Monthly Archives: September 2016

55-Foot Digital Trump Billboard Debuts In Times Square

See the video below. From Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Trump! A day after rival Hillary Clinton fell ill at the 9/11 ceremony at the World Trade Center, a pro-Donald Trump SuperPac is launching a digital ad in Times Square depicting Trump as Superman. The video shows Trump — with a big …

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MUST WATCH: Keith Olbermann Eviscerates Trump In Debut Episode Of Web Series For GQ Magazine [VIDEO]

Watch this entire thing. Via GQ Magazine: Every few generations, we Americans are called upon to defend our country. To defend it not so much from foreign dictators or war or terrorism, but from those here who have no commitment to progress or democracy or representative government—no commitment to anything except their own out-of-control minds and the bottomless pits of …

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US Census: Median Income Rises, Poverty Rate Dips

The Los Angeles Times reports: Steady job growth and the biggest earnings boost on record helped sharply lower the nation’s poverty level last year and finally provided relief to the long-running problem of stagnant incomes. In its annual report on income and poverty, the Census Bureau said Tuesday that the share of people in the U.S. living in poverty dropped …

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Hillary Dominates Among Hispanic Likely Voters In Battleground States: AZ +50, NV +46, CO +45, FL +24

Univision reports: Barely 56 days before the presidential election, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by a wide margin among likely Hispanic voters in four battleground states where the Latino vote may prove to be decisive, according to an exclusive bipartisan survey conducted for Univision Noticias. The Democratic candidate leads her Republican opponent by a margin of three-to-one in three of …

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CNN Anchor Asks If Trump Is Actually Being Audited, Campaign Chief Kellyanne Conway Melts Down [VIDEO]

Via Mediatite: If you think the topic of Donald Trump‘s tax returns are a big issue, then campaign manager Kellyanne Conway certainly wants to hear none of it. During a Tuesday morning interview on CNN’s New Day, Conway — who was installed as the campaign manager in August — defended her boss’ decision not to release his tax returns. After …

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New To The Oxford Dictionary: Squee, YOLO, Moobs, Gender-Fluid, Biatch, Butt-Fucker, Clickbait, Slacktivist

Reuters reports: You know, some yogalates could tackle those splendiferous moobs. Confused? Then turn to the Oxford English Dictionary which has included the words among more than 1,000 revisions and updates for its latest update. Splendiferous, meaning full of or abounding in splendor, joins yogalates, a fitness routine combining pilates exercises with the techniques of yoga, and moobs, unusually prominent …

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Dr. Oz: I’ll Ask Trump “Pointed” Health Questions (But I Bet He Won’t Release Any Embarrassing Details)

Uh huh. Via Politico: When Donald Trump sits down Wednesday with “The Dr. Oz Show” to discuss his “personal health regimen” and reveal some more details about his medical history, the doctor and talk-show host plans to have some “pointed questions.” Discussing the interview with Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade & Friends,” Mehmet Oz said the show is slated to tape …

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Former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke Applauds Mike Pence For Refusing To Call Him “Deplorable”

Buzzfeed reports: Louisiana Senate candidate and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke says he’s pleased that vice presidential nominee Mike Pence declined to call him “deplorable” in an interview on Monday. “It’s good to see an individual like Pence and others start to reject this absolute controlled media,” Duke told BuzzFeed News. “The truth is that the Republican Party …

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OHIO: Ex-Mayor Who “Dedicated Life To Jesus” Charged With Raping 4 Year-Old, Blames Her As “Willing”

Upon his election as mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, Richard Keenan declared that he was bringing Christ with him, telling the local press, “Dedicating my life to Jesus has changed my life. Don’t preach it, live it.” Which brings us to today. Via Raw Story: A former Ohio mayor has admitted to repeatedly raping a child, prosecutors said — but the …

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Washington Post Poll: 60% Say Trump Is A Bigot

The Washington Post reports: If Clinton’s goal was to force a public discussion of Trump’s bigotry and chauvinism, well, the Post poll finds that a large majority of Americans agree with her that Trump is biased against women and minorities, including among the voter groups that Trump needs to improve among in order to win. The Post poll, which found …

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South Africa Bans US Hate Pastor Steven Anderson

Mamba Online reports: Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba has announced that American gay hate pastor Steven Anderson, and his followers, will not be allowed into South Africa. The historic move follows a determined campaign by LGBT activists, led primarily by GaySA Radio, to stop the preacher, who calls for the execution of gay people, from spreading his shocking views …

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New NBC News Nationwide Poll: Hillary +2

NBC News reports: Hillary Clinton’s national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow. Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll. In a four-way match-up, Clinton leads Trump by just 2 points — 42 percent to 40 percent. Libertarian …

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Rick Perry Bombs, Olympian Ryan Lochte Gets Rushed By Protesters On Dancing With The Stars [VIDEO]

The Houston Chronicle reports: Rick Perry’s “Dancing with the Stars” debut went about as well as his two presidential bids. But the evening took a dramatic turn when a security scare targeting Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte interrupted the show’s live telecast. The former Texas governor took his inaugural spin around the floor Monday night during the show’s Season 23 premiere. …

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Trump Fan Slugs Protester At Rally [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: A frenzied Donald Trump supporter grabbed a protester by the neck before punching him in the face at a North Carolina campaign rally Monday evening. The violent episode broke out in the top stands of the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville right as the Republican nominee was going off on a decrying rant about …

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Hillary Hits Back On Trump’s Ugly Comments [VIDEO]

The Hill recaps: Hillary Clinton is pushing back on criticism of her remark that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are in a “basket of deplorables” with a new ad slamming the businessman’s remarks. Clinton’s 60-second ad, released Tuesday, uses video of Trump’s speech in Baltimore on Monday, when he slammed Clinton’s “deplorables” remark and called on her to retract it …

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NYT To Both Candidates: Release Your Health Records

From the editorial board of the New York Times: In recent years, presidents and presidential candidates have been more forthcoming about their health than their predecessors. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a polio survivor, was seldom photographed in his wheelchair, and in his last re-election campaign concealed the cardiovascular disease that would kill him within a year. John F. Kennedy struggled with …

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Samantha Bee: Everything Is Scary Now [VIDEO]

Matt Wilstein recaps last night’s return of Samantha Bee: “Let’s get right to the big news, Hillary Clinton has passed away,” Samantha Bee said at the top of her first Full Frontal episode in weeks. And with that, she was off and running and reminding us how vital she is to this election cycle. “She says she’s not dead, but …

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North Carolina GOP Has The NCAA Insane Sadz

“This is so absurd it’s almost comical. I genuinely look forward to the NCAA merging all men’s and women’s teams together as singular, unified, unisex teams. Under the NCAA’s logic, colleges should make cheerleaders and football players share bathrooms, showers, and hotel rooms. This decision is an assault to female athletes across the nation. If you are unwilling to have …

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NORTH CAROLINA: NCAA Revokes Seven Championship Sporting Events Over State’s Anti-LGBT Hate Laws

BOOM. Via press release: Based on the NCAA’s commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year. The NCAA Board of Governors made this decision because of the cumulative actions taken by the state concerning civil rights protections. In its decision Monday, the Board of Governors …

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Harlem Hate Pastor: Donald Trump Makes It OK To Shoot Mexicans, Shoot Muslims, Shoot Liberals [VIDEO]

“America, we like our guns. We want to start shooting again. And Donald gives us the opportunity to feel like we can shoot again. Americans are tired of being pushed around by Muslims and Mexicans. Everywhere you look, the Muslims, the Mexicans. I mean, my God…. Americans are tired of it… We want to start shooting again. And Donald says …

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