In its original statement following the Orlando shootings, the Republican National Committee made an attempt to acknowledge that the attack specifically targeted LGBT Americans—a sad attempt, but an attempt nonetheless. But meh, who really cares about that aspect anyway? So they finally just edited gays out altogether. Rebecca Ruiz reports on the line that was just too dangerous to include: “Violence against any group of … Read More
Why Is Trump Running For President?
Possible answer: Maybe he’s not. Vanity Fair reports that Trump is considering starting a cable news empire: The breakout media star of 2016 is, inarguably, Donald Trump, who has masterfully—and horrifyingly—demonstrated an aptitude for manipulating the news cycle, gaining billions of dollars worth of free airtime, and dominating coverage on every screen. Now, several people around him are looking for … Read More
Democrats Filibuster For Gun Control
Props to Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut for starting and leading a filibuster to enact some sort of gun control measure, something the Republican Congress won’t even consider, even in the light of such massacres as Newtown and the Orlando Pulse Club shootings. Senate Democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster early this morning after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow … Read More
Trump Oppo Research
Yesterday, it was reported that someone in Russia and hacked into the DNC computers and obtained, among other things, some opposition research on Trump. Here it is. Some of it. It is a few months old and not very detailed. It doesn’t contain anything not generally known. But it is comprehensive:
Orlando’s Crappy Long Weekend
Friday night: Guy shoots and kills Christina Grimmie after her concert. Grimmie was an up-and-coming singer who appeared on TV’s “The Voice” Saturday night: Terrorist and self-hating gay guy kills 49 innocent people in gay nightclub Tuesday night: Alligator drags aways and kills (we assume) a 2 year old boy at Disney resort
Trump Comes Right Out And Says It
The Washington Post had a headline which said that Trump was suggesting that Obama was somehow in league with terrorists. Trump was incensed and banned Washington Post from Trump events. Then, this morning, Trump outright suggests that Obama is somehow in league with terrorists. An: Media fell all over themselves criticizing what DonaldTrump “may have insinuated about @POTUS.” But he’s … Read More
Breaking: Senate Democrats Engaging In Filibuster Re: Gun Control
About an hour and a half ago (around 11:30 am), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) started embarking on a talking filibuster in order to push the Senate to address gun control in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) alternated speaking about gun control on the Senate floor, according to Fox 61 in Connecticut. … Read More
Americans Reaction To Orlando Shootings
Here are the major take-aways, as I see it Most Americans see Orlando massacre as an act of terrorism and a hate crime Americans are divided on whether the massacre could have been prevented Most Americans approve of Obama’s response to the massacre Americans are split on Hillary’s response to the massacre Most Americans, including Republicans, disapprove of Trump’s response to the … Read More
How Much Do People Love Trump
Very very very much not. In mid-May, Trump was underwater by barely more than 20 points—a disaster for most politicians, but an improvement for Trump. Now the percent of people with unfavorable views of Trump is on the rise again, and by a lot, if a new Washington Post/ABC News poll is a harbinger: It finds that “70 percent of Americans have an … Read More
Of Course He Is…..
CONFIRMED: Treasurer of this pro-Trump PAC is notorious Ponzi schemer Steven Hoffenberg, convicted of a $460M fraud. https://t.co/JLQhLMmk0u — Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) June 14, 2016
Trump Rally In Greensboro Is Typically Stomach-Turning
While I hoped to attend and tweet my observations, I did not. Fortunately someone else did. Here is one man’s tweetstorm of the disturbing scenes that unfolded last night—from the parking lot to the main event. Below is a sample of the worst: Read in its entirety here.
Obama Addresses The “Magic Words”
.@realDonaldTrump What is your obsession with magic words? Delete your run for president. https://t.co/uXTaMdL6nN — Ken Ashford (@KenAshford) June 12, 2016 Obama had his own response today….
Net Neutrality Win
This might get unnoticed, but it shouldn’t. It will have long-standing repercussions about the Internet: WASHINGTON — High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled, in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband providers and greater protections for web users. The two-to-one decision from a three-judge panel at the … Read More
Good Political News: Polls Show Trump Falling Behind
Hillary Clinton’s advantage over Donald Trump grew over the course of the last week, according to the results of the latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll released today. The survey was conducted in the same week that Clinton clinched the Democratic nomination and Trump continued his criticism of federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel, Clinton leads Trump 49 percent to 42 percent. Clinton narrowed … Read More