I fail to understand why the media gives so much attention to George Conway III, the husband of the wicked witch of the White House, Kellyanne Conway. Every criticism George levles at Donald Trump goes double for his batshit crazy wife, Kellyanne, Trump’s enabler. This is truly Washington’s oddest couple. The Washington Post published an … Read more
ABOVE: Some of the “very fine people on both sides” in Charlottesville (August 2017), white nationalists inspired by the election of president Donald J. Trump. It does not matter if I believe Trump supporters are racists. Because Donald Trump believes that his supporters are racists. And that they are OK with a racist president, and … Read more
The House on Friday for the first time approved legislation banning anti-LGBT discrimination in a 236-173 vote (23 not voting). House approves anti-LGBT discrimination Equality Act: Every Democrat voted for the measure, as did eight Republicans. GOP Reps. Susan Brooks (Ind.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Will Hurd (Texas), John Katko (N.Y.), Tom Reed … Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives is reportedly scheduled for a floor vote Friday on HR 5, the Equality Act (.pdf), legislation that seeks to ban anti-LGBT discrimination by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to ban anti-LGBT discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, jury service, education, federal programs and credit. … Read more
Donald Trump and Republicans spent weeks attacking Rep. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (D-MN), one of the first Muslim-American politicians serving in the House of Representatives, trying to portray her and all Democrats in Congress as anti-Semitic as part of a campaign strategy for a “Jexodus” of Jewish voters in 2020. Trump’s 2020 Strategy: Politicize Israel, Demonize … Read more