• prep for Stan Clayton - Steven A. Smith

    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 21 19:45:29 2025
    So, Stan, you posted about racial descrimination against blacks
    who served in military in the 1940s. Real, substantial subjects.
    I posted about the history, and up through 1948.
    Then you answered by making accusations about removal of DEI
    posts in 2025.
    Seems like a bit of a bait and switch..

    Stephen A. Smith has admitted he feels like a 'damn fool' for supporting
    Kamala Harris at the recent presidential election.

    The former vice president was beaten by Donald Trump in November after replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate.

    Harris did not face any competition en route to receiving the
    nomination, four years after a disastrous campaign that saw her drop out
    of the 2020 race before the Iowa caucuses.

    During an appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher, Smith shocked fans
    with a blunt verdict on why Trump earned a second term in the White
    House. The ESPN star, who has previously teased a possible run for the presidency, revealed how he truly feels having cast his vote for Harris.

    'Kamala Harris, who didn't resonate during the primaries in 2020,
    couldn't even get to Iowa, suddenly is the Democratic nominee,' he said.

    Stephen A. Smith has admitted he feels like a 'damn fool' for supporting
    Kamala Harris

    The ESPN star offered his brutal take during an appearance on 'Real Time
    With Bill Maher'+
    3
    'Then you roll up to the convention in Chicago and everybody is like
    "She's a rockstar!" So it's like: "How'd that happen?"'

    Smith added: 'Yes I voted for her, a lot of people voted for her, but in
    the end, we end up feeling like damn fools.

    'Because we supported it, we fell for the "okiedoke" as they say. If you
    had a primary, the likelihood is she would not have been the Democratic nominee.'

    Smith made his name in sports media but has become more vocal on
    political issues since Trump won the election in November.
    During his appearance on Maher's show, he scolded Democrats following
    their humiliation at the polls.

    '(Trump) man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts
    and the American people still said "he's closer to normal than what we
    see on the left".

    'Why? Because when you talk about the transgender community, for
    example, and you're talking about issues that pertain to less than one
    per cent of the population, the Democratic party came across as if that
    was more of a priority than other issues.

    'So when he shows up on week one on Capitol Hill, he says "this is what
    we're going to do through an executive order" even though it's going to
    be shot down through the courts,' Smith said.

    'But he's saying "I kept my promise". Then you turn around and look at
    the left and you say "What promises did you keep?"

    'What voter out there can look at the Democratic party and say "There's
    a voice for us, somebody who speaks for us, that goes up on Capitol Hill
    and fights the fights that we want them fighting on our behalf".

    'They didn't do that and that's why their behinds are home, and that man
    is back in the White House. He's doing what he said he was going to do.
    'He promised you he was going to do these things and he walked into
    office and that's exactly what he's doing.'

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 23 19:00:04 2025
    On 3/21/25 19:45, a425couple wrote:
    So, Stan, you posted about racial descrimination against blacks
    who served in military in the 1940s.  Real, substantial subjects.
    I posted about the history, and up through 1948.
    Then you answered by making accusations about removal of DEI
    posts in 2025.
    Seems like a bit of a bait and switch..

    Stephen A. Smith has admitted he feels like a 'damn fool' for supporting Kamala Harris at the recent presidential election.

    The former vice president was beaten by Donald Trump in November after replacing Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate.

    Harris did not face any competition en route to receiving the
    nomination, four years after a disastrous campaign that saw her drop out
    of the 2020 race before the Iowa caucuses.

    During an appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher, Smith shocked fans
    with a blunt verdict on why Trump earned a second term in the White
    House.  The ESPN star, who has previously teased a possible run for the presidency, revealed how he truly feels having cast his vote for Harris.

    'Kamala Harris, who didn't resonate during the primaries in 2020,
    couldn't even get to Iowa, suddenly is the Democratic nominee,' he said.

    Stephen A. Smith has admitted he feels like a 'damn fool' for supporting Kamala Harris

    The ESPN star offered his brutal take during an appearance on 'Real Time
    With Bill Maher'+
    3
    'Then you roll up to the convention in Chicago and everybody is like
    "She's a rockstar!" So it's like: "How'd that happen?"'

    Smith added: 'Yes I voted for her, a lot of people voted for her, but in
    the end, we end up feeling like damn fools.

    'Because we supported it, we fell for the "okiedoke" as they say. If you
    had a primary, the likelihood is she would not have been the Democratic nominee.'

    Smith made his name in sports media but has become more vocal on
    political issues since Trump won the election in November.
    During his appearance on Maher's show, he scolded Democrats following
    their humiliation at the polls.

    '(Trump) man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts
    and the American people still said "he's closer to normal than what we
    see on the left".

    'Why? Because when you talk about the transgender community, for
    example, and you're talking about issues that pertain to less than one
    per cent of the population, the Democratic party came across as if that
    was more of a priority than other issues.

    'So when he shows up on week one on Capitol Hill, he says "this is what
    we're going to do through an executive order" even though it's going to
    be shot down through the courts,' Smith said.

    'But he's saying "I kept my promise". Then you turn around and look at
    the left and you say "What promises did you keep?"

    'What voter out there can look at the Democratic party and say "There's
    a voice for us, somebody who speaks for us, that goes up on Capitol Hill
    and fights the fights that we want them fighting on our behalf".

    'They didn't do that and that's why their behinds are home, and that man
    is back in the White House. He's doing what he said he was going to do.
    'He promised you he was going to do these things and he walked into
    office and that's exactly what he's doing.'

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    Tennis legend has fiery response after Senate Dems fail to back bill
    keeping boys out of girls' sports
    Martina Navratilova has been critical of Dems in the past
    Ryan Gaydos By Ryan Gaydos Fox News
    Published March 4, 2025 7:13am EST
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    Tennis legend Martina Navratilova had a fiery reaction on Monday night
    after no Senate Democrat voted in favor of the Protection of Women and
    Girls in Sports Act to break the filibuster.

    The bill, led by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., failed to receive the 60
    votes it needed to get through the procedural vote. Republicans needed
    60 votes but only received 51. No Democrats sided with Republicans on
    the bill. Two Democrats were absent from the vote, as were two
    Republicans. The bill failed, 51-45.

    CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

    Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King
    Billie Jean King, left, and Martina Navratilova are in attendance in the
    Royal Box for the Ashleigh Barty and Harriet Dart match on day six at
    the All England Lawn and Croquet Club in London on July 6, 2019. (Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports)

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    Navratilova was one sports figure who weighed in.

    "I don’t either and I am mad as hell," she wrote on X.

    The 18-time Grand Slam champion is a staunch Democrat but has been
    critical of her own party for failing to support efforts to keep
    biological males from competing against women and girls in sports.

    When President Donald Trump signed the "No Men in Women’s Sports"
    executive order last month, she criticized Democrats for dropping the ball.

    "I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very
    clear issue of women’s sports being for females only," she wrote in a
    post on X.

    MINNESOTA HOUSE FAILS TO PASS BILL BANNING TRANS ATHLETES FROM
    PARTICIPATING IN WOMEN'S SPORTS

    Martina Navratilova at Roland-Garros
    Tennis legend Martina Navratilova looks on during the trophy
    presentations, which she presented along with Chris Evert after the
    Women's Singles Final on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the 2024 French Open
    Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on June 8, 2024 in Paris. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

    She expressed her frustration in January when the House of
    Representatives passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
    Only two Democrats voted with Republicans on the bill.


    "More Dems need to step up here. I know many who agree but are scared to
    speak up because of re-election. I say do the right thing. Grow a
    spine," she wrote on X.

    The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would require Title IX
    to treat gender as "recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth" and would disallow any adjustment for it
    to apply to gender identity.

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    Martina Navratilova in 2023
    Martina Navratilova looks on during a joint press conference with Chris
    Evert of the USA, on Day 5 of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals Cancun 2023,
    part of the Hologic WTA Tour, on Nov. 2, 2023 in Cancun, Quintana Roo,
    Mexico. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    The Tuberville-backed bill had more than 40 co-sponsors in the Senate.
    It would also codify one of Trump's many recent executive orders, giving
    the policy better longevity.

    Fox News’ Julia Johnson contributed to this report.

    Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox
    News Sports Huddle newsletter.

    Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

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