Daily Show Prep: Monday, Oct. 21

Daily Show Prep: Monday, Oct. 21

In today’s Daily Show Prep, the topics focus on Trump’s McDonald’s visit, sparking controversy and humor, and Kamala Harris’s questionable claims about working at McDonald’s. Inflation takes center stage as Kroger defends against accusations of price-gouging, explaining pricing in context. There’s growing frustration with inflation as middle-class Americans struggle to keep up. The third hour covers election controversies, including critiques of Kamala’s evolving positions and Liz Cheney’s false J6 narrative. With 52% feeling worse off than four years ago, the 2024 election is heating up.

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Hour 1

McWow: The NY Post Attempts to Cook Donald Trump With Ex-McDonald’s Fry ‘Chef’ and Gets Burned

‘I Did Fries’: Kamala Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald’s, but She Never Mentioned It Until She Ran for President. Did She Really Toil Beneath the Golden Arches?

Sooo, She Was NOT Lovin’ It? Kamala Harris’ Carefully Curated Resume May Not ACTUALLY Include McDonald’s

Did Kamala Harris work at McDonald’s? Here’s everything we know

Lefties Are NOT Lovin’ It! Here Are the Top 10 ‘McMeltdowns’ Over Trump’s McDonald’s Visit and LOL

Trump Practices Drive Thru Diplomacy as Woman Begs Not to Let U.S. Become Like Her Native Brazil (WATCH)


Hour 2

What Kroger’s CEO meant when he said he never thinks about raising prices

Kroger Egg Pricing Turns Merger Trial Into Inflation Fight

Claims that a Kroger executive ‘admitted to price-gouging’ are false. Saying milk and eggs were increased beyond the inflation rate isn’t gouging, by definition.

Price gouging is when a seller raises prices on goods or services to an unreasonable or unfair level, usually during a time of crisis. Some ways to identify price gouging include:
Extraordinarily high prices: Businesses can increase prices, but they shouldn’t raise them excessively to take advantage of a crisis.

Comparing prices to similar products: Some states prohibit significant price increases compared to other products. For example, if bottled water is priced at double the cost of similar products, that may be price gouging.

Increases exceeding a certain percentage: In some states, increases exceeding 20% may be considered price gouging.

Price gouging laws vary by jurisdiction, but they generally come into effect during declared states of emergency and focus on essential goods. In most states, price gouging is a violation of unfair or deceptive trade practices law.

Kroger denies accusation of ‘surge pricing’ as Tlaib questions plans to use facial recognition

Kroger Net Income 2010-2024 | KR

Kroger Net Profit Margin 2010-2024 | KR

Middle-class Americans aren’t keeping up with the cost of living — and some experts blame US government policy


Hour 3

Newsweek comes after Pennsylvania McDonald’s after they dared to host Donald Trump

A Staggering 52% Say They’re Worse Off Than They Were Four Years Ago—So Why Is This Election So Close?

FAIL! Lying Liz Cheney Proves She’s NOT Putting Country Over Party Pushing DEBUNKED J6 Lie About Ted Cruz

FLIP FLOP Again! Campaign Staffer Walks Back Kamala’s Fracking Support (What DOES She Actually Believe?!)

Nate Silver Lists 24 BRUTAL Reasons Kamala Could Be in for a World of HURT Come Election Day

2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map

Opinion: Just a reminder, Diego Morales (probably!) voted illegally


Hour 1: Trump and McDonald’s, Harris’ Resume Controversy

  • Kamala Harris claims she worked at McDonald’s—but questions arise about the truth of this previously unmentioned stint.
  • The NY Post targets Trump over his McDonald’s campaign stop, but social media responds with mockery.
  • Top “McMeltdowns” by critics—some can’t handle Trump’s connection with everyday workers.
  • Jennifer Copeland, beloved local news anchor, passes away.

🔗 Kamala Harris’ McDonald’s Controversy Tweet
🔗 Reaction to Trump’s Visit


Hour 2: Inflation, Kroger, and the Middle-Class Struggle

  • Kroger’s merger trial sparks debate over price increases on essentials like eggs.
  • Misconceptions cleared: Increasing prices above inflation isn’t automatically price gouging.
    • What defines price gouging?
      • Unfair price spikes during crises.
      • Comparing products for consistency.
      • Some states define it as increases over 20%.
  • Middle-class Americans fall further behind, with many blaming government policies for rising living costs.

Hour 3: Media Spin and Election Concerns

  • Newsweek criticizes a Pennsylvania McDonald’s for hosting Trump.
  • 52% of Americans feel worse off than four years ago—raising questions about election outcomes.
  • Kamala’s credibility wavers after shifting positions on fracking and a debunked claim against Ted Cruz.
  • Nate Silver lists 24 reasons why Kamala could struggle in the next election.
  • Opinion: Did Diego Morales vote illegally?

🔗 Cruz Claim Debunked Tweet

Podcast – Oct. 16 – Hour 1: Crime and Murder Rates Update

Podcast – Oct. 16 – Hour 1: Crime and Murder Rates Update

Hour 1: Crime and Murder Rates Update

  • FBI’s Revised Crime Data:
    • Murder Rate Trends: The FBI reports an 11.23% increase in the murder rate from 2019 to 2023, with a total 11.63% rise since 2018. Rates remain elevated compared to pre-COVID levels.
    • Narrative Shift: Revised FBI data dismantles previous narratives on crime trends, drawing reactions from both media and political figures.
  • FBI Stealth Edits:
    • Quiet Stat Changes: In a quiet move, the FBI updated violent crime statistics, subtly reshaping the narrative on national crime trends.

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Daily Show Prep: Monday, Oct. 14

Daily Show Prep: Monday, Oct. 14

Hour 1

Native Americans weren’t peace-loving moralists. They were just as bad as everyone else in the world.

The United States’ oldest great civilization: Cahokia?

Below his burial site experts found more than 250 other skeletons, sixty percent of which are believed to have been sacrificial killings or ritual executions. This was estimated due to countless bodies missing hands and skulls, more than fifty 21 year-old women found in neatly-separated layers, and finally a mass burial grave with over 40 men and women who appear to have been violently killed.

In fact evidence supports some were alive when they were buried, attempting to claw their way out of the mass of dead bodies.

Native American Wars.

Among the more densely populated Eastern Woodland cultures, warfare often served as a means of coping with grief and depopulation. Such conflict, commonly known as a “mourning war,” usually began at the behest of women who had lost a son or husband and desired the group’s male warriors to capture individuals from other groups who could replace those they had lost. Captives might help maintain a stable population or appease the grief of bereaved relatives: if the women of the tribe so demanded, captives would be ritually tortured, sometimes to death if the captive was deemed unfit for adoption into the tribe. Because the aim in warfare was to acquire captives, quick raids, as opposed to pitched battles, predominated.

Please enjoy the replies to this video of manly-man Tim Walz trying to load a shotgun

Who is Vem Miller, the armed Trump rallygoer accused of planning a third assassination attempt?


Hour 2

Democrat Ad Featuring Beta Males For Harris Gets Universally Mocked Online

You know that “Man Enough” ad for Kamala? Yeah, all the men were actors (one is a bisexual Nigerian immigrant)

Big October surprise rocks Kamala campaign, Tim Walz accused of ‘inappropriate’ relations with a minor

Can’t confirm this story but the timeline lines up with other stories about Tim Walz, and we have been told by the left to investigate every one of these stories because the office is too important not to.


Hour 3

Don’t look now, but JD Vance just murderized ABC News on illegal immigration: “Do you hear yourself?”

Friendly reminder that less than a month and a half ago, the media, Democrats and Colorado officials all said this story was #FakeNews, but it was real.

Watch: JD Vance WRECKS NYT reporter, flips-script on her race-baiting illegal immigration question

The NYT reporter got owned for her awful 2020 election questions, but I’d like to point out that no one cares Democrats are actively saying they won’t certify a Trump victory. Some are saying they won’t let him take power, even if there are no questions of a legitimate victory.

Report: Multiple House Democrats won’t commit to certifying a Trump victory

The Real Story of Christopher Columbus

‘Reprehensible’: Indiana sheriff who stole $2 million in local funds to pay for Hooters, fancy cars gets 12 years in prison

Indiana GOP candidate wants to fire state workers with pronouns in email signature