Following an admission he smoked “something” to settle down prior to the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, rapper Kanye West announced he intends to run for President of the Unites States in 2020.
Month: August 2015
Kanye West: ‘I Have Decided in 2020 to Run for President’
After accepting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards and admitting to have smoked something, rapper Kanye West announced that he will be running for president in 2020. “And yes, as you could probably guess by this moment. I have decided in 2020 to run for president.” HollywoodReporter reports that West hinted that he took “something” before the show, saying “I rolled up a little something. I knocked the edge off,” but he told the audience, “It ain’t about me. It’s about ideas, bro.” Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent
Horror Film Icon Wes Craven Dead at 76
Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who thrilled audiences with iconic and bloody suburban slashers like “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” that made his name synonymous with horror, has died. He was 76.
NYT’s Haberman: Voters Concerned Over Hillary’s ‘Speed Bumps’
Maggie Haberman of The New York Times said on Sunday’s “Inside Politics” on CNN that she has been told by voters that the issues with Hillary Clinton’s email are concerning “speed bumps.” “I’ve experienced on the trail, voters at her events, who have brought it up to me, I have not asked the question, they have said, ‘I’m concerned about these speed bumps with her.’ I said, ‘What do you mean by speed bumps?’ They’ll say, ‘These email issues.’ Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent
Watch: Comedian Colin Quinn Castigates Political Correctness: ‘A Life Form Came Up to Me’
Comedian Colin Quinn went off on the political correctness culture in his recent Netflix special “Unconstitutional.” In this excerpt, Quinn says it is now impossible to communicate in this political correct world and you have to refer to people as a “life form.” “But even if you mention ethnicity, people feel a little bit – your stomach feels tense,” said Quinn. “You have to speak in the most idealized, pasteurized, homogenized, color-blind…” Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent
EXCLUSIVE– Rep. Kevin Cramer on EPA’s Attempted Waterway Grab: ‘Private Property Rights Are What’s at Stake’
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reacted to a recent injunction that blocked a new regulation that would have granted the federal government jurisdiction over some waterways across the United States.
Jeb Bush’s Border Slogan: ‘We Can’t Do It’
Bush’s declaration of American helplessness comes 70 years after the United States built two nuclear weapons to end the bloodletting in World War II, 65 years after the United States built a huge military to win the Cold War, 59 years after the U.S. government began building the 161,000-mile National Highway System, and 46 years after the United States built rockets to take Americans 120,000 miles to the Moon.
White House Says Obama’s Gun Rules Would Not Have Blocked Virginia Shooting
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest admitted Aug. 28 that the president’s plan to aggressively regulate people’s ability to defend themselves would not have stopped the live-TV shooting of WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.
Polls as Weapons: What’s Really Behind the Catholic ‘Pro-Gay Marriage’ Survey
In a new study, the liberal protestant Public Religion Research Institute claims erroneously that Catholics are left-wing when it comes to gay marriage, climate change, and even abortion.
CNBC’s Kudlow Threatens US Senate Run if Blumenthal Supports Iran Deal
On his Saturday WABC radio show “The Larry Kudlow Show,” CNBC’s Larry Kudlow told Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) on Saturday that if Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) votes with President Barack Obama on the Iran Nuclear Deal that he would run against him. “If Sen. Richard Blumenthal votes with Obama on Iran, I’m going to run against him,” he said. “I’m not a political guy. I’m an economist, I’m a broadcaster by profession, but I’m so angry at this issue, among others. Blumenthal’s a big taxer to begin with, he along with Dan Milloy have destroyed the state of Connecticut’s economy because of their tax spending, but this Iranian thing is more important. We’re talking about world security, national security. They’re coming to get us and Iran will finance them.” Roskam then gave Kudlow his support and responded, “Larry, if you’re in, I’m in for you.” (h/t TheHill) Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent