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U.S. politics is a tinder box right now, and leftists like California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker keep striking matches.Bill Maher attempts risky intervention on Trump-deranged pal Rob Reiner: 'You have to talk to people'
A casual conversation turned into a deprogramming session when Bill Maher recently hosted the notoriously Trump-hating director Rob Reiner on his "Club Random" podcast.
Maher urged the MAGA-mad mogul to see the importance of keeping communication open with his political opponents, citing Barack Obama's skill at dealing with Republicans during his presidency.
'Every fiber of your being wants to be like, "I got to get this person to not see it that way."'
"Politics is about making deals. It's about bargains," Maher said, lamenting that liberals like Reiner are not willing to work with the current administration.
Tokin' moderate
Reiner, meanwhile, countered that today's GOP is beyond reasonable discussion.
Maher, noting that the Democrats do not have "any power," said that the idea of purposely not having conversations with conservatives is a pointless endeavor.
"The idea of, 'We don't talk to you when we don't even have the power?' Of course, you have to talk to people," Maher explained.
But Reiner interjected.
"Before you have an exchange, you have to agree on certain facts," Reiner said.
Return to condescender
Maher's tone switched, the way it often does when he himself is speaking to someone he completely disagrees with.
"No, you don't. You can't. Once you start down that road ... you just have to talk to people," the host said.
The portly producer then offered up an example that showed he does not see much worth in talking to someone who is on a different page.
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“No, no, you talk to people," Reiner asserted. "But if somebody says, 'Two plus two is four,' and the other guy says, 'No, it's not,' how do you begin the discussion?” he asked.
"Because, Rob, that’s a slippery slope," Maher replied, already sounding defeated.
"If you start down that road of, 'I can't talk to you if you believe this crazy thing,' you just can't," he continued.
Reiner, 78, legitimately seeming like he wanted to hear Maher's advice, asked, "What do you do?"
A player's prayer
The "Real Time with Bill Maher" host admitted that while he has never been married, his experience in long-term relationships has led him to be able to accept the fact that he doesn't have to agree with everything someone says.
"It's very like a relationship. ... And I know there are moments where the person is believing something, and you just — every fiber of your being wants to be like, 'I got to get this person not to see it that way, 'cause I just think it's f**king nuts.'"
But if that person wants that relationship to last, Maher continued, they will have to learn "three little words that are most important to any relationship."
"They're not, 'I love you.' They're, 'Let it go,'" he revealed. "Sometimes you just have to let it go."
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Over the moon
Maher gave examples of speaking with someone who does not believe the lunar landing of 1969 happened, or even Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom he disagrees with on many topics.
The reason Democrats need to reach across the aisle is because there were a lot of places where "the Democrats did f**k up," Maher said.
On his list of DNC gaffes was the U.S.-Mexico border, DEI initiatives in colleges, and "elite universities, where the kids are raised to be these anarchist, America-hating anti-Semites, and there is zero diversity of opinion."
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Tens of thousands flock to Charlie Kirk memorial as massive crowd forms at dawn
Massive crowds have already formed ahead of Charlie Kirk's memorial in Glendale, Arizona.
Almost seven hours before the service was scheduled to start at State Farm Stadium, tens of thousands were already gathered outside the venue.
New videos from the parking lot showed seemingly never-ending crowds of Kirk supporters, with a sea of people formed as early as 4 a.m. local time.
'America is turning out for Charlie!'
"It's just 4am here in Arizona, and the line for Charlie Kirk’s memorial is now a SEA of TENS OF THOUSANDS of patriots," reporter Nick Sortor wrote on X. "This is HISTORIC! America is turning out for Charlie!"
The colossal turnout has already bumped the estimated crowd of 100,000 to more than 300,000, according to on-the-ground reports.
"The true scope of the crowd for Charlie Kirk in Arizona — WOW," Eric Daugherty, assistant news director for Florida's Voice, wrote on X.
Daugherty showed an enormous group of supporters, but what was perhaps more impressive was how orderly and calm the crowd was, even with five hours or so before the event starts.
"Original estimates of 100K bumped to up to *300,000.* This is going to be one of the most remembered days in modern US history," Daugherty added.
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Charlie Kirk Memorial: LIVE at State Farm Stadium | Glendale, AZ
The passion and support for Kirk could be felt even on the way to the venue, as many social media users posted about the positive atmosphere as they traveled on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
"Entire airplanes full of passengers are singing 'Amazing Grace' as they touch down in Phoenix for Charlie Kirk's funeral!" South Carolina candidate Mark Lynch wrote, sharing a video from inside an airplane.
"Lots of people on my flight discussing Charlie Kirk. The energy in Phoenix tomorrow is going to be unbelievable," conservative commentator John Doyle wrote on X.
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Traffic and crowds have filled the streets en route to the stadium with what seems like an limitless line of people and cars.
Supporters were camped out on the street since Sunday night in front of Desert Diamond Arena, which is a 15-minute drive from State Farm Stadium.
Other reporters showed lines wrapped around the fence line of the football stadium since the break of dawn.
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Democrat pushes sick claim that Charlie Kirk wanted to 'roll back the rights' of black people and women
A congresswoman reversed course to condemn Charlie Kirk just hours after voting to honor him.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) was one of 95 Democrats who voted in favor of honoring Kirk's "life and legacy" on Friday in a House resolution. The vote came just over a week after Kirk was assassinated, allegedly by a young male who was dating a transgender person.
'... Kirk’s racist, anti-American views.'
In total, the resolution received support from both Democrats and Republicans with a 310-58 vote. While 58 Democrats voted against and another 22 did not vote at all, Sherrill's about-face afterward was all the more confusing considering that she voted in support of the resolution.
In statement posted to her X account, Sherril wrote that while she supports free speech, she still thinks Kirk has "vile" views.
"I take my oath to the Constitution seriously. I believe in free speech. And that the First Amendment wouldn’t be necessary if it were only meant to cover language we agreed with," Sherrill stated. "It is meant to protect people like Charlie Kirk who present vile dissenting views. But it is also meant to protect teachers, doctors, and TV comedians who may express views the president doesn't like."
Then the New Jersey Democrat claimed that Kirk supported restricting the rights of women and black people.
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"Charlie Kirk was advocating for a Christian nationalist government and to roll back the rights of women and Black people — this flies in the face of every value I hold dear and that I fight for," Sherril continued. "But the Constitution protects free speech, even for those I vehemently oppose."
Sherrill then stated that President Trump "defines hypocrisy at every turn" and is "instigating a witch hunt worthy of Joseph McCarthy to shut down the free speech rights of anyone who disagrees with Kirk’s racist, anti-American views."
The 53-year-old noted in her final paragraph that she considers Kirk's murder to be "horrific" and said it is "up to all of us to stand against political violence."
"In these times, I will continue to condemn political violence, racism, attacks on women, and the hypocrisy coming from Trump and his acolytes," she concluded.
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Sherrill is running for governor of New Jersey in November as the Democratic Party candidate. She will run against Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
Ciattarelli responded to Sherrill's comments, writing on X, "Mikie Sherrill's hypocrisy knows no bounds."
He also described her comments about Kirk as "inexcusable and disqualifying."
Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) responded to Sherrill's remarks directly in her comments section with, "You can't just say crap like that — especially when it's not true."
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He May Have Pulled The Trigger, But Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Killer Didn’t ‘Act Alone’
The alleged 'radicalized' assassin did not get to this moment on his own. Investigation details show a young man steeped in leftist dogma.NC election official resigns after police say they caught him drugging teenagers' ice cream
The head of the Surry County Board of Elections in North Carolina resigned after police say he was caught on camera drugging his step-granddaughter and her friend.
On August 3, Republican election official James Yokeley Jr. allegedly flagged down police officers at a gas station near a Dairy Queen in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
According to a report from local outlet NC Newsline, Yokeley claimed that the two teens had found hard objects inside their Dairy Queen Blizzards, a whipped ice cream treat. Police alleged that was not the case, however, after they saw surveillance footage from inside the restaurant.
'I remain prayerfully confident that I will be exonerated of all accusations levied against me.'
"He can be seen placing something on the counter, and it's pretty apparent that when the employees make the drinks, he's trying to observe if anybody's observing him," Wilmington Police Lt. Greg Willett said in a press conference on Friday.
Willett said officers went to the Dairy Queen and asked for the in-store video, which Willett claimed "clearly shows Mr. Yokeley placing the pills in the ice cream."
What was actually in the pills was perhaps more disturbing; police field tests showed that the small blue pills contained cocaine and MDMA. The girls did not ingest the drugs, though, police stated.
In a letter, Yokeley not only issued his resignation, but he also denied the allegations that have been levied against him.
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"I am writing to formally resign from my position as Board Chair," Yokeley wrote in the letter.
He concluded that it was in the "best interest" of the state and local board but described the case as his "own falsely accused circumstances."
"Based on the truth and facts, I remain prayerfully confident that I will be exonerated of all accusations levied against me."
Sarah Whisenant, owner of the Dairy Queen in question, told WECT-TV that she did not recognize Yokeley or the two teenagers, but emphasized that her staff would never do such a thing.
"Thank goodness we had video," Whisenant said.
Four employees were working at the Dairy Queen at the time.
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections and Surry County Board of Elections said they are both "aware of the charges against Mr. Yokeley" and will "continue to collect information about the situation and will provide support to the Surry County board, as needed."
Yokeley was appointed as the head of the Surry elections board in June 2025. He has been charged with two counts of felony contaminating food or drink with a controlled substance, felony child abuse, and felony possession of Schedule I narcotics.
In court, the 66-year-old reportedly waived his right for a court-appointed attorney and was told he was not allowed to have contact with the teenagers. According to a report from NBC10 Boston, he posted $100,000 bond.
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Gallup poll captures damning snapshot of the extremity of Democrat resentment
The Trump administration — and the country by extension — has enjoyed tremendous success over the past seven months.
The administration has, for instance, secured the border; reformed the foreign aid establishment; fired thousands of bureaucrats across the government; exposed elements of the deep state; routed racist DEI initiatives in the federal government; turned international trade on its head in America's favor; brokered historic peace deals between warring nations across the globe; taken meaningful steps to make America healthy again; driven down the foreign-born population and rounded up multitudes of dangerous criminal noncitizens; and set about the demolition of the child sex-change regime.
Rather than join their countrymen in enjoying the fruits of the administration's efforts, Democrats have apparently grown more bitter and resentful.
Polling data published on Wednesday by Gallup revealed that whereas 93% of Republicans approve of President Donald Trump's overall job performance, only 1% of Democrats signaled approval — a 92-point gap.
The polling outfit noted that this chasmic difference ties the record for the largest partisan divide in Gallup's presidential approval trends, which was set in June.
When polled this month, 35% of independents signaled approval for the job done by the president.
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Trump's record disapproval among Democrats is not entirely surprising. After all, a poll revealed late last year that nearly one in three Democrats would have preferred to see the president murdered in cold blood.
What is surprising, however, is that Democrats are similarly dissatisfied with the state of the country at large.
'Partisan perceptual biases that lead Democrats to see things as worse than they are and Republicans better than they are.'
Overall, 31% of Americans say that they are satisfied with the direction the country is going — up from 26% in October and the average 22% throughout Joe Biden's presidency.
Whereas 76% of Republicans say that they are satisfied with the direction of the country, less than 1% of Democrats said the same — a 76-point gap, the highest Gallup has ever recorded on this measure.
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Although in July 2024, only 1% of Republicans said that they were satisfied with the direction the country was heading, the partisan divide on the question was far less dramatic because 62% of Democrats were dissatisfied with the state of play.
Robert Shapiro, a professor of government at Columbia University, told Newsweek, "Two things are at work. One is genuine Democratic dislike of what is happening in the economy regarding prices, tariffs, etc. and then all the opposition to what Trump has been doing."
"Second is partisan perceptual biases that lead Democrats to see things as worse than they are and Republicans better than they are," continued Shapiro. "It is only good news for the Democrats if this mobilizes voters in 2026. The voters are not so happy with the Democratic Party and its leaders."
That is a major understatement.
A CNBC poll revealed earlier this month that favorability toward the Democratic Party among registered voters was 56% negative and 24% positive. The poll indicated that Trump had a 46% approval rate. Gallup indicated in late July that only 73% of Democrats had a positive opinion of their own party.
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