by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 8. Also check out “Women will be the reason” by the Clinton campaign.
- Trump Bragged About Groping Women: ‘They Let You Do It’ (So, we know a few things: 1) Trump committed and/or condoned committing sexual assault against women; 2) he bragged about it; 3) he’s the Republican Party’s 2016 nominee for President of the United States; 4) the Republican Party is utterly deplorable; 5) anyone who supports Trump at this point is deplorable as well.)
- Trump caught on tape making crude, sexually aggressive comments about women (“‘I don’t even wait,’ he said — and bragged about how he would ‘grab them by the p—y.'”)
- Dirty Words Won’t End Trump – Endorsing Sexual Assault Might (“In leaked audio, Trump talked about how he supports sexually assaulting women”)
- A Donald Trump presidency would bring shame on this country (And ruination to boot.)
- Donald Trump’s remarkably gross comments about women (But yeah, “This was Trump being Trump,” utterly unsurprising as the slimeball he is. And yes, at this point, anyone who supports him has to bear full responsibility for that.)
- Editorial: The Sleaziness of Donald Trump
- If you need more proof of Trump’s racism, consider the Central Park Five (“For young African American and Latino men, Trump has a clear and ominous message.”)
- Donald Trump, Groper in Chief
- Trump’s Apology That Wasn’t (“In a video expressing regret over his lewd comments, Mr. Trump remained defiant, calling the disclosure a ‘distraction’ and used it to renew political and personal attacks on Hillary Clinton.”)
- Stop saying Donald Trump apologized for how he was caught talking about women.
- Election Update: Are Trump’s Polls Getting Worse? (They should be at zero — and should have been a looooong time ago!)
- Donald Trump’s got a new theory: Illegal immigrants are crossing the border to vote (Utterly demented>
- The jobs report and the election (“A solid jobs report shows we’re closing in on full employment. But pockets of weakness remain, and we need to hear what the candidates plan to do about them.”)
- Chris Christie is more tarnished than ever (“Testimony in the ‘Bridgegate’ trial paints the man who would lead Trump’s transition as a bully and blowhard.”)
- Our Degrading Election Gets the Catchphrase It Deserves (“’Grab them by the pussy’ is Trump’s ’47 percent’ moment, only so much worse.”)
- Let’s Be Clear: Donald Trump Bragged About Sexual Assault (“…what Trump describes in the recording is, quite literally, criminal sexual assault.”)
- These Republicans say they’re outraged at Trump’s comments on women but still support his candidacy (“Profiles in courage.” Every one of them needs to be defeated this November.)
- GOP panics as outrage with Trump boils over (“After making sexually aggressive comments, Trump faces crisis inside campaign and within his party.” Gotta love this party — racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and previous nasty comments about women – “fat pigs,” “blood coming out of her whatever,” etc. – are all hunky dory, but once they fear defeat at the polls, THEN they condemn Trump.)
- One governor’s defeat could be a watershed moment for gay rights (“North Carolina’s Republican governor, Pat McCrory, saw his approval ratings plummet after he signed an anti-LGBT bathroom bill.”)
- Donald Trump’s unbelievable new statement about the Central Park 5 (“Despite overwhelming evidence, Trump still can’t admit their innocence.”)
- Ryan ‘sickened’ by Trump, joint appearance scrapped (“The speaker announced the GOP nominee will no longer attend a campaign event with him Saturday, but doesn’t say whether he still backs Trump for president.” Pathetic coward.)
- Donald Trump Tried to Fire Nancy O’Dell After She Rejected His Sexual Advances
- There’s no longer any way for Republicans to boot Donald Trump from the ballot
- CNN Host: “The Exact Story That Trump Said” Also “Happened To A Woman I Know”
- LISTEN: Northern Virginia Congressional Race Heats Up
- Loudoun Chamber CEO Reprimands Conservative PAC for Filming Debate
- George Allen says he helped Pence prep for debate against Tim Kaine (Ha, why is this not surprising?)
- The Obama Administration Just Officially Blamed Russia for the DNC Hack (“Only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.”)
- Here’s What Donald Trump Really Thinks of America’s Scientists (That should disqualify Trump as well)
- Trump’s Va. chair: Women won’t mind that Trump ‘acted like a frat boy, as a lot of guys do.’ (“As other Virginia Republicans denounce Trump, Corey Stewart defends him”)
- Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia urges Trump to drop out of race (Comstock must be REALLY worried she could lose this election. Why? Because she never denounced Trump, let alone called for him to drop out, when he said deplorable things – about Latinos, African Americans, Muslim Americans, women, disabled people, veterans, etc, etc, etc. – previously.)
- Virginia Supreme Court won’t rehear Danville Confederate flag appeal
- Inspector General reverses on Jamycheal Mitchell file: A Virginia FOIA story
- Free London trip at Redskins’ expense? Loudoun chairwoman says, ‘No, thanks.’ (“The rebuff to the Redskins draws fresh praise for Phyllis Randall, who is in her first nine months as Loudoun’s head.” Nice job Phyllis Randall!)
- Congressional candidates gearing up for televised debate (“The two candidates for Virginia’s Fifth District Congressional seat are preparing for their first televised debate. It will take place on Monday on CBS19 at 7 p.m.”)
- FEC complaint filed against Garrett campaign
- McAuliffe signs emergency order to support relief to states in hurricane’s path
- UVa lecturer ‘to take leave’ after anti-Black Lives Matter Facebook post (Hopefully a very looong leave, like forever?)
- Editorial: Richmond Forum will discussion Nat Turner’s slave revolt (Yep, the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board is grammatically-challenged as well…should be “will discuss,” not “will discussion,” of course. Morons.)
- Hampton Roads Regional Jail inmate threatens to hang himself then can’t get a bed in mental hospital
- Virginia launches investigation after veterans records discovered in ex-Veteran Services employee’s storage unit
- A dose of rain today, but better weather is on the way
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