Thursday News: “America is already great, America is already strong;” Tim Kaine Accepts Dems’ VP Nomination

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 28.

• Obama: Clinton will advance U.S. ideals — ones Trump doesn’t share
• Obama Explains Why A Changing America Terrifies Donald Trump (And Trump’s supporters too.)
• Obama Debunks Trump’s Politics Of Fear
• Trump urges Russia to meddle in 2016 race by hacking Clinton emails (This may not be treasonous, but it’s certainly disqualifying.)
• The Fix: The other notable, pro-Russia thing Trump said
• Trump again proves he’s the chaos candidate
• Obama’s promise of continuity we can believe in (“He and Hillary Clinton find themselves on the same side of Democratic arguments about how change is achieved and how fast it can come.”)
• Obama Has Given a Lot of Speeches. Tonight’s Might Just Be His Best. (“The president blasted Donald Trump, praised Hillary Clinton, and returned to a familiar theme.”)
• Trump’s news conference was chock-full of outrages and lies
• The way to hurt Trump is to ridicule him (“His ludicrous statements — from Russia to his tax returns — ought to be treated as fodder for comedy”)
• The charges have been dropped, but this shouldn’t be the end of the Freddie Gray case
• Donald Trump vs. America: The GOP presidential nominee explicitly asks Russia to violate our national security
• Joe Biden’s farewell: The VP’s last big moment under the political spotlight (“The vice president lent a measure of empathy to Hillary, and tore the hide off Trump, in a valedictory DNC speech”)
• Post reporter barred, patted down at rally for Trump’s running mate
• “Time and Again You’ve Picked Me Up”: President Obama’s Powerful Valedictory to the Nation
• Watch Hillary Clinton Join President Obama Onstage After His Raucously Received DNC Speech
• Joe Biden Quietly Delivers An Absolutely Devastating Critique Of Donald Trump
• O’Reilly’s Comments On White House Slaves Echo Actual Slaveowners (“According to O’Reilly, slaves didn’t have it that bad.”)
• Tim Kaine breaks out his best Donald Trump impersonation to introduce himself to the DNC: “Believe me!”
• Virginia’s Tim Kaine accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice president
• Virginia’s Tim Kaine proves Hillary Clinton’s wisdom (Wow, this is from the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board?)
• Sen. Tim Kaine rouses Virginia delegation in Philadelphia, rips Donald Trump
• Tim Kaine Goes on Attack While Appealing to Disaffected Republicans
• As a Virginia Rabbi, I’ve Known Tim Kaine for Years. He Is a True Friend of Israel
• The Gentleman from Virginia: How Tim Kaine Undercut Donald Trump
• Tim Kaine Just Mercilessly Mocked Donald Trump
• Why Cities Love Tim Kaine (“The Democratic vice-presidential candidate built a career around winning urban and suburban voters. Could this be what Hillary Clinton needs to offset Donald Trump’s rural support?”)
• Gov. Terry McAuliffe tries to clarify comments on Hillary Clinton and TPP
• Rep. Bobby Scott chosen to formally nominate Sen. Tim Kaine as Democratic vice presidential candidate
• Schapiro: Old allies are invested in Tim Kaine, politically and emotionally
• Mark Warner Opens Up about Fellow Senator Tim Kaine
• VP nominee Tim Kaine returns to Richmond Monday for homecoming rally
• ‘Why don’t they want us to vote?’ Ex-felons cope with losing voting rights twice in Virginia. (“They” are Republicans, and they know that when more people vote, Democrats win.)
• Despite McAuliffe’s timetable, no new rights restoration orders signed
• Virginia’s new secretary of education says focus will remain on improving schools for state’s kids
• Tim Kaine tells Donald Trump to pay his Hotel Roanoke bill
• Very humid today; heavy rain threat late today into Friday