Welcome to the RedState weekly briefing — where we take a quick look at the most-watched stories of the week, in case you missed any of them. Grab a cup of coffee (or something stronger if you’re in the festive/holiday mood) and sit down with this 21st century weekend edition of your favorite (online) publication!
#1 – The hilarious Peter Doocy memes are here – and he deserves them – from Sister Toldjah
A radiant ray of sunshine in the briefing room was Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, who has kept the Biden White House on tenterhooks for years and has had to contend with a cast of characters, including Biden himself, his former press secretary, Jen Psaki and current press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asked critical questions that others in the room wouldn’t dare ask.
Doocy, who Biden once infamously called a “stupid son of a bitch” on the sizzling mic, has handled Jean-Pierre’s patented evasive maneuvers and spotlight-grabbing moments like a boss, with one moment that comes to mind of her trying had to berate him over the summer for not seeing him in a while, only to get the following response:
KJP to Peter Doocy of Fox News: “How are you?” Are you all right?”
Doocy: “I’m fine.”
KJP: “I haven’t seen you in a while.”
Doocy: “Well, you guys haven’t had a press conference since President Biden dropped out of the race.” pic.twitter.com/aX67ntMNoD
– Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 24, 2024
#2 – MUST SEE: Elon releases powerful video of Reagan that rings true now more than ever – by Nick Arama
Then Reagan really gets to the heart of the problem of the “unelected bureaucracy,” which actually dictates more policy than the United States Congress (and which may have only been running the country for four years now).
Reagan foreshadows DOGE and Senator Rand Paul’s Festivus report when he explains how they spent $249,000 on a study on the “demographics of happiness.”
What was found? He explains that it has been found that newborn people are happier than aged people, and that people who earn more are happier than people who earn less. And they found that hearty people were happier than ailing people. “That’s $249,000 to figure out that it’s better to be rich, young and healthy than old, poor and sick.”
#3 – Tim Walz returns and is promptly destroyed for a crazy post – by Bonchie
We haven’t heard much from Tim Walz since his failed attempt to become vice president. Minnesota’s spastic governor had Washington in his sights, but Donald Trump and JD Vance had other ideas. Given the incredible embarrassment that Walz and Kamala Harris suffered in the loss, it’s not surprising that they backed off for a while.
However, Walz recently returned to do some political work, and that’s not going any better for him than the election. On Thursday, he wrote a post praising 38 men of the Dakota tribe who were executed in 1862, praising their “sacrifice” as a reminder to “recommit ourselves to responsibility and healing for the Dakota people.”
162 years ago, 38 Dakota men were hanged in the largest mass execution in our nation’s history.
The sacrifice of these riders reminds us to recommit ourselves to the accountability and healing of the Dakota people.https://t.co/Xa2ZEYvYxh
– Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) December 26, 2024
#4 – NEW: Photos emerge of Hunter and Joe Biden meetings with Chinese officials, massive cover-up exposed – by Bonchie
In particular, lawyers representing Joe Biden and Barack Obama worked with is calling on the National Archives to prevent the release of these photos before the 2024 election. If we were talking about a Republican, that alone would be huge news. The scope of the cover-up here is immense and includes former and current presidents as well as US federal agencies.
Unfortunately, as expected, the mainstream “news” has no interest in delving deeper into what is legitimately the biggest presidential scandal in up-to-date history. You have Pictures that a vice president used taxpayer money to introduce his son to Chinese officials, some of whom the Bidens would engage in professionally, including accepting immense sums of money. Then, when Joe Biden became president, he weaponized the National Archives (just as he did against Donald Trump) to prevent the release of damaging evidence and to protect himself and his party politically.
#5 – Byron Donalds floats his theory about Biden’s death row commutation, and he may have a point – from Sister Toldjah
Biden’s announcement came about two weeks after he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39, which came just days after the sweeping pardon of his son, convicted felon Hunter Biden, in what many political observers see as a Democratic privilege Run amok.
Although the death row commutations have been particularly infuriating, some have suggested that it may not have been Biden himself who was the driving force behind the move. Among them is Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who noted in an interview with Fox News on Thursday that he believed Biden didn’t even know what he was signing:
Look, I think what’s happening with Joe Biden, no one believes he even knows about these pardons or pardons. These are the radical left-wing staffers who have led this government for the last four years. That’s why I agree with President Trump on what he said about these 37 people who were granted clemency.
