by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 7. Also check out unhinged Virginia Del. “Sideshow Bob” Marshall (R-Prince William County) arguing against contraceptive use and getting absolutely slammed by his colleagues (e.g., Del. Alfonso Lopez asks whether this is “cruel and unusual punishment”). In November, it is looooooong past time for HD-13 voters to send “Sideshow Bob” to his well-deserved (?) retirement.
- Trump’s Real Fear (“The president tries to discredit federal judges who rule against him, threatening the constitutional order.”)
- Trump Claims News Media Seeks to Play Down Terror Attacks (Trump is dangerously deranged, needs to be impeached and hauled away in a straightjacket…)
- Blaming America First
- Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Grew 17 Miles in Two Months (“The rapidly advancing crack has scientists concerned that it is getting close to a full break.”)
- Trump is a boy’s idea of a man (“He’s a bad president, but he’s an even worse role model.” As opposed to Barack Obama, who was a superb role model and a fine president.)
- Trump appears to want to pin possible terrorist attacks on the judiciary, media (Extremely dangerous and irresponsible. This guy needs to be impeached before he causes a disaster.)
- Federal appeals court sets hearing on travel ban
- The grizzly truth: Trump’s competence problems are bigger than DeVos
- Never Believe the Republicans’ B.S. Ever Again (“Their silence on Trump reveals that their Obama-era sanctimony was fake.” Wasn’t that always glaringly obvious???)
- Uncertainty is sweeping the globe. That’s very bad for business. (“The world desperately needs the United States to be a beacon of stability.”)
- Trumpism is all tantrums, all the time (“Only a person with no self-control would browbeat Australia for no reason.” Trump has none.)
- On Trump, Keep it Simple (In 5 Points) (“Trump is a Damaged Personality…Trump’s Hold on His Base Is Grievance…Trump is Possible Because of Partisan Polarization…Trump is Surrounded By Extremists and Desperados…Like many with similar temperaments and personalities he has a chronic need to generate drama and confrontation to stabilize himself. It’s that simple. It won’t change. It won’t get better.”)
- The ‘best fortnight in a decade’ for conservatives? Uh-oh. (“The trends of Trump’s frightening first two weeks are not good for the interests of conservatism.” Or the country. Or the world.)
- Trump’s moral blind spot (“He fails to see the difference between forces of liberty and thuggery.”)
- White House rattled by McCarthy’s spoof of Spicer (“More than being lampooned as a press secretary who makes up facts, it was Spicer’s portrayal by a woman that was most problematic in the president’s eyes, according to sources close to him.” Ha, maybe time to have Trump portrayed by a woman too! LOL)
- Trump leans on ‘fake news’ line to combat reports of West Wing dysfunction (“The president appears especially irked by the growing narrative of Bannon as the real power in the White House.” You mean President Bannon? Heh.)
- The White House Is Using A Fake News Lie To Baselessly Discredit Anti-Trump Protests(“More insanity from our mad, mad “President”)
- Has Trump snapped the tether? His claim that media “doesn’t want to report” terrorism suggests he’s lost contact with reality (“Trump did a dozen things last weekend that would have provoked a crisis — for a normal president. He’s not normal”)
- ‘Get him out of here’: Olbermann lists 50 ‘crazy and impeachable’ actions Trump’s taken in office
- “I have no words”: Conservatives are shocked by Trump’s “disgusting” moral relativism with Vladimir Putin (If you’re not disgusted by this, you’re certainly not a conservative. Or a patriotic American.)
- Trump’s Apologist (“Mike Pence isn’t just a VP. He’s the chief enabler of the president’s fascist ways.”)
- Betsy DeVos’s Rocky Path as Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
- Kellyanne Conway’s explanation for the ‘Bowling Green massacre’ was also a lie (No news show should allow this pathological liar on their program.)
- Melania Trump reveals plan to leverage presidency to ink ‘multi-million dollar’ endorsement deals
- Trump’s Refusal to Condemn Putin as a ‘Killer’ (“But the real and far more troubling point, I think, is one my colleagues Adam Serwer and Peter Beinart noted: The man in charge of America seems to believe that being a killer is a good thing, because the head of a nation should be a skull-cracking, throat-kicking action hero, that he too has created an atmosphere of hostility against journalists that could spill into something real and bloody. And that has little to do with Russia.”)
- What Effective Protest Could Look Like (“You want to scare Trump? Be orderly, polite, and visibly patriotic.”)
- Long legislative day, but status quo remains on controversial bills
- Democrat Tom Perriello says he raised $1.1 million a month into Va. gubernatorial campaign
- Bill would allow victims to sue Virginia sanctuary cities (Veto.)
- Potential showdown looming on teacher pay
- GOP welfare reforms sputter in House
- Ed Gillespie at Liberty University: My setbacks were part of God’s plan (Gotta love when politicians, sports teams, etc. invoke God to rationalize/justify/etc. their losses, wins, whatever.)
- Editorial: Overdue raises for the state’s officers
- An industrial ballet: Clearing 4,500 tons of coal, 40 twisted train cars after Suffolk derailment
- At Dulles Airport, balloons and hugs in arrivals hall during pause in entry ban
- Aggravated assault and other violent crimes increased on Metro (“The overall category of serious crimes was down 5 percent last year, but several high-profile incidents in 2016 raised fears among riders and led to calls for an increased police presence on trains and in stations.”)
- That bill won’t hunt: House defeats Speaker Howell’s bill to fine owners of straying hunting dogs (“Several lawmakers say the matter could come up for a re-vote later today, which could give the measure new life.”)
- As more slayings remain unsolved, Norfolk police struggle for trust in black neighborhoods
- After time off following miscarriage, ex-employee says Virginia Port Authority effectively demoted her
- Forecast: Today it will feel like spring. Tomorrow it may be snowing.
