Monday News: “Can hope trump fear in Philadelphia?”; Trump Praises Roger Ailes; “The Tim Kaine Virginians know”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 25. Also check out President Obama talking about how Hillary Clinton is well-prepared to be president.

• At Dem convention, Obama seeks to counter GOP doom-and-gloom (Should be fairly easy from a factual standpoint, as the Republicans are almost completely inaccurate in their view of America.)
• Can hope trump fear in Philadelphia?
• Trump convention message cheers white supremacists
• Clinton should offer a stark contrast from the GOP’s dystopian vision
• The revenge of unrealistic expectations (“Voters are angry at the perceived discrepancy between today and a romanticized past.”)
• Dismayed by Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Hillary Clinton
• As Democrats Gather, a Russian Subplot Raises Intrigue (No question Putin prefers Trump, and that should be disturbing to all Americans.)
• DNC chair says she will resign in aftermath of email uproar (It’s about time…she was not a strong leader on many levels.)
• Donald Trump Calls Disgraced Former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes “A Very, Very Good Person”
• Trump Adviser And GOP Congressmen Gave Pro-Trump Interviews To White Nationalist Radio Host At The RNC
• RNC chair: Trump never said story connecting Ted Cruz’ dad to JFK assassination was ‘factual information’ (Hahahahahaha.)
• Trump’s killed the GOP: He erased covert racism from the party’s platform — by being overtly racist
• The Hillary Haters (“Americans tend not to like ambitious women with loud voices.” Ugh.)
• Trump Gave His First Major Interview As The Official GOP Nominee. It Was Completely Unhinged.
• The faith factor: Can Kaine help Clinton win the Catholic vote?
• Sanders pleased by Wasserman Schultz resignation
• Dem VP Candidate Tim Kaine Heads to Church, Sings in Choir
• Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Tim Kaine attack on ‘Meet the Press’
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: The Tim Kaine Virginians know (“Donald Trump panics easily. Tim Kaine no sooner got the nod from Hillary Clinton to be her running mate than Trump’s weapons of mass destruction — his lips — flapped into manic overdrive.”)
• Our view: Why Kaine is actually a bold choice for Clinton
• No-kill activists petition Chesapeake animal shelter for new leadership, lower euthanasia rates
• Here’s why bond questions on the Arlington ballot are far more detailed this year
• The Fairfax County School Board’s failure on transgender protections (“It backed off, for now, from enforcing a policy to provide all students equal access to facilities.”)
• Stifling heat today may set record; staying hot all week