by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 5.
- Nobel Peace Prize 2018 winners announced as Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
- Scores of Kavanaugh protesters arrested after descending on Senate building
- Heitkamp to vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh (Good for Heitkamp!)
- Kavanaugh’s Rough Path to Supreme Court Reaches Climactic Vote
- GOP leaders all but guarantee Kavanaugh confirmation (“But the three key undecided Republicans still haven’t committed their votes.”)
- Senate Moves Toward Friday Showdown Vote on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
- Vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh (“The FBI’s probe was unduly narrow, but he has given us all the evidence we need.”)
- The FBI’s Kavanaugh Report Was Enough for Key Senate Republicans (“Two swing votes voiced their satisfaction Thursday with the bureau’s investigation, improving the Supreme Court nominee’s chances for confirmation this weekend.” Whitewash.)
- Democrats, get mad about Kavanaugh. Then get even. (“Watch what Republicans are doing. You’ll see what raw power looks like — and understand why winning in November is so vital.”)
- We were Brett Kavanaugh’s drinking buddies. We don’t think he should be confirmed.
- The Supreme Court tumbles into political dysfunction (“The court has lost its reputation of impartiality and trustworthiness.”)
- How Brett Kavanaugh Failed (“And why the Senate should vote to keep him off the Supreme Court.”)
- A Supreme Violation (“Republicans want to ram Kavanaugh through no matter how many women object.”)
- Brett Kavanaugh Publishes Closing Statement Op-Ed Trying to Mend Reputational Damage Done by His Jarringly Bitter Testimony (Wayyyy too little too late, dude.)
- How Liberals Could Declare War on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court (“His confirmation might pave the way for a full-blown constitutional crisis.”)
- What Most Disqualifies Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court? (“Kavanaugh is an instrument of Trumpism, an insurance policy that the con man is writing for himself. The rest is misdirection.”)
- G.O.P. Hopes Anger Over Treatment of Kavanaugh Propels Voters to the Polls
- To Trump, the media is the ‘enemy of the people.’ He should look in the mirror. (“He is damaging a fundamental component to our democracy.”)
- Trump and the Aristocracy of Fraud (“Government of tax cheats, by tax cheats, for tax cheats.”)
- How Will the Kavanaugh Fight Affect the Midterms? (“All the noise could encourage the older white voters who usually vote in midterms to show up, but Democratic enthusiasm remains high.”)
- Republicans Defend and Cover Up Trump’s Tax Fraud (Just imagine if this were Hillary Clinton.)
- Is the Fight Over Brett Kavanaugh Really Good News for the G.O.P.? (“Hearings about the Supreme Court nominee have galvanized Republican voters and may help the G.O.P. keep control in the Senate, but an expected backlash could boost Democratic House candidates.”)
- Retired Justice John Paul Stevens Says Kavanaugh Should Not Be on Supreme Court (“He said the nominee’s behavior during Thursday’s hearing changed his mind.”)
- Bigger than Brett: Why Kavanaugh is so personal for women (“There’s a reason Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation saga has exposed so much raw anger and deep sadness among women: It has struck many of them as a reminder that much of the country still doesn’t take their darkest, most personal experiences seriously.”)
- Any shred of decency we had left in our politics is dead as a desperate GOP tries to win at any cost
- 5 Republican men held a press conference to justify their Kavanaugh support. It was a mess.(“Gaslight theater.”)
- VP Pence accuses China of trying to push Trump out of the White House (“‘China wants a different American President,’ said the vice president in one heck of a Red Scare speech.”)
- Ben Sasse Is Sad. Ben Sasse Is a Hypocrite. (“The Nebraska senator’s ‘cautious prudence’ on Brett Kavanaugh might be worse than Mitch McConnell’s bulldozer politics.”)
- Rifts Break Open at Facebook Over Kavanaugh Hearing
- Right-wing media’s message to survivors: It’s better if you keep quiet
- Fox News host compares Kavanaugh to Jesus Christ and investigation to the crucifixion (These people are completely deranged, unhinged, etc.)
- Northam pulls out of fundraiser for Democratic lawmaker who broke with party on redistricting (Heretick needs to be primaried for a whole bunch of reasons, this included. Good for Ralph Northam for telling him to go jump in a lake.)
- Northam’s new ‘Conservation Cabinet’ aims to coordinate environmental protection across state agencies but probably won’t tackle pipelines (What a joke.)
- Kaine, Stewart Taking Different Approaches to Advertisements in Senate Race (Lame article, basically the equivalent of a blog comment.)
- National Association of Women Business Owners endorses Tim Kaine for Senate
- Pence backs Brat — and vouches for Trump’s support — in Va.’s tight 7th District (That says it all about Brat.)
- New VA-10 Poll: Wexton Leads Comstock by 7 Points Among “Likely Voters”; Lead Increases to 11 Points Among “Most Committed Voters”; Kaine Holds 55%-34% Lead Over Stewart
- A second poll this week puts Wexton in the lead against Rep. Comstock
- You’ve Been Comstock’ed: Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA10) and Her Republican Allies Are Lying Like Rugs On I-66 Tolling
- Elaine Luria discusses health care, sea-level rise at Kiwanis Club
- Educational Leaders Endorse Congressional Candidate Vangie Williams of Virginia’s 1st District
- Editorial: Richmond gets a disappointingly timid report on rural Virginia
- Blue Ridge Caucus: Del. Chris Hurst honored for pipeline opposition efforts
- Editorial: Cautious support for cannabis in Virginia
- Roanoke to again ask General Assembly for authority to ban guns at council meetings
- PW County School Board Interim Chair Babur Lateef: “I was excited to hear Superintendent Walt’s report last evening at our board meeting”
- More comfortable today, but it’s temporary as high humidity and warmth loom again
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