NEWS AND OPINION:

“In the wake of the latest indictment of President Trump by the Biden administration, I found myself thinking, man, I’d love to hear what Rush would say about this,” wrote Matt Margolis, a columnist for the information and opinion website PJ Media.

He is, after all, referring to the late Rush Limbaugh, whose highly effective day by day talk-radio present drew 15.5 million listeners every week.

“What would Rush have said? Well, we don’t really have to wonder. In one of his last episodes before his death, Limbaugh predicted that Democrats would attempt to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president again by indicting him,” Mr. Margolis famous.

And here's what Limbaugh predicted on Jan. 8, 2021, about Mr. Trump and the Democrats’ potential intentions:

“I know they desperately want Donald Trump gone and I know that they desperately want it codified that Trump cannot run again because make no mistake, they remain scared to death of you and they remain scared to death of Trump — and your 75 million, or 80 million votes. And I’m going to tell you, you’re not going anywhere,” Limbaugh advised his listeners, assuring his them that their loyalty would stay steadfast.

“They can’t separate you from Trump, and more importantly, they can’t separate you from the ideas. They can’t separate you from MAGA. They can’t separate you from Make America Great Again, which I think remains one of our big campaign strengths going forward,” he stated.

‘LIVE FREE OR DIE, MAN’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took some Sunshine State gumption to Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday throughout an look earlier than Granite State voters organized by WMUR, an ABC affiliate.

One viewers member was curious: What did the time period “woke” imply to the Republican presidential hopeful?

“Woke is a form of cultural Marxism. It’s about taking individuality, merit and achievement and subordinating that to a political agenda based on identity politics. It is effectively displacing the truth in favor of ideology,” Mr. DeSantis replied.

Another voter inquired about private insults on a debate stage.

”That conduct will trigger us to lose. There are hundreds of thousands of voters on the market who don't like what President Biden is doing to this nation. They don't just like the path the nation goes in. But they aren’t going to join a candidate who's behaving badly,” the candidate declared.

“Let’s be better. Let’s look higher and let’s set a good standard for our children to follow,” he stated.

One voter requested whether or not the governor would assist hid carry of permitted firearms nationwide.

“Yes. Live free or die, man. Come on. This is a constitutional right. You’re here in New Hampshire. New Hampshire has been very clear on that,” Mr. DeSantis replied.

“Live Free or Die,” by the best way, is the official New Hampshire motto, adopted by the state in 1945.

THE NETWORKS GO CRAZY

The indictment of former President Donald Trump this week was a sign for ABC, CBS and NBC to supply continuous protection of the occasion Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

“They spent a whopping 70 minutes and 41 seconds obsessing over the charges filed against Trump related to the January 6 riot and claims about the 2020 election,” writes Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters.com, a conservative press watchdog.

“All three networks were within two minutes of each other — with NBC at 22 minutes and 17 seconds, CBS at 23 minutes and 28 seconds, and then ABC on top at 24 minutes and 56 seconds,” Mr. Houck famous, additionally citing NBC Today co-host Savannah Guthrie — who referred to as the indictment-related occasions “historic.”

FORGOING THE JAB

Which varieties of personalities have been extra hesitant about COVID-19 vaccination through the pandemic’s peak? Surprisingly sufficient, “extroverts” have been probably the most wanting to keep away from the shot, in keeping with a examine launched this week by the University of Texas at El Paso.

“We expected that people who were especially high in extroversion would be more likely to get the vaccine. We figured those people would want to get back out in the world and socialize, right? It’s actually the opposite,” Melissa Baker, lead creator and an assistant professor of political science, stated in a written assertion.

The examine was based mostly on a survey of 40,000 Canadian adults performed from November 2020 to July 2021. Questions gauged the “openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and emotional stability” of the respondents, stated the analysis, revealed within the journal Frontiers in Psychology,

“The findings can help with future public health messaging and vaccination campaigns. It also offers a unique perspective in vaccine hesitancy research, a field that has largely focused on political affiliation,” the analysis additionally famous.

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POLL DU JOUR

• 47% of U.S. adults say unlawful immigration within the U.S. as a complete is “very serious.”

• 78% of Republicans, 43% of independents and 23% of Democrats agree.

• 23% say unlawful immigration is “somewhat serious.”

• 14% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 27% of Democrats agree.

• 18% say it's a “minor problem.”

• 5% of Republicans, 15% of independents and 33% of Democrats agree.

• 4% say it's “not a problem.”

• 0% of Republicans, 7% of independents and 6% of Democrats agree.

• 8% are “not sure” if unlawful immigration is an issue or not.

• 2% of Republicans, 10% of independents and 10% of Democrats agree.

SOURCE: An Economist/ YouGov ballot of 1,500 U.S. adults performed July 29-Aug. 1.

• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.

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