thedailycaller--2020-09-21--Chris Rock Says His Nonverbal Learning Disorder Contributed To His Divorce

Comedian Chris Rock claimed his nonverbal learning disorder led to the demise of his marriage with Malaak Compton .
Rock opened up about his recent diagnosis in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday .
Eighty percent of communication is nonverbal , according to the outlet .
Rock said he only understands verbal communication , which has led to his all-or-nothing mindset .
“ By the way , all of those things are really great for writing jokes — they ’ re just not great for one-on-one relationships , ” Rock said .
“ And I ’ d always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the comedian continued .
“ Any time someone would respond to me in a negative way , I ’ d think , ‘ Whatever , they ’ re responding to something that has to do with who they think I am.
’ Now , I ’ m realizing it was me .
A lot of it was me.
” ( RELATED : Comedian Chris Rock Blames COVID-19 Crisis On Democrats ) Compton and Rock filed for divorce in 2016 , after 20 years of marriage .
“ Getting divorced , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rock said in an interview with Rolling Stone at the time .
“ You get to reset .
It ’ s not a breakdown , but something in your life broke down.
” Rock and his long-term girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke reportedly called it quits earlier this year .
Reports surfaced in March that the two had ended things because Rock wasn ’ t ready to settle down again following his divorce , according to Page Six .
The pair dated for four years .

Comedian Chris Rock claimed his nonverbal learning disorder led to the demise of his marriage with Malaak Compton.
Rock opened up about his recent diagnosis in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday. Eighty percent of communication is nonverbal, according to the outlet. Rock said he only understands verbal communication, which has led to his all-or-nothing mindset.
Chris Rock is in therapy to treat nonverbal learning disorder https://t.co/LyzcAcrSz8 — The Independent (@Independent) September 21, 2020
“By the way, all of those things are really great for writing jokes — they’re just not great for one-on-one relationships,” Rock said.
“And I’d always just chalked it up to being famous,” the comedian continued. “Any time someone would respond to me in a negative way, I’d think, ‘Whatever, they’re responding to something that has to do with who they think I am.’ Now, I’m realizing it was me. A lot of it was me.” (RELATED: Comedian Chris Rock Blames COVID-19 Crisis On Democrats)
Compton and Rock filed for divorce in 2016, after 20 years of marriage.
“Getting divorced, you have to f*cking start over,” Rock said in an interview with Rolling Stone at the time. “You get to reset. It’s not a breakdown, but something in your life broke down.”
Rock and his long-term girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke reportedly called it quits earlier this year. Reports surfaced in March that the two had ended things because Rock wasn’t ready to settle down again following his divorce, according to Page Six. The pair dated for four years.


thedailycaller--2020-09-21--FACT CHECK: Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Support Lowering ‘The Age Of Consent For Sex To 12’?

A viral Instagram post claims the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted to “ lower the age of consentfor ( sic ) sex to 12.
” Ginsburg did not advocate for lowering the age of consent to 12 years old in a report she co-authored in 1977 .
In the “ Sex Bias in the U.S. Code ” report Ginsburg co-authored in 1977 , she pointed to S. 1400 , a 1973 Senate bill that failed to become law , as an example of sex-neutral language in sexual offenses .
The bill stipulated that a person would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced another person – not just a female – into sex using physical force , threats or intoxicants , or if the victim is “ less than 12 years old , ” according to its text .
It did not seek to make a federal age of consent of 12 years old .
The claim that she advocated for lowering the age of consent was first levied against Ginsburg during Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1993 that would eventually lead to her confirmation as the second woman to hold a seat on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ L. Jipping used Ginsburg ’ s argument in “ Sex Bias in the U.S. Code , ” to claim Ginsburg ’ s “ social vision , as outlined in this report , includes : Drafting women , and sending them into combat .
Legalizing prostitution , which she believes is protected by the Constitution .
Lowering the age of consent for sexual acts to 12 years , ” per the congressional record .
Susan Hirschmann , executive director of the think tank the Eagle Forum , also made the same claim in official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nomination .
However , Ginsburg ’ s report did not advocate for lowering the age of consent to 12 years old .
In her analysis of some federal statutes , Ginsburg argued that defining crimes with language that only applies to women , such as defining rape as “ an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife , by force or without her consent ” fails to “ comply with the equal rights principle.
” She said such non-gender-neutral wording “ [ fails ] to recognize that women of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sexual assault ; men and boys can also be victims of rape.
” ( RELATED : Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tweet About ‘ Information That Will Lead To The Arrest Of Hillary Clinton ’ ? )
The report does not advocate for lowering the age of consent , but rather that gender-neutral language should be used in legislation .
Despite that being the case , the false claim that she advocated for such a thing resurfaced after Ginsburg died on Friday from complications of pancreatic cancer .

A viral Instagram post claims the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted to “lower the age of consentfor (sic) sex to 12.”
Verdict: False
Ginsburg did not advocate for lowering the age of consent to 12 years old in a report she co-authored in 1977.
Fact Check:
In the “Sex Bias in the U.S. Code” report Ginsburg co-authored in 1977, she pointed to S. 1400, a 1973 Senate bill that failed to become law, as an example of sex-neutral language in sexual offenses. The bill stipulated that a person would be found guilty of such crimes if they forced another person – not just a female – into sex using physical force, threats or intoxicants, or if the victim is “less than 12 years old,” according to its text. It did not seek to make a federal age of consent of 12 years old.
The claim that she advocated for lowering the age of consent was first levied against Ginsburg during Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1993 that would eventually lead to her confirmation as the second woman to hold a seat on the Supreme Court. Legal Affairs Analyst Thomas L. Jipping used Ginsburg’s argument in “Sex Bias in the U.S. Code,” to claim Ginsburg’s “social vision, as outlined in this report, includes: Drafting women, and sending them into combat. Legalizing prostitution, which she believes is protected by the Constitution. Lowering the age of consent for sexual acts to 12 years,” per the congressional record. Susan Hirschmann, executive director of the think tank the Eagle Forum, also made the same claim in official testimony during a hearing on Ginsburg’s nomination.
However, Ginsburg’s report did not advocate for lowering the age of consent to 12 years old. In her analysis of some federal statutes, Ginsburg argued that defining crimes with language that only applies to women, such as defining rape as “an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, by force or without her consent” fails to “comply with the equal rights principle.” She said such non-gender-neutral wording “[fails] to recognize that women of all ages are not the only targets of sexual assault; men and boys can also be victims of rape.” (RELATED: Did Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tweet About ‘Information That Will Lead To The Arrest Of Hillary Clinton’?)
The report does not advocate for lowering the age of consent, but rather that gender-neutral language should be used in legislation. Despite that being the case, the false claim that she advocated for such a thing resurfaced after Ginsburg died on Friday from complications of pancreatic cancer.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Trump Administration Sending Abbott Lab’s Rapid Coronavirus Tests To Every HBCU In The Country

The Trump administration is sending rapid coronavirus tests produced by Abbott Laboratories to every Historically Black College and University ( HBCU ) in the country .
The move was confirmed by White House coronavirus task force testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir in an interview with The McClathy Company and comes on the heels of the Department of Health and Human Services ’ ( HHS ) August deal to purchase and distribute 150 million of Abbott ’ s rapid tests to at-risk populations .
“ We know they ’ ve been underserved historically , and we just want to support them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a fact , except for a few very high-tech globally competitive universities that many of these are small , rural and do not have the kind of laboratory capacity that other universities do have.
” ( RELATED : Dr. Scott Atlas Explains What The Media Is Missing On Coronavirus | WALL STREET MEETS WASHINGTON EP .
24 ) “ This first shipment should last them quite a period of time unless there ’ s a very unusual circumstance within that campus , ” Giroir continued .
“ If we don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections , hospitalizations and bad outcomes , and there is just no reason for that to happen.
” So far , HHS has sent 250,000 tests to 41 HBCUs and Howard University with plans for a second shipment to be delivered to the remainder of the nation ’ s 107 HBCUs in the coming weeks .
Giroir stated that each school will receive enough tests to cover both the student and faculty bodies in their entirety .
In addition to HBCUs , the HHS initiative in question is also supplying Abbott rapid tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and areas impacted by wildfires and hurricanes .
President Donald Trump and his allies frequently tout his support for HBCUs as a major accomplishment of his term in office .
The White House did not return Daily Caller ’ s inquiries on the HBCU initiative by press time .

The Trump administration is sending rapid coronavirus tests produced by Abbott Laboratories to every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country.
The move was confirmed by White House coronavirus task force testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir in an interview with The McClathy Company and comes on the heels of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) August deal to purchase and distribute 150 million of Abbott’s rapid tests to at-risk populations.
“We know they’ve been underserved historically, and we just want to support them,” he stated. “It is a fact, except for a few very high-tech globally competitive universities that many of these are small, rural and do not have the kind of laboratory capacity that other universities do have.” (RELATED: Dr. Scott Atlas Explains What The Media Is Missing On Coronavirus | WALL STREET MEETS WASHINGTON EP. 24)
“This first shipment should last them quite a period of time unless there’s a very unusual circumstance within that campus,” Giroir continued. “If we don’t support them they could be tinderboxes for infections, hospitalizations and bad outcomes, and there is just no reason for that to happen.”
“The Trump Administration is prioritizing the health and safety of our Nation’s most vulnerable citizens by delivering more than 150 million tests to high-risk communities,” White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in a statement to the Daily Caller. “President Trump is a champion for America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and this latest action will ensure they can continue to safely educate and empower Black Americans.”
So far, HHS has sent 250,000 tests to 41 HBCUs and Howard University with plans for a second shipment to be delivered to the remainder of the nation’s 107 HBCUs in the coming weeks. Giroir stated that each school will receive enough tests to cover both the student and faculty bodies in their entirety.
In addition to HBCUs, the HHS initiative in question is also supplying Abbott rapid tests to nursing homes, tribal jurisdictions, and areas impacted by wildfires and hurricanes.
President Donald Trump and his allies frequently tout his support for HBCUs as a major accomplishment of his term in office.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--‘We’ve Got The Votes To Confirm Justice Ginsburg’s Replacement,’ Says Lindsey Graham

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that the Senate GOP has “ got the votes ” to confirm President Donald Trump ’ s impending nominee to sit on the Supreme Court .
“ We ’ ve got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg ’ s replacement before the election , ” Graham told Fox News ’ “ Hannity.
” “ We ’ re going to move forward in the committee .
We ’ re going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Graham , the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , said .
( RELATED : Schumer And Ocasio-Cortez Say Americans Agree With Ginsburg ’ s Last Wish That SCOTUS Seat Be Filled By ‘ A New President ’ ) Ginsburg passed away Friday at the age of 87 .
Trump indicated Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement “ without delay ” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to deliver a vote on that nomination .
“ [ Democrats ] tried to destroy Brett Kavanaugh , ” Graham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misconduct issued against the current Supreme Court justice .
“ I ’ ve seen this movie before , ” Graham said , noting that the attacks “ didn ’ t work.
” “ After Kavanaugh , everything changed with me .
They are not going to intimidate me , Mitch McConnell , or anybody else … We ’ re going to have a process that you ’ ll be proud of , ” Graham said .
He claimed that “ every Republican in the Judiciary Committee ” is prepared to support the nominee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican senators “ to confirm the judge … on the floor of the Senate.
” Graham suggested no “ liberal justice ” has ever been the focus of personal attacks the way Kavanaugh was .
He warned that Democrats have a wide agenda to change the way America is governed by eliminating the Electoral College , adding new Senate seats by allowing statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington , D.C. and stacking the Supreme Court with extra members .
( RELATED : Lindsey Graham Backs Trump ’ s Push To Fill Ginsburg Seat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the process , the rules , and change them to their benefit , ” Graham alleged .
Democrats are arguing that because Republicans opposed confirming former President Barack Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in the election year of 2016 , they should not put forward a candidate just prior to the 2020 presidential election .
Graham also suggested he faced a serious threat for his own Senate seat by an opponent who is successfully raising money .
“ I need conservatives to help me , ” he said .

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that the Senate GOP has “got the votes” to confirm President Donald Trump’s impending nominee to sit on the Supreme Court.
“We’ve got the votes to confirm Justice Ginsburg’s replacement before the election,” Graham told Fox News’ “Hannity.”
“We’re going to move forward in the committee. We’re going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the United States Senate so we can vote before the election. That’s the constitutional process,” Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said. (RELATED: Schumer And Ocasio-Cortez Say Americans Agree With Ginsburg’s Last Wish That SCOTUS Seat Be Filled By ‘A New President’)
Ginsburg passed away Friday at the age of 87.
Trump indicated Saturday that he intends to nominate a replacement “without delay” and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has promised to deliver a vote on that nomination.
“[Democrats] tried to destroy Brett Kavanaugh,” Graham said, referencing the allegations of sexual misconduct issued against the current Supreme Court justice. “I’ve seen this movie before,” Graham said, noting that the attacks “didn’t work.”
“After Kavanaugh, everything changed with me. They are not going to intimidate me, Mitch McConnell, or anybody else … We’re going to have a process that you’ll be proud of,” Graham said. He claimed that “every Republican in the Judiciary Committee” is prepared to support the nominee and that enough support exists from all Republican senators “to confirm the judge … on the floor of the Senate.”
“And that’s what’s coming,” he continued.
Graham suggested no “liberal justice” has ever been the focus of personal attacks the way Kavanaugh was. He warned that Democrats have a wide agenda to change the way America is governed by eliminating the Electoral College, adding new Senate seats by allowing statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. and stacking the Supreme Court with extra members. (RELATED: Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Push To Fill Ginsburg Seat)
“They’re going to take the process, the rules, and change them to their benefit,” Graham alleged.
Democrats are arguing that because Republicans opposed confirming former President Barack Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in the election year of 2016, they should not put forward a candidate just prior to the 2020 presidential election.
Graham also suggested he faced a serious threat for his own Senate seat by an opponent who is successfully raising money.
“I need conservatives to help me,” he said.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--ELECTION DISSECTION: It’s Not Just Hispanics — Former Florida Rep. Explains Why Trump Is Edging Out

ELECTION DISSECTION: It’s Not Just Hispanics — Former Florida Rep. Explains Why Trump Is Edging Out Biden In His Home State

Daily Caller ’ s senior White House correspondent Christian Datoc sat down with former Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo Monday for an exclusive interview on the Sunshine State ’ s state of play .
In particular , Curbelo noted that Florida ’ s Hispanic population — dominated by Cuban-Americans in the South — does not mirror the country ’ s Hispanic population at large and should therefore not be used as a tell-all model for President Donald Trump ’ s national support .
Still , he did note that there are several key factors that explain why Florida is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( RELATED : Trump And Biden Are Tied In Florida , NBC News Poll Finds — Trump Leads Among Latino Voters , Biden Leads Among Seniors ) Curbelo said that there are a number of issues holding back former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020 , and he expects them all to be raised during the upcoming presidential debates .
Ultimately , Florida is one of those battlegrounds that we won ’ t have an exact read on until Election Day , and it ’ s shaping up to be be 2000 @ @ @ @

Daily Caller’s senior White House correspondent Christian Datoc sat down Monday with former Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo for an exclusive interview on the Sunshine State’s state of play.
In particular, Curbelo noted that Florida’s Hispanic population — dominated by Cuban-Americans in the South — does not mirror the country’s Hispanic population at large and should therefore not be used as a tell-all model for President Donald Trump’s national support. Still, he did note that there are several key factors that explain why Florida is still very much a winnable state for POTUS. (RELATED: Trump And Biden Are Tied In Florida, NBC News Poll Finds — Trump Leads Among Latino Voters, Biden Leads Among Seniors)
Curbelo said that there are a number of issues holding back former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020, and he expects them all to be raised during the upcoming presidential debates. Ultimately, Florida is one of those battlegrounds that we won’t have an exact read on until Election Day, and it’s shaping up to be be 2000 all over again.
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thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Watch Alabama Hype Video For The 2020 Football Season

A chilling Alabama hype video has hit the internet ahead of the SEC football season starting .
AL.com dropped the hype video for the Crimson Tide , and this one might have football fans ready to run through a wall .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) That video was absolutely electric .
While I hate Alabama and the SEC , I love and respect the hell out of Nick Saban .
The man is a warrior and incredible leader of men .
The voiceover of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me ready for a war .
As you all know , I ’ m a huge sucker for hype videos .
I think they ’ re one of the best parts about college football , and that one is among the best I ’ ve seen so far .
If that video wasn ’ t a shot of electricity to your heart , then you ’ re just not a real college football fan .
It ’ s that simple .
Alabama starts the season this Saturday against Missouri , and I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be incredible !
It feels so good to have football going on in America .

A chilling Alabama hype video has hit the internet ahead of the SEC football season starting.
AL.com dropped the hype video for the Crimson Tide, and this one might have football fans ready to run through a wall. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Give it a watch below. It’s pretty damn awesome.
That video was absolutely electric. While I hate Alabama and the SEC, I love and respect the hell out of Nick Saban.
The man is a warrior and incredible leader of men. The voiceover of him talking about toughness and not breaking had me ready for a war.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alabama Football (@alabamafbl) on Sep 15, 2020 at 4:16pm PDT
As you all know, I’m a huge sucker for hype videos. I think they’re one of the best parts about college football, and that one is among the best I’ve seen so far.
If that video wasn’t a shot of electricity to your heart, then you’re just not a real college football fan. It’s that simple.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alabama Football (@alabamafbl) on Sep 9, 2020 at 3:15pm PDT
Alabama starts the season this Saturday against Missouri, and I can’t wait. It’s going to be incredible! It feels so good to have football going on in America.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Wisconsin To Count Absentee Ballots Up To Six Days After Election, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in Wisconsin postmarked on or before Nov. 3 can be counted an additional six days after the election .
The ruling was a result of a lawsuit stemming from the April presidential primary that saw poll staffing issues and thousands of mail-in ballots submitted after the election , the Associated Press reported .
The previous law required that absentee ballots be cast by 8pm on election night .
U.S. District Judge William Conley , an appointee of former President Barack Obama who also extended the ballot return time by a week in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give time for an appeal , the report added .
“ This ruling is a victory for democracy , ” Jonathan Manes , an attorney with the MacArthur Justice Center , said .
“ Every voter should be able to vote easily , safely , and accessibly , no matter where they live or who they are .
Today ’ s decision brings us closer to that goal.
” Conley also extended the Oct. 14 deadline to register for electronic and mail voting by 7 days , and ruled that poll workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report .
“ While the Legislature would opt to disregard the voting rights of these so-called procrastinators , Wisconsin ’ s election system sets them up for failure in light of the near certain impacts of this ongoing pandemic , ” Conley wrote in his decision .
The ruling comes days after a Michigan court ruled that all mail-in ballots would be counted up to 7 days after the presidential election if they were postmarked by November 3 .
Current polling in Wisconsin shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holding a 6.7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the Real Clear Politics polling average .
Trump won the state by under a percent in 2016 .

A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in Wisconsin postmarked on or before Nov. 3 can be counted an additional six days after the election.
The ruling was a result of a lawsuit stemming from the April presidential primary that saw poll staffing issues and thousands of mail-in ballots submitted after the election, the Associated Press reported. The previous law required that absentee ballots be cast by 8pm on election night.
U.S. District Judge William Conley, an appointee of former President Barack Obama who also extended the ballot return time by a week in April, placed a hold a ruling to give time for an appeal, the report added.
A judge rules that absentee ballots in Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election. Unless it’s overturned, the ruling means results in the battleground state might not be known for days after the polls close. https://t.co/SfNZCBy4o4 — The Associated Press (@AP) September 21, 2020
“This ruling is a victory for democracy,” Jonathan Manes, an attorney with the MacArthur Justice Center, said. “Every voter should be able to vote easily, safely, and accessibly, no matter where they live or who they are. Today’s decision brings us closer to that goal.”
Conley also extended the Oct. 14 deadline to register for electronic and mail voting by 7 days, and ruled that poll workers can work in multiple counties, per the report.
“While the Legislature would opt to disregard the voting rights of these so-called procrastinators, Wisconsin’s election system sets them up for failure in light of the near certain impacts of this ongoing pandemic,” Conley wrote in his decision.
The ruling comes days after a Michigan court ruled that all mail-in ballots would be counted up to 7 days after the presidential election if they were postmarked by November 3.
Current polling in Wisconsin shows Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holding a 6.7% lead over President Donald Trump, according to the Real Clear Politics polling average. Trump won the state by under a percent in 2016.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Tuesday Is The 13-Year Anniversary Of Mike Gundy’s Infamous ‘I’m A Man’ Rant

Tuesday is the 13-year anniversary of Mike Gundy ’ s legendary rant about being a man .
On Sept. 22 , 2007 , Gundy cut loose over an article he didn ’ t like in the newspaper , and ended up shouting “ I ’ m a man !
I ’ m 40 !
” ( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) In the years that followed , it would become known as one of the greatest moments in college football history .
Watch the infamous rant below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gundy , but there ’ s no question he provided college football fans with an all-time Hall of Fame moment .
He absolutely unloaded in front of the cameras .
He was so pissed he looked like a man possessed by a demon .
Gundy has had some awesome moments since 2007 , but nothing will ever top that rant .
We ’ re talking about a top five rant in the history of sports .
We ’ re talking about a moment that will still be iconic 40 years from now .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that .
They ’ re etched into legendary status forever .

Tuesday is the 13-year anniversary of Mike Gundy’s legendary rant about being a man.
On Sept. 22, 2007, Gundy cut loose over an article he didn’t like in the newspaper, and ended up shouting “I’m a man! I’m 40!” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
In the years that followed, it would become known as one of the greatest moments in college football history. Watch the infamous rant below.
September 22, 2007: “I’m a Man! I’m 40!” pic.twitter.com/NIkWNuLhQK — This Day In Sports Clips (@TDISportsClips) September 22, 2020
Say whatever you want about Mike Gundy, but there’s no question he provided college football fans with an all-time Hall of Fame moment.
He absolutely unloaded in front of the cameras. He was so pissed he looked like a man possessed by a demon.
Gundy has had some awesome moments since 2007, but nothing will ever top that rant. We’re talking about a top five rant in the history of sports.
We’re talking about a moment that will still be iconic 40 years from now. You don’t top moments like that. They’re etched into legendary status forever.
Never, change Gundy! Never change!


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Dabo Swinney On Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei’s Playing Time: ‘Anything’s Possible’

The highly-touted freshman Uiagalelei has seen some early action in mop up time behind Trevor Lawrence , and his reps might expand down the stretch .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) According to 247Sports , Swinney was asked about the young passer ’ s role after blowing out The Citadel , and he said , “ I don ’ t know .
I ’ d say anything ’ s possible , but what makes him effective is he ’ s 250 pounds .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anything ’ s possible .
That ’ s for sure.
” Clemson is in a very interesting position with Uiagalelei .
The NCAA is granting an extra year of eligibility to players this fall , which means Clemson loses nothing by playing him .
Also , we all know Trevor Lawrence is bound for the NFL after this season .
That means Clemson has to at least think about the future , which is Uiagalelei .
So , there ’ s certainly an incentive to get him some snaps .
At the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off of the field unless it ’ s an absolute slaughter .
Lawrence is going to be the first pick in the 2021 NFL draft .
A guy like him comes around once every decade .
He looks and plays like he was engineered in a lab .
When you find a player like him , you never take one snap away from him .
So , there ’ s nothing wrong with Clemson giving Uiagalelei some snaps , but Lawrence will remain the main show .
There ’ s no question about @ @ @ @

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney sounds open to playing quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei the entire season.
The highly-touted freshman Uiagalelei has seen some early action in mop up time behind Trevor Lawrence, and his reps might expand down the stretch. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
According to 247Sports, Swinney was asked about the young passer’s role after blowing out The Citadel, and he said, “I don’t know. I’d say anything’s possible, but what makes him effective is he’s 250 pounds. He’s a big, strong man. But anything’s possible. That’s for sure.”
Clemson is in a very interesting position with Uiagalelei. The NCAA is granting an extra year of eligibility to players this fall, which means Clemson loses nothing by playing him.
Also, we all know Trevor Lawrence is bound for the NFL after this season. That means Clemson has to at least think about the future, which is Uiagalelei.
So, there’s certainly an incentive to get him some snaps.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by DJ Uiagalelei #FGC (@shaboidj) on Sep 5, 2020 at 6:08pm PDT
At the same time, Clemson should never take Lawrence off of the field unless it’s an absolute slaughter. Lawrence is going to be the first pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
A guy like him comes around once every decade. He looks and plays like he was engineered in a lab. When you find a player like him, you never take one snap away from him.
Trevor Lawrence launched this from the logo ???? pic.twitter.com/27xANCW1un — ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 19, 2020
So, there’s nothing wrong with Clemson giving Uiagalelei some snaps, but Lawrence will remain the main show. There’s no question about that at all.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--San Francisco 49ers Announce That Nick Bosa Has A Torn ACL

San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa is done for the year .
The 49ers announced Monday night that Bosa tore his ACL Sunday against the Jets .
That means we won ’ t be seeing him in an NFL game again until 2021 .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Well , I think we all knew this was coming , and now it ’ s a done deal .
It ’ s wild that Saquon Barkley and Nick Bosa tore their ACLs on the same day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NFL .
Star players were falling all over the place .
Hopefully , Bosa is able to make a quick recovery because the 49ers need him on the field .
It obviously won ’ t happen this year , but he should be ready for Week One 2021 .
Not only do the 49ers need him playing , but the NFL needs Bosa healthy and ready to roll .
He ’ s one of the most terrifying players in the league .
He has a long path ahead of him , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the job done .
He ’ s a competitor and he won ’ t let this injury keep him off the field for long .

San Francisco 49ers star Nick Bosa is done for the year.
The 49ers announced Monday night that Bosa tore his ACL Sunday against the Jets. That means we won’t be seeing him in an NFL game again until 2021. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
An MRI confirmed Nick Bosa suffered a torn ACL in yesterday’s game. We’re all wishing @nbsmallerbear a speedy recovery ???? pic.twitter.com/RN9fiFIBUI — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 21, 2020
Well, I think we all knew this was coming, and now it’s a done deal. It’s wild that Saquon Barkley and Nick Bosa tore their ACLs on the same day.
Week two was just brutal for the NFL. Star players were falling all over the place.
Here’s the Nick Bosa injury play.pic.twitter.com/ipyH46WggR — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 20, 2020
Hopefully, Bosa is able to make a quick recovery because the 49ers need him on the field. It obviously won’t happen this year, but he should be ready for Week One 2021.
Not only do the 49ers need him playing, but the NFL needs Bosa healthy and ready to roll. He’s one of the most terrifying players in the league.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nick Bosa (@nbsmallerbear) on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:17pm PST
He has a long path ahead of him, but I have no doubt he’ll get the job done. He’s a competitor and he won’t let this injury keep him off the field for long.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Texas Tech Running Back SaRodorick Thompson Arrested On Racing Charge

According to some Monday tweets from Ronald Clark , the Texas Tech star player was arrested and booked on a “ racing on highway ” charge .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) He was eventually cut loose and is expected to play this weekend against Texas .
Obviously , Thompson has the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law .
That ’ s the system we have here .
Having said that , it ’ s 100 % the correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Texas .
Not that I want to sound insensitive towards the rule of law , but you can ’ t bench your star player over a street racing charge .
This is Big 12 football we ’ re talking about .
This is major college athletics .
Unless he did something incredibly bad , you can ’ t ever bench a star player .
It ’ s a racing charge .
It might not be ideal , but the boosters , coaches and fans won ’ t care at all in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and runs in three touchdowns this Saturday , and you can guarantee people will forget this fast .
At the end of the day , the Red Raiders have to weigh winning games against punishments .
Thompson has to play .
It ’ s that simple .

Texas Tech running back SaRodorick Thompson has been arrested.
According to some Monday tweets from Ronald Clark, the Texas Tech star player was arrested and booked on a “racing on highway” charge. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
He was eventually cut loose and is expected to play this weekend against Texas.
#BREAKING: Texas Tech football star running back Sarodorick Thompson has been arrested and booked into the Lubbock County Jail. No words on what his charges are at this time. We will continue to monitor this situation @KCBD11 #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/QaKQiEBQ4z — Ronald Clark KCBD (@JournalistClark) September 21, 2020
Charges now updated, Thompson was booked for “racing on highway.” — Ronald Clark KCBD (@JournalistClark) September 21, 2020
Tech has now released a statement, and says Thompson is expected to play Saturday against Texas #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/46fwRx7wiE — Ronald Clark KCBD (@JournalistClark) September 21, 2020
Obviously, Thompson has the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law. That’s the system we have here.
Having said that, it’s 100% the correct call for Texas Tech to play him against Texas. Not that I want to sound insensitive towards the rule of law, but you can’t bench your star player over a street racing charge.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by SaRodorick Thompson (@sarodorick) on Aug 7, 2020 at 5:43pm PDT
This is Big 12 football we’re talking about. This is major college athletics. Unless he did something incredibly bad, you can’t ever bench a star player.
It’s a racing charge. It might not be ideal, but the boosters, coaches and fans won’t care at all in the long run.
Thompson goes out there and runs in three touchdowns this Saturday, and you can guarantee people will forget this fast.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by SaRodorick Thompson (@sarodorick) on Jul 12, 2020 at 11:24am PDT
At the end of the day, the Red Raiders have to weigh winning games against punishments. Thompson has to play. It’s that simple.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Zach Wilson Says BYU Football Players Got Coronavirus After A Night Of Gambling

BYU quarterback Zach Wilson thinks a night of gambling led to players on the team getting coronavirus .
In a video tweeted by @ KSLcomSports , Wilson told the media he was having a “ gambling night ” with his teammates during the summer when they contracted coronavirus .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) He said the symptoms were nothing crazy , and they ’ re obviously all good to go at this point .
You can listen to his full comments below .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you might as well do it in the middle of the summer months before the season starts .
I mean , what else could Wilson have done here ?
He wasn ’ t at a huge rager .
He was playing cards with some of his teammates .
He sees his teammates every day .
If you ’ re going to have a social event , you might as well do it with the same people you have to see anyways .
Despite what some in the media might tell you , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as long as you ’ re safe .
It sounds like Wilson was safe by spending time with his teammates , and they just ended up getting coronavirus .
They ’ re all fine now , and BYU is playing football .
It just goes to show that contracting the virus doesn ’ t mean we have to cancel sports .
Hopefully , the team remains healthy going forward .

BYU quarterback Zach Wilson thinks a night of gambling led to players on the team getting coronavirus.
In a video tweeted by @KSLcomSports, Wilson told the media he was having a “gambling night” with his teammates during the summer when they contracted coronavirus. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
He said the symptoms were nothing crazy, and they’re obviously all good to go at this point. You can listen to his full comments below.
#BYU QB Zach Wilson describes his bout with COVID-19 from earlier this summer. Read more » https://t.co/pzoxE18zWJ pic.twitter.com/JZfxNycLA9 — KSL.com Sports (@KSLcomSports) September 21, 2020
If you’re going to contract coronavirus, you might as well do it in the middle of the summer months before the season starts.
I mean, what else could Wilson have done here? He wasn’t at a huge rager. He was playing cards with some of his teammates.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zachary Wilson (@zachkapono1) on Sep 17, 2020 at 11:54am PDT
He sees his teammates every day. If you’re going to have a social event, you might as well do it with the same people you have to see anyways.
Despite what some in the media might tell you, there’s nothing wrong with living life as long as you’re safe.
It sounds like Wilson was safe by spending time with his teammates, and they just ended up getting coronavirus. They’re all fine now, and BYU is playing football.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zachary Wilson (@zachkapono1) on Sep 9, 2020 at 10:02am PDT
It just goes to show that contracting the virus doesn’t mean we have to cancel sports. Hopefully, the team remains healthy going forward.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--STUDY: Hawaii Is The Happiest State In America

Hawaii is apparently the happiest state in America .
According to a study from WalletHub , Hawaii is the happiest place in America .
Utah , Minnesota , New Jersey and Maryland rounded out the top five .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) The rankings were determined by emotional and physical well-being , work environment and community and environment .
I ’ ve never been to Hawaii , but I can ’ t say I ’ m surprised by the state taking the top spot .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s an awesome place .
It ’ s a few islands with great weather and great surfing .
Not sure how you could ever be sad in a place like Hawaii .
It might not even be possible to be sad in Hawaii .
Whenever you ’ re feeling down , you can just hit up the beach .
The more I think about it , the more I ’ m starting to think that I need to visit Hawaii ASAP .
All of a sudden , I have an itch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shocking development , Wisconsin was ranked a disappointing 18th !
That ’ s a wildly absurd ranking .
While I often agree with WalletHub on their studies and rankings , I can ’ t agree with Wisconsin being that low .
We ’ re talking about the home of the Badgers .
We have reasons to celebrate around the clock .
Let us know what you think about the rankings in the comments below !

Hawaii is apparently the happiest state in America.
According to a study from WalletHub, Hawaii is the happiest place in America. Utah, Minnesota, New Jersey and Maryland rounded out the top five. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
The rankings were determined by emotional and physical well-being, work environment and community and environment.
I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I can’t say I’m surprised by the state taking the top spot. From everything I’ve heard, it’s an awesome place.
It’s a few islands with great weather and great surfing. Not sure how you could ever be sad in a place like Hawaii.
It might not even be possible to be sad in Hawaii. Whenever you’re feeling down, you can just hit up the beach.
The more I think about it, the more I’m starting to think that I need to visit Hawaii ASAP. All of a sudden, I have an itch to feel some great weather.
In a shocking development, Wisconsin was ranked a disappointing 18th! That’s a wildly absurd ranking. While I often agree with WalletHub on their studies and rankings, I can’t agree with Wisconsin being that low.
We’re talking about the home of the Badgers. We have reasons to celebrate around the clock.
Let us know what you think about the rankings in the comments below!


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Kansas City Chiefs Send The Woman Who Broke The Patrick Mahomes Extension News A Signed Bottle Of Do

Kansas City Chiefs Send The Woman Who Broke The Patrick Mahomes Extension News A Signed Bottle Of Dom Perignon

The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off an awesome move for the woman responsible for breaking the Patrick Mahomes extension news .
Plaza Liquor employee Katie Camlin tweeted back in early July that Mahomes was agreeing to an extension after a Chiefs executive came into the store to buy six bottles of Dom Perignon .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) She was literally the first person on the planet to break the news on social media , and the Chiefs rewarded her with a bottle of Dom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 100 % pure class move from the Chiefs .
Camlin went viral and was a hit all over the internet after she beat Adam Schefter in breaking the news .
We ’ re talking about a random liquor store employee breaking the biggest story in the NFL .
It just goes to show that it sometimes pays to be in the right spot at the right time .
There ’ s a lot of negativity in the world right now for a lot of different reasons .
We can use all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hooking up Camlin with a very nice bottle of Dom Perignon signed by the face of the franchise is the definition of awesome .
Props to Camlin for carving out her own little piece of real estate in NFL history .
It ’ s a great story and experience for her .

The Kansas City Chiefs pulled off an awesome move for the woman responsible for breaking the Patrick Mahomes extension news.
Plaza Liquor employee Katie Camlin tweeted back in early July that Mahomes was agreeing to an extension after a Chiefs executive came into the store to buy six bottles of Dom Perignon. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
She was literally the first person on the planet to break the news on social media, and the Chiefs rewarded her with a bottle of Dom Perignon signed by Mahomes.
I let @AdamSchefter break the news on this one, but here it is! The @Chiefs and Brett Veach are way too generous, and gave me this bottle signed by @PatrickMahomes and @StoneColdJones . I cried. I will treasure this absolutely forever pic.twitter.com/RCOTRoWo2e — Katie Camlin (@katie_cammm) September 20, 2020
This is a 100% pure class move from the Chiefs. Camlin went viral and was a hit all over the internet after she beat Adam Schefter in breaking the news.
We’re talking about a random liquor store employee breaking the biggest story in the NFL. It just goes to show that it sometimes pays to be in the right spot at the right time.
“I beat Schefter!” ????@AdamSchefter catches up with the accidental insider who broke Patrick Mahomes’ record-breaking contract extension before he did. pic.twitter.com/kY8AHODSKp — NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) September 20, 2020
There’s a lot of negativity in the world right now for a lot of different reasons. We can use all the positivity we can find.
The Chiefs hooking up Camlin with a very nice bottle of Dom Perignon signed by the face of the franchise is the definition of awesome.
Props to Camlin for carving out her own little piece of real estate in NFL history. It’s a great story and experience for her.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Colts Linebacker Darius Leonard Accidentally Gives Away His Wedding Ring

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard accidentally gave away his wedding ring this past Sunday .
Following a win over the Vikings , Leonard threw his gloves to a kid in the stands .
There was just one problem .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) His wedding ring came off and was in the gloves , and the fan let him know on Twitter that he needed to get it back to the Colts linebacker .
Stuff like this is what makes the internet awesome .
Leonard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kid in the stands , but somehow managed to have his ring slip off .
One tweet later and Leonard is getting his wedding ring back .
I ’ m not sure how his wife feels about this , but the internet lives for this kind of content .
Luckily , this all worked out for the best .
I ’ m sure there are some fans who might not have said anything and just kept the gloves and the ring .
The adult in control of these young men did the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ring , and now it ’ ll make his way back to him .
Hopefully , Leonard hooks them up with some tickets or something because losing your wedding ring would be a major issue .
His wife wouldn ’ t have been happy about that !

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard accidentally gave away his wedding ring this past Sunday.
Following a win over the Vikings, Leonard threw his gloves to a kid in the stands. There was just one problem. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
His wedding ring came off and was in the gloves, and the fan let him know on Twitter that he needed to get it back to the Colts linebacker.
My step-nephew got @dsleon45’s game gloves yesterday. Plot twist: Leonard’s wedding ring was accidentally in the gloves. Someone help us get his ring back to him ????#Colts pic.twitter.com/Lhat6PDK4A — Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) September 21, 2020
I need that ???????????????? — Darius Leonard (@dsleon45) September 21, 2020
Stuff like this is what makes the internet awesome. Leonard pulled off a classy move for a kid in the stands, but somehow managed to have his ring slip off.
One tweet later and Leonard is getting his wedding ring back. I’m not sure how his wife feels about this, but the internet lives for this kind of content.
With the ring on its way back to Darius… Here’s the Certificate of Authenticity for the gloves. pic.twitter.com/VvZCkqETlI — Brett Bensley (@brettbensley) September 21, 2020
Luckily, this all worked out for the best. I’m sure there are some fans who might not have said anything and just kept the gloves and the ring.
The adult in control of these young men did the right thing by letting Leonard know they had the ring, and now it’ll make his way back to him.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Darius Shaquille Leonard (@mr_highflyer10) on Sep 20, 2020 at 2:34pm PDT
Hopefully, Leonard hooks them up with some tickets or something because losing your wedding ring would be a major issue. His wife wouldn’t have been happy about that!
H/T: Outkick


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--College GameDay Is Headed To Miami For Florida State Vs. The Hurricanes

College GameDay will be in Miami this upcoming Saturday .
The popular college football event will be in Miami ahead of the Hurricanes playing the Florida State Seminoles .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) I love this move from GameDay .
Miami has a legit squad this season and D ’ Eriq King is one of the best players in the country .
For the first time in a long time , it feels like the Hurricanes might actually be able to make some serious noise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Miami is riding and flying high .
Miami dismantled Louisville this past week , and will almost certainly do the same to FSU .
No offense to the Seminoles , but they ’ re just not an impressive team .
Tack on the fact Jay Norvell isn ’ t coaching this weekend because of coronavirus , and you have all the ingredients for a blowout .
I can ’ t wait to see what we get out of College GameDay in Miami , but I know it ’ s going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saturday morning on ESPN .

College GameDay will be in Miami this upcoming Saturday.
The popular college football event will be in Miami ahead of the Hurricanes playing the Florida State Seminoles. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Still all about The U ???? We’re headed to see @FSUFootball take on @CanesFootball next Saturday! pic.twitter.com/StLtIpCtNy — College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 20, 2020
I love this move from GameDay. Miami has a legit squad this season and D’Eriq King is one of the best players in the country.
For the first time in a long time, it feels like the Hurricanes might actually be able to make some serious noise.
College football is simply more fun when Miami is riding and flying high.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami Hurricanes Football (@canesfootball) on Sep 19, 2020 at 4:25pm PDT
Miami dismantled Louisville this past week, and will almost certainly do the same to FSU. No offense to the Seminoles, but they’re just not an impressive team.
Tack on the fact Jay Norvell isn’t coaching this weekend because of coronavirus, and you have all the ingredients for a blowout.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami Hurricanes Football (@canesfootball) on Sep 19, 2020 at 8:33pm PDT
I can’t wait to see what we get out of College GameDay in Miami, but I know it’s going to be lit. Make sure to tune in Saturday morning on ESPN.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--AD Bill Moos On Nebraska’s 2020 Football Schedule: ‘I Wasn’t Toasting Champagne’

The Cornhuskers have games against Ohio State , Wisconsin , Iowa , Penn State and Minnesota this season , and it ’ s a brutally tough slate .
The man running the show in Lincoln isn ’ t impressed .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) “ I wasn ’ t toasting champagne , ” Moos told Omaha.com about Nebraska ’ s brutally tough schedule .
He also added , “ With a young team , opening up at Columbus , against the No .
2 team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fans — is a giant task , especially when it ’ s the first post-COVID game.
” I 100 % believe this schedule was a giant middle finger from the Big 10 to Nebraska .
The Cornhuskers were one of the leaders in the war to save Big 10 football .
Players sued the conference , Scott Frost was vocally in support of playing and the Cornhuskers did everything they could to get games back in 2020 .
To say they were a thorn in the side of the Big 10 would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are back , and Nebraska has arguably the toughest schedule in the country .
Given how vocal they were when the B1G canceled games , I find that hard to believe .
This 100 % seems like the B1G is punishing the Cornhuskers for leading an all-out revolt .
Either way , I ’ d rather have tough football games than no football at all .
That ’ s not even a tough call .
Having said that , Nebraska seems like they ’ re in for a 3-5 season .
Not ideal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than not playing .

Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos isn’t happy with the team’s 2020 football schedule.
The Cornhuskers have games against Ohio State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State and Minnesota this season, and it’s a brutally tough slate. The man running the show in Lincoln isn’t impressed. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nebraska Football (@huskerfbnation) on Sep 16, 2020 at 6:46am PDT
“I wasn’t toasting champagne,” Moos told Omaha.com about Nebraska’s brutally tough schedule. He also added, “With a young team, opening up at Columbus, against the No. 2 team in the nation — fans or no fans — is a giant task, especially when it’s the first post-COVID game.”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nebraska Football (@huskerfbnation) on Sep 19, 2020 at 7:59am PDT
I 100% believe this schedule was a giant middle finger from the Big 10 to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were one of the leaders in the war to save Big 10 football.
Players sued the conference, Scott Frost was vocally in support of playing and the Cornhuskers did everything they could to get games back in 2020.
To say they were a thorn in the side of the Big 10 would be an understatement.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nebraska Football (@huskerfbnation) on Sep 5, 2020 at 8:12am PDT
Well, the games are back, and Nebraska has arguably the toughest schedule in the country. Given how vocal they were when the B1G canceled games, I find that hard to believe.
This 100% seems like the B1G is punishing the Cornhuskers for leading an all-out revolt.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nebraska Football (@huskerfbnation) on Aug 27, 2020 at 7:14am PDT
Either way, I’d rather have tough football games than no football at all. That’s not even a tough call. Having said that, Nebraska seems like they’re in for a 3-5 season. Not ideal, but it’s still better than not playing.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--REPORT: There Is ‘Optimism’ The Mountain West Will Start Football In October

The Mountain West Conference is reportedly nearing a decision to play football starting in October .
According to Pete Thamel , MWC officials have “ optimism ” that football will be played in the fall , and October 24 is the “ preferred start date.
” ( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) The MWC initially canceled the football season because of coronavirus .
As I ’ ve said many different times , we need every single college football team in America playing .
The Big 10 already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the MWC is nearing the same decision .
The Mountain West is one of the best Group of 5 conferences in America .
There ’ s no reason they shouldn ’ t be playing .
If the MWC agrees to play starting in October , which appears to be the likely outcome , then there ’ s also no reason for the PAC-12 to continue sitting on the sidelines .
The MWC and the PAC-12 cover the same geographic region of America .
If one can play , then the other can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PAC-12 and MWC both agree to play because it ’ s necessary .
This is America , and in this country , we play college football .
You can take that to the bank .

The Mountain West Conference is reportedly nearing a decision to play football starting in October.
According to Pete Thamel, MWC officials have “optimism” that football will be played in the fall, and October 24 is the “preferred start date.” (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
The MWC initially canceled the football season because of coronavirus.
Sources: The Mountain West AD call today ended with optimism for the league playing football this fall, with Oct. 24th as the preferred start date. There’s a MWC presidents call scheduled for Friday, but a vote could be taken sooner. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 22, 2020
As I’ve said many different times, we need every single college football team in America playing. The Big 10 already reversed course, and it now sounds like the MWC is nearing the same decision.
The Mountain West is one of the best Group of 5 conferences in America. There’s no reason they shouldn’t be playing.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Air Force Football (@af_football) on Sep 20, 2020 at 1:21pm PDT
If the MWC agrees to play starting in October, which appears to be the likely outcome, then there’s also no reason for the PAC-12 to continue sitting on the sidelines.
The MWC and the PAC-12 cover the same geographic region of America. If one can play, then the other can too.
Let’s hope the PAC-12 and MWC both agree to play because it’s necessary.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Air Force Football (@af_football) on Sep 17, 2020 at 12:36pm PDT
This is America, and in this country, we play college football. You can take that to the bank.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Four Notre Dame Football Players Test Positive For Coronavirus

According to a release from the Fighting Irish , four members of the team have tested positive for coronavirus .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) Six more players are in isolation because of contact tracing .
None of the players played this past weekend against USF .
You can read the full release below .
Is it great that Notre Dame has 10 players out because of coronavirus ?
No , but it ’ s also not a reason to panic .
We all knew there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
That ’ s the nature of the beast when you ’ re playing during a pandemic .
There ’ s no reason to panic or worry at all .
The players in question didn ’ t play this past weekend , and they ’ re in isolation .
There ’ s really not much else you can do .
Notre Dame just needs to let the players heal up , and they can return once that happens .
As long as the rest of the team is safe , then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive tests is no reason to freak out .
Everything will be just fine with Notre Dame .

Multiple Notre Dame football players have tested positive for coronavirus.
According to a release from the Fighting Irish, four members of the team have tested positive for coronavirus. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Six more players are in isolation because of contact tracing. None of the players played this past weekend against USF. You can read the full release below.
September 21 – Testing Update pic.twitter.com/6jwaDSeyGk — Notre Dame Football PR Team (@NDFootballPR) September 21, 2020
Is it great that Notre Dame has 10 players out because of coronavirus? No, but it’s also not a reason to panic.
We all knew there’d be positive cases throughout the season. That’s the nature of the beast when you’re playing during a pandemic.
There’s no reason to panic or worry at all.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Notre Dame Football (@ndfootball) on Sep 20, 2020 at 12:36pm PDT
The players in question didn’t play this past weekend, and they’re in isolation. There’s really not much else you can do.
Notre Dame just needs to let the players heal up, and they can return once that happens. As long as the rest of the team is safe, then the Fighting Irish will be fine.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Notre Dame Football (@ndfootball) on Sep 18, 2020 at 5:18pm PDT
Four positive tests is no reason to freak out. Everything will be just fine with Notre Dame.


thedailycaller--2020-09-22--Nick Saban Names Mac Jones Alabama’s Starting Quarterback

Mac Jones is the starting quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide .
After a battle against highly-touted freshman Bryce Young , Jones was listed as Alabama ’ s QB1 when the team ’ s first depth chart of the season was released Monday .
( RELATED : David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football ) According to Charlie Potter , Saban praised Jones and said , “ Mac has had a really good camp , really played well in the last scrimmage .
He ’ s done a really good job of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re pleased with his development.
” I ’ m not really sure how much of a battle there was against Young , but this is the right call for Alabama .
Jones stepped in and played well last season when Tua went down .
Was he a superstar ?
No .
Did he do anything to lose games for the Tide ?
No .
Is he dependable ?
Yes .
When you add all that up , Jones is a very solid option .
Plus , this college football season has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus .
Practice time has been limited and there are plenty of distractions .
Given that aspect , experience has never been more valuable .
Jones has plenty of it and Young has none of it .
Bryce Young might be the future in Tuscaloosa , and he might even get a decent amount of reps in 2020 .
However , for the time being , it ’ s all about Mac Jones .
It should be fun to see what he can do now that he ’ s officially QB1 .

Mac Jones is the starting quarterback of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
After a battle against highly-touted freshman Bryce Young, Jones was listed as Alabama’s QB1 when the team’s first depth chart of the season was released Monday. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Alabama’s Week One depth chart pic.twitter.com/wBwzBTLW9j — Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) September 21, 2020
According to Charlie Potter, Saban praised Jones and said, “Mac has had a really good camp, really played well in the last scrimmage. He’s done a really good job of taking on a leadership role. … We’re pleased with his development.”
Nick Saban on Mac Jones, who was listed as #Alabama‘s starting QB on the depth chart: “Mac has had a really good camp, really played well in the last scrimmage. He’s done a really good job of taking on a leadership role. … We’re pleased with his development.” — Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 21, 2020
I’m not really sure how much of a battle there was against Young, but this is the right call for Alabama. Jones stepped in and played well last season when Tua went down.
Was he a superstar? No. Did he do anything to lose games for the Tide? No. Is he dependable? Yes. When you add all that up, Jones is a very solid option.
Plus, this college football season has been nothing other than absolute chaos because of coronavirus. Practice time has been limited and there are plenty of distractions.
Given that aspect, experience has never been more valuable. Jones has plenty of it and Young has none of it.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mac Jones (@macjones_10) on Jan 3, 2020 at 6:02pm PST
Bryce Young might be the future in Tuscaloosa, and he might even get a decent amount of reps in 2020. However, for the time being, it’s all about Mac Jones. It should be fun to see what he can do now that he’s officially QB1.


thedailycaller--2020-09-23--Joe Biden Keeps Touting The Auto Bailout As A Success. Here’s The Full Story

• Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has touted President Barack Obama ’ s orchestration of the auto bailout as a major success during his campaign , but several experts have said that Biden ’ s version of the bailout is misguided and “ exaggerated.
” • The Obama administration intervened in the bankruptcy proceedings of Chrysler and GM after the companies faced a major crisis during the Great Recession , but some experts argued a normal bankruptcy should have occurred without the government ’ s help .
• The government specifically created subsidies for the United Auto Workers union which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the U.S. foreign aid budget in 2011 , according to a 2012 Heritage Foundation report .
• “ The Obama Administration is abusing bankruptcy law to benefit a favored constituency , the United Auto Workers union , ” legal scholar Andrew Grossman testified at a 2009 House Judiciary hearing .
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has touted President Barack Obama ’ s orchestration of the auto bailout as a major success during his campaign , but several experts have said that Biden ’ s version of the bailout is misguided and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rescued the auto industry and helped Michigan ’ s economy come roaring back , ” Biden tweeted on Sept. 9 .
Biden also stated that the Obama-Biden administration “ rescued ” the auto industry and helped it “ re-tool ” in a Sept. 14 speech .
Further , he said the administration saved 646,000 auto jobs in a July 2019 tweet .
Auto production doubled in the U.S. as a result , he added .
During the 2008 Great Recession , the three major U.S. automakers – General Motors ( GM ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declines in sales , according to a Reuters timeline .
Obama formed a presidential task force in February 2009 led by Timothy Geithner , secretary of the Department of the Treasury , and Lawrence Summers , director of the National Economic Council , which was devoted to keeping the U.S. auto industry afloat , The New York Times reported at the time .
However , the bailout didn ’ t save the U.S. auto industry , but transferred tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to the United Auto Workers ( UAW ) union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main thing that happened is that rather than letting the courts go through their usual procedures , which probably would ’ ve led to a relatively big hit to the union , the federal government put taxpayer money in and cushioned the hit to the union , ” Jeffrey Miron , director of economic studies at the Cato Institute , told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
Miron , who is also the director of Harvard University ’ s undergraduate department of economics , added : “ Government should let failing companies go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recession , U.S. automakers were steadily ceding ground to foreign companies , which were making more durable and higher-quality cars , according to Miron .
In fact , the market shares of GM , Chrysler and Ford all declined in the early 2000s , according to a 2015 Princeton University report .
While the three automakers accounted for 71 % of U.S. vehicle sales in 1998 , the companies accounted for 47 % by 2008 .
( RELATED : Conservative Group ’ s Ad Calls Out Obama ’ s ‘ Chinese Motors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where the U.S. auto industry is based , lost 83,000 automanufacturing jobs between 1993 and 2008 , while 91,000 automanufacturing jobs were created in other parts of the country where foreign factories had been built , The Wall Street Journal reported .
“ A number of factors had taken a toll on the demand for cars from the Big Three manufacturers over time : the widespread perception of perennial quality and reliability issues , lower resale values , poorly received new models , and a lack of low gas mileage cars at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report said .
U.S. companies were also paying higher wages and benefits to employees than competitors due to restrictive labor agreements , Miron said .
The so-called “ jobs bank ” was a particularly costly labor provision that GM attempted to free itself from in 2006 , according to The New York Times .
The “ jobs bank , ” created in 1984 when GM alone had a nearly 50 % share of the U.S. auto market , was a pool of idle employees being paid full salary and benefits even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do .
The UAW had also negotiated a deal with the automakers , which said workers on layoff must be paid 95 % of their salary , according to the Princeton report .
“ The auto industry has long-standing generosity toward its unions and is paying its unions substantially more in wages than is being paid to new non-union factories emerging in the U.S. , ” Miron said .
( RELATED : Emails : Obama officials enriched former firms , possibly themselves with auto bailout ) Hourly wages for workers at Chrysler , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been $ 75.86 , $ 70.51 and $ 73.26 respectively while Nissan , Toyota and Honda workers were paid $ 41.97 , $ 47.60 and $ 42.95 respectively , founder of the Heritage Foundation Ed Feulner wrote in 2012 .
When the recession finally hit , U.S. automakers suffered more than foreign automakers , according to a May 2009 Congressional Research Service report .
Year-over-year auto sales of Chrysler , GM and Ford declined by 61 % , 49 % , and 35 % respectively in the first four months of 2009 while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % , 28 % , and 26 % , respectively .
The Great Recession , which had been the most significant economic downturn in the U.S. since the Great Depression , lasted from December 2007 until June 2009 , according to The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities .
The recession created an unprecedented jobs deficit – change in nonfarm payroll employment dipped by 6 % – that had not been seen in any of the recessions that preceded it .
“ In any recession , producers of durable goods take the biggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are owned by consumers or owned by businesses , are durable – you can keep using whichever one you currently have when the recession hits , ” Miron told the DCNF .
“ So you can always expect the auto industry to take a big hit during a recession.
” Facing enormous financial issues and poor sales , GM and Chrysler turned to the federal government , according to the Princeton report .
While Ford had significant losses , it turned down government support since it had privately borrowed enough money in 2006 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress failed to pass a $ 14 billion rescue package for GM and Chrysler in December 2008 after Senate Republicans demanded union wage reductions , The Times reported .
Days later , former President George W. Bush authorized a $ 17.4 billion loan for the companies that would keep them afloat until March 2009 .
( RELATED : Second Ex-Auto Workers Union President , 15th Official Charged In Federal Corruption Probe ) “ The last thing I want to see happen is for the auto industry to disappear , but I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put $ 10 billion or $ 20 billion or $ 30 billion or whatever billion dollars into an industry , and then , six months to a year later , they come back hat in hand and say , ‘ Give me more , ' ” Obama said on NBC ’ s “ Meet the Press ” in December 2008 , one month before he assumed office .
When Obama assumed the presidency in January , one of his first tasks was to address the auto crisis with Geithner and Summers leading the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times .
GM and Chrysler approached the Obama administration in February 2009 with new proposals , the BBC reported .
They requested an additional $ 21.6 billion from the federal government .
Chrysler ultimately filed for bankruptcy in April 2009 and said it would close 25 % of its dealerships , according to BBC .
GM filed for bankruptcy in June 2009 .
By June , more than $ 80 billion taxpayer dollars had been given to Chrysler and GM , Fox Business reported .
That accounted for more than 10 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which had been allotted by Congress in 2008 that was mainly intended for banks .
In the meantime , ownership of the companies experienced a massive overhaul : the federal government now had a 60 % stake of GM , BBC reported , and UAW received a 55 % stake of Chrysler , according to The Times .
( RELATED : MIX : Trump ’ s Labor Department Just Moved To Bring More Transparency To Labor Unions ) “ It was a government-organized bankruptcy , courts supervised the bankruptcy and the government put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the DCNF .
While bankruptcies generally hurt unions , the Chrysler bankruptcy was the “ Cadillac ” of bankruptcies for the UAW , according to The New York Times .
In addition to receiving a majority stake of the automaker , UAW received protection from the Treasury Department for its pension and health plans .
“ The Obama Administration is abusing bankruptcy law to benefit a favored constituency , the United Auto Workers union , ” Andrew Grossman , a legal scholar who had been a senior legal policy analyst at The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House Judiciary hearing .
“ This threatens serious consequences.
” Grossman argued that the Obama administration had abused bankruptcy law by sidestepping key requirements , which could set a bad precedent for future large bankruptcies .
Rather than go through a full Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization on their own , GM and Chrysler had gone through a “ quick dip , ” according to Obama administration officials , Grossman said .
The White House figured “ it could bail out Chrysler and General Motors for far less money than would otherwise be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay for much of it – without relinquishing its effective control of either company or forcing favored constituencies , unions chief among them , to accept serious concessions , ” Grossman said .
Although the automaker agreed to shut down dealers and car brands to save money , Grossman said they didn ’ t agree to do enough .
Questions would have been asked to these companies about dealerships counts and brand sustainability if they had gone through a normal Chapter 11 bankruptcy without government intervention , he said .
( RELATED : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Union Leaders Face Corruption Investigation ) The auto bailout cost taxpayers a total of $ 23 billion , legal scholars James Sherk and Todd Zywicki wrote in a 2012 Heritage Foundation report .
On top of the direct cost to taxpayers , the Obama administration created subsidies for UAW costing $ 26.5 billion , more than the U.S. foreign aid budget in 2011 .
“ The Administration did not need to lose money to keep GM and Chrysler operating , ” Sherk and Zywicki said .
“ The Detroit auto bailout was , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Existing union members were not made to take any pay cuts at GM despite the fact that bankruptcy typically brings wages down , Sherk and Zywicki said .
Beyond wages , union members ’ benefits escaped the bailout unscathed as well .
( RELATED : ‘ Campaign Against Working Families ’ : Three Major Unions Sue Michigan Over New Labor Laws ) The entire net taxpayer loss of $ 23 billion stemmed from the subsidies granted to UAW pay and benefits accounts , according to Sherk and Zywicki .
One of the reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bailout in 2008 was the UAW ’ s refusal to consider lowering pay and benefits to rates comparable to competitors .
Stephen Rattner , the economist who became the Obama administration ’ s “ car czar ” leading the bailout effort , admitted in 2011 that the bailout didn ’ t ask the union and auto companies to sacrifice enough , according to Michigan Live .
He said GM shouldn ’ t have received as much money from the government that it did and that the UAW should have been asked to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have done a little bit better job – particularly at GM – in combing through the mess of liabilities and contracts and things they had if we had a little bit more time , ” Rattner said Michigan live reported .
However , some have defended the bailout .
Sergio Marchionne , the chairman and chief executive of Chrysler during the recession , said at a 2014 event hosted by the Brookings Institution that there would have been a disastrous chain effect if not for the bailout .
“ The financial system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never mind a bankruptcy , of this caliber , ” Marchionne said , according to Brookings .
“ The failure of GM and the failure of Chrysler would have sent the supplier base into absolute convulsions and if that happened it would have stopped making parts for Ford.
” “ So you would have had a chain effect that would have just destroyed the U.S. automotive business completely .
So don ’ t look for alternative solutions .
There were none.
” Speaking at the same event , Summers said the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leniency , according to Brookings .
The fact that the government was able to remove itself from the management of the automakers after the bailout proved that it was a success , Summers added .
“ It could have turned out that a Democratic administration was incapable of keeping hands off , ” Summers said , according to Brookings .
“ And the process of government involvement through bankruptcy could have led to all kinds of new government-mandated labor arrangements.
” “ And automobile companies could be being operated as public utilities in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea that the Obama administration saved the auto industry and hundreds of thousands of jobs , which Biden has been repeating on the campaign trail .
“ Did it save the U.S. auto industry ?
Probably not .
It shifted who paid for the mistakes , the loss in profits that the industry was experiencing , ” Miron said .
“ Had it gone through standard bankruptcy instead of this government bankruptcy , the companies would have continued to operate.
” Miron pointed out that many large companies have gone through bankruptcy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airlines have declared bankruptcy , are bought and sold , but still continue flying .
Miron said the government ’ s involvement in the auto bailout was a mistake since it shifted some of the cost away from unions and to the taxpayer .
Regarding the number of jobs that were supposedly saved , Miron called it an “ exaggeration.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has touted President Barack Obama’s orchestration of the auto bailout as a major success during his campaign, but several experts have said that Biden’s version of the bailout is misguided and “exaggerated.”
The Obama administration intervened in the bankruptcy proceedings of Chrysler and GM after the companies faced a major crisis during the Great Recession, but some experts argued a normal bankruptcy should have occurred without the government’s help.
The government specifically created subsidies for the United Auto Workers union which cost taxpayers $26.5 billion, more than the U.S. foreign aid budget in 2011, according to a 2012 Heritage Foundation report.
“The Obama Administration is abusing bankruptcy law to benefit a favored constituency, the United Auto Workers union,” legal scholar Andrew Grossman testified at a 2009 House Judiciary hearing.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has touted President Barack Obama’s orchestration of the auto bailout as a major success during his campaign, but several experts have said that Biden’s version of the bailout is misguided and “exaggerated.”
“President Obama and I rescued the auto industry and helped Michigan’s economy come roaring back,” Biden tweeted on Sept. 9.
Biden also stated that the Obama-Biden administration “rescued” the auto industry and helped it “re-tool” in a Sept. 14 speech. Further, he said the administration saved 646,000 auto jobs in a July 2019 tweet. Auto production doubled in the U.S. as a result, he added.
During the 2008 Great Recession, the three major U.S. automakers – General Motors (GM), Chrysler and Ford – each experienced significant declines in sales, according to a Reuters timeline. Obama formed a presidential task force in February 2009 led by Timothy Geithner, secretary of the Department of the Treasury, and Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council, which was devoted to keeping the U.S. auto industry afloat, The New York Times reported at the time.
However, the bailout didn’t save the U.S. auto industry, but transferred tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, according to experts.
“The main thing that happened is that rather than letting the courts go through their usual procedures, which probably would’ve led to a relatively big hit to the union, the federal government put taxpayer money in and cushioned the hit to the union,” Jeffrey Miron, director of economic studies at the Cato Institute, told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Miron, who is also the director of Harvard University’s undergraduate department of economics, added: “Government should let failing companies go into bankruptcy.”
Problems Before Recession
In the years preceding the recession, U.S. automakers were steadily ceding ground to foreign companies, which were making more durable and higher-quality cars, according to Miron.
In fact, the market shares of GM, Chrysler and Ford all declined in the early 2000s, according to a 2015 Princeton University report. While the three automakers accounted for 71% of U.S. vehicle sales in 1998, the companies accounted for 47% by 2008. (RELATED: Conservative Group’s Ad Calls Out Obama’s ‘Chinese Motors’ Auto Bailout)
Meanwhile, Michigan, where the U.S. auto industry is based, lost 83,000 automanufacturing jobs between 1993 and 2008, while 91,000 automanufacturing jobs were created in other parts of the country where foreign factories had been built, The Wall Street Journal reported.
“A number of factors had taken a toll on the demand for cars from the Big Three manufacturers over time: the widespread perception of perennial quality and reliability issues, lower resale values, poorly received new models, and a lack of low gas mileage cars at times of rising fuel costs,” the report said.
U.S. companies were also paying higher wages and benefits to employees than competitors due to restrictive labor agreements, Miron said.
The so-called “jobs bank” was a particularly costly labor provision that GM attempted to free itself from in 2006, according to The New York Times. The “jobs bank,” created in 1984 when GM alone had a nearly 50% share of the U.S. auto market, was a pool of idle employees being paid full salary and benefits even if they didn’t have work to do.
The UAW had also negotiated a deal with the automakers, which said workers on layoff must be paid 95% of their salary, according to the Princeton report.
“The auto industry has long-standing generosity toward its unions and is paying its unions substantially more in wages than is being paid to new non-union factories emerging in the U.S.,” Miron said. (RELATED: Emails: Obama officials enriched former firms, possibly themselves with auto bailout)
Hourly wages for workers at Chrysler, GM and Ford before the recession had been $75.86, $70.51 and $73.26 respectively while Nissan, Toyota and Honda workers were paid $41.97, $47.60 and $42.95 respectively, founder of the Heritage Foundation Ed Feulner wrote in 2012.
When the recession finally hit, U.S. automakers suffered more than foreign automakers, according to a May 2009 Congressional Research Service report. Year-over-year auto sales of Chrysler, GM and Ford declined by 61%, 49%, and 35% respectively in the first four months of 2009 while Nissan, Toyota and Honda dropped 32%, 28%, and 26%, respectively.
The Bailout
The Great Recession, which had been the most significant economic downturn in the U.S. since the Great Depression, lasted from December 2007 until June 2009, according to The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The recession created an unprecedented jobs deficit – change in nonfarm payroll employment dipped by 6% – that had not been seen in any of the recessions that preceded it.
“In any recession, producers of durable goods take the biggest hits because durable goods, whether they are owned by consumers or owned by businesses, are durable – you can keep using whichever one you currently have when the recession hits,” Miron told the DCNF.
“So you can always expect the auto industry to take a big hit during a recession.”
Facing enormous financial issues and poor sales, GM and Chrysler turned to the federal government, according to the Princeton report. While Ford had significant losses, it turned down government support since it had privately borrowed enough money in 2006 and began restructuring before the recession.
Congress failed to pass a $14 billion rescue package for GM and Chrysler in December 2008 after Senate Republicans demanded union wage reductions, The Times reported. Days later, former President George W. Bush authorized a $17.4 billion loan for the companies that would keep them afloat until March 2009. (RELATED: Second Ex-Auto Workers Union President, 15th Official Charged In Federal Corruption Probe)
“The last thing I want to see happen is for the auto industry to disappear, but I’m also concerned that we don’t put $10 billion or $20 billion or $30 billion or whatever billion dollars into an industry, and then, six months to a year later, they come back hat in hand and say, ‘Give me more,'” Obama said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in December 2008, one month before he assumed office.
When Obama assumed the presidency in January, one of his first tasks was to address the auto crisis with Geithner and Summers leading the presidential task force, according to The Times.
GM and Chrysler approached the Obama administration in February 2009 with new proposals, the BBC reported. They requested an additional $21.6 billion from the federal government.
Chrysler ultimately filed for bankruptcy in April 2009 and said it would close 25% of its dealerships, according to BBC. GM filed for bankruptcy in June 2009.
By June, more than $80 billion taxpayer dollars had been given to Chrysler and GM, Fox Business reported. That accounted for more than 10% of the Troubled Asset Relief Program money, which had been allotted by Congress in 2008 that was mainly intended for banks.
In the meantime, ownership of the companies experienced a massive overhaul: the federal government now had a 60% stake of GM, BBC reported, and UAW received a 55% stake of Chrysler, according to The Times. (RELATED: MIX: Trump’s Labor Department Just Moved To Bring More Transparency To Labor Unions)
“It was a government-organized bankruptcy, courts supervised the bankruptcy and the government put money into the pot,” Miron told the DCNF.
While bankruptcies generally hurt unions, the Chrysler bankruptcy was the “Cadillac” of bankruptcies for the UAW, according to The New York Times. In addition to receiving a majority stake of the automaker, UAW received protection from the Treasury Department for its pension and health plans.
“The Obama Administration is abusing bankruptcy law to benefit a favored constituency, the United Auto Workers union,” Andrew Grossman, a legal scholar who had been a senior legal policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, said at a 2009 House Judiciary hearing. “This threatens serious consequences.”
Grossman argued that the Obama administration had abused bankruptcy law by sidestepping key requirements, which could set a bad precedent for future large bankruptcies. Rather than go through a full Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization on their own, GM and Chrysler had gone through a “quick dip,” according to Obama administration officials, Grossman said.
The White House figured “it could bail out Chrysler and General Motors for far less money than would otherwise be required – essentially by forcing others to pay for much of it – without relinquishing its effective control of either company or forcing favored constituencies, unions chief among them, to accept serious concessions,” Grossman said.
Although the automaker agreed to shut down dealers and car brands to save money, Grossman said they didn’t agree to do enough. Questions would have been asked to these companies about dealerships counts and brand sustainability if they had gone through a normal Chapter 11 bankruptcy without government intervention, he said. (RELATED: Auto Workers Strike Against GM Comes As Union Leaders Face Corruption Investigation)
The auto bailout cost taxpayers a total of $23 billion, legal scholars James Sherk and Todd Zywicki wrote in a 2012 Heritage Foundation report. On top of the direct cost to taxpayers, the Obama administration created subsidies for UAW costing $26.5 billion, more than the U.S. foreign aid budget in 2011.
“The Administration did not need to lose money to keep GM and Chrysler operating,” Sherk and Zywicki said. “The Detroit auto bailout was, in fact, a UAW bailout.”
Existing union members were not made to take any pay cuts at GM despite the fact that bankruptcy typically brings wages down, Sherk and Zywicki said. Beyond wages, union members’ benefits escaped the bailout unscathed as well. (RELATED: ‘Campaign Against Working Families’: Three Major Unions Sue Michigan Over New Labor Laws)
The entire net taxpayer loss of $23 billion stemmed from the subsidies granted to UAW pay and benefits accounts, according to Sherk and Zywicki. One of the reasons Congress didn’t approve an auto bailout in 2008 was the UAW’s refusal to consider lowering pay and benefits to rates comparable to competitors.
Stephen Rattner, the economist who became the Obama administration’s “car czar” leading the bailout effort, admitted in 2011 that the bailout didn’t ask the union and auto companies to sacrifice enough, according to Michigan Live. He said GM shouldn’t have received as much money from the government that it did and that the UAW should have been asked to make more concessions.
“I think we could have done a little bit better job – particularly at GM – in combing through the mess of liabilities and contracts and things they had if we had a little bit more time,” Rattner said Michigan live reported.
However, some have defended the bailout. Sergio Marchionne, the chairman and chief executive of Chrysler during the recession, said at a 2014 event hosted by the Brookings Institution that there would have been a disastrous chain effect if not for the bailout.
“The financial system was absolutely incapable of digesting anything, never mind a bankruptcy, of this caliber,” Marchionne said, according to Brookings. “The failure of GM and the failure of Chrysler would have sent the supplier base into absolute convulsions and if that happened it would have stopped making parts for Ford.”
“So you would have had a chain effect that would have just destroyed the U.S. automotive business completely. So don’t look for alternative solutions. There were none.”
Speaking at the same event, Summers said the federal government struck a good balance between restrictiveness and leniency, according to Brookings. The fact that the government was able to remove itself from the management of the automakers after the bailout proved that it was a success, Summers added.
“It could have turned out that a Democratic administration was incapable of keeping hands off,” Summers said, according to Brookings. “And the process of government involvement through bankruptcy could have led to all kinds of new government-mandated labor arrangements.”
“And automobile companies could be being operated as public utilities in some sense.”
But, Miron rejected the idea that the Obama administration saved the auto industry and hundreds of thousands of jobs, which Biden has been repeating on the campaign trail.
“Did it save the U.S. auto industry? Probably not. It shifted who paid for the mistakes, the loss in profits that the industry was experiencing,” Miron said. “Had it gone through standard bankruptcy instead of this government bankruptcy, the companies would have continued to operate.”
Miron pointed out that many large companies have gone through bankruptcy in the past. For example, airlines have declared bankruptcy, are bought and sold, but still continue flying. Miron said the government’s involvement in the auto bailout was a mistake since it shifted some of the cost away from unions and to the taxpayer.
Regarding the number of jobs that were supposedly saved, Miron called it an “exaggeration.”
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thedailycaller--2020-09-23--Biden Campaign Calls A ‘Lid’ Before Noon For The Eighth Time This Month

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been calling it a day — before noon — on a regular basis .
@ @ @ @ @ to announce the “ lid ” — the end of activities for the day — @ @ @ @ @ the Biden campaign , and the lids have continued even as the November election looms @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden Announces Cindy McCain Endorsement , Cites Alleged Trump Comments About Veterans ) Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ September alone that the campaign called a lid before noon — an average of three @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump commented on the Biden campaign lids during his Tuesday evening rally in Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not going to be anywhere today .
I ’ m working my ass @ @ @ @ @ in Ohio , Texas , Florida , Michigan , Wisconsin , ” Trump said .

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has been calling it a day — before noon — on a regular basis.
Reporters have taken to Twitter to announce the “lid” — the end of activities for the day — as they get word from the Biden campaign, and the lids have continued even as the November election looms closer. (RELATED: Joe Biden Announces Cindy McCain Endorsement, Cites Alleged Trump Comments About Veterans)
Annnnd there it is: at 9:22 a.m., 42 days before the election, a lid has been called by the Biden campaign — Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) September 22, 2020
With 42 days left, Biden campaign again calls a lid on the day. No events, no questions. If Trump wins, we’ll look back on the strategy of playing not to lose as a key factor. And some Democrats who can accurately gauge the feeling on the ground know it: https://t.co/MBiWE2PZmb — Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) September 22, 2020
There are seven weekends left to campaign before Election Day. Tonight the President is holding a rally in the battleground state of North Carolina. The Biden team called a lid at 8:34am, which means we won’t see the former Vice President for the rest of the day. — Weijia Jiang (@weijia) September 19, 2020
45 days until the election and Joe Biden’s campaign calls a lid at 8:35AM. WHY? https://t.co/1AJJq9x3GB — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 19, 2020
Still can’t get over how bizarre it is that Biden called an 8:30am lid the day after a progressive icon passes away. — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 19, 2020
Tuesday marked the eighth day in September alone that the campaign called a lid before noon — an average of three times per week.
This is every day so far in the month of September that the Biden Campaign has called a full lid before Noon pic.twitter.com/dqdJlqdjMc — Alec Sears (@alec_sears) September 22, 2020
Biden has called a lid before noon 36% of the days in September so far. https://t.co/aaT4euNhyq — Ellen Carmichael (@ellencarmichael) September 22, 2020
President Donald Trump commented on the Biden campaign lids during his Tuesday evening rally in Pennsylvania. “Lid means he’s not going to be anywhere today. I’m working my ass off. I’m in Ohio, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin,” Trump said.