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  • Two Trump judge nominees out after criticism

    12/13/2017 2:56:44 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 10 replies
    Pollutico ^ | Dec. 13, 2017 | JOSH GERSTEIN and SEUNG MIN KIM
    The White House is giving up on two of President Donald Trump's nominees for the federal bench. The president will not pursue the nominations of Brett Talley to a district court slot in Alabama and Jeff Mateer to a district court post in Texas, a White House official confirmed to POLITICO Wednesday. Talley indicated he was prepared to withdraw from consideration after coming under criticism for a lack of experience and for failing to disclose that his wife works in the White House counsel's office. "He has offered to withdraw his nomination thus it will not be moving forward," said...
  • Omarosa fired, ‘Physically Dragged’ From the White House

    12/13/2017 1:52:30 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 110 replies
    New York Post ^ | December 13, 2017 | Yaron Steinbuch
    Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former contestant on President Trump’s “The Apprentice,” was fired and forcibly removed from the White House after Secret Service agents blocked her path to his office, according to reports. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a statement saying Manigault Newman resigned as director of communications in the Office of Public Liaison “to pursue other opportunities.” “Her departure will not be effective until Jan. 20, 2018. We wish her the best in future endeavors and are grateful for her service,” Sanders said.
  • Alabama senator: 'Relieved' Moore lost Senate race

    12/13/2017 1:03:47 PM PST · by detective · 86 replies
    MSN News ^ | 12/13/2017 | Jordain Carney
    Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said on Wednesday that he is "relieved" GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore lost the Alabama race and won't be representing the Republican party in Congress. "Relieved? Yes that's a good word. I'm relieved and I believe a lot of Republicans are relieved that Roy Moore and some of his people aren't the face of the Republican party," he told reporters when asked if he was feeling any relief over Tuesday's election results.
  • Moore Lemonade

    12/13/2017 12:30:46 PM PST · by conservatism_IS_compassion · 38 replies
    N/A ^ | 12/13/2017 | Self
    I take it as given that some, at least, of the accusations against Moore can be disproved. And I take it that Moore will follow through on his threat (I would say, “promise”) and sue the miscreants who sprung this “October Surprise.” If in fact he does so, he should IMHO avail himself of the opportunity to think big - and sue the MSM. That is, sue the Associated Press and its membership, joint and several liability. And, he should make it a class action lawsuit naming Republican voters as a class as the plaintiffs. The suit should allege...
  • Schumer calls for GOP to delay tax bill after Alabama election

    12/13/2017 11:59:02 AM PST · by COBOL2Java · 61 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/13/17 10:28 AM EST | Jordain Carney
    Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding that Republicans delay a vote on their tax plan following Tuesday's special election in Alabama. "We Senate Democrats are calling on Mitch McConnell to hit pause on his tax bill and not hold a final vote until Doug Jones is sworn in to the Senate," he told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday. He added that "it would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from Alabama the opportunity to cast his vote." Democrat Doug Jones won the special election, defeating...
  • Ann Coulter: Why I Secretly Wanted Roy Moore to Lose — Brooks 2020!

    12/13/2017 12:56:46 PM PST · by x1stcav · 71 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/13/17 | Ann Coulter
    Rep. Mo Brooks was the true Trumpian candidate in Alabama, which is why I endorsed him in the primary (here, here and here). When the accusations against Roy Moore first arose, I proposed that the president make a deal to replace Moore with Brooks. Obviously, the GOP would be in a much better position right now if only Republicans had learned to hang on my every word. Instead, everyone did exactly the wrong thing, and they got the worst of all possible worlds. Trump should have endorsed Brooks in the primary, but he endorsed Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s pro-amnesty...
  • Sen. Ron Johnson Is Quite Pleased Roy Moore Lost

    12/13/2017 8:44:09 AM PST · by Kaslin · 110 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | December 13, 2017 | Christine Rousselle
    Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) did not mince words when asked to comment on Tuesday night's election results in Alabama. When asked what he believed the "message" from last night was, Johnson said that "Alabamians didn't want somebody who dated 14-year-old girls." He then said that Steve Bannon should learn that the GOP needs better candidates in order to win Senate races before going into an office away from the camera. NBC News tweeted a video of the exchange. Watch the video here:  Reporter: "What message did the election send last night?" Sen. Johnson: "Alabamians didn't want somebody who dated 14-year-old girls." pic.twitter.com/tmWDDxIw0G— NBC...
  • Doug Jones’ Victory May Give Trump A Second Supreme Court Pick

    12/13/2017 11:42:01 AM PST · by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas · 61 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 12/13/2017 | Kevin Daley
    In a political environment as volatile as this, his power as the Court’s swing vote is at its maximum. It seems counter intuitive that he would retire as his influence reaches its apex. What’s more, Kennedy has a high opinion of the Court’s capacity to bear moral clarity for a restless nation, making his continued service a matter of duty. However true this may be, the justice is 81 and he is, after all, a Republican. Given his age and political inclinations, it is reasonable to assume he would like to retire and would prefer to do so under a...
  • Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith to replace Franken

    12/13/2017 9:42:58 AM PST · by newgeezer · 99 replies
    Reuters ^ | December 13, 2017
    Dec 13 (Reuters) - Minnesota's Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was appointed as U.S. senator on Wednesday to replace Al Franken, who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment, the state's governor said at a news conference. Governor Mark Dayton said that Smith will serve a one-year term in the Senate, concluding in January 2019. Smith, 59, will run in a special election for the seat next year. Smith became lieutenant governor in January 2015. The Star Tribune said she previously worked as Dayton's chief of staff and held positions at General Mills and Planned Parenthood. Last week Franken, 66,...
  • Judge Roy Moore, Thank You!

    12/13/2017 10:20:13 AM PST · by DoughtyOne · 135 replies
    My own thoughts | 12/13/2017 | DoughtyOne
    As we all know by now, Judge Roy Moore wound up getting fewer votes than his opponent yesterday. A lot of people today are calling Moore a loser. On first appearances, not knowing the background to yesterday's election, that might seem reasoned. It isn't. Knowing what I know, I have a reaction I'm not seeing others have. I'm sorry to realize that. Judge Roy Moore deserves our thanks for putting his neck on the line, trying to carry the mantle of our ideals into the Senate of the United States. It was an honorable thing to do, and it was...
  • The goalposts are about to be moved again

    12/13/2017 1:28:22 AM PST · by KJC1 · 23 replies
    12-13-2017 | Me
    I posted earlier in light of Roy Moore's loss, that the goalposts will be moved again. Everyone is focused on the woman vs. man thing. That's what Hillary brought us. Before that it was the black vs. white thing. Obama's gift to America. They will bring new things in the next round. If I could place bets on my thoughts, I would. I think the next round will be any candidate (conservative, of course) who is ALLEDGED to have ever made an anti-transgender, anti-Muslim comment. That way, that candidate can be effectively iced out of consideration.
  • Now, watch all of the women who accused Moore falsely disappear.

    12/13/2017 4:13:58 AM PST · by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin · 44 replies
    Logic | 13 December 2017 | Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
    A real probable scenario is that all of the women who accused Moore of sexual misconduct will suddenly disappear from the scene. Mission accomplished. Mitch McConnell can't disappear, but he also bears a huge part of the responsibility for unjustly undermining Moore's campaign. Complete falsehoods were used to win politically. Look at which point in history we have arrived.
  • What Does The Roy Moore Loss In Alabama Mean For Donald Trump?

    12/13/2017 8:43:45 AM PST · by Bratch · 97 replies
    DC Whispers ^ | December 12, 2017 | DCWhispers
    If you are a Trump supporter don’t allow yourself to think for a second Roy Moore’s defeat to a Democrat opponent in Alabama is an isolated one-off result. It’s not.  D.C. Whispers provided readers with a real-time election night update that began with a rather surprising vote of confidence from the always-good Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft who declared his sources were very optimistic of a Moore victory. During our own real-time updates the actual on-the-ground sources painted a far different picture. It was to be a tight race with momentum shifting in Democrat Doug Jones’s favor. Jones over-performed by a...
  • Trump's Prophetic Words About The Jones/Moore Election & This Election Vs. 2016 By The Numbers

    12/13/2017 2:01:46 AM PST · by Pinkbell · 40 replies
    Donald Trump For President Blog ^ | December 13, 2017 | Pinkbell
    When the Alabama Republican Senate Primaries were going on, Trump endorsed Senator Luther Strange.  He said Luther Strange and he had a good working relationship and that he was a vote easily given that Trump needed when he was having trouble rallying the healthcare votes. Many people, however, criticized Trump for that choice.  I was among them to an extent.  I was frustrated, as were many, at the time with the Republican inaction.  They couldn't get healthcare through on multiple attempts, and they still don't back him on immigration.  At the time, the tax reform bill hadn't gone through as...
  • Fundamentalists Anonymous For Roy Moore And The Next Target Is.......

    12/13/2017 3:34:20 AM PST · by Nextrush · 20 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 12/12/2017 | Nextrush/Self
    ......I was the greatest of religious hyprocrites and zeolots, using God's name in vain. I'm not a better than you religious hypocrite and zealot anymore, but by God I do believe in the Higher Power.... Roy Moore may not see God the same way you or I do, but he is dead on target about politics as usual and about the role of God in society. I for one believe it is good to acknowledge God as I understand God. And with the results now coming in and the media declaring Doug Jones the winner....its a good time to reflect...
  • Sheila Jackson Lee congratulates 'Doug Moore' for winning Alabama Senate race

    12/13/2017 6:34:57 AM PST · by markomalley · 60 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 12/13/17 | Anna Giaritelli
    Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, on Wednesday congratulated "Doug Moore" for winning Alabama's special election, in a race that featured Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones."Sweet home Alabama. Thank you Alabamians and Doug Moore. Good has prevailed and our country is on the way to a new day #ikneel," Jackson Lee mistakenly tweeted Tuesday morning. Jones won the seat for Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a close election that was called late Tuesday.
  • Alabama Secretary of State Election Results Dec 12, 2017

    12/13/2017 4:47:57 AM PST · by marktwain · 60 replies
    alabamavotes.gov ^ | 12 December, 2017 | Secretary of State of Alabama
    Total Ballots Cast: 1,346,147 Total Registered Voters: 3,326,812 Voter Turnout: 40.46% Counties Reported: 67 of 67 Last Updated: 12/12/2017 10:46:17 PM The election results presented on these pages are unofficial and presented as a courtesy of the Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama’s Probate Judges. The accuracy of the election results is the responsibility of the Probate Judge for each county reporting.     Percent Votes Doug Jones (DEM) 49.92% 671,151 Roy S. Moore (REP) 48.38% 650,436 Write-In 1.69% 22,780       1,344,367
  • Flake on Jones victory: 'Decency wins'

    12/13/2017 4:18:55 AM PST · by x1stcav · 26 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/12/17 | Brett Samuels
    Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) responded to Democrat Doug Jones’s victory Tuesday in the Alabama Senate race by saying “Decency wins.” Flake, who has announced he will not seek reelection in 2018, was a vocal critic of Republican candidate Roy Moore. Moore was plagued during the campaign by allegations of sexual misconduct, including accusations that he made advances on teenagers when he was in his 30s. Flake wrote Jones’s campaign a $100 check, writing “Country over Party” in the memo line. Flake pointed to Moore’s past remarks that Muslims should not serve in Congress as an indicator he is “unfit” for...
  • Shattuck: Arrogant elites did Democrats no favors in victory

    12/13/2017 3:27:08 AM PST · by calvincaspian · 9 replies
    The Boston Herald ^ | 12/13/17 | Tom Shattuck
    Democrats can claim the narrowest of victories in deep-red Alabama’s bitter U.S. Senate race, but the truth is Roy Moore was a viable candidate in spite of them — and because of their shameless condescension. Roy Moore is no deliberative statesman — he’s a wrecking ball with a Southern drawl. At the height of the #MeToo movement, there are serious sexual impropriety allegations against him, as well as a bucketful of other flaws and unforced errors. Even his nomination to the Republican ticket was cast in the Trump die, a refutation of elites everywhere by blue-collar, working people.
  • Roy Moore unwilling to concede: ‘It’s not over’

    12/12/2017 9:47:41 PM PST · by conservative98 · 274 replies
    NY Post ^ | December 13, 2017 | 12:10am | David K. Li
    GOP Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore refused to concede on Tuesday night and insisted more votes could still swing the race and save him from a stunning defeat to an underdog Democrat. “When the vote is this close, that it’s not over,” he told supporters in Montgomery at his campaign rally shortly after Democrat Doug Jones already had been declared the winner by multiple news organizations and had given a televised victory speech. With all precincts reporting, Jones had 49.9 percent and Moore 48.4 percent. Moore quoted from scripture and told supporters to wait for all votes to come in...