Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016 By kos Election’s rigged, dude. Feel free to stay home. Over the last few decades we’ve had to suffer one Republican conspiracy theory after another about Democratic voter suppression. Whether it was ACORN, or Mickey Mouse registering to vote, or voter ID, conservatives have relentlessly undermined[Read More…]
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Judge Slams Rick Scott’s Florida for ‘Obscene’ Disenfranchisement
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016 By Joan McCarter He just keeps losing The courts are not looking kindly at Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s multiple efforts to keep people—primarily Democrats—from voting. Last week, his refusal to extend the voter registration deadline in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew was denied, and voter registration continues into[Read More…]
Swarms of Drug Industry Lobbyists and Campaign Cash Stymie Bid to Restrain Medicare Prescription Costs
By Stuart Silverstein FairWarning When the Republican-controlled Congress approved a landmark program in 2003 to help seniors buy prescription drugs, it slapped on an unusual restriction: The federal government was barred from negotiating cheaper prices for those medicines. Instead, the job of holding down costs was outsourced to the insurance[Read More…]
Poor Baby. After Hosting in 2015, Trump Now Wants SNL Cancelled: They’re ‘Rigging the Election!’ (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016 By Leslie Salzillo SNL is slowly but surely making up for allowing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to host the show back in the fall of 2015. The show’s producers simply ignored the people’s protests. But since starting their new season, the jabs at Trump are not[Read More…]
“I’m out”: Journalist and Political Analyst Josh Barro Quits GOP, Joins Democrats
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016 By Keith Pickering Josh Barro is facing left these days. Josh Barro is a columnist and political analyst for the New York Times (in particular The Upshot, their political commentary venture) and Bloomberg’s* Business Insider magazine where he is currently Senior Editor. He is also a Mitt[Read More…]
Park Forest Board of Trustees to Hold Special Rules Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 22
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2016. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Park Forest will hold a special rules meeting on Saturday, October 22 at 8 a.m.at Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive. Residents are encouraged to attend. Agenda 1. Preliminary Year-end Results 2. Current Year Trends 3. Tax Levy[Read More…]
Legendary Rant Slicing and Dicing Republican Hypocrisy Goes Wildly Viral
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2016 By Walter Einenkel Attributed to an Alex Schiller, of which there are many—boys and girls, men and women—has been making the rounds the past few days. At its heart is the frustration over the clear double standard, the hypocrisy of the right-wing in our country. Whether[Read More…]
The New Birtherism? Donald Trump is Setting the Stage to Delegitimize Hillary Clinton’s Presidency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2016 By Laura Clawson Donald Trump can’t, strictly speaking, birther Hillary Clinton. She’s white. His racist base wouldn’t buy that she was born in Kenya. But he can try to achieve the same effect through other means—convincing a depressingly large chunk of the country that her presidency is[Read More…]
Seth Meyers: Current Republican ‘Cowardliness’ Exemplifies Why Some Women Don’t Report Rape (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2016 By Leslie Salzillo Late Night with Seth Meyers is quickly becoming one of most beloved left-leaning shows on network television—and Meyers was definitely “on” Thursday night. Between his regular segment “A Closer Look” and guests Kevin Hart, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Democratic U.S. Senator Al Franken, this exceptional show was full[Read More…]
Trump “Most Vulgar Man I Have Ever Met” Says Norwegian Supermodel
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2016 By grahamlester Vendela Kirsebom Vendela Kirsebom, a former Sports Illustrated cover model, has described Donald Trump as “the most vulgar man I have ever met,” according to London’s Daily Mail. Kirsebom’s story is corroborated by Vanity Fair’s editor-in-chief, Graydon Carter, who arranged seating for a 1993 White House[Read More…]