Monthly Archives: July 2016

Log Cabin Republicans Head Gregory Angelo: Our Friend Donald Trump Is A Leader On LGBT Rights

The Republican Party has adopted the most viciously anti-LGBT platform in American history, but little things like civil rights mean nothing to Log Cabin Republicans head Gregory Angelo. Michelangelo Signorile interviewed him yesterday at the convention: “As far as LGBT issues go, he has actually been a leader on LGBT rights,” Angelo told me, even though Trump is opposed to …

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MASC ONLY: New York Post Reports That Male Hookers Are Making “Crazy Money” At GOP Convention

From the New York Post: It’s been a great week for gay escorts in Cleveland. Male prostitutes contacted by The Post said business is booming and Republican National Convention attendees — most of them married — are clamoring for their services. “Business has been way better. I’ve seen 10 clients so far,” one male escort said. “Most of them were …

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APPLAUSE: LGBT Groups React To NBA All-Star Game Leaving North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Hate Laws

From Equality North Carolina: North Carolina General Assembly leadership and Governor McCrory repeatedly ignored the warning bells as businesses, conferences and entertainers left the state. From the beginning, NBA leadership has been clear that HB2 creates an untenable situation and jeopardizes the safety and comfort of their fans. The withdraw of the 2017 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte came as …

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DRUDGE SIREN: Roger Ailes Out At Fox News

Matt Drudge’s rarely used and infamous red siren is blaring. Via CNBC: Roger Ailes has resigned from his role as CEO of Fox News Channel, the company said on Thursday. Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, the company said. Embattled Fox News CEO Roger Ailes stands accused …

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BREAKING: NBA To Move All-Star Game Over Hate Law

Sports Illustrated reports: The NBA has pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, with New Orleans emerging as the favorite to be the new host, reports The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA had discussed moving the game in the wake of North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” legislation passed earlier this year that has been criticized as anti-LGBT. Formally known …

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Please Like JMG On Facebook For Philly Coverage

The 2016 Democratic National Convention kicks off in Philadelphia on Monday. Please like the JMG page on Facebook for photos, commentary, and live-streamed video as I work the halls of the Wells Fargo Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (The “like” button is also on the JMG front page.) I’ll arrive on Saturday afternoon to attend a few of the …

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New Hillary Ad: Back When Donald Loved Me [VIDEO]

Mediaite recaps: The political media world is abuzz about Texas Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz‘s failure to endorse nominee Donald Trump during his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, but presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton‘s campaign is spending Thursday morning reminding people about someone who did endorse the nominee. Unfortunately for Donald Trump, the nominee …

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CLEVELAND: White Supremacist GOP Delegate Booted For Hoping That Snipers Kill Black Protesters

We’re just surprised the GOP didn’t give her a medal. From the Chicago Sun-Times: The Illinois Republican Party on Wednesday revoked the convention credentials of a Donald Trump delegate from Chicago “for publicly-made racist comments and threats of violence” on a Facebook posting. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider told the Sun-Times the party, “has zero tolerance for racism of …

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Sarah Palin To Ted Cruz: Delete Your Career

“Turns out Ted Cruz’s partner, Carly Fiorina, had a more graceful exit from the political stage than he had. Cruz’s broken pledge to support the will of the people tonight was one of those career-ending ‘read my lips’ moments. “I guarantee American voters took notice and felt more unsettling confirmation as to why we don’t much like typical politicians because …

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BRAZIL: Ten Arrested In Olympic Terror Plot

An early report from the BBC: Federal police in Brazil have arrested 10 members of a group alleged to be preparing acts of terrorism during the Olympic Games. The authorities said they were not members of so-called Islamic State but had tried to make contact with the group. The arrests were made in the southern state of Parana. They come …

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Twitter Ponders Laura Ingraham’s “Nazi Salute”

See the many, many tweets here. From the New York Daily News story titled “Did Nazi That Coming!” What the heil? Laura Ingraham, conservative radio host and political commentator, after serving up a cold dish of criticism against Hillary Clinton and men in skinny jeans, saluted her way off the Republican National Convention stage. Whether it was a Nazi salute …

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Cruz Faces Delegates: I’m Won’t Be A Servile Puppy Dog Or Back Man Who Trashed My Family [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday morning defended distancing himself from Donald Trump, refusing to say he’s voting for Trump and ripping the Republican National Convention’s response to his speech the night before. Speaking to Texas’s delegation at the convention at a Thursday breakfast, Cruz said his pledge to support the GOP’s eventual nominee was “abrogated” when …

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Phil Robertson Turns On Ted Cruz

The Washington Post reports: It was one of the most memorable ads of the Iowa caucuses: Phil Robertson, the straggly-bearded patriarch on reality-television’s “Duck Dynasty,” took Ted Cruz duck hunting. But the two men are hardly hunting buddies now. Robertson chastised the Texas senator in an interview here Thursday morning for his refusal to endorse Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s …

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FEC Complaint Filed Over Melania Trump’s Speech Because Speechwriter Works For Trump’s Corporation

Via press release: This morning the Democratic Coalition Against Trump filed a federal campaign complaint against Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign with the Federal Elections Commission. The complaint alleges five violations including illegally accepting direct corporate contributions, accepting services from a volunteer that were actually compensated, use of the Trump corporate name or trademark to facilitate campaign contributions, illegal use of …

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BETRAYAL: Mike Huckabee Trashes “Self-Absorbed Lyin’ Ted Cruz” For Refusing To Endorse Donald Trump

“The question of the night was whether Ted Cruz would honor his word and support the nominee or earn the moniker ‘Lyin Ted’ given to him by the man who won. The question was whether Cruz would make his speech about HIS future or the future of the country. And that question was answered when Ted Cruz chose to not …

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Donald Trump Sues Art Of The Deal Ghostwriter For Denouncing Him, Demands Returns Of All Royalties

From the New Yorker: When Tony Schwartz, Donald Trump’s ghostwriter for his 1987 memoir “The Art of the Deal,” decided to tell the public about his concerns that Trump isn’t fit to serve as President, his main worry was that Trump, who is famously litigious, would threaten to take legal action against him. Schwartz’s premonition has proved correct. On Monday, …

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Trump Alarms NATO Allies By Questioning Whether US Would Defend Them, Clinton Campaign Reacts

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump, on the eve of accepting the Republican nomination for president, said Wednesday that if he were elected, he would not pressure Turkey or other authoritarian allies about conducting purges of their political adversaries or cracking down on civil liberties. The United States, he said, has to “fix our own mess” before trying …

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Michael Moore: Trump Is Going To Win [VIDEO]

Via the Hollywood Reporter: Michael Moore told Bill Maher he thinks that Donald Trump will win the election during Wednesday’s special edition of Real Time With Bill Maher for the Republican National Convention. Maher first took the stage at his Los Angeles studio to give his take on a raucous three days that has seen a rebellion on the convention …

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Trump: I Knew But I Let Ted Cruz Speak Anyway

From the New York Post: Donald Trump is reacting to Ted Cruz’s convention speech, saying the address that drew loud boos Wednesday at the Republican National Convention was “No big deal!” Trump says on Twitter that Cruz “didn’t honor” the pledge that Republican primary candidates had made to support the eventual GOP nominee. Trump says he saw Cruz’s speech two …

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Carpool Karaoke With The First Lady [VIDEO]

Man, we’re gonna miss her. Variety recaps: The political scene have have been preoccupied with Ted Cruz getting booed and more news out of the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, but First Lady Michelle Obama was able some alternative programming with the help of James Corden. FLOTUS joined “The Late Late Show” host for a “Carpool Karaoke” segment that was …

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