President Trump talks more today about the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The acceptance speech by Joaquin Phoenix at the Golden Globes was strange. Comedian Whitney Cummings got in trouble with HR for saying "Merry Christmas" to an intern. Bernie Sanders is in a first place tie with Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg in Iowa. All three are polling at 23% each. Joel Kurtinitis is a journalist freelance columnist and regular contributor to the Des Moines Register.