowd of more than 250 that he was there "on behalf of the American people to mourn with you."
Local politicians, longing to be seen next to the president, made a point of pressing the flesh among the crowd. Monterey Park Mayor Jesse Sanchez told reporters he was "incredibly optimistic" that something could be done about the "epidemic of gun violence" in the country. Activists among the crowd were a little less sanguine. "At least he's talking about the issue," said Charles L. Blek from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. "It seems like it's always baby steps, but Biden does care."
EP:168 Will Donald Trump finally be indicted? Mike Pence is a hypocrite and much more
This week on Just Ask the Question: In our weekly wrap up we take a definitive look at Donald Trump, his potential indictments, Dan Snyder and the potential sale of The football team formerly known as The "Redskins" and we take a look at the hypocrisy of Michael Pence . . . and so much more!
Tucker Carlson, Rupert Murdoch and Fox News: A network of treason, sedition and lies
The more we learn about Fox News, Jan. 6 and Donald Trump, the worse it gets. There must be consequences
Some of us still don't get it: Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson and Fox News are an existential threat to the United States.
Let us recap. Four Americans recently crossed the border into northern Mexico for a weekend of fun and cosmetic surgery.
The four travelers from South Carolina had barely made it to the city of Matamoros, where one of them, a mother of six, planned to get a "tummy tuck," when members of a Mexican drug cartel allegedly mistook them for Haitian drug dealers, kidnapped them and killed two of them. The abduction — a prominent story on most networks, including Fox News — was blamed on Joe Biden's policies toward Mexico. In response, the Mexican government told the U.S. it could handle its internal problems.
In my professional career, which includes years covering the border, I've never seen Mexico adequately handle its internal problems. Republicans and Fox viewers are intent on blaming Biden, even claiming that a record seizure of fentanyl on the southern U.S. border is somehow indicative of the current administration's policy failures.
EP 167: CPAC, strange legislation in Florida and the weirdest people to ever serve in Congress
On Just Ask The Question this week, we tackle CPAC, strange legislation in Florida and the weirdest people to ever serve in Congress!
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