Tag: Bill DeSteph

The following videos, of Republican State Senators and Delegates walking out of the Virginia Crime Commission meeting yesterday, are all very telling (note: videos...

As we know, Virginia Republicans are deep in the pockets of the gun lobby, and also terrified of their far-right base, which of course...

From the Democratic Party of Virginia: New Data On Medicaid Expansion Reveals Just How Cruel Virginia Republicans Were To Oppose It Richmond, VA – Virginia Democrats successfully campaigned on a...

As we reported back in 2010, then-Virginia Beach Councilman/now-State Senator Bill DeSteph (R) wrote at the time, "Muslems build mosques to represent Islamic...

See below for audio and a partial transcript of an interesting back-and-forth this morning between Trumpster radio host John Fredericks, State Sen. Bill Stanley...

From the DLCC: ICYMI: Virginia Republicans’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Senators reveal their true extremist colors in series of self-inflicted damage ICYMI — While Virginians...

See below for some analysis by Chaz Nuttycombe and me of two key 2019 Virginia races: HD40 and SD8. First, here's HD40, which Chaz rates...

By Kenny Boddye; crossposted from DailyKos Diary written by contributor ZenTrainer State Senator attended fundraiser in genie costume that said “Rub Me” on lamp protruding...

Note that Virginia's 8th State Senate District (Virginia Beach), currently held by right-wing Islamophobe Republican Bill DeSteph, was won by Ralph Northam in 2017...

Virginia Beach's Miracle at 24th Street has turned into something of a celebration. But it uncovered local and national friction points thought resolved by most. It opened a window on the readiness of the local government to respond and the character of many of the local leaders.

Make no mistake, the amazing efforts of first responders, fire, police, and Emergency Medical Services, frame this event. Yesterday City Councilman Bill DeSteph was out early passing along the good news. He had been at the site until late Friday evening and he was exuberant as he commended the performance of all involved and the news he had just received that all the residents had been accounted for. He described details of the process he'd observed the prior evening including putting floor wax down at the scene to capture carbon fibers from the wreckage. And he was proud of the community response providing housing and assistance to those displaced.

It's a combination of miracle and a combination of training and professionalism. You really understand what these people go through and how they're selected and why they're selected. It's situations like this. And that goes for the first responders who run into fire when everyone else is running away. - Mike Imprevento

The navy has indicated a catastrophic mechanical failure may be at issue in this mishap. There could be many other factors such as a bird strike or, less likely, foreign debris on the runway that can cause a structural issue (recall the crash of the Concorde where metal that had fallen off another aircraft caused the catastrophe). It might also be a hydraulic or electrical failure. Yesterday on his local radio program, Mike Imprevento helped provide a broader context to the entire event with guests New York attorney Daniel O. Rose, former naval aviator who practices aviation, maritime, and products liability law and local media personality Joel Rubin.