Wednesday News: Obama to Trump – Stop Your Incessant Whining; Final Debate, Thank Goodness; VA-10 Race Moves to Tossup Territory

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 19.

• US election 2016: Stop whining, Obama tells Donald Trump
• A People’s History of Donald Trump’s Business Busts and Countless Victims
• 70 Nobel Laureates Endorse Hillary Clinton
• Vogue Backs Hillary Clinton In Its First Presidential Endorsement Ever (“The fashion magazine is the latest in a string of publications to take a stand against Donald Trump.”)
• Papers of Trump and Clinton’s alma maters endorse Hillary Clinton for President (“Joint statement by The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board and the Wellesley News Editorial Board”)
• The polls are split between Hillary Clinton winning and … Hillary Clinton winning in a landslide
• If the election is really rigged, 33 states are rigged by Republicans (“Only 17 states and the District of Columbia have Democratic-controlled electoral systems.”)
• On the morning after Election Day, Republican politicians will have to make a choice
• For No Reason At All, Donald Trump Wants President Obama’s Half-Brother At Final Debate
• Trump’s voter intimidation squads could face a year in prison (“Sending goons to the polls is a crime.”)
• Donald Trump’s alpha male insecurity: Getting his butt kicked by a girl is just too much for him (“Even before Barack Obama told him to ‘stop whining,’ Trump’s masculinity was in crisis thanks to Hillary Clinton”)
• WATCH: Ana Marie Cox blasts Melania Trump’s ‘loathsome’ dismissal of sex assault victims
• Mark Cuban bombshell: I personally know women who have been assaulted by Trump who won’t come forward
• What To Expect From Fox News’ Chris Wallace At Tonight’s Presidential Debate (“If Wallace Acts The Way He Said He Would, Viewers Are In Trouble”)
• Trump wished Condi Rice was a ‘bitch’ in 2006
• Obama tries to get inside Trump’s head(“The president is using his status and stature to emasculate the beleaguered Republican nominee.”)
• Trump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation
• Trump is rigging the election: No matter who wins, America loses (“His indifference to facts creates an alternate reality that threatens democracy.”)
• What if the next presidential debate actually covered critical issues? (“A question about climate change, for instance, is long overdue.” Given its importance, how about have an entire debate focused on environmental and energy issues?)
• America’s election is giving the world some serious anxiety (And for good reason; Trump is a madman.)
• Trump supporters are talking about civil war. Could a loss provide the spark? (“Trump’s supporters in Colorado Springs say they’re ready to rebel if he isn’t elected.”)
• Can Clinton keep her head down? (“With 20 days to go and a win in sight, the Democrat just needs to survive her final fight with Trump.” I’d actually go after him aggressively; the best defense is a good offense.)
• Poll: Clear advantage for Clinton in battleground states
• Elizabeth Warren: Trump didn’t invent the ‘rigged election’ myth. Republicans did. (“This disease cannot be cured until GOP leaders rethink their approach to modern politics.”)
• Tim Kaine: ‘Spanish Was The Language Of Our Country Before English’ (Spanish, French, Dutch, Native American languages, etc.)
• Tim Kaine: Still a long way to go on jobs
• Tim Kaine Focuses on Fighting Poverty in Major Economic Address
• Tim Kaine: We’re planning to strengthen Wall Street regulations
• Analysts: Northern Virginia congressional race is a ‘toss-up’ (“Experts consider the district among the most competitive in the nation as Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock fights Democratic challenger LuAnn Bennett and the Donald Trump factor.”)
• Outside spending in Comstock-Bennett race hits $3.75 million
• Virginia solidifies behind Clinton, fueled by women, suburbanites, nonwhites and college educated
• As Election Day nears, House candidates debate debates
• A baby is dead in Virginia. Now will the state do something about texting while driving?
• Student: Jerry Falwell Jr. Axed Anti-Trump Story from Liberty University’s School Newspaper (Yep, “Liberty” “University” is the antithesis of liberty.)
• Guns at polling places worry Virginia election officials
• U-Va. dean testifies that retracted Rolling Stone article devastated her
• Voter registration system crashes in Va., preventing some from signing up in time (“Civil rights group files suit to force Virginia to extend registration deadline, which is set by law.” This should be as easy as possible, not as hard as possible thanks to Republicans’ voter suppression efforts.)
• Editorial: Limit license-plate readers to legit uses
• Franklin County votes against Mountain Valley Pipeline easement
• Virginia Tech Survivor Colin Goddard On The Future Of The Gun Control Movement
• Candidate Jane Dittmar disputes report on 1999 car crash (“There is no record in Albemarle County courts of any formal charge having been filed, no record of a charge being dropped and no record of a conviction.” Sounds like she’s owed an apology, big time.)
• Dittmar to address ‘language, behavior and tone’ of 5th District race
• County officials caught off-guard by ballpark talk; Richmond mayoral candidates at odds over funding
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: Navy’s green energy initiative lights the way
• Virginia Beach councilwoman tears up about flooding as council OKs $8.8 million for Hurricane Matthew response
• Proposed natural gas-fueled plant on Elizabeth River clears first hurdle in Chesapeake (Until we’ve maxed out energy efficiency, which we’re not even close to doing, it’s crazy to build new fossil fuel power plants. Actually, given global warming, it’s crazy regardless.)
• Schapiro: Questions mayoral candidates haven’t answered
• Editorial: VCU, Squirrels hit homer with ballpark
• Eighty-degree weather today. By Saturday, it could be 30 degrees cooler.