The Thunderdome Debate

By John Kass

Sunday September 8, 2024

Most Americans can vaguely remember the post apocalyptic 1985 Mad Max movie “Beyond Thunderdome,” where disputes were settled savagely with fights to the death before an audience of screaming illiterates in the Wasteland.

And as the presidential debate on Tuesday approaches between Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump, most pundits agree that this could very well be a make-or-break event.

If one candidate falters and bites the dust, there won’t be time enough for their brain trusts and spinners to resurrect their candidacies. As the toothless denizens of Bartertown might say in their Australian accents, in Thunderdome “Two men enter, one man leaves.”

But they were talking about just two individuals locked in mortal combat over pig methane and gas and drinkable water.  One wins and walks away. The other bites the dust and waits for the flies.

In all that, there was never a belief that the combined newsrooms of the Associated Press, the New York Times, Washington Post, the dying Chicago Tribune and the rest of the corrupt legacy media would join in–including CNN, NPR, NBC, ABC, CBS and MSNBC and others–and grab rusty chainsaws and begin thrusting and carving and lopping arms and head and legs.

But that’s where we are.

You have common sense. Your own experience should tell you what “the media” thinks of you. If you can’t understand that there really is no helping you.

Because after all the gushing and joyful news coverage that Kamala Harris has received–as she’s hidden herself and her flip-flopping on policies from the American people with the assistance and encouragement of the corrupt legacy media–there is one thing that Republicans should keep in mind before Tuesday’s debate.

She’ll go for the face and for the throat. The media will support and shield her. If she survives, yet makes a fool of  herself with her trademark word salads and mentally wanders all over the place as she did in her  disastrous CNN interview, the media I mentioned will proclaim her the winner. They’ll cheer her name and recast her as Obama 2.0. We’ll be washed with Democrat feelings. We’ll be required to “feel the joy.”

That’s where America is now, as we stand on the precipice and contemplate the cultural suicide that the west has been flirting with for years.

For example, a study by the conservative Media Research Center found that starting July 21, news coverage of Kamala Harris was 84 percent positive. Coverage of Donald Trump was 89 percent negative. And even through all that, she’s avoided media coverage though she’s been given oodles of pro-Kamala news stories–the presidential campaign is just about even. So her media friends will double down. That’s exactly what they’ve been doing since old Joe Biden was pushed out the Obama led coup.

And just the other day, as that Georgia 14-year-old allegedly shot and killed classmates and teachers, the media rushed in to put their feet on the scales. The Associated Press went out of its way to mislead the public by using a select snippet of a quote by Trump’s vice presidential nominee, conservative Ohio Sen. J.D. Vancde.

“If these psychos are going to go after our kids we’ve got to be prepared for it,” Vance said. “We don’t have to like the reality that we live in, but it is the reality we live in. We’ve got to deal with it. I don’t like that this is a fact of life,” Vance said.  “But if you are a psycho and you want to make headlines, you realize that our schools are soft targets. And we have got to bolster security so if a psycho wants to walk through the front door and kill a bunch of children they’re not able.”

That’s not how the Associated Press characterized Vance’s remarks. AP used only a bit of Vance’s quote to distort what he said:

“JD Vance says school shootings are a ‘fact of life,’ calls for better security,” the AP’s original post on X said.

But that’s not what Vance said. He didn’t just shrug off the tragedy and murder in Georgia. That was what the AP wanted him to say. It was a lie. The AP printed the lie.
That AP post was later deleted and replaced with an updated caption.
Yet the damage had been done. The AP slithered away. News organizations among AP clients including the never-Trumpers in the Chicago Tribune seized upon the earlier, incorrect AP configuration of Vance’s comments. And that’s all the Democrats needed. Leftist media sites like Axios (which means ‘worthy’ in Greek) just loves the fact that they help her avoid interviews and public scrutiny.

Mark Hemingway, writing in The Federalist said,  “the lengths to which they are going to ensure she doesn’t  have to answer questions are officially comical — see her recent bizarre boarding of a plane where she had her headphones plugged into her phone, while still holding her phone up to her ear. Either she really wanted to send a strong visual signal that she was on the phone and therefore unable to take questions or she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how phones work. Come to think of it, these explanations are not mutually exclusive.”

Harris and the perpetual weirdo lying braggart she has chosen for her running mate have been applauded by this same leftist corporate media for their craftiness.

But most Americans see this for what it is: simply cowardice. By agreeing with silence, the American people also applaud the ending of democracy and their republic.

And now where are we, with the Trump Harris debate scheduled for Tuesday night?

Media is constantly taking sides and promoting the leftist agenda. Even the robots in our homes have picked up on it. Debate analysis will focus dangerously on showbiz, not policy.

Corporate media blatantly taking sides is a partisan issue. But I think it’s also a class issue. When I started my career more than 40 years ago, we considered ourselves to be reporters. We considered ourselves like tradesmen. We built stories the way carpenters, bricklayers, electricians and plumbers would build a house. But I had gone into the business after journalists were consumed through the Watergate scandal with their self-importance. Journalism declined and became so prissy and self-important that we stopped writing for the American people. It all fell apart after the BLM riots. Journos became consumed with leading the leftist insurrection. Americans stopped paying attention to journalism. It was over.

It went woke. Then it went broke.

Carrie Lukas president Independent Women’s Forum

Carrie Lukas, president of the  Independent Women’s Forum is an upcoming special guest on The Chicago Way podcast ™. You can follow her on X at @carrielukas.

Lukas has written for many thoughtful journals, including my favorite, The Federalist, which is edited by Mollie Hemingway. Most recently in The Federalist was her brilliant essay about the media hiding the Democrat nominee:

Kamala Harris’ Campaign is Making Women Look Incompetent

“I think about some of the leading women on the left Lukas said. “Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton, these women.  They were able to do interviews, they spoke for themselves.  I didn’t agree with them most of the time, but they were representing themselves, representing their beliefs and seemed very capable. And I think it just is such a contrast right now, watching  Kamala Harris. It’s a depressing idea. After long last, if we’re going to have a female president, it’s going to be somebody who  seems so terrified and so controlled, so much like a puppet to somebody else.”

But that’s who she is. She repeats what she’s been told to say. Harris says nothing, refuses to sit for serious interviews because she doesn’t have serious policies, and American Democrat feminists simply bob their heads in eager agreement and feel the unspecified joy.

Yet no matter what she says in the Thunderdome, she will be pronounced victorious by the people who hold the megaphones and write the blatantly biased news stories, like AP and the rest.

But there are a few men who are impervious to the leftist American media’s charms.

China’s Xi Jinping is impervious. As is Russia’s Vladimir Putin. And Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Ruler of Iran.

They don’t care about spin. They don’t care what leftist journalists say.

But they do feel true joy, when thinking about Kamala Harris getting  closer to the White House. They look to the future, to a President Harris who has not done the required reading, and homework. They thrill to the vibes of  an America that is not serious about its own survival, unburdened by what has been.

They laugh at us.

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About the author: John Kass spent decades as a political writer and news columnist in Chicago working at a major metropolitan newspaper. He is co-host of The Chicago Way podcast. And he just loves his “No Chumbolone” hat, because johnkassnews.com is a “No Chumbolone” Zone where you can

Comments 53

  1. Harris is just an empty bottle to filled after she gets (if) elected with the leftist Democratic manure to dump on America. She has one issue -abortion – and that’s it. It is enough to get the votes of many women who think the only issue in this election is the right to kill your own offspring. Our enemies will eat her alive. The legacy media is dead – it just doesn’t know it yet. Most people are not interested in the news and get their “news” from the Internet with the belief that is on the Internet, it must be true. Many of the voters have had the common sense educated out of them and can’t figure out their own best interests and vote accordingly. The only way to prevent this is get more votes than the leftist do by going out and vote, even if you have to hold your nose while voting. Since you have to hold your nose anyway in your daily life, why not vote while you are doing it?

    3. Good food for thought “Since you have to hold your nose anyway in your daily life, why not vote while you are doing it?” No matter which candidate you choose.

      Side note: I agree with Carrie Lukas that “it’s depressing” that candidate Harris is basically hiding in contrast Pelosi, Clinton, etc. who “were representing themselves, representing their beliefs and seemed very capable”. Candidate Harris is proving incapable of standing on her own two feet, let alone being a true leader.

  3. Why should any American voter need a Trump – Harris debate?

    All that is required is to compare Trump’s four year record as President versus the Biden / Harris administration’s three year, eight month record in the White House

    If that doesn’t tell you all you need to know then no debate is going to help.

  4. Too true. It is very much a class issue. Listen to any news broadcast [except FOX] with the picture blacked out. They all have the same West-East Coast/Ivy League accents. They all either grew up there, went to school there, and/or work there. [Listen to FOX and you will hear distinct Mid-Western, Southern, and Texas twangs]. With the exception of a few lawyers and fewer ex-servicemen they are all generalists who know a little about a lot of things but a lot about nothing except being a reporter. They present their listeners with a few ‘facts’ and then collapse into one of a very few approved narratives and it’s been that way for decades. Facts that are counter to the narrative are systematically derided or ignored.

  5. See what’s happening here? The AP story is indeed misinformation, yet when Trump says the country is in decline, the Left says he’s a liar. They want to shut down his hate speech. These are the times we live in. The main stream press has abdicated their purpose and responsibility.

    1. Jim:
      But all their whining and crying that they and only they are the guardians of democracy?
      They’ve made themselves unworthy with their lies, like the AP story against JD Vance. But in times of chaos, where are the American people expected to turn?
      These are the wages of Marxist anarchy.
      Thanks. I’m so looking forward to your next column.
      JK

  6. We have been given a master class on gaslighting with this campaign. How does THE MOST unpopular and incompetent VP go on to be the best thing since sliced bread? I’m sure it will become a requirement for a journalism degree !

  7. But don’t forget the historic opportunity this election presents for America, John. We can finally elect a woman president who has subnormal intelligence and can’t speak coherently.

    If Kamala had a hammer, she’d hammer in the morning, she’d giggle in the evening, all over this la-and. She’d hammer out whatever the policy people put on her teleprompter.

    Then after lots of progressive hammering, Morning Joe would curse you if you can’t handle the truth that this version of Kamala intellectually, analytically, is the best Kamala ever.

    1. The race is over no matter what happens Tuesday.
      1. She has over $100,000,000 more than Orange Man.
      2. She using the same strategy as Slo Joe did in his race. Stay out of saying anything controversial. He also stayed out of site foe most of election AND STILL WON!!!!
      3. Have Dems pitch ads on anti gun and pro choice scare tactics.
      4. All the Dems need now is a craze gun man to attack an abortion center. Then it’s toast for GOP.
      5. Most who write here are THE ELDERLY. and while we tend to vote in large numbers as a group we are NOT large in absolute numbers. Most voters are much younger and they are anti gun and prochoice. It’s over folks, over.

      1. Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!? Oops, maybe my age is showing.

        You could add #6 to your accurate list, Thomas: Over 24 million people who get government paychecks and maybe 50 million voters who are historical illiterates. Adds up to large voting majorities for people who want tenured jobs plus people who couldn’t tell you what the Cold War was about.

        I’m just going to watch Caleb today and hope for the best.

      2. Not even close to over.

        Inflation and massed illegal immigration are important topics to all kinds of voters. Trump wins on those issues.

        Trump isn’t going to get votes from the 30% of Democrats who think the assassination attempt was fake. Have to just write those voters off. The other 70% (of Dems) might have an inkling of logic and just appeal to them.

  8. Yianni,
    Well, lest we forget, hiding Joe mumbles in the basement worked so well, why not sequester Kamala Malaka as well? Americans have become lazy, like sheep, swallowing whatever the swill of the day is from the socialist media consortium. They won’t dig into the details or background to verify a story, nor expose an obvious falsehood – even as the “media” continues to post and print inaccuracies daily! When I started college, 60 years ago, I was challenged to seek out and learn what I didn’t know. As I found out at the UWM (a bastion of leftists) – I didn’t know alot! That challenge served me well my entire life….thus far. Unfortunately today, universities are turning out mindless robots – sheep – with no intellect – as witnessed by all the violent protests against Israel. Their final exams are simply mental calisthenics to spew back the montras of their socialist profs – and if you don’t fall in line, you’re flunked. I was very fortunate to have majored in Economics. My first prof had a real job (as I did) before becoming a teacher, and urged me to major in the subject. It too has served me well all my life, as I continue to dive into the details of “facts” as presented by the media today. Best book I ever read in my Econ courses was “How to lie with statistics!!” A real eye opener. Must have been the bible for today’s pundits. Even if the veep blows it, puts both feet in her maw, and shoots herself in the foot, the media of the day will bestow flowers and olive wreaths commemorating and lauding her fabulous performance!!! As we Greek say “thah doume!”

    1. I always enjoy your shrewd Comments here, Leo. A Greek bearing real gifts.

      Interesting that you survived a UWM from the higher education era that wasn’t entirely Leninist. My next-door neighbor here (a suburb of Milwaukee) is a brilliant engineering student who in 2023 chose between UWM and Purdue. She’s doing very well at Purdue. There are still people making wise decisions. It’s worthwhile trying to encourage people to make wise decisions, especially when facing the second consecutive president completely devoid of wisdom.

  9. In Illinois, Trump can’t win. Vallas had no chance, Jeanie Ive’s had no chance. We aren’t ready to adult yet. BUT, but wouldn’t it be nice if RFKjr won Illinois? It would give cover to my socialist family and friends and deny the trainwreck Harris, a platform. BTW, in 2016, I saw maybe 3 hillary signs, in 2024, I have seen only 3 Harris signs in the 19th ward. Trump won the 19th ward in 2016.

  10. NBC Meet The Depressed host Kristen Welker’s flat out lie last Sunday in her haste to defend Kamala Harris from AR Senator Tom Cotton’s indictment of the vice president not being at the military’s dignified transfer ceremony when the soldiers’ bodies from the hasty Afghanistan exit at Abbey Gate made it to Dover, DE in August 2021, was truly revealing into how a liberal’s mind works in real time live on the air – cover for Kamala at any cost, reputation be damned! The realignment of the parties is taking place right before our eyes! A Kennedy for Trump; Cheneys and Mittens for Kamala! Grab the popcorn. This is fun. Just a reminder: no Republican presidential candidate has been in a better position to win this late in the campaign than Trump is right now in more than 20 years! 💪

  11. It is Harris’s race to lose. It was Biden’s race to lose. Trump will have a bit of difficulty debating her because she isn’t a woman like Hillary. Hillary was easy to attack because of who she was. Plus, she was white.

    Harris will be harder to attack without Trump looking like a total bully. Harris will feign “hurt”. She’s a good actress when she knows the lines.

    There is a video going around by some academics talking about the election and laying out the case for Trump. I would suggest anyone that is uneasy about voting for Trump watch it. They say the downsides to a Harris administration are far far greater than a Trump administration. I think they are on the money in their analysis.

    Sometimes in decision making, you don’t optimize for the upside, but you do all you can to limit your downside. This might be one of those times given where the country is and the situations that the next President will inherit.

    1. As I have said before, we are not voting for who is the more perfect candidate, we are voting for the lesser of two evils. Trump is nowhere near perfect, as none of us are. Harris is an airhead, plain and simple, and in no way is a better candidate than Trump. Trump is the lesser of two evils, plain and simple. Harris and the Democrats are the downside. There was only one perfect person on earth, and they crucified him. We have to vote our self-interest, and Harris is not in my best self-interest. Quit looking for the perfect candidate – you will not find one.

  12. Word salad??? You apply that to Harris?
    Trump is the master of word salad.
    WTF happened to you John? I’m not a fan of Harris but Trump? Come on.
    You’re a city guy, you are no rube. You damn well know a grifter when you see one.
    Why do you ignore it. I’m so disappointed with your embrace of not only a criminal, but a true moron.
    Take the diagonal line off your No Chumbalone cap. Trump made you his Chumbalone.

    1. So very true Mr. Lang. I’m a scientist and the only thing harder to understand than quantum mechanics is that somehow Trump still has enough followers to make him competitive. Historians will be debating this shameful chapter in American history for decades.

        1. Love him or hate him, Dr. Fauci is a scientist. What Dr. Fauci actually said (since I don’t want to follow in the lying footsteps of the AP or those of the NBC airhead on Meet the Press) to criticisms of his changing scientific Covid guidelines: “Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science.” Perhaps that is what Mr. Lee is implying as well: always defer to the “impartial” experts (in fact Woodrow Wilson’s vision of government). Although a true scientist analyzing the data without fear or favor (“price controls”, “open southern border”, “tax on UNrealized capitol gains”) would come to the conclusion that Kamala Harris is an idiot. Perhaps that might answer Mr. Lee’s question, regarding why Donald Trump remains competitive.

          1. Mr. Kleinman- There are a number of things I don’t like about Harris including the three that you mentioned above. But I can trade you three to one in evidence of Trump’s idiocy. And you don’t need to be a scientist to reach that conclusion.

      2. As a scientist maybe you can explain why paying 5 bucks for a gallon of milk is so unappealing to Americans. Same with gas. Interest rates at a forty year high. People living from paycheck to paycheck without any cushion since inflation eats any chance of saving any money. How about Democrats supplying the Ukraine with armaments to strike within Russia edging that Nuclear Clock closer to armageddon. As a scientist please explain why Americans should support these Democrat policies. Please explain.

    2. Mr. Lang; Yes, I’m a city guy. and I won’t trade insults with you. I respect you. You’re a subscriber. We should agree to disagree.
      I wanted Rand Paul in 2016. I thought Donald Trump didn’t have the temperament for the job. I was wrong. What matters is competence. He is competence. His policies are worthy. She’s thoroughly incompetent and babbles like an air-head.
      I’ve had great women bosses. They’d never have to sit with a support animal to conduct a friendly interview on CNN.
      As far as the politically motivated criminal charges, it sounds to me that those who push that line of reasoning would be more comfortable in Brazil, with no free speech; or Venezuela, with a Marxist dictator.
      This is America, Jerry.
      The CTU’s Stacy Davis Gates–who denies minority children the right to education– wants her in the White House. As does Schumer, Pelosi, the Obamas, Putin et al. She won’t do interviews. And this tells me she holds America in contempt.
      Thanks for reading johnkassnews even though we disagree.
      John

    3. Jerry,

      Let this sink in:

      “So, Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country”.

      Do you want that for POTUS?

  14. Good morning. I know I sound like a broken record, but here goes: I have friends here in our town who are rabid democrats. They watch NBC and MSNBC. If it were Satan running, they would vote for him as long as he had that “D” after his name. They have wealth. You want Kamala to tax your unrealized gains? Duh.
    This is just one part of the problem. The other is the non-readers of this country. They know nothing, except for feeling joy. Oh boy, oh joy. Let’s hope she does a word salad face plant on Tuesday and we can all move on.

  15. Great column John! Read today that Joe has taken 40% of his time as POTUS off. Who has been and is running the country? You can bet a buck that if Kamala gets elected these same figures (Obama Clinton Pelosi Schumer) who have been behind the curtain will continue to call the shots. I’m not crazy about Trump but I’d be certifiably so if I voted for Harris. Little said about how Walz handled the Floyd riots, his inflated military service (remember a State NG unit is under control of that states Governor until federalized for deployments so politics does play a part. ) A “D” coach for the Jr Hi football team till he got bounced off for a dui. He was Kamala’s first big decision. That’s the best they could do?
    As mentioned above our adversaries are licking their chops because the US will be their lunch if she is elected.

    1. never forget he was sleeping on the beach as the Hamas terrorists slaughtered those Jewish kids. and Democrats and media say he should be on Mt. Rushmore. Disgusting.

  16. Good column, Thank you!

    What you wrote tracks true; the media thinks the people are suckers, but I keep in mind that the people do vote with their emotions. We see today an economy poorly run, crime out of control and the general integrity of the nation warped. Much of this recent occurrence happened under the watch of the current administration. A person with common sense would not agree to allow a continuation of the current administration. Yet a significant portion of the voting public would prefer the current situation over the mere thought of voting for President Trump because of emotion. Many of these voters are swayed into voting for Vice President Harris literally by entertainment celebrities’ endorsements. To the people, facts be damned let emotions rule the day! Even when we become another Venezuela there will be no remorse.

  17. Great column thank you.
    I don’t understand why a candidate needs to be holed up to prepare for a debate. That alone is bothersome. If the shit hits the fan will they be holed up looking for a solution?
    I’m seeing once again Russia Russia Russia. Why? Another diversion? Come on man we know better.
    Will Kamala sneak in her infamous line “ excuse me I’m speaking?”
    Why will this be the only debate? Are they afraid their campaign is just a barrel of monkeys?
    I will be popping my popcorn and watching.

  18. While I can appreciate the “Mad Max” reference I really think Monty Python did it better in “The Life of Brian” and the “Holy Grail” films. They depicted the masses as dirty, ignorant howling mobs of stupidity. Demanding to be led over the cliff by their leaders like lemmings. This truly defines our low information Democrat voter. Trump should have fun with this. He should announce he has a stomach virus and will be unable to make the debate. He will then announce his surrogate. But not JD Vance. TULSI GABBARD will fill in for him. Kamala still curls up in a fetal position whenever she hears Tulsi’s name. Tulsi spanked Harris so badly four years ago she couldn’t sit down for weeks afterwards. Of course Trump should joke about it in the media just to rattle her handlers cage. We all know what’s waiting for him with ABC running the shit show. I’m sure Harris is already been given the script. No matter what Trump says, the narrative is already written. My family had a bible and I remember looking through it when I was a kid. There was a picture, I think of Daniel in a pit with lions encircling him. Daniel looked up at a ray of light shining on him while he awaited his fate with no fear. This is what is waiting for Trump. Yes, Trump is surrounded by lions yet has no fear. He has only the truth on his side. But he should still bring Tulsi…
    just for moral support. It would be HILARIOUS.

  20. Well said Leo
    I had a Jesuit education: H.S., college, grad school. Jesuits instilled in us to research, study, test what your told. Don’t blieve until you prove it. Worked well for me since I a got an MD. Medicine is based on truth, ie science (as well as the art of medicine). Science is based on theorems and proof of what works.
    College is a joke today. Medicine has changed with it. We have nurses playing doctor. They become ‘nurse practioners’ who demand they be allowed to play doctor. And hospitals are allowing it. These bed pan and sponge bath specialists think they know more then MDs. Pathetic!

  21. Over the years I have thought about when we were expats in Beijing, now more than 20 years ago. When American friends visited, they would look at The People’s Daily posted on boards throughout the city, written in Mandarin on one side, English on the other. Knowing the basics, but by no means fluent, we knew we wrongly assumed that it was an unadulterated translation – but it was all we had, at least from a written standpoint. They would ask about “propaganda”. I remember saying, “Well, here it’s called ‘propaganda’; at home it’s called ‘freedom of the press’.” They would look at me sideways & chuckle, which is always the easiest way to avoid a difficult conversation. Even back then, anyone who was paying attention could see the stars were aligning, that journalism was becoming skewed. And now… well, now…

  22. Mr. Kass- Kudos for finally coming out of your basement to respond to someone that doesn’t blindly praise you.

    What I’m saying is that Trump has done enormous damage (hopefully not permanent) to the country regarding our elections and the peaceful transfer of power. I’ve never  been more ashamed of my country than on January 6, 2021. Our bible thumping, law and order president sat, watched TV, and did nothing for hours. Absolutely inexcusable.
    Dick Cheney, Kinzinger, Pence, Romney, several former Trump cabinet members, and so many other Republican actual patriots are absolutely right about this. It’s very simple- Trump’s behavior following his election defeat in 2020 is disqualifying.

    Be fair.  Imagine what you and Fox News would be saying if Obama had done that.

    Here’s a quote from the late and great Carl Sagan (would you agree that he was a respectable scientist?) This is more relevant now than when Sagan first stated it-

    “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ~Carl Sagan

    It’s as though Carl was speaking directly to you John.

  23. Good column. As for the Cheneys, he doesn’t want the dirt dug up on him and his kickbacks from Munitions sales and keeping wars going exposed. Seeing the debate and hearing Obama’s words flow out of KH’s mouth will be interesting. You better check her for an earpiece, too.
    BO will get the questions before Disney David Muir receives them. I used to like DDM, but now I watch to see how he markets the news.

  24. I am trying not to post, praying…but this column is just epic!. Mr Kass, I hope some day you can travel to the Yorktown, Jamestowne, Williamsburg historic area. My ancestors will rise from their graves and cheer you (you wont be able to see or hear them but they will be there). And in Williamsburg, on the far end of Duke of Gloucester street near the college, there is Berret’s Taphouse and Grill where you will find, according to local oystermen, the best crab cake in Virginia, and by extension, the world.

  25. Wow…John Kass, thank you ever so much for your words. With gratefulness also in bringing attention to Carrie Lukas, God bless you John Kass and keep on keeping on…
    Tom

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