by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 7. Also, check out Hillary Clinton absolutely demolishing corrupt, “crooked” Donald Trump.
- Minn. cop fatally shoots black man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook
- Obama Says He Will Keep More Troops in Afghanistan Than Planned
- Anti-Defamation League CEO: Trump must reject racists’ support (“We must not write off their bigotry as ‘politics as usual’ because it isn’t.”)
- James Comey’s abuse of power (“When FBI Director James B. Comey stepped to the lectern to deliver his remarks about Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, he violated time-honored Justice Department practices for how such matters are to be handled, set a dangerous precedent for future investigations and committed a gross abuse of his own power.”)
- Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering
- Trump supporter tweet appears to call for lynching of Loretta Lynch (Not just a “supporter,” a major Trump surrogate and former Republican nominee for governor of New York!)
- Trump’s false claim that Saddam Hussein was ‘so good’ at ‘killing terrorists’ (Four more “Pinocchios” for lying liar Trump.)
- Eric Trump: My father gives ‘millions’ to charity — but I won’t say more (An unhinged, nasty, pathological liar just like his dear old dad.)
- Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate
- Fighting nostalgia and amnesia in America’s search for lost greatness
- Alton Sterling Is the 114th Known Black Man Killed by Police in the US in 2016
- Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Talks for Possible Endorsement Next Week
- Anti-Donald Trump Forces See Convention Coup as Within Reach
- House Freedom Caucus members say GOP bill doesn’t adequately protect gun owners’ rights (These puppets…er, people might as well just work for the NRA.)
- In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic (It’s indefensible, not just this specific image but the Trump campaign’s ties to white supremacists, neo-Nazis, etc.)
- CNN Reports That 10 Women Have Contacted Law Firm About Treatment Under Roger Ailes (Fox=Scum)
- Anchor Gretchen Carlson files lawsuit alleging “pervasive” sexual harassment at Fox News (Shocker, eh? Never would have expected this from such a great bunch of guys.)
- All In’s Chris Hayes Compares Trump’s “Unhinged” Ohio Speech To Charlie Sheen’s #Winning Tour (“Unhinged” is really the best word for Trump, other than corrupt, scumbag, dumpster fire, etc.)
- NBC’s Lester Holt: Roger Ailes’ “Sexual Harassment Scandal Is Rocking The World Of Cable News” (“Cable news” being an oxymoron…for morons.)
- Donald Trump Accuses The Press Of “Racially Profiling” For Reporting On His Anti-Semitic Tweet (Did I mention that Trump is completely unhinged? Well, it bears repeating.)
- Hillary Clinton Takes Aim at Donald Trump’s Atlantic City Failures With a Blistering Speech (“What he did here in Atlantic City is exactly what he will do if he wins in November.”)
- Jared Kushner’s Defense of Donald Trump Is Equal Parts Laughable and Odious
- Panel says VA should sharply expand private health care for vets
- The Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Was Totally Overblown (“We learned nothing new from the investigation or James Comey’s statement.”)
- The Vast Left-Wing Media Conspiracy to Make Donald Trump Look Like a Bigot (“Give us a gold star!” LOL)
- Paranoid politics: Donald Trump’s style perfectly embodies the theories of renowned historian (“Trump’s style fits the mold of fear mongering politics laid out in Richard Hofstadter’s famous essay”)
- Darrell Issa challenges House GOP to “shutdown the government” over Clinton email investigation: “Are you willing to shutdown all business of the people for this?” (Ha, you do that Darrell!)
- Terry McAuliffe to endorse Lionell Spruill for state Senate in Norfolk (Gack.)
- Lawsuit seeks to stop suspension of Virginia licenses over unpaid fines
- Goodlatte, Judiciary chairman, says FBI decision on Hillary Clinton ‘doesn’t smell right’ (BADlatte is the only one who “doesn’t smell right.” The guy’s a right wingnut and a disaster in every way.)
- Editorial: Grant offers route from I-95 gridlock to Atlantic Gateway
- One of Metro’s new board members has potential conflicts of interest, echoing problems of previous board
- Our view: I-73 decision looms. Really.
- Dumfries town manager resigns (So, basically, Democrats were asleep, Republicans took two seats, and this is now a majority Republican board in a jurisdiction where Barack Obama got 78%. Amazing.)
- Would-be developers of Virginia Beach Dome site blame Norfolk outlet mall for derailing the plan
- Steamy hot through Saturday; Storms likely late Friday
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