by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 1. By the way, I love how Virginia Republicans actually think it’s BAD that Terry McAuliffe said he wants to revamp SW Virginia’s energy economy towards clean energy — even though doing so would be an utter no-brainer on any number of levels.
- Trump’s abortion gaffe highlights the GOP’s intellectual dishonesty (“He exposes a fundamental tension in the Republican Party between its assertion that life begins at conception and the legal and moral implications of that absolutist view.”)
- Trump has done the opposite of everything the GOP said it needs to do to survive (“The GOP front-runner is ignoring the party’s 2012 ‘autopsy report’.”)
- Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a real run for the nomination (“An epic Democratic contest is happening in the shadow of the GOP’s turmoil over Trump.”)
- Sanders and Trump Have One Thing in Common (“They hate the media.” True, but don’t most people?)
- Michael Gerson: The worst stereotype of the GOP is coming to life in the form of Donald Trump (“Stereotypes of conservatives as extreme, dim and intolerant are turning out to be true.”)
- Shocking new study foresees a swamped planet as the GOP revels in illogic (“Studies depict a scary upward spiral of warming, while Republicans look the other way.” Demented.)
- Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution
- The Danger of a Runaway Antarctica (“Though the Democratic candidates take global warming seriously, the two leading Republican candidates, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, who don’t have a rudimentary grasp of the subject, are not only criticizing Mr. Obama’s initiatives but also questioning or denying the science of climate change.”)
- Clinton: ‘I’m so sick’ of Sanders campaign lying about me
- Krugman: Learning From Obama (“I’d like to think that the public is also starting to realize just how successful the Obama administration has been in addressing America’s problems. And there are lessons from that success for those willing to learn.”)
- The sloppy crusade to destroy Hillary Clinton: Why did Washington Post really run its bogus FBI report? (“The Post was forced to correct a story claiming 147 agents were investigating Clinton—an obvious, stupid mistake”)
- All the numbers spell disaster for Trump: Latest projections portend electoral doom for both the billionaire and Republicans in November
- It was Republicans who killed the GOP: Stop trying to argue that anyone else is to blame
- Candidates vie for open seat in 2nd Congressional District (“Only one, however, Shaun D. Brown, has filed signatures with the Democratic party district committee before the Thursday deadline for the June primary ballot, direct committee chairwoman Linda Schulz said.”)
- McAuliffe calls jail death of Jamycheal Mitchell “beyond comprehension”
- Editorial: State needs full report on Mitchell’s death (Big time.)
- Electric car maker Tesla seeks second store in Virginia
- 9th District Democratic hopefuls take different stances on several issues (“Another contender who had been seeking the Democratic nomination dropped out Thursday morning. D. Clay Pugh, a clergyman and Christian mystic from Smyth County, announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsing Griffith for re-election.”)
- Virginia businesses should have stood up to the commonwealth’s anti-gay bill (Excellent LTE by Tom Greeson!)
- Republican Andrew Griffin ends congressional campaign in the 5th District
- Editorial: Richmond’s Redskins deal does not win MVP award (“Asking Richmond, a city whose public schools are crumbling, to pay one of the richest sports teams on the planet to come practice here always seemed a questionable gambit.” To put it mildly.)
- Trooper dies after being shot at Richmond bus station; gunman killed (Ugh.)
- Burfoot recall backers turn in 5,000 signatures
- Metro’s threat to close entire lines is an insult to riders
- Morrissey announces bid for Richmond mayor (Ee gads, this guy’s still around…)
- Roanoke should be a ‘sanctuary city,’ council candidates say
- D.C. region’s leaders hate idea of lengthy Metro closings — but they could tolerate it
- Windy as showers and some storms visit the area today
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