Monthly Archives: August 2018

Lindsey Graham: If Trump Fires Sessions, Any Nominee Will Have To Promise To Let Mueller Finish [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that if President Trump replaces Attorney General Jeff Sessions, his new nominee would have to promise the Senate that he would allow special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to complete his investigation. “You have to replace him with somebody who is highly qualified and will commit to the Senate …

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Robert Jeffress: Evangelicals Don’t Care About Trump’s Adultery, The Left’s Shaming Is Not Going To Work

Last night Glorious Leader threw a lavish White House dinner for right wing evangelicals leaders and the heads of viciously anti-LGBT hate groups. Afterwards, Texas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress rushed to Fox News, where he said this: “I know a lot of people are still perplexed- why are Christians so supportive of Donald Trump? Well, it’s really not that hard …

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Weird Al: Please Don’t Pickax My New Hollywood Star, Unless I Do Something Monstrous And Evil [VIDEO]

“I’m sorry I even have to say this, I don’t want to even have to ask this, but please don’t pickax my star, okay guys? I know it’s all the rage these days, but that’s not cool, just please don’t do that. Unless, at some point in the future, I do something unfathomably monstrous and evil, in which case, sure, …

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Trump Threatens Google Over “Rigged” Search Results

The Verge reports: The perceived leftwing bias of big tech companies has become a major talking point for conservatives. And this morning on Twitter, President Trump escalated their claims. Trump suggested that not only was there a tendency for tech companies to suppress right-wing voices, but that Google has “rigged” its search results to only show negative reporting about him. …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports: Little Monsters of all ages have plenty to celebrate with the upcoming release of Rockabye Baby!‘s Lady Gaga lullaby covers album, due Sept. 21. With covers of tracks that span her illustrious career, ranging from The Fame up to Joanne, even the Mother Monster’s most club-friendly bops will wind down into wood-block-and-glockenspiel sleepy time fodder. The Rockabye …

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Roger Stone Claims Mueller Will Indict Junior, Denies Coming Report He Tipped Off Trump On Hillary’s Emails

The New York Daily News reports: Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone on Monday preemptively pushed back on reports alleging he tipped the President off about WikiLeaks’ pre-election releases of emails stolen from Hillary Clinton’s campaign. In a video posted to Instagram, Stone vehemently denied the assertion, which he claimed several news outlets are pursuing. “Somebody has been pushing a fake …

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Falwell: I’ve Personally Begged Trump To Fire Sessions

Politico reports: Jerry Falwell Jr., a top conservative religious leader, said Monday he urged President Donald Trump to fire Jeff Sessions over his handling of investigations into Russian election meddling, saying the attorney general has lost evangelicals’ support. “He really is not on the president’s team, never was,” Falwell, the president of Liberty University, said of Sessions. “He’s wanted to …

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GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter +8 Despite Theft Arrest

The Hill reports: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) holds an 8-point lead over his Democratic opponent despite being indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds, according to a new poll. A Survey USA poll published Monday found that among likely voters in California’s 50th District who were surveyed, 47 percent plan to vote for Hunter, compared to 39 percent who favor …

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Kushner Company Fined $210K For False Documents Claiming Its Buildings Had No Rent-Regulated Tenants

The Associated Press reports: The Kushner family real estate company has been fined $210,000 by New York City regulators following an Associated Press investigation that showed it routinely filed false documents with the city claiming it had no rent-regulated tenants in its buildings when it, in fact, had hundreds. The false documents allowed the company to escape extra scrutiny during …

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Trump Finally Issues Statement Praising John McCain’s “Service To Our Country”, Orders Full Military Honors

Just in from the White House press office: Statement from the President: Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain’s service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment. I have asked Vice President Mike Pence to …

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Florida Mass Shooter Had Been Hospitalized Twice For Mental Illness, Prescribed Anti-Psychotic Medications

The Associated Press reports: Court records obtained by The Associated Press show that a man accused of killing two people and then himself at a video gaming competition in Florida had been hospitalized for mental illness. Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as a teenager he was twice hospitalized in psychiatric facilities and …

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White House Flag Returns To Half-Staff For McCain

CBS News reports: Late Monday afternoon, the White House lowered the flag flying at the White House to half staff. It had had been lowered to half staff Sunday and raised to full staff again on Monday morning, even as the nation continued honoring the life and legacy of Sen. John McCain. The Arizona Republican, whose relationship with President Trump …

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TEXAS: Poll Shows Dead Heat For O’Rourke And Cruz

The Washington Examiner reports: Incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz leads Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke by one point in their Texas Senate race, putting the two in a dead heat for the seat. An Emerson College poll puts Cruz at 38 percent compared to O’Rourke’s 37 percent among registered voters. Twenty-one percent are still undecided, according to the poll, conducted Aug. …

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McCain Spox: Trump Will Not Be At The Funeral

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump will not attend John McCain’s funeral, a spokesman for the late senator said Monday, while the president’s predecessors Barack Obama and George W. Bush will deliver eulogies. “The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral,” McCain spokesman and former campaign manager Rick Davis said. “That’s just a fact.” Trump’s absence …

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Pastor Sues Televangelist For Sexual Harassment, Says He Was Asked To Masturbate In His Presence [VIDEO]

The Christian Post reports: Televangelist Ernest Angley and his megachurch, Grace Cathedral, are being sued for sexual misconduct and for allegedly forcing a former associate pastor to go through with a vasectomy. According to the lawsuit, filed last week in Summit County Clerk of Courts, former Grace Cathedral employee Brock Miller is accusing Angley of “predatory, harassing, and offensive behavior,” …

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Trump Says He’ll Terminate NAFTA, Threatens Canada

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump says he’ll be “terminating” the North American Free Trade Agreement as he pursues a deal with Mexico and starts negotiations with Canada. Trump said Monday during an Oval Office event that he’ll be calling the emerging agreement the “United States-Mexico Trade Agreement.” He says it will mark the end of the NAFTA name. …

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NRA TV Host Blames FL Video Game Shooting Survivor For Wearing Headphones: He Couldn’t Hear The Shots

“If you listen over the talking, that person doesn’t hear the shots. Why? Because their headphones are on. This is another example of people not being aware of their surroundings. I heard at least four, or five, or six shots while that person was taking a cellphone video of the game. There’s no running for cover, there’s not even any …

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Pope Francis: Parents Shouldn’t Reject Their Gay Kids, But Should Seek Psychiatric Help For Them [VIDEO]

Agence France-Presse reports: Pope Francis has recommended parents seek psychiatric help for children who show homosexual tendencies, during a press conference on his plane taking him back to Rome from Ireland. A journalist asked the pontiff on Sunday what he would say to parents who observe homosexual traits in their children. “I would say first of all pray, not to …

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Scamvangelist Jim Bakker: I Don’t Dare Wear A Trump Hat, If I Did I Might Be Murdered In The Street [VIDEO]

“I don’t dare wear a Trump hat. The evil in this country is so bad, if I was a Republican – which I have been my whole life – I couldn’t wear a hat with my candidate on it without concern about being murdered in the street. They’re putting us in a corner and I won’t shut up. “I’m in …

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Randy Rainbow: If You Ever Got Impeached [VIDEO]

Viral YouTube star Randy Rainbow was busy this weekend with his latest number, If You Ever Got Impeached, which is set to the tune Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s classic If I Only Had A Brain from The Wizard Of Oz. As always, I won’t give away any of the jokes but you’ll definitely enjoy Randy’s inventive rhymes.

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