Politics

Anti-gay Kentucky governor-elect Matt Bevin is VERY ANGRY about the above cartoon published yesterday by the Lexington Herald-Leader. Bevin, who has four adopted children from Africa, has issued a press release which threatens the paper with reprisals once he assumes office. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: “The Lexington Herald-Leader chose to articulate with great clarity the deplorably racist ideology of ‘cartoonist’ …

Last night Stephen Colbert opening his show with a blistering denouncement of the GOP response to the Syrian refugee crisis. Watch this.

CNN tonight confirmed that it has suspended reporter Elise Labott for tweeting that the Statue Of Liberty bowed her head “in anguish” following the House vote to suspend immigration by Syrian refugees. The suspension came after Washington Post writer Eric Wemple called out Labott for not complying with CNN’s “neutrality principle/sham.” Labott’s suspension will reportedly last two weeks. And over …

Every House Republican and 47 House Democrats this afternoon voted to suspend immigration by Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Politico reports: The vote was a significant loss for the White House — perhaps the biggest setback since most of the House Democratic Caucus voted against Obama on a trade bill in mid-June. Thursday’s vote, coupled with the Iranian nuclear agreement bill …

The Washington Post reacts to the above map released this week by the Federal Elections Commission: Pretty remarkable no? The cliche about Democrats being the coastal party and Republicans being the party of the interior of the country is born out by this map. Outside of a pocket of liberalism in Minnesota (a long time progressive stronghold) and Illinois (a …

According to a report issued today by the Washington Post, Martin O’Malley’s campaign is just about out of money. They write: With barely 10 weeks before Democrats start picking their presidential nominee, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley’s campaign is perilously close to financial collapse. The Democratic hopeful this week began asking the roughly 30 staffers at his Baltimore headquarters to …

Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a letter vowing to follow through on his progressive campaign promises. Deadstate recaps: Trudeau’s plans will include legalizing and regulating marijuana, reducing the number of hand guns and assault rifles, and securing rights for all citizens, especially focusing on LGBTQ rights. Trudeau’s letter lists several other priorities, such as fighting for the …

CNN recaps the Bloomberg poll released last night: The refugee issue has emerged as a key political issue in the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. More than half — 31 — of the nation’s governors, mainly Republicans, oppose letting Syrian refugees into their states and most GOP presidential candidates have called for a pause in allowing them …

Democratic Roanoke Mayor David Bowers today issued a press release which suggests that those WWII-era Japanese internment camps were not only a good idea then, they might be the way to go now with Muslim refugees. Who he totally doesn’t want in his town. “Better safe than sorry.” Bowers: “I’m reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester …

President Obama just unleashed a barrage of tweets denouncing those who want to “slam the door in the face of refugees.” The Tea Things are going nuts.

According to a new poll out of Florida, Donald Trump’s support there has climbed to 36%, twice that of Marco Rubio’s 18%. Next comes Ben Carson with 15% and Ted Cruz with 10%. From the Tampa Bay Times: A newly released poll of likely Florida Republican primary voters by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative shows Donald …

Via USA Today: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ended his long-shot campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday. Jindal made the announcement on Fox News, saying “it’s not my time.” While Jindal’s campaign showed some progress in Iowa — site of the Feb. 1 caucuses that open the Republican nomination contest — he had trouble gaining traction in other …

In an attempt to out-Cruz Ted Cruz, yesterday Chris Christie told right wing radio host Hugh Hewitt that under his presidency, he’d even ban immigration for refugee orphans under five years old. Presumably because they’d grow up to be suicide bombers. Listen below.

The three remaining Democratic candidates for president will debate in Iowa tonight where the questions will now center on terrorism. The New York Times reports: In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national …

After rejecting the bill on last week’s first reading, today Ukraine’s Parliament approved gay employment protections in order to qualify for visa-free travel within most EU nations. But according to a local gay journalist, the protections are set to expire soon, making the bill a mere end-run around the EU’s requirements. In addition, the bill only passed after MPs were …

The Hill is shocked: In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41. In the McClatchy poll, Sanders also leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) by a landslide margin of 10 points, 51 to 41. It is shocking that the …

To access the WiFi at tonight’s GOP debate in Milwaukee, every reporter must use the password “StopHillary”. Case-sensitive, no space! I can think of some better passwords and I’m sure you can too. Let’s hear them.

Fox Business will host tonight’s fourth GOP debate where the topic will allegedly be restricted to the economy. But as we saw, that didn’t work out so well for CNBC, who also didn’t face the many breaking stories provided in recent days courtesy of Ben Carson. Unlike with earlier debates, Fox Business will provide a live-stream that does not require …

CNN reports: President Barack Obama joined Facebook on Monday and said he wanted his account to be “a place where we can have real conversations,” diving right in with his first post on climate change. In that post, Obama took Facebook users on a walk through his back yard at the White House and calling on Americans in a video …

We’re just inside three months from the first primary and already top Democrats are openly mulling Hillary Clinton’s running mate selection. The Hill reports: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro is a favorite. His backers think the 41-year-old would give the Democratic ticket a youthful face and help the party with Hispanics. But he’s hardly alone, and other Democrats …