by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 21.
- Kelly made false claims in feud over Trump’s condolence call, 2015 video shows (Kelly works for Trump, who corrupts everything he touches, including…Kelly apparently.)
- John Kelly owes the congresswoman an apology (Agreed. Kelly also owes the White House press corps and the entire NATION an apology for his disgraceful performance the other day.)
- John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup (“When Kelly replaced the ineffectual Reince Priebus as the chief of staff, a sigh of relief emerged: at least the general would impose some discipline on the Administration. Now we have a sense of what military discipline in the White House sounds like.”)
- John Kelly and the Dangerous Moral Calculus of Working for Trump (“But the bigger lesson of the episode is that no matter how good one’s intentions are, when you go to work for Trump, you will end up paying for it with your reputation. For Kelly, not even his four stars prevented that.”)
- What the Hell Happened in Niger? (“Rumors are swirling over what took place in the final hours before four U.S. servicemen died—but a clear picture of what actually took place is only beginning to emerge.” Trump’s “Benghazi”)
- How the White House’s Week Went Off the Rails (“On Monday, Trump set out to emphasize honor and integrity—and then he made a series of unsubstantiated claims.”)
- “If You’ve Never Been in Combat, You Can’t Even Imagine” (“America’s civil-military divide is a huge problem. John Kelly’s remarks will only make it worse.”)
- Trump administration’s ACA enrollment schedule may lock millions into unwanted plans (That’s going to royally piss people off, and for good reason.)
- Senate Republicans just voted for fiscal irresponsibility. But there’s still time.
- Three No Trump (“Former Republican nominees call for a principled conservatism.”)
- Exclusive: Pentagon Document Contradicts Trump’s Gold Star Claims
- Trump attacks on generals resurface after White House says it’s ‘inappropriate’ to question generals (Of course it’s appropriate to question generals. In a democracy, anyway, assuming we can keep ours.)
- Donald Trump or Mike Pence? I’ll take whatever’s behind door no. 3 (“Lunatic or right-wing fanatic? Speculation spreads about Trump’s mental state, but Pence could be even worse” Yep, the right-wing fanatic is Ed Gillespie’s good friend.)
- Conservatives drop demands for bigger spending cuts to get to tax reform
- Tom Price’s wife asked about quarantining people with HIV (Lunatics.)
- The Bar Hath Been Lowered (“You’re better than this, John Kelly.” No, apparently he isn’t.)
- I Used to Think That a Militarized United States Government Was Impossible
- 5 things Trump did this week while you weren’t looking
- Virginia’s unemployment now second lowest in U.S. (Yet Ed Gillespie keeps talking down Virginia’s economy – WTF???)
- Searching for Trump card, Democrats watch Virginia governor’s race
- Richard Spencer Supporters Arrested for Shooting at Protesters in Florida (White terrorists.)
- GOP Deficit Hawkery Dies in the Dark of Night (It was dead a LOOOONG time ago!)
- Facebook’s Evidence of Russian Electoral Meddling Is Only ‘the Tip of the Iceberg’ (“The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee believes Facebook, Google, and Twitter aren’t searching hard enough to learn the extent of Russian interference.”)
- Democrats Must Soon Decide Whether Single-Payer Is a Litmus Test
- Medicare X: the Democrats’ supercharged public option plan, explained
- Facebook must wake up to its disastrous potential – it has the power to subvert American democracy (“The whole affair is deeply disturbing to anyone who cares about the health and preservation of our government”)
- The movement to regulate Facebook is attracting powerful new allies (Would we all be better off without Facebook? Our democracy sure as hell would be!)
- Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity (“Mark Neuhoff, a graduate student and part-time instructor teaching English composition at Tech, has posted his political ideas on Facebook and discussed what he calls ‘basic conservative principles’ with what he calls a sympathetic group of like-minded individuals.” Based on his Facebook posts, this guy’s a hard-core Nazi.)
- Gay marriage key distinction in attorney general debate
- With a jab at Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, Obama wades into Virginia’s debate over Civil War statues
- Virginia Democrats Spooked By Fears of a Non-Presidential Falloff in Turnout (A far bigger problem for Democrats than gerrymandering, by the way…)
- Kerr: The old rules don’t apply to Virginia anymore (“Republicans in Virginia haven’t won a statewide election since 2009. And they won that one, a gubernatorial race, riding on the initial tea party wave against the Democrats and with a moderate GOP candidate who appealed to Northern Virginia. This time they have more hurdles to overcome. Their base isn’t secure, they haven’t courted enough moderates to win over the middle, and the Democrats are thoroughly energized. It’s going to be a tough one for the Republicans to win.”)
- Why Ed Gillespie is surging in Virginia (Hahaha, the pro-torture dude weighs in for Gillespie!
- Smearing Ed Gillespie in Virginia (Hahahahaha…the faaar-right Wall Street Journal editorial board weighs in for its corporate soulmate – wait, do corporations even have souls? – Enron Ed. LOL)
- Virginia attorney general candidates go after each other in final debate (Adams isn’t even close to being an acceptable candidate for AG.)
- Candidates make personal case at Woman’s Club
- Federal court declines to halt Skiffes Creek line
- Car, campaign materials stolen from home of commonwealth’s attorney candidate (“Sen. Louise Lucas calls Portsmouth’s top prosecutor a liar, accuses her of teaming up with sheriff”)
- Mountain Valley Pipeline still faces hurdles before construction
- Republican incumbent Robinson, political newcomer face off for House seat in Chesterfield
- Football season canceled for Short Pump Middle School after disturbing locker room video
- Maybe the Nationals will find a better manager than Dusty Baker. Good luck trying. (So, so stupid.)
- Don’t blame Dusty Baker for the Nationals’ failures — look at ownership
- Warmth dominates through early week, then a stormy transition by Tuesday
