Sept. 20, 2024

What do Billie Eilish, Joe Rogan and George Clooney have in common?

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Mac Davies serves up a snarky take on the latest political shenanigans. From Billie Eilish and Joe Rogan's surprising support for Kamala Harris to Harry and Meghan's not-so-subtle foray into American politics, we've got it all. Plus, George Clooney claps back at Trump, battleground polls show a potential Trump comeback, and FEMA accidentally declares a football game a "major disaster." It's a wild ride through the intersection of pop culture and politics, with a dash of royal drama for good measure. Tune in for a hilarious recap of America's ongoing political circus!

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Calaroga Shark Media from Austin, Texas, where Joe Rogan says

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Kamala is nailing it.

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This is ballad, that's right, and Trump says the audience

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at the debate went wild for him. We're gonna fact

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check that one. Don Okay, let's hit this. It looks

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like we've got ourselves a real Hollywood meets DC extravaganza.

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Grab your popcorn and your eye voted stickers, because this

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election just got more star studded than the Oscars Red carpet.

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First up, we've got Billie Eilish, the pop sensation, who's

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apparently traded in her bad guy persona for a ballot

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guy one. She and her brother are telling their one

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hundred and twenty three million Instagram followers to vote for

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Kamala Harris faster than you can say duh.

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The Harris campaign.

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Responded with a bird themed pun that probably had their

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social media intern high fiving themselves all day. But the

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real plot twist comes from Joe Rogan, the podcast king,

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who's usually about as predictable as a cat on catnip.

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He's out here praising Harris's debate performance like she just

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won a UFC Championship.

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She's nailing it, he says, I mean, who.

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Had Joe Rogan compliments Kamala Harris on their twenty twenty

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four bingo card. Not me, that's for sure. Now Rogan

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has an officially endorsed Harris. He's more like that friend

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who says, I'm not saying you should date them, but

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still for a guy who's bounced around the political spectrum

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more than a pinball, this is practically a marriage proposal.

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And let's not forget Taylor Swift, who's gone from shaking

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it off to shaking up the election between her and Oprah.

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Harris has more star power behind her than a NASA

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rocket launch. Even the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are

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dipping their royal toes into the murky waters of American

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politics once again, and boy, oh boy, are they making waves.

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Harry and Megan's Archwell Foundation has decided to play matchmaker

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between Americans and their voting rights. They're not just suggesting

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people vote, they're practically writing love letters to democracy. Can

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just imagine it now, Dear voter, do you like long

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walks to the ballot box?

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But hold your horses, everyone.

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Before you start picturing Megan in the Oval office or

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Harry as the next Secretary of State. Remember that they're

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not officially endorsing anyone. They're just encouraging people to vote,

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which is about as controversial as encouraging people to breathe.

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Of course, this isn't the first time our dynamic duo

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has flirted with American politics. Back in twenty twenty, they

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urged Americans to vote against hate speech, which, let's be honest,

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is about as subtle as a neon sign in Times Square.

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Now some Royal watchers are clutching their pearls, claiming this

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breaks the Sandringham Summit Agreement, because apparently encouraging democratic participation

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is more scandalous.

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Than well just about anything else. The Royal family has

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been up too lately.

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And let's not forget the rumors of Megan's potential political career.

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She's already mastered the art of cold calling senators. I mean, who.

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Hasn't answered their phone to hear this? This is Meghan,

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the Duchess of Sussex. It happens to me at least

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twice a week. So there you have it, folks. The

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Sussexes are shaking things up again, proving that You can

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take the Royals out of the palace, but you can't

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take the Wait what exactly are they doing again?

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Oh right, encouraging people to vote. How terribly unroyal of them.

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And if you like making fun of Harry and Meghan,

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check out the Palace Intrigue podcast. It's kind of like

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this one, except less Trump and more Prince Harry. Royal

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family gossips seven days a week. Man, these bosses at

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Kalaroga Shark Media are slave drivers. I guess I should

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consider myself lucky that most weekends I only have to

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work Sunday.

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But here's the kicker, folks.

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All these celebs are pushing for people to register to vote.

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It's like they've suddenly realized that Instagram likes don't actually

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count at the ballot box.

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Who knew? So there you have it.

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We've got pop stars, podcasters, and media moguls all jumping

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into the political ring. It's like American Idol meets the

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West Wing with a dash of fear factor thrown in

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for good measure. Will these celebrity endorsements be the secret

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sauce that tips the scales in this neck and neck race?

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Or will they just.

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Add more drama to an already overstuffed political soap opera.

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Only time will tell, but one thing's for sure. This

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election is turning out to be more entertaining than a

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Netflix binge watch. Meanwhile, it looks like George Clooney's finally

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decided to respond to the Orange MENACE's.

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Attempt at a Hollywood takedown.

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Trump, our resident film critic and reality TV star turned politician,

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called Clooney a fake movie actor. Does that mean Clooney

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is pretending to be an actor or is he an

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actor who is in fake movies. Clooney, proving he's got

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better comedic timing than Trump's hair, has staying power, fired

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back on Jimmy Kimmel's show. When asked about Trump's suggestion

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to get out of politics and go back to TV,

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Clooney quipped, I will if he does.

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That's a trade off. I do Boom.

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Someone called the burn Unit. We've got a code orange. Now,

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let's not forget that. Clooney co hosted a Hollywood fundraiser

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for Biden that raised twenty eight million dollars, which sounds

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like a lot of money until you remember Clooney's the

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one who ran Biden out of town.

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Don't worry. Biden doesn't remember it either.

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Let's see if Harris can pull off a political heightst

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as smoothly as Danny Ocean.

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The polls sure don't think so.

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Man. Those Hollywood celebrities are not gonna be happy. They'll

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probably storm planet Hollywood. On January sixth, according to the

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latest Emerson College polls, our old friend Donald Trump is

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leading in five out of seven battleground states. That's right,

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the man who turned the White House into a reality

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TV set might be getting a second season. I guess

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America really does love a reboot, even if they recast

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the VP as a cartoon Hillbilly. Trump's leading Kamala Harris

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in Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. It's like a

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game of political monopoly, and Trump's collecting swing states like

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their boardwalk in park Place. Harris, meanwhile, is holding onto

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North Carolina and Michigan like they're the first two properties

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after go. Wait, that joke doesn't even make sense. Isn't

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Michigan one of the reds. While not landed on as

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frequently as Illinois, Michigan Avenue is a fairly good bye

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and can produce very good rents, provided you have a

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lot of cash.

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Now here's the kicker.

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Even though Trump's ahead in the polls, the majority of

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voters in each state think Harris will win. It's like

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they're saying, I'm voting for chaos, but I don't actually

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think it'll happen. But don't break out the maga hats

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just yet, folks. Trump's coattails seem to be shorter than

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his ties. His GOP pals are lagging behind in down

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ballot races. It's like they're trying to ride the Trump train,

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but they keep falling off at every stop. In Arizona,

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Cyrie Lake is running seven points behind Trump. I guess

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her Trump impression isn't quite as convincing as she thought.

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In Michigan, Mike Rogers is five points behind. Looks like

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the Great Lake State isn't buying what he's selling. And

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in Nevada, Sam Brown is trailing Democrat Jackie Rosen. Apparently

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what happens in Vegas is a Republican loss. So there

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you have it, folks. Trump might be on track for

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a White House comeback, but the GOP is struggling to

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keep up. It's like watching your drunk uncle. Dominate karaoke

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night while the rest of the family hides an embarrassment.

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Donald Trump, during a recent appearance on Gutfeld, claimed that

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the audience at last week's presidential debate went crazy for

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him one small issue the debate didn't have a live audience.

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Social media pounced on the remark, with some users on

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Twitter speculating about his cognitive state, while others defended him,

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claiming he was talking about viewers at home.

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Sure jan.

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In a classic case of hitting send before double checking,

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FEMA accidentally declared a major disaster for Texas after the

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New Orleans Saints obliterated the Dallas Cowboys forty four nineteen.

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The email titled President Daniel Larges Declare's major disaster after

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Saints beat Cowboys in Dallas had reporters scratching their heads

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Thursday morning, before FEMA quickly followed up with an oopsworthy correction.

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Apparently this was a training exercise gone awry, with the

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Press office apologizing for any confusion and explaining that new

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employees were learning the ropes of sending out press releases.

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The Saints win was definitely a painful moment for.

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Cowboys fans, but federal disaster relief probably wasn't necessary.

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It's not like they're the Jets. Man.

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I hope the Jets lost last night so that Joe

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holds up. Portions of today's program were created with the

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help of AI and Danny Ocean