by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 11. Also, check out the amazing Samantha Bee on Trump’s “vagina monologue.”
- GOP tumbles toward anarchy as Ryan snubs Trump (Such a shame, eh?)
- Trump’s truest believers start to worry: ‘You could easily lose’ (Ya think?)
- Paul Ryan Turns Focus From Donald Trump to House Races, Roiling G.O.P.
- G.O.P. Fracture Over Trump Grows Worse (“Hard-Liners Furious as Ryan Appears to Abandon Nominee”)
- Samantha Bee’s ‘vagina monologue’ is the best line-by-line Trump non-apology takedown you’re going to see
- Donald Trump unleashes a stream of falsehoods (“The Republican nominee’s constant lies sow cynicism across the land.” Not sure Trump’s much worse in this regard than Lyin’ Ryan and other mendacious Republicans, though…)
- Republicans deserve their sad fate (Conservative Michael Gerson: “This is what the GOP gets for devaluing the calling of public service.”)
- Trump files for moral bankruptcy (“When things went south, the Republican nominee tried to just walk away.”)
- Donald Trump is the GOP’s chemotherapy (OK, I never link to George Will, but this is amazing: ” Trump should stay atop the ticket, for four reasons. First, he will give the nation the pleasure of seeing him join the one cohort, of the many cohorts he disdains, that he most despises — ‘losers.’ Second, by continuing to campaign in the spirit of St. Louis, he can remind the nation of the useful axiom that there is no such thing as rock bottom. Third, by persevering through Nov. 8 he can simplify the GOP’s quadrennial exercise of writing its post-campaign autopsy, which this year can be published Nov. 9 in one sentence: ‘Perhaps it is imprudent to nominate a venomous charlatan.’ Fourth, Trump is the GOP’s chemotherapy, a nauseating but, if carried through to completion, perhaps a curative experience.”)
- Trump can’t stop his campaign’s death spiral
- Donald Trump, Putin’s puppet
- A Preview of a Despot (“Human rights, civil rights, the rule of law: Trump doesn’t believe in them, and he would like your vote.”)
- Trump lashes out at Ryan
- Trump’s Bluster Erodes Democracy, Experts Say (Anyone who supports him is contributing to the demise, or at least the deterioration, of our great American experiment in democracy. And yes, that is very much “deplorable.”)
- Brooks: Donald Trump’s Sad, Lonely Life
- Buffett Calls Trump’s Bluff and Releases Tax Data
- The gutlessness of Paul Ryan (“He still won’t rescind his endorsement of a candidate whose conduct he finds ‘sickening.'” Maybe time to try a new nickname, “no balls Paul?”)
- Owned by Trump: In his final capitulation, all Mike Pence gave away was his autonomy, integrity and dignity (What else would we expect from this anti-gay bully, evolution denier, etc.?)
- Paul Ryan’s comeuppance: The Republican leader has invoked Donald Trump’s wrath as political infighting continues
- Poll: After Trump Tape Revelation, Clinton’s Lead Up to Double Digits (Just 28 days to go in this disgusting, interminable election.)
- Trump, unbound (“Deserted and detested, the GOP nominee feels free to tell people what he really thinks.”)
- Hillary and Al’s change of climate (“Two former rivals come together to defeat global warming and Donald Trump.”)
- Hell Freezes Over? Glenn Beck Says Electing Hillary Clinton Could Be A ‘Moral, Ethical Choice’ (“If one helps to elect an immoral man to the highest office, then one is merely validating his immorality, lewdness and depravity.”)
- Trump Ally Alex Jones: “I Was Told By People Around” Clinton That “She’s Demon-Possessed” (Seriously, this is the slime that Trump is allied with.)
- Fired Trump VA Chair Slams GOP Leaders: They’ve ‘Betrayed Mr. Trump’ (No, “Mr. Trump” has betrayed “Mr. Trump”)
- Trump’s Virginia chair fired over RNC protest (“He said the protest, which he organized with Virginia Women for Trump, a grass-roots group, was an attempt to send a message of defiance to the GOP establishment and encouragement to Trump, who he still supports.”)
- You’re fired: Trump campaign dumps Virginia state chair Corey Stewart (God, I hope Republicans nominate this guy for governor next year! LOL)
- Richmond attorney Daniel Gecker represented woman now trying to torpedo Clinton campaign (Believe it or not, Gecker was the guy McAuliffe, Saslaw et al. pushed for as their State Senate nominee over a progressive, environmentalist woman in 2015. Oh, and if it was all about electability, that didn’t work either, as Gecker lost. Brilliant political minds, eh?)
- Jerry Falwell Jr. believes GOP leaders leaked Trump video (Ah, conspiracy theories R Us – today’s Republican Party continues its moral rot.)
- Morrissey campaign manager says white former delegate would be Richmond’s ‘real first black mayor’ (WTF????)
- Anne Holton endorses Levar Stoney for mayor of Richmond (I’m in the Anyone But Morrissey camp.)
- John Fredericks, who predicted Trump’s rise, overcame a stutter to host his radio show in Chesapeake (That’s great; unfortunately he’s used his abilities to promote extremism and, frankly, evil in the case of Donald Trump.)
- As Jones’ term winds down, mayor, McAuliffe, McDonnell reaffirm commitment to Lumpkin’s Jail project
- Alexandria spews 11 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac each year (“Each steady rain can make the Virginia city’s aged sewer system overflow. A plan to fix it falls short for some residents and advocates.”)
- With two shots to knock out the Dodgers, the Nationals are in the driver’s seat (“Almost before they realized it, after an 8-3 win over Los Angeles on Monday in Game 3 of this National League Division Series, they can win the first postseason series by a D.C. team since 1924.”)
- Forecast: A chilly start before temperatures settle into the 60s
