by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, September 15. Also check out Tim Kaine saying that Trump’s appearance on (the quack) “Dr. Oz” is more “like something from the Wizard of Oz.”
- Trump Campaign Accepts Donations From White Nationalist Leaders (“Self-Described ‘Racist’ Trump Donor: ‘Jews Have To Leave America'”)
- When a Crackpot Runs for President (“We should be guard dogs, not lap dogs, and when the public sees Trump as more honest than Clinton, something has gone wrong. For my part, I’ve never met a national politician as ill informed, as deceptive, as evasive and as vacuous as Trump. He’s not normal. And somehow that is what our barks need to convey.”)
- Trump’s ‘Deplorable’ Deflections (“It cannot be said often or loudly enough: Donald Trump is the worst kind of person who brings out the worst in other people. His sinister sleight of hand is that he attempts to make those who call out his nefariousness the purveyors of enmity.”)
- Despite gestures, Trump is the least transparent presidential nominee in modern U.S. history (We basically know nothing about this guy’s finances or health. Meh – details details!)
- Obama asks the right question on Trump: ‘Huh?’ (“The GOP nominee says we’re in a ‘hellhole,’ but statistics say he’s got it wrong.”)
- Even Trump’s charity is a scam (“The Trump Foundation allows the mogul to take credit for donating other people’s money.”)
- Clinton campaign releases new health information (And Trump campaign does not.)
- Trump Campaign CEO Was a Big Promoter of Anti-Muslim Extremists (“Before Trump hired him in August, Stephen Bannon hosted a daily radio show where many of his guests demonized Islam.”)
- The Time Trump’s Campaign Manager Called Americans “a Bunch of Pigs” (“Yet now Kellyanne Conway is upset Hillary Clinton said Trump voters are ‘deplorables'”)
- Tim Kaine is in ‘overall excellent health’ and Hillary Clinton is ‘healthy and fit to serve,’ physicians’ letters say
- The coverage of Clinton’s health proves we still think women are the weaker sex (If anything, the opposite is true.)
- Ivanka Trump went on national TV and lied about Hillary Clinton’s childcare policies (“They’re on Hillary Clinton’s website.”)
- Surrogate stumped when asked how Trump will fix Flint water: ‘First we’re going to build the wall’
- The #ExxonKnew hearing was perfectly on brand for Congress right now (“The Science Committee can’t agree on facts.” It’s the “Science” Committee in name only under know-nothing GOP control.)
- Bill O’Reilly insists voter ID laws are not a problem, cites his extensive knowledge of black people (“Suffice it to say O’Reilly knowledge is limited.”)
- Colin Powell’s leaked emails say what GOP elites rarely admit publicly
- New Hampshire’s Union Leader Refuses to Endorse Trump, Ending 100 Years of Republican Support
- It’s already happening! Yes, Trump is closing in on the polls, but here’s why that’s meaningless (“The numbers might show that Trump is inching closer to the White House, but the truth is he remains miles away”)
- National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 5
- Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to New Low (What’s bizarre is that the decline is mostly among Republicans, even though the media has basically created – and coddled – its presidential candidate. Meanwhile, Dems for some reason still have some trust in the media. I don’t get it.)
- Brat Blames Ryan for Following Brat’s Rules
- Pence to speak at Liberty University (An Orwellian candidate at an Orwellian school, where “liberty” means the opposite.)
- Trump’s “working moms” con: The GOP candidate’s child-care policy does little for the working class
- Parker: Require signs on whether guns are allowed
- Our view: Terry Kilgore’s extraordinary letter to the University of Virginia
- Republicans: Delay abortion clinic vote (“GOP legislators seized on a pair of last-minute bureaucratic missteps Wednesday in an effort to delay a major shift in state abortion clinic regulations. Failure to postpone a key vote Thursday on the issue will mean that any changes approved are illegal, they said.”)
- In Virginia, a state of political separation: Most Clinton voters don’t know any Trump voters, and vice versa
- Inequities in state employee pay worry lawmakers
- Virginia won’t say how much it would pay secret supplier for lethal injection drugs
- More Virginia schools earn accreditation this year (“A new state law eased requirements for certain schools.”)
- Chelsea Clinton makes stop at Roanoke College, touts education plan
- Editorial: Closed records are unhealthy
- Surprise! Metro is still dysfunctional. (“Even amid SafeTrack’s upkeep surge, signs of decay multiply.”)
- Norfolk mayor plans to question school officials about pulling struggling students from state-tested classes
- D.C. region gets a reprieve from 90-degree heat through the weekend
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