Seriously? NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A fundraising event in the works for Tennessee state Rep. Andy Holt was offering an AR-15 as the door prize. Holt, R-Dresden, is known for speaking his mind, and the day after the deadliest shooting in American history is no exception. For an upcoming fundraiser, the West Tennessee lawmaker is planning to give away two … Read More
Was Trump Wrong About Orlando Shooter Motive? (Were We All?)
Appreciate the congrats for being right on radical Islamic terrorism, I don’t want congrats, I want toughness & vigilance. We must be smart! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2016 Just a second there, stupid politician man. Palm Beach Post: A former classmate of Omar Mateen’s 2006 police academy class said he believed Mateen was gay, saying Mateen once … Read More
Trump Implies Obama Is A Terrorist
In an interview with Fox News, Trump strongly implied that President Obama either condones or was actually connected to the Orlando shootings. This is the Washington Post article that enraged Trump so much he revoked their press credentials. Donald Trump seemed to repeatedly accuse President Obama on Monday of identifying with radicalized Muslims who have carried out terrorist attacks in the … Read More
Dems In The House: “Screw Moment Of Silence, Where Is The Bill?”
After pausing to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims in the Orlando mass shooting, Democrats in the House on Monday erupted in protest repeating the question “Where’s the bill?” Their emotional demand was directed at Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans to bring forth gun control legislation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history … Read More
Trump’s National Security Speech: Based on Lies
In the wake of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre, Trump seized the opportunity to Muslim-bash in a national security speech, even though (as I will write soon) it looks less and less like the shooting was a bonafide Islamic terrorist attack. Vox summarizes the lies: 1) Trump: There’s no screening for refugees coming to the US We’re not screening people. … Read More
Tony Nominations 2016: Hamilton Is The Show Where It Happens
To almost nobody’s surprise, Hamilton took the most nomination this year at the Tonys, with a record-breaking 16. The Best Featured Actor in A Musical has 3 of the five nominees from Hamilton. I saw Allegiance, which I thought was fairly good, so I am surprised it didn’t get a nod anywhere. Would have loved to have seen George Takei … Read More
20 [Update: 50] Dead In Orlando Gay Club Shooting; Possible Terrorism
USA TODAY: A heavily armed assailant opened fire in a packed Orlando nightclub early Sunday in a bloody massacre that left about 20 people dead and prompted a terrorism investigation, authorities said. Police Chief John Mina said the tragedy began at 2:02 a.m., when three police officers engaged in a gun battle with a suspect outside Pulse Orlando, a gay … Read More
Breaking: Shots Fired At Dallas Love Field Airport
I just got off the plane at Dallas Lovefield airport and this what I come out to 😳. You can use this footage with video credit to Bryan Armstrong/ @flashyfilms_ #DallasLoveFieldShooting A video posted by ғʟᴀsʜʏ™ (@flashyfilms_) on Jun 10, 2016 at 10:24am PDT Looks like the shooting was done by authorities. One person wounded. UPDATE: Apparently not terrorist related. … Read More
Endorsement Round-Up
So in the past 48 hours, Hillary has got endorsements from President Obama, Vice President Biden, and this, from Elizabeth Warren: Trump has no endorsements from any former president in his party. Unprecedented, but not surprising. But he is not without prominent endorsements: The great boxing promoter, Don King, just endorsed me. Nice! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, … Read More
RIP Gordie Howe
Dead at 88. I’m not much of a hockey fan, but you gotta hand it to a guy who started playing professional hockey in 1946 and stopped in 1980. Yup, that’s a span of 34 years, although he actually played 26 seasons. And in 21 of them, he was the high scorer in the NHL. (He actually played for one … Read More
Video: Slow Jam The News With Obama
The guy has comic chops
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Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more years of Obama—but nobody else does! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2016 Donald Trump does not intend to raise much money. Which means he won’t have a lot of internal polls or much of a ground game. Cuz that’s how “politicians” (said scornfully) do things, and Trump is not … Read More
Trump’s Achilles Heel
Explained: Weakness is the cardinal sin on the right and the ultimate conservative insult. They fear it. It is why you can count on Republicans always to double down and never back down. “I will never, ever back down,” Trump said in his speech on Tuesday. Tracy writes, “Trump—brash and outspoken egomaniac that he is—can’t resist responding to any fight.” … Read More
The Bernie Losers
Yeah. I’m just going to excerpt John Cole here, and you can assume my tacit approval. Grumpy Berniebots can complain to HIM. Allow Me a Moment to Rant about the God Damned Kids (Alternate Working Title- Your Drum Circle and Feelings Entitles You to Zero Votes) So right now, this is where we stand. – Hillary has won an outright … Read More