by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, May 3. Also, check out Republican LG candidate Bryce Reeves’ laughable, unhinged, fearmongering, demagogic TV ad and consider why it’s so important for Democrats to sweep Virginia’s elections this November.
- Putin’s Disappointing Phone Call With Trump (“After three phone calls and an infinite amount of hope for a Trump-Putin detente dashed against the rocks of American politics, all that Trump and Putin could agree on, according to the readouts provided from each side, was that the war in Syria is bad and that maybe a personal meeting this summer would be good.”)
- The Shooting of Jordan Edwards (“Police initially said they killed a 15-year-old after the car he was in reversed toward officers—but after reviewing body-cam footage, fired the officer involved.”)
- ‘America First’ Has Not Upended the World. Except It Has.
- Why Hillary Clinton Thinks She Lost the Election (“In an interview on Tuesday, the former Democratic presidential candidate pointed to foreign interference and action taken by FBI Director James Comey to explain her defeat.”)
- As Health Bill Lingers, Trump and Ryan Are Put on the Spot
- Donald Trump’s historical ignorance reveals a great truth: The party of Lincoln has become the party of Jefferson Davis (“Beneath Trump’s idiotic Andrew Jackson rant lies a real history of neo-Confederate sentiment and overt racism”)
- The Danger of Trump’s Civil War Ignorance (“Those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it.”)
- No good GOP options if Obamacare repeal fails (“Congress remains tied up in knots over how to fulfill one of its biggest promises.”)
- Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote (“House Democrats think they could seize the majority in 2018 if Republicans are on the record backing the controversial health bill.”)
- The 4 Big Changes To Health Care In The Latest GOP Bill (“People with pre-existing conditions might no longer be protected financially…Medicaid would go back to being a program for just a fraction of the poor….Insurance plans could cover less.”)
- In the Trump White House, the momentum has turned against the Paris climate agreement (Appalling.)
- Trump’s promise to bring back coal jobs is worse than a con (“Market forces are sending coal the way of asbestos.”)
- White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order (“The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President Mike Pence—whose push for religious-freedom legislation backfired mightily when he served as governor of Indiana—and his allies in the conservative movement.”)
- This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media
- Republicans just lost a huge vote on their health care bill (“Congress member Fred Upton of Michigan officially came out against the bill on Tuesday.”)
- Paul Ryan straight up deceives people in a last-ditch attempt to sell Trumpcare (“Lyin’ Ryan” strikes again. Shocker, huh?)
- NY Times’ new hire is still writing about climate, still doesn’t know what he’s talking about (“Why does the paper keep running Bret Stephens’ error-riddled columns without fact check?”)
- Climate Experts Pen Open Letter To NY Times Calling For Additional Corrections To Bret Stephens’ “Alternative Facts” (“We call on the Times to publish a more comprehensive correction to the inaccuracies that appeared in Stephen’s column and to avoid such errors in the future by fact checking editorials as carefully as they do news stories.”)
- Northam prepares to face Perriello in Virginia gubernatorial primary (No kidding – LOL)
- Perriello and Northam debate again Thursday (“The debate will not be televised in Hampton Roads, but WDBJ plans to stream it online at WDBJ7.com. The debate starts at 7 p.m.”)
- Editorial: Power options expand choice (“Dominion’s customers should pay the company a fair price for its electricity, and for the cost it incurs to ensure electricity is available even when the sun doesn’t shine and the winds don’t blow. Virginia should also avoid penalizing people who wish to invest in loosening their dependence on what remains a monopoly.”)
- Terry McAuliffe: Trump so far gets a ‘solid gentleman’s C’ (WTF??? Most of us would be overjoyed if Trump were even close to a “C,” and not the absolute “F” he is right now.)
- Republicans Have Lowest Number of House Candidates in Years
- Will Virginia forge its own path on carbon regulation? (Start by forcing Dominion Power to invest heavily in energy efficiency and to allow for big-time distributed power.)
- In Bryce Reeves’ first TV ad, ‘terrorists’ scare a suburban family (Typical Republican, demagogic scare tactics.)
- Fairfax County Executive Edward Long to retire, ending 40 years in county posts
- Alexandria council set to raise taxes, citing increasing costs for schools, Metro
- Editorial: A graduation speech for college students in Western Virginia
- Judge rules Charlottesville cannot move Lee Statue for six months (“But he said the Charlottesville City Council can still rename Lee Park and continue its planning for the statue removal and redesigns of the park.”)
- Sheriff supports freedom bid for Jens Soering, convicted of 1985 double murder
- Editorial: A better, safer College Beach Weekend
- Cooling trend continues with rain likely Thursday night into Friday
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