by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, February 17. Also, I’m including full video of Trump’s press conference/circus yesterday, just so everyone can see how insane, racist, etc. our man-boy “president” is.
- Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador (Felony?)
- Trump’s pick to replace Flynn turns down offer, people familiar with decision say (The problem is that nobody in his/her right mind would agree to work for Trump.)
- Paul Krugman: The Silence of the Hacks (“The thing is, this nightmare could be ended by a handful of Republican legislators willing to make common cause with Democrats to demand the truth. And maybe there are enough people of conscience left in the G.O.P. But there probably aren’t. And that’s a problem that’s even scarier than the Trump-Putin axis.”)
- The Lies, Exaggerations, and Obfuscations That Came Out of Trump’s Mouth While He Called the Media “Dishonest”
- One Month Report Card (“You slap yourself. You douse your head with water. The incompetence, the leaking, the daily indignities. What country is this? Is this behavior normalized? There’s more.”)
- David Brooks: What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like (“I still have trouble seeing how the Trump administration survives a full term. Judging by his Thursday press conference, President Trump’s mental state is like a train that long ago left freewheeling and iconoclastic, has raced through indulgent, chaotic and unnerving, and is now careening past unhinged, unmoored and unglued.”)
- If Donald Trump Wants to Stop Leaks, He Should Run a Less Awful Administration
- Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill? (LONG past time. He needs help, badly.)
- The lowest moment of Donald Trump’s press conference (“When he questioned April Ryan, it showed how he really thinks about people of color.” We’ve known how he “really thinks” for ages now. This is not surprising, although it is disgusting of course.)
- The confirmation hearing for Trump’s ambassador to Israel was a total circus (This guy should be rejected, but of course spineless Republicans won’t.)
- The NRA just persuaded Congress to legalize the killing of bear cubs in wildlife refuges (“The House voted to overturn the Obama administration’s ‘Fair Chase’ rule.” Yes, these people are evil.)
- John Podesta: Trump’s dangerous strategy to undermine reality
- NASA is defiantly communicating climate change science despite Trump’s doubts (Go NASA!)
- Trump is putting on a great circus, but what about his promises? (“His rocking-horse presidency jerks back and forth furiously with no forward movement.”)
- How could things get worse for Trump?(“It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous start.”)
- Reality will get its revenge on Donald Trump (“Going to war with American institutions is not a winning strategy.”)
- Trump is working hard to Make China Great Again (“And getting nothing in return.”)
- Scott Pruitt may sound reasonable on TV — but Trump’s EPA nominee is essentially a climate change denier
- President Trump implodes in unhinged 77-minute press conference
- “Are they friends of yours?”: Trump asks black reporter to set up meeting with Congressional Black Caucus (“During Thursday’s press conference, Trump said he’s not racist — then asked black reporter if CBC are her friends” Yep, he’s a racist.)
- Democrats raise questions about Trump’s mental health (It’s not even really a question, as the guy’s clearly unhinged.)
- Republicans bar Hispanic lawmakers from meeting with ICE (How any Latino could vote Republican is beyond me. To the contrary, they need to turn out in huge numbers and vote Democratic this November, next November and every November to follow…)
- Trump’s blatant cronyism turns to national security: The president taps billionaire investor to overhaul the spy agencies (“Who better to conduct Trump’s review of the intelligence community than a totally unqualified billionaire donor?”)
- Trump complains that he ‘inherited a mess’ in rant against media (That’s a lie as well; in fact, Trump inherited a good situation overall, infinitely better than what Obama inherited from Bush in January 2009.)
- Trump signs bill undoing Obama coal mining rule (And Ed Gillespie is cheering this crap.)
- Virginia: a rights battleground (“A Republican-dominated general assembly is churning out laws that target the state’s new minorities”)
- Russian spy ship now off Virginia coast
- Kaine, Warner say voted against Mulvaney for OMB spot
- McAuliffe, Warner push U.S. for answers on immigration enforcement
- In the Virginia Senate, an airing of grievances on conflicts of interest
- Editorial: Warner offering calm in eye of the storm
- Democrat’s fix for Metro: $750 million from feds in exchange for governance, labor changes
- Virginia governor’s race: Democrats Northam, Perriello on hot-button issues
- In Charlottesville, GOP candidate for governor Corey Stewart allies with alt-right-inspired blogger who wants to protect ‘glorious Western civilization’ (Neo-Nazis, basically.)
- Gov. McAuliffe Wants Answers From Homeland Security After ICE Arrests Near Virginia Church
- Security guard charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Chesapeake man killed in minivan
- Despite promising transparency, Norfolk council talks about city manager search behind closed doors
- Rep. Bob Goodlatte declines invite to ‘People’s Town Hall’ in Vinton next week (BADlatte’s a bully AND a coward, great combo!)
- A warm-up starts today, and it feels like April this Presidents’ Day weekend
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