by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 27. Also, check out the video from last night’s “National Call to Conscience,” which included “a sermon by Rev. William Barber and a call to action by local clergy in Charlottesville, VA, inviting faith communities around the country to join us in rejecting the evil ideology of white nationalism.”
- Harvey brings heavy damage to Texas coast, unloads torrential rain on Houston
- Months before pardon, Trump asked Sessions about closing federal case against Arpaio (Trump desperately needs to be impeached, ASAP. But of course Ryan, McConnell et al have no spines, balls, consciences, etc.)
- The Arpaio Pardon Is A Flagrant Assault on Civil Rights (“President Trump’s pardon of the Arizona sheriff sent a signal to law enforcement that there will be no consequences for violating the Constitution when pursuing people of one ethnicity. Will voters stand for that?”)
- Joe Biden: ‘We Are Living Through a Battle for the Soul of This Nation’ (“The former vice president calls on Americans to do what President Trump has not.”)
- Trump Won’t Back Down (“What the president is saying by pardoning America’s second-most famous birther…You may think, It’s impossible that a president of the United States would be so vain and petty. You would be wrong.”)
- The Take: President’s pardon of Arpaio fits a pattern: A divider, not a uniter
- There Once Was a Great Nation With an Unstable Leader (“Even the greatest of nations may suffer a catastrophic leader, but the nation can survive the test and protect its resilience — if the public stays true to its values, institutions and traditions. That was true two millennia ago, and remains true today.”)
- Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio Is an Impeachable Offense (“The president has the power to pardon, but he’s misused that power. The Constitution is clear.”)
- The Arpaio Pardon Is a Bad Sign for the Mueller Investigation (“Trump has always wanted to stifle judicial oversight. Now he’s shown he will.” Again, he needs to be impeached. Now.)
- Trump under fire over epic Friday news dump (“Both GOP senators from Arizona criticized his Joe Arpaio pardon, and Chuck Schumer accused Trump of using Hurricane Harvey as a shield.”)
- Schiff: Trump pardon sends message to Russia investigation witnesses
- Russia’s propaganda machine amplifies alt-right (“Alt-right”=”white supremacists”)
- Obama adviser: Trump asking to drop case against Arpaio could get him impeached
- Joe Arpaio’s Pardon Is Donald Trump’s Gravest Abuse of Power Yet (“It makes a mockery of ‘law and order.'” Again, just imagine of Obama or Clinton had done this!)
- Why Trump’s Arpaio Pardon Is a Nationwide Call to Political Arms
- The Media Is the Villain – for Creating a World Dumb Enough for Trump (“Yet another TV executive says Trump is ‘good for business.’ Is sudden good fortune of news media by accident or design?”)
- ‘STFU you know-nothing, never-served piece of sh*t’: Interior Secretary’s veteran daughter slays Trump
- Virginia’s heat climbs while its leaders nap
- Wexton holds Loudoun County town hall in campaign to challenge Comstock
- Schapiro: Another Trump headwind buffets Va. politics (“Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie were awkwardly fencing over the future of Confederate monuments — a topic both would just as soon go away — when Trump introduced a potentially monumental political and economic problem: a deliberate shutdown of the government in the finale to Virginia’s election for governor.”)
- Ten-day march from Charlottesville to DC to start Monday (“Activists are set to start a 10-day march from Charlottesville, Virginia to Washington, D.C. on Monday to confront white supremacy and demand President Trump’s removal from office.”)
- Charlottesville City Council reacts to leaked memo critical of city response to white nationalist rally
- Man arrested in firing of gun at Unite the Right rally
- How Charlottesville lost control amid deadly protest
- Editorial: Move the Confederate statues
- Councilors worry about impact of leaked memo — and point fingers
- Opinion/Commentary: In Charlottesville, the local Jewish community presses on
- Jones rebuts scathing memo’s claims, point by point
- Longtime Radford board member, ‘giant’ in Democratic politics Mary Ann Hovis dies
- Lacey E. Putney, Virginia’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 89
- Neo-Nazis marched past their synagogue chanting ‘Sieg Heil’ (“Two weeks later, musicians from across the country led Shabbat services with joyful music as Charlottesville’s Jewish community continued healing.”)
- The District’s death wish for Metro (“If D.C. officials want to ensure the subway’s decline, they’ve hit on the right strategy.”)
- At begin of school year, Virginia Beach superintendent names accomplishments and goals
- Bright and cheery today; turning gray and gloomy tomorrow
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