A thought experiment: Mezvinskys in the White House
Now we can say it: the historic election of 2016 has been nullified. And it's not by the opposition party, not by the mainstream media, not by voter fraud or even tampering by the Russians.
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Do the media know what horrors they have wrought?
The head honchos in the hardened bunkered war rooms of MSNBC, CBS, CNN, ABC, NPR, PBS, the NYT, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and on and on are not uniformed, nor do they wear military eagles or stars on their jackets, yet they are the orchestrators of the battle plan and the campaigners to defeat and bring down the administration of President Trump. Sadly, these members of the media, the Fourth Estate, those who are still guaranteed their freedom of speech, to write their opinions without fear of being shut down by the government, are committing suicide by joining with the likes of the street mobs clamoring to destroy the Constitution.
Remember what the wizards of smart said about Trump’s budget?
The big media are full of smart boys and girls. They have the educational pedigrees from Ivy League schools or similar elite institutions.
Former Interior Secretary Babbitt to deliver keynote address at 2017 Lake Tahoe Summit
The event, which examines successful environmental restoration projects and ways to address new challenges facing Lake Tahoe, will take place at the Tallac Historic Site. A key focus of the 2017 summit will be combating the effects of climate change in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Turnout low despite expense
Alabama's special election for U.S. Senate will cost $15 million. That's a small price for a vibrant representative democracy, but a waste of money if people don't bother to vote.
Trump’s Culture War
In a series of tweets on Thursday, Trump called the Lost Cause statues under consideration for removal "beautiful" and expressed his disappointment "to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart." He also reiterated his warning that George Washington and Thomas Jefferson may be the next targets of the anti-statue Left.
The Latest: Hundreds in downtown Atlanta march to King home
A Los Angeles judge has denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end the criminal case against the fugitive director. A Los Angeles judge has denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end the criminal case against the fugitive director.
Capito criticizes Trump, says he should unite the country
A Republican U.S. senator from one of Donald Trump's most popular states says the president's comments about the violent white supremacist rally in Virginia has created a firestorm and that he should unite the country against racism. West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told the Charleston Gazette-Mail in a telephone interview that Trump's most egregious comments were referring to some of the neo-Nazi protesters as "very fine people."
Suspect in killings of 2 Fla. officers arrested at bar
Dozens of current and former members of the New York Police Department and others rallied Saturday in support of Colin Kaepernick. Dozens of current and former members of the New York Police Department and others rallied Saturday in support of Colin Kaepernick.
EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Trump AG Raked In Campaign Donations From An Oil Tycoon With Ties To Putin
One of the attorneys general who has sought probes against the Trump administration has accepted large individual campaign donations from an energy tycoon with connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has accepted more than $60,000 in small donations from Leonard Blavatnik, a Ukrainian-born energy billionaire with ties to Russian oligarchs, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation examination of the Democrat's financial disclosure reports .
The Problem With The Trump White House is Donald Trump, Not Steve Bannon
Justin Sink at Bloomberg pushes back against the idea that Stephen Bannon's departure is likely to lead to a calmer, less chaotic, White House: In any other White House, Bannon's departure as chief strategist on Friday would serve as a reset for the administration following a disastrous week dominated by the president's combative insistence that "both sides" were to blame for the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. It's the boldest stroke in Chief of Staff John Kelly's attempt to impose order on a White House divided into warring camps.
Reshuffle? Reset? Restart? Call it what you want – Trump and the GOP need it.
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , President Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan during a meeting with House and Senate leadership at the White House in Washington on March 1. British politicians are familiar with the term "reshuffle," when senior figures in the government switch portfolios or get tossed out or brought into the government. And they're also very familiar with "coalition governments," when ruling governments divide jobs and authorities between two or more parties.
Whataboutism: The Cold War tactic, thawed by Putin, is brandished by Donald Trump
President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 in New York.
GOP doubts and anxieties about Trump burst into the open
In this Aug. 15, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he answers questions in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump's racially fraught comments about a deadly neo-Nazi rally have thrust into the open some Republicans' deeply held doubts about his competency and temperament, in an extraordinary public airing of worries and grievances about a sitting president by his own party.
Duke University removes damaged Robert E. Lee statue
Robert E. Lee statue, center, stands at the Duke Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 17 2017, in Durham, N.C. Duke President Vincent E. Price said in a statement that he had already been meeting with member... . FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2017 file photo, the defaced Gen.
Venezuela congress defies push to take over its powers
Venezuela's pro-government constitutional assembly took ove... . Brian Naranjo, US Deputy Chief of Mission, center front, and diplomatic the corp members attend a session of Venezuela's National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.
Democratic representative says Trump presidency a unraveling before our eyesa
Donald Trump is facing fresh criticism over his response to the deadly violence that broke in Charlottesville last Saturday. A bipartisan group of lawmakers denounced the president's statements blaming "both sides" after counterprotesters clashed with neo-Nazis and white nationalists, leaving one dead and more than a dozen people injured.
John McCain completes first round of radiation, chemotherapy treatment
John McCain, who is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, has finished the first round of radiation and chemotherapy treatment, according to his daughter, Meghan McCain, on Friday. My father completed first round radiation/chemo.
Counter-protesters block neo-Nazi march to Berlin prison
Conservative activists and leftist counter-protesters are preparing for a rally on Boston Common that could draw thousands a week after a demonstration in Virginia turned deadly. Conservative activists and leftist counter-protesters are preparing for a rally on Boston Common that could draw thousands a week after a demonstration in Virginia turned deadly.
Spain, France press manhunt for ringleader in dual attacks
Police on Friday shot and killed five people carrying bomb belts who were con... . A couple looks at flags, messages and candles placed after van attack that killed at least 13, in central Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017.