The Fox interview with Kamala Harris

It seems I'm the only one who thought Kamala talked louder than Bret on Fox last night. I've heard that charge so often about how Donald Trump stopped the so called bi-partisan Senate border bill of 2024 even I could argue the sides. I've yet to hear the interviewer drill down and ask about the numbers of illegals allowed in. The bill gave authority to shut down the border, which wouldn’t kick in until the seven-day average number of cumulative encounters with INADMISSIBLE migrants was between 4,000 and 5,000 per day. And even that would be discretionary unless the seven-day average was above 5,000 per day. What Democrat president wouldn't love codifying the number of illegals at 5,000 a day? Then they would call them legal and sign them up to vote, live in hotels, flood the local schools, use welfare intended for citizens, and emergency funding for hurricane victims. All while rich Democrats like Obama and Pelosi live in gated communities!

And there were billions for Ukraine in that "border bill" too, although leftist media loves to split hairs on that in the old shell game.

And speaking of rich. That old saw Kamala trots out in each speech about Trump's tax breaks for the rich is right out of the 80s. Why can't interviewers ever ask her about that? The wealthiest, most powerful donors to elections in the U.S. are Democrats using illegal migrants as gardeners and house cleaners. Just a few months ago we saw a coup and the president was deposed by a few mega-rich corporate magnates and Hollywood PACs.

But Bret just let that fly on by and continued to let her lie, lie, lie, and obfuscate about her role as border czar and a "middle class" kid who didn't show up for work in California. She blames Trump who held no office in the Senate and gave a tax break to the middle class in his four years.

Bret . . . I think you failed.

Bret, Barry and Brit--A Fox among the chickens

Taranto writes in today's column about the Baier interview: ". . .perhaps the first time Obama has ever faced a tough interview. The interviewer was Bret Baier of Fox News Channel, and the president was clearly unprepared, coming across as petulant and evasive."

MediaMatters and HuffnPuff of course went crazy that their guy looked so bad. Fox can't be a "real" news channel if it doesn't bow and scrape. I have underestimated Baier who took over for Brit Hume--haven't seen him as having the experience, or even an authoritative voice. But he definitely had Obama's number, who also had underestimated him and was unprepared. Or was it just a lack of the teleprompter?

We've lost an important political ally in the loss of the objectivity of our main stream press reporters and editors, owners and advertisers. They've been so enamored of this president and so fearful of his Chicago goon squad that they are losing viewers and readers right and left (no pun intended). Taranto observes that if the MSM had been a little tougher on him in 2008, or even honest, Obama would have been prepared for these questions. But then, he wouldn't have been president if the press hadn't constantly pitched the soft balls. Smart President, Foolish Choices - WSJ.com

Andrew Cline writes at American Spectator: "If the president were true to his campaign promises, he would immediately nix the Slaughter scheme and demand a real, fair vote on health care legislation. But everyone who went looking for those health care meetings on C-SPAN already knows he isn't true to his campaign promises." The American Spectator : Democrats Against Democracy

And Brit Hume thinks Bret did a good job, too. Hot Air » Blog Archive » Brit Hume gives his successor an attaboy on Obama interview