Unpacking Liz Cheney’s commencement con-job



Liz Cheney recently gave a commencement speech at Colorado College, and Mark Levin is here to unpack it and all its never-Trumper glory.

“Cheney hates Trump because he didn’t agree with her on some of the foreign policy positions she took. It’s that simple. And then she developed into this self-righteousness and so forth. I’ve seen this happen before,” Levin explains.

Levin notes that half of the audience members are turning their backs to Cheney as she walks out, but the other half, who are facing her, are applauding her.

“Why are they applauding her? Because she hates Trump. That’s it. Why else did she get the professor job? Because she hates Trump,” Levin says.

“If she’d just been Liz Cheney, they would hate her.”

Levin explains that those who are turning their backs to her are doing so because “there’s nothing she can do for the radical Marxist left that they would appreciate enough.”

“Because her name is Cheney, and Cheney’s too stupid to even realize it.”

Cheney takes to the podium to gain favor among the young audience.

“I’d been elected as a member of the House Republican leadership,” she began, “but after the 2020 election and the attack of January 6, my fellow Republicans wanted me to lie. They wanted me to say that the 2020 election was stolen,” she said.

Levin watches unenthused.

“Wow, that’s not what happened. You went on your own little jihad against Trump and the conservatives,” Levin says.

Cheney continued, saying that the Republicans wanted her to lie as well about January 6 not being a big deal and Donald Trump being “not dangerous.”

“She’s been talking for what now, two minutes? And Donald Trump, she mentions Donald Trump,” Levin critiques.

“She’s at a commencement speech, and she’s talking about herself, and what she had to face, and the bad Republicans, and Donald Trump — rather than talking about the future, rather than talking about the kids, rather than talking about our history, our philosophy.”


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20-year-old college tennis player dies in his sleep; no cause of death announced



Jack Madison — a 20-year-old member of the Colorado College men's tennis team — died in his sleep Jan. 2, the Colorado College Tigers website reported. He was at home in Ohio at the time of his death, the college said in an alert.

The Colorado Springs Gazette said Madison's cause of death has not been announced.

Madison hailed from Bexley, Ohio, and was recruited to Colorado College from Columbus Academy where he was a four-year letter winner and team captain during his senior year, the college said. Madison was twice named a first-team all-state player and for three years was a first-team all-league player at Columbus Academy, the college added. He also was a state finalist during his sophomore and senior seasons at the Academy, the college said.

Columbus Academy boys tennis coach Marc Wurtzman told the Columbus Dispatch that Madison "always put a smile on your face. Everybody loved Jack. Players from other teams loved Jack. Jack will never be forgotten. He will be remembered by all his friends, family, and coaches, and everybody in the Academy community.”

The Dispatch said Madison was in his sophomore year at Colorado College.

"We are devastated by the tragic passing of Jack Madison," Colorado College Vice President and Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine said, according the Tigers website. "Jack was a treasured member of our men's tennis program and his loss will be profoundly felt throughout the athletics department and campus community."

Tigers head coach Anthony Weber said "the tennis program is deeply saddened by the news of Jack Madison's death. Jack was one of the most friendly and respectful student-athletes we have had in our program. We will miss his selflessness and positive influence. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family as they cope with this tragic news," the college reported.

Madison's family added that he was "fascinated by language and words; sound and music; and was crazy about art. He was a thoughtful writer, with his writing appearing in the Catalyst and the 'Sounds of Colorado College' blog, which he managed. Jack encouraged our community to reflect and think more deeply — not to mention to listen to new artists. He loved our CC community," the college's alert noted.

Here's a clip of Madison — wearing a baseball cap and standing on the right — during a May 2019 interview with Columbus Academy tennis teammates:

Columbus Academy’s Drew Haffer, Arie Tuckerman and Jack Madisonyoutu.be

A week after Madison's death, an Air Force Academy cadet suddenly died after he collapsed while walking to class. The Air Force Academy is just north of Colorado Springs, and Colorado College is in Colorado Springs.

Officials have not yet determined a cause of death for 21-year-old Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown. He was a sophomore member of the Air Force Falcons football team for which he played on the offensive line and appeared in two games during the 2022 season.

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