2016 Election

Tony Perkins Slams Mike Pence For Creating “Domino Effect” When He Caved On Anti-LGBT Bill [VIDEO]

Hate group leader Tony Perkins appeared on Fox Business this morning where he lamented that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence created a domino effect when he caved on his state’s attempt to legalize anti-LGBT discrimination. Nevertheless, Perkins is optimistic that evangelicals can see past that betrayal and will now rally to the Trump ticket. Watch below.

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REPORT: Trump To Name Cabinet At Convention

Trump confidant Roger Stone, who is banned from CNN and MSNBC for his many racist posts on social media, told Breitbart this weekend that Trump will name his prospective cabinet choices at some point during the convention. But check out how Stone parses his words: “I think that Trump is going to name a prospective cabinet and there is of …

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Chris Christie Reportedly “Livid” Over VP Snub

The Weekly Standard did some eavesdropping: New Jersey governor Chris Christie was reportedly enraged he didn’t earn the VP spot, according to a top Trump campaign official. While minding my own business at the Starbucks inside the Westin hotel this morning, I saw a man engage Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in conversation about the VP selection process. The man, …

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Today’s GOP Convention Speakers: Willie Robertson, Scott Baio, Melania Trump, Antonio Sabato Jr.

The Republican Convention launches today in Cleveland and last night the GOP issued the full list of speakers: MONDAY Theme: Make America Safe Again Headliners: Trump’s wife, Melania; Lt. Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, U.S. Army; Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; and Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont. Others: Willie Robertson, star of “Duck Dynasty”; former Texas Gov. Rick Perry; Marcus Luttrell, retired U.S. …

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United Airlines Suspends “Hang Hillary” Pilot

That was quick. Via Bloomberg: United Airlines suspended pilot and Republican West Virginia lawmaker Michael Folk from flying pending an investigation after he said Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be executed. “This pilot has been removed from flying pending our investigation,” United Continental Holdings Inc. tweeted Sunday. “We are appalled by his threatening comments.” Folk, a member of the …

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#NeverTrump Makes Their Last Stand

The Hill reports: The Never Trump contingent is going into the Republican National Convention determined to block Donald Trump from the nomination regardless of the rules about unbinding delegates. And for them, Monday marks the finale of the groups’ efforts to pump the brakes on officially nominating Trump. These forces have descended upon Cleveland, already whipping delegates in behind-the-scenes efforts …

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CLEVELAND: Police Union Asks Gov. John Kasich To Suspend Open Carry During GOP Convention

CNN reports: The head of Cleveland’s largest police union is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state’s open carry gun laws during this week’s Republican National Convention following Sunday’s shooting in Louisiana that killed three officers and wounded at least three others. “We are sending a letter to Gov. Kasich requesting assistance from him. He could …

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WEST VIRGINIA: United Airlines Pilot/GOP Lawmaker Calls For Hillary Clinton To Be Hanged On DC’s Mall

From the Associated Press: A West Virginia Republican lawmaker said Sunday his comments made on Twitter calling for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s public execution weren’t meant to be taken literally. House of Delegates member Mike Folk said that his tweet Friday over Clinton’s use of a private email system while she served as secretary of state was “hyperbole.” In the tweet, …

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Seen At The GOP Convention

From the New York Daily News: This year’s RNC may be a grand old segregated party. Republican National Convention organizers are scrambling to replace signs labeling a bank of elevators the “white elevators.” The Jim Crow-esque signs were seen in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, where thousands of Republican delegates, politicians and supporters are expected to formally nominate bombastic businessman Donald Trump …

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Trump Campaign Solicits Illegal Foreign Donations

The Hill reports: Donald Trump’s campaign is still soliciting illegal donations from foreign individuals — including members of foreign governments at their official email addresses — weeks after the campaign was put on notice by watchdog groups. Foreign members of parliament from the United Kingdom and Australia confirmed to The Hill that they received fundraising solicitations from the Trump campaign …

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Chachi To Speak At GOP Convention

Faded 80s sitcom star Scott Baio, who regularly appears on Fox News to declare his belief that President Obama is secretly Muslim, has been added to the list of speakers at the GOP convention.  That’s how hurting they are for star power. UPI reports: “You heard it 1st on @JudgeJeanine that @realDonaldTrump personally asked me to go to the #RNC2016 …

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Denies Support For Ex-Gay Torture Appears In GOP Platform (It Does)

Yesterday RNC chairman Reince Priebus flatly denied that ex-gay torture is part of the 2016 GOP platform even though it was preliminarily approved last week thanks to Tony Perkins. From the Associated Press: Priebus denied that language inserted into a draft of the party platform encourages “conversion therapy,” which religious conservatives believe can stop gay people from being gay. The …

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Jeb Bush: Obama Made The GOP More Anti-Gay

In an opinion column published by the Washington Post, yesterday Jeb Bush blamed President Obama for the Republican Party’s relentless campaign to thwart the civil rights of LGBT Americans. From his piece: While he has no doubt tapped into the anxiety so prevalent in the United States today, I do not believe Donald Trump reflects the principles or inclusive legacy …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Welcomes Pence To Ticket

The event is scheduled to start at 11AM. Watch below. Via the Associated Press: Trump and Pence will appear together Saturday morning at a midtown Manhattan hotel, an unofficial kickoff event to the Republican National Convention two days before it opens in Cleveland. While Trump showcases his choice, Democrat Hillary Clinton’s team is already painting Pence’s conservative social viewpoints as …

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Trump Scrubs Website Of Ridiculed Logo

Well, that also took 24 hours. Raw Story reports: After a day of ridicule for a poorly designed Trump/Pence campaign logo that launched a thousand memes, the Trump campaign disappeared the design from their official website overnight. Following the Twitter announcement of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as businessman Donald Trump’s choice of a running mate should he still be given …

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24-HOUR FLIP-FLOP: Mike Pence Falls In Line, Drops All Opposition To Trump’s Proposed Policies [VIDEO]

It took Indiana Gov. Mike Pence exactly 24 hours to abandon his well-known opposition to most of Donald Trump’s proposed policies. NBC News reports: Donald Trump’s newly-named running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, has shored up discrepancies over his contrasting stances with Trump on several key policies, including past U.S. trade deals, the Muslim ban and the proposal to build …

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New York Trump Campaign Chair Tells #NeverTrump Delegate She Should Be Hanged For Treason

From the Buffalo News: Carl P. Paladino – co-chairman of Donald Trump’s New York campaign – is still in the mood for a hanging. Stephani Williams, a Republican convention delegate from Utah who opposes Trump’s nomination for president, learned about the bombastic Buffalo businessman the same way many others have over the years: via email. “You should be hung for …

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Ivanka Trump’s Rabbi Bails On GOP Convention, Was Supposed To Lead A Prayer Against Bigotry

And that makes three in one day. The New York Times reports: Yet another prominent person Donald J. Trump hoped would appear at the Republican National Convention has rebuffed his invitation, the latest sign of disarray in the campaign’s planning of an event that starts in just three days. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, who heads the congregation that Mr. Trump’s daughter …

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Jon Stewart To Return To Cover GOP Convention

Yes, yes, YES. Vulture reports: Pro tip for anyone who’s been bummed about the absence of Jon Stewart during this election cycle: Make sure to watch Monday’s edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The former host of The Daily Show will appear on Colbert’s CBS 11:35 p.m. program to help kick off two weeks of live editions timed …

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REPORT: Trump Tried To Un-Pick Pence Last Night

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump was reportedly so uncertain about his choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate that he asked some of his top staffers if he could back out of it late Thursday night, according to CNN’s Dana Bash and NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell. The alleged hesitance came at around midnight last night, Bash …

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