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Kamala Harris Says Her Campaign Woes Boil Down to Fact She’s a Woman of Color

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 29, 2019 59 Comments

Senator Kamala Harris' presidential campaign has seen highs and lows since she officially entered the race back in January. Yet outside of the two-week time frame after the first Democratic debate where her campaign looked unstoppable, it's been mostly lows. So how does a Democratic candidate, who has run out of excuses for why she can't recapture her brief flirtation with momentum, explain away her campaign woes? Trot out the trusty, dusty race and sexism cards, that's what.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjEopiqGrV4#action=share

Susan Rice Whines Over Trump Not Notifying Obama Before ISIS Raid

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 29, 2019 51 Comments

Anything to rip President Donald Trump, right? President Barack Obama's National Security Advisor Susan Rice, the woman who blamed Benghazi on a YouTube video, claimed Trump should have told the former president about the ISIS raid beforehand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIAJc6XPp_4

Trump: American Troops ‘Terminated’ al-Baghdadi’s ‘Number One Replacement’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 29, 2019 22 Comments

President Donald Trump tweeted that American troops have taken out dead ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "number one replacement."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoB_gjuZgf8

“Pachamama” Statues Retrieved From Tiber May be Displayed Again at Vatican

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 29, 2019 22 Comments

Last week, we reported that faithful Catholics threw primitive figurines in the Tiber that were used in a Vatican garden ceremony and placed by an altar in Rome’s Church of Santa Maria in Transpontina. The Catholic men were offended that the "Pachamama" statues were more akin to fertility goddesses than sacred Catholic images. In an apologetic statement, Pope Frances indicated that the statues have now been dredged up and may be displayed again.

University’s Music School Excludes South Korean Students from Tour at China’s Behest

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 29, 2019 49 Comments

Eastman Philharmonia is one of the orchestras in the music school at the University of Rochester in New York. They embarked on a tour in China, but the Chinese government refused to issue visas for student musicians who are South Korean. The tour is continuing without them.

Iranian Refugee Warns America That Universities are Becoming Radicalized

Africana Studies Department at Oberlin College Offers Courses on Marxism

Northwestern Food Fest Cancels Event After Pro-Israel Group Registers

Member of Largest Teachers Union Says They Abandoned Education in Pursuit of Political Power

Columbia to Host Discussion of American Genocide, Colonialism, and Racial Oppression

LGBT Student Group at Florida State U. Requests $58K for Drag Shows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYBKZ7DPkkQ

Sanders Receives Endorsement From Anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 29, 2019 25 Comments

2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who is Jewish, received the endorsement of anti-Israel Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over the weekend. Then on Monday Sanders announced his own "quid pro quo" to Israel. He even said he would use American aid to Israel as "leverage" to force the country to "change their behavior."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tTDq-LGYYQ

House to Hold Vote to Formalize the Procedures of the Impeachment Inquiry

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 28, 2019 49 Comments

Monday, Speaker Pelosi announced that the House will hold a vote this week to formalize procedures in the impeachment inquiry. As of yet, the hearings have been closed-door hearings, without public access.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSkpPaiUF8s#action=share

Judge Reopens Nicholas Sandmann lawsuit against Washington Post

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 28, 2019 31 Comments

In late July 2019, a federal district Judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky dismissed the lawsuit by Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann against The Washington Post. For background on the dismissal and the underlying legal issues, see our post, Nicholas Sandmann lawsuit against Washington Post DISMISSED.

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1188803680029548544

Trump Booed, Greeted With Chants of “Lock Him Up!” at World Series Game 5

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 28, 2019 16 Comments

President Trump attended Game 5 of the World Series, held at the Washington Nationals' ball park. When Trump was shown on the park's big screen, locals booed and chanted "lock him up!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMUjLRS5DBM

‘Beautiful’ and ‘Talented’ Military Dog Recovering After Cornering al-Baghdadi

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 28, 2019 50 Comments

While American forces raided a compound that held ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the military dogs came out as heroes. They chased al-Baghdadi "down a dark underground tunnel before he detonated a suicide vest." The explosion injured one dog, but the heroic animal should recover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWA8iuNBw-U

Trump Says Chicago Police Superintendent Johnson ‘Not Doing His Job,’ Calls Him a ‘Disgrace’

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 28, 2019 14 Comments

President Donald Trump slammed Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson during his speech at the Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Chicago. From The New York Post:

“There is one person that’s not here today. I said, ‘Where is he, I want to talk to him. In fact, more than anyone else, this person should be here because maybe he could learn something. And that’s the superintendent of Chicago Police chief Eddie Johnson,” the president said in the Windy City.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFtkNpSc3k&feature=youtu.be

Trump on why Pelosi, Schiff Not Informed of al-Baghdadi Raid: “Adam Schiff is the biggest leaker in Washington”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 28, 2019 23 Comments

Sunday, Trump confirmed ISIS terrorist and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by US Special Forces in Syria.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzDOCKxm9_E

Democratic Rep. Katie Hill Resigns After Allegations of ‘Inappropriate Sexual Relationships’ With Staffers

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 28, 2019 59 Comments

California Democratic Rep. Katie Hill Hill has decided to resign due to the allegations of "inappropriate sexual relationships." Hill has seen photos of herself surface this past week of her completely naked, holding a bong, and kissing a female staffer. Another story alleged she had an affair with a male staffer.

Branco Cartoon – Loose Lips

Posted by A.F. Branco on October 28, 2019 21 Comments

Leaks have consequences...

NY Times thinks it found the real enemy in al-Baghdadi raid: TRUMP

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 27, 2019 46 Comments

The New York Times wants you to know who the real enemy of U.S. troops was in the raid to get Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: DONALD TRUMP. According to a handful of unnamed sources cited by the Times, the raid was successful IN SPITE OF not because of the president who ordered the raid:

Czech Parliament Condemns Anti-Israel Boycott Movement as Antisemitic

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on October 27, 2019 6 Comments

The Czech parliament passed a resolution last Tuesday condemning the Israel boycott movement as antisemitic. The non-binding resolution calling on the government to stop funding to groups promoting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Jewish State, was adopted with overwhelming support from the deputies in the country's Lower House, receiving 120 votes in favor and 20 against.