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It can't be expressed enough how bonkers Donald's rally was in Erie, Pennsylvania, but imagine if President Biden or Kamala Harris called for "one really violent day" to reduce crime like the convicted felon did last night at his Erie, Pennsylvania rally. And, of course, the former President's crowd applauded. "The liberal left wants to destroy him, and they want to destroy our country," he said.

A Christian petition against teaching Biblical lessons in Texas public schools has garnered thousands of signatures in the past two weeks. Via Newsweek: Faithful America, an organization of Christians supporting social justice causes while opposing "Christian nationalism," posted a petition on September 13 opposing a proposal from the Texas Education Agency for elementary school teachers to include the Bible in their state reading and language arts lessons.

Morning Joe did a little compare and contrast about each candidate's reaction to climate change after the devastation of Hurricane Helene. "HARRIS: And we will stand with these communities for as long as it takes to make sure that they are able to recover and rebuild." "Donald Trump, meanwhile, will head to Valdosta, Georgia, to survey the damage there from Tropical Storm Helene.

Fox News pundit Jason Chaffetz, a former Republican congressman, complained about the timing of a scandal involving Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina. On Sunday, the Fox News Media Buzz program hosted a panel discussion about Robinson's comments on a pornographic website, which included calling himself a "Black Nazi" and defending slavery. Host Howard Kurtz noted that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had declined to withdraw his endorsement of Robinson. "Trump is, I think, being very kind to Mark Robinson by not indicting his character further," Democratic strategist Lucy Caldwell observed. For his part, Chaffetz said he did not expect Robinson's scandal to negatively impact Trump in North Carolina. "You know, some of these things that come out when the ballots are already printed.

Above, Creedence Clearwater Revival performs, Have You Ever Seen The Rain. I keep wondering if the people in the path of the terrible hurricane Helene believe that climate change is a hoax? Yeah, even the weather is political and we need to talk about it NOW. Lawyers, Guns & Money reminds us that Project 2025 plans to sell NOAA off to the highest bidder to privatize, you know, weather reporting, like Hurricane Halene. The Rectification of Names gives us the State of the Race. News from ME says TFG stinks (of desperation). Shower Cap's Blog summarizes the week that was. Bonus Track: Miss Cellania recaps the beginning of the 50th season of Saturday Night Live. Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.

Fox News host Howard Kurtz said he couldn't defend Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after Democratic strategist Tim Hogan pointed out that the former president often "slips into lunacy." During a panel discussion on the Fox News Media Buzz program, Hogan pointed to statistics from the conservative Cato Institute that showed "the Biden Department of Homeland Security removed a higher percentage of arrested border crossers in its first two years than the Trump administration did in its last two." Outkick writer Mary Katherine Ham argued that Vice President Harris should be subjected to the same scrutiny as Sen.