Sunday News: Trump’s Latest Outrage “Typical of a person without a soul;” “Kaine connects in Rust Belt over religion”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 31.

• Trump stirs outrage after lashing out at Muslim parents of dead U.S. soldier (Donald Trump is truly “Lucifer in the flesh,” as John Boehner said about Ted Cruz.)
• Khizr Khan responds to the latest from Trump: ‘Typical of a person without a soul’
• Trump’s burn of the Colorado Springs fire dept. came right after they rescued him (Trump is a sociopath.)
• The conventions are done, and it’s clear what is at stake in this year’s election (“Hillary Clinton must win voters over to incremental progress; the risks of a Donald Trump presidency are evident in the damage already done.”)
• Hillary Clinton stands up for Muslim war hero’s mom after Trump attacks her
• Mark Cuban endorses Hillary Clinton, calls Donald Trump ‘bats— crazy’ (Yep.)
• Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go
• NFL refutes Trump claim that it sent him a letter bashing debate schedule (Seriously, is Trump not capable of telling the truth on ANYTHING???)
• Tim Kaine’s Jesuit spirituality may appeal to ‘nones’
• The Path to Prosperity Is Blue (“States dominated by Democrats are generally better for your well-being.”)
• Clinton Takes the Lead in First Post–DNC Poll
• McCain’s Granddaughter Voting For Clinton, Cites Trump’s POW Comments
• Don’t let the ‘aw, shucks’ fool you: Tim Kaine is a force for Clinton on campaign trail
• Catholic virtue: Kaine connects in Rust Belt over religion
• Richard Cizik: Virginia should change course on rights restoration (“As an evangelical, I refuse to stand idly by while those who have paid their debt to society are further disenfranchised. This sort of invidious discrimination is unacceptable. Is this what we really want to do to ex-offenders who have paid their debt to society?”)
• Four steps to make Virginia an economic powerhouse – again! (I’m including this op-ed by an Americans for Prosperity Koch brothers dude simply to note that we should never, ever listen to these nuts on anything. Better yet,do the exact opposite of what they suggest.)
• Will: The palatable Kaine
• Schapiro: Kaine VP bid fully nationalizes Va. politics
• Campaigning Kaine: I feel like I’ve aged 10 years … and I feel like I’m five years younger
• Northern Virginia lays miles of pavement to ease traffic, while Md. suburbs dither (Laying pavement – more fossil fuel-intensive infrastructure – most certainly is not the right way to go.)
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: Higher seas, On the Level (“Making good decisions on important issues — transportation, urban planning, justice, the environment — is critical to how we live now in Hampton Roads and will tomorrow.”)
• Metro derailment: East Falls Church station to remain closed through Sunday
• Storm chance late today; drying trend through midweek