I have long been a fan of ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith. I believe he has the best sports mind in the business. But more than that, I believe he has an exceptional mind — period.

He loves talking about a host of issues, politics being one of them. He’s also made a living out of talking smack from time to time, when he believes someone has messed up or not lived up to expectations. Politics is obviously a target-rich environment.

While I’m not sure of his political leanings, I have always believed him to be a Democrat when he has waded into at least the shallow end of the political pool. And nothing at all wrong with that.

Recently, while on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” StephenA — as he is often called — ripped into the campaign of former Vice President Kamala Harris. Said Smith: “Kamala Harris, who didn’t resonate during the primaries in 2020, couldn’t even get to Iowa, suddenly is the Democratic nominee, then you roll up to the convention in Chicago and everybody is like ‘She’s a rockstar!’ So it’s like ‘How’d that happen?”

Smith then added, “Yes I voted for her, a lot of people voted for her, but in the end, we end up........

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