Saturday News: RIP Muhammad Ali; GOP Has Unabashed Racist as Its Presidential Nominee

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 4. Also check out President Obama’s weekly address, on “Building on America’s Economic Recovery.”

• Muhammed Ali, boxing champ embraced as a global icon, dies at 74
• Trump begins story about violence against protester saying ‘look at my African-American’ (Yes, a virulent racist is the presidential nominee of the Republican Party.)
• Trump rants about ‘unfair’ judge’s ‘Mexican heritage’ in bizarre CNN interview (Same comment as I wrote in the previous item.)
• Donald Trump is blatantly racist — and the media is too scared to call him out on it
• Clinton opens up double-digit lead over Trump nationwide: Reuters/Ipsos poll (“Some 46 percent of likely voters said they supported Clinton, while 35 percent said they supported Trump” — how can ANYONE support Trump???)
• Trump vows not to change, so rest of political world begins to adjust
• Democrats fear that violent anti-Trump protesters are helping him
• Trump’s outlaw view of the judiciary (“His ignorance and reliance on his gut over any guiding principle are disturbing.”)
• The GOP surrenders to the dark side (They did that a loooong time ago with the Tea Party, or even earlier with their infamous, racist-appealing “Southern strategy.”)
• Bloomberg’s Halperin Says Trump’s Racist Attack On Judge Isn’t “Racial” Because Mexican Isn’t A Race (I already thought that Halperin was one of the stupidest political “journalists,” and this confirms it.)
• “Have You No Shame, Sir?”: Fox Guest Excoriates Trump For Racist Attacks On Federal Judge (Nope, Trump has no shame.)
• Hillary’s Really Good Day (“A speech laid out voters’ choices: A woman who knows foreign policy or a man who thinks the Miss Universe pageant in Russia is foreign policy experience.”)
• How Should America Resist a Fascist? (“Violence won’t help—not while there are still legitimate means of stopping Donald Trump.”)
• Why Can’t Never Trumpers Just Admit They Prefer Hillary? (“David French is a dodge.”)
• Trump University scandal looking more like corruption? Trump made political donations to attorneys general who dropped investigations (This needs to be investigated by federal authorities.)
• Birtherism and bigotry: These are the vile impulses driving voters to Trump — stop thinking it’s anything else
• Republicans blast McAuliffe over errors in clemency action (Of course they do.)
• Anatomy of a trade mission: In Europe, it’s fine hotels and secret meetings to sell Virginia
• Warner, Kaine secure homeless vets funding for Virginia
• Ali found purpose and peace in Virginia (“The day after his election as governor in 1989, L. Douglas Wilder showed up at a news conference in Richmond sporting boxing great Muhammad Ali’s third championship ring.”)
• The Virginia state senator who embraces Assad (Bizarre article about a bizarre guy.)
• $15.3 million lawsuit filed in inmate’s death at Fairfax County jail (“Natasha McKenna, 37, of Alexandria, died after an encounter with deputies last year.”)
• Howarth drops out of 6th District race (“Democrat Tom Howarth is dropping out of the 6th District U.S. House of Representatives race, citing health reasons.”)
• Goodlatte increases financial lead over challenger Griego (They spelled his name wrong, it should be BADlatte. LOL)
• Arlington County Board challenger attacks incumbent’s record on schools, taxes (“Seniors homeowners’ tax exemptions at risk, Gutshall says; Garvey calls charge false.”)
• Conflict-of-interest law murky in prosecution of son of Del. Spruill
• Storm chances are up by late today, and Sunday is even more menacing