October 1, 2016

A Peek Into The Locker Room At Trump Tower

October 1, 2016

Miami Herald reprinted Trump 6/99 op-ed supporting Cuban embargo today--They Should Have Print THIS

THE SCOOP
MIAMI HERALD DECEIVES READERS ON TRUMP'S 1998 CUBA DEALINGS
BY KURT EICHENWALD ON 10/1/16 AT 4:05 PM





After this article was posted, Jay Ducassi, the metro editor of the Miami Herald, received a message left earlier by Newsweek. Ducassi said, “The Miami Herald often attaches related archived stories to news articles. The day after a front-page article was published about the Newsweek report, the 1999 opinion piece by Donald Trump from our archives was linked to the online version of our coverage. We should have noted that the Trump op-ed was being reprinted solely in the context of the current controversy surrounding his purported 1998 violation of the Cuban embargo."


The competition for worst journalistic decision has been intense during the 2016 election season. But the winner—at least up to now—is no doubt the Miami Herald. It made a choice that horribly deceived their readers about reality—and the incompetence it took to make such a huge error is almost incomprehensible.

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Soon after the invoice was paid, Donald Trump began planning a run for the presidential nomination of the Reform Party. He decided to first focus his run on Florida, a state with one of the largest number of electoral votes—by targeting Cuban-Americans. At the time, Trump could not proclaim that his company had just paid for an illegal trip to Cuba—at least not without guaranteeing both a loss in Florida and the launch of a criminal investigation. So instead, Trump decided to trick Cuban-Americans.

The first step? Writing an op-ed for the Miami Herald in which he proclaimed his steadfast support for the embargo he had just broken.The opinion piece was published June 25, 1999, just a couple of weeks before it was publicly revealed Trump was readying a presidential run. In his article, Trump wrote:

“Of course, (Castro) would love Donald Trump to come to Havana and build casino hotels. Why? Not to raise the standard of living for the people of Cuba. Quite the contrary. Almost every dollar would go to prop up his police-state. Why? Because foreign investors cannot legally do business with private Cuban citizens. They can go into business only with the Castro government. It is highly illegal in Cuba for anyone except for the regime to employ a Cuban citizen.”

Now, compare those words with the invoice published in Newsweek last week. Look at the date and the purpose given for why the $68,000 in expenses were incurred:


THIS!!!




http://www.newsweek.com/miami-herald-deceives-readers-trump-cuba-505169

October 1, 2016

"I will not be bullied or silenced. I'm standing with women and the Latino community everywhere."

https://twitter.com/machadooficial/status/781905560237182976

October 1, 2016

McConnell asked for a show of hands of who Thought Trump would win. No one raised their hands.

At an intimate fundraiser Wednesday for Rep. Joseph J. Heck (R-Nev.), who is running for the Senate, McConnell asked the group of about a dozen supporters how many of them think Trump can win. About half of the attendees raised their hands. But when McConnell then asked how many thought Trump would win, no hands went up, and the room fell silent, according to a person familiar with the scene who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a closed event.

More:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-bad-week-is-a-nightmare-for-the-gop/2016/09/30/e9290ad8-8727-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html

October 1, 2016

Bill Moyers: Immigrants Don’t Steal Jobs or Wages. Billionaires Do.

https://mobile.twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/782221151766392832

http://billmoyers.com/story/immigrants-dont-steal-jobs-wages-billionaires/

October 1, 2016

Gingrich critical of Trump on Hannity: "You can't tweet at 3:00 a.m.-period. There's no excuse ever"

https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/782086412975927296?lang=en

October 1, 2016

Group Apologizes for Giuliani’s ‘Unscripted’ Remarks at Awards Dinner

By Jillian Jorgensen • 09/30/1

“At CFA’s 40 Under 40 Awards last Thursday night, keynote speaker Rudolph Giuliani veered sharply off course from the leadership message he agreed to deliver and presented unscripted personal opinions which were independent of CFA’s political position or core values,” Bob Trojan, the group’s CEO, wrote in an email sent to attendees and forwarded to the Observer. “While we, the event organizers, made every attempt to direct Mr. Giuliani’s remarks ahead of time to focus on leadership, for which he is renowned and has authored a book, there is always the possibility of such a surprise at a live event.”

The note continued: “For those of you who were offended by Mr. Giuliani’s remarks, please accept my sincere apology.”

The apology for Giuliani’s speech was sent Monday, just a day before the Commercial Observer reported that Giuliani had been axed as the keynote speaker for a conference held by the International Council of Shopping Centers—following letters from real estate professionals who deemed him divisive for his outspoken support of Trump.

The remarks Giuliani made to the Commercial Finance Association Thursday have not been publicly reported. But an attendee told the Observer the crowd was “shocked” by Giuliani’s comments and that some people began complaining about his speech almost immediately after it was over.

“Rudy talked about immigration and made a really, really inappropriate comment about the quote-unquote Mexicans in the kitchen at the Waldorf,” the attendee said. “It was bad. You could hear a pin drop. I think he was looking for applause.”


http://observer.com/2016/09/group-apologizes-for-giulianis-unscripted-remarks-at-awards-dinner/

October 1, 2016

MY TOWN! After 148 Years, The San Diego Union-Tribune Endorses A Democrat For President

The historically conservative San Diego Union-Tribune has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her “vengeful, dishonest and impulsive” Republican opponent, Donald Trump.

The Union-Tribune announced Friday morning it would support a Clinton presidency, despite having never endorsed a Democrat in the paper’s 148-year-history.

The change in course stems from the high stakes of this election, the editorial board said in its endorsement.

“Terrible leaders can knock nations off course. Trump could be our Chávez,” it wrote, referring to Hugo Chávez, the controversial former president of Venezuela. “We cannot take that risk.”




MORE:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/clinton-newspaper-endorsement_us_57eebc0ce4b024a52d2ee57d

October 1, 2016

Trump Hotel guests received a complimentary USA Today declaring Trump unfit for the presidency

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Representatives for four Trump-branded hotels — Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, and Trump Doral in Miami — told BuzzFeed News that guests are provided a complimentary copy of the paper. The front page of Friday’s edition featured a tease of the editorial, with the headline “TRUMP UNFIT FOR THE PRESIDENCY.”

At two properties, Trump Waikiki in Hawaii and Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, the newspaper is sold at the property in the hotel shop. A representative for Trump SoHo said they offered a copy for a fee.

In Canada, guests at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Toronto can get a complimentary copy.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/trumps-hotel-guests-wake-up-to-usa-todays-historic-anti-trum?utm_term=.esloMDMOy#.xfZ7nvnp3
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/30/1576475/-Trump-Hotel-guests-received-a-complimentary-USA-Today-declaring-Trump-unfit-for-the-presidency

September 30, 2016

Trainwreck Trump tweets: 3:20 a.m., 5:14 a.m., 5:19 a.m., 5:30 a.m.-Something is very wrong with him

Trump is not well:
sometimes you have to step back:
A candidate 39 days from the election is tweeting abt a sex tape in the midst of Shimon Peres' funeral
https://mobile.twitter.com/samsteinhp/status/781817002365190146


https://twitter.com/joshgreenman/status/781820020015919104


And, taking a further step ... he's even lying about the "sex tape." Doesn't exist.
Sep 29, 2016

MOSTLY FALSE
WHAT'S TRUE: Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado made an allegedly risqué appearance on a TV reality show and was pictured topless in Playboy magazine.
WHAT'S FALSE: Alicia Machado has not starred in a series of pornographic films.
http://www.snopes.com/alicia-machado-adult-star/



Morning Joe panel bursts out laughing after ‘flailing’ Trump urges voters to watch a sex tape
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/watch-morning-joe-panel-bursts-out-laughing-after-flailing-trump-urges-voters-to-watch-a-sex-tape/