by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 7. Also check out this week’s address from President Obama, in which he “recognized all mothers in celebration of this upcoming Mother’s Day, including First Lady Michelle Obama.”
- Paul Ryan’s anti-Trump ploy: The speaker’s positioning himself to profit from a Trump collapse (“Ryan is setting himself up to be the savior of the divided party and the leader of the anti-Trumps”)
- Here’s What Happens When Trump Refuses To Denounce His Racist Neo-Nazi Supporters (“Neo-Nazi Website: Trump’s Refusal To Denounce Anti-Semitic Threats Amounts To ‘Hail Victory, Comrades!'”)
- London voters elect first Muslim mayor of major Western capital (Great to see, congratulations to Sadiq Khan!)
- Donald Trump sets a new record for economic recklessness (“The presumptive GOP nominee makes dangerously ignorant comments about the national debt on CNBC.” Elect Trump, destroy the US economy – yay!)
- In Trump, the GOP has a foul problem on its hands (“Republicans: This vulgarian speaks for you?”)
- There’s no Trump without Palin: Meghan McCain scolds conservatives for backing Trump — forgets this is the party her dad helped create
- Farewell, Grand Old Party (“No amount of backtracking can erase memories of what Trump really thought and said in a particular moment.”)
- Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’
- Donald Trump suddenly turns on Joe Scarborough: “Not much power or insight!” (Two horrible people.)
- First on CNN: Cheney says he will support Trump (Torture-loving war criminal supports torture-loving war criminal wannabe.)
- VA U.S. Senator Mark Warner supporting Clinton, says race is unpredictable (Neither of which is newsworthy.)
- “Absolutely Not” Marco Rubio Won’t Be Donald Trump’s VP – or Call Him
- Trump Seeks G.O.P. Unity but Finds Rejection
- Hillary Clinton Targets Republicans Turned Off by Donald Trump (That’s fine, as long as in doing so she doesn’t move away from important environmental and progressive stances.)
- Here Are the Elected Republicans Who Won’t Back Trump (“it’s a small list.”)
- Despite owning web address, Garrett rules out run for governor (“Sen. Tom Garrett vowed he will not seek the commonwealth’s highest office in the next election.”)
- GOP Rep. Comstock says Trump has not earned her support (Key words from this slippery politician — “at this time.”)
- In Virginia, the race is on to register 200,000 former felons
- The GOP Case against Restoring Felon Rights (As usual, the disgusting Republican “argument” is that the government should make it much HARDER, not easier for people to vote. UnAmerican is one word for it.)
- Liberty University Just Lost A Board Member Over Its President’s Endorsement Of Trump
- Why Cox has a near-monopoly in Norfolk and FiOS may never come to the city
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Documenting progress in the Lynnhaven (“The collective work of nonprofits, businesses, local government, state and federal agencies over the past 19 years to restore the natural oyster population in the Lynnhaven River has resulted in 63 acres of sanctuary oyster reefs.”)
- ‘Tough medicine’ for Metro and the Washington area (“Commuters, businesses and governments will sacrifice, but transit officials need to hold up their end of the bargain and fix Metro.”)
- In Christiansburg, Moran announces $10 million in new funding for domestic violence, sexual assault
- Johnny Joannou, former lawmaker from Portsmouth, dies
- Judge denies MVP request for injunction against Bent Mountain property owner (That’s the “Mountain Valley Pipeline,” and it shouldn’t be built.)
- Party’s over: Metro’s massive rebuilding will put crimp on nightlife
- Heading in the right direction today, sunnier on Sunday
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