Monthly Archives: September 2016

North Carolina Dem AG Roy Cooper +9 In New Poll

Via press release: The High Point University Poll finds that North Carolina’s top three election races continue to intensify with Hillary Clinton receiving support from 43 percent of likely voters and Donald Trump receiving support from 42 percent of likely voters. The percentages were calculated to include respondents who said they didn’t know exactly who they’d vote for, but were …

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Bloomberg TV To Fact-Check Debate On-Screen

Politico reports: Bloomberg TV will conduct on-screen fact checks of statements made by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton during Monday night’s debate, POLITICO has confirmed. The channel’s decision to conduct an on-screen fact-check sets Bloomberg apart from the other major TV networks, none of whom have committed to doing on-screen fact checks during the debate. Most will leave the …

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Glenn Beck Flips Out After Ted Cruz Lamely Attempts To Justify His Endorsement Of Donald Trump [VIDEO]

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On Friday, Ted Cruz officially endorsed Donald Trump and the news did not sit well with Glenn Beck, who had campaigned for Cruz during the Republican primaries on the grounds that he had been anointed by God to save America, and who has vowed never to support Trump. Cruz appeared on Beck’s radio …

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REPORT: Chicago Police Dashcams Don’t Have Audio Because 80% Were Disabled By The Cops Themselves

DNAinfo Chicago reports: Why are so many police dashcam videos silent? Chicago Police Department officers stashed microphones in their squad car glove boxes. They pulled out batteries. Microphone antennas got busted or went missing. And sometimes, dashcam systems didn’t have any microphones at all, DNAinfo Chicago has learned. Police officials last month blamed the absence of audio in 80 percent …

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Mexican Beer To Mock Trump’s Wall During Debate: Our Ad Is The Best Idea From The Best People [VIDEO]

AdWeek reports: Tecate thinks building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is a great idea — as long as it’s 3 feet tall and is used as a meeting place for guys from both sides of the border (and all sides of the political spectrum) to get together and have beers. The spot below, from Saatchi & Saatchi New …

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Hillary Ad Predicts Trump’s Lies Tonight [VIDEO]

The Clinton campaign this morning issued a web ad themed on tonight’s debate which ticks off multiple times Donald Trump has lied about 9/11, his alleged opposition to the Iraq war, Obama having founded ISIS, and other issues. The clip notes the Washington Post‘s declaration that 78% of Trump’s statements have been fact-checked as lies or mostly lies. Watch below.

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Birther Kingpin Jerome Corsi: Hillary Has Epilepsy

Jerome Corsi writes at World Net Daily: A new doctor specializing in internal medicine is convinced Hillary Clinton is suffering from epilepsy and that a brain seizure could well be triggered in Monday night’s debate. Amid the mounting evidence Hillary Clinton is suffering from a serious neurological disease, a physician in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has presented WND with her expert …

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Former Mexican President: Trump Money-Begged Me

The Hill reports: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada claimed he received a fundraising email from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. It is against federal law for a campaign to solicit foreign donations. The Trump campaign has received several warnings about such solicitations and a complaint has been filed with the Department of Justice. Other foreign officials have claimed to …

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Conway: Trump Didn’t Lie About Lester Holt Being A Democrat, He Spoke Without Knowing The Truth

Via Mediaite: When confronted with the fact that Donald Trump falsely accused NBC host and Monday night’s debate moderator Lester Holt of being Democrat, his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway insisted on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that Trump didn’t lie, he just spoke without knowing the truth. “He said Lester Holt was a Democrat. Lester Holt is a Republican. How could he …

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Civil Rights Museum Rejects Trump Visit

Greensboro’s CBS affiliate reports: A presidential nominee’s request to visit a Greensboro landmark is denied. The International Civil Rights Center and Museum was contacted by the Donald Trump campaign last weekend. Earl Jones, co-founder of the museum, says the campaign demanded certain things to make a visit by the GOP nominee possible. Jones says Trump’s people were trying to plan …

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New Digital Trump Billboard To Hit Times Square

Birther kingpin Jerome Corsi writes at World Net Daily: Following its success in Times Square, a “Super Trump” digital billboard was posted in downtown Orlando, and a “Super Trump II” will play next week on a 55-foot digital billboard in Times Square. In the “Super Trump II” animated billboard, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump flies through the air to plant …

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AUSTRALIA: Marriage Plebiscite Said To Be Dead

Australia’s News Corp outlet reports: The February same sex marriage plebiscite will not proceed. Talks to save it collapsed today guaranteeing a bitter debate in Parliament where legislation for the national ballot will be defeated in the Senate by Labor and the Greens. In response to fruitless talks, Labor intensified its portrayal of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as a prisoner …

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New York Times: Why Trump Should Not Be President

One day after endorsing Hillary, the New York Times editorial board issued a scathing point-by-point rundown of why Trump should not be president. Here’s how it begins: When Donald Trump began his improbable run for president 15 months ago, he offered his wealth and television celebrity as credentials, then slyly added a twist of fearmongering about Mexican “rapists” flooding across …

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John Oliver On The Candidates’ Scandals [VIDEO]

The Daily Beast recaps: On the eve of the first presidential debate, a broadcast event moderated by NBC News’ Lester Holt that’s expected to attract as many as 100 million viewers, John Oliver returned to his Last Week Tonight hosting duties after a month-long hiatus (and one big Emmy win). There was, of course, a lot for the comedian to …

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Debate Boss: It’s Not A Good Idea For Moderators To Fact-Check Candidates During The Event [VIDEO]

CNN reports: The Commission on Presidential Debates has some advice for debate moderators this fall: leave the fact-checking to the candidates. The Trump campaign is taking the same position. So are some former moderators, like Jim Lehrer, who has facilitated twelve presidential debates. But many others — including a wide array of journalists — want the man moderating Monday night’s …

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Fired Wells Fargo Staffers File $2.6B Class Action Suit

The New York Daily News reports: Wells Fargo’s spiraling “sandbagging” scam might get a lot more expensive for the nation’s biggest bank. Two former employees filed a $2.6 billion class action lawsuit last week accusing the bank of demoting or ousting workers who failed to meet “unrealistic quotas” that drove other employees to rip off customers. “Wells Fargo knew that …

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NO PRESS: Trump Meets Privately With Netanyahu, Vows US Will Never Recognize Divided Jerusalem

Haaretz reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for an hour and 20 minutes on Sunday at Trump Tower in Manhattan. He will meet with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton later Sunday, at 6:30 P.M. EST (1:30 A.M Israel time). According to a Trump campaign press release, Trump told Netanyahu that if elected, “a Trump …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Hillary’s Lead Narrows To +3

The Hill reports: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican rival Donald Trump has narrowed to 3 points in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a new poll. Clinton leads Trump, 44 percent to 41 percent, in the Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll released late Saturday. One week ago, Clinton had a 9-point advantage in that poll, 47 percent …

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Pence: Gennifer Flowers Won’t Attend Debate [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: Mike Pence insisted today that Donald Trump won’t be bringing Gennifer Flowers to the debate tomorrow and said he was just trying to make a point. He told Chris Wallace, “Gennifer Flowers will not be attending the debate tomorrow night. Donald Trump was using the tweet yesterday really to mock an effort by Hillary Clinton and her campaign …

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Conway: Trump Is the Babe Ruth Of Debating

Politico reports: On the eve of the first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, described her candidate Sunday as “the Babe Ruth of debating,” a glowing assessment that’s unusual at a time when both camps typically work to rein in expectations. “He’s a brilliant debater,” Conway said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Newt Gingrich put it best. The former …

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