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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #37: Bromancing The Trump Edition
Last edited Wed Jul 27, 2016, 01:50 PM - Edit history (3)
Top 10 Conservative Idiots #37: Bromancing The Trump Edition
Welcome back to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots! So I’ve been talking about Star Trek Beyond the last couple of weeks, and I finally saw it this weekend. I have to say – WOW, amazing movie. I have really liked the rebooted Star Trek series, but this might be the best one so far. Even if you don’t like the new movies it’s worth going to for very moving tributes to Leonard Nimoy and Anton Yelchin, and a great use of the Beastie Boys’ song “Sabotage”. Anyway, how great was it on Friday to see Jon Stewart back on TV and completely owning the GOP? The RNC as predicted was, exactly as Bill Maher called it, a category 5 shit storm. But that was about as batshit crazy as it got. I loved seeing the Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday just to see the return of the great Jon Stewart, who has been sadly missing from my TV. Well anyway enough of my rambling, here’s the clip itself:
So where do we begin this week? Well the top spot this week definitely has to go to our returning champion who has been featured in nearly every Idiots list so far and that’s possible future president Donald J. Trump. In the first slot, there’s a possible e-mail hack scandal brewing involving the Trump campaign and Russian hackers. Grab your tin foil hats for this one! In the second slot, the RNC was an absolute disaster and we’ve got everything that we didn’t get covered last week this week. In the third slot is Melania Trump (3). The possible First Lady is experiencing a lot of shit for plagiarizing her speech at the RNC last Tuesday. Moving ahead to the DNC, Deborah Wasserman Shultz (4) caused quite the shit show with her scandal involving predatory pay day loan vendors, and it is causing her to step down as the opening speaker of the DNC. At number 5 is Fox News. So Roger Ailes got shit canned, Sean Hannity cranks up the whambulance at Jon Stewart, and their viewers are proving to be as misogynistic as Roger Ailes is over Megan Kelly’s choice of outfit. At number 6, Alex Jones was ever more prevalent at the RNC, and sadly led a one man protest against The Young Turks. At number 7 we are going to talk about RNC Dissenters (7). So last week I briefly mentioned that Rush Limbaugh was going to take one for the team when Hillary is elected in November. But he's not the only one. In the number 8 slot we’re going to take a dip in the international conservative idiots file and head back to Rio (8) to talk about the upcoming summer Olympics which is promising to be a shit storm, and I’m not just referring to the river of poop that the men’s and women’s canoe teams are going to be rowing in. Taking the number 9 (NEIN!) slot, Caitlyn Jenner (9) made an absurd claim that it was easier for her to come out as a trans woman than it was for her to come out as a republican. Well let’s do some fact-checking, shall we? We are not making this one up. Finally this week we’re going to talk about the republicans and music (10). You know last week Donald Trump got a lot of shit for using Queen’s “We Are The Champions”. But he’s not the first. Oh no, my friends, he is definitely not the first. We are going to go down the wormhole on this one and post a GOP greatest hits, including John Oliver’s recent jab. So grab your guitars and let’s get shredding! But rather than poke holes at the GOP's schemes, we're instead going to kind of bridge the gap if you will, and offer some alternatives that they actually can use! Musicians and celebrities who actually support Donald Trump. Plus we have not one, but two bonus idiots for you this week – the Holy Land Experience is going under, and was recently named one of the worst theme parks in America by MSN, while Milo Yiannopoulos was banned from Twitter after directing vile toward Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones. Enjoy! And as always don’t forget the key!
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
So you know the theme of this year’s RNC was “Make America (Whatever) Again”, right? Well one of my favorite flicks is Simon Pegg’s 2006 action comedy “Hot Fuzz”. If you haven’t seen it, I highly suggest you do, without spoiling much of the movie, there’s a scene where Simon Pegg is talking to Frank Butterman, the police chief and he says that he wants to “Make Sanford Great Again”. I figured it out – Donald Trump is Frank Butterman! Can we roll that scene?
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/efb0cb65-0f79-44fd-a58c-e765d75eb661
And just like the Sanford Chief Of Police, Donald Trump is planning on purging America just like Frank Butterman in lots of extremely horrifying ways. You know Trumpenfuror and Vladimir Putin are BFFs right? I pointed this out back in Idiots #9 (NEIN!!!). This could be a dangerous combination. In fact it’s already leading up to this:
The FBI suspects that Russian government hackers breached the networks of the Democratic National Committee and stole emails that were posted to the anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks on Friday. It’s an operation that several U.S. officials now suspect was a deliberate attempt to influence the presidential election in favor of Donald Trump, according to five individuals familiar with the investigation of the breach.
The theory that Moscow orchestrated the leaks to help Trump, who has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and practically called for the end of NATO, is fast gaining currency within the Obama administration because of the timing of the leaks and Trump’s own connections to the Russian government, the sources said on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing and developing quickly.
About 20,000 internal DNC emails were disclosed just days before the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and several showed an effort by staffers to undermine Bernie Sanders’s campaign against Hillary Clinton. One email even discussed challenging Sanders’s religious faith. In response to the embarrassing revelations, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would step down after the convention.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/25/fbi-suspects-russia-hacked-dnc-u-s-officials-say-it-was-to-elect-donald-trump.html?via=mobile&source=twitter
The theory that Moscow orchestrated the leaks to help Trump, who has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and practically called for the end of NATO, is fast gaining currency within the Obama administration because of the timing of the leaks and Trump’s own connections to the Russian government, the sources said on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing and developing quickly.
About 20,000 internal DNC emails were disclosed just days before the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and several showed an effort by staffers to undermine Bernie Sanders’s campaign against Hillary Clinton. One email even discussed challenging Sanders’s religious faith. In response to the embarrassing revelations, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would step down after the convention.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/25/fbi-suspects-russia-hacked-dnc-u-s-officials-say-it-was-to-elect-donald-trump.html?via=mobile&source=twitter
Holy shit! So they found two e-mails in a stack of 20,000??? That is quite a ratio. To put things in perspective that would be like trying to find the least caloric item on the menu at the Cheesecake Factory. You know it’s there but you have to wade through 15000 extremely horrifying items to find it! I mean even the fucking vegetarian items on the menu at the Cheesecake Factory have 1,900 calories! And I’m not making this up either!
So let’s play the blame game shall we? *South Park Announcer Man Voice* Who hacked the DNC’s E-mail Server? Is it Russia? Is it Donald Trump? Is it the 1976 Denver Broncos?
Philadelphia (CNN)Hillary Clinton's campaign manager is alleging that Russian hackers are leaking Democratic National Committee emails critical of Bernie Sanders in an effort to help Donald Trump win the election in November.
It comes on the heels of "changes to the Republican platform to make it more pro-Russian," Robby Mook told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" Sunday.
"I don't think it's coincidental that these emails were released on the eve of our convention here, and I think that's disturbing," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/politics/robby-mook-russia-dnc-emails-trump/
It comes on the heels of "changes to the Republican platform to make it more pro-Russian," Robby Mook told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" Sunday.
"I don't think it's coincidental that these emails were released on the eve of our convention here, and I think that's disturbing," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/24/politics/robby-mook-russia-dnc-emails-trump/
So are the Russians trying to influence the election? Some people say yes, and some people say no, depends on who you talk to:
Donald Trump campaign are at odds over the extent of Russia’s influence. “I don't think it's coincidental that these emails were released on the eve of our convention here, and I think that's disturbing," Robby Mook, Clinton’s campaign manager, said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” He pointed to Trump’s reluctance to assist NATO allies over financial contributions as something that would help Russia. Trump’s camp wasn’t pleased. “These lies and the perpetuating of nonsense to try to gain some political capital is outrageous and he should be ashamed of himself,” Donald Trump, Jr. said of Mook on the same program. “If a Republican did that, they'd be calling for people to bring out the electric chair. Eric has more for Pros.
— WHAT WAS LEAKED, AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH OTHER LEAKS: WikiLeaks on Friday posted a trove of internal DNC emails that has proven to be more than a little embarrassing for the party. In addition to rants about unfriendly reporters and schemes to unmask insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders’s possible secret atheism, the leaked emails reveal that a hacker repeatedly breached the DNC’s “Factivists” rapid-response site — and that a committee press aide kept distributing new site passwords by email. (Here's another take, on the role of Wikileaks.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016/07/clinton-campaign-says-russian-hackers-trying-to-influence-election-215507
— WHAT WAS LEAKED, AND HOW IT FITS IN WITH OTHER LEAKS: WikiLeaks on Friday posted a trove of internal DNC emails that has proven to be more than a little embarrassing for the party. In addition to rants about unfriendly reporters and schemes to unmask insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders’s possible secret atheism, the leaked emails reveal that a hacker repeatedly breached the DNC’s “Factivists” rapid-response site — and that a committee press aide kept distributing new site passwords by email. (Here's another take, on the role of Wikileaks.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016/07/clinton-campaign-says-russian-hackers-trying-to-influence-election-215507
Wait – go back. Let’s explore the Wikileaks angle a bit shall we? Who needs some hot buttered popcorn? I have your hot buttered popcorn right here!
Close your eyes and imagine that a hacking group backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin broke into the email system of a major U.S. political party. The group stole thousands of sensitive messages and then published them through an obliging third party in a way that was strategically timed to influence the United States presidential election. Now open your eyes, because that’s what just happened.
On Friday, Wikileaks published 20,000 emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee. They reveal, among other things, thuggish infighting, a push by a top DNC official to use Bernie Sanders’ religious convictions against him in the South, and attempts to strong-arm media outlets. In other words, they reveal the Washington campaign monster for what it is.
But leave aside the purported content of the Wikileaks data dump (to which numerous other outlets have devoted considerable attention) and consider the source. Considerable evidence shows that the Wikileaks dump was an orchestrated act by the Russian government, working through proxies, to undermine Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/07/how-putin-weaponized-wikileaks-influence-election-american-president/130163/
On Friday, Wikileaks published 20,000 emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee. They reveal, among other things, thuggish infighting, a push by a top DNC official to use Bernie Sanders’ religious convictions against him in the South, and attempts to strong-arm media outlets. In other words, they reveal the Washington campaign monster for what it is.
But leave aside the purported content of the Wikileaks data dump (to which numerous other outlets have devoted considerable attention) and consider the source. Considerable evidence shows that the Wikileaks dump was an orchestrated act by the Russian government, working through proxies, to undermine Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/07/how-putin-weaponized-wikileaks-influence-election-american-president/130163/
That’s right, shit did just get real. So it looks like the Russian government is indeed trying to influence the election by publishing these stolen e-mails. And in case you were wondering the bromance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is a thing. #BromancingTheTrump :
"Over the last year there has been a recurrent refrain about the seeming bromance between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. More seriously, but relatedly, many believe Trump is an admirer and would-be emulator of Putin's increasingly autocratic and illiberal rule. But there's quite a bit more to the story. At a minimum, Trump appears to have a deep financial dependence on Russian money from persons close to Putin. And this is matched to a conspicuous solicitousness to Russian foreign policy interests where they come into conflict with US policies which go back decades through administrations of both parties. There is also something between a non-trivial and a substantial amount of evidence suggesting Putin-backed financial support of Trump or a non-tacit alliance between the two men."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-putin-yes-it-s-really-a-thing
In fact the White House got involved in this brewing scandal, which I’m sure Fox News will be all over and Congress will call infinite circular firing squad investigations into.
A top official with Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Sunday accused the Russian government of orchestrating the release of damaging Democratic Party records to help the campaign of Republican Donald Trump — and some cybersecurity experts agree.
The extraordinary charge came as some national security officials have been growing increasingly concerned about possible efforts by Russia to meddle in the election, according to several individuals familiar with the situation.
Late last week, hours before the records were released by the website WikiLeaks, the White House convened a high-level security meeting to discuss reports that Russia had hacked into systems at the Democratic National Committee.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-campaign--and-some-cyber-experts--say-russia-is-behind-email-release/2016/07/24/5b5428e6-51a8-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html
The extraordinary charge came as some national security officials have been growing increasingly concerned about possible efforts by Russia to meddle in the election, according to several individuals familiar with the situation.
Late last week, hours before the records were released by the website WikiLeaks, the White House convened a high-level security meeting to discuss reports that Russia had hacked into systems at the Democratic National Committee.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-campaign--and-some-cyber-experts--say-russia-is-behind-email-release/2016/07/24/5b5428e6-51a8-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
That’s real. That happened.
We’ll get into how batshit crazy that entrance was in the 10th spot for this edition. But it was so crazy that Stephen Colbert prompted his own spoof of the entrance:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite promising "the truth, and nothing else" in his convention speech, Donald Trump presented the nation with a series of previously debunked claims and some new ones Thursday night — about the U.S. tax burden, the perils facing police, Hillary Clinton's record and more.
A look at some of the Republican presidential candidate's claims and how they compare with the facts:
TRUMP: "Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America's 50 largest cities. That's the largest increase in 25 years."
THE FACTS: A rollback? President Barack Obama has actually achieved some big increases in spending for state and local law enforcement, including billions in grants provided through the 2009 stimulus. While FBI crime statistics for 2015 are not yet available, Trump's claim about rising homicides appears to come from a Washington Post analysis published in January. While Trump accurately quotes part of the analysis, he omits that the statistical jump was so large because homicides are still very low by historical standards. In the 50 cities cited by the Post, for example, half as many people were killed last year as in 1991.
TRUMP: "The number of new illegal immigrant families..............
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-fact-check-of-donald-trumps-speech-2016-7
A look at some of the Republican presidential candidate's claims and how they compare with the facts:
TRUMP: "Decades of progress made in bringing down crime are now being reversed by this administration's rollback of criminal enforcement. Homicides last year increased by 17 percent in America's 50 largest cities. That's the largest increase in 25 years."
THE FACTS: A rollback? President Barack Obama has actually achieved some big increases in spending for state and local law enforcement, including billions in grants provided through the 2009 stimulus. While FBI crime statistics for 2015 are not yet available, Trump's claim about rising homicides appears to come from a Washington Post analysis published in January. While Trump accurately quotes part of the analysis, he omits that the statistical jump was so large because homicides are still very low by historical standards. In the 50 cities cited by the Post, for example, half as many people were killed last year as in 1991.
TRUMP: "The number of new illegal immigrant families..............
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-fact-check-of-donald-trumps-speech-2016-7
I like that one. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom in Trumpenfuror’s speech. Oh no! In fact he pointed out that he will help protect the LGBT community! In fact we here at the Top 10 failed to point this out last week but for the Cleveland convention they were prepared with this unseeable image of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on a billboard:
Planting Peace, the non-profit organization behind The Equality House, a rainbow-colored house that sits across the street from Westboro Baptist Church, is calling out Donald Trump and the Republican Party in a massive billboard that went up on Thursday in Cleveland, Ohio, where the RNC will take place next week. The billboard, below, shows an illustration of Trump poised to kiss Ted Cruz beside a caption that reads “Love trumps Hate. End homophobia.”
In the eyes of Aaron Jackson, President of Planting Peace, this high-profile move is intended as a direct response to the Republican party and the messages of hate it sends to marginalized groups ― particularly the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
“What Donald, Ted and the Republican party either fail to realize, or realize and just don’t seem to care about, is that their words and actions toward our LGBT family―especially LGBT children―have meaning and impact,” Jackson told The Huffington Post. “LGBT children hear these messages telling them they are nothing but second class citizens and are left feeling broken or ‘less than.’”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-cruz-billboard-rnc_us_57869167e4b03fc3ee4efde4
I love this story though, in pure Donald J. Trump fashion, he threw a Trump-esque temper tantrum at the hotel he was staying at and might skimp out on the bill:
Donald Trump is complaining about hot air at a Virginia hotel, and the hotel is pushing back.
Onstage, Trump, owner of luxury hotels, interrupted his remarks about free trade to berate the hotel about its air conditioning system.
"I don't know what hotel this is, but you ought to try turning on the air conditioning or we're not going to get you paid," Trump said.
Hotel officials told WDBJ in Roanoke that the air conditioning system "was on and working properly throughout the event." The hotel said temperatures in the 90s did pose "a challenge" while doors were open for two hours to let hundreds of people enter the ballroom. It says staff did everything possible to keep guests comfortable.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/26/donald-trump-gripes-about-hotel-hot-air-says-he-might-not-pay-bill.html
Onstage, Trump, owner of luxury hotels, interrupted his remarks about free trade to berate the hotel about its air conditioning system.
"I don't know what hotel this is, but you ought to try turning on the air conditioning or we're not going to get you paid," Trump said.
Hotel officials told WDBJ in Roanoke that the air conditioning system "was on and working properly throughout the event." The hotel said temperatures in the 90s did pose "a challenge" while doors were open for two hours to let hundreds of people enter the ballroom. It says staff did everything possible to keep guests comfortable.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/26/donald-trump-gripes-about-hotel-hot-air-says-he-might-not-pay-bill.html
But Rachel Maddow poses some interesting logic - is Donald Trump a "gateway drug" to straight KKK? Well Fox News loses their collective shit over this:
http://newcenturytimes.com/2016/07/23/watch-fox-news-loses-their-s-after-rachel-maddow-calls-trump-gateway-drug-for-kkk-video/
After Donald Trump’s bleak dystopian speech at the Republican National Convention, in which he painted himself as America’s golden savior, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow opined on how white supremacists like David Duke are finding traction among Trump’s supporters. Maddow said:
“(A) lot of people who are critical of Donald Trump generally look at praise like that from someone like Donald Duke and wonder if he’s a gateway drug, if there is something beyond Donald Trump himself, that means a much greater transformation of the Republican Party into something that is going to be new to mainstream politics.”
Ever the loyal Trump lapdogs, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and his Neo-con protégé, Ryan Girdusky from Red Alert Politics, spent an entire segment trying to figure out why their master’s speech drew such resounding criticism from the “Liberal media.”
In fact, they both seem shocked and disgusted at the backlash directed at Trump’s speech. Girdusky claimed that:
“The journalists at the Washington Post didn’t ‘have to worry about illegal immigrants killing their kid, if they have children, at over-flooded public schools.’ ‘They’re better than that now.’ (That being the Ohio neighborhoods that they lived from (sic)).”
The two men sat and growled about the liberal “elites” inability understand the dangers Trump warned about and begrudged the media for mentioning Trump’s close association with white supremacists.
After Donald Trump’s bleak dystopian speech at the Republican National Convention, in which he painted himself as America’s golden savior, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow opined on how white supremacists like David Duke are finding traction among Trump’s supporters. Maddow said:
“(A) lot of people who are critical of Donald Trump generally look at praise like that from someone like Donald Duke and wonder if he’s a gateway drug, if there is something beyond Donald Trump himself, that means a much greater transformation of the Republican Party into something that is going to be new to mainstream politics.”
Ever the loyal Trump lapdogs, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson and his Neo-con protégé, Ryan Girdusky from Red Alert Politics, spent an entire segment trying to figure out why their master’s speech drew such resounding criticism from the “Liberal media.”
In fact, they both seem shocked and disgusted at the backlash directed at Trump’s speech. Girdusky claimed that:
“The journalists at the Washington Post didn’t ‘have to worry about illegal immigrants killing their kid, if they have children, at over-flooded public schools.’ ‘They’re better than that now.’ (That being the Ohio neighborhoods that they lived from (sic)).”
The two men sat and growled about the liberal “elites” inability understand the dangers Trump warned about and begrudged the media for mentioning Trump’s close association with white supremacists.
And then Donald Trump wonders why women don't get him:
Also in case you were wondering the answer to that question that Ms. Maddow was asking, why yes Donald Trump’s wannabe BFF David Duke is clamoring to be a senator under a Donald Trump presidency:
Donald J. Trump’s campaign is dismissing questions about the white supremacist David Duke, after the former Ku Klux Klan leader said on his radio program that the Republican presidential nominee left open the possibility of supporting his Senate campaign.
* * *
When Mr. Trump was asked Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he would support a Democrat over Mr. Duke in the general election, he replied: “I guess depending on who the Democrat is, but the answer would be yes. Look, the answer is as quick as you can say it — in fact, I want to answer you before you — because last time with another person in your position, I did it very quickly and they said he didn’t do it fast enough. Rebuked.”
On his radio program on Monday, Mr. Duke said that Mr. Trump was asked, “‘Would you vote for a Democrat against David Duke’ and Trump says, ‘Well, I guess it depends who the Democrat will be so the answer is yes.’”
He added: “You know, like maybe if there’s a good Democrat. But that’s not the answer they wanted and the headlines there were all over the place. You know, Trump basically said he could possibly vote, he could vote for David Duke if he was running against a liberal Democrat. So he did something. I think he felt like he did as much as he could do.”
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/david-duke-donald-trump.html?_r=0
* * *
When Mr. Trump was asked Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he would support a Democrat over Mr. Duke in the general election, he replied: “I guess depending on who the Democrat is, but the answer would be yes. Look, the answer is as quick as you can say it — in fact, I want to answer you before you — because last time with another person in your position, I did it very quickly and they said he didn’t do it fast enough. Rebuked.”
On his radio program on Monday, Mr. Duke said that Mr. Trump was asked, “‘Would you vote for a Democrat against David Duke’ and Trump says, ‘Well, I guess it depends who the Democrat will be so the answer is yes.’”
He added: “You know, like maybe if there’s a good Democrat. But that’s not the answer they wanted and the headlines there were all over the place. You know, Trump basically said he could possibly vote, he could vote for David Duke if he was running against a liberal Democrat. So he did something. I think he felt like he did as much as he could do.”
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/david-duke-donald-trump.html?_r=0
[font size="8"]Melania Trump[/font]
And the award for the most plagiarized speech goes to............. Melania Trump! Come on down! Take a bow!
You know this thing isn't going away any time soon. In fact it's about to get worse. Way worse than you would already think:
The speechwriters, Matthew Scully and John McConnell, sent Ms. Trump a draft last month, eager for her approval.
Weeks went by. They heard nothing.
Inside Trump Tower, it turned out, Ms. Trump had decided she was uncomfortable with the text, and began tearing it apart, leaving a small fraction of the original.
Her quiet plan to wrest the speech away and make it her own set in motion the most embarrassing moment of the convention: word-for-word repetition of phrases and borrowed themes from Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic convention eight years ago.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-convention-speech.html?_r=0
So they had weeks, WEEKS to prepare for this! And it all goes fuck up at the drop of a hat. And remember last week when I said that Donald Trump wasn't going to fire his speech writer for this flap?
An in-house writer and longtime friend of the Trump family has stepped forward with an apology for her involvement in the preparation of Melania Trump's address at the Republican National Convention Monday night, which bore similarities to a 2008 Michelle Obama speech.
Staffer Meredith McIver said she submitted her resignation Tuesday but the Trump family rejected it.
“A person she [Melania] has always liked is Michelle Obama. Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech,” McIver said in a statement, released this afternoon and written under Trump Organization letterhead. “This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant.”
McIver admitted she never crosschecked the text for duplicated lines from the first lady’s speeches.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania-trumps-speechwriter-forward-apologize/story?id=40736765
Staffer Meredith McIver said she submitted her resignation Tuesday but the Trump family rejected it.
“A person she [Melania] has always liked is Michelle Obama. Over the phone, she read me some passages from Mrs. Obama’s speech as examples. I wrote them down and later included some of the phrasing in the draft that ultimately became the final speech,” McIver said in a statement, released this afternoon and written under Trump Organization letterhead. “This was my mistake, and I feel terrible for the chaos I have caused Melania and the Trumps, as well as Mrs. Obama. No harm was meant.”
McIver admitted she never crosschecked the text for duplicated lines from the first lady’s speeches.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania-trumps-speechwriter-forward-apologize/story?id=40736765
And in case you were wondering why yes the New York Times did compile a long list of things that were said about Melania’s speech:
Donald J. Trump and his campaign responded Monday night to the discovery that Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention contained lines that were strikingly similar to Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. Mr. Trump’s advisers and surrogates offered a series of explanations and denials to the accusations. Here is a sampling of those statements:
“It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud! #GOPConvention” — Mr. Trump on Twitter after questions arose about the speech
“In writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking. Melania’s immigrant experience and love for America shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.” —Jason Miller, senior communications adviser in a statement
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-campaign.html
“It was truly an honor to introduce my wife, Melania. Her speech and demeanor were absolutely incredible. Very proud! #GOPConvention” — Mr. Trump on Twitter after questions arose about the speech
“In writing her beautiful speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking. Melania’s immigrant experience and love for America shone through in her speech, which made it such a success.” —Jason Miller, senior communications adviser in a statement
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/us/politics/melania-trump-campaign.html
And I love the Obamas – Michelle proved to be every bit as classy as Melania wasn’t. There were no rick rolls in her speech. No mention of never going to give you up or let you down, or running around and deserting you. Of course – she also completely did not say anything about the Melania controversy:
With a speech that brought the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia repeatedly to its feet and united the fighting factions of the party, Michelle Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention tonight after a retrospective video produced by J.J. Abrams (watch it below).
Greeted with a standing ovation and Sara Bareilles’ “Brave,” the First Lady said, “It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since I first came to this convention to talk to you about why I thought my husband should be President.” But there’s no doubt that Melania Trump’s plagiarized RNC speech of Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention remarks were in everyone’s mind tonight. The First Lady didn’t take the bait — likely knowing that rehashing it would create a hashtag that could only help the other side.
Her speech stressed party unity, but to the Bernie or Bust crowd — already a little edgy after Sarah Silverman told them they’re “being ridiculous” a little earlier — some of it might have been taken as a bit of a dig. To wit: “Who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of there lives? I am here tonight because in his election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility — only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be President of the United States. And that is our friend Hillary Clinton.”
http://deadline.com/2016/07/michelle-obamas-dnc-speech-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-1201792490/
Greeted with a standing ovation and Sara Bareilles’ “Brave,” the First Lady said, “It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since I first came to this convention to talk to you about why I thought my husband should be President.” But there’s no doubt that Melania Trump’s plagiarized RNC speech of Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention remarks were in everyone’s mind tonight. The First Lady didn’t take the bait — likely knowing that rehashing it would create a hashtag that could only help the other side.
Her speech stressed party unity, but to the Bernie or Bust crowd — already a little edgy after Sarah Silverman told them they’re “being ridiculous” a little earlier — some of it might have been taken as a bit of a dig. To wit: “Who will have the power to shape our children for the next four or eight years of there lives? I am here tonight because in his election, there is only one person who I trust with that responsibility — only one person who I believe is truly qualified to be President of the United States. And that is our friend Hillary Clinton.”
http://deadline.com/2016/07/michelle-obamas-dnc-speech-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-1201792490/
[font size="8"]Deborah Wasserman-Shultz[/font]
Wait, what’s a registered democrat doing on the list of Top 10 Conservative Idiots? Get my writers out here! Come on what the hell is wrong with you people??? I mean seriously what the fuck!!!
OK now that I got that out of my system, one of the most controversial figures at the DNC is Deborah Wasserman-Shultz. In fact she was set to open this year’s DNC but bowed out because of certain circumstances and a massive scandal involving predatory pay day loan companies. Let’s go back to last December to explain what’s up.
Democratic party leaders have tapped Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to raise money and coach candidates in a high-stakes, aggressive bid to expand the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives.
But as three Miami Democrats look to unseat three of her South Florida Republican colleagues, Wasserman Schultz is staying on the sidelines. So is Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Miami Democrat and loyal ally to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
This time around, Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their relationships with the Republican incumbents, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, leave them little choice but to sit out the three races.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24478039.html
But as three Miami Democrats look to unseat three of her South Florida Republican colleagues, Wasserman Schultz is staying on the sidelines. So is Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Miami Democrat and loyal ally to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
This time around, Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their relationships with the Republican incumbents, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, leave them little choice but to sit out the three races.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24478039.html
So in addition to her overwhelming support for predatory pay day loan companies (who we have discussed here ad nauseum), she prevented what could have been a democratic super majority in Florida. And yes we’re talking about the state that gave us the hanging chad here. So it’s widely believed that Ms. Wasserman-Shultz is the catalyst for the leaked e-mails that have made the DNC well, less than pleasant to watch.
When Debbie Wasserman Schultz agreed to speak at a Florida delegation breakfast on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, it looked like the ultimate home game. The Florida congresswoman is a popular figure in the state, and this week was meant to be a celebratory moment as she watched Hillary Clinton formally claim the Democratic nomination.
Then 20,000 emails from Wasserman Schultz and her top staffers were leaked, painting the congresswoman and her committee as something short of even-handed in their treatment of Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primaries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/25/debbie-wasserman-schultz-just-had-a-disastrous-moment-at-the-democratic-national-committee/?k88a88a8a
Then 20,000 emails from Wasserman Schultz and her top staffers were leaked, painting the congresswoman and her committee as something short of even-handed in their treatment of Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during the primaries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/25/debbie-wasserman-schultz-just-had-a-disastrous-moment-at-the-democratic-national-committee/?k88a88a8a
But guess who’s not a fan of Deborah Wasserman-Shultz, and it’s not just the Democratic National Committee. Yup! You guessed correctly! Points for you good sir / madam!
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will make a South Florida swing on Tuesday.
He’s holding a fundraiser at his Trump National Doral with Governor Rick Scott.
On Monday, during a campaign stop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Trump took a shot at Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Weston Democrat became embroiled in an scandal over the weekend after hacked emails suggested that some members of the Democratic National Committee, which she chaired, had favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
“And I’ve watched her for years. And what she was is Hillary Clinton’s flunky. Okay? That’s what she was. You could say what you want. It was obvious. And the system is rigged and she was rigging the system for Hillary,” Trump told a crowd of supporters. “As soon as there’s heat, put on Hillary’s person, Hillary says you’re fired. Debbie, you’re fired.”
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/07/26/trump-to-host-fundraiser-in-doral-tuesday/
He’s holding a fundraiser at his Trump National Doral with Governor Rick Scott.
On Monday, during a campaign stop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Trump took a shot at Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Weston Democrat became embroiled in an scandal over the weekend after hacked emails suggested that some members of the Democratic National Committee, which she chaired, had favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
“And I’ve watched her for years. And what she was is Hillary Clinton’s flunky. Okay? That’s what she was. You could say what you want. It was obvious. And the system is rigged and she was rigging the system for Hillary,” Trump told a crowd of supporters. “As soon as there’s heat, put on Hillary’s person, Hillary says you’re fired. Debbie, you’re fired.”
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/07/26/trump-to-host-fundraiser-in-doral-tuesday/
[font size="8"]Fox News[/font]
Fox News. You know that network you turn to when you want to have women in extremely low cut dresses tell you how to think when it comes to critical events. So by now you know that Roger Ailes is in extremely deep shit. But before we get into that, we have to address this. At the beginning of this edition, I showed Jon Stewart’s triumphant return to TV on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Well one particular Fox News correspondent won’t have any of it, and has turned the whambulence way past 11. I give you Sean Hannity.
After former Daily Show host Jon Stewart gave a legendary rant on The Late Show that called out flaws in Sean Hannity's (well, Stewart called him "Lumpy"
reasons to support Donald Trump, Hannity fired back (without directly addressing the points Stewart made against him).
"I see they brought that idiot, Jon Stewart, back from the dead," Hannity said in an expletive-laded response on his radio show. He continued:
"I was right about Obama and you were a fool who had your head so far up Obama's (bleep), Jon Stewart. I've never seen anybody kiss an (bleep) like you kiss his... and now you're sucking up to (Hillary Clinton), too... We've got 95 million Americans out of the labor force, Jon. Do you care about them? I know you're a rich liberal. You donating money to the 46 million American families on food stamps, Jon? Hey Jon, you helping out the 50 million Americans in poverty? Hey Jon, are you gonna use your wealth from all of your comedy writers that lay out the material for you, are you gonna help pay down the debt Obama has accumulated? More debt than every other president before him combined? Are you gonna help, Jon, the 1-in-5 American families in this country that don't have a single family member that have a job?"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/07/24/jon-stewart-sean-hannity-late-show-fox/87502512/
reasons to support Donald Trump, Hannity fired back (without directly addressing the points Stewart made against him).
"I see they brought that idiot, Jon Stewart, back from the dead," Hannity said in an expletive-laded response on his radio show. He continued:
"I was right about Obama and you were a fool who had your head so far up Obama's (bleep), Jon Stewart. I've never seen anybody kiss an (bleep) like you kiss his... and now you're sucking up to (Hillary Clinton), too... We've got 95 million Americans out of the labor force, Jon. Do you care about them? I know you're a rich liberal. You donating money to the 46 million American families on food stamps, Jon? Hey Jon, you helping out the 50 million Americans in poverty? Hey Jon, are you gonna use your wealth from all of your comedy writers that lay out the material for you, are you gonna help pay down the debt Obama has accumulated? More debt than every other president before him combined? Are you gonna help, Jon, the 1-in-5 American families in this country that don't have a single family member that have a job?"
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/07/24/jon-stewart-sean-hannity-late-show-fox/87502512/
What’s a “Lear Jet Liberal” and where I might go about obtaining some of this glorious money?
But now we get into what happened with Roger Ailes’ exit, er, firing, er, termination. You know something corporate fat cats do when one of their own gets caught with their pants down. And yes you can interpret this any way you like.
The chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s cable news operation, plagued by allegations of sexually harassing the on-air talent, was bounced to another 21st Century Fox building in Manhattan, New York Magazine national affairs editor Gabriel Sherman tweeted Thursday.
His much rumored departure from Fox News appears imminent, too. According to another Sherman tweet, the once invulnerable Ailes will take a $60 million golden parachute to leave the company behind.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/roger-ailes-kicked-fox-news-headquarters-office-article-1.2720469
His much rumored departure from Fox News appears imminent, too. According to another Sherman tweet, the once invulnerable Ailes will take a $60 million golden parachute to leave the company behind.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/roger-ailes-kicked-fox-news-headquarters-office-article-1.2720469
That’s right. Not only did Ailes get asked to leave, he got kicked out!
But it gets better (or worse?) for him. In fact it would seem that Fox News is in a free fall. And I say good, they gave us 8 fucking years of George W. Bush, they deserve this to happen to them! In fact it’s not just Gretchen Carlson, Donald Trump’s favorite, um, target, Megyn Kelley also got harassed in the worst way possible.
It looks increasingly doubtful that the 76-year-old media titan can cling to power after two decades of running Fox News. Network anchor Megyn Kelly told investigators looking into sexual harassment accusations made by former “Fox & Friends” host Gretchen Carlson that Ailes had harassed her as well, according to a New York magazine report published Tuesday.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ann-coulter-roger-ailes_us_578e5fb2e4b07c722ebc5efd?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ann-coulter-roger-ailes_us_578e5fb2e4b07c722ebc5efd?
But of course Trumpenfuror would defend Ailes. “I know Roger Ailes, he’s a good friend of mine. Nobody is a better friend than he is. He uses the best words and he is also great with women.”
In transcripts released ahead of his Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stood by former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, who stepped down on Thursday amid allegations of sexual harassment.
Toronto Star correspondent Daniel Dale published the transcripts on his Twitter feed Saturday evening.
Meet the Press host Chuck Dodd asked Trump about the allegations against Ailes, and the candidate replied, “Well I don’t want to comment. But he’s been a friend of mine for a really long time. And I can tell you that some of the women who are complaining, I know how much he’s helped them. And even recently. And when they write books that are fairly recently released, and they say wonderful things about him.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/trump-stands-by-roger-ailes-he-really-helped-those-women-who-are-complaining/
Toronto Star correspondent Daniel Dale published the transcripts on his Twitter feed Saturday evening.
Meet the Press host Chuck Dodd asked Trump about the allegations against Ailes, and the candidate replied, “Well I don’t want to comment. But he’s been a friend of mine for a really long time. And I can tell you that some of the women who are complaining, I know how much he’s helped them. And even recently. And when they write books that are fairly recently released, and they say wonderful things about him.”
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/trump-stands-by-roger-ailes-he-really-helped-those-women-who-are-complaining/
[font size="8"]Alex Jones[/font]
So we have talked a lot about what happened inside the RNC. But what about what happened outside? Well of course our favorite punching bag here at the Top 10 – Alex Jones – led a one man army against liberals covering the events of the RNC. I mean it’s no secret that professional blow hard and bullshit salesman Alex Jones is a Donald Trump fan all the way. But to do this? Dick move, Jones. Seriously, dick move.
CLEVELAND — On July 22, 1796, Moses Cleaveland arrived at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and determined that the land adjacent would be the capital of a new territory.
On July 18, 2016, Alex Jones stood in the same spot screaming “Hillary for Prison” at the top of his lungs.
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, the conspiracy theorist and Infowars radio host was nearing the end of a near 15-minute tirade, his hair swaying with the gentle breeze, as he was met by an unlikely foe.
A group of men blowing shofars announced the arrival of comedian Eric Andre, who trudged through the crowd holding a microphone attached to what appeared to be a mile-long stick. By the time he waded to the front, with interjections of Jones referring to him as a “Daily Show guy,” he was invited onstage so that the world could watch as he was humiliated by Jones’ supreme knowledge.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/18/alex-jones-roger-stone-bring-the-crazy-to-cleveland.html
On July 18, 2016, Alex Jones stood in the same spot screaming “Hillary for Prison” at the top of his lungs.
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, the conspiracy theorist and Infowars radio host was nearing the end of a near 15-minute tirade, his hair swaying with the gentle breeze, as he was met by an unlikely foe.
A group of men blowing shofars announced the arrival of comedian Eric Andre, who trudged through the crowd holding a microphone attached to what appeared to be a mile-long stick. By the time he waded to the front, with interjections of Jones referring to him as a “Daily Show guy,” he was invited onstage so that the world could watch as he was humiliated by Jones’ supreme knowledge.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/18/alex-jones-roger-stone-bring-the-crazy-to-cleveland.html
Hillary for prison? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha…. You know Alex the uber-wealthy don’t go to the same courts you and I were to go to. I mean due process doesn’t simply apply to the uber-wealthy and societal elite. And yes there is tape of this, sadly.
But there’s more. Alex Jones and his frequent collaborator Roger Stone were out in full force staging a 2-man protest against… something. What it is we’re not exactly clear of.
Many chaotic moments have occurred inside the Quicken Loans Arena this week - most notably the thunderous boos that greeted Ted Cruz last night and coincided with a technical glitch that made all the LED screens in the arena flicker and die, giving Cruz the aura of a supervillain bent on destroying not only the Trump campaign but the very building itself. But amidst all this onstage bedlam one moment in particular felt personal to me. It happened on Monday - Make America Safe Again night - right at the end of Pat Smith's speech. Pat Smith lost her computer programmer son, Sean, in Benghazi in 2012. It was a heart-wrenching speech. At one point she yelled - her voice raw, as if sandpapered by years of grief – “I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son.”
And then came the moment. It started with a woman on the delegate floor yelling out, “Hillary for prison!” And Pat Smith replied, “That's right. Hillary for prison. She deserves to be in stripes.” Hillary for prison. With those three words Alex Jones - the man who coined the phrase - finally made it onto the stage of the Republican National Convention and right into the heart of mainstream American politics.
http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/07/21/the-2016-rnc-or-the-week-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-went-mainstream-on-the-floor-of-the-convention-hall
And then came the moment. It started with a woman on the delegate floor yelling out, “Hillary for prison!” And Pat Smith replied, “That's right. Hillary for prison. She deserves to be in stripes.” Hillary for prison. With those three words Alex Jones - the man who coined the phrase - finally made it onto the stage of the Republican National Convention and right into the heart of mainstream American politics.
http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/07/21/the-2016-rnc-or-the-week-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-went-mainstream-on-the-floor-of-the-convention-hall
There you have it folks. Infowars has become self aware.
[font size="8"]RNC Dissenters[/font]
You know it's official now - Hillary Clinton is the democratic nominee for president!!!
PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. It was largely an evening of unity after an opening night marked by resistance from die-hard supporters of Democratic runner-up, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
As a symbolic gesture, Sanders' name also was placed in nomination. Her former foe smiled and applauded from a box seat as supporters praised his "revolution" and his fight for progressive policy proposals during the nomination procedure.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-becomes-first-female-nominee-major-u-s-political-n617406
Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. It was largely an evening of unity after an opening night marked by resistance from die-hard supporters of Democratic runner-up, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
As a symbolic gesture, Sanders' name also was placed in nomination. Her former foe smiled and applauded from a box seat as supporters praised his "revolution" and his fight for progressive policy proposals during the nomination procedure.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-becomes-first-female-nominee-major-u-s-political-n617406
So last week I mentioned that Rush Limbaugh is going to take one for the team if it means that Hillary Clinton loses in November.
In an effort to describe how much he doesn’t want Hillary Clinton to be the next president of the United States, media titan Rush Limbaugh said he would be fine with giving up his radio show if it guaranteed the former secretary of state would lose to Donald Trump.
“If Hillary Clinton losing meant the end of this program, then that’s what I would be for,” Limbaugh declared on his Monday broadcast. “If that’s what it took to save this country – meaning she loses, and that means my radio show goes away – then that’s what I would do.”
“I have no self-interest in this whatsoever,” Limbaugh continued. “I’m not looking forward to Hillary Clinton being in the White House so I can seek greater advertising revenues. I don’t have a problem with that as it is. I don’t need Democrats in office to be successful. My success is not determined by who wins elections and it never has been.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/limbaugh-ok-with-losing-radio-show-if-it-means-hillary-loss/#OP4B7vOSRBQYwhGu.99
“If Hillary Clinton losing meant the end of this program, then that’s what I would be for,” Limbaugh declared on his Monday broadcast. “If that’s what it took to save this country – meaning she loses, and that means my radio show goes away – then that’s what I would do.”
“I have no self-interest in this whatsoever,” Limbaugh continued. “I’m not looking forward to Hillary Clinton being in the White House so I can seek greater advertising revenues. I don’t have a problem with that as it is. I don’t need Democrats in office to be successful. My success is not determined by who wins elections and it never has been.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/limbaugh-ok-with-losing-radio-show-if-it-means-hillary-loss/#OP4B7vOSRBQYwhGu.99
Remember when Ted Nugent said he'd be dead or in jail? Yeah it's 100% pure grade a, unfiltered bullshit.
And you know who else is considering deflecting if Hillary becomes president in November? This guy!
Appearing on Breitbart News Daily, reality TV star, apocalyptic anti-gay preacher, and child bride-advocate Phil Robertson made a promise regarding GOP nominee Donald Trump that we’re going to hold him to.
While urging the public to get out the vote for Trump, Robertson reminded listeners that the Republican party is currently locked in “spiritual warfare” with “the Evil One.”
Robertson, who formerly supported Trump’s now bitter enemy Ted Cruz, warned that the alternative to a Trump presidency is “depravity and “moral bankruptcy” – a condition that Robertson thinks is untenable.
“If the Republicans and the evangelicals do not get off their posteriors and vote, I think I’m going to head back to the woods and hide out.”
http://deadstate.org/duck-dynastys-phil-robertson-says-hell-to-go-into-hiding-if-donald-trump-loses/
While urging the public to get out the vote for Trump, Robertson reminded listeners that the Republican party is currently locked in “spiritual warfare” with “the Evil One.”
Robertson, who formerly supported Trump’s now bitter enemy Ted Cruz, warned that the alternative to a Trump presidency is “depravity and “moral bankruptcy” – a condition that Robertson thinks is untenable.
“If the Republicans and the evangelicals do not get off their posteriors and vote, I think I’m going to head back to the woods and hide out.”
http://deadstate.org/duck-dynastys-phil-robertson-says-hell-to-go-into-hiding-if-donald-trump-loses/
And there's still more! Sean Hannity is threatening to leave the GOP!
The Republican establishment is furious at the success of conservative businessman Donald J. Trump. It’s clear that no establishment candidate can earn enough delegates to win the GOP nomination before the RNC meets in Cleveland.
Now, there are rumors that the rules might be changed to stop Trump so the power-brokers of the Republican party can install their own candidate. Perhaps Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney?
But Sean Hannity of Fox News is speaking out and made a bold threat against the GOP! He’s promising that if the election is stolen from Trump, he will walk away from supporting the party… and so will millions of his listeners.
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/sean-hannity-makes-huge-threat-gop-steals-election-trump/
Now, there are rumors that the rules might be changed to stop Trump so the power-brokers of the Republican party can install their own candidate. Perhaps Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney?
But Sean Hannity of Fox News is speaking out and made a bold threat against the GOP! He’s promising that if the election is stolen from Trump, he will walk away from supporting the party… and so will millions of his listeners.
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/sean-hannity-makes-huge-threat-gop-steals-election-trump/
And if *you're* thinking of leaving the USA assuming Donald Trump gets elected in November, here's a few reasons why you might want to reconsider:
3. You really can’t afford it. Reason 6 above puts you in another country using your own resources. It neglects what bills you’ve left behind. A 2015 Harris Poll survey cites typical American debt at $130,922, with $15,762 on credit cards. That’s a lot of money. Even if you sell most of your stuff, some folks here are not going to want you to go. Get a Dave Ramsay book maybe, and dig yourself out of debt. He talks about freedom a lot. It sounds great, but working in another country is yet another hurdle.
2. You’re not a liar. Saying “I’m leaving” is just a way of expressing frustration. Unless you’re a Republican running for the nomination, probably no one calls you a liar. Don’t put yourself in a position where someone calls you up on Nov. 9, 2016, offers to help you pack, and you have to say something stupid.
1. You’re not a coward. This country is worth saving. No matter what side you’re on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are two of the most wonderful documents ever written. In the past, few have ever followed up on these empty threats. Stay. Get active in your party of choice. Donate. You’ve got a voice. It’s better to use it than to run.
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20160314-mary-ann-taylor-10-reasons-you-wont-leave-america-if-hillary-or-trump-are-elected.ece
2. You’re not a liar. Saying “I’m leaving” is just a way of expressing frustration. Unless you’re a Republican running for the nomination, probably no one calls you a liar. Don’t put yourself in a position where someone calls you up on Nov. 9, 2016, offers to help you pack, and you have to say something stupid.
1. You’re not a coward. This country is worth saving. No matter what side you’re on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are two of the most wonderful documents ever written. In the past, few have ever followed up on these empty threats. Stay. Get active in your party of choice. Donate. You’ve got a voice. It’s better to use it than to run.
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20160314-mary-ann-taylor-10-reasons-you-wont-leave-america-if-hillary-or-trump-are-elected.ece
[font size="8"]Rio Olympics[/font]
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The Olympics. Where you cheer for the USA to get the gold medal in that particular sport, despite the fact that you don’t know all the rules of said sport, nor do you know who’s playing said sport, nor do you really give a shit about said sport. I mean when any other time do you watch discus throwing? Or Greco-style wrestling? Well if you thought last week’s RNC was a shit show, wait until you see what Rio has in store. I mean what’s coming out of Rio is quite possibly batshit insane. I mean the Russian doping scandal is all over the news.
Nineteen more Russian rowers have been banned from competing at next month's Olympics, taking the number of Russian athletes suspended this week to 37.
Earlier on Tuesday, eight athletes across canoeing, modern pentathlon and sailing were banned, as seven swimmers and three rowers were on Monday.
Governing bodies are making the rulings following the damning World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report into state-sponsored doping in the country.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36894519
Earlier on Tuesday, eight athletes across canoeing, modern pentathlon and sailing were banned, as seven swimmers and three rowers were on Monday.
Governing bodies are making the rulings following the damning World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report into state-sponsored doping in the country.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36894519
But that isn’t stopping Russia even if it means it has to host its’ *OWN* Olympics:
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the outspoken leader of Russia's LDPR party, has called for the country to host its own Olympics if track-and-field athletes are barred from competing at the upcoming games in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.
“If our team can't go to Rio, I think it would be appropriate to host our own parallel Olympics in Russia,” Zhirinovsky said to journalists on Monday. .
https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russias-zhirinovsky-proposes-parallel-olympics-if-athlete-ban-upheld-53369
“If our team can't go to Rio, I think it would be appropriate to host our own parallel Olympics in Russia,” Zhirinovsky said to journalists on Monday. .
https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russias-zhirinovsky-proposes-parallel-olympics-if-athlete-ban-upheld-53369
But that’s not all – there’s more to Rio’s pending disaster and possible international incident and it has more to do than just Russian dopers. Of which there are many.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Health experts in Brazil have a word of advice for the Olympic marathon swimmers, sailors and windsurfers competing in Rio de Janeiro’s picture-postcard waters next month: Keep your mouth closed.
Despite the government’s promises seven years ago to stem the waste that fouls Rio’s expansive Guanabara Bay and the city’s fabled ocean beaches, officials acknowledge that their efforts to treat raw sewage and scoop up household garbage have fallen far short.
In fact, environmentalists and scientists say Rio’s waters are much more contaminated than previously thought.
Recent tests by government and independent scientists revealed a veritable petri dish of pathogens in many of the city’s waters, from rotaviruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting to drug-resistant “super bacteria” that can be fatal to people with weakened immune systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/world/americas/brazil-rio-water-olympics.html?_r=0
Despite the government’s promises seven years ago to stem the waste that fouls Rio’s expansive Guanabara Bay and the city’s fabled ocean beaches, officials acknowledge that their efforts to treat raw sewage and scoop up household garbage have fallen far short.
In fact, environmentalists and scientists say Rio’s waters are much more contaminated than previously thought.
Recent tests by government and independent scientists revealed a veritable petri dish of pathogens in many of the city’s waters, from rotaviruses that can cause diarrhea and vomiting to drug-resistant “super bacteria” that can be fatal to people with weakened immune systems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/world/americas/brazil-rio-water-olympics.html?_r=0
You know I’m no environmental expert but I’m pretty sure that the key words “toxic stew” and “super bacteria” are bad.
But the environmental disaster isn’t the only thing plaguing the Rio Olympics. Blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed wires. Kind of like the hotel you stay at when you book the “Traveler’s Special” on Wikipedia.
Rio de Janeiro (CNN)Blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed wires -- just a few of the reasons Australia's Olympic delegation has refused to move in to the athletes village, now open to arriving Olympians.
The village, comprised of 31 17-storey towers, opened its doors on Sunday, less than two weeks before the start of Rio's Summer Games on August 5. But the first day was marred by controversy.
"We felt that our building was not safe, because of a combination of plumbing and electrical issues," the Australian Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller told journalists, adding that a stress test had been carried out -- opening taps and turning on lights simultaneously -- and discovered "significant leakages."
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/sport/olympics-2016-rio-village-australia/
The village, comprised of 31 17-storey towers, opened its doors on Sunday, less than two weeks before the start of Rio's Summer Games on August 5. But the first day was marred by controversy.
"We felt that our building was not safe, because of a combination of plumbing and electrical issues," the Australian Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller told journalists, adding that a stress test had been carried out -- opening taps and turning on lights simultaneously -- and discovered "significant leakages."
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/25/sport/olympics-2016-rio-village-australia/
And there’s a condom surplus among the Olympic Village in Rio. I am not making this up.
Seventeen days, 10,500 athletes, 33 venues, and 450,000 condoms. That’s how many camisinhas (little shirts in Brazilian slang) are being supplied by the International Olympics Committee for the 2016 Rio Summer Games. Forty-two per athlete, to be specific, which, even by Olympic standards, is a hell of a lot.
Welcome to the most promiscuous Olympics in history. The provision of 350,000 condoms, 100,000 female condoms and 175,000 packets of lubricant for Rio’s Olympic Village – the usual mix of ripped athletes, condos, shops, bars, clubs and, erm, McDonald’s - is three times higher than the London 2012 allowance of 150,000 condoms, which prompted tabloids to dub it “the raunchiest games ever”.
“It is an absolutely huge allocation of condoms,” admits Olympic rowing gold and silver medallist Zac Purchase, who retired from rowing in 2014 and competed in London and Beijing. “But it is all so far from the truth of what it’s like to be in there. It’s not some sexualised cauldron of activity. We’re talking about athletes who are focused on producing the best performance of their lives.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/shortcuts/2016/jul/18/rio-2016-42-condoms-per-athlete-olympic-village-sex
Welcome to the most promiscuous Olympics in history. The provision of 350,000 condoms, 100,000 female condoms and 175,000 packets of lubricant for Rio’s Olympic Village – the usual mix of ripped athletes, condos, shops, bars, clubs and, erm, McDonald’s - is three times higher than the London 2012 allowance of 150,000 condoms, which prompted tabloids to dub it “the raunchiest games ever”.
“It is an absolutely huge allocation of condoms,” admits Olympic rowing gold and silver medallist Zac Purchase, who retired from rowing in 2014 and competed in London and Beijing. “But it is all so far from the truth of what it’s like to be in there. It’s not some sexualised cauldron of activity. We’re talking about athletes who are focused on producing the best performance of their lives.”
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/shortcuts/2016/jul/18/rio-2016-42-condoms-per-athlete-olympic-village-sex
Absolutely huge… excuse me a minute!
#Absolutely Huge
[font size="8"]Caitlyn Jenner[/font]
You know most longtime viewers of the rebooted Top 10 know that I’m a fan of the Twittersphere. But the other day I was checking my feed, and I couldn’t help but notice that Caitlyn Jenner was trending. For what? Did she win an award? Did Keeping Up With The Kardashians finally get cancelled (which would be the greatest news ever!)? No it’s because she said something so jaw-droppingly batshit stupid in an interview it practically broke Twitter.
"It was easy to come out as trans. It was hard to come out as Republican," said Caitlyn Jenner at a Republican National Convention outside of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Wednesday morning.
She was mostly-joking, but had a point: Other than Donald Trump, himself, she was the most famous celebrity to touch down on Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. (And she wasn't actually speaking on the convention floor.)
Attendees at the event, which was put together by conservative group American Unity Fund and featured remarks from TV host Montel Williams, cheered for Jenner.
"Thank you, thank you, but they already nominated Donald last night," she said. "But I can make a difference."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/20/caitlyn-jenner-rnc-trump-cleveland/87337344/
She was mostly-joking, but had a point: Other than Donald Trump, himself, she was the most famous celebrity to touch down on Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. (And she wasn't actually speaking on the convention floor.)
Attendees at the event, which was put together by conservative group American Unity Fund and featured remarks from TV host Montel Williams, cheered for Jenner.
"Thank you, thank you, but they already nominated Donald last night," she said. "But I can make a difference."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/20/caitlyn-jenner-rnc-trump-cleveland/87337344/
Let’s contemplate that sentence for a second. “It was easy to come out as trans. It was hard to come out as Republican”? Is it? Is it really? I mean she’s only one of the wealthiest people on the planet. So yeah in that regard it was easy for her to come out as trans. Or was it?
Fresh off a divorce from Robert Kardashian and saddled with four young children, Kris Jenner thought she had found her Prince Charming in Olympic gold medalist, Bruce Jenner. Within months of their whirlwind courtship and quickie marriage, however, the shocking truth came to light: According to an insider, Kris walked in on Bruce secretly wearing her clothes, sparking a hateful meltdown and years of bitter humiliation and shame. Jenner has been living as a woman behind closed doors in Malibu and will break his silence about his transformation in an upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer.
“Kris had come home from early from a playdate with the kids, and she walked in on Bruce in one of her dresses,” the source revealed. “She was absolutely stunned, and immediately shamed Bruce, and told him to never let it happen again.” “Immediately going into denial mode, Bruce really wanted to explain it to his wife, but she wasn’t having it. Kris said if the information was ever made public, they would go broke as a family because back then, Bruce was the sole bread winner for the family,” the source continued. “It was a very sad, dark time for Bruce and it was never forgotten.”
Even after all these years, said the source, “Bruce still has the scars from that horrible time with Kris. There was hardly any information about people suffering from gender identity issues back then. Bruce didn’t know how to explain it other than he liked wearing women’s clothes. And Kris didn’t help the situation.”
Today, her reaction hasn’t been much better. After formally telling ex-wife Kris recently that he planned to undergo a sex change operation, her reaction “was less than enthusiastic,” a source told Radar. “Her main concern was how Bruce was going to go public with it, and if it could hurt the Kardashian empire. The only thing Kris has ever cared about is the superficial: designer clothes, over-the-top vacations and her public persona.” “This could have been a great moment for Kris to step up and support the father of their two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. Sadly, it’s just not who she is,” the source added.
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/02/kris-jenner-shamed-bruce-jenner/
“Kris had come home from early from a playdate with the kids, and she walked in on Bruce in one of her dresses,” the source revealed. “She was absolutely stunned, and immediately shamed Bruce, and told him to never let it happen again.” “Immediately going into denial mode, Bruce really wanted to explain it to his wife, but she wasn’t having it. Kris said if the information was ever made public, they would go broke as a family because back then, Bruce was the sole bread winner for the family,” the source continued. “It was a very sad, dark time for Bruce and it was never forgotten.”
Even after all these years, said the source, “Bruce still has the scars from that horrible time with Kris. There was hardly any information about people suffering from gender identity issues back then. Bruce didn’t know how to explain it other than he liked wearing women’s clothes. And Kris didn’t help the situation.”
Today, her reaction hasn’t been much better. After formally telling ex-wife Kris recently that he planned to undergo a sex change operation, her reaction “was less than enthusiastic,” a source told Radar. “Her main concern was how Bruce was going to go public with it, and if it could hurt the Kardashian empire. The only thing Kris has ever cared about is the superficial: designer clothes, over-the-top vacations and her public persona.” “This could have been a great moment for Kris to step up and support the father of their two daughters, Kendall and Kylie. Sadly, it’s just not who she is,” the source added.
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2015/02/kris-jenner-shamed-bruce-jenner/
And the reaction to the announcement was less than enthralling for the public:
In addition to thinking the interview wouldn’t last long, Phil also believes Jenner may be “kind of past prime” to make the transition. “You’re almost 80—what’s the point?” Phil said of the gold medalist. (Jenner is actually 65.)
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/dr-phil-bruce-jenners-transition-hes-kind-past-his-prime
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/23/dr-phil-bruce-jenners-transition-hes-kind-past-his-prime
[font size="8"]Republicans V. Musicians[/font]
So by now you know that Donald Trump made his grand entrance to Queen’s “We Are The Champions”. In case you missed that well here it is again:
And in case you also weren’t aware, we had a problem of our own at the DNC. Yes they did bring out Paul Simon playing Bridge Over Troubled Waters. I mean really DNC??? Is that what you’re going to pull to bridge the gap between Hillary supporters and Bernie supporters? Really? Is that the song that really needs to be played? Why not Gwar’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends”? Can we roll the tape on that disaster?
Sarah Silverman is a great comedian and die hard liberal but really Bernie supporters that was a colossal fuck up. I thought we were better than this. Now that Hillary is the nominee, this is neither here nor there. The official stance of the Top 10 is that we support democrats 110% and we will not be divided here. I’m getting carried away here. But you know musicians and politicians generally do not get along – that is if you’re a republican. You know John Oliver had a great piece this week where he discussed the ramifications of what happens when politicians use songs without their permission.
So with that in mind there’s a few of these and we’ll go down the wormhole. You know last week this happened – once again the Republicans don’t get it.
British rock band Queen has blasted the GOP and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for using the group's 1977 rock anthem "We Are the Champions" at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, charging that neither Trump nor the party is authorized to use the song.
"An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes — Queen," the group posted on its official Twitter account.
The song's publisher also released a statement complaining that "Sony/ATV Music Publishing has never been asked by Mr. Trump, the Trump campaign or the Trump Organization for permission to use 'We are the Champions' by Queen.
"On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the repeated unauthorized use of the song after a previous request to desist, which has obviously been ignored by Mr. Trump and his campaign."
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/queen-asks-republicans-to-stop-using-we-are-the-champions-at-rnc/
"An unauthorised use at the Republican Convention against our wishes — Queen," the group posted on its official Twitter account.
The song's publisher also released a statement complaining that "Sony/ATV Music Publishing has never been asked by Mr. Trump, the Trump campaign or the Trump Organization for permission to use 'We are the Champions' by Queen.
"On behalf of the band, we are frustrated by the repeated unauthorized use of the song after a previous request to desist, which has obviously been ignored by Mr. Trump and his campaign."
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/queen-asks-republicans-to-stop-using-we-are-the-champions-at-rnc/
And there’s more than just Donald Trump. Like how about “The Boys Are Back In Town” by Thin Lizzy?
The mother of “Thin Lizzy” singer Philip Lynott said this week that she was very offended at the Republican Party’s use of her son’s song “The Boys Are Back In Town” to introduce Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) during last week’s Republican National Convention.
“As far as I am concerned, Mitt Romney’s opposition to gay marriage and to civil unions for gays makes him anti-gay – which is not something that Philip would have supported. He had some wonderful gay friends, as indeed I do, and they deserve equal treatment in every respect, whether in Ireland or the United States,” Philomena Lynott said in an interview with music magazine Hot Press. “Neither would Philip have supported his policy of taxing the poor and offering tax cuts to the rich, which Paul Ryan is advocating. There is certainly no way that I would want the Lynott name to be associated with any of those ideas.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/04/thin-lizzy-singers-mother-blasts-republicans-for-abusing-bands-music/
“As far as I am concerned, Mitt Romney’s opposition to gay marriage and to civil unions for gays makes him anti-gay – which is not something that Philip would have supported. He had some wonderful gay friends, as indeed I do, and they deserve equal treatment in every respect, whether in Ireland or the United States,” Philomena Lynott said in an interview with music magazine Hot Press. “Neither would Philip have supported his policy of taxing the poor and offering tax cuts to the rich, which Paul Ryan is advocating. There is certainly no way that I would want the Lynott name to be associated with any of those ideas.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/04/thin-lizzy-singers-mother-blasts-republicans-for-abusing-bands-music/
Or how about the Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up To Boston”?
Punk rock and politics may have always shared a common unification, but that doesn’t mean bands like The Dropkick Murphys will allow their music to be used for just any political purpose, especially if that politician is Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
When Scott recently took to the stage at the Iowa Freedom Summit to speak in front of many key members of the Republican party, he did so to the tune of Dropkick Murphy’s cover of the Woody Guthrie song “”I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” reported conservative news source Twitchy. Walker apparently didn’t realize that the Dropkick Murphys are assertively pro-union — an interest unlikely to find any common ground with the governor. Walker has become a national whipping boy for the anti-union cause, previously reported Inquisitr.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1785170/dropkick-murphys-order-scott-walker-to-stop-using-their-music-we-literally-hate-you/
When Scott recently took to the stage at the Iowa Freedom Summit to speak in front of many key members of the Republican party, he did so to the tune of Dropkick Murphy’s cover of the Woody Guthrie song “”I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” reported conservative news source Twitchy. Walker apparently didn’t realize that the Dropkick Murphys are assertively pro-union — an interest unlikely to find any common ground with the governor. Walker has become a national whipping boy for the anti-union cause, previously reported Inquisitr.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1785170/dropkick-murphys-order-scott-walker-to-stop-using-their-music-we-literally-hate-you/
Yes – the Dropkick Murphys literally hate Scott Walker. And as John Oliver pointed out, they actually used the word “literally” correctly. And they do like Martin O’Malley:
In interesting sidebar to what has been a bonkers presidential campaign–still four months until the Iowa caucuses–has been the candidates use and misuse of music.
Scott Walker got it started in a way only Scott Walker can–by using a Dropkicks Murphys song without the band’s permission. Then Rick Perry had his own music for his short-lived campaign. Most recently, Mike Huckabee, via his proxy Kim Davis, cued up Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” again without the band’s permission.
Leave it to a Democrat to get things right. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a musician in his own right, took to the stage this past weekend in New Hampshire to the strains of “Shipping Up to Boston” by the aforementioned Dropkick Murphys. Judging from their response, the band and O’Malley are singing from the same sheet of music.
http://bluenationreview.com/martin-omalley-strikes-a-chord-with-the-dropkick-murphys/
Scott Walker got it started in a way only Scott Walker can–by using a Dropkicks Murphys song without the band’s permission. Then Rick Perry had his own music for his short-lived campaign. Most recently, Mike Huckabee, via his proxy Kim Davis, cued up Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” again without the band’s permission.
Leave it to a Democrat to get things right. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a musician in his own right, took to the stage this past weekend in New Hampshire to the strains of “Shipping Up to Boston” by the aforementioned Dropkick Murphys. Judging from their response, the band and O’Malley are singing from the same sheet of music.
http://bluenationreview.com/martin-omalley-strikes-a-chord-with-the-dropkick-murphys/
You know why don’t the republicans use some actual music from musicians that actually support the republican party? Like Ted Nugent?
Ted Nugent didn't refer to President Obama as a "subhuman mongrel" on Friday night. Nor did he issue calls for Obama and Hillary Clinton to be hung for their roles in the attacks on the American compound in Benghazi, as he's done in the past. In fact, Nugent — AKA the Motor City Madman, AKA "The Nuge" — was remarkably restrained for at least the first half of the Warehouse Live leg of his "Sonic Baptizm" tour, introducing familiar tunes like "Gonzo" and "Free-For-All" early on and generally coasting on the goodwill of the well-lubricated crowd.
www.houstonpress.com/music/ted-nugent-still-loves-guitar-solos-hates-obama-8574884
www.houstonpress.com/music/ted-nugent-still-loves-guitar-solos-hates-obama-8574884
Yeah because he’s a friend of the Sean Hannity show ya know!
And you know what? There’s a lot of musicians that the GOP could pull from – and it’s not just limited to Scott Baio and Ted Nugent:
Jesse James
James, a TV personality and founder of West Coast Choppers, posted a lengthy Facebook message in January supporting his former "Celebrity Apprentice" boss.
Stephen Baldwin
Baldwin, who was fired by Trump on two different seasons of "The Celebrity Apprentice," said during an interview with Don Lemon on an episode of "CNN Tonight" that Trump would make a "great" president "because he's not a politician, and he doesn't care what anybody thinks."
Hulk Hogan
TMZ asked Hogan which 2016 Republican presidential candidate he would want to face in the ring, but instead of answering the question, he said he'd want to be Trump's running mate.
Wayne Newton
The Las Vegas entertainer announced his support on "Fox & Friends." "I love Donald, and he would make a great president," he said. But he also voiced his support for other hopefuls, such as Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, and Ben Carson.
Kid Rock showed his support for the presidential hopeful in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying that he's "digging Trump." He also added: "Let the motherf------ business guy run it like a f------ business. And his campaign has been entertaining as s---." Loretta Lynn
http://www.eveningtribune.com/zz/news/20160721/30-celebrities-who-love-and-endorse-donald-trump?Start=2
James, a TV personality and founder of West Coast Choppers, posted a lengthy Facebook message in January supporting his former "Celebrity Apprentice" boss.
Stephen Baldwin
Baldwin, who was fired by Trump on two different seasons of "The Celebrity Apprentice," said during an interview with Don Lemon on an episode of "CNN Tonight" that Trump would make a "great" president "because he's not a politician, and he doesn't care what anybody thinks."
Hulk Hogan
TMZ asked Hogan which 2016 Republican presidential candidate he would want to face in the ring, but instead of answering the question, he said he'd want to be Trump's running mate.
Wayne Newton
The Las Vegas entertainer announced his support on "Fox & Friends." "I love Donald, and he would make a great president," he said. But he also voiced his support for other hopefuls, such as Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush, and Ben Carson.
Kid Rock showed his support for the presidential hopeful in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying that he's "digging Trump." He also added: "Let the motherf------ business guy run it like a f------ business. And his campaign has been entertaining as s---." Loretta Lynn
http://www.eveningtribune.com/zz/news/20160721/30-celebrities-who-love-and-endorse-donald-trump?Start=2
Or how about Gene Simmons?
Gene Simmons has been enjoying watching Donald Trump subvert the presidential race, calling it the most fascinating election he can remember and saying it was "bound to happen" in what he calls the "Age of Kardashian." "He is the truest political animal I've ever seen onstage," the Kiss vocalist-bassist tells Rolling Stone. "He has no speechwriters, no editing, no nothing. He's actually on tape going 'motherfucker.' You cannot turn away."
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gene-simmons-on-donald-trump-hes-good-for-the-political-system-20160330
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/gene-simmons-on-donald-trump-hes-good-for-the-political-system-20160330
Or how about Mike Tyson?
Mike Tyson
The former heavyweight-boxing champion announced that he would endorse Trump while appearing on HuffPost Live in October 2015. "He should be president of the United States," Tyson said.
The former heavyweight-boxing champion announced that he would endorse Trump while appearing on HuffPost Live in October 2015. "He should be president of the United States," Tyson said.
And he’s a guy who you don’t want to fuck with!
Or how about Tiffany Trump?
[font size="8"]Bonus Idiot:[/font]
[font size="8"]The Holy Land Experience[/font]
You know if you have seen Bill Maher’s documentary flick Religulous, you know there’s a scene in the movie where he visits the Holy Land Experience in Florida. Can we roll tape on that?
Well here’s an update for you, the theme park is unloading its’ assets in an effort to avoid bankruptcy! Can’t say we feel too sorry for them but that’s what happens when you make money off the uber-religious – eventually like all audiences, they will lose interest. I mean it’s not Jurassic World – people would still want to come see live dinosaurs despite that there was a “containment anomaly” in the last movie.
But it turns out no one is going to the Holy Land Experience:
ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando's Holy Land Experience is selling off some of its property to help with a financial crunch.
The Christian theme park launched an estate sale Thursday.
Some of the items up for grabs include a motorcycle, nativity statues, mannequins and a gold-and silver-painted throne.
The Holy Land Experience is holding the sale amid declining revenue and fewer contributions.
IRS documents show that in 2014 the theme park had anywhere from $1.9 million to $2.5 million in contributions, down from $42 million in 2010.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/holy-land-experience-to-hold-estate-sale-amid-financial-trouble
The Christian theme park launched an estate sale Thursday.
Some of the items up for grabs include a motorcycle, nativity statues, mannequins and a gold-and silver-painted throne.
The Holy Land Experience is holding the sale amid declining revenue and fewer contributions.
IRS documents show that in 2014 the theme park had anywhere from $1.9 million to $2.5 million in contributions, down from $42 million in 2010.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/holy-land-experience-to-hold-estate-sale-amid-financial-trouble
Ouch!!! That is a hard pill to swallow. Although what the fuck is a theme park that takes place in Bible times doing with a Harley Davidson? I don’t remember that passage in the Bible!
There is literally a meme for everything. And you know speaking of using religion to control others, Jan Crouch recently passed away who owns the giant cathedral in my neck of the woods, Costa Mesa, CA:
The spread in front of me includes gold thrones with lion heads for arm rests, a life-size horse statue covered in a mosaic of tiny mirrors and what might be called a holy Harley — a motorcycle decked out in chrome and gold-painted angel wings.
If Noah and Liberace ever teamed up for a yard sale, this is what it would look like.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-holy-land-jan-crouch-beth-kassab-20160722-column.html
If Noah and Liberace ever teamed up for a yard sale, this is what it would look like.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-holy-land-jan-crouch-beth-kassab-20160722-column.html
But TBN has been experiencing some problems of its’ own:
This comes as Trinity’s revenue has taken a precipitous dive, from $207 million in 2006 to $121.5 million in 2014, according to a Register review of its most recent tax filings. More on that in a minute.
Trinity is moving toward an internet-based model for the gift shop because people simply don’t visit brick-and-mortar gift shops like they used to, and “it simply is not economically sound to continue to operate under said conditions,” said spokeswoman Tanya Wiley. “This is a decision which has been reviewed and discussed for well over a year.”
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/trinity-722411-million-crouch.html
Trinity is moving toward an internet-based model for the gift shop because people simply don’t visit brick-and-mortar gift shops like they used to, and “it simply is not economically sound to continue to operate under said conditions,” said spokeswoman Tanya Wiley. “This is a decision which has been reviewed and discussed for well over a year.”
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/trinity-722411-million-crouch.html
And here's where the Holy Land Experience was named the worst theme park by a site called "The Daily Meal":
Holy Land Experience, Florida
If you’ve ever seen the episode of The Simpsons titled “I’m Goin’ to Praiseland,” you’ll probably have a good idea of what to expect at the Holy Land Experience in Florida — even though that episode was written prior to the park’s existence. The main difference is that the real version doesn’t have a hallucination-inducing gas leak (as far as we know), and instead contains a whole lot more guilt. Notice that it’s not called Holy Land Amusement Park; that’s because when the main “attraction” is a bloody Jesus walking around screaming in pain and waiting to be crucified, tortured, and killed, it’s hard to call the park amusing — especially after he makes his second trip of the day. Other features include a 2,000-seat auditorium, a “Scriptorium” library/research center, the Jerusalem Street Market, a model of the ancient “Eternal City,” and numerous prayer gardens. If this venue existed solely as a museum or a serious education center (and didn’t try to pass itself off as a fun theme park), then we could let it go. It’s worth noting that Holy Land also boasts the creepily named “Smile of a Child Adventure Land,” featuring rock climbing, face-painting, a game area, and a mini golf course. Just how Jesus envisioned it.
http://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/are-these-7-worst-amusement-and-theme-parks-america-slideshow/slide-5
If you’ve ever seen the episode of The Simpsons titled “I’m Goin’ to Praiseland,” you’ll probably have a good idea of what to expect at the Holy Land Experience in Florida — even though that episode was written prior to the park’s existence. The main difference is that the real version doesn’t have a hallucination-inducing gas leak (as far as we know), and instead contains a whole lot more guilt. Notice that it’s not called Holy Land Amusement Park; that’s because when the main “attraction” is a bloody Jesus walking around screaming in pain and waiting to be crucified, tortured, and killed, it’s hard to call the park amusing — especially after he makes his second trip of the day. Other features include a 2,000-seat auditorium, a “Scriptorium” library/research center, the Jerusalem Street Market, a model of the ancient “Eternal City,” and numerous prayer gardens. If this venue existed solely as a museum or a serious education center (and didn’t try to pass itself off as a fun theme park), then we could let it go. It’s worth noting that Holy Land also boasts the creepily named “Smile of a Child Adventure Land,” featuring rock climbing, face-painting, a game area, and a mini golf course. Just how Jesus envisioned it.
http://www.thedailymeal.com/travel/are-these-7-worst-amusement-and-theme-parks-america-slideshow/slide-5
[font size="8"]Bonus Idiot #2:[/font]
[font size="8"]Milo Yiannopoulos [/font]
You know since we are taking a break next week we've got one more bonus idiot for you. Like I said I'm a fan of the Twittersphere, but having such an open platform can generate controversy. Especially when something causes a certain group of people, say the scourge of the internet, men's rights activists to go overboard. Like the new Ghostbusters movie for instance.
What really sets off the haters is when women do things that men have traditionally done: Firefighter, sportswriter, Army Ranger, video game designer, commander in chief. Even a made-up occupation — Ghostbuster — is apparently off limits to women.
Yup, turns out that this weekend’s opening of the Ghostbuster’s movie reboot has turned into a ridiculous, gender-charged standoff.The haters vow that they’re not going to spend a dime or a minute on the update of their beloved movie, sullied by female leads. Feminists are calling on all women to head to the box office this weekend and get their ectoplasmic ooze on to support women’s rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ghostbusters-the-bros-who-hate-it-and-the-art-of-modern-misogyny/2016/07/14/1dfba61a-49bd-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html
Yup, turns out that this weekend’s opening of the Ghostbuster’s movie reboot has turned into a ridiculous, gender-charged standoff.The haters vow that they’re not going to spend a dime or a minute on the update of their beloved movie, sullied by female leads. Feminists are calling on all women to head to the box office this weekend and get their ectoplasmic ooze on to support women’s rights.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ghostbusters-the-bros-who-hate-it-and-the-art-of-modern-misogyny/2016/07/14/1dfba61a-49bd-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html
Yup! Didn't stop the haters from coming out in full force despite the movie made $60 million on opening weekend, and that one guy went completely overboard. I'm looking at you, Milo. We may explore this further detail next time but for now there's even more to this and it's about as crazy as you would expect, and despite that Twitter has protections on online harassment, Milo is championing himself as a free speech icon.
A day after Leslie Jones complained to Twitter that she was being bombarded by racist and offensive tweets, the social media site announced today it had taken action against some users, which appears to include a permanent suspension of conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who also serves as Breitbart’s tech editor.
"People should be able to express diverse opinions and beliefs on Twitter. But no one deserves to be subjected to targeted abuse online, and our rules prohibit inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others," Twitter wrote in a statement to ABC News. "Over the past 48 hours in particular, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of accounts violating these policies and have taken enforcement actions against these accounts, ranging from warnings that also require the deletion of Tweets violating our policies to permanent suspension."
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/twitter-suspends-conservative-commentator-ghostbusters-star-leslie-jones/story?id=40731147
"People should be able to express diverse opinions and beliefs on Twitter. But no one deserves to be subjected to targeted abuse online, and our rules prohibit inciting or engaging in the targeted abuse or harassment of others," Twitter wrote in a statement to ABC News. "Over the past 48 hours in particular, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of accounts violating these policies and have taken enforcement actions against these accounts, ranging from warnings that also require the deletion of Tweets violating our policies to permanent suspension."
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/twitter-suspends-conservative-commentator-ghostbusters-star-leslie-jones/story?id=40731147
We are going to take a break next week, we will be back on August 10th with a brand new edition!
See you in two weeks!
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your Top 10 might have to be a Top 20 after two weeks!
And I might want to reconsider taking a week off with that Donald Trump treason scandal that has come to light.
