The western Canadian city of Vancouver has banned an “anti-Sharia” float at this year’s pride parade saying that the sentiment expressed by the Middle Eastern men behind it is “Islamophobic”.
Month: August 2017
FiveThirtyEight on AL Sen Race: Trump Voters ‘May Be About to Teach Trump a Lesson’
FiveThirtyEight senior political writer and analyst Harry Enten posits the theory that President Donald Trump has a diminished ability to influence Republican primary voters should Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) lose his contest to former Alabama Supreme …
CBS’ Bill Cowher Questions Whether Kaepernick Is Serious About Returning to the NFL
CBS analyst Bill Cowher thinks that former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick isn’t really very serious about returning to the game.
Kellyanne Conway: Congress ‘Can’t Get Basic Things Done’
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Trump White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Congress “can’t get basic things done,” referring to the list of agenda items President Donald Trump has made a push for since his inauguration. Discussing Hurricane Harvey relief funds, Conway said, “The president will go, he will ask Congress for money, depending on where the needs are. But that is his intention. He wants to make sure people know that he is there — that we are all there for them and put politics aside. We only hope that Congress can do that. I mean, the last eight months, if the past is prologue, have not been, really, profiles in courage.” She continued, “You can’t get basic things done. Republicans have promised repeal and replace Obamacare, pass tax reform, do minor things, the president stands ready to sign these major initiatives into law. There is obstructionists and resistance by the left. They said that they’re for a better deal, all we see is same old spiel. So we hope when it comes to basic Hurricane Harvey funding that we can rely on a bipartisan and, may I say, nonpartisan push.” Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Whitlock: If Aaron Rodgers Supported Kaepernick, He’d Get the Packers to Sign Him
Wednesday, Fox Sports 1 “Speak for Yourself” co-host Jason Whitlock reacted to Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers supporting Colin Kaepernick’s protest and saying he should be signed to a team. Whitlock questioned Rodgers’ honesty about Kaepernick, saying if he truly felt he should be on a roster, Rodgers would use his “power” in Green Bay to get him signed as his backup. “I just happen to believe, perhaps wrongly, that Dak [Prescott] was honest, and Aaron Rodgers said what he had to say,” Whitlock said. “Because if Aaron Rodgers was really down for the cause, you know what, he’s got a lot of power in Green Bay. ‘You know what, Kaepernick should be my backup quarterback. Kaepernick should be on our roster.’” “Nah. That’s not going to [happen],” former Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings interrupted. “Clearly it’s not going to happen because it ain’t what he believes,” Whitlock responded. Follow Trent Baker on Twitter @MagnifiTrent
Texas School Sheds ‘Robert E. Lee’ for ‘Student Safety’
A Texas high school cited “student safety” concerns as the reason for shedding its nearly 60-year-old Confederate namesake, General Robert E. Lee. This marks the second time in a week that public education officials in the Lone Star State used the rat…
Bolton: Iran Agreement a ‘Disaster’; Work to Get Out ‘Needs to Be Done Now’
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discussed his National Review op-ed on how to get the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear agreement with Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Thursday.
Cato Decries Trump’s Extreme Vetting: ‘Will Cost Immigrants Thousands’
A member of a libertarian think tank, the Cato Institute, is blasting the prospect of President Trump soon enacting “extreme vetting” procedures for foreign nationals seeking entry.
Jeb Bush Begs Donald Trump: ‘Come to DACA’s Defense’
Failed presidential candidate Jeb Bush wants President Donald Trump to save former President Barack Obama’s executive decree offering temporary amnesty to illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children.
Pizza Hut Employees Delivering Free Pizzas by Kayak for Harvey Victims
HOUSTON, Texas — After Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey hit Texas, a pizza company came to the rescue for those trapped in their homes.