by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 29.
- Planned Parenthood suspect mentioned ‘no more baby parts,’ official says (So, since every time a Muslim kills anyone, right wingers demand that all Muslims apologize/denounce their coreligionist, when are all white, male, right-wing gun nuts going to apologize/denounce this guy? How about Carly Fiorina and others who used the exact same language about "baby parts" that this crazed murderer used at Planned Parenthood? Yeah, not holding my breath waiting for any of that.)
- GOP contenders nearly silent on Colorado Springs shooting (The expression, "their silence speaks volumes" was made for a situation like this.)
- Paris climate change conference expected to bring historic deal on emissions (That's fine, but only if it marks the START of an ongoing effort, one that must move rapidly, to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.)
- Anti-Abortion Terrorism Must Be Stopped (There's no question it's terrorism. It should be treated as such.)
- Editorial: Spot the white supremacist ("Oh, and for the record: The odd-numbered statements came from America’s chief outlet for bigotry, ignorance, small-mindedness, and fact-free delusion. The even-numbered ones came from the race-hate site Stormfront.")
- GOP’s hell-bent on tearing us apart: A decades-long strategy to win by divisiveness now leads to President Donald Trump ("GOP's Southern strategy has won elections for 50 years. It's also fragmented America and destroyed our politics")
- Right-wing Trump denialism: Conservatives like Bill Kristol are struggling with Trump’s popularity ("Republicans and conservatives happily encouraged the ugly forces that buoy Donald Trump, but they won't admit it")
- For their second act, Keystone killers tackle Exxon (No question, Exxon has funded climate science denialism despite its own scientists warning the company decades ago. No question, that is evil. The only question is whether it's also illegal, and if so whether/how severely Exxon will be penalized.)
- Schapiro: Norment readies for his close-up (Not a pretty picture.)
- Virginia projected to gain 12th U.S. House seat after 2020 census
- Many Virginia officials ignore state sunshine law
- Doug Wilder: At 84, the Virginia maverick is still bucking (Is there any consistent political belief system at work here? Got me.)
- Virginia adds insult to the injury of eugenics ("The state apologized for forcibly sterilizing thousands of citizens but has dropped the ball on reparations.")
- Former Virginia Beach GOP campaign operative building country's largest marijuana social network
- Transparency is better on the Peninsula, but glitches remain
- Editorial: With I-95, planning is never a bad idea
- Virginia Tech football gets ready for new era with familiar win over Virginia
- D.C. area forecast: Cloudy, cool, and sometimes damp through midweek
