by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 18. Also check out Stephen Colbert help President Obama polish his resume for post-presidency job prospects. LOL
- Election officials brace for fallout from Trump’s claims of a ‘rigged’ vote (Unbelievably reckless, irresponsible and false by Trump. The guy’s an utter sociopath.)
- Shameful Silence (“Republican leaders must reject the ridiculous notion that a national election can be ‘rigged.'” Trump, of course, would love to have rigged elections, just like in the authoritarian countries he admires so much. Maybe he should talk to his pal Putin about this?)
- Donald Trump Says ‘I Don’t Think So’ When Asked If He’s Crossed the Line With Women (Unfortunately for Trump, most women DO think so!)
- Trump Suggests Paul Ryan Doesn’t Want Him to Be President Because of Ryan’s 2020 Ambitions
- Chris Wallace Said Moderators Should Fact Check Trump — When Trump Was Debating Republicans (Hmmmmm.)
- John McCain surrenders his honor to toxic partisanship — again (“Will we get more justices only when the president and the Senate are of the same party?”)
- Trump poses an unprecedented threat to the peaceful transition of power (“If he loses, he will claim fraud. If he wins, he will jail his opponent.”)
- The Trump Demogorgon devours Paul Ryan (“GOP leaders try to harness the power of parallel universes to stop him, but their party’s nominee is eating them alive.”)
- When the facts don’t matter, how can democracy survive? (Great question, given that to Trump and many of his supporters, facts and science and rationality clearly do NOT matter.)
- Former Apprentice staffer: Gary Busey groped me ‘between my legs’ — and Trump stood by and laughed
- Donald Trump’s unpatriotic campaign (“Nice country you got here. Shame if something should happen to it.”)
- How low can Trump go in the polls? (“New surveys suggest the GOP nominee is perilously close to a historic rebuke.” Even so, the fact that even 35% or 40% of voters could opt for an utterly unqualified, mentally unstable, anti-democracy, climate-science-denying, authoritarian, women-assaulting bigot is truly disturbing.)
- Can we please just skip to Election Day? (I’ve had the same thought for months. Listening to Trump’s bigotry, viciousness, conspiracy theories and other lunacy is a continuing nightmare.)
- Trump spirals into ideological psychosis (Michael Gerson: “The Republican candidate has managed to defy even the lowest expectations.”)
- Election Update: Clinton’s Big Lead Means A Steadier Forecast
- Clinton goes for the kill in Arizona
- The town whose GOP office was bombed shows the worst and the best in America (“The Republican headquarters is already rebuilding — with help from Democrats.”)
- Melania Trump Says Accusations Against Husband Are Lies (But no evidence to demonstrate how all these women are lying. Gee, I wonder why not? Hmmmm.)
- FBI, State Department Say No Quid Pro Quo on Clinton Email (As much as the Trump campaign tries to turn this non-story into a story, there’s nothing there, unless you’re into bureaucratic/inter-agency spats.)
- Melania Trump: Donald Trump was ‘egged on’ into ‘boy talk’ (Beyond laughable.)
- Operation to retake Mosul could spell end of ISIS in Iraq (Good riddance)
- Mosul battle: Iraqi troops ‘ahead of schedule’ in bid to retake city
- CBS poll: Clinton’s lead over Trump widens with three weeks to go (“Forty-seven percent of likely voters support or lean towards Clinton, while 38 percent support Trump. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets 8 percent of likely voters, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein receives 3 percent of the vote. Two weeks ago, Clinton’s lead was four points.”)
- John McCain’s Grand Obstructionist Party: His comments reveal the GOP’s tired gameplan for a Hillary Clinton administration — obstruct at all costs (That’s all this party’s got – obstruct everything, tear things down, destroy.)
- You are almost assuredly living in the hottest year ever recorded, according to NASA (And seriously, Republicans nominated a freaking climate science DENIER for president! You can’t make this crap up.)
- Donald Trump’s North Carolina death spiral: Even white suburbanites flee the “idiot”
- Billy Bush Out at ‘Today’
- Drudge, Limbaugh Fall for Twitter Joke About Postal Worker Destroying Trump Ballots (These bozos will believe anything! LOL)
- Jury seated in lawsuit over UVa rape story
- 6th District debate draws lively discussion
- Release suicide records to family? Too many unintended consequences, police say
- “Unprecedented activity” slows Virginia’s online voter registration (“The Virginia Department of Elections online voter registration system has slowed down and has been sometimes completely unresponsive Monday, according to the department’s Facebook page.”)
- In Richmond, Libertarian Gary Johnson invokes the Cubs, hopes it’s year of the underdog (Uh Gary? It’s not.)
- Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson’s anti-wall sentiment finds support at Liberty University convocation
- Trump campaign says it’s spending $2 million on TV in Va., claims state remains in play (Cool, waste your money!)
- Editorial: McAuliffe’s budget tweaks need tweaking
- Roanoke Gas proposes tap in Montgomery County for Mountain Valley Pipeline
- McAuliffe’s former car company blames financial troubles on ‘adverse publicity’ over political connections
- Bob McDonnell’s legal defense fund raised $18,805 in third quarter
- Roanoke council asks General Assembly’s help on gun control measures
- Virginia Beach “desperate” for volunteers to clean up homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew
- New assistant superintendent at regional jail says Sheriff McCabe is the answer to problems there
- Orbital ATK successfully resumes launches from Wallops Island, Va., in a stunning launch visible for miles
- VCU and Flying Squirrels in early stages of talks to construct $55 million baseball stadium
- Anti-Morrissey PAC funding Mosby’s attack ad
- Only televised Richmond mayoral debate prompts sharp exchanges between candidates
- Summery warmth until Thursday, then a chance of rain and cool weekend
