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Now, let's talk about former US Vice President Kamala Harris. She has stumbled her way through an uncomfortable interview with the ABC's Sarah Ferguson. Have a look.
"But wasn't Joe Biden then to put it on him? Wasn't his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task? I ran against Donald Trump for president and Donald Trump ran on, uh, a platform that was in large part, I believe, misrepresenting his intentions to the American people."
"I want to interrupt you because that is a world-class pivot, but it is not the question that I asked you, which is about Joe Biden's failure to recognize his own frailties and what that did to you. The question is about Joe Biden. Are you still reluctant to criticize the former president?"
"In what regard, please?"
"Well, just in, in terms of that question. So, you..."
"What exactly would you like to ask? What? Be more specific, if you don't mind."
"Was it Joe Biden's decision, his failure to recognize his own frailties in that position that put you in a position that made it almost impossible to win that race?"
"He was not frail as president of the United States."
"But he had frailties. We all saw the debate. I do believe that Joe Biden had the capacity to be president of the United States."
"Oh dear, Dan. She's not getting any better, is she? And she wants to run again."
"Yeah. Well, I mean, good on Sarah Ferguson. I thought that was a very good interview. Uh, so, uh, you know, it'd be good if we saw a bit more of that from the ABC. Uh, having sort of a, a fairer approach to how they, uh, undertake these interviews. But, uh, what a terrible to be by by Kamala Harris. I mean, uh, how can she say that Joe Biden didn't have frailties as, as president? I mean, how can she continue with this fiction when he obviously did? Everybody could see it. The debates made it obvious and apparent that he was struggling. He, he was struggling with his mental capabilities. Um, and as you say, she wants to run again. Uh, this reveals the lack of depth, uh, to the Democratic party. And the fact is, I think that because they all thought Hillary Clinton was going to win, uh, in 2016, they haven't invested in their future. So they went from Hillary Clinton, then they had Joe Biden. Uh, now who do they have? Uh, they, they have no one for the future. They have got Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris, which are the only two that seem to be, uh, coming up. Both of them are, are not going to get over the line against Trump or, or, you know, JD Vance, who's likely to be the candidate. So, you know, the Democrats are struggling with generational change here, and I think it's, it's fascinating to watch."
"It is. It's a bit of a train wreck all around. Now, the Office of the eSafety Commissioner has been accused of wasting taxpayer funds following revelations it splashed $41.2 million on temporary staff since its establishment in 2015. In one example of the exorbitant temporary contracts, the internet watchdog paid nearly a quarter of a million dollars to hire an executive assistant for just 11 months. And in another example, it paid almost a million dollars to hire a senior data business analyst between August 2022 and June 2025. Dan, that's tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer funds to essentially increase censorship and advance leftist ideology."
"Yeah, I mean, this is great reporting by the Daily Telegraph. I mean, you know, it's good that there's some people in the media that are keeping an eye on this because, uh, you've got to say that Julie Inman Grant's got to go. Uh, you know, she needs to be sacked from that position because, uh, not only of all the issues associated with her wanting to censor not only the content that Australians can see but the entire world. I mean, she's on a global crusade to police the internet. Uh, and she's almost got unchecked, untrammeled powers. When you actually look at the legislation that governs or, or sets up the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, there's really very limited democratic oversight. She's spending money like a drunken sailor. Uh, she's not getting pulled into line by the relevant, uh, minister, and, uh, I just think the time has come. I mean, how many more chances do you get? She's, she's got to go. And, uh, you know, like so many of these regulatory officers, they might start with noble intentions to protect children from certain content online, which we all agree with, but very quickly she grew that role into becoming the world's policewoman, uh, to censor content that she doesn't like, that she doesn't agree with. So, you know, she's got to be brought to heel, and I think the only way that can happen is for her to be sacked."
"Well, they tried to have an investigation into the scope of her powers, but that was voted down by Labor and the Greens, if I recall correctly, just a couple of weeks ago. Now, let's talk about, uh, Liberal Senator Sarah Henderson urging Governor-General Sam Mostyn to quit as a patron of LGBTQIA+ lobby group Equality Australia after it argued in the federal court that biological women should not have the right to female-only spaces. Equality Australia appears now to care very little about the equality of women. Women. Senator Henderson said, 'I think it is incumbent on the Governor-General to step down as patron of this organization.' Dan, I thought the Governor-General was supposed to be completely above politics. Being a patron of this radical activist group is very political."
"Well, I don't think she should step down from the LGBT group. I think she should step down as Governor-General. Uh, that, that would be much better. I'd rather her be an activist than the Governor-General. She's, she's a terrible Governor-General. Um, she, she doesn't believe that Australia is a good country. That's why she supported racial division with the Voice to Parliament. Uh, you can't have an activist as Governor-General. Of course, she should step down. And this appointment was made by Anthony Albanese because he wanted an activist Governor-General who believes in a republic, uh, and, and who would support the political causes of the government of the day, which is exactly what, what she has done. And the job of the Governor-General, as you've rightly pointed out, is to unite Australians, not to divide us, to represent all Australians, even those with whom she does not agree, which is a majority, a majority of Australians opposed the Voice to Parliament. She supported it, so she's out of step with the mainstream. Uh, I, I just don't think it was a good pick for, for Governor-General. And of course, everybody's entitled to engage in whatever political activism they think, uh, they would like to do, but you don't get to do it. You don't get to have your cake and eat it, too. So, she's got to step down from one or the other, and I'd prefer her to step down as Governor-General, to be honest."
"Now, a TikTok creator with more than 300,000 followers is copping backlash online for posting videos that many find hateful, ungrateful, and hypocritical. The young content creator is apparently in her final year of law school, and she claims that she uses her platform to discuss topics like domestic violence, internalized misogyny, racial injustice, and police brutality. Here's what she had to say about Australian society. And yes, her microphone is shaped like a penis. 'Protect Australian culture, right? You know, the proud culture of having no teeth, yelling unintelligible phrases, screaming profanity at strangers, getting plastered on a Saturday, and smashing a meat pie in the servo car park. Real Australia first behavior, mate. Yeah, nah, you're doing great. Single-handedly preserving the national identity.'"
"You can understand why that clip has gone viral and caused so much, uh, debate. What's your take on that diatribe, Dan?"
"Well, I, I don't really have a problem with, you know, having some beers on a Saturday than having a meat pie. What's, I don't, I don't really see what's wrong with that at all. Uh, I think she's done a good job of describing our culture. Sort of a laid-back, uh, laid-back culture. I don't really see an issue with it. But, you know, I think it gets to this point where, uh, you know, so much of the, the influx of the migration into Australia has come from, uh, international students and temporary, uh, residents who don't really feel, uh, invested in our country. They don't put any roots down in our country. There's no attempt to sort of integrate, uh, with, with our nation. And I think to, to dismiss it in that way forgets the fact that we are a pioneer as a country when it comes to things like democratic foundations like the secret ballot, which is a cornerstone of democracy around the world. Uh, religious and racial equality, you know, we just talked about the Voice to Parliament that Australians voted against. Uh, racial division in, in our constitution, and many other issues besides that. So, yeah, I think it's easy to sort of take a look at the, uh, I guess the, uh, you know, the facade of Australian culture and criticize it. But when you actually look into Australian values and what Australians actually believe, there's a heck of a lot of, uh, good to be said about our country. And clearly, this particular individual has no interest in learning about that whatsoever."
"No, just deep disdain and bordering on hate for the country, it seems, from that clip. And it's just such a bizarre take because if Australia is that terrible, then why would your family at some point in their past migrate here? I mean, that to me, as a migrant, is what I often find so incredible for people who choose to be here. Um, because we are all free to leave, whether we were born here or whether we migrated here. If you don't like it, you can always leave. Now, before you go, uh, we've got a story from the UK that is again creating so much debate. It's, uh, a, a shocking case. An Afghan migrant who came to the country, uh, illegally and then sought asylum has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed 49-year-old Wayne Broadhurst to death while the man was walking his dog, and a 45-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy were also left injured. Uh, Brendan O'Neill has written an excellent piece for The Spectator on this incident. He notes, 'This barbarism in suburbia will leave so much horror and sorrow in its wake. The peace of a leafy street has been shattered. A man is dead. A family will be ravaged by grief. But there is another emotion too, and one that extends far beyond Oxbridge: anger. The political class underestimates at its peril the impact that a beastly act like this will have on the consciousness and patience of the electorate.' Dan, an increasing number of Brits have had enough, and you can see that it's very much evident when you look at the latest polls."
"Yeah. Well, I was going to say, if you, uh, if you want to understand why Reform, led by Nigel Farage, is doing so well in the polls, well, this is the reason. Um, nobody in the political class has a solution to this. Um, and, you know, Labour and the Tories are the cause of the problem. I mean, this mass migration happened under the Tories, uh, where they let in, you know, hundreds and thousands of of migrants, and now the illegal component of it has metastasized under, under Labor, who are not interested. I mean, Keir Starmer has said some good things on immigration. He talked about living in an island of strangers, and he gave that big speech, but as I predicted at the time, he'll say it, but he's not going to do anything about it. And, um, therefore, his credibility, he's already the least popular PM in history. So, he already has no credibility. He's only been there for a year after winning in a landslide. I mean, we are in unprecedented territory when it comes to democracy, not just in the UK, but around the western world. So, look, I just think that this means politically that Nigel Farage is, um, going to keep going up in the polls. Now, whether he can maintain that momentum for four years is, is a big ask, but, uh, you're right, Brits are getting angry. They want someone to do something about it, but Reform is the only party that's offering any solution. Dan W, thank you so much for your time."