Teabagistan

Via Talking Points Memo: SiriusXM radio suspended conservative talk radio host Glenn Beck this week after a recent guest on his show warned Donald Trump poses an “extinction-level” threat to the country and suggested a “patriot” might need to remove him from office by any means necessary, Politico reported. During Wednesday’s “Glenn Beck Radio Program,” fiction writer Brad Thor said …

The Guardian reports: North Korean state media has praised US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, describing him as a “wise politician” and “far-sighted candidate” who could help unify the Korean peninsula. An editorial in DPRK Today, an official media outlet, welcomed the Republican presidential candidate’s proposal to hold direct talks with Kim Jong-un, saying he could help bring about Pyongyang’s “Yankee …

From TMZ: Sarah Palin ain’t Judge Judy … but the 2 will have exactly the same power when they pound the gavel. The production company for Palin’s new show just moved to register “Palin Rules.” Palin’s making a clear distinction between her show and courtroom favorites like, “People’s Court,” “Judge Mathis,” and “Divorce Court” … she doesn’t have a law …

Via Mediaite: Carson was on Fox’s Fox & Friends this morning to share an analogy he came up with. He said that America is like a cruise ship that is almost about to topple over the edge of Niagara Falls. America, the ship, needs to turn around. Clinton would destroy the very nature of the country if she were allowed …

Street preachers are continuing to invade Target locations around the country to scream anti-LGBT abuse at customers and employees. In the first clip below, a woman with a bullhorn is confronted by an apparent Target staffer who repeatedly shouts, “WELCOME TO TARGET!” in her face as a customer flips her off. In the second clip, another woman screams her congratulations …

From the Washington Post: Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, savaged President Obama here Friday for what she termed his “apology lap” in Hiroshima, a Japanese city destroyed by a U.S. atomic bomb during World War II. Addressing a large Donald Trump campaign rally in downtown San Diego, Palin accused Obama of “dissing our vets” with his visit to …

Politico has Trump’s statement: “Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher,” Trump said. “Likewise, the networks want to make a …

Chris Geidner has the scoop at Buzzfeed: A technology investment company has offered to put up the $10 million for charity that Donald Trump said on Thursday would be needed to hold a debate with Bernie Sanders. Trump told late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel earlier this week that he would participate in a debate with Sanders. After Sanders agreed to …

Via Mediaite: Shkreli’s choice for the next president is an interesting one, especially since Trump once called him a “spoiled brat” when asked about his infamous price-gouging. Vanity Fair did a profile on Shkreli not long afterwards, where he responded to Trump with a “f*ck” him. Shkreli later tried to donate to Bernie Sanders, but the senator rejected his offer. Shkreli …

From Breitbart editor Joel Pollak: President Barack Obama told the world on Friday in Hiroshima that the American decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan in 1945 arose from humanity’s worst instincts, including “nationalist fervor or religious zeal.” The war that ended in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he said, “grew out of the same base instinct for domination or conquest that …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: Earlier today, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, put a new spin on his “gay island” story, arguing on the House floor that the push for LGBT rights is wrong because we would never choose to send gay couples or gay animals into space to start a new colony like in the Matt Damon movie …

Mediaite recaps: The last time Marco Rubio and Jake Tapper spoke on CNN, Rubio said he has some concerns about Donald Trump. When they reconvened today, Rubio said he wants to help Trump however he can to defeat Hillary Clinton. Yes, Rubio no longer appears to be simply passively for his party’s nominee. He told Tapper today he’s committing to …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: On his television program last night, Glenn Beck sat down with Rabbi Daniel Lapin to discuss Lapin’s contention that Donald Trump represents the only hope for saving America. Beck, of course, has been a consistent and vocal critic of Trump and has repeatedly vowed never to vote for him, but Lapin did his …

Yesterday billionaire homocon Peter Thiel declared that he secretly funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker in retaliation for the site having outed him nearly a decade ago. Michelangelo Signorile has a problem with that. He writes: Reporting on a public figure who has been open to many people as gay, and is out in public as such, is not the …

Politico reports: Donald Trump on Thursday said he would “love” to debate Bernie Sanders and raise $10 million to $15 million in the process, even if the Democratic challenger is not well positioned to be his general election foe. “He’s a dream,” the presumptive Republican nominee told reporters ahead of an energy-focused speech in Bismarck, North Dakota, when asked about …

NBC News reports: Businessman Donald Trump has clinched the GOP nomination, NBC News reported Thursday. After receiving confirmation of new unbound delegates in North Dakota, Colorado and Pennsylvania, NBC updated its delegate count, showing that Trump had earned more than the 1,237 needed for a nomination. By NBC’s count, Trump has secured 1,238 delegates. Thursday’s delegate count puts Trump in …

Via Politico: Donald Trump, who in recent days has accused Bill Clinton of rape and suggested he and Hillary Clinton may have had a role in the death of one of their close friends, plans to focus next on the Whitewater real estate scandal, POLITICO has learned. Trump campaign adviser Michael Caputo on Wednesday morning emailed a researcher at the …

Via World Net Daily: Talk-radio host Glenn Beck has already had at least one visit from the Secret Service this election cycle over perceived threats on the life of GOP front runner Donald Trump made on his show, and he may be in store for another. During Wednesday’s broadcast Beck interviewed best-selling suspense author Brad Thor and the pair discussed …

From NBC News: A retired Texas schoolteacher who received national attention for her outrageous conspiracy theories and claimed President Obama was once a gay prostitute was denied a spot on the state board of education Tuesday. Only several months ago, Mary Lou Bruner, 69, of Mineola, Texas, had been the front-runner for the powerful seat on the Texas State Board …

Here’s a press release you don’t see every day: The Tea Party Express, the nation’s largest tea party political action committee, has joined Karl Rove in endorsing Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-Fla.) campaign for re-election to the House of Representatives. Wasserman Schultz is being challenged in the Democratic Primary by a liberal extremist Tim Canova, who …