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Below is my column in the New York Post on the Associated Press guideline for reporters to avoid calling Hamas a terrorist organization. Voice of America and other media outlets have made the same decision. This is not about supporting the Palestinian cause. It is about correctly describing a group that commits terrorist attacks as a terrorist organization. Here is the column: Confucius once said that “the beginning of wisdom is the ability to call things by their right names.” That does not appear to be the approach of the Associated Press this week after the media organization told its...

NASCAR denounced its association with the “Let's go, Brandon” political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics “on the left or the right.” Phelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black “Let's go, Brandon” shirt...

I never wear clothes with logos on them. However, when I saw that I could buy a “Let’s Go Brandon” t-shirt for only $20, I couldn’t resist. Today, when I went to my local outlet mall and then to Costco, I wore that shirt. I live in the Southeast, in an area with a sizeable Black population and a lot of Democrats. Still, there are conservatives here so I expected some recognition for the shirt. What I didn’t expect was the happiness with which my shirt would be greeted. At the outlet mall, a young Black woman, maybe in her...

A meme-inspired song based on the anti-Biden chant "Let's Go Brandon!" roared at popular sports events across America is rapidly taking over the internet and is currently sitting at the number one spot on the iTunes hip-hop chart The song is performed by rapper Loza Alexander, and its title is "Let's Go Brandon." In the song's choruses, a voice repeatedly chants the iconic anti-Biden mantra and is immediately followed by a sample of a crowd chanting the original line, the more rough-and-ready "F*ck Joe Biden." Alexander can be seen in the video wearing a red MAGA-style hat with white lettering...

Joe Biden received a brutal surprise when visiting a Chicago suburb. He was reportedly there to urge people to get vaccinated. There were plenty of people in “deep-blue Illinois” who were unhappy about Biden’s visit, Western Journal reports. Protesters lined the road and trucks honked their approval. Video footage shows protesters chanting “Let’s go, Brandon” as well as one person holding a sign that read “Let’s go, Brandon.” The phrase has become popular after NBC reporter Kelli Stavast mistakenly believed NASCAR fans at Talladega Superspeedway were chanting “Let’s go, Brandon” in support of driver Brandon Brown. In reality, fans at...

On October 2, the Talladega Superspeedway was the host of a Sparks 300 race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Brandon Brown was the winner, and sportscaster Kelli Stavast believed the crowd were chanting for him during the race. They were shouting, 'Let's go Brandon!' - or so she thought. It turned out the fans had a very different intention and were actually shouting out against President Joe Biden. The chant, believed to have been led by Trump supporters, was actually "F*** Joe Biden," and has since been heard at several other sporting events. While the chant itself is not new,...

Fake set. Fake room. Fake windows. Fake flowers. A phony White House production set resembling the The Gong Show, was built across the street from the White House. The cardboard desks and cheap plastic chairs are a nice touch. Our crack president, Biden, can now read what he is told from a script directly from a face-on-monitor. This avoids the embarrassing glare from the normal teleprompter glass that can be seen on camera. Reflected glass is the least of Joe’s problems. He has become a national embarrassment on the world stage. Recently, Joe traveled to Michigan and delivered another horrid...

Supporters of former President Trump and Americans dissatisfied with Joe Biden have turned the chant "Let’s Go Brandon!" into a massive social media viral trend that has shown up at sporting events, airports, memes, all the way to the former president’s Saturday rally in Iowa.It started as a profane anti-Biden chant at college football games but went to a new level last Saturday when NBC reporter Kelli Stavast interviewed NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown after he captured his first race victory at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway.During the interview, Trump supporters and Biden critics took a page out of the book...

President Trump is holding a rally tonight at the Iowa State Fairgrounds near Des Moines, Iowa. THOUSANDS of supporters lined up early to get into the fairgrounds. And a “Let’s Go Brandon!” banner flew over the rally this afternoon.

It’s obvious that if Trump runs again in 2024, he should name “Brandon” as his running mate, so rally crowds can yell “Let’s go Brandon!” This is better than shouting the vernacular version, and the media will be totally flummoxed having to explain it over and over again. Meanwhile, did Facebook have the worst week ever, or what?

When they start arresting people for the F... Joe Biden chant, people should claim that they were really saying "Let's Go Brandon!" You do not hear the F-bomb in the South except for very rare occasions. The natives are seriously restless. But before the Republicans start counting their votes they should come down here and talk to those same voters. Republicans need to start DOING things (e.g. DeSantis attacking Silicon Valley) so that people don't think the silent GOP is fixing to not quite be able to overturn anything. Again.

“Let’s go Brandon” is everywhere these days, on T-shirts and flags and in the responses to any Twitter post about President Joe Biden. While crowds at sporting events keep chanting their support for NASCAR winner Brandon Brown, someone had Let’s Go Brandon — or maybe Letsko Brandon — paged at the Chicago airport.

VIDEOIt's the shout that is spreading across the land at stadiums and arenas. Why? Because as these video clips reveal, Brandon's incredible abilities and effectiveness have inspired Americans to the point where they have to show their appreciation for him by shouting out "LET'S GO BRANDON."

What is the name of the NBC reporter responsible for "Let's Go Brandon?" A quick search of the internet shows no sign of her. I wanted to follow-up with NBC to see if they'd gotten her a hearing aid to allow her to accurately report what's going on. Thanks

A NASCAR crowd at Talladega Superspeedway broke into a “F–k Joe Biden” chant on Saturday — but an NBC reporter claims she heard something more benign. NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast was in the middle of interviewing driver Brandon Brown after he won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the famed Alabama racetrack when the crowd behind them broke into a chant, Fox News said. “As you can hear the chants from the crowd,” Stavast said to Brown, according to a Twitter post after the race. “Let’s go Brandon.” The clip shows that the crowd was actually sharing their...