years just so we are clear here, that s freedom and other government slogans. joining me now is joe concha, media opinion columnist for the hill and fox news contributor. is he a good guy. are and other things here to comment tonight. thanks, pete. you know, i m used to seeing you only when i m hungover so this is a welcome thing that you are actually at night. before look, at the new york times not surprised by this, no. said on july 4th that the american flag is divisive item. it s a divisive symbol. that s ridiculous. one new york times reporter that went tout long island and found that there were a lot of american flags on lawns and trucks and she called that, quote, disturbing, unquote. look, overall, the biden state department has been echoed by many in soapbox media that say that these protests were a direct result of covid or a lack of vaccine or medicine shortages and not, you know, a brutal dictatorship a failing economy and human rights abuses. cbs news because you c