Author: Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

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AIPAC Slams Donald Trump for his Anti-Obama Comments

Donald Trump used his American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) speech yesterday to further some of his campaign noise, noise that included his usual knock against President Obama. And while some of his noise fell on a few welcoming ears in the audience, the organizers and president of AIPAC later issued a statement, rebuking Trump and his comments against President Obama, calling those comments divisive.

“Last evening, something occurred which has the potential to drive us apart, to divide us,” AIPAC President Lillian Pinkus said during the final day of the organization’s annual policy conference in Washington. “We say, unequivocally, that we do not countenance ad hominem attacks, and we take great offense against those that are levied against the president of the United States of America from our stage.

“While we may have policy differences, we deeply respect the office of the United States and our president, Barack Obama,” she added to resounding applause. “There are people in our AIPAC family who were deeply hurt last night, and for that we are deeply sorry.

“We are disappointed that so many people applauded a sentiment that we neither agree with or condone.”

The comments were a clear shot at Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, who appeared on the same stage barely more than 12 hours before.

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Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Dead at 46

He was the mayor of Toronto but you probably wouldn’t have known that if it weren’t for the nightly news portraying the Toronto mayor as a loudmouth, weed and crack smoking conservative who always knew where the next party was. With the world’s attention focused on him and wondering what he will do next, Ford was diagnosed with a tumor in his stomach and in 2014, announced he would not seek re-election to the Mayor’s office in Toronto.

Today, a statement from Ford’s family told the news that Rob Ford had died.

“With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Ford family announces the passing of their beloved son, brother, husband and father,” his family said in a statement. “A dedicated man of the people, Councillor Ford spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto.”

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Donald Trump Explains Why He Degrades Women – Video

According to the new leader of the Republican Party, there is really nothing to see here. It’s all for show folks. It’s all part of the act. His degrading comments about women is just part of “show business.”

And based on his HUGE popularity in the Republican Party, Trump has figured out this act and the things he need to say to keep his support in the party.

“He speaks like me and says the things I say,” is the quote you will hear from many Republicans – even some in Congress – when asked to explain their support for Trump. So one can reason that sexist remarks about women is common language with Republican.

Well if degrading women is just “show business,” Donald Trump is very good at what he does. His sexist comments about women should win him some kind of award.

Republicans love him though.

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Bill Clinton Slams Obama – Calls the Last 8 Years “Awful” – Video

While on the campaign trail stumping for his wife Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton took an unnecessary shot at President Obama, calling the last 8 years under Mr. Obama “awful!”

While urging the crowd to vote for Hillary, Bill said, “if you believe we’ve finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us.”

Here in full context is Bill’s statement.

“I literally from the time I met her 45 years ago ‘til we talked yesterday, she is the best change-maker I have ever known. She always finds a way to make something good happen, to make people feel empowered, to buy people into the process, to make democracy work the way the framers intended for it to work.

Now, if you don’t believe we can all grow together again, if you don’t believe were ever going to grow again, if you believe it’s more important to re-litigate the past, there may be many reasons that you don’t want to support her.

But if you believe we can all rise together, if you believe we’ve finally come to the point where we can put the awful  legacy of the last eight years behind us and the seven years before that when we were  practicing trickle-down economics and no regulation in Washington, which is what caused the crash, then you should vote for her because she’s the only person who basically had good ideas will tell you how she’s going to pay for them, can be commander in chief and is a proven change maker with republicans and democrats and independents alike.”

Not sure how this will go over with the die hard supporters of President Obama.

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Meet The Press will No Longer Allow Trump to “Phone In” his Interviews

Major news outlets have basically held Donald Trump by the hand and led him straight to the door of the Republican nomination for president. A recent study showed that Trump has benefited from over $1 Billion in free press from news outlets due to their insatiable appetite for drama.

Well count your blessings America. It seems the media gravy-train Donald Trump has enjoyed since his announcement to run for President last June, is slowing down. In addition to Fox News’ Chris Wallace, Chuck Todd from NBC’s Meet The Press is now saying he will no longer allow Donald Trump to “phone in” his interviews.

Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s Sunday morning political talk show, Meet the Press, told The New York Times he will no longer allow Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to call in to the show in lieu of appearing on camera, taking away a media advantage that has been solely granted to Trump thus far this campaign season.

Trump has dominated the Sunday morning political talk shows since the beginning of 2015, appearing more than any other candidate, (63 times) including 28 interviews by phone — a privilege the shows have not allowed any of the other four remaining presidential candidates. Media critics, who say the format gives Trump an upper hand, have called out the practice noting that allowing him to interview by phone “is a signal of the extent to which the television cable networks contort themselves to accommodate Trump.”

According to a March 20 New York Times column, NBC’s Chuck Todd told The Times‘ Jim Rutenberg that he “will no longer allow Mr. Trump to do prescheduled interviews by phone.” Rutenberg noted that Fox’s Chris Wallace has also refused to allow Trump to phone in.

Did I mention that Trump has just about wrapped up the Republican nomination? The phrase “too little, too late” is appropriate right about now.

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Watch Live – Obama and Castro Hold Joint Conference – Video

Another history making event.

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Poll – Majority of Americans Say Republicans are “Playing Politics” with Supreme Court Nomination

If you are unfortunate enough to hear Republicans explain the reason they have abandoned their Constitutional responsibility to hold hearings on President Obama’s supreme court nominee, you too would conclude that dirty politics are at play. The reason given by these Republicans is that “the American people must have a say in the nomination process.” They figure that allowing the next president to make Obama’s Supreme Court nomination is “listening to the American people.”

But this new poll shows that the American people are not as dumb as Republicans think we are. An overwhelming majority have already figured out that this brand of Republican politics is reeking!

Overall, 77 percent of Americans say they think Republicans are “playing politics” by not allowing nominee Merrick Garland to get a hearing. That total includes 62 percent of Republicans.

Senate Republicans say filling the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat should be left to the next president so that voters have a say in the process.

“We think the important principle in the middle of this presidential election which is raging, is that the American people need to weigh in and decide who’s going to make this decision, not this lame-duck president on the way out the door, but the next president, next year,” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told Fox News Sunday.

But only 16 percent of voters in the Monmouth University Poll said they believe that argument.

At 28 percent, self-identified Republicans were more likely to say that lawmakers were trying to include Americans in the process, compared to 13 percent of independents and 9 percent of Democrats.

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John Oliver Takes on the Lunacy of Trump’s Border Wall Proposal

In addition to blocking all Muslims from entering the United States, his apparent disrespect for women and the overt racial tone that has become a staple of his campaign, building a wall and demanding that Mexico pay for it has become the foundation of Trump’s rise among the Republican base.

So naturally, the so-called “real reporters” collectively avoid this border wall issue and concentrate instead on filling their headlines with sensational stories and gossip. And the satirical entertainers like John Oliver do the real reporting.

“The border wall is one of the few policy proposals Trump has talked about in detail, so instead of mocking or dismissing it out of hand, tonight let’s take a serious proposal by a serious presidential candidate seriously,” announced Oliver.

Trump initially said the border wall would cost $4 billion—though that estimate has grown to $12 billion—would be made of “hardened concrete,” “rebar,” and steel,” and would be anywhere from 35 to 55 feet in height. But according to Oliver, $12 billion doesn’t even come close to what this monstrosity would cost. If we work with the lowest estimated height, 35 feet, and The Donald’s suggested length, 1,000 miles, experts say it would run $10 billion for the concrete panels, $5 billion to $6 billion for the steel columns plus labor, $1 billion for concrete footing for the columns and a concrete foundation, $2 billion to build roads so 20-ton trucks can deliver the materials, and an additional 30 percent for engineering, design, and management. So that’s $25 billion already, and that’s justbuilding the wall.

According to the Sierra Club, “The Congressional Budget Office estimates that wall maintenance costs will exceed the initial construction costs within seven years…” so, sayeth Oliver, “it’s a big, dumb thing that only gets more expensive over time. It’s like getting a pet walrus: You think it’s stupid now, wait until you learn what a bucket of sea cucumbers costs. You’ve not prepared for that!”

As for Trump’s theory that Mexico will pay for the wall—which he’s repeated ad nauseam—well, that’s probably not going to happen, either. The current treasury secretary of Mexico told The Guardian that “Mexico, under no circumstance, is going to pay for the wall that Mr. Trump is proposing,” while two former Mexican presidents said the country wouldn’t pay a cent for, in the words of Vicente Fox, “that fucking wall.”

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Ends Interview When Asked About Donald Trump

Arnold Schwarzenegger is apparently not a big fan of Donald Trump, and he is apparently not happy with the direction of his Republican party under the leadership of said Trump. This frustration manifested itself in an interview Schwarzenegger gave in Australia over the weekend, when he walked off an interview when he was asked about Trump.

“This is an interview that I only do about fitness and health, not about politics or my relationships,” Schwarzenegger told Australia’s “Weekend Sunrise” before walking out of the interview.

Schwarzenegger was in Australia to promote his branded fitness events.

The former California governor, who recently endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the GOP primary, is set to take over Trump’s role as host of “Celebrity Apprentice.”

Schwarzenegger’s team told the New York Post he didn’t “storm out” of the interview, but rather that it ran over time.

“The journalist was allocated 5 minutes and we ran over time, so we cut the interview short,” publicist Max Markson said.

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Hollywood Crazies Come Out – Scott Baio Endorses Donald Trump – Video

I enjoyed “Charles in Charge” from back in the days. But never thought the actor who played “Charles” was crazy. With his new endorsement of Trump, I can now say that Scott Baio belongs in a mental asylum.

Scott Baio, of Happy Daysand Charles in Charge, became the latest celebrity to endorse a presidential candidate––and that candidate is Donald Trump. Baio joins an eclectic group of reality stars and other celebs (of varying success) who have come out for The Donald, ranging from Dennis Rodman and Tila Tequila to Gary Busey and Jon Voight.

After talking about how he campaigned for Ronald Reagan, Baio revealed his much coveted endorsement to Jeanine Pirro. He explained that he’s a conservative independent tired of the GOP who just wants to see Trump “go into Washington and blow it up.”

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More Violence at Trump Rally – KKK Hood Wearing Protester Kicked, Punched – Video

When this video was tweeted out from inside the rally by CNN’s Noah Gray, Gray wrote, “The protestor was wearing a hood while saluting, presumably referring to KKK/Hitler, before he was punched & kicked.”

I guess the KKK sympathizer felt a little too comfortable at the racist’s rally!

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Obama Warns Republicans – Democrats Could Block Your Nominees Too

If they can do it to us, why can’t we do it back to them? That is the message President Obama has for Senate Republicans who have vowed not to hold hearings on his Supreme Court nominee Judge Garland , and the President shared his concerns on this very dangerous precedent Republicans have embarked on.

On Saturday, the President warned Republicans that refusing to do their constitutional duties on a president’s nominee could cause Democrats to do the same with a Republican president’s nominee, leading to a process that is “beyond repair.”

Denying Judge Garland a vote “would indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair,” Mr. Obama told Americans in his weekly address.

“It would make it increasingly impossible for any president, Republican or Democrat, to carry out their Constitutional function,” the president said. “To go down that path would jeopardize our system of justice, it would hurt our democracy, and betray the vision of our founding.”

Somehow, I don’t think Republicans care about starting a dangerous precedent, or their Constitutional responsibilities, or the country for that matter. The only thing they’re concerned about is their jacked-up party and their ignorant supporters, and ensuring their job security in a government they all hate.

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