by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 10. Don’t forget, voting starts in under 72 hours! Also, check out Mark Shields on last night’s NewsHour discussing the Virginia Democratic primary, and specifically the “narcissistic maniac” line.
- Trump Accuses Comey of Lies; Offers Sworn Testimony (If/when Trump lies under oath, as he will certainly do, THEN will Republicans finally impeach the @#$@#!?)
- Editorial: Britain in Disarray (Which country’s in worse shape at this point, the UK or Trump’s America?)
- Comey’s sharing of notes about Trump doesn’t make him a criminal, analysts say
- The most chilling line of Comey’s testimony (“The fired FBI director’s assessment of Trump’s character went uncontested by Senate Republicans.”)
- Mr. Comey, what were you wearing that night? (“The eerie parallels between Comey’s grilling and the obstacles that sexual-assault victims face.”)
- Trump accuses Comey of giving false testimony (Don’t believe a word Trump says about anything, of course.)
- Did Trump just say he’d testify under oath about Comey?
- 3 winners and 4 losers from the stunning UK election (“Theresa May is just about the only Western leader that Donald Trump seemed to get along with…Now, May is in the fight of her political life, and might well be ousted in the not-so-distant future. And there’s a plausible case that Trump helped make it happen.”)
- The one thing about the Comey testimony right-wing news sites refused to touch (The alternate universe, “fake news” right-wing media “makes Trump out to be right all along: There is no Russia collusion, Trump was never under investigation, Democrats tried to interfere with the Clinton email investigation, and Trump was right to fire Comey because he’s a leaker.”
- Trump Assails Qatar, Despite Tillerson’s Call for ‘Calm’ (“The president accused the Persian Gulf nation of being a “funder of terror at a very high level,” undercutting efforts to mediate a dispute between Qatar and its neighbors.” Everything about this is bonkers.)
- Collins: Trump Talks; America Trembles
- Donald Trump’s secret isn’t that he lies. It’s that he crowds out the truth. (“Trump isn’t trying to win the argument. He’s trying to dominate it.”)
- Trump, Tillerson offer conflicting statements on Qatar crisis within 90 minutes (Craaaaaaaaaazy!)
- Conservatives near revolt on Senate health care negotiations (“Republicans are increasingly pessimistic that key conservative senators will vote for the eventual bill.” Shame, ain’t it? LOL)
- Trump looms over Georgia special election (“Republican Karen Handel has fundraised with the president and vice president, but some in the GOP think she is not embracing the president enough.” She also thinks people are NOT entitled to a livable wage.)
- New poll shows Jon Ossoff with 7-point lead in Georgia race (“It is the second time that a public poll has shown Ossoff with a 7-point lead over Handel, who are competing to replace HHS Secretary Tom Price in a June 20 special election for his old district in the Atlanta suburbs.”)
- Biden encourages 2012 foe Romney to run for the Senate (“At donor conference, Biden also repeats his criticisms of Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid”)
- Federal judge denies Trump administration appeal in youth climate lawsuit (“Looks like the historic lawsuit is headed to trial.”)
- Trump Hands Comey a New Weapon (“Having accused the former FBI director of perjury, the president now must prove it—or surrender his credibility.”
Trump has no credibility, except among his dead-ender supporters.) - What Trump Doesn’t Know Will Hurt Us (“The GOP excuse about Trump’s ignorance will lead America to disaster.”)
- Is Trump a criminal? Maybe — but Comey’s testimony leaves no doubt about the president’s character (Republicans don’t care that the president is,
at minimum, a corrupt, incompetent slimeball.) - Medicaid for all gets a major boost: Lawmakers in several states are poised to pass the landmark health care model (“Proposal to allow anyone to purchase Medicaid coverage within the Silver State is being closely watched”)
- Republicans Know Their Health-Care Plan Is Garbage. They Might Pass It Anyway.
- The Fall of Theresa May — and Donald Trump? (“Right-wing populism is tricky”)
- All the Terrifying Things That Donald Trump Did Lately (“Fired the director of the FBI for failing to demonstrate personal loyalty to him…Undermined international cooperation on climate change — and America’s credibility on the world stage — out of mindless spite.”)
- The White House Can’t Decide How to Attack James Comey
- Our Revolution knocks WaPo endorsement of Northam in Va. gubernatorial race (In general, why would anyone listen to Lee Hockstader, the anti-progressive, pro-“moderate Republicans,” long-time foreign correspondent who knows almost nothing about Virginia politics yet who writes the Post’s Virginia endorsements??? I’d strongly recommend completely ignoring this guy now and in the future.)
- Perriello leads Northam in final days ahead of primary, but many undecided, poll shows (Any news outlet which published this “poll” is not a serious news outlet. For starters, the “poll” polled ALL voters on BOTH primaries. WTF? It also bashed every other polling outfit, claiming it was “the only polling organization to accurately predict Clinton winning the state of Virginia,” when in fact it was one of the only polling outfits to INCORRECTLY predict that TRUMP would win Virginia! WTF???)
- Trump, Obama staying out of Virginia’s governor primaries (I’m surprised Obama hasn’t weighed in for Tom Perriello; not surprised Trump hasn’t weighed in for the guy he fired, Corey Stewart. LOL)
- Lerdau: An embarrassment of riches for Virginia Democrats
- A primary contest in Virginia offers clues to the future of the Democrats (“Victory for Tom Perriello on June 13th would be a thrill for the populist left” Personally, I’m supporting Tom because I think he’d make a great governor, not because he’s “populist left” or whatever.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine Introduces Legislation to Protect LGBTQ People from Housing Discrimination
- Judge denies request by Sen. Reeves to depose campaign opponent Sen. Vogel
- Ed Gillespie declines to denounce endorsement from anti-Muslim activist (“The Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate sought and received the endorsement of a Virginia Beach Republican, who is organizing dozens of protests on Saturday around the country for a group that says Islam threatens America.”)
- Tyson Foods tries to scuttle TV ad playing up ties to GOP contender Gillespie (“Corey Stewart spokesman says the poultry giant is trying to silence him.” I despise Corey Stewart, but Tyson Foods is wrong as far as I can tell.)
- Spending levels suggest more heated campaigns this year
- Ralph Northam pitches get-out-the-vote message to black voters in Roanoke campaign stop
- Leading imam quits as debate over women’s ‘hypersexuality’ boils over at major mosque (Good riddance.)
- Editorial: Will Virginia effectively hold a referendum on statues? (This editorial was going fine until it went into crazy false equivalence. I swear, the corporate media has false equivalency, aka “both sides disease”…)
- Virginia Supreme Court temporarily halts pipeline surveying of 3 Bent Mountain properties
- Former mayor of Fairfax City sentenced to 3 months in jail in drugs-for-orgy sting
- U.Va. board approves memorial dedicated to the university’s enslaved workers
- State to appeal order for new sentencing for ‘Beltway sniper’ Lee Boyd Malvo
- Firefighter’s union: Richmond’s interim chief fired 9 days after his permanent replacement was named
- These are the three Henrico Republicans who want to become the next Brookland supervisor
- Near 90 today before sweltering heat arrives Sunday
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