by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, September 17. Also check out President Obama’s weekly address, in which he returns to a common theme – “the Republicans who run this Congress aren’t doing their jobs.”
- Why a Donald Trump Victory Could Make Climate Catastrophe Inevitable (Bottom line: if Trump wins, we are doomed.)
- Trump Suggests Clinton’s Security Detail Be Disarmed (“The Republican nominee again raised the possibility of violence against his opponent…” This is utterly unacceptable, should be condemned by everyone.)
- Trump Clung to ‘Birther’ Lie for Years, and Still Isn’t Apologetic
- It’s time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump(“Even if the turning point comes far too late, when billions of dollars of free media have promoted a candidacy like never before, it must come now…This can’t happen again.”)
- Donald Trump: A con man among heroes (“Finally dropping his birther claim against the president, Donald Trump rolls out two new lies.”)
- Donald Trump’s Latest Birther Lie
- Trump’s stance on display: Never wrong, and never loved more by his supporters (“Donald Trump’s statement about President Obama’s birthplace Friday demonstrated a pattern of refusing to take ownership of things he has said and a leadership style defined by defiance, all of which exasperates his foes and thrills his backers.” How can pathological lying and sociopathy thrill ANYONE???)
- Trump Introduced By A Birther At Event Where He Walked Back Birtherism
- Trump’s new hotel offers everything he claims to hate (“A further reminder that the GOP nominee is a charlatan.”)
- The Origin Story Of The Big Lie That Hillary Clinton Started Birtherism
- Donald Trump Lies Again About Birtherism(“His ‘big announcement’ included a huge whopper.”)
- Almost Every Word of Donald Trump’s Birther Statement Is a Lie (“What planet is this?”)
- Bernie Sanders on Trump’s Birther Statement: He’s Still a Bigot and Racist
- ‘A president can’t just pop off’: Michelle Obama chides Trump at Virginia rally
- Gasoline pipeline leaks 250,000 gallons, causing states of emergency in Alabama and Georgia (“Gasoline prices on the East Coast are expected to spike.”)
- Sunday on ‘This Week’: Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence
- Nah, Trump’s Still a Birther (“It’s the core of his political identity.”)
- How to Play the National Media, in Eight Simple Steps (“Donald Trump’s birther event was a living, breathing act of media criticism.”)
- The media’s colossal failure: Trump continues to get away with his many scandals, lies and shady business ties
- VIDEO: Donald Trump’s Years Of Birtherism
- Fox News Desperately Rushes To Declare Trump’s Five Year Birther Crusade “Off The Table”
- Trump punks the media (“The Republican nominee scores free airtime to promote his new hotel and veterans’ endorsements after promising an announcement on his birther obsession.”)
- At GMU, Michelle Obama urges young voters not to be complacent
- McAuliffe for U.S. Senate appointment? Voters say no, poll finds.
- Donor to Clinton Foundation, McAuliffe caught up in Chinese cash-for-votes scandal
- Solar array in Chesterfield is Virginia’s largest, for the moment (2 megawatts is a sad joke. Try 200 megawatts and we’ll be talking…)
- A fine line: Democrats say Northern Va. congresswoman reaps cash from Trump while trying to distance herself (“Barbara Comstock has not endorsed the GOP nominee but will benefit from his help.” Yep, that’s Comstock – sneaky, oily political operative to the core.)
- Del. Greg Habeeb introduces felons rights restoration bills
- FERC draft report calls pipeline’s potential impact ‘limited’ (Uhhhh…no.)
- UVa board approves $26 million in strategic investment fund money
- Norment threatens funding over Williamsburg group home
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Rooting out corruption in Norfolk
- Norfolk builder Ronnie Boone Sr. pleads guilty to bribing Treasurer Anthony Burfoot
- Humidity is back but today is pleasant, and needed rain may fall Sunday
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