by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 22. Also check out last night’s SNL “cold open,” with “Bernie Sanders” and “Hillary Clinton.”
- Trump Attacks On Hillary Take Violent Turn
- Poll: Election 2016 shapes up as a contest of negatives (Lovely.)
- Major G.O.P. Donors Resist Giving When It Comes to Trump
- Why Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Shortlist Is Especially Terrifying for Women
- This is how the strongman wins: Donald Trump’s single greatest weapon is America’s hatred for its press
- We beat Donald Trump by mocking Donald Trump: What Bill Maher and Barack Obama understand about whipping a bully
- Trump’s Campaign: Just Kidding About the $6 Million For Veterans
- Democrats turn to Schumer to fix Sanders rift
- Sanders backs DNC chair’s primary opponent
- RPV Super Saturday – Live Coverage
- Virginia GOP wraps up final meetings before the convention in Cleveland (“Thousands of party activists gathered at four congressional district conventions.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Lawmakers: Hands off higher-ed
- Schapiro: Mayoral election is about new Richmond’s old problems (“Richmond’s mayoral election is a fleeting opportunity to begin fixing problems that defied solution two decades ago because it was a very different city.”)
- Rep. Brat formally nominated to seek second term (Completely undeserving, this guy is one of the worst members of Congress.)
- Derek Kitts chosen as Democratic opponent against Griffith in 9th District
- Our view: Is McAuliffe green or not green? (I’m including this only as an example of how far the Roanoke Times editorial board has fallen. In this case, they trot out the ignorant falsehood that a switch to clean energy and economic growth are mutually incompatible, when in fact the exact opposite is the case. They also don’t seem to understand that wind, solar and energy efficiency are alternatives to fossil fuels today. #FAIL)
- Fairfax calls 911 on its own fire department
- Virginia Tech expands program on pollinating insects
- Same ol’ same ol’ for Sunday, and not much better Monday; sunny 80s by midweek
