by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 30. Also, check out Stephen Colbert on Trump’s “doctor,” who “proved he’s a true gastroenterologist because the letter [about Trump’s medical status] seems like he yanked it from where the sun don’t shine.”
- Trump Keeps Lying About Crime In America. This Is The Truth. (“Repeating something again and again doesn’t make it true.”)
- You can’t explain Trump’s conservative media appeal without talking about race
- Trump’s immigration muddle: He’s “softening” without actually moderating and confusing everyone (“After so many contradictions and reversals, Trump’s upcoming immigration speech likely won’t provide much clarity”)
- Hillary Clinton Piles Up Research in Bid to Needle Donald Trump at First Debate
- Trump On Kaepernick: “Maybe He Should Find A Country That Works Better For Him” (Actually, in this country we have a First Amendment, which means that whether or not you agree with or like what Colin Kaepernick did, he has the absolute right to do it. Of course, Trump now claims that the SECOND Amendment is absolute, but not the First. Hmmmm…)
- Donald Trump Blames Hillary Clinton for Anthony Weiner’s Sexts (“The Republican nominee has never been blessed with self-awareness, but his reaction to the news of Anthony Weiner’s latest sext scandal Monday was a special kind of oblivion reserved for the truly checked-out.”)
- Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and Mel Brooks comedies, dies at 83 (Sigh…)
- A Putin-sponsored October surprise? (“Revelations that Russian hackers doctored documents about George Soros could provide a clue.”)
- Trump’s deportation waffle highlights campaign weaknesses
- Hillary Clinton must learn from her mistakes (“Much of the criticism over her emails and family foundation is unfair, but she invites such suspicion.”)
- Trump’s First Economic Policy Ad Is A Tremendous Mess (“Other analyses have found that, contrary to Trump’s ad, Clinton’s plans would lead to higher economic and wage growth. Taking everything both candidates have put forward, Moody’s Analytics found that Clinton’s proposals would grow the economy by 1.7 percent, add 3.2 million jobs, and leave the average American household with $2,000 more in income, with the poor and middle class benefitting the most.”)
- A path to justice for ex-convicts in Virginia (“Despite a state Supreme Court ruling, many felons will recover their voting rights.”)
- Editorial: The conversation Virginia needs to have about a new economy (They actually wrote “conservation,” not “conversation,” in the headline.)
- PolitiFact Va.: Donald Trump wrong that Virginia saw ‘huge increase’ in illegal immigration under Tim Kaine (Donald Trump wrong about something? I’m shocked! shocked!)
- Appeals court grants three-week delay in Bob McDonnell case
- School board, sued by transgender student, asks for Supreme Court review in bathroom case
- Former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf endorses Donald Trump (I provided voluminous evidence for years that Wolf was a right-wing nutjob. Hate to say “I told you so,” but…)
- Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson at RTD: Deporting 11M undocumented immigrants would bring ‘economic catastrophe’
- Republican state Sen. Frank Wagner will run for governor of Virginia
- $200 million a year for state government travel
- State lawmakers want more hard data on Virginia’s return on investment from the historic credits program
- Governor McAuliffe announces big money for needed forestry improvements
- Pipeline protestors greet McAuliffe as he visits Crimora
- Va. Tech police investigating email threat; spokesman says messages were also sent to other universities
- Casey: Virginia state schools are unaffordable for the middle class
- State’s first community solar project goes online in Lexington (That’s good, now we need thousands of these.)
- Hampton Roads veterans’ votes could be crucial in the presidential election. Here’s the key to winning them over.
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: A smart decision for Norfolk, police
- In the heat of election season, political apathy in small Virginia city (“Manassas Park has three open council seats and big decisions looming. Only one candidate gathered enough signatures to be on the ballot.”)
- Humid heat continues today; fantastic Labor Day weekend ahead
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