Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

DNC Increases January Debate Thresholds Despite Demands It Increase ‘Diversity’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 20, 2019 16 Comments

Earlier this week, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) received demands from presidential hopefuls Sen. Cory Booker and Julián Castro to change its requirements for the January debate. With the old qualifications, Booker and Castro cannot participate. But it looks like that will not change since the DNC increased the January debate qualifications.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-oFJULEWxM

Franklin Graham Says Father Would be ‘Disappointed’ in Christianity Today’s Piece Calling for Trump’s Removal

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 20, 2019 20 Comments

Franklin Graham, the son of late pastor Billy Graham, tweeted that his father would "be disappointed" that the magazine published a piece calling for the removal of President Donald Trump. Billy Graham helped establish the magazine back in 1956.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJnOWLEe78Q

Yang Zings 2020 Democrats: ‘Stop Being Obsessed Over Impeachment’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 20, 2019 12 Comments

The Democratic debate on Thursday night began with a question about the House's vote to impeach President Donald Trump. The majority of the candidates used the opportunity to criticize Trump, but entrepreneur Andrew Yang went in a different direction.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-debate-in-jeopardy-amid-labor-disputes

LIVE: December Democratic Debate Hosted by PBS and Politico

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 24 Comments

A handful of the large 2020 Democratic presidential primary field will face off tonight in Los Angeles, CA. It begins at 8:00 p.m. ET, co-hosted by PBS and Politico. Only seven candidates will take the stage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujqueBcVGDA

McConnell: Pelosi gains no ‘Leverage’ by ‘Refraining From Sending Us Something We Do Not Want’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 45 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi still will not commit to sending Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. She claims that her party has not "seen anything that looks fair to us." McConnell laughed it off.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1194660405907464194

Trump Campaign Raised Over $5 Million on Impeachment Day

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 16 Comments

President Donald Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted that they raised over $5 million on Wednesday. You know, the day the House voted to impeach Trump.

https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1207491703449497600

VIDEO: Rep. Rashida ‘Impeach the M-fer’ Tlaib Posts Giddy Video on Her Way to Impeach Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 20 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declared Wednesday a solemn day and even wore black as the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump. She told the Democrats to behave and not celebrate the impeachment. Many Democratic representatives refused to toe the line. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and others had a celebratory dinner the night before. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who screamed "impeach the mother f*cker" after her swearing-in, posted a happy and gleeful video on her way to vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5vhF77f_I

McConnell: Dems Appear ‘Too Afraid’ to Hand Senate Their ‘Shoddy Work’ on Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 84 Comments

After the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Democrats may wait to send the Senate the Articles of Impeachment to try to exert pressure on the Senate at to impeachment trial rules. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Pelosi and the Democrats on the floor this morning.

https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1207527709322166272

WaPo reporters celebrate ‘Merry Impeachmas’ – then tweet deleted

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 18 Comments

The Washington Post's Congressional reporter Rachael Bade deleted a tweet of her and other reporters at the paper, wishing everyone a Merry Impeachmas. The reporters look happy and joyful as Congress debated and voted to impeach President Donald Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJw54lq8Jcs

Democrat-Controlled House Votes to Impeach Trump With a Few Dems Crossing the Aisle

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 18, 2019 39 Comments

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGaRFyYwBY

Gallup: Trump Approval Up to 45%, Support for Impeachment Down Six Points

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 18, 2019 15 Comments

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives will vote on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump this afternoon. While it will surely pass, the American people have made it known that they still support Trump and not the impeachment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtQqj9IEsRM

Trump Fumes Over Impending Impeachment Vote: ‘I DID NOTHING WRONG!’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 18, 2019 30 Comments

President Donald Trump exploded on Twitter over the impending impeachment vote in the House later today. He retweeted a bunch of tweets praising him and quotes from people on TV shows demeaning the vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkdu4T4d5w4

House Pushes Through Spending Bills Totaling $1.4 Trillion With a Ton of Pork

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 16 Comments

The House of Representatives had less than 24 hours to review spending bills, totaling 2,000+ pages and worth $1.4 trillion, to keep the government fund through the next fiscal year. Despite the small time frame, the representatives passed the bill in order to avert a shutdown, which would have happened on Friday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3p_ar91klI

FISA Court Describes FBI’s Handling of Carter Page Warrant Applications as “antithetical to the heightened duty of candor”

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 74 Comments

The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court lashed out at the FBI's handling of the Carter Page warrant applications, demanding the bureau make changes by January 10.

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