by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 10. Also check out Joy Reid comparing Trump to a dictator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Malaysia, threatening to “jail his political opponent.”
- Trump lost the debate in these three lines (if not all the others) (“He disqualified himself for any political office, let alone the most powerful in the world.”)
- In Second Debate, Donald Trump Showcases His Dark Soul (“He really is that asshole who boasted of grabbing women ‘by the pussy.'”)
- At the second presidential debate, a Trump at odds with everyone and everything
- An unusually dark, bitter face-off (But only by Trump, who demonstrated yet again that he is a fascist thug, Big Liar, etc.)
- Fact-checking the second Clinton-Trump debate (“Trump again relied on dubious and false claims that have been debunked. Clinton made factual missteps, too, but they didn’t even compare.”)
- This debate is one for the record books (Trump would destroy America’s democracy, rule of law, constitution, economy and environment, among other things. He is horrifying.)
- Trump went where many begged him not to go: Diving into scandals, real or fake
- Three revealing Donald Trump moments in that hot mess of a town hall (“The GOP nominee failed to respect the dignity of the American people.”)
- Notes on the garbage fire that is American politics (“Every Republican who endorsed and normalized Trump bears part of the blame for this moment.” And every member of the media.)
- Donald Trump confirmed our worst fears about the kind of president he would be (“Donald Trump is running for dictator, not for president.”)
- Donald Trump’s threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy
- Trump Goes Full Breitbart (“After 48 hours of fallout, Donald Trump decided to give his base what they really wanted.”)
- Clinton wins debate, but Trump exceeds expectations (Glad that by a 57%-34% margin, Clinton was seen as winning the debate, but the fact that anyone thought this nasty, vicious, lying slimeball “exceeded expectations” – whatever that means – is disturbing.)
- Mr. Trump Goes Low (“Sniffing and glowering, Donald Trump prowled behind Hillary Clinton. Once again, she was the only adult on the stage.” I’d say she was the only non-sociopath on the stage.)
- A Barroom Brawl (“We, the media, have failed the country in this election.”)
- What Trump Taught Us (“He talks only in key words and insults, right to his base.”)
- No Handshake, No Middle Ground (“Trump spews a cocktail of fear and hate.”)
- ‘Because You’d Be in Jail’ (“That’s dictator talk.”)
- Who Won The Debate? Donald Trump Calls Hillary Clinton The Devil, Defends Sexual Assault Remarks
- Trump digs a hole in one (“Trump kept being Trump. Which is to say ill-informed, unprepared and often preposterous.”)
- Donald Trump Just Repeated One of His Most Vicious Lie (“Say it with me: No one. Saw. The bombs.”)
- Why Mike Pence Is No Savior (“Even if he did replace Trump as the nominee, a lot of vulnerabilities would be suddenly exposed.”>
- That Old Market Magic (“Let the markets rip, Trump says, and all will be well.”)
- Trump’s Igorance (“He said, “I know nothing about Russia.” He’s right.”)
- Trump Didn’t Ease Women’s Doubts (Men should be horrified as well.)
- “A New Low In American Democracy”: Journalists And Pundits Condemn Trump’s Threat To Jail Clinton (Trump would end American Democracy.)
- Did Trump win this debate? Yes, if you ignore everything he said (“It was one of the most outrageous debate performances of all time”)
- MSNBC’s Chuck Todd: “Our State Department Would Say ‘That’s Not A Democratic Election'” If Trump’s Comments Were From A Foreign Election (Wow, Chuck Todd finding a backbone?)
- Coal will last ‘a thousand years’ Trump says (“’Clean coal.’ Mmhm.”)
- CNN’s Dana Bash: Trump’s ‘stunning’ threat to jail Clinton was like ‘Stalin or Hitler’
- Tim Kaine Labels Donald Trump’s Behavior Sexual Assault (“Democratic vice presidential candidate says the Republican nominee needs to explain himself to voters”)
- Trump makes pre-debate appearance with women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape (Disgusting.)
- Donald Trump’s scorched-earth debate: The Republican nominee is going down, and he’ll take Hillary Clinton with him (“Sunday’s debate was a desperate dive into the political sewer, airing every crazy anti-Clinton conspiracy theory”)
- Donald Trump’s debate dictator play: Like an authoritarian strongman, he promises to send Hillary Clinton to prison
- Banana Republican (“By threatening to jail his opponent, Donald Trump promised to rip up the foundations of liberal democracy.”)
- Hillary Clinton Was a Model of Grace and Poise Throughout a Disgusting Ordeal
- Editorial: Could reversion help Petersburg?
- Dominion: Fully restoring power in Virginia and N.C. could take days
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Alarms continue to sound for regional economy
- Editorial: Praise for U.Va.’s new curriculum
- Matthew leads to 1 death, power outages in southeast Virginia
- Community restores historic African American schoolhouse to counter hate (“Volunteers say racist graffiti painted on the Ashburn Colored School doesn’t represent their community.”)
- Unlikely hero Jose Lobaton’s three-run homer evens Nationals and Dodgers series
- A gorgeous fall week lies ahead; Little or no rain expected
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