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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 25. Also check out Stephen Colbert’s “the ghost of Honest Abe has a few thoughts” about Donald Trump.
- Trump’s newest policy promises show a deep misunderstanding of energy and the economy (“Surprise, surprise”)
- Who’s to blame for Donald Trump’s rise? Conservatives use revisionist history to claim liberals are responsible (WTF?)
- The lap dogs of democracy who didn’t bark at Trump (“When the election ends, there needs to be some newsroom soul-searching.” Actually, that should be happening NOW.)
- Where the new right went wrong (“As long as the right disregards reform-oriented conservatism, the Republican Party will never win the White House.”)
- Don’t forget: Hillary Clinton is blazing a momentous trail (“Don’t lose sight of how historic it would be if Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman president.”)
- The result of Wikileaks’s new transparency? Less transparency. (“When no communication is private, no one will want to put the truth in writing.” Agreed.)
- Want to save the Republican Party? Drain the right-wing media swamp. (“It’s time to dismantle the far-right media machine that has been churning out bigoted garbage.”)
- Donald Trump, the Republican who hates the free market (I mean, Romney was a crony capitalist as well. Seems like Republicans love government welfare, as long as it goes to wealthy people and corporations, NOT to poor people and/or minorities.)
- Clinton Has Finally Achieved Obama-Level Support Among Young Voters (“But she still lags behind the president when it comes to young voters of color.”)
- <Inside Donald Trump’s One-Stop Parties: Attendees Recall Cocaine and Very Young Models (“‘I was there to party myself. It was guys with younger girls, sex, a lot of sex, a lot of cocaine, top-shelf liquor’ but no smoking. Trump didn’t approve of cigarettes.”)
- Could Clinton Win Texas? Democrats Say Maybe
- Factions and fiction: No, the fractured Republican Party will not die and it will not realign — it is incapable of change (Sadly, this is probably correct.)
- The Most Astute Analysis of American Politics in 2016? SNL’s “Black Jeopardy!” Sketch. (“It had more to say about class and race than a thousand tenderly crafted portraits of the white working class.”)
- Chris Christie Is Over (“Trump’s greatest gift to the GOP may be the distraction he’s provided from other party meltdowns.”)
- “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams vows to kill Donald Trump if he becomes too “Hitler-ish” (Uhhhhhh…)
- Florida spirals away from Trump (“With the GOP nominee trailing in poll after poll and lacking a ground game, a low turnout may be Trump’s only hope of carrying the state.” Hopefully Trump takes down “Little Marco” as well! LOL)
- Poll: Republican Party Fractured As Hillary Clinton Maintains Solid Lead
- Obama endorses Dittmar in 5th District race
- Trump’s love affair with the polls is over (A lovely romance while it lasted, I guess. Heh.)
- GOP candidates give up on Trump and run against Clinton
- Donald Trump confounds many Republicans with last-minute push in Virginia (Let him waste his time and resources, works for me!)
- Daily Press Editorial Board endorses Hillary Clinton
- McAuliffe blames political ‘silly season’ for article linking Virginia Senate race to Clinton email probe (Yep, this “story” is completely asinine.)
- Why the latest Hillary Clinton conspiracy might not be what it seems (This McCabe “story” is ridiculous, absolutely nothing there. Trump supporters sure love their conspiracy theories!)
- Virginia rolls back restrictions on abortion clinics
- ‘Jackie’ stands by account but says she had concerns about Rolling Stone article (“U-Va. student testifies she felt pressured to work with reporter, who ‘skewed’ quotes”)
- Editorial: Republicans shoudn’t camapaign in Virginia (Funny; the Republican Times-Disgrace telling Republicans to avoid Virginia? LOL)
- Attorney general opposes Chesapeake man’s innocence claim in 1977 sexual assault
- Presidential hopeful Evan McMullin cancels Thursday appearance at UR (“Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin has canceled his scheduled town hall Thursday at the University of Richmond in order to focus on Western states, according to his campaign.”)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Sessoms for mayor in Virginia Beach (“Will Sessoms, Virginia Beach’s mayor for the past eight years, has earned another term in office.”)
- Alexandria pastor and wife accused of $1.2 million fraud that targeted their flock
- Temperatures dive and gusty wind continues; showers Thursday (“The coolest conditions since April arrive today, forcing us to zip up the jackets and keep an eye on the plants.”)
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