by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, December 10. Also, note that hatemonger and extremist Laura Ingraham is scheduled as a featured speaker at the upcoming Republican Party of Virginia “Advance.” ‘Nuff said about that party.
- Muhammad Ali Hits at Trump and ‘Misguided Murderers’ Sabotaging Islam
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: What Donald Trump and ISIS Have in Common (“Trump is ISIS’s greatest triumph: the perfect Manchurian Candidate who, instead of offering specific and realistic policies, preys on the fears of the public, doing ISIS’s job for them.”)
- Donald Trump is the GOP now: Sorry, Bob Dole, and even Dick Cheney. This is your party (“The Republican Party cannot disavow Trump as “anathema” to the GOP — for too many voters, he is the GOP”)
- Ted Cruz Won’t Stop Lying About the San Bernardino Attack (Cruz is even scarier and more extreme than Trump, if that’s humanly possible.)
- The slippery slope to Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims (“The proposed ban on Muslim immigrants is the natural result of long-standing GOP pandering.” Exactly, which is why it’s so hard to take seriously the “shock” and “condemnation” of Trump by some Republicans now.)
- Senate overwhelmingly passes new national education legislation
- Virginia delegation helped secure passage of education reform bill
- Planned Parenthood suspect: ‘I am a warrior for the babies’ (This was most definitely terrorism, but since the guy’s white/Christian not brown/Muslim, that angle isn’t talked about. #FAIL)
- Bloomberg Politics Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Likely GOP Primary Voters Back Trump’s Muslim Ban (Which means that condemning Trump isn’t enough; Republicans need to reject and condemn their own voters! LOL)
- Trump spokesperson: ‘So what? They’re Muslim’ (Raw, unabashed bigotry.)
- Trump Proves That Liberals Have Been Right All Along (“The left nailed the pathology of the conservative movement years ago. The Donald is just making that impossible to deny.”)
- Republican heavy hitters join Jeb Bush campaign in Virginia (“Thomas F. Farrell II, CEO of utility giant Dominion Resources, and Richard Cullen, chairman of the influential law firm McGuire Woods, have endorsed the former Florida governor, the campaign will announce Wednesday.” Whatever.)
- Editorial: The fight over Dominion’s coal ash (“Besides the heavy metals and other pollutants in the ash, burning coal atomizes some of those metals — along with carbon dioxide and all kinds of other chemicals and particulates.”)
- Pat Robertson giveth, then taketh away (Mostly he just says bigoted, crazy s***.)
- Virginia board approves tolls on I-66 for solo drivers
- Republicans signal plans to oust McAuliffe’s court pick
- Rubio to submit signatures for Virginia ballot as deadline looms (“A handful of long-shot GOP hopefuls are still working to get on the ballot in the crucial swing state.” How about former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore?
- McAuliffe proposes $2.4 billion bond package (“Much of the spending would be devoted to higher education research and development.”)
- McAuliffe: Did “small minded” GOP set me up? (“They referred her to me. (Albo) is the chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee.”)
- Casey: Falwell serious about more guns at Liberty University (Falwell is bonkers.)
- Falwell: Liberty University to allow guns in dorms (See previous comment.)
- New federal education law gives more control over testing to Virginia’s schools
- AG Mark Herring to screen new heroin documentary in Roanoke Thursday
- FERC chairman rejects overarching review of pipeline projects
- Wind farm could be an economic windfall for Botetourt County
- Beach delegate pushing again for program to fight sea-level rise (It SHOULD pass, but unfortunately it won’t, thanks to Republican igoramuses and fossil fuel tools.)
- Proposed higher speed rail line could include eastern bypass around city
- After judge voids lease, TSA move to Alexandria from Arlington in jeopardy
- Norfolk council barraged by Uber emails, but it has no power to act
- McAuliffe proposal includes money for ODU, NSU and Virginia Port Authority
- D.C. area forecast: Temps rebound today, record highs within reach this weekend
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