Army of Robocops
A growing trend that should make us all wary
Is their change from mildly threatening to really scary.
Ferguson just proves it —
If they own it, they’ll shoot it,
As cops become less like police and more like the military.
Day: August 18, 2014
Boehner a Master at Fund-Raising
$43 million
Amount House Speaker John Boehner has raised for accounts under his direct control and he has helped amass tens of millions more for Republican allies, the AP reports. “The Ohio lawmaker accounts for about one-fifth of the cash collected by House Republicans’ campaign arm, the National Republican Congressional Committee. Boehner has written almost $18 million in checks to the group, which has raised $101 million this campaign cycle.”
Majority of Republicans Say They Would Support a Qualified Gay Candidate
68%
Of Republicans say they would be no less likely to support a well-qualified gay candidate, a new poll from McClatchy/Marist poll finds. At the same time, 63% of Republicans still personally oppose same-sex marriage and 60% say they would be upset if one of their children were gay.
Gregory Paid $4 Million Severance
$4 million
Amount “Meet the Press” anchor David Gregory was paid to leave NBC News, sources told Page Six .
Sharpton Exhorts Ferguson Protesters to Vote
You all got to start voting and showing up — 12% turnout is an insult to your children.
— Rev. Al Sharpton, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, speaking to protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.
Paul Ryan Can’t Differentiate Fact from Fiction
I watched the first couple of episodes until he cheated on his wife with that reporter. It turned my stomach so much that I just couldn’t watch it anymore. His behavior was so reprehensible, and it hit too close to home because he was a House member, that it just bothered me too much. And what I thought is, it makes us all look like we’re like that.
— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), to Parade, on why he doesn’t watch “House of Cards” anymore.
Finally, Leaker Leaves!
He’s been couch-surfing there for two years,
Haunted by paranoia and extradition fears.
It’s probably been borin’
But according to the Ecuadorans,
When Julian Assange leaves, they’ll shed no tears.
