Daniella in the Morning
Christmas Day is a week from today.
There are 13 days left in 2024.
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On the breaking news front, I am hearing the U.S. House Ethics Committee has voted to release their report on former Cong. Matt Gaetz. Good.
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Commentary has a rule. You don’t respect me. I am not going to respect you.
For the most part, the media has gotten what they deserve from Donald Trump. See the latest from The Hill:
President-elect Trump’s attorney asked a federal judge to move forward with his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward over published audio tapes of interviews the famed Watergate reporter conducted with Trump for a 2020 book.
The case has stalled for months as the judge weighs the defendants’ bid to dismiss the lawsuit, but the sudden activity comes as Trump mounts a more emboldened posture in scrutinizing media outlets in the wake of his November presidential victory.
“Since President Trump’s decisive victory resulting him being due to become the 47th President of the United States, there has been a renewed accountability among those who violated his rights over the last four years,” Trump attorney Robert Garson wrote in Tuesday’s letter.
Garson went on to note how ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos on Saturday apologized and paid $15 million toward Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit.
“President Trump is hopeful that the Defendants in this case follow Mr. Stephanopoulos’ expression of contrition,” the letter reads.
The request also comes a day after Trump told reporters he was planning to pursue further litigation against people in media he feels have treated him unfairly.
The former president sued The Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer on Tuesday over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa.
Here is the entire Hill read: Trump asks judge to advance suit against Bob Woodward.
Stephanopoulos is a punkarse. He proved it by letting himself get punkarsed by Trump. I stopped watching his Sunday talk show a long time ago. He kept bringing on liars and election deniers.
All these media outlets wouldn’t push back hard at Trump and his MAGA crowd and look what they are getting. They got played by Trump. Trump is letting them know that they will suffer if they continue to criticize him and call out his misdeeds. Trump demonstrated his disrespect for them as far back as 2015 and they didn’t reciprocate.
I am down to watching “Today,” the local news, read the Chron, and glance over the internet for stories of interest.
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Speaking of local news, KPRC Channel 2 News prime time anchor Daniella Guzman is pulling morning duty this week. See the featured photo.
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From the Daily Beast:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) lost the bid to be the leading Democrat on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, following reports that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was actively plotting behind the scenes on behalf of her challenger, Rep. Gerry Connolly.
The 74-year-old Virginia Democrat ended up winning by a margin of 131 to 84 in a secret ballot vote taken by the entirety of the Democratic caucus.
In a report published by Punchbowl News last week, the outlet wrote that Pelosi was “actively working to tank” AOC’s bid and was “making calls” on behalf of Connolly.
“Pelosi has made her support for Connolly publicly known,” Punchbowl added. “But her behind-the-scenes maneuvering shows the amount of political capital Pelosi’s willing to put into the contest.”
Speaking to reporters after the vote was taken, Connolly said age wasn’t a factor in the final outcome. He claimed his colleagues were “looking at capability” instead.
“My colleagues were measuring their vote by who has got experience, who is seasoned, who can be trusted, who has a record of productivity,” Connolly, who recently disclosed that he was being treated for esophageal cancer, added. “That prevailed.”
Same old tired Democrats. I would have preferred AOC. To paraphrase Colonel Nathan Jessep, “you want AOC on that wall, you need AOC on that wall.”
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The Chron put out a list of H-Town’s 37 most fascinating, controversial and notorious people. I have never heard of 19 of them. Here is the article with the list: Houston’s most fascinating, controversial and notorious people of 2024.
Oh, well.
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Kyle Tucker put out this yesterday:
Thank you, Houston, for all the love and support you have shown me and my family over the years. Having had the opportunity to play in front of you, alongside my teammates, has been some of the best times of my life and I appreciate everything you have given us. I appreciate everything that the Houston Astros team and the city itself has done for me and my family since I got drafted in ’15 until now.”
He signed it King Tuck.
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This afternoon I am scheduled for my eye exam. Then I will go over and order some new eyewear, err glasses. I will try to find a snazzy pair or two.
