Sunday News: Former Presidents Speak at Hurricane Relief Concert; Gillespie opposes “every reasonable gun-safety measure”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 22.

• Spain calls on Catalans to respect its decision to impose direct rule
• Trump Voters Believe Sex Allegations Against Weinstein, But Not Against Trump (Unbelievable on one level, all too believable on another.)
• Trump pledges at least $430,000 to cover aides’ legal costs related to Russia probes (“A White House official said the president would use personal funds to help with the mounting legal expenses related to the ongoing investigations. A former director of government ethics immediately pointed to the potential conflicts of interest.”)
• Every investor in Trump’s Toronto tower lost money except Trump : report
• Former presidents call for unity at hurricane aid concert (Trump, of course, was nowhere to be seen.)
• O’Reilly Settled New Harassment Claims, Then Fox Renewed His Contract (Fox is the sexual harassment and right-wing propaganda network.)
• Trump Pick, an Industry Insider, Shapes Rules on Toxic Chemicals
• Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families
• Chris Wallace has a problem with Fox colleagues attacking the press. That’s the network’s entire business model. (Exactly, their main selling point is that they aren’t the “liberal media,” whatever that is, and that you can’t trust said “liberal media.”)
• DNC reeling financially after brutal 2016 (“Party officials face a daunting rebuilding effort and worries about the committee’s cash flow after years of atrophy.”)
• Bannon rips Bush, Silicon Valley ‘lords of technology’ (“In a defiant speech to California Republicans, the Breitbart chief cast the state as a linchpin in the fight to halt the globalist agenda.”)
• GOP Senate hopefuls reluctant to back McConnell as leader
• ‘Hypocrisy much?’: Don Lemon, Joy Reid and other media stars ruthlessly mock O’Reilly and Fox News
• Hyra hoping to offer concrete alternatives for Virginia voters
• Kaine proposes public option for health care (This was last week, why is the Daily Press finally getting around to it now?)
• Dems aim to boost black turnout in Virginia governor’s race
• Ed Gillespie opposes almost every reasonable gun-safety measure imaginable (“On the issue of firearms, however, Mr. Gillespie is an unabashed opponent of virtually every reasonable gun-safety measure imaginable…Surveys show that Virginians overwhelmingly support common-sense gun control. Mr. Northam does too; Mr. Gillespie does not.”)
• Warner addresses Virginia Women’s Conference
• Sen. Kaine rallies campaign volunteers in Fredericksburg Saturday
• Editorial: The shape of Virginia four years from now
• Guns not playing central role in Yost-Hurst race
• Del. Robert Marshall: Conservative warrior fights to preserve ‘laws of nature’ (Yep, that’s our “Sideshow Bob”)
• Opinion/Editorial: Secrecy is hurting rally investigation
• Editorial: An ill-considered attempt at politicking (“The latest outburst came at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Monday when Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne offered a detailed retort to accusations that Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration wasn’t funneling enough money to Southwest Virginia projects.”)
• Editorial: Why Amazon and other tech companies owe a moral debt to Appalachia (The ones that really owe a moral debt to Appalachia are the COAL companies.)
• One year after light rail vote, conversation about Virginia Beach priorities are on roads, not more public transit (Totally backwards.)
• Virginia Man Charged With Terrorism After A Small Bomb Exploded In A Parking Lot
• Blacksburg moving to change assembly regulations in response to Charlottesville
• Virginia set to be first Power Five school with African American athletic director
• Splendid Sunday; rain tomorrow night before fall chill