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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #41: Make Mexico Great Again Also Edition
Top 10 Conservative Idiots #41: Make Mexico Great Again Also Edition
Welcome back to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots! Before we begin let me just check the Top 10 e-mail bag. No, I will not take your survey. No, I will not rate my purchase. No, I will not rate the packaging of my recent purchase at Amazon. But really why such a giant box for such a tiny memory card? No, I will not subscribe to a radio I don’t own. Thank you Sirius. Advertisements for car dealerships nowhere near me. And please stop asking me to go to your sales “events”. Those can all go. Travel specials but only for dates I’m not traveling. And for destinations I have no interest in visiting. Sure, I can take a flight from LAX to Boise for $74, but why would I need to unless I was doing a show there? Those can all go. No I don’t want your promo codes or your Facebook updates. No I am not going to download an update to my e-mail app. No I don’t need to add account verification. Please stop asking for my phone number, and answers to secret questions. No, I don’t want to talk to a sales expert on a product I was just looking at. In short… I got nothing of any importance. We are back ladies and gentlemen! Before we begin, the Top 10 is going to be permanently moving back to Sundays for the time being. How is everyone doing on this fine Sunday morning? Ready for some fun? Ready to hear some jokes about conservatives fucking up in the news? I know I am! Do you want to see some funny video clips of Donald Trump saying something ridiculously stupid? How about hilarious TV show and movie memes? I know that I am! Normally this is where I would show some talk show clip but Bill Maher and John Oliver are both on vacation, Colbert has been putting out some good bits but nothing really. And a couple weeks ago I talked about the passing of the Big Lebowski himself - David Hiddleston. Well, a guy on Youtube has broken down that movie into nothing but the swears. To quote The Stranger - "Do you have to use so many cuss words?" and the answer? Yes!
There’s always that. So where do we begin this week? Well first Donald Trump is going to take up the first four slots. In the first slot we’re going to tell you about a rather shady donation to the Donald Trump foundation made by a Florida representative candidate. And the shit is about to hit the fan. In the second and third slots, he went to Mexico and we are going to recap the insanity of the trip – with Spanish (thanks to Google translator!). In slot number 4 we’re going to talk about some random shit that possible future president Donald J. Trump has been up to including threatening Hillary Clinton and embarassing himself in front our nation's veterans. In the number 5 slot, we’re going to talk about who *IS* supporting Donald Trump – and if you guessed that its’ the KKK, Isis, and Kim Jong Un, you are correct sir / madam! Taking the 6th slot is Maine governor Paul LePage, who’s experiencing the fallout from last week’s voicemail SNAFU and is um, going full Trump. In the number 7 slot we’re going to devote it to a story we were going to discuss prior to the Colin Kapernick situation. We’re going to introduce you to Northern California pastor Jeremy Lucas, who intended to rig a raffle where an AK47 was the grand prize and destroy the gun. But while the reverend had intended to do a good deed, he forgot to go through California’s mandatory background check procedure. D’oh!!! Speaking of crazy pastors, in the number 8 slot the Bathroom Police (8). There is some seriously evil, evil shit going on, but original founding member of the Bathroom Police – Pat McCrory committed an epic fail. At number 9 (NEIN!!!), because it's the 15th anniversary of 9/11 (holy shit it's really been 15 years???
), we’re going to talk about some extremely poor 9/11 marketing fails - especially coming from a Florida Wal-Mart and a Texas mattress store that attempted to hold a 9/11 sale. Finally this week I hope you guys and gals aren’t scared of clowns. Because we have a potential episode of “The Conjuring” brewing in Greensboro, South Carolina. Specifically for the final entry this week we’re going to talk about the Creepy Clowns Of Greensboro (10). Which coincidentally happens to be the name of my Improv troop! Enjoy! And as always don’t forget the key!
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Quid Pro Quo. That thing you do when you’re stuck trying to find a large sum of money for a guy who you accidentally kidnapped after you got ridiculously wasted last night.
Oh wait, that was The Hangover. So Donald Trump may have committed a blatant act of quid pro quo this week. So Donald Trump’s resort in Florida, the famous Mar-A-Lago that also holds the Donald J. Trump mansion. But let’s go back further to explain. So Florida attorney general Pam Bondi was investigating Trump University’s Florida branch for some possible irregularities. Irregularities involving possible future president Donald J. Trump? I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
Why is the contribution in the news right now?
Last week, Trump paid a $2,500 penalty to the Internal Revenue Service and refunded his foundation $25,000 from his personal wealth because the Sept. 17, 2013 contribution violated tax laws, the Washington Post reported.
The check came from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a tax-exempt non-profit barred from contributing to political causes. The check went to And Justice For All, a committee that was the fundraising arm for Bondi’s re-election campaign — and undeniably political in nature.
The donation’s dubious legality was obscured for years because of an accounting error at the Trump Organization, which reported to the IRS that it had given $25,000 to a Kansas anti-abortion group called Justice for All.
“It’s an unfortunate series of coincidences and errors, Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks told the Herald/Times in March.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/donald-trump/article100392257.html#storylink=cpy
Last week, Trump paid a $2,500 penalty to the Internal Revenue Service and refunded his foundation $25,000 from his personal wealth because the Sept. 17, 2013 contribution violated tax laws, the Washington Post reported.
The check came from the Donald J. Trump Foundation, a tax-exempt non-profit barred from contributing to political causes. The check went to And Justice For All, a committee that was the fundraising arm for Bondi’s re-election campaign — and undeniably political in nature.
The donation’s dubious legality was obscured for years because of an accounting error at the Trump Organization, which reported to the IRS that it had given $25,000 to a Kansas anti-abortion group called Justice for All.
“It’s an unfortunate series of coincidences and errors, Trump campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks told the Herald/Times in March.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/donald-trump/article100392257.html#storylink=cpy
So that’s exactly what happened. But how is Trump University involved in this potentially colossal fuck up? So the allegations stem from an alleged investigation into Trump University’s shady business practices in 2013:
Trump denies allegations: Donald Trump is denying any connection between a political contribution benefiting the Florida attorney general and her office's decision to drop an investigation into Trump University, reports USA Today. "She's a fine person beyond reproach," Trump said of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a prominent Trump supporter in an important battleground state. He added that he "never spoke to her" about any investigation.
The Washington Post reported that Trump paid a $2,500 penalty to the IRS because his charitable foundation violated tax laws with a $25,000 donation to a campaign group connected to Bondi. The contribution was made in 2013, when Bondi "was considering whether to investigate fraud allegations against Trump University. She decided not to pursue the case," The Post writes. Both Trump and Bondi have denied any wrongdoing.
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/09/donald_trump_denies_connection.html
The Washington Post reported that Trump paid a $2,500 penalty to the IRS because his charitable foundation violated tax laws with a $25,000 donation to a campaign group connected to Bondi. The contribution was made in 2013, when Bondi "was considering whether to investigate fraud allegations against Trump University. She decided not to pursue the case," The Post writes. Both Trump and Bondi have denied any wrongdoing.
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/09/donald_trump_denies_connection.html
So what about what comes next for Trump Univeristy? Guess what? After Bondi dropped the charges against Trump University – he held a fundraiser for her at Mar-A-Lago! D’oh!!!
WASHINGTON ― In March 2014, Donald Trump opened his 126-room Palm Beach resort, Mar-a-Lago, for a $3,000-per-person fundraiser for Pam Bondi, the Florida attorney general who had recently decided not to investigate Trump University and was facing a tough re-election campaign.
Trump, whose personal foundation had given $25,000 to a pro-Bondi group the previous fall, did not write a check to the attorney general that night. But by hosting her at Mar-a-Lago and bringing in some of his own high-profile Florida contacts, he provided her campaign with a nice financial boost.
Trump has claimed that Bondi was merely a candidate he knew well and supported politically. But his fundraising efforts were extensive: In addition to the $25,000 donation, Trump and his daughter Ivanka gave $500 each to Bondi in the fall of 2013. The following year, Ivanka and her father donated a total of $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida.
All this monetary effort could suggest that Donald Trump was thanking Bondi for not probing his failed seminar program. His efforts to boost her politically came during and after a period when she was being publicly pressed to investigate claims that get-rich-quick seminars bearing his name were defrauding participants.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-pam-bondi-trump-university_us_57cf2c6ce4b0a48094a64854
Trump, whose personal foundation had given $25,000 to a pro-Bondi group the previous fall, did not write a check to the attorney general that night. But by hosting her at Mar-a-Lago and bringing in some of his own high-profile Florida contacts, he provided her campaign with a nice financial boost.
Trump has claimed that Bondi was merely a candidate he knew well and supported politically. But his fundraising efforts were extensive: In addition to the $25,000 donation, Trump and his daughter Ivanka gave $500 each to Bondi in the fall of 2013. The following year, Ivanka and her father donated a total of $125,000 to the Republican Party of Florida.
All this monetary effort could suggest that Donald Trump was thanking Bondi for not probing his failed seminar program. His efforts to boost her politically came during and after a period when she was being publicly pressed to investigate claims that get-rich-quick seminars bearing his name were defrauding participants.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-pam-bondi-trump-university_us_57cf2c6ce4b0a48094a64854
What’s the consequences of this? What could this mean for possible future president Donald J. Trump?
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has finally started to get some attention for the cash she personally “requested” from Donald Trump, the fat check which landed in Florida just in time to cause the state’s version of the Trump University lawsuit to conveniently go away, and the peachy-keen “thanks for not filing a lawsuit” prom Donald threw for her. If it’s not an obvious instance of bribery, it certainly appears to be.
But as it turns out, this is far from the only time Bondi was paid to look away.
Attorneys general are supposed to be crusaders of justice: men and women who aren't afraid to step on toes, take on tough cases and make the bad guys pay.
... the only thing the bad guys are paying is the tab. ...
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/7/1567533/-For-Pam-Bondi-pay-to-look-away-was-about-more-than-Donald-Trump
But as it turns out, this is far from the only time Bondi was paid to look away.
Attorneys general are supposed to be crusaders of justice: men and women who aren't afraid to step on toes, take on tough cases and make the bad guys pay.
... the only thing the bad guys are paying is the tab. ...
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/9/7/1567533/-For-Pam-Bondi-pay-to-look-away-was-about-more-than-Donald-Trump
And then there’s possible talk of a full FBI investigation into this mess:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fred-grimm/article82563867.html
And worse still. The donation — from Trump’s Section 501©(3) charitable foundation — was illegal. And never reported to the IRS. Tax-exempt charitable foundations are prohibited from engaging in political activity. That’s for Trump and the IRS to work out. But how the hell could a prohibited transgression like that go unremarked for nearly three years by its recipient, Florida’s chief legal officer? How was it that the very attorney general failed to check the provenance of her $25,000 donation?
Which only adds another sleazy chapter to Bondi’s history of bent ethics. In 2014, The New York Times reported that a Washington lobbying firm specializing in influencing state attorneys general had lavished considerable attention on Bondi, showering her with gifts, exotic junkets and campaign contributions. Meanwhile the Florida Attorney General’s Office lost interest in pursuing fraud allegations dogging the firm’s various clients.
And worse still. The donation — from Trump’s Section 501©(3) charitable foundation — was illegal. And never reported to the IRS. Tax-exempt charitable foundations are prohibited from engaging in political activity. That’s for Trump and the IRS to work out. But how the hell could a prohibited transgression like that go unremarked for nearly three years by its recipient, Florida’s chief legal officer? How was it that the very attorney general failed to check the provenance of her $25,000 donation?
Which only adds another sleazy chapter to Bondi’s history of bent ethics. In 2014, The New York Times reported that a Washington lobbying firm specializing in influencing state attorneys general had lavished considerable attention on Bondi, showering her with gifts, exotic junkets and campaign contributions. Meanwhile the Florida Attorney General’s Office lost interest in pursuing fraud allegations dogging the firm’s various clients.
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Before we begin this entry, a disclaimer. Since Donald Trump went to Mexico, we are going to offer our usual nonsense memes featuring possible future president Donald J. Trump in Spanish. And thanks to the Fake Trump Tweet generator, we can literally make him say anything in any language, like this:
Translation: “Hey, people of Mexico, you are stupid losers! You will pay for the wall, vote for me, and you will like it! #vivaUSA”
Second, there’s a Latino-owned in Illinois called the 5 Rabbit Cerveceria. They were originally tapped to brew the official beer for Chicago’s Trump Tower. But they have since changed the name. Can we show that?
Literally translated that means “fuck your hair”. Now back to our originally scheduled entry. Mexico. That country that Donald Trump loves to make fun of. So we have to talk about Donald Trump’s ill timed and ill fated visit to Mexico City, which as you can guess might be the most Donald Trump thing he has pulled in the campaign to date.
Donald J. Trump will visit Mexico on Wednesday for a private meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto — a trip that will take him to a nation he has repeatedly scorned — before quickly flying back for what is billed as a major immigration speech in Arizona.
The Mexican president’s office said Mr. Peña Nieto had sent invitations last week to both Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton. The negotiations for both trips were first reported by The Washington Post. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign would not comment Tuesday on whether she had received the invitation.
Mr. Peña Nieto is reaching out to Mr. Trump in the face of the Republican candidate’s antagonistic attitude toward Mexico in his policies and campaign rallies. He has said many Mexican immigrants who enter the United States illegally are rapists, and he has repeatedly insisted that Mexico will pay for his proposed wall along the southern United States border.
He is widely reviled in Mexico, where the wall proposal has revived deep grievances over sovereignty and respect that have historically dogged Mexico’s relationship with the United States.
Read more: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/us/politics/donald-trump-mexico-enrique-pena-nieto.html
The Mexican president’s office said Mr. Peña Nieto had sent invitations last week to both Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton. The negotiations for both trips were first reported by The Washington Post. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign would not comment Tuesday on whether she had received the invitation.
Mr. Peña Nieto is reaching out to Mr. Trump in the face of the Republican candidate’s antagonistic attitude toward Mexico in his policies and campaign rallies. He has said many Mexican immigrants who enter the United States illegally are rapists, and he has repeatedly insisted that Mexico will pay for his proposed wall along the southern United States border.
He is widely reviled in Mexico, where the wall proposal has revived deep grievances over sovereignty and respect that have historically dogged Mexico’s relationship with the United States.
Read more: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/us/politics/donald-trump-mexico-enrique-pena-nieto.html
And that’s not the only thing that he did down there. Can we show that tape?
And like a good republican, Donald Trump met with Mexican President Nieto, but of course – refused to disclose what they talked about.
Donald Trump and Mexico's Peña Nieto meet but don't discuss who would pay for a border wall
Noah Bierman, Tracy Wilkinson and Kate Linthicum
Donald Trump showcased his flair for the dramatic spectacle again Wednesday, flying his unpredictable campaign across the southern border for a hastily arranged summit with the president of a country he has repeatedly maligned.
The move was stunning for a nominee whose presidential run began with harsh denunciations of Mexicans, whom he called “rapists” when he announced his candidacy, and whose slogan-ready pledge to build a border wall includes the improbable idea that Mexico will pay for it.
Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had a cordial but frank discussion for about an hour at the presidential residence. The men said they did not discuss whether Mexico would pay for a wall along the countries’ shared border, a core campaign promise of the Republican presidential nominee. But Peña Nieto pointedly vowed to protect Mexican nationals living in the U.S. who contribute to prosperity and “deserve the respect of everyone.”...............................
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-mexico-visit-20160831-snap-story.html
Noah Bierman, Tracy Wilkinson and Kate Linthicum
Donald Trump showcased his flair for the dramatic spectacle again Wednesday, flying his unpredictable campaign across the southern border for a hastily arranged summit with the president of a country he has repeatedly maligned.
The move was stunning for a nominee whose presidential run began with harsh denunciations of Mexicans, whom he called “rapists” when he announced his candidacy, and whose slogan-ready pledge to build a border wall includes the improbable idea that Mexico will pay for it.
Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto had a cordial but frank discussion for about an hour at the presidential residence. The men said they did not discuss whether Mexico would pay for a wall along the countries’ shared border, a core campaign promise of the Republican presidential nominee. But Peña Nieto pointedly vowed to protect Mexican nationals living in the U.S. who contribute to prosperity and “deserve the respect of everyone.”...............................
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-mexico-visit-20160831-snap-story.html
Also in case you were wondering if Donald Trump’s infamous “Make America Great Again” hat would make an appearance, well he changed it. Can we throw that up there?
Just when you thought the Trump campaign couldn’t get more strange, the Republican nominee found a way to make his camp out-weird itself with “Make Mexico Great Again Also” hats.
Whether you’re scratching your head because Donald Trump, the candidate who has built his campaign on slamming Mexico, is now suddenly interested in its prosperity or the odd phrasing of the hat, there’s consensus that this ish is bonkers.
The hats made their debut on Wednesday, when former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. Jeff Sessions wore the cap while speaking in Phoenix, Arizona, where the presidential candidate gave his much-anticipated speech on immigration following his return from Mexico.
According to the campaign, it was Trump behind the hat, too.
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/politics/donald-trump-behind-make-mexico-great-again-also-hats
Whether you’re scratching your head because Donald Trump, the candidate who has built his campaign on slamming Mexico, is now suddenly interested in its prosperity or the odd phrasing of the hat, there’s consensus that this ish is bonkers.
The hats made their debut on Wednesday, when former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Sen. Jeff Sessions wore the cap while speaking in Phoenix, Arizona, where the presidential candidate gave his much-anticipated speech on immigration following his return from Mexico.
According to the campaign, it was Trump behind the hat, too.
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/politics/donald-trump-behind-make-mexico-great-again-also-hats
I love that he included the “also”.
And then in true Donald J. Trump fashion - he got fact checked by President Nieto right to his face, and he didn’t even flinch!
Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto told Donald Trump during their private meeting today that Mexico would not pay for Trump’s proposed 2,000-mile barrier along the US-Mexico border, according to his Twitter feed.
Translation: “At the beginning of the conversation with Donald Trump
I made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall.”
Peña Nieto followed up, declaring that “From there, the conversation addressed other issues, and followed in a respectful manner.”
MORE:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/aug/31/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-livedonald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-live
Translation: “At the beginning of the conversation with Donald Trump
I made it clear that Mexico will not pay for the wall.”
Peña Nieto followed up, declaring that “From there, the conversation addressed other issues, and followed in a respectful manner.”
MORE:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/aug/31/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-livedonald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-live
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
We’re still not done with the insanity surrounding Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico. Oh no, mi amigos. There is plenty more to cover and there’s a lot of batshit crazy stuff out there.
In a new interview with ABC News, Donald Trump's recollection appears to differ with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's account of their meeting last week when it comes to a key subject: Whether Peña Nieto actually said that Mexico wouldn't pay for Trump's proposed border wall.
Trump had said at a press conference following the meeting that the two had not discussed Trump's campaign promise that Mexico would pay for the wall between the United States and his country.
But shortly after the meeting, Peña Nieto's spokesman clarified and Peña Nieto himself tweeted that he had, in fact, brought up the wall and had told Trump in no uncertain terms that Mexico would not be paying for it.
Trump's comments Monday also notably contradict what his top backer, Rudy Giuliani, said about the meeting last week. Giuliani said that Peña Nieto didn't bring it up at the start of the meeting, but that he mentioned payment for the wall.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-appears-to-contradict-mexican-president-on-not-paying-for-wall-%E2%80%98he-didn%E2%80%99t-say-that%E2%80%99/ar-AAiAdet
Trump had said at a press conference following the meeting that the two had not discussed Trump's campaign promise that Mexico would pay for the wall between the United States and his country.
But shortly after the meeting, Peña Nieto's spokesman clarified and Peña Nieto himself tweeted that he had, in fact, brought up the wall and had told Trump in no uncertain terms that Mexico would not be paying for it.
Trump's comments Monday also notably contradict what his top backer, Rudy Giuliani, said about the meeting last week. Giuliani said that Peña Nieto didn't bring it up at the start of the meeting, but that he mentioned payment for the wall.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-appears-to-contradict-mexican-president-on-not-paying-for-wall-%E2%80%98he-didn%E2%80%99t-say-that%E2%80%99/ar-AAiAdet
And of course Trump’s Mexico speech isn’t really a speech until it’s put in song form:
And in case you were wondering just about how hypocritical Donald Trump is when it comes to his own hard-lined immigration policy, the Washington Post spells it out for you in very easy to understand terms:
A MONTH ago, Donald Trump and officials in his campaign assured voters they would organize a news conference to clear up questions about the legal means by which his Slovenian-born wife, Melania, entered the country in the mid-1990s and obtained a green card several years before they were married in 2005. Those questions persist, the Trump campaign has refused to answer them, and no such news conference has occurred.
Ms. Trump insists she violated no immigration laws; that may prove to be the case. Yet her own sketchy and not-quite-consistent account of her initial immigration status, along with the publication of nude modeling photos of her taken in New York the year before she says she entered the country, have combined to stoke doubts that she played entirely by the rules.
If she didn’t, some sympathy may be in order. U.S. immigration laws are so abstruse, so dysfunctional and so out of step with the demands of the American labor market that — well, it’s no accident that 11 million people live in this country without proper documentation, and that many or most of them have been here for 15 years or longer.
Less sympathy would be due Mr. Trump, who, having built his campaign around vilifying illegal immigrants, looks like a Grand Wizard of Hypocrisy. And having spent months as the most prominent exponent of the detestable “birther” movement, badgering the president to release his plainly valid and unexceptional birth certificate, the Republican presidential nominee now can’t be bothered to come clean on legitimate questions about the terms under which his wife entered the country and remained here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trumps-immigration-hypocrisy/2016/09/06/270b1b0c-746d-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html?utm_term=.dc9961e0affb&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
Ms. Trump insists she violated no immigration laws; that may prove to be the case. Yet her own sketchy and not-quite-consistent account of her initial immigration status, along with the publication of nude modeling photos of her taken in New York the year before she says she entered the country, have combined to stoke doubts that she played entirely by the rules.
If she didn’t, some sympathy may be in order. U.S. immigration laws are so abstruse, so dysfunctional and so out of step with the demands of the American labor market that — well, it’s no accident that 11 million people live in this country without proper documentation, and that many or most of them have been here for 15 years or longer.
Less sympathy would be due Mr. Trump, who, having built his campaign around vilifying illegal immigrants, looks like a Grand Wizard of Hypocrisy. And having spent months as the most prominent exponent of the detestable “birther” movement, badgering the president to release his plainly valid and unexceptional birth certificate, the Republican presidential nominee now can’t be bothered to come clean on legitimate questions about the terms under which his wife entered the country and remained here.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trumps-immigration-hypocrisy/2016/09/06/270b1b0c-746d-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html?utm_term=.dc9961e0affb&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1
But alas, Donald Trump is not flip flopping to the contrary:
WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump insists that he's not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally — even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is "to be determined."
Trump said in an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday that he's "not flip-flopping," but wants to come up with "a really fair, but firm" solution.
Trump had previously proposed using a "deportation force" to remove the 11 million people living in the United States illegally— a proposal that excited many of his core supporters, but alienated Hispanic voters who could be pivotal in key states. Republican leaders fear that Trump can't win — and could drag down GOP congressional candidates — if he doesn't increase his support beyond his white, male base.
Trump met Saturday with Hispanic supporters, representatives of a community that has been wary of the billionaire businessman's deportation proposals and his plans to build a giant wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Questioned on whether Trump still intends to deploy the deportation force, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Sunday: "To be determined."
Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/donald-trump-says-hes-not-flip-flopping-immigration/1980350#comments
Trump said in an interview with Fox & Friends on Monday that he's "not flip-flopping," but wants to come up with "a really fair, but firm" solution.
Trump had previously proposed using a "deportation force" to remove the 11 million people living in the United States illegally— a proposal that excited many of his core supporters, but alienated Hispanic voters who could be pivotal in key states. Republican leaders fear that Trump can't win — and could drag down GOP congressional candidates — if he doesn't increase his support beyond his white, male base.
Trump met Saturday with Hispanic supporters, representatives of a community that has been wary of the billionaire businessman's deportation proposals and his plans to build a giant wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Questioned on whether Trump still intends to deploy the deportation force, campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said Sunday: "To be determined."
Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/donald-trump-says-hes-not-flip-flopping-immigration/1980350#comments
But have you seen his new scary attack ad? Let’s show that, shall we?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Here’s the backstory:
He released a new ad on Friday that, like his speeches, paints foreign nationals coming to the U.S. as terrorist threats and criminals. It is his first ad of the general election against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
“In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” a voiceover says. “Syrian refugees flood in. Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay, collecting Social Security benefits, skipping the line. Our border open. It’s more of the same, but worse.”
“Donald Trump’s America is secure,” the voiceover continues. “Terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. The border secure. Our families safe. Change that makes America safe again.”
The statement that the system is rigged is paired with an image of people in line to vote, with the text “system rigged” appearing next to a black woman. Trump has previously said the election may be rigged and has called for volunteers to monitor certain polling places.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ad-refugees-immigrants_us_57b71820e4b0b51733a2e7f4?section=&
“In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” a voiceover says. “Syrian refugees flood in. Illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay, collecting Social Security benefits, skipping the line. Our border open. It’s more of the same, but worse.”
“Donald Trump’s America is secure,” the voiceover continues. “Terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. The border secure. Our families safe. Change that makes America safe again.”
The statement that the system is rigged is paired with an image of people in line to vote, with the text “system rigged” appearing next to a black woman. Trump has previously said the election may be rigged and has called for volunteers to monitor certain polling places.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ad-refugees-immigrants_us_57b71820e4b0b51733a2e7f4?section=&
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
So for this entry we are going to talk about possible future president Donald J. Trump and his on again, off again relationship with a little thing called “media”. Particularly that of endorsements he’s *NOT* getting! But first I love this story – taking a page from Seinfeld, he gave a speech on foreign policy – in front of a group of veterans, and in true Donald J. Trump fashion, literally went “yada yada” on the Iraq War, which the media is doing a terrific job of pretending that it doesn’t exist.
It was classic Trump: despite a friendly moderator, softball questions and an adoring crowd the Republican nominee bungled a national security Q&A Tuesday, just one day before a primetime special on some of the same topics.
After supporter and retired general Mike Flynn asked carefully crafted questions, Trump delivered incoherent answers, non-sequiturs and straight-up untruths as he tried to explain what he would do as commander-in-chief if elected.
Trump’s biggest advantage has been rhetoric: big promises—even unrealistic ones—without any specifics or any reasonable ways to accomplish them.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/06/trump-stumbles-and-lies-his-way-through-vets-town-hall.html
After supporter and retired general Mike Flynn asked carefully crafted questions, Trump delivered incoherent answers, non-sequiturs and straight-up untruths as he tried to explain what he would do as commander-in-chief if elected.
Trump’s biggest advantage has been rhetoric: big promises—even unrealistic ones—without any specifics or any reasonable ways to accomplish them.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/06/trump-stumbles-and-lies-his-way-through-vets-town-hall.html
And this was in front of a group of veterans!!!!!
So in case you were wondering if that little yada yada of 100+ years of history and turmoil between Iraq and Iran in front of our nation’s veterans won him any votes, if you guessed zero, you are correct sir / madam!
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/09/01/breaking-four-star-army-generals-defiantly-make-first-presidential-endorsement-of-their-careers/
Two retired four-star U.S. Army generals stepped up on Thursday morning and endorsed the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Although both Gens. David Maddox and Bob Sennewald say they have never endorsed a political candidate before, they both felt compelled to speak out this election cycle.
The two issued a joint statement to the press, saying:
‘Having each served over 34 years and retired as an Army four-star general, we each have worked closely with America’s strongest allies, both in NATO and throughout Asia.
‘Our votes have always been private, and neither of us has ever previously lent his name or voice to a presidential candidate. Having studied what is at stake for this country and the alternatives we have now, we see only one viable leader, and will be voting this November for Secretary Hillary Clinton.’
Two retired four-star U.S. Army generals stepped up on Thursday morning and endorsed the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Although both Gens. David Maddox and Bob Sennewald say they have never endorsed a political candidate before, they both felt compelled to speak out this election cycle.
The two issued a joint statement to the press, saying:
‘Having each served over 34 years and retired as an Army four-star general, we each have worked closely with America’s strongest allies, both in NATO and throughout Asia.
‘Our votes have always been private, and neither of us has ever previously lent his name or voice to a presidential candidate. Having studied what is at stake for this country and the alternatives we have now, we see only one viable leader, and will be voting this November for Secretary Hillary Clinton.’
And there's more - apparently he told a crowd in Florida that Hillary Clinton could "shoot someone and it wouldn't affect her poll numbers. Gee... where have I heard that before?
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Donald J. Trump, in escalating attacks against Hillary Clinton, suggested on Friday that his opponent was so immune to prosecution that she could shoot someone in front of thousands of witnesses and not be prosecuted.
“She is being so protected,” Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said to a crowd of more than 10,000 at an evening rally here. “She could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching, right smack in the middle of the heart, and she wouldn’t be prosecuted. O.K.? That’s what’s happening.”
Mr. Trump’s comments followed an extended, and at times vicious and unscripted, criticism of Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, whom he called “an unstable person.” He repeatedly criticized the decision not to prosecute her over her email scandal, and also her record as secretary of state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/donald-trump-rally.html?_r=0
“She is being so protected,” Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said to a crowd of more than 10,000 at an evening rally here. “She could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching, right smack in the middle of the heart, and she wouldn’t be prosecuted. O.K.? That’s what’s happening.”
Mr. Trump’s comments followed an extended, and at times vicious and unscripted, criticism of Mrs. Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, whom he called “an unstable person.” He repeatedly criticized the decision not to prosecute her over her email scandal, and also her record as secretary of state.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/donald-trump-rally.html?_r=0
Oh and last week we covered the Colin Kaepernick situation ad nauseum, but did you know he is a bonafied Trump supporter?
At his news conference about 2 weeks ago, essentially stated the “We have a Presidential Candidate who deleted emails and did other illegal things.. if it were any other person, you’d be in jail”
I support his cause immensely, however he took the Trump Lies pushed by MSM and ate them whole..
I wonder how many of the millions who saw his quick rant to the press were influenced to move towards Trump..
I still get sick every time I see that Clip...Essential Colin perpetuated the narrative that Clinton is a crook which certainly will continue to help a huge racist in his quest to become president..
http://thebiglead.com/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/
I support his cause immensely, however he took the Trump Lies pushed by MSM and ate them whole..
I wonder how many of the millions who saw his quick rant to the press were influenced to move towards Trump..
I still get sick every time I see that Clip...Essential Colin perpetuated the narrative that Clinton is a crook which certainly will continue to help a huge racist in his quest to become president..
http://thebiglead.com/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/
By the way – Donald Trump is always going about people who are the best and the greatest, and you know who thinks he could take on Donald Trump? Why it’s former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura!
If it were up to Jesse Ventura, marijuana would be legal, Gary Johnson would be president and the United States would abandon the two-party system.
Oh, and American media companies would act more like Russia’s.
That’s just some of what the former Minnesota governor, ex-professional wrestler and author told Yahoo News in a wide-ranging interview on Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jesse-ventura-gary-johnson-trump-clinton-putin-201929441.html
Oh, and American media companies would act more like Russia’s.
That’s just some of what the former Minnesota governor, ex-professional wrestler and author told Yahoo News in a wide-ranging interview on Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jesse-ventura-gary-johnson-trump-clinton-putin-201929441.html
Switching Donald Trump with Jesse Ventura this late in the game would be certifiably batshit insane. It would be like putting Bentley decals on your 2006 Chrysler 300. You can dress it up all you want, but it still doesn't change the fact that you're driving a fucking 2006 Chrysler 300!
[font size="8"]Donald Trump Supporters[/font]
You know what they say about judging a person by the company they keep. Well while we’ve already gone over who’s *NOT* supporting Donald Trump, I am going to use this entry to very briefly talk about who *IS* supporting Donald Trump. Behind Door #1, of course frequent viewers of the Top 10 will know this one – David Duke!
White supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced a run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana in a web video today, linking his campaign to the message of Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
“I was the first major candidate in modern times to promote the term and policy of ‘America First,’” Duke said. “We cannot have free trade without fair trade.”
“I’m overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues I’ve championed for years,” he said. ”I’ve always opposed these wars that lead our nation to disaster.”
Duke endorsed Trump's presidential run in February, and called on supporters to help the New York developer's White House campaign.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-supremacist-david-duke-announces-us-senate-run/story?id=40803322
“I was the first major candidate in modern times to promote the term and policy of ‘America First,’” Duke said. “We cannot have free trade without fair trade.”
“I’m overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues I’ve championed for years,” he said. ”I’ve always opposed these wars that lead our nation to disaster.”
Duke endorsed Trump's presidential run in February, and called on supporters to help the New York developer's White House campaign.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-supremacist-david-duke-announces-us-senate-run/story?id=40803322
Behind door #2: Kim Jong Un!!!
A North Korean state media outlet has praised Donald Trump as a “wise politician” and “far-sighted candidate” who can reunify the Korean peninsula.
The DPRK Today editorial welcomed the presumptive Republican nominee’s willingness to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, NKNews.org reports, saying Trump could help bring about an end to the isolated country’s “Yankee go home” policy of hostility with the U.S.
“In my personal opinion, there are many positive aspects to the Trump’s ‘inflammatory policies’” Han Yong Mook, who describes himself as a Chinese North Korean scholar, wrote in the editorial. “Trump said ‘he will not get involved in the war between the South and the North,’ isn’t this fortunate from North Koreans’ perspective?”
The editorial also urged Americans to not vote for the “dull Hillary” Clinton.
http://time.com/4352135/north-korea-donald-trump-kim-jong-un/
The DPRK Today editorial welcomed the presumptive Republican nominee’s willingness to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, NKNews.org reports, saying Trump could help bring about an end to the isolated country’s “Yankee go home” policy of hostility with the U.S.
“In my personal opinion, there are many positive aspects to the Trump’s ‘inflammatory policies’” Han Yong Mook, who describes himself as a Chinese North Korean scholar, wrote in the editorial. “Trump said ‘he will not get involved in the war between the South and the North,’ isn’t this fortunate from North Koreans’ perspective?”
The editorial also urged Americans to not vote for the “dull Hillary” Clinton.
http://time.com/4352135/north-korea-donald-trump-kim-jong-un/
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There it is! So North Korea is saying that Donald Trump is exciting and Hillary Clinton is dull. Just…. Wow!
And behind door #3 – Isis.
Donald Trump has been campaigning on a promise to eradicate the Islamic State (also known as ISIS). The Republican presidential nominee regularly makes belligerent statements such as “I would bomb the shit out of . . . those suckers” and “We have to knock the hell out of them.” He has said that he would send up to 30,000 more U.S. troops to fight ISIS and refuses to rule out the possibility of using nuclear weapons against the group. One might expect ISIS to view his candidacy with apprehension. However, interviews with ISIS supporters and recent defectors suggest just the opposite: jihadists are rooting for a Trump presidency because they believe that he will lead the United States on a path to self-destruction. Last week, an ISIS spokesman wrote on the ISIS-affiliated Telegram channel, Nashir, “I ask Allah to deliver America to Trump.” Meanwhile, an ISIS supporter posted on one of the numerous jihadist “channels” hosted by the Telegram messaging application, “The ‘facilitation’ of Trump’s arrival in the White House must be a priority for jihadists at any cost!!!”
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2016-08-24/why-isis-rooting-trump-0
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2016-08-24/why-isis-rooting-trump-0
So Donald are you going to say something nice about these guys? Or are you going to treat them like mosquitoes?
[font size="8"]Paul LePage[/font]
So last week we talked about Paul LePage – the original “People Who Somehow Got Elected” – how he called a guy a “cocksucker” on a voicemail message, and the subsequent forced PR authored apology that followed. Well, as you can imagine this hasn’t ended well and we haven’t heard the last of it. So here’s what has happened in the wake of the disaster that could have seen the governor step down from office. Oh wait – he’s not doing that!
Facing pressure to resign after comments many called racist and a profanity-laced voicemail left for Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine, Maine Gov. Paul LePage told reporters today he will not be resigning and will be seeking spiritual guidance.
“We always have been a family of faith and we recognize that the grace and guidance from God can make us stronger in life,” LePage said in a statement following a meeting with Gattine.
LePage and Gattine met for less than 10 minutes this morning at the governor's office, in an attempt for the governor to make amends.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/maine-gov-paul-lepage-resigning-voicemail-rant/story?id=41770164
“We always have been a family of faith and we recognize that the grace and guidance from God can make us stronger in life,” LePage said in a statement following a meeting with Gattine.
LePage and Gattine met for less than 10 minutes this morning at the governor's office, in an attempt for the governor to make amends.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/maine-gov-paul-lepage-resigning-voicemail-rant/story?id=41770164
Yeah get that weak stuff outta here! No apologizing from one of the most batshit crazy people who’s ever been a governor of a state. And this guy got elected! He is serving office! And in case you were wondering if he was done with the racist bullshit, he isn’t! In fact he doubled down and went after Donald Trump’s favorite punching bag – Khzir Khan:
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says the father of a deceased Muslim captain in the U.S. Army is a "con artist" for criticizing Donald Trump.
LePage, a Republican, made the comments on Wednesday during an appearance on a program hosted by Boston radio host Howie Carr.
LePage's comments referenced Khizr Khan, whose son died while protecting other soldiers in Iraq. Khan made an appearance at the Democratic National Convention in which he was critical of Trump, the Republican nominee.
LePage, in his second term as governor, is a supporter of Trump. His daughter Lauren LePage has been hired by Trump and vice presidential candidate Mike Pence to work as the state's coalitions director.
Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/gov-paul-lepage-calls-khizr-khan-con-artist-radio/1982556
LePage, a Republican, made the comments on Wednesday during an appearance on a program hosted by Boston radio host Howie Carr.
LePage's comments referenced Khizr Khan, whose son died while protecting other soldiers in Iraq. Khan made an appearance at the Democratic National Convention in which he was critical of Trump, the Republican nominee.
LePage, in his second term as governor, is a supporter of Trump. His daughter Lauren LePage has been hired by Trump and vice presidential candidate Mike Pence to work as the state's coalitions director.
Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/0001/11/30/gov-paul-lepage-calls-khizr-khan-con-artist-radio/1982556
But wait – there is more to this insanity in case you were wondering:
Drew Gattine’s career in politics started with a voice mail.
It was the early 2000s, and the voice on the answering machine was Westbrook City Council President Brendan Rielly.
Gattine and his wife, Elizabeth, had appeared before the City Council to voice their concern about a zoning issue, and the young couple’s respectful and constructive manner had impressed Rielly.
“I said, ‘Look, I’m calling for both of you. Would either one of you want to run for council?’ ” Rielly recalled.
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/05/propelled-by-lepage-voice-mail-quiet-lawmaker-becomes-talk-of-the-state/
It was the early 2000s, and the voice on the answering machine was Westbrook City Council President Brendan Rielly.
Gattine and his wife, Elizabeth, had appeared before the City Council to voice their concern about a zoning issue, and the young couple’s respectful and constructive manner had impressed Rielly.
“I said, ‘Look, I’m calling for both of you. Would either one of you want to run for council?’ ” Rielly recalled.
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/09/05/propelled-by-lepage-voice-mail-quiet-lawmaker-becomes-talk-of-the-state/
That’s right! It boosted the career of the guy who LePage called a “cocksucker” in the first place. But in case you were wondering – Gattine is the guy who challenged LePage to prove he’s not racist. LePage isn’t racist – he’s just an equal opportunity offender!
Gov. Paul LePage left a state lawmaker from Westbrook an expletive-laden phone message Thursday in which he accused the legislator of calling him a racist, encouraged him to make the message public and said, “I’m after you.”
LePage sent the message Thursday morning after a television reporter appeared to suggest that Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine was among several people who had called the governor a racist, which Gattine later denied. The exchange followed remarks the governor made in North Berwick on Wednesday night about the racial makeup of suspects arrested on drug trafficking charges in Maine.
“Mr. Gattine, this is Gov. Paul Richard LePage,” a recording of the governor’s phone message says. “I would like to talk to you about your comments about my being a racist, you (expletive). I want to talk to you. I want you to prove that I’m a racist. I’ve spent my life helping black people and you little son-of-a-bitch, socialist (expletive). You … I need you to, just friggin. I want you to record this and make it public because I am after you. Thank you.”
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/26/prove-im-a-racist-lepage-challenges-westbrook-legislator-in-obscenity-laced-voice-mail/
LePage sent the message Thursday morning after a television reporter appeared to suggest that Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine was among several people who had called the governor a racist, which Gattine later denied. The exchange followed remarks the governor made in North Berwick on Wednesday night about the racial makeup of suspects arrested on drug trafficking charges in Maine.
“Mr. Gattine, this is Gov. Paul Richard LePage,” a recording of the governor’s phone message says. “I would like to talk to you about your comments about my being a racist, you (expletive). I want to talk to you. I want you to prove that I’m a racist. I’ve spent my life helping black people and you little son-of-a-bitch, socialist (expletive). You … I need you to, just friggin. I want you to record this and make it public because I am after you. Thank you.”
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/26/prove-im-a-racist-lepage-challenges-westbrook-legislator-in-obscenity-laced-voice-mail/
So let’s fact check Mr. LePage to see if he’s right or wrong on everything he’s saying about race and drug trafficking, shall we?
No law enforcement statistics even come close to backing up Republican Gov. Paul LePage's assertion that blacks and Hispanics account for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine.
LePage, who previously told the Portland NAACP chapter to "kiss my butt" and blamed out-of-state drug dealers for impregnating "young white" girls, sparked another racial uproar when he said Aug. 24 that data he'd collected indicates out-of-state black and Hispanics accounted for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine.
FBI data contradict his assertion, and a criminologist called the governor's data "laughable." Meanwhile, members of the African-American community in Maine, the whitest state, fear his comments strengthen racial stereotypes and tacitly approve of racial profiling.
"I think this fear-mongering, and these us-against-them kind of statements, do not advance the community conversation, do not address the real issue of drug abuse," said the Rev. Kenneth I. Lewis Jr., pastor at the Green Memorial A.M.E. Church, Maine's oldest African-American congregation, in Portland.
http://www.necn.com/news/politics/Maine-Gov-Paul-LePages-Stats-on-Drug-Trafficking-Race-Dont-Line-Up-392345081.html
LePage, who previously told the Portland NAACP chapter to "kiss my butt" and blamed out-of-state drug dealers for impregnating "young white" girls, sparked another racial uproar when he said Aug. 24 that data he'd collected indicates out-of-state black and Hispanics accounted for "90-plus percent" of heroin-trafficking arrests in Maine.
FBI data contradict his assertion, and a criminologist called the governor's data "laughable." Meanwhile, members of the African-American community in Maine, the whitest state, fear his comments strengthen racial stereotypes and tacitly approve of racial profiling.
"I think this fear-mongering, and these us-against-them kind of statements, do not advance the community conversation, do not address the real issue of drug abuse," said the Rev. Kenneth I. Lewis Jr., pastor at the Green Memorial A.M.E. Church, Maine's oldest African-American congregation, in Portland.
http://www.necn.com/news/politics/Maine-Gov-Paul-LePages-Stats-on-Drug-Trafficking-Race-Dont-Line-Up-392345081.html
And you know folks – the GOP has a weird obsession with war. They love war, they can’t get enough of it. LePage loves to talk about war and make it look like he’s fighting in a war. But he really isn’t, he’s no more of a warrior than you or I am, and judging by his, um, physique, I am guessing that he’s not ready for battle any time soon.
Gov. Paul LePage used the familiar metaphor of war Friday to describe Maine’s efforts to curb drug addiction, but he once again framed the battle in racial terms and effectively endorsed racial profiling of suspected drug dealers.
Also Friday, leading state Democrats called on the governor to resign or seek professional help, a day after he left a profanity-laced message on the phone of a Westbrook legislator.
In a State House press conference, the governor restated previous comments about the numbers of black and Hispanic drug dealers who are bringing heroin into Maine and likened them to the enemy in a war.
“Look, the bad guy is the bad guy, I don’t care what color he is,” LePage said. “When you go to war, if you know the enemy and the enemy dresses in red and you dress in blue, then you shoot at red.”
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/26/house-democrats-condemn-lepage-attack-on-westbrook-legislator/
Also Friday, leading state Democrats called on the governor to resign or seek professional help, a day after he left a profanity-laced message on the phone of a Westbrook legislator.
In a State House press conference, the governor restated previous comments about the numbers of black and Hispanic drug dealers who are bringing heroin into Maine and likened them to the enemy in a war.
“Look, the bad guy is the bad guy, I don’t care what color he is,” LePage said. “When you go to war, if you know the enemy and the enemy dresses in red and you dress in blue, then you shoot at red.”
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/26/house-democrats-condemn-lepage-attack-on-westbrook-legislator/
Love that bit.
[font size="8"]Jeremy Lucas[/font]
So this is the story I promised last week that we would report on this week. For this story we go to Northern California. You know thanks to America’s insane gun culture, where it’s easier to buy an assault rifle than it is to buy a smartphone, one reverend in Stockton, California attempted to do what he thought was a good deed by buying up as many raffle tickets as he could in order to rig a contest designed to give away an AK47, and the Pastor had destroyed it purposefully, which ignited the internet outrage machine, and the Rev. got death threats on social media of course. Because… death threats. Here’s the story as it was originally reported:
The Rev. Jeremy Lucas had just returned to Oregon from a family vacation back home to Alabama — the Deep South state where he was first introduced to guns and where, as a kid, he learned to shoot a rifle — when he pulled out his phone and started scrolling.
It had been just days since the deadly mass shooting in Dallas that left five police officers dead and seven wounded. They were targeted by a black man with three guns, including an assault rifle, while working a Black Lives Matter protest. That same week, two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, were shot and killed by police, the incidents captured on video and circulated worldwide. Only one month earlier, 49 people were killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting, at an Orlando gay nightclub.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/28/why-this-pastor-spent-3000-in-church-funds-to-win-a-raffle-with-an-ar-15-as-the-prize/
It had been just days since the deadly mass shooting in Dallas that left five police officers dead and seven wounded. They were targeted by a black man with three guns, including an assault rifle, while working a Black Lives Matter protest. That same week, two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, were shot and killed by police, the incidents captured on video and circulated worldwide. Only one month earlier, 49 people were killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting, at an Orlando gay nightclub.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/28/why-this-pastor-spent-3000-in-church-funds-to-win-a-raffle-with-an-ar-15-as-the-prize/
It starts out innocently enough right? Well here’s what happened next.
Previously, we brought you a story about a caring priest in California who decided to buy out a large number of raffle tickets in order to win an AR-15 rifle, but rather than using it for sport or protection (or murder), the priest planned to destroy the gun and use it as an art piece in order to raise awareness about gun violence in America.
The raffle was a part of a girls’ softball team fundraising event, attempting to raise money for a trip to the regional playoffs. First, the priest tried to front the entire cost of the trip so the team would cancel the raffle, but he was told they wouldn’t because they had already sold the tickets. As a result, Rev. Lucas used $3,000 of his church’s cash to buy raffle tickets and ensure his victory.
Considering that if he won, the gun was his property to do with as he pleased, it is disturbing to bring you the follow-up to this story, which is that the priest began receiving threats of violence once his story got out in his town.
http://trofire.com/2016/08/17/destroying-gun-takes-turn-gun-nuts-priest-despicable/
The raffle was a part of a girls’ softball team fundraising event, attempting to raise money for a trip to the regional playoffs. First, the priest tried to front the entire cost of the trip so the team would cancel the raffle, but he was told they wouldn’t because they had already sold the tickets. As a result, Rev. Lucas used $3,000 of his church’s cash to buy raffle tickets and ensure his victory.
Considering that if he won, the gun was his property to do with as he pleased, it is disturbing to bring you the follow-up to this story, which is that the priest began receiving threats of violence once his story got out in his town.
http://trofire.com/2016/08/17/destroying-gun-takes-turn-gun-nuts-priest-despicable/
Yeah death threats. Stay classy, social media. Well while we here at the Top 10 don’t condone or encourage anyone to leave a death threat for anyone – whether or not you don’t agree with someone. But this where you need to dig a little deeper in the headlines because this pastor while he had intended to do a good deed, didn’t complete the deed.
The Reverend told The Washington Post that he and his wife then brought the rifle to the home of a parishioner who would keep the rifle in his safe until they could have it destroyed. And that’s where police are now looking into a crime.
By not performing a background check when leaving the rifle with his congregation member, Lucas violated the very gun control laws he claims are too lax in the nation. His local police department has turned the case over to the Oregon State Police and they are currently deciding whether to file charges.
http://controversialtimes.com/issues/constitutional-rights/anti-gun-pastor-rigs-ar-15-raffle-it-backfires-big-time-now-the-police-are-involved/
By not performing a background check when leaving the rifle with his congregation member, Lucas violated the very gun control laws he claims are too lax in the nation. His local police department has turned the case over to the Oregon State Police and they are currently deciding whether to file charges.
http://controversialtimes.com/issues/constitutional-rights/anti-gun-pastor-rigs-ar-15-raffle-it-backfires-big-time-now-the-police-are-involved/
[font size="8"]The Bathroom Police[/font]
So the bathroom police are back people. And there’s some good stuff and some bad stuff to tell you about. First let’s get the bad stuff out of the way before we get into a story that I have been literally waiting all week to post here. But first some bad – a transgender male in Georgia was denied a name change request:
An LGBT rights group is asking an appeals court to step in after a Georgia judge declined a legal name change for a second transgender man.
Lambda Legal says it filed an appeal Thursday of a June order by Columbia County Superior Court Judge J. David Roper rejecting a petition from the 21-year-old transgender man seeking to legally change his name to Andrew Baumert.
Lambda Legal in June appealed a similar March ruling from Roper in the case of another transgender man, Rowan Feldhaus, whose birth name was Rebeccah Elizabeth Feldhaus.
Lambda Legal says in both cases Roper said he would allow a transgender person to choose a gender-neutral name. But he said allowing a transgender man to choose a male name would "confuse or mislead the general public."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lgbt-rights-group-appeals-denial-transgender-change-41956858
Lambda Legal says it filed an appeal Thursday of a June order by Columbia County Superior Court Judge J. David Roper rejecting a petition from the 21-year-old transgender man seeking to legally change his name to Andrew Baumert.
Lambda Legal in June appealed a similar March ruling from Roper in the case of another transgender man, Rowan Feldhaus, whose birth name was Rebeccah Elizabeth Feldhaus.
Lambda Legal says in both cases Roper said he would allow a transgender person to choose a gender-neutral name. But he said allowing a transgender man to choose a male name would "confuse or mislead the general public."
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lgbt-rights-group-appeals-denial-transgender-change-41956858
You know if this judge is denying this man’s name change because of the judge’s supposed “Christian values” are getting in the way of him doing his job, then shouldn’t he be removed from the bench?
And there’s absolutely nothing funny about the next story but I feel I must make this horrifying crime known:
Just after midnight, Hadway, a “drag king” known as “Parker Perry,” was loading up her gear after a benefit show at the Fourth Avenue Tavern. After a transgendered friend was heckled and Hadway’s own wife, Angela, was threatened, Hadway stepped in.
Hadway recalled saying, “I was like ‘hey can we just leave this alone?’"
She then told a man approaching her that she was a woman dressed like a man.
http://komonews.com/news/local/drag-king-says-she-was-attacked-near-olympia-tavern-sunday
Hadway recalled saying, “I was like ‘hey can we just leave this alone?’"
She then told a man approaching her that she was a woman dressed like a man.
http://komonews.com/news/local/drag-king-says-she-was-attacked-near-olympia-tavern-sunday
Holy fucking shit!
And then a Harlem reverend known for being violently anti-LGBT is planning on a rainbow flag burning ceremony:
HARLEM, NY. - Reverend James Manning of the ATLAH World Missionary Church in New York is using an old form of protest to "celebrate" yet another delay in the ongoing battle to keep his conservative and anti-LGBT church from closing.
The marquee outside the historic church invites the public to come witness the desecration-by-burning of the “rainbow fag flag," on a date yet to be announced.
This is in celebration to a recent decision by the New York courts to postpone a bankruptcy auction.
http://sdgln.com/news/2016/09/03/harlem-preacher-will-burn-rainbow-fag-flag-celebration
The marquee outside the historic church invites the public to come witness the desecration-by-burning of the “rainbow fag flag," on a date yet to be announced.
This is in celebration to a recent decision by the New York courts to postpone a bankruptcy auction.
http://sdgln.com/news/2016/09/03/harlem-preacher-will-burn-rainbow-fag-flag-celebration
Yes this is the same Rev. Manning who is a close personal friend of Alex Jones. Who has been a vocal supporter of possible future president Donald J. Trump.
And we must, must make mention of how just plain fucking evil Subway’s Jared Fogle is – who is resorting to the classic technique of victim blaming:
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is planning to sue the parents of one of the young girls he was convicted of abusing.
Fogle, 39, is claiming that the parents of one of his victims are partly responsible for her abuse, according to a report in TMZ.
He now thinks the family should accept partial responsibility.
The suit, which names the victim as Jane Doe, says her parents fought often and abused alcohol in front of her. This subsequently led her to engage in “destructive behavior”, including self-harm and drug abuse, and ultimately resulted in her being abused.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/01/jared-fogle-subway-spokesman-abuse-lawsuit
Fogle, 39, is claiming that the parents of one of his victims are partly responsible for her abuse, according to a report in TMZ.
He now thinks the family should accept partial responsibility.
The suit, which names the victim as Jane Doe, says her parents fought often and abused alcohol in front of her. This subsequently led her to engage in “destructive behavior”, including self-harm and drug abuse, and ultimately resulted in her being abused.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/01/jared-fogle-subway-spokesman-abuse-lawsuit
Yeah blame the victims for your own horrifying crimes. Way to go Jared! Bravo, well done!
Yeah that will be Jared in 50 years.
And in case you were wondering how crazy and insane the Bathroom Police are, check out this story of a California mom posting about getting confronted by a douchebag because her son was wearing a tutu in public:
A mother’s post about her son’s right to wear a tutu has gone viral.
Jen Anderson Shattuck posted a photo on Facebook of her 3-year-old son wearing a tutu after a man accosted her when they were on their way to a park on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Shattuck wrote that her son, Roo, loves trucks and jigsaw puzzles but also likes wearing tutus. He’s worn tutus to the grocery store, on the train and in the sandbox.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/jen-anderson-shattuck-s-photo-of-son-in-tutu-goes-viral-after-they-were-accosted-1.12239286
Jen Anderson Shattuck posted a photo on Facebook of her 3-year-old son wearing a tutu after a man accosted her when they were on their way to a park on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Shattuck wrote that her son, Roo, loves trucks and jigsaw puzzles but also likes wearing tutus. He’s worn tutus to the grocery store, on the train and in the sandbox.
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/jen-anderson-shattuck-s-photo-of-son-in-tutu-goes-viral-after-they-were-accosted-1.12239286
For that douchebag:
But some good news in the war on bathrooms – I don’t want you guys and gals to think this show is just about negativity, no good sir / madam! I love this story and I have been waiting literally all week to post it, so here it goes. So Governor Pat McCrory, the original idiot who jumpstarted the bathroom police, apparently has a problem that he has refused to disclose until now. This is after he posts a new campaign ad in which he attacks trans people:
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is once again attacking transgender people to further his political career.
On Wednesday, McCrory, who is currently up for reelection, put out an ad defending his support for HB 2, the discriminatory anti-LGBT ‘bathroom bill’ that banned all local civil rights ordinances in the Tar Heel state.
The ad called “Common Sense” opens with a title card that reads, “The truth about privacy.”
http://www.towleroad.com/2016/09/pat-mccrory-transphobia/
On Wednesday, McCrory, who is currently up for reelection, put out an ad defending his support for HB 2, the discriminatory anti-LGBT ‘bathroom bill’ that banned all local civil rights ordinances in the Tar Heel state.
The ad called “Common Sense” opens with a title card that reads, “The truth about privacy.”
http://www.towleroad.com/2016/09/pat-mccrory-transphobia/
And here’s the ad if you can stomach it:
You know Pat, don’t fucking deny a group of people their basic right to use the bathroom they need to use, OK? How’s that for common sense!!!
But here’s the story I love:
http://www.huffpost.com/us/entry/11759952
A spokesman for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said the governor would not release his birth certificate in response to a report that said his gender was left blank on his birth certificate when he was born nearly sixty years ago.
“The governor’s birth certificate is a private and not a political matter,” I.M. Flack, McCrory’s press secretary, said Monday.
McCrory also refused to answer questions about his birth certificate as he campaigned for re-election. Nevertheless, he continued to defend the state’s HB2 law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms responding to the gender on their birth certificate and not the gender they identify with.
A spokesman for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said the governor would not release his birth certificate in response to a report that said his gender was left blank on his birth certificate when he was born nearly sixty years ago.
“The governor’s birth certificate is a private and not a political matter,” I.M. Flack, McCrory’s press secretary, said Monday.
McCrory also refused to answer questions about his birth certificate as he campaigned for re-election. Nevertheless, he continued to defend the state’s HB2 law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms responding to the gender on their birth certificate and not the gender they identify with.
And remember for every time the fundies feel the need to harass innocent trans people like what I reported about earlier I said I would post a sex crime committed by them? Well they left me with no shortage of material:
A Georgia pastor and and conservative political activist was arrested Friday morning on charges of child molestation and aggravated child molestation. Ken Adkins, 56, of St. Simons Island turned himself into police at about 9 a.m., according to officials with Georgia Bureau of Investigation. GBI was requested on Aug. 12 to assist officials with the accusations against Adkins. Adkins is currently in the Glynn County Jail. The investigation is ongoing. Adkins has one church with locations in Brunswick, Jacksonville and Atlanta, according to his website. Adkins recently came under fire when he tweeted “homosexuals got what they deserved” after the deadly mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub. His Twitter account has been set to private..
http://www.joemygod.com/2016/08/26/georgia-pastor-who-said-pulse-massacre-victims-got-what-they-deserved-arrested-for-child-molestation/
http://www.joemygod.com/2016/08/26/georgia-pastor-who-said-pulse-massacre-victims-got-what-they-deserved-arrested-for-child-molestation/
And here's one where a priest sexually assaulted a 16 year old girl, the family pressed charges, and the church stood by the motherfucker!!! Seriously, fuck these people! And I would like to tell them where they can shove their morals and values after reading this story. And they seriously want to judge us about what they think is moral and what isn't? These are the people going into Target bathrooms with AK47s because a sex crime might take place? And then an actual sex crime takes place and they literally look the other way!! I just can't... I don't... what the fuck!!!
http://addictinginfo.org/2016/09/09/youth-pastor-rapes-teen-girl-and-church-demands-she-apologize-to-her-rapists-wife/
Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmsted actually banned a teenage girl and her family from attending services until she apologizes to the wife of the man who sexually abused her.
Youth pastor Brian Mitchell had a wife and three kids, but that didn’t stop him from targeting a 16-year-old girl who was simply seeking spiritual guidance at the church....
What’s also delusional is that the Columbia Road Baptist Church actually thinks the teenage girl their employee raped somehow owes Mitchell’s wife an apology.
During testimony, the girl’s mother revealed that the church basically blamed her daughter for the whole situation and told them not to come back to the church until an apology has been made. Rather than comply with the ridiculous demand, the family just stopped attending church altogether.
Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmsted actually banned a teenage girl and her family from attending services until she apologizes to the wife of the man who sexually abused her.
Youth pastor Brian Mitchell had a wife and three kids, but that didn’t stop him from targeting a 16-year-old girl who was simply seeking spiritual guidance at the church....
What’s also delusional is that the Columbia Road Baptist Church actually thinks the teenage girl their employee raped somehow owes Mitchell’s wife an apology.
During testimony, the girl’s mother revealed that the church basically blamed her daughter for the whole situation and told them not to come back to the church until an apology has been made. Rather than comply with the ridiculous demand, the family just stopped attending church altogether.
[font size="8"]9/11 Marketing Fails[/font]
Well it’s 9/11. Or 7/11 as Donald Trump called it. But since today is 9/11, you know there are going to be some extremely tacky memorials dedicated to the 9/11/01 tragedy. And while we won’t make fun of it here, we will show this - none so far will be able to top this display from a Wal-Mart in where else……… Florida. Can we show that?
As if there was any doubt, trying to profit off of the worst terrorist attack in American history is not a good idea. The latest example comes to us from Walmart, with a 9/11 display that gets everything wrong.
One of the megastore’s outlets in Florida somehow thought it would be a good idea to set up a Coke display using two columns of Coke Zero boxes to represent the Twin Towers. In the background are red, white and blue boxes of other Coke products (Coke, Diet Coke and Dasani bottled water) meant to look like the American flag. Above all of this is a sign that reads “We Will Never Forget.” With a photo showing the skyline over New York City.
“We stopped and stared at it like, oh my god,” Richard Shawn, a Walmart customer who took picture, told BuzzFeed. “Nobody seemed to be noticing it, it wasn’t very crowded, and I got the feeling that it had just been assembled. So we took some pics and went on our way.”
https://www.good.is/articles/walmart-911-display-gone-wrong-florida
One of the megastore’s outlets in Florida somehow thought it would be a good idea to set up a Coke display using two columns of Coke Zero boxes to represent the Twin Towers. In the background are red, white and blue boxes of other Coke products (Coke, Diet Coke and Dasani bottled water) meant to look like the American flag. Above all of this is a sign that reads “We Will Never Forget.” With a photo showing the skyline over New York City.
“We stopped and stared at it like, oh my god,” Richard Shawn, a Walmart customer who took picture, told BuzzFeed. “Nobody seemed to be noticing it, it wasn’t very crowded, and I got the feeling that it had just been assembled. So we took some pics and went on our way.”
https://www.good.is/articles/walmart-911-display-gone-wrong-florida
And for even more extremely poor taste when it comes to 9/11 we go to Texas for this one. Ever hear of a mattress store called "Miracle Mattress"? Well you won't anymore because they held a 9/11 sale that sparked a social media outrage furor.
It’s been 15 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks, but a commercial from a San Antonio mattress store may prove it’s still “too soon.” As part of its “Twin Towers sale,” Miracle Mattress offered to sell any sized mattress for the price of a twin.
A commercial showing Miracle Mattress manager Cherise Bonanno standing in front of two other employees in front of stacks of mattresses relies heavily on Twin Tower references. This marketing tactic blew up in the face of the store and forced them to issue an apology.
https://www.rt.com/usa/358739-tv-commercial-911-mattress-sale/
A commercial showing Miracle Mattress manager Cherise Bonanno standing in front of two other employees in front of stacks of mattresses relies heavily on Twin Tower references. This marketing tactic blew up in the face of the store and forced them to issue an apology.
https://www.rt.com/usa/358739-tv-commercial-911-mattress-sale/
And here is the commercial in question if you have the stomach for it:
Cue the forced PR apology in 3... 2... 1....
“To all of those who have seen our 9/11 sale. We are very sorry we have offended you,” Miracle Mattress wrote in a Facebook apology. “Our intentions were not to hurt anyone at all. Our staff is full of military and some relatives have passed away due to 9/11.”
“We are promoters of peace and love. We have given abundantly to our community here in San Antonio and wish to remain known as a company who respects and loves others. We hope you find it in your hearts to forgive us. Please accept our apology.”
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/internet-outraged-by-mattress-stores-911-themed-commercial-video/
“We are promoters of peace and love. We have given abundantly to our community here in San Antonio and wish to remain known as a company who respects and loves others. We hope you find it in your hearts to forgive us. Please accept our apology.”
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/internet-outraged-by-mattress-stores-911-themed-commercial-video/
And in case you were wondering, they closed:
A Texas mattress store that came under fire for mocking the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, has been shut down, the company's owner announced in a letter posted to Facebook on Friday, September 9. Overwhelmed by the backlash he received, Miracle Mattress owner Mike Bonanno made the decision to shutter the San Antonio establishment only one day after the public got hold of a commercial advertising the store's "Twin Towers Sale."
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/internet-outraged-by-mattress-stores-911-themed-commercial-video/
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/internet-outraged-by-mattress-stores-911-themed-commercial-video/
[font size="8"]Creepy Clowns Of Greensboro[/font]
I hope none of my Top 10 audience suffers from coulrophobia because we are going to talk about creepy clowns for this entry. But before we do, we need some appropriate music for this entry. Can we get that please?
No. How about:
Still no. I got it!
*Jack Black voice* Better. Closer. Warmer.
Perfect!!! So for this story we go to Greensboro, South Carolina. There, an apartment complex on the outskirts of town near the woods. Seriously, creepy clowns literally coming out of the woods. This is a horror movie waiting to happen. Where’s that crime fighting duo from The Conjuring? Can we get them down to Greensboro to investigate please? So here’s the news as it was originally reported:
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Police are warning against copycat behavior after a clown sighting was reported near a wooded area in Greensboro.
Greensboro Police Department says someone called 911 after seeing a clown near the woods by The Park at Old Oak Ridge Road apartment complex around 10 a.m.
Police say the caller reported a person wearing a scary clown mask, a red curly wig, a yellow dotted shirt, blue clown pants, and clown shoes. Police say another man chased after the clown with a machete, and the clown ran back into the woods and out of sight.
Officers searched the area but didn't find the clown. Police say they encourage people to report suspicious behavior, but say you shouldn't confront someone who may be acting in an unusual manner.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/clown-sighting-near-greensboro-apartment-complex/314470561
Greensboro Police Department says someone called 911 after seeing a clown near the woods by The Park at Old Oak Ridge Road apartment complex around 10 a.m.
Police say the caller reported a person wearing a scary clown mask, a red curly wig, a yellow dotted shirt, blue clown pants, and clown shoes. Police say another man chased after the clown with a machete, and the clown ran back into the woods and out of sight.
Officers searched the area but didn't find the clown. Police say they encourage people to report suspicious behavior, but say you shouldn't confront someone who may be acting in an unusual manner.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/clown-sighting-near-greensboro-apartment-complex/314470561
So with that in mind I’ve seen way too many horror movies to know that the police saying to warn against copycat behavior is immediately suspect. And of course my suspicions are confirmed to the point where a second sighting happened. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
GREENSBORO — A student walking to Andrews High on McGuinn Drive is the latest person to report seeing a clown in the Triad.
The increasing number of inexplicable clown sightings, which first started in Greenville, S.C., late last month, drew the interest of NBC’s “Today” show. The show plans to air a segment about the sightings this morning.
Wednesday’s sighting in High Point happened between 8 and 9 a.m. as the 17-year-old girl walked to school, said Capt. Mark Lane of the High Point Police Department.
http://www.greensboro.com/news/more-concern-after-clown-sightings-in-high-point-greensboro/article_cdd8f840-bc4f-51f3-91ef-5550f7a35d28.html
The increasing number of inexplicable clown sightings, which first started in Greenville, S.C., late last month, drew the interest of NBC’s “Today” show. The show plans to air a segment about the sightings this morning.
Wednesday’s sighting in High Point happened between 8 and 9 a.m. as the 17-year-old girl walked to school, said Capt. Mark Lane of the High Point Police Department.
http://www.greensboro.com/news/more-concern-after-clown-sightings-in-high-point-greensboro/article_cdd8f840-bc4f-51f3-91ef-5550f7a35d28.html
Still scared? There was a third sighting! Holy shit! Where are these clowns coming from? And they are literally coming out of the wood work people! Where’s my horror movie fans at?
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- Greensboro Police on Tuesday morning received a call about another clown sighting in the Piedmont Triad.
The sighting occurred at The Park at Oakridge apartments off Old Oak Ridge Road not far from Interstate 73. A man said he saw a clown near the wooded area behind the complex at about 10 a.m.
Chris Bass told FOX8 he lives at the complex with his wife and two children. He was on his balcony when he spotted a man in a white mask, red curly hair, yellow dotted shirt, blue clown pants and clown shoes in the wooded area. Bass tried to chase the clown but could not catch him. He called his actions his "fatherly instinct."
http://myfox8.com/2016/09/06/third-clown-sighting-this-time-in-greensboro/
The sighting occurred at The Park at Oakridge apartments off Old Oak Ridge Road not far from Interstate 73. A man said he saw a clown near the wooded area behind the complex at about 10 a.m.
Chris Bass told FOX8 he lives at the complex with his wife and two children. He was on his balcony when he spotted a man in a white mask, red curly hair, yellow dotted shirt, blue clown pants and clown shoes in the wooded area. Bass tried to chase the clown but could not catch him. He called his actions his "fatherly instinct."
http://myfox8.com/2016/09/06/third-clown-sighting-this-time-in-greensboro/
And in fact three more sightings have happened, and this is leaving the local police in Greensboro baffled. In fact three more sightings have happened since the first last week:
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. - Three more creepy clown sightings have been reported in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina.
The first occurred in Forsyth County around 11 p.m. on Monday. A woman reported a clown wielding a machete tried to lure her into the woods near Phelps Drive and Morrell Road near Walkertown, according to Forsyth County Chief Deputy Brad Stanley.
The woman said the male clown had red bushy hair and a red nose, and was wearing black gloves, a black tie and white shoes, Stanley said.
The second sighting happened in High Point, where a student reported seeing a man dressed as a clown on the High Point Greenway near Andrews High School Tuesday morning, High Point police Capt. Mike Kirk confirmed to the High Point Enterprise.
http://fox8.com/2016/09/07/three-more-creepy-clown-sightings-reported-in-north-carolina/
The first occurred in Forsyth County around 11 p.m. on Monday. A woman reported a clown wielding a machete tried to lure her into the woods near Phelps Drive and Morrell Road near Walkertown, according to Forsyth County Chief Deputy Brad Stanley.
The woman said the male clown had red bushy hair and a red nose, and was wearing black gloves, a black tie and white shoes, Stanley said.
The second sighting happened in High Point, where a student reported seeing a man dressed as a clown on the High Point Greenway near Andrews High School Tuesday morning, High Point police Capt. Mike Kirk confirmed to the High Point Enterprise.
http://fox8.com/2016/09/07/three-more-creepy-clown-sightings-reported-in-north-carolina/
Where is this going? Maybe this is like that castle scene in Hot Fuzz – eventually we’ll find out that this is all connected somehow, and the truth may be scarier than what was originally led on!
But there's still more - a guy got arrested for reporting a false creepy clown sighting:
A North Carolina man who told police someone dressed as a clown had knocked on his window at night landed in jail on Friday after admitting he fabricated the story, the latest twist in a string of such reported sightings in recent weeks.
David Wayne Armstrong, 24, described to Winston-Salem police how he had chased the clown into nearby woods, but authorities said in a statement he had lied. He was arrested on a charge of filing a false police report.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/man-arrested-false-clown-sighting_us_57d33052e4b03d2d459aa3ec?section=us_weird-news
David Wayne Armstrong, 24, described to Winston-Salem police how he had chased the clown into nearby woods, but authorities said in a statement he had lied. He was arrested on a charge of filing a false police report.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/man-arrested-false-clown-sighting_us_57d33052e4b03d2d459aa3ec?section=us_weird-news
And even Stephen King - the master of horror - the guy who wrote The Shining, thinks this is creepy - and that's saying something!
(Reuters) - A spate of creepy clown sightings in South Carolina has perplexed police and worried parents, but their frightening appearance was no surprise to best-selling U.S. horror author Stephen King.
King, whose 1986 novel “It” tells the story of a supernatural being that appears as a clown to terrorize the residents of a small Maine town, told the Bangor Daily News that fear of clowns touches a nerve with children and adults alike.
“Kids love clowns, but they also fear them; clowns with their white faces and red lips are so different and so grotesque compared to ‘normal’ people,” the newspaper quoted King as saying in an article posted on Friday. “The clown furor will pass, as these things do, but it will come back, because under the right circumstances, clowns really can be terrifying.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-king-creepy-clown-sightings_us_57d30366e4b03d2d459a545c?section=us_weird-news
King, whose 1986 novel “It” tells the story of a supernatural being that appears as a clown to terrorize the residents of a small Maine town, told the Bangor Daily News that fear of clowns touches a nerve with children and adults alike.
“Kids love clowns, but they also fear them; clowns with their white faces and red lips are so different and so grotesque compared to ‘normal’ people,” the newspaper quoted King as saying in an article posted on Friday. “The clown furor will pass, as these things do, but it will come back, because under the right circumstances, clowns really can be terrifying.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-king-creepy-clown-sightings_us_57d30366e4b03d2d459a545c?section=us_weird-news
Since this story is still ongoing we don’t really have an end for this but we will keep you posted as to what happens next. But we will leave you where things take an extremely dark turn. One guy actually did see a creepy clown come out of the woods and proceeded to chase the clown down with a machete. Because… murder. This seriously has all the makings of a real life horror movie, folks!
Chris Bass said he called 911, grabbed a weapon and chased the clown into the woods.
"I know all the kids in here and it’s just, that's why I took it so serious, because I know all the kids here," Bass said.
Greensboro police said a witness reported seeing a person wearing a clown mask, red curly wig, yellow spotted shirt, blue clown pants and clown shoes.
Officers also searched the area for the clown but to no avail.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/greensboro-man-grabs-machete-chases-clown-into-woods/438617217
"I know all the kids in here and it’s just, that's why I took it so serious, because I know all the kids here," Bass said.
Greensboro police said a witness reported seeing a person wearing a clown mask, red curly wig, yellow spotted shirt, blue clown pants and clown shoes.
Officers also searched the area for the clown but to no avail.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/greensboro-man-grabs-machete-chases-clown-into-woods/438617217
I take it the guy who grabbed the machete definitely isn’t down with the clown.
[font size="8"]And Now This Also:[/font]
[font size="8"]Ben Carson Forgets His Luggage[/font]
Before we go this week, I really have to play this bonus video. You really can’t make this shit up folks:
See you next week!
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Thank you 
Sunday is good 
Why aren't more folks making noise about Melania's promised press conference about her immigration story?
When it does believe me! 
