Saturday News: Obama Demolishes Trump; “Trump’s Party Is the Petri Dish for Diseased Minds That Grew Cesar Sayoc”; “Hours after mail bomb arrest, Trump attacks ‘Crooked Hillary,’ media”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 27.

• Trump rejects calls to temper rhetoric: ‘I think I’ve been toned down’ (Our insane “president”)
• Trump claims media used pipe bomb campaign to score ‘political points’ (“Moments after calling for unity, president lambasts journalists and ‘radical socialist’ Democrats at North Carolina rally”)
• Living in a Van Plastered With Hate, Bombing Suspect Was Filled With Right-Wing Rage
• Of Course Donald Trump Inspired Cesar Sayoc’s Alleged Terrorism (“Sorry, Trumpies, this was no false-flag leftie or Unabomber in the woods. He is Trumpism uncut and unplugged. Deal with it.”)
• Trump’s Party Is the Petri Dish for Diseased Minds That Grew Cesar Sayoc
• Suspected Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Spotted at 2017 Trump Rally Holding CNN Sucks Sign (Of course!)
• The mail-bomb suspect’s van, annotated
• Trump Comes Face to Face With His Nightmare: A News Cycle He Can’t Control (“The president is frustrated as his efforts to drum up fear of the caravan get pushed off the front page.”)
• Inside Accused Bomber Cesar Sayoc’s World: Steroids, Strip Clubs and Sick Views (“He was anti-gay, anti-black, anti-Jews” Of course he was. And violent too. The prototypical Trumpster!)
• Mail-Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Owned $7,000 Worth of Trump-Branded Clothing: Police Report
• Crowd Chants “CNN Sucks” at White House Event as Pictures Emerge of “CNN Sucks” Sticker on Alleged Bomber’s Van (Wait, and it was HILLARY who was excoriated for calling these deplorable people “deplorables?” Alrighty then.)
• Pro-Trump media push ridiculous conspiracy theories about the van of the alleged MAGA bomber
• Rush Limbaugh reacts to arrest of bomber by pushing conspiracy theory that stickers on van don’t appear faded (He’s a total nutjob, and he’s a major figure in the Republican Party. Those two things are absolutely not random facts.)
• Sean Hannity reacts to arrest of bomber by ranting about CNN’s “abusively biased news coverage”(Yep, that’s Hannity for ya. Another major figure in Republican/right-wing circles.)
• Fox News Is the Tarp on the MAGA Van (“All afternoon, the network strained to avoid the pro-Trump fanaticism of the man arrested in connection with the pipe bomb story.”)
• The Many Right-Wing Memes Covering the Suspected Mail Bomber’s Van
• The Trump administration thinks we should just watch the world fry (“Faced with the existential threat of catastrophic warming, the administration shrugs.”)
• Stop helping demagogues change the subject (“If we want to defend democracy, we shouldn’t rise to the bait.”)
• Trump Wants to Be President of a One-Party State (“The commander in chief constantly conflates his partisan and presidential roles—even in the middle of a bomb-scare crisis.”)
• Trump’s Condemnations of Violence Aren’t Convincing His Supporters (“The president has given the nation no reason to think his recent disavowals are sincere.” They are, of course, absolutely insincere.)
• Trump Doesn’t Need to Change His Tone. He Needs to Stop Lying.
• Cesar Sayoc ‘Found A Father In Trump,’ Family Attorney Tells Anderson Cooper (“He ‘was attracted to Trump reaching out to these types of outsiders … telling them that it’s okay to get angry'”)
• President Trump bears ‘no’ responsibility in pipe bomb scare: VP Pence to ABC News (Pence, aka “Dense,” is a slavering toady.)
• Obama Bashes Trump For Vilifying His Political Enemies Ahead Of Bomb Attempts (“At a Wisconsin rally, Barack Obama said the president should be held accountable for his violent rhetoric against CNN, Hillary Clinton and others targeted by a suspected bomber.”)
• Obama takes jab at Trump: ‘Nobody in my administration got indicted’
• Pipe bombs threaten to derail GOP midterm messaging (And whose fault is that? 100% Trump’s/the Republican Party’s)
• The Midterm Elections Are a Referendum on Donald Trump (“Explosive devices were sent to prominent critics of the President at a moment of national division—one generated by the President himself.”)
• Trump fumes after mail bomber ‘interrupts’ his campaign message (“A failed terrorist in Florida succeeds in overshadowing the president’s message, to Trump’s annoyance.” As Ralph Northam correctly stated, Trump truly is a “narcissistic maniac”)
• Hours after mail bomb arrest, Trump attacks ‘Crooked Hillary,’ media (Among his many other fine qualities, Trump has absolutely ZERO ability to reflect or learn. Also, he’s got no core, is emotionally dead/sick.)
• Twitter user reported threatening tweets from alleged bomber, and Twitter did nothing (“A Democratic strategist was threatened by the alleged pipe bomber via Twitter. The site said the tweet didn’t violate their rules.” Social media has huge problems, might be fundamentally flawed.)
• How the stock-market drop could drag down the U.S. economy
• U.S. Economy Grew at 3.5% Rate in Third Quarter (“But warnings signs, such as a modest rise in business investment, are emerging”)
• Mexico offers temporary permits to caravan migrants seeking asylum
• Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancée Turns Down Trump Invitation To White House (“Hatice Cengiz said she did not believe the U.S. had done enough to help solve the Saudi journalist’s killing.”)
• Brazil’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election
• Brazil’s environmental activists are bracing for dark future (“Jair Bolsonaro’s climate views are terrifying green groups and activists.” This is completely appalling. My god, can the world get any worse???)
• Megyn Kelly’s morning show will not return to NBC airwaves (The question is why “white Santa” and “white Jesus” lady was hired in the first place!)
• Trump addresses hundreds of young black conservatives, praises Kanye (How can anyone be a “young black conservative” these days?
• Republican Denver Riggleman up 10 points in Va. congressional race, internal poll shows (I mean, that’s theoretically possible I suppose, but that would totally contradict the NY Times/Siena poll a few days ago that had the race at Cockburn 46%-Riggleman 45%. Note that Larry Sabato’s “Crystal Ball” just changed this race to “Toss-up”…)
• Report of suspicious package sent to Kaine turns out to be false alarm
• Tim Kaine, Tom Perriello, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, etc. Express Sadness at Death of Democratic Spokesman Tyrone Gayle at Age 30
• Tyrone Gayle, aide to leading Democrats, dies at 30
• In Va. district that is a polarized America in miniature, Brat and Spanberger reach out to both sides (“A longtime GOP stronghold outside of Richmond is a toss-up.”)
• Chesterfield County could be make-or-break battleground in Brat-Spanberger race
• Former journalist wary of Trump, cites need for affordable health care in 5th District race (What a bizarre headline – “wary” of Trump???)
• Candidates in 2nd Congressional District race disagree on health care (Taylor voted for the disastrous, Republican AHCA. ‘Nuff said.)
• 1st District Debate (“Congressional candidates Rob Wittman and Vangie Williams discuss tariffs, the migrant caravan and the cost of health care”)
• University of Virginia bans Richard Spencer and others from campus
• Virginia Lottery says it will monitor frequent winners after a Pilot investigation
• Gun thefts soar in Richmond region and the consequences can be devastating
• Alexandria City Council candidates: Nine running for six seats
• Los Angeles Dodgers win 3-2 in the 18th, ending the longest World Series game in history
• Nor’easter pulls away, but some showers and breezy conditions linger today