Nick Reed's Must Read Headlines – 01.04.22

Posted January 4, 2022

Programming Alert:

Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft will be joining the show tomorrow morning in the 7 a.m. hour.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:

Problems continue to pile up for federal prosecutors in the lead up to the March 8 trial for the five men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping: Cracks forming in federal case (Washington Examiner)

Nick’s Trivia Challenge:

Next week we have a fun event for our listeners! Nick will be doing a trivia show where YOU have a chance to win some amazing prizes. You can read more about the trivia contest in the link below.

Nick Reed’s Trivia Challenge (KSGF)

MO Redistricting:

Missouri Republican legislative leaders proposed a redistricting map that could eliminate a Republican seat and add a Democrat one. Why are Republicans playing nice?

Missouri GOP Leaders Try to Surrender on Redistricting — and Receive the Backlash They Deserve (RedState)

Fake News:

George Stephanopoulos suggested Sunday that even though Hillary Clinton supporters did not recognize the 2016 election as legitimate, they did not take the “same action” as Trump supporters after the 2020 election.

Stephanopoulos Claims Clinton Supporters Didn’t Riot After 2016 Election, Forgets 2017 Inauguration Day Riots (Daily Caller)

Police arrested more than 200 rioters in Washington, D.C., in January 2017 as riots ensued immediately after President Trump’s swearing in ceremony. Four businesses underwent “significant damage” due to vandalism, six police officers sustained minor injuries, and one limousine was torched on Inauguration Day, NBC News reported at the time.

January 6th:

In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, 50% said that the “riot” on January 6th was a “threat to American democracy.”

Half say Jan. 6 a ‘threat to democracy,’ 63% demand prosecution (Washington Examiner)

Ashli Babbitt:

The AP has a “story” about Ashli Babbitt and her personal life. In the piece, they smear her and victim blame.

Associated Press ‘Report’ on Ashli Babbitt’s Personal Life Belongs in Media Hall of Shame (RedState)

COVID-19:

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) apparently believes that it is now safe enough to travel cross country to Florida for a holiday getaway in the sun, but not safe enough to travel to the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., for her taxpayer-funded job.

Since December 14, AOC Hasn’t Been Doing Her Job In Person Due To ‘Ongoing Public Health Emergency,’ But She Can Hit Up Miami? (Dailywire)

After Republicans criticized AOC, she claimed it’s because of “deranged sexual frustrations” and suggested Republicans seek “therapy.”

AOC Claims Republicans Criticize Her Because Of ‘Deranged Sexual Frustrations’ (Daily Caller)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that went into effect Saturday that declares racism a “public health crisis.”

NY Gov. Hochul declares racism a ‘public health crisis’ (Fox News)

CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards answered questions regarding changes to isolation guidelines, masking and more.

It’s not just COVID patients who ‘can’t access care because hospitals are becoming overwhelmed’ (Springfield News-Leader)

After implementing a coronavirus mandate for health care workers this fall, Rhode Island has now opened an option for COVID-positive health care workers to continue working if their facility is facing a staffing crisis.