Miranda Devine | New York Post Columnist | 02-17-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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New York Post Columnist Miranda Devine joins Sid to talk about Jesse Jackson’s legacy, focusing on his past antisemitic remarks and arguing they look mild compared to today’s “civil rights” figures, which she links to the influence of the Nation of Islam on the movement. Sid criticizes Spike Lee for wearing Palestinian symbols at the NBA All-Star Game, suggesting it is provocative and anti-Jewish, while Devine says it reflects fashionable virtue-signaling in his circles. Devine then praises Marco Rubio’s Munich speech as confident, diplomatic “good cop” follow-up to JD Vance’s earlier “bad cop” message urging Europe to grow up, pay its way, and stop relying on the U.S., noting Rubio openly referenced Christian Western culture and drew criticism from outlets like the New York Times and figures like AOC. They contrast Rubio with Democrats such as Gavin Newsom and sharply criticize AOC’s Munich appearance, calling her uninformed, applauded by European socialists, and suggesting she is positioning herself for a 2028 presidential run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	Prominent American civil rights leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, has died.
1:08.0	The 84-year-old founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition had been suffering from a rare
1:12.6	neurological disorder. We are against racism. Jesse Jackson said he dedicated both heart and soul
1:19.8	to the fight for justice. We must put a diploma in one hand, symbolize in knowledge and wisdom, and put a voter registration card in that other hand
1:31.6	symbolizing power and responsibility. Born in 1941 in South Carolina, Jackson grew up under
1:39.2	Jim Crow laws. By the time he graduated from college, he was involved in the civil rights movement.
1:45.0	In 1965, he joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, taking on a leadership role. He was
1:51.3	with Dr. King in Memphis when he was assassinated a few years later.
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