Month: June 2016
Lawmaker Offers AR-15 as Fundraiser Door Prize
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Day after the worst mass shooting in American history, Rep. Andy Holt (R-TN), is firmly standing behind his decision to give away am AR-15 semi-automatic rifle as a door prize at his next fundraiser, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. Said Holt: “It has nothing to do with the style of weapon. It has everything to do with who’s behind the weapon.”
Former GOP Senator Endorses Clinton
“I can’t believe I’m endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, but I am. This morning, I woke up and told my wife, ‘Did I really do that?’ But I did. … If someone had told me 10 years ago I would do this, I wouldn’t have believed them.”
— Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD), who endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and called for universal background checks on all gun sales and an assault weapons ban in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, The Hill reports.
Following Yet Another Moment of Silence, House Democrats Ask: “Where’s the Bill?”
U.S. House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) tried to put the same “moment of silence” coin in the slot the day after the Orlando mass shooting as he did after others, but House Democrats discovered they have backbones and acted accordingly.
“The fact is that a moment of silence is an act of respect, and we supported that. But it is a not a license to do nothing,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters off the House floor afterward.
“Members have just had enough of having one minute, a moment of silence on the floor, and then take no action,” she said.
Yep. Haven’t we all?
Surprise! Clinton has Raised More Money from Women than Trump Has
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Percentage of campaign contributions Hillary Clinton has received in contributions of more than $200 from women, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis shows, while the comparable figure for Trump is 28 percent. The divide is nearly twice what it was in 2012, when President Barack Obama raised 44 percent of his funds from women versus former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 28 percent. Clinton has raised $74 million from women who gave more than $200 — almost $10 million more than she’s raised from men in the same category. That’s far more than Trump, who has done little in the way of broad fundraising and has received just $688,640 from women giving more than $200.
Trump has a Track Record of NOT Paying Workers
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Number of times Donald Trump and/or his companies has been sued over the past three decades, USA Today reports, “and a large number of those involve ordinary Americans, who say Trump or his companies have refused to pay them. … At least 60 lawsuits, along with hundreds of liens, judgments, and other government filings reviewed by the USA Today Network, document people who have accused Trump and his businesses of failing to pay them for their work.”
Trump’s Insecurity Is a ‘Black Hole’
For Trump, insecurity is not a manageable motivator. It is the black hole that consumes him…He has an almost pathological obsession with ratings, polls, flattering profiles…Every criticism, every judgment, every potential obstacle seems to evoke in him a latent rage, a sense that the world – as embodied in Manhattan’s unbreachable elite – is condescending to him again… The black hole, left unchecked, could swallow the party’s electoral hopes and leave no trace.
— Matt Bai, Yahoo News
Take the Quiz: Are You Guilty of Bias Against Clinton?
Republicans can leave the room now. This post is just for Democrats.
It’s time to examine how we talk about Hillary Clinton. Forget the folks on the other side. The question is, are we buying into double-standards and biases?
Here’s a little quiz. No one will see your answers, so be honest. […]
