Monthly Archives: May 2016

New Cruz Ad: Donald Trump Is The Real Liar [VIDEO]

Ted Cruz’s new ad about Donald Trump lying about him being a liar has a lie in it: “Trump also had a $1 million judgment against him for hiring illegals,” the spot continues, an apparent reference to the $1 million lawsuit in the 1980s that sought the amount for Trump’s contractor hiring approximately 200 undocumented Polish immigrants to build Trump …

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Child Heckles Ted Cruz: “You Suck!” [VIDEO]

Politico reports: A youthful protester who interrupted his rally late Sunday evening should get a spanking, Ted Cruz suggested to his audience in La Porte, Indiana. Such a punishment, he added, would have gone a long way in changing the behavior of Donald Trump. “All right, apparently there’s a young man who’s having some problems,” Cruz said, as the young …

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Eurovision To Air Live In USA For First Time

From the New York Times: Eurovision has finally made its way onto American television. The popular European song contest, now in its 61st season, will air the season’s Grand Final live on Logo on May 14. More than 200 million viewers tuned into the show last season, making it the most watched live entertainment program in Europe, according to Eurovision. …

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LAWSUIT: The Klingon Language Can Be Copyrighted Because There Are No Real Klingons That Speak It

Paramount is suing the makers of a crowd-funded Star Trek fan film on multiple copyright grounds. But what’s got the Trekkie world buzzing is Paramount’s claim on the Klingon language, which the defendants say cannot be copyrighted because no language can be. From the response filed by Paramount: “This argument is absurd since a language is only useful if it …

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Rafael Cruz: The Body Of Christ Must Obey God And Vote For Ted, Otherwise Destruction Awaits [VIDEO]

“I implore, I exhort every member of the Body of Christ to vote according to the word of God, and vote for the candidate that stands on the word of God and on the Constitution of the United States of America. And I am convinced that man is my son, Ted Cruz. The alternative could be the destruction of America.” …

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American Family Association: We’re “Testing Target” By Sending Men Into The Ladies Room [AUDIO]

Miranda Blue reports at Right Wing Watch: It turns out that anti-LGBT activists are right that men are taking advantage of a transgender-inclusive policy at Target to go into women’s restrooms — and those men are anti-LGBT activists. In an interview this morning with “Breitbart News Daily,” the American Family Association’s director of governmental affairs, Sandy Rios, said that activists …

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Carly Fiorina Falls Off Stage At Cruz Rally [VIDEO]

Via Salon: For the second time this Republican presidential primary cycle, Carly Fiorina has fallen from her perch at the number two spot — but this time, more than her poll numbers are plummeting, as the already failed presidential candidate actually fell off the stage Sunday after introducing her running mate, Ted Cruz. “The next President of the United States …

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NEW YORK: Catholic League Runs Ad Opposing Bill To Lift Statute Of Limitations On Sexual Abuse

The Catholic League today published a full-page ad in the Albany Times-Union in opposition to a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on charging the perpetrators of sexual abuse against minors. According to the ad, the bill is part of a “hate-filled anti-Catholic agenda” promoted by “professional victims’ activists.” See the full ad below. The bill’s cosponsor is …

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May Day Rallies Feature Anti-Trump Theme [VIDEO]

Reuters reports: Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in a May Day rally that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump for his anti-illegal immigration platform that includes building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. The demonstration in America’s second most populous city, which has a large immigrant population, came just days after protesters …

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Historic Manhattan Cathedral Destroyed In Fire

NBC New York reports: Firefighters were still dousing flames Monday morning after a massive fire gutted a historic church in Manhattan on Sunday, the day its Serbian Orthodox parishioners had joyously celebrated Easter. The fire started Sunday evening and quickly engulfed the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava in the Flatiron neighborhood, the FDNY said. More than 700 parishioners had …

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Bernie Sanders: The Convention Will Be Contested So Superdelegates Should Consider Backing Me [VIDEO]

Politico reports: Bernie Sanders predicted Sunday that Hillary Clinton would not win enough pledged delegates to claim the nomination ahead of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, and he delivered his most forceful call yet for superdelegates in states he’s won to consider throwing their support to him. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., the Vermont senator argued …

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Monster Energy Drink Vs Fred Schneider

From the New York Post: Monster Energy is in its own “Private Idaho.” Fred Schneider, lead singer of The B-52’s, and a small Florida coffee company find themselves between a rock lobster and a hard place after the makers of the sugary energy drink accused them of infringing their “Monster” trademark. Monster believes its brand is as good as legal …

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NORTH CAROLINA: New Ad Campaign Explains The Absurdity Of Anti-Trans Bathroom Laws [VIDEO]

Finally, we have an ad campaign featuring a real life trans person. The campaign goes live today. Clip recap: In this new ad, Zeke Christopoulos – a transgender man who lives in Asheville, North Carolina – and two of his professional colleagues discuss their concerns about the discriminatory House Bill 2, which knocked down existing non-discrimination protections for LGBT people …

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SPOILER: Game Of Thrones

For ten months much of the world has wondered if Jon Snow was really dead. Even President Obama grilled Games Of Thrones director David Nutter about the fate of the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. Stay out of the comments of if you don’t yet know if Melisandre’s spell worked. Otherwise dive in and dish the gore.

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LIVE VIDEO: Activists March On Mississippi Governor’s Mansion In Protest Of Anti-LGBT Law

Activists are marching on the mansion of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant today in protest of the recently-passed anti-LGBT law. Watch live at this link.

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Malia Obama To Attend Harvard

But first, a year off from school. USA Today reports: Malia Obama will attend Harvard University in the fall of 2017 as a member of the class of 2021, the White House announced Sunday. The Obamas will remain in Washington after he leaves office in January 2017 until their younger daughter, Sasha, finishes high school. The daughter of President Obama …

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Bernie Sanders: I Can Still Win The Nomination [VIDEO]

From CBS News: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders admitted Sunday that his path to the Democratic nomination is an “uphill fight,” but vowed that he is still actively trying to win the race over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “It’s an uphill fight, I admit it,” he said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “We need to win 65 percent of …

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BUENOS AIRES: Judge Orders Closure Of All Nightclubs After Five Drug-Related Deaths At EDM Festival

The BBC reports: A judge in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has banned nightclubs from opening until they have set up proper health and safety systems. Two weeks ago five young people died and a further five were sent to hospital after taking the drug ecstasy at an electronic music event. The judge said city authorities should train up inspectors …

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Sen. Lindsey Graham: The Only Person “Unelectable” Donald Trump Could Beat Is Lucifer Himself [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said there’s only one person Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump can win against in a general election: Lucifer. “I think Lucifer may be the only person Trump can beat in a general election,” the former GOP presidential candidate said on CBS’s “Face The Nation” in an interview that aired Sunday. “When it comes …

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PHILADELPHIA: Blogger Sues Gay Basher Kathryn Knott And Her Police Chief Father Over Alleged Reprisals

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: A blogger who wrote about Kathryn Knott – the Bucks County woman convicted of participating in a 2014 attack on a gay couple in Center City – has sued Knott, Knott’s father [above right], the Bucks County district attorney, and others. Kathleen O’Donnell, 61, of Norristown, says in her lawsuit filed Friday in federal court, that …

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