slugsrbad wrote:There is also probably a point when the generic ballot loses it's value compared to other factors when the races near. I'd need JH or Harry Enten to tell me if that's true (I assume the Whiz Kid is a secret poster here).

David Glosser, a retired neuropsychologist and Miller’s uncle on his mother’s side, detailed the story of how the family came to live in the United States. Miller’s great-great-grandfather Wolf-Leib Glosser left the village of Antopol in what is now Belarus amid “violent anti-Jewish pogroms” there and came to the US. He landed on Ellis Island in 1903 and, over time, was able to bring over the rest of his family.

Werthless wrote:Jeff Passan wrote an article about the incident where Joe Simpson says about Soto "If he's 19..." I'm posting it in here, because I figure that if you come here for bad politics takes, check out the top ranked comments on that article. It's kind of impressive how uniformly negative they are.

https://sports.yahoo.com/latest-bigotry ... 28106.html

thephan wrote:Florida Legislature primary candidate faked her education credentials, then back it up with a fake diploma. The University did not have a degree in Marketing back in the day, but that is one of the things wrong with the document she produced as proof.

Melissa Howard, the GOP candidate for a Florida state House seat who was accused of lying about her college degree and NRA rating apologized on Monday, pledging to stay in the race “and lead by example from now on.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers completed the extraordinary move of impeaching all four state Supreme Court justices Monday night for spending issues, including a suspended justice facing a 23-count federal indictment.

The state House of Delegates voted to impeach Justice Allen Loughry on eight articles, setting the stage for a trial in the state Senate.

Beth Walker became the final justice to be impeached when an article was approved stating all four justices abused their authority. It said they failed to control office expenses, including more than $1 million in renovations to their individual offices, and not maintaining policies over matters such as working lunches and the use of state vehicles and office computers at home.

Walker had dodged impeachment earlier Monday night when lawmakers decided to overlook her $131,000 in spending on office renovations. A short time later, another article was withdrawn against Chief Justice Margaret Workman, who spent $111,000 in renovations.

Justice Robin Davis was impeached for $500,000 in office renovations. And lawmakers approved articles against Loughry for spending $363,000 in renovations to his office; having a $42,000 antique desk and computers, all owned by the state, at his home; lying to the House Finance Committee about taking home the desk and a $32,000 suede leather couch; and for his personal use of state vehicles.

Loughry, Workman and Davis also were impeached for their roles in allowing senior status judges to be paid higher than allowed wages. Lawmakers say the overpayments violated state law and stopped when they were challenged by the Internal Revenue Service

Minority Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee that approved the articles last week had tried to speed up the impeachment process in the hopes of beating an Aug. 14 deadline for arranging a special election in November if any justice is removed from office or leaves office. Instead, the committee took its time, even conducting a tour of the state Supreme Court offices earlier this month.

Republican Gov. Jim Justice will be allowed to appoint new justices to replace any who are impeached — with no requirement that they be from the same party as the incumbent.

Democrats have accused Republicans of attempting to wrest the court away from voters, who elected the current justices in nonpartisan elections.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is taking new steps to roll back an Obama-era rule intended to combat housing segregation.

On Monday, the Trump administration formally began the process of revamping a 2015 rule that required cities and towns to examine historic patterns of segregation and create plans to combat it, or lose federal funding.

The administration argued that the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule hinders the development of affordable housing.

The current rule is "suffocating investment in some of our most distressed neighborhoods that need our investment the most," Carson said in a statement. "We do not have to abandon communities in need."

Sara Pratt, a former Obama official who helped develop the rule, said that the Trump administration's moves would enable communities to ignore long-standing barriers to fair housing and integration.

The Trump administration said it would instead focus on increasing the supply of affordable housing across the country. Carson told The Wall Street Journal that he would "encourage the development of mixed-income multifamily dwellings all over the place" by making HUD money contingent on looser zoning rules.

Conservatives had vocally opposed the original rule by arguing that it was "an attempt to extort communities into giving up control of local zoning decisions," according to Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.. Despite Carson's stated interest in using federal funds to shape local zoning policies, they praised the Trump administration for taking the next big step in undoing the original rule.

pacino wrote:there's really no way to get rid of this stain on our country. is what it is at this point.

thephan wrote:

thephan wrote:Florida Legislature primary candidate faked her education credentials, then back it up with a fake diploma. The University did not have a degree in Marketing back in the day, but that is one of the things wrong with the document she produced as proof.

She is sorry and will set a better example. She is staying in the race.

Melissa Howard, the GOP candidate for a Florida state House seat who was accused of lying about her college degree and NRA rating apologized on Monday, pledging to stay in the race “and lead by example from now on.”

JUburton wrote:Executive time is going great this morning.

traderdave wrote:
This was my favorite part:

In her statement, Howard said, "It was not my intent to deceive or mislead anyone."

06hawkalum wrote:

pacino wrote:there's really no way to get rid of this stain on our country. is what it is at this point.

What will end up being a bigger stain:

Trump or slavery?

Manafort sent Kushner a recommendation to appoint Federal Savings Bank chair Stephen Calk as secretary of the Army in a November 30, 2016, email released Monday by the Justice Department.

At the same time, Manafort had received the first part of what would be $16 million in loans from Calk's bank, according to testimony Monday from James Brennan, the bank's vice president.

Manafort also suggested two other possible Trump appointees, Pat Sink and Vernon Parker, according to the email released Monday.

"The 3 indivituals (sic) are people who I believe advance DT agenda. They will be totally reliable and responsive to the Trump White House," Manafort wrote to Kushner.

Kushner responded that same day, "On it!"

traderdave wrote:

JUburton wrote:Executive time is going great this morning.

Just a small sampling, for those just waking up:

@realDonaldTrump
3h3 hours ago
When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn’t work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products, after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara.

"If [the US] has the iPhone, there's Samsung on the other side," Mr Erdogan said, referring to Apple and its South Korean competitor.

The US doubled tariffs last week over Turkey's refusal to extradite a US pastor who is imprisoned there.

Turkey's weakened currency, the lira, plunged by a full 20% in response.

President Erdogan said Turkey was taking measures to stabilise the economy, and should not "give in to the enemy" by investing in foreign currencies.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is visiting Ankara, branded the US sanctions an illegitimate policy at a news conference on Tuesday. He accused the US of seeking an unfair competitive advantage in global trade.

The ruckus between Turkey and the US has impacted on other countries' currencies, including the Indian rupee, as investors fear the lira's wobbles could spread to developing nations.

India's government urged people not to panic on Tuesday after the rupee slid to an all-time low against the dollar.

Russia, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico have also seen their currencies fall over the last week.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country will boycott US electronic products, after Washington imposed punitive sanctions on Ankara.

"If [the US] has the iPhone, there's Samsung on the other side," Mr Erdogan said, referring to Apple and its South Korean competitor.

The US doubled tariffs last week over Turkey's refusal to extradite a US pastor who is imprisoned there.

Turkey's weakened currency, the lira, plunged by a full 20% in response.

President Erdogan said Turkey was taking measures to stabilise the economy, and should not "give in to the enemy" by investing in foreign currencies.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is visiting Ankara, branded the US sanctions an illegitimate policy at a news conference on Tuesday. He accused the US of seeking an unfair competitive advantage in global trade.

The ruckus between Turkey and the US has impacted on other countries' currencies, including the Indian rupee, as investors fear the lira's wobbles could spread to developing nations.

India's government urged people not to panic on Tuesday after the rupee slid to an all-time low against the dollar.

Russia, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Mexico have also seen their currencies fall over the last week.

Trump campaign seeks 'millions' against Omarosa for violating nondisclosure