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Happy Tuesday!

Todays blend includes a throwback to 2008.

Yes, its Holy Week. But its also 202 days to Halloween. Close enough to conjour up a fright, courtesy of Andrea Widburg over at American Thinker. (Heres the link. Children may want to cover their eyes.)

Widburg saw all that fawning over Barack Obama last week. How he brushed aside Joe Biden like a piece of lint on his fancy suit. How he called Biden Vice President lamely passing it off as a joke.

Widburg posed an admittedly wild theory about how Obama may intend to fix things: Obamas aiming to get back into the Oval Office. Crazy?

Not so crazy. The 22nd Amendment says a person cannot be elected more than twice. And cannot serve more than two years of anothers term. So in reality, a president isnt limited to two terms. Theyre limited to 10 years. Meaning, Obama has two years, if he can arrange it.

Widburg imagines Harris getting dumped first, with Obama being named VP, and then Biden resigning. It could work the other way too. Biden out, Obama named Harris VP. Certainly Obama could figure some way to push Harris out. Obamas made a career out of disposing of politicians who stand in his way by any means necessary.

Gov. Mike Huckabee comments on Widburgs theory in the context of the medias sudden interest in the Hunter Biden story: Who pulled the switch and got the mainstream media in gear on this story. Our thought is that its none other than former President Obama pulling the strings.

See Watch Out: How the Left Will Play the Biden Scandal.

The Guv is right. The media is now in gear. The latest? Yahoo! News reporting on the curious business ties between Biden, Inc. and the criminally charged Chinese businessman Patrick Ho. New Hunter Biden revelations raise counterintelligence questions. Note the article is co-written by Michael Isikoff. If this longtime DNC asset is going after Hunter, thats a good sign the word has gone out.

Oh, but Al. My friends on Twitter keep saying, Hunters business has nothing to do with Joe! Sure, thats the White House line too, despite the evidence.

Take a new revelation that Joe Biden wrote recommendation letters to Brown and Georgetown Universities for the son and daughter of a Chinese business associate of Hunters named Jonathan Li.

When asked, the White House emphasized repeatedly that the letters were written when Biden was a private citizen in 2017.

Except Hunter introduced Li to Joe Biden in 2013, when Biden was VP. That was on the trip where Hunter flew with the Vice President to China. Days after that trip aboard Air Force One, Peter Schweizer reported, Hunters firm Rosemont Seneca signed a deal with the state-owned Bank of China to create BHR, which still lists Li as CEO.

So Hunter and Joe fly to China together, meet Li, and Biden, Inc. inks a deal with the Communist Chinese to form a company headed by Li. A couple years later, this family business associate Li hits up Joe for letters of recommendations for his kids. Biden complies. But Biden has no involvement with his sons business or business associates.

They count on you (and your friends) being ignorant of the underlying facts.

Incidentally, the NY Postreports the two kids did not get accepted into Brown and Georgetown. If Biden cant even convince a school to accept a couple students, hows he going to convince Putin to give up his quest for Ukraine? If he didnt have enough juice to sway a couple admissions boards, howd he have enough juice to sway 81 million voters? (Answer: He didnt.)

95 Republican congressmen have sent a letter demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland appoint a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden (and Biden, Inc.)

It is increasingly clear that Hunter Biden took advantage of his fathers position as Vice President to develop business relationships with clients in Ukraine, China, and Kazakhstan, the House Republicans wrote.

It appears that Hunter Biden used his position as son of then-Vice President Biden to gain wealth and influence in foreign countries, using questionably sourced money to pay tax liabilities, and lobbying on behalf of foreign entities without proceeding through the proper channels.

Jen Psaki insists the DOJ can fairly, impartially and independently investigate their boss aka The Big Guy and their bosss son.

Funny. If you said this two years ago, you were demonized and attacked by this guy and tossed off Twitter.

On ABCs This Week, Dr. Tony Fauci said COVID is not going to be eradicated, and its not going to be eliminated. Duh. Real scientists were telling us in 2020. Now comes the kicker from the guy who forced upon our nation and children vaccinations and boosters and lockdowns and masks, sabotaged any inexpensive therapeutics and cut the throat of any scientist who suggested a different course:

And whats going to happen is that were going to see that each individual is going to have to make their calculation of the amount of risk that they want to take.

A little too late for the people fired for refusing to take the jab or suffered severe consequences after being forced to take the jab.

The big question: Now that you have said the choice is up to each individual, is your boss going to continue tossing out our best-trained warriors by the thousands because they wont take the jab?

Experts now believe theres a 28% chance the U.S. will slump into a recession by 2023. Thats up from 13% from last year. The Wall Street Journal survey also saw economists reduce their prediction for the GDP growth in the fourth quarter from 3.6% a full point to 2.6%.

The downward projection for the economy stems from the staggering inflation were experiencing under the Biden Administration.

Krispy Kreme is doing its part to fight inflation, though our waistlines may soon argue otherwise. Every Wednesday between now and May 4, Krispy Kreme will charge the weeks national average gas price for a dozen donuts. For example, this week, AAA puts the average price of gas at $4.11. A dozen original glazed Krispy Kreme donuts will usually run you at least $10.

As the week moves solemnly toward Calvary, we have a reflection from Jim Tonkowich called Memento Mori: Remembering Death During Holy Week.

Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream, chief barista for The Brew and co-author, with John Zmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl at GETTR, Gab, Parler, and real soon at TRUTH Social.

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00:30 Jab Side EffectsAn Open Secret (15 minutes)A panel of sports commentators on a mainstream Australian television network recently discussed what could possibly be causing the rise in heart-related injuries among athletes. The analysts nervously connected the dots back to the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination program. One website that tracks these incidents reports that over 500 athletes have died since the COVID vaccine program began. Why isnt there at least an investigation into what is causing young athletes to drop dead on the playing field?

15:35 A Fourth Booster Shot? (10 minutes)Anthony Fauci appeared on ABC News over the weekend to recommend a fourth booster shot to Americans. [G]et boosted if youre eligible to be boosted, he said. If youre in the certain group like the CDCs recent determination about people 50 and older, and individuals with underlying conditions, get that fourth boost.

25:30 True the Vote Exposes Voter Fraud (6 minutes)True the Vote has been investigating voter fraud in Georgia and other states where election irregularities have clearly occurred. Reviewing security footage of drop boxes in Georgia, True the Vote found that some groups went to drop boxes an average of 23 times each. What weve since learned, said True the Vote investigator Gregg Phillips, is that there were off-duty law enforcement officers, paid for by the Republican Party, that reported all of this. And [the National Republican Senatorial Committee] just covered it up.

31:45 Lee Smith Exposes Obama (8 minutes)Epoch Times journalist Lee Smith wrote in a recent article that Biden was the ideal stand-in for an Obama third term. As long as Joe appeared to hold the top job, he wouldnt mind if someone else was calling the shots. Though you heard it first at the Trumpet, it is becoming increasingly clear to everyone in the media that Bidens illegitimate presidency is, in fact, Obamas third term as president.

39:55 Bible Study: God Must Create a Clean Heart (15 minutes)The Apostle Paul plainly states that all have sinned and all have incurred the death penalty as a result. What are we then to do as a result of this incurred penalty? In todays study, we examine King Davids prayer of repentance and how God must be the one to create within us a clean, pure heart of obedience after His own.

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Former Obama Economic Council Chairman Jason Furman discusses inflation hitting a 40-year high.

Former Obama Economic Council Chairman Jason Furman joined "Cavuto: Coast to Coast," Wednesday, arguing that the U.S. threw "every log on the fire at once," which caused red-hot inflation.

JASON FURMAN: I'm someone that believes in a low unemployment rate. I like the idea of running the economy hot. But boy, did we throw every log on the fire at oncealmost start to burn the house down, and that's not a good way to go about it.

Jason Furman argues on FOX Business that Americans are seeing terrible inflation. (istock / iStock)

It's hard to see how we go from where we are right now, which is 500,000 jobs a month and very strong demand to a recessionthe thing the Fed is trying to do is cool down demand right now. There's so much extra demand out there that there's a lot of room to do that without causing a recessionI'm not super bearish on the economy in that respect. I'm just more worried about what the inflation means for people's real wages.

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Former Obama Economic Council Chairman Jason Furman argues that the U.S. threw every log on fire at once, which caused red-hot inflation.

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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will welcome a former U.S. president and first lady this weekend.

On Sunday, Barack Obama the presidential portrait by Kehinde Wiley, and Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama by Amy Sherald, will be unveiled to museum visitors. Organizers expect around 4,000 people to attend on the free-admission opening day, though they admit they may be in for a surprise. A crowd of over 7,000 set an all-time record on March 17, the museums last free-admission day.

They will be ready. The museum is hosting a Sunday Best opening event for the public, with 21 micro-events across campus, including a fashion promenade and band performances.

Images of presidents have graced the walls of MFAH before, including the famous Lansdowne portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. And in 2018, a display of founding fathers coincided with local performances of the musical Hamilton.

The difference between those and the Obama portraits, said MFAH Director Gary Tinterow, is the artwork itself. These are already iconic, he says. And we didnt have to wait 200 years.

When: 1-5 p.m. April 3

Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet

Details: Free; 713-639-7300, mfah.org

When: April 3 through May 30

Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet

Details: Included with general admission; 713-639-7300, mfah.org

Barack Obamas gaze follows visitors as they cross Cullinan Hall inside the MFAH. Its easy to imagine his voice, warm and familiar, booming through the Caroline Wiess Law Building, inviting onlookers to come closer.

Theyre even better in person, Bobbie Nau said at the shows preview. Michelle is stunning though I think I prefer Barack.

The portraits appear side-by-side, somewhere between regal and rock star. The couples posture and facial expressions suggest a statesman-like quality, as is tradition with official state portraits. Their presence is commanding arresting even, yet approachable, too.

They just took my breath away, Roslyn Bazzelle Mitchell said after the preview. In that moment, I experienced a joy like none other.

Its rare for an exhibition to contain only two works of art, Tinterow noted. And rarer still for both the subjects and artists to be African-American.

Anita Bateman, MFAH associate curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, compares the artists identity to a leaked secret.

The Obama Portraits Tour is presented by the Smithsonians National Portrait Gallery. When the portraits were first unveiled in 2018, they doubled the National Portrait Gallerys attendance that year, from 1.1 million to 2.1 million.

Wiley and Sherald have since turned their focus to other parts of their practice, declining most interviews and appearances relating to the project. Regardless, The Obama Portraits Tour has only gained traction. Houston was initially the last leg of the exhibitions five-city tour; now two additional stops have recently been added. But Houston is pulling out all the stops, Bateman said.

Sunday Best touches on what this exhibit means for the Black community dressing up and, after church, being in fellowship with each other, Bateman said. People want to feel like the museum is a welcoming place. They want to see themselves represented within the galleries.

Barack Obama and Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama arrived with an instruction manual. The artists and their respective studios included specifications for each piece, Bateman said. Neither are fans of white walls. Both included height requirements.

Sherald prefers Michelle to be 15 inches from the ground because it creates a more intimate conversation, Bateman says. She later received studio approval to display the piece a little higher at 23 inches, which better suits the space. Were trying to fill 6,000-square feet here.

Wiley expressed strong feelings about colorless backdrops, so Bateman opted for navy, inspired by Air Force One, mixed with sky blue. It gives a presidential feeling, she says of the shade.

Wiley, a New York City native who earned a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and MFA from the Yale University School of Art, is known for referencing the work of Old Masters in his highly naturalistic paintings of Black subjects.

Flowers within the leafy background each carry special meaning for Barack Obama: white Jasmine for his childhood in Hawaii, African blue lilies to honor his late father who was born in Kenya, and chrysanthemums, the official flower of Chicago, where his political career first blossomed.

The artist portrays Americas first Black president leaning slightly forward in a Federal Revival-style chair, referenicing the time period after the U.S. gained its independence; the detail symbolizes democracy. Barack Obama is notably shown sans neck tie and with a dress shirt unbuttoned; his casual pose is similar to Abraham Lincoln in George Peter Alexander Healys portrait and Elaine de Koonings John F. Kennedy.

Sherald painted the former first ladys skin in gray scale, a technique the artist uses as a nod to W.E.B. Du Bois black and white photographs and to remind viewers of the lack of African-Americans in the history of large-scale painted portraits.

Michelle Obamas penchant for wearing affordable American fashion also plays an important role. She wears a dress plucked from the Milly spring 2017 runway collection. The garments geometric pattern reminded Sherald of Gees Bend, a collective of Black women in Wilcox Country, Ala., who make quilts from discarded clothing.

Sunday Best

The last time MFAH hosted an event similar to Sunday Best was in 2012 for the Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, a retrospective celebrating the work of a former enslaved person and first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Women who arrived at the Museum after church wearing their big hats received free admission to the exhibition.

Tinterow said visitors turned up in grand millinery for Picasso Black and White the following year, too. They asked if they could get in free since they wore their hats and I said, Let them through, he recalled.

Bateman is anticipating an impressive showing of headpieces for the 2022 revival of Sunday Best. A fashion parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. Theres Music on the Plaza with Houstons Double Dutch at the Brown Foundation outside of the Glassell School of Art, Texas Southern Universitys the Ocean of Soul Marching Band and readings by Writers in Schools Youth Poets, led by Houston Poet Laureate Outspoken Bean, in the Favrot Auditorium, among dozens of other program offerings.

Without question, the days biggest attraction will be the Obama portraits. A limited number of walk-in tickets have been allotted; remaining access will be admitted by timed-entry with advance reservations.

People idolized the former first lady and president. Theyre the last of what we knew from the pre-pandemic world, Bateman said. Were already nostalgic for them.

amber.elliott@chron.com

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