by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, Veterans Day, November 11. Also check out the Republicans’ “offensive attacks on immigrants” at last night’s debate, and pretty much 24/7 for that matter.
- Editorial: Honor our vets; make sure they have a home
- Fresh Climate Data Confirms 2015 Is Unlike Any Other Year in Human History (Bottom line: we need to rapidly slash fossil fuel use and move to a 100% clean energy economy ASAP, or we’re basically screwed.)
- ANALYSIS: Sharp Policy Divisions Emerge on Awkward Republican Debate Stage
- Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo Pushes Myth That “Almost 40 Percent Of Americans Are Without A Job” (“Exaggerated Unemployment Figure Includes Children, Retirees, College Students, And Stay-At-Home Parents”)
- 35 Terrible Moments From Fox Business, Tonight’s GOP Presidential Debate Host (These people are utterly horrible.)
- The Seven Best Moments From Tuesday’s GOP Debate (“From Operation Wetback to jihadist losers, the fourth Republican debate was as strange as it was snippy.”)
- The GOP is living in a fantasy world: Every single Republican’s economic plan is made of wishes and fairy dust (“After listening to Republicans lay out their economic ‘plans,’ the only conclusion is they’re all barking mad.” More to the point, they’d make things much, much, much worse.)
- Fact-checking the debate: Sorry, Republicans, but welfare spending is not tanking our economy (“Republicans are all running on the idea that cutting social spending will fix the economy. That is nonsense”)
- Christie Attacks Democrats For Support Of Black Lives Matter, ‘Allowing Lawlessness To Reign’ (Christie’s disgusting.)
- The GOP’s Amateur Hour (“The fourth GOP debate revealed that Republican candidates are unprepared for a general election that is fought over the economy.”)
- Donald Trump Wants to Model His Immigration Plan After Something Called “Operation Wetback”
- The 10 Looniest Foreign Policy Lines of the Debate
- Donald Trump Claims the TPP Is a Nefarious Plot by China. Fact: China Is Not Part of the TPP.
- Schapiro: Maybe Virginia isn’t a democracy (“A supposed safeguard against to a problem that barely exists — voter fraud — it’s been pushed by Republicans at a time when Democrats are drawing more and more votes from people who don’t always carry photo ID’s: the poor, the elderly, young people, blacks, and other minorities. The young and minorities, particularly Asians and Hispanics, account for a fast-growing share of Virginia’s ever-increasing population, both of which are genuine long-term threats to the faux short-term security of gerrymandering.”)
- McAuliffe eyes an offer the GOP shouldn’t refuse
- John Kerry’s full speech at Old Dominion University
- New details in Virginia Beach arena proposal revealed
- Virginia Tech rallies in support of Muslims
- Sen. Kaine to attend Veterans Day ceremony at Marshall Center in Loudoun
- Feds: White supremacists plotted to attack synagogues, black churches (“Two Richmond area men were arrested earlier this week on weapons-related charges.”)
- Five people now charged in weapons case
- Spacious new retreat for wounded veterans opens in Prince William
- Montgomery County School Board favors Confederate flag ban on clothing
- Roanoke rally echoes national call for $15 minimum wage (The Republicans’ 2016 frontrunners essentially say “hell no, work harder you lazy bums!”)
- Fairfax County police officer subdues high school student with stun gun
- D.C. area forecast: Satisfyingly sunny today, chance of showers tomorrow
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