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MrWendel
MrWendel's Journal
MrWendel's Journal
February 15, 2016
By Biancardi
Pulitzer Prize winning Las Vegas Sun’s editorial board has endorsed Hillary Clinton (read here)
Some reasons why
On National Security
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Las Vegas Sun Endorses Hillary Clinton
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/14/1485081/-Las-Vegas-Sun-Endorses-Hillary-ClintonBy Biancardi
Pulitzer Prize winning Las Vegas Sun’s editorial board has endorsed Hillary Clinton (read here)
Some reasons why
On National Security
Our next president must wield a command of the world stage and all its dynamic, shifting intricacies……
… In Clinton we also have a savvy stateswoman with an established understanding of world affairs and building allegiances. She is widely applauded for shaping and executing — with the support of Russia, China and the European Union — economic sanctions against Iran that crippled the nation and were used as leverage to bring Iran to the negotiating table. Clinton’s diplomacy also dissuaded Hamas from firing rockets into Israel. While Clinton was traveling to 112 countries, her campaign for gender equality has been woven into our foreign-policy mission.
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February 14, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (kind of) clarified whether he thought former President Bill Clinton was responsible for the terror attacks on Sept. 11.
Rubio said at the Republican debate that "the World Trade Center came down because Bill Clinton didn’t kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance to kill him,” according to The Washington Post. NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd asked him to clarify.
"Well, I believe that if Osama bin Laden had been killed, Al Qaeda as an organization would not have grown to the point where it could have conducted 9/11," Rubio said. "And my argument was, no, the responsibility of 9/11 falls on the fact that Al Qaeda was allowed to grow and prosper and the decision was not made to take out the leader when the chance existed to do so."
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Rubio Clarifies Whether He Thinks Bill Clinton Is Responsible For 9/11
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rubio-clarifies-911-commentRepublican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (kind of) clarified whether he thought former President Bill Clinton was responsible for the terror attacks on Sept. 11.
Rubio said at the Republican debate that "the World Trade Center came down because Bill Clinton didn’t kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance to kill him,” according to The Washington Post. NBC "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd asked him to clarify.
"Well, I believe that if Osama bin Laden had been killed, Al Qaeda as an organization would not have grown to the point where it could have conducted 9/11," Rubio said. "And my argument was, no, the responsibility of 9/11 falls on the fact that Al Qaeda was allowed to grow and prosper and the decision was not made to take out the leader when the chance existed to do so."
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February 14, 2016
It took only moments for Justice Scalia's death to trigger the worst of conservative thinking on Twitter and Breitbart and elsewhere
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (that’s Antonin, not Anthony, Michele Bachmann) dies, and we begin the countdown: 3…2….1…Yes, you know where I’m going with this don’t you?
The right wing conspiracy machine. The “Well, it has already begun, and I don’t believe it has to be spelled out, but hell, you knew it was coming. Obama did it” screeds you find at the Hannity forums, Breitbart, Twitter, and elsewhere.
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3, 2…1…Here Come the Cries That Obama Had Scalia Killed
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/14/3-2-1-here-cries-obama-scalia-killed.htmlIt took only moments for Justice Scalia's death to trigger the worst of conservative thinking on Twitter and Breitbart and elsewhere
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (that’s Antonin, not Anthony, Michele Bachmann) dies, and we begin the countdown: 3…2….1…Yes, you know where I’m going with this don’t you?
The right wing conspiracy machine. The “Well, it has already begun, and I don’t believe it has to be spelled out, but hell, you knew it was coming. Obama did it” screeds you find at the Hannity forums, Breitbart, Twitter, and elsewhere.
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February 14, 2016
The surreal streak that ran through this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open continued into the show’s first sketch, a filmed piece that lampooned the collective freakout over Beyoncé‘s Super Bowl 50 halftime show and overall blackness. Cut like a horror movie trailer, the white characters are increasingly shocked and horrified to find out that many of “their” celebrities are actually black.
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White People Lose Their Damn Minds in SNL‘s ‘The Day Beyoncé Turned Black’
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/white-people-lose-their-damn-minds-in-snls-the-day-beyonce-turned-black/The surreal streak that ran through this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open continued into the show’s first sketch, a filmed piece that lampooned the collective freakout over Beyoncé‘s Super Bowl 50 halftime show and overall blackness. Cut like a horror movie trailer, the white characters are increasingly shocked and horrified to find out that many of “their” celebrities are actually black.
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February 14, 2016
On Sunday’s Meet The Press, host Chuck Todd sat with a handful of Presidential candidates to discuss Saturday’s GOP Debate as well as the news of the sudden passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As the candidates suddenly find themselves addressing this topic on the campaign trail, Texas Senator Ted Cruz managed to honor the legacy of Scalia himself during the interview, offering the comparison between the recently deceased and GOP darling President Ronald Reagan.
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Did Host Chuck Todd Get Caught Saying ‘Oh God’ After Cruz Compared Scalia to Reagan?
http://www.mediaite.com/online/did-host-chuck-todd-get-caught-saying-oh-god-after-cruz-compared-scalia-to-reagan/On Sunday’s Meet The Press, host Chuck Todd sat with a handful of Presidential candidates to discuss Saturday’s GOP Debate as well as the news of the sudden passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. As the candidates suddenly find themselves addressing this topic on the campaign trail, Texas Senator Ted Cruz managed to honor the legacy of Scalia himself during the interview, offering the comparison between the recently deceased and GOP darling President Ronald Reagan.
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February 14, 2016
By Laura Clawson
The first presidential election I voted in was in 1996. I voted for a third-party candidate—I don’t remember more than that it was the one with “socialist” in the party name—because after welfare reform, I was not voting for Bill Clinton. The first time I voted for a Democrat in a presidential election was John Kerry in 2004—I had voted against him in the 2002 Massachusetts Senate election, voting for write-in candidate Randall Forsberg in protest over Iraq.
I’m not a natural Hillary Clinton supporter, is what I’m saying. When she looked like the only meaningful Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election, I was fine with that, committed to a Democratic win but also committed to the work of pushing from her left whenever and wherever possible. When Bernie Sanders got into the race, I was pleased to be able to support a candidate on Clinton’s left. I gave him a little money and assumed I’d give him more.
Then he lost me. Not all at once, but, by now, thoroughly. And along the way, Clinton impressed me more than she ever had.
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How Bernie Sanders lost me ... and Hillary Clinton won me over
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/14/1483010/-How-Bernie-Sanders-lost-me-and-Hillary-Clinton-won-me-overBy Laura Clawson
The first presidential election I voted in was in 1996. I voted for a third-party candidate—I don’t remember more than that it was the one with “socialist” in the party name—because after welfare reform, I was not voting for Bill Clinton. The first time I voted for a Democrat in a presidential election was John Kerry in 2004—I had voted against him in the 2002 Massachusetts Senate election, voting for write-in candidate Randall Forsberg in protest over Iraq.
I’m not a natural Hillary Clinton supporter, is what I’m saying. When she looked like the only meaningful Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election, I was fine with that, committed to a Democratic win but also committed to the work of pushing from her left whenever and wherever possible. When Bernie Sanders got into the race, I was pleased to be able to support a candidate on Clinton’s left. I gave him a little money and assumed I’d give him more.
Then he lost me. Not all at once, but, by now, thoroughly. And along the way, Clinton impressed me more than she ever had.
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February 14, 2016
By Laura Clawson
The first presidential election I voted in was in 1996. I voted for a third-party candidate—I don’t remember more than that it was the one with “socialist” in the party name—because after welfare reform, I was not voting for Bill Clinton. The first time I voted for a Democrat in a presidential election was John Kerry in 2004—I had voted against him in the 2002 Massachusetts Senate election, voting for write-in candidate Randall Forsberg in protest over Iraq.
I’m not a natural Hillary Clinton supporter, is what I’m saying. When she looked like the only meaningful Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election, I was fine with that, committed to a Democratic win but also committed to the work of pushing from her left whenever and wherever possible. When Bernie Sanders got into the race, I was pleased to be able to support a candidate on Clinton’s left. I gave him a little money and assumed I’d give him more.
Then he lost me. Not all at once, but, by now, thoroughly. And along the way, Clinton impressed me more than she ever had.
(More in link)
How Bernie Sanders lost me ... and Hillary Clinton won me over
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/14/1483010/-How-Bernie-Sanders-lost-me-and-Hillary-Clinton-won-me-overBy Laura Clawson
The first presidential election I voted in was in 1996. I voted for a third-party candidate—I don’t remember more than that it was the one with “socialist” in the party name—because after welfare reform, I was not voting for Bill Clinton. The first time I voted for a Democrat in a presidential election was John Kerry in 2004—I had voted against him in the 2002 Massachusetts Senate election, voting for write-in candidate Randall Forsberg in protest over Iraq.
I’m not a natural Hillary Clinton supporter, is what I’m saying. When she looked like the only meaningful Democratic candidate in the 2016 presidential election, I was fine with that, committed to a Democratic win but also committed to the work of pushing from her left whenever and wherever possible. When Bernie Sanders got into the race, I was pleased to be able to support a candidate on Clinton’s left. I gave him a little money and assumed I’d give him more.
Then he lost me. Not all at once, but, by now, thoroughly. And along the way, Clinton impressed me more than she ever had.
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February 14, 2016
By First Amendment
I received this e-mail today from Hillary's campaign for President and she’s asking her supporters, if they can, to help the people of Flint, Michigan.
Hillary has taken the lead on Flint and she continues to shine a light on this tragedy. If there’s anything you can do, please help. Thank you!
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Hillary Clinton E-Mails Supporters For Donations, To Help The People Of Flint, Michigan
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/14/1485134/-Hillary-Clinton-E-Mails-Supporters-For-Donations-To-Help-The-People-Of-Flint-MichiganBy First Amendment
I received this e-mail today from Hillary's campaign for President and she’s asking her supporters, if they can, to help the people of Flint, Michigan.
Hillary has taken the lead on Flint and she continues to shine a light on this tragedy. If there’s anything you can do, please help. Thank you!
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February 14, 2016
The relationship between MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Donald Trump has been a fascinating one to follow the past week. It started when Trump referred to Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as “supporters” and the Morning Joe hosts quickly scrambled to deny it.
It only opened wider when CNN’s Dylan Byers reported on the two of them hanging out in Trump’s hotel room the night of the New Hampshire primary. Scarborough strongly denied it and trashed Byers’ reporting. Here at Mediaite, Alex Griswold and Joe Concha had vastly different takes on this whole controversy.
A few days ago, Mediaite uncovered a clip from last year of Scarborough bragging about giving Trump debate tips. CNN’s Brian Stelter played that clip on Reliable Sources earlier today.
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Media Critic on CNN: Joe Scarborough ‘Unashamed’ of Being in the Tank for Trump
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/media-critic-on-cnn-scarborough-unashamed-of-being-in-the-tank-for-trump/The relationship between MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Donald Trump has been a fascinating one to follow the past week. It started when Trump referred to Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as “supporters” and the Morning Joe hosts quickly scrambled to deny it.
It only opened wider when CNN’s Dylan Byers reported on the two of them hanging out in Trump’s hotel room the night of the New Hampshire primary. Scarborough strongly denied it and trashed Byers’ reporting. Here at Mediaite, Alex Griswold and Joe Concha had vastly different takes on this whole controversy.
A few days ago, Mediaite uncovered a clip from last year of Scarborough bragging about giving Trump debate tips. CNN’s Brian Stelter played that clip on Reliable Sources earlier today.
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February 14, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS – A warm, welcoming African-American crowd grew increasingly frustrated with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday evening, complaining that he’s too scared to talk about specifically black issues.
Sanders was here for “A Community Forum on Black America,” introduced by the local congressman, Rep. Keith Ellison, one of Sanders' only two endorsers in the House, But unlike many of the packed rallies that have greeted Sanders in other parts of the country, neither the folding chairs nor the bleachers in the gym here at Patrick Henry High School were full.
And the crowd and the panel grew lukewarm on Sanders, saying his focus on economic inequality looks past the entrenched problems they face as African-Americans.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-black-community-forum-219232#ixzz40BCCv899
Sanders criticism grows pointed at black community forum
MINNEAPOLIS – A warm, welcoming African-American crowd grew increasingly frustrated with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday evening, complaining that he’s too scared to talk about specifically black issues.
Sanders was here for “A Community Forum on Black America,” introduced by the local congressman, Rep. Keith Ellison, one of Sanders' only two endorsers in the House, But unlike many of the packed rallies that have greeted Sanders in other parts of the country, neither the folding chairs nor the bleachers in the gym here at Patrick Henry High School were full.
And the crowd and the panel grew lukewarm on Sanders, saying his focus on economic inequality looks past the entrenched problems they face as African-Americans.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-black-community-forum-219232#ixzz40BCCv899
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