Inside Conditions: What’s Stephen A. Smith thinking, questioning Kamala Harris?

STEPHEN A SMITH

Courier’s Aubrey Bruce, others take issue with the ESPN TV personality

I am disturbed, no…I mean borderline cray, cray with no therapist on speed dial. I need to vent to yinz about sports journalist Stephen A Smith. Mr. Smith is now wearing another hat. The new fedora adorning his big inner-city, hogshead cheese noggin, now qualifies him as a political pundit, or so he believes.

Smith recently asked the open question, “Kamala, why are you hiding?”

Smith, the big shot ESPN TV personality and now podcast host, said in mid-August on his podcast that he thought Kamala Harris was dodging one-on-one press interviews since she announced her candidacy for US President. He said: “I’m talking to my sister here. Come on now. You’re running for the presidency of the United States of America—you got my vote—you running for the presidency of the United States of America. What are you hiding for? And I mean hiding in plain sight.”

Has Stephen A. become the son that the United States Supreme Court “In-Justice” Clarence Thomas wishes he had? How soon we forget. When Donald Trump was roaming the hall of the White House at 2 am, he went on a rage about Colin Kaepernick (former San Francisco 49ers QB) taking a knee to protest injustices suffered by people of color, Donald “Chump” said that anyone choosing to follow Colin Kaepernick’s lead and kneel during the singing or playing of the national anthem should be fired! It has always been difficult for Trump to distinguish reality from fantasy.

By late February 2020, Donald Trump’s White House had gone more than 300 days without holding a press conference. Stephen A. did not question where Trump was hanging out. My advice to Stephen A. is to continue using his loudmouth to chase and launder jockstraps and leave the politics to the politicians. When “ultra-cheater” Bill Belichick hid under “Plymouth Rock” after being exposed for cheating during “Watergate” (I’m sorry again for my slip-ups, I meant to say “Spygate”), Stephen A. Smith didn’t t ask Belichick, “Bill, why are you hiding?”

At least when former United States President, the late Richard Nixon, was exposed as being aware of a conspiracy to manipulate an election, he was forced to pay the ultimate price of being forced to resign the presidency. On the other hand, for his violations, the evidence and tapes to confirm Spygate disappeared and Bill Belichick was “awarded” a minuscule penalty, slapped on the rear end, given some smelling salts, and instructed to “git back in there. ” Oh by the way, it was the tapes that were a major piece of evidence that helped to provide Richard Milhouse Nixon with a one-way ticket back to San Clemente, Calif., to retire and maybe to sharpen his golf game.

Instead of Stephen A. questioning the whereabouts of Kamala Harris, “Stevee Boy” should be asking Bill Belichick the question, “Oh where, oh where have the Spygate tapes gone?” Oh where, oh where could they be?”

Does Steevee Boy realize that by antagonizing Kamala Harris, he may be providing a subtle or not-so-subtle endorsement of Donald J. Trump? Stephen A. makes an estimated salary of 12 million buckaroos annually, so Trump’s tax cuts would truly benefit him because Smith is truly one of the wealthy. So there may be a back alley reason that Smith has released his pitbulls on VP Harris. “Nobody, the trouble I’ve seen, ha.” I suggest that Stevee Boy, me and the rest of the sports scribes stick to first downs, balls and strikes, along with three-pointers, and leave the political analysis to those who do it for a living. Well, maybe except for this one time.

Speaking of confidence or a lack of it, are the Atlanta Falcons and the Falcons faithful possibly experiencing buyer’s remorse when it comes to the signing of QB Kirk Cousins? Recently, USA TODAY Sportswriter Jarrett Bell posted a piece titled: “For Falcons QB Kirk Cousins, the key to a crucial comeback might be confidence.”

Mr. Bell writes: “Kirk Cousins ​​sounded like a man taking nothing for granted as he navigates the path to what he believes will be a successful comeback from a torn Achilles tendon. Cousins, 35, knows that regaining confidence in his right foot is a huge part of this process. ‘I actually did a top 10 power ranking of people who have torn their Achilles,’ Cousins ​​shared after the first camp on Thursday. ‘I took a lot of hope,’ Cousins ​​said of his investigation of him. ‘A lot of people came back and led really successful lives off torn Achilles (injuries). Al Gore became vice president. So…there’s hope for me.’”

That may be true Kirk, Al Gore may have occasionally been forced to deal with a disgruntled constituent or “hanging chads.” However, Mr. Gore never had to worry or fret about linebackers with names like TJ Watt, Patrick Queen, or Alex Highsmith bearing down on him every week with a one-way ticket to take up residence at the “bone orchard.” Bell goes on to point out that Cousins ​​signed a contract with Atlanta in March 2024 worth $180 million, $100 million of that guaranteed.

Bell continues by writing, “Here’s to modern medicine—and the desperation of a franchise, backed by team owner Arthur Blank’s deep pockets, that has never won a Super Bowl and hasn’t made the playoffs since 2017. For all that he’s achieved in his career, Cousins ​​is looking for another layer of confidence to fuel his rebound.”

I would think that Kirk Cousins ​​would have $180 million good reasons that would boost his confidence. Now, in contrast to the Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson, Wilson is not attempting to bounce back from a physical injury. Russell Wilson is attempting to convalesce from a former head coach and possibly a team who despised him so much that they were willing to absorb millions of dollars of his guaranteed salary to get rid of him. Wilson was publicly humiliated on national TV in front of millions of fans by a coach, whose prime intent and purpose was to discombobulate, devalue, and violate him emotionally and economically. The primary goal of Denver Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton was not only to insult the confidence of Russell Wilson, but to completely obliterate Russell Wilson’s positive sense of self.

Now it seems like many of the Pittsburgh “Yinzers” are on a mission to finish the job.

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