by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 28.
- Three dead after Planned Parenthood shooting in Colo.; suspect surrenders (White guy with a gun. Can you imagine the right wing's reaction if this had been a Muslim, Arab, etc?)
- Congressman Slams Planned Parenthood On Live TV During Active Shooting At Planned Parenthood Clinic (That jerk needs to be voted out of office ASAP.)
- The New, Ugly Surge in Violence and Threats Against Abortion Providers ("The deadly shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic is part of a distrurbing trend.")
- Climate Talks Avoid Scientists’ Goal of ‘Carbon Budget’ (We need to: a) put a significant and rapidly increasing price on carbon pollution; b) invest in a rapid transition to clean energy.)
- Trump’s controversial remarks haven’t hurt him (Apparently, the extremist, bigoted, insane s*** Trump says is not "controversial" to the right-wing "base." The agree with him!)
- The nastier Donald Trump gets, the more some people like him ("Donald Trump personifies vices such as greed and pride that Americans have embraced as a culture." And violence. And anbger. And ignorance. Etc.)
- Donald Trump’s politics of denigration rage on (Yep, and it seems to be working for him with Republican "base" voters.)
- Republican Trump drops 12 percentage points in poll: Reuters/Ipsos (We'll see if this is a blip or not. Keep in mind, though, that the other Republican frontrunners are just as bad, policy-wise, as Trump. For instance, Ted Cruz is a wild-eyed extremist, theocrat, etc. Ben Carson is bonkers. Marco Rubio is a Teahadist extraordinaire. They're all climate science deniers, Islamophobes, xenophobes, etc. Oh, and their economic proposals would all be disastrous, overwhemlingly benefiting the top 1% and hurting everyone else.)
- Bloomberg: Cruz Says ‘Some of the Stupidest Things I’ve Ever Heard’ on Climate Change
- Remember the Oceans! ("The most important consequence of the Paris climate talks will be the fate of the oceans." And the forests in Indonesia, Brazil, etc.!)
- Gilmore up with TV ad in early voting states (Hey, maybe he can increase from literally 0.0% in the HuffPo polling average! LOL)
- Our view: Will Webb make an independent run? (His appeal, such as it is, seems to be mainly to Republicans at this point. So sure, go for it.)
- Va. House speaker proposes another round of pension reform
- What the NRA won’t admit about Virginia’s elections ("All the protests detracted from what the pro-gun groups don’t want known: how close they came to losing." Yeah, I'm not sure about this...)
- Thomas W. Moss Jr., former speaker of Va. House of Delegates, dies at 87 ("Mr. Moss, a state legislator for 36 years, was known for his humor and evenhanded manner.")
- D.C. area forecast: Another warm one today, then headed cooler and showery