Saturday News: “The clear and present danger of Donald Trump”; President Obama Expands Paid Sick Leave

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 1. Also check out President Obama’s weekly address, on “the importance of ensuring that American families have access to paid leave.”

• Trump’s scattered, off-message attacks ‘a nightmare’ for GOP (“Interviews with more than two dozen Republican officials show they are unnerved by Donald Trump’s erratic attack on a Latina beauty queen and other outbursts, and they are increasingly fearful that he is damaging his White House bid and doing lasting damage to the party.”)
• Trump under fire after nasty tweets about ex-Miss Universe, ‘sex tape’
• Clinton campaign mocks Trump’s appearance in Playboy film
• Do Gary Johnson supporters really want to help Trump win? (“The Libertarian candidate is unprepared and unwilling or unable to learn.”)
• Most people grow out of middle school. Not Donald Trump. (“Do we really want a childhood bully in the Oval Office?”)
• President Trump would reconstruct our racist past (“Hard-won changes would be reversed for African Americans.” And for America in general.)
• Newsweek Website Attacked After Report On Trump, Cuban Embargo
• Nigel Farage to coach Donald Trump before next presidential debate (“Former Ukip leader flies to US to meet Republican nominee following appearance together in Mississippi in August”)
• I’ve come to admire Hillary Clinton. What on earth happened? (“She’s not perfect, but she has the qualities we need in a president.”)
• Donald Trump is normalizing bigotry (“His campaign manager’s website publishes an anti-Semitic screed.”)
• Let’s dispel with this notion that Donald Trump knows what he’s doing
• The clear and present danger of Donald Trump (“The first in a series of editorials on the damage he could wreak unilaterally as president.”)
• Trump was mean to a beauty queen. How is this news? (“Donald‘s misogyny shouldn’t be new to anyone.”)
• Republicans predicted an Obamacare apocalypse. It hasn’t happened.
• Donald Trump Opens New Line of Attack on Hillary Clinton: Her Marriage (No class as always…)
• How Could Anyone Vote for Trump? (“Right now, we need Republicans who can show the country that sometimes you have a candidate who’s so irresponsible, unprepared and flat-out crazy there’s got to be a change exception.”)
• As America Sleeps, Donald Trump Seethes on Twitter
• Hate, unleashed: How Donald Trump unleashed the right-wing bigots that the GOP once kept under control
• Post-debate polls show Trump slump (“Clinton’s bounce appears to have staked the Democratic nominee to a low-to-mid-single-digit advantage nationally.” Again, how can ANYONE vote for Trump?)
• Trump jumps into the gutter (“The Republican nominee loses all impulse control, and unleashes a violent Twitter rant against his Miss Universe nemesis.” The guy’s utterly demented.)
• Trump Praised Saudi Arabia’s Shariah Law for Making It Easy for Men to Get Divorced
• Media Take Note: Trump Is The Worst Possible Messenger On The Clintons’ Marriage
• Donald Trump Is Being Outplayed by Women—and He’s Losing His Mind Over It (” The GOP nominee’s pathological sexism could be what kills his presidential hopes. Good.”)
• Eric Trump ‘Charity’ Spent $880K at Family-Owned Golf Resorts
• Donald Trump Appeared In A 2000 Playboy Softcore Porn
• Newly Drawn 4th District May Switch from Red to Blue (Gee, ya think? LOL)
• Goodlatte should schedule more debates
• Goodlatte campaign rebuffs charge of conflict related to pipeline (Typo: Should say “BADlatte.” LOL)
• Hampton Roads Regional Jail changes medical procedures as another official resigns
• New agreement will keep United at Dulles International Airport
• Teen accused of stealing 65-cent carton of milk at middle school to stand trial (Seriously?)
• Roanoke police investigating report of men in clown masks chasing juveniles
• A few more showers are possible, but this storm system nears its end