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| More than a week after mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, sparked yet another nationwide conversation about how best to combat gun violence, the next steps are uncertain. Congress remains unlikely to return to Washington until early September and President Trump is a wild card in the discussion. There are many loose threads on what happens next, including what Congress will do, the timing and what the major players will do in the coming weeks and months. As Scott Wong writes, there are a number of factors in play, including timing. Days or a week can feel like a decade in the Trump era, presenting a challenge for lawmakers who want to maintain momentum, even after a full month away from the nation’s capital. It’s why Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) pushed the president to encourage Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring senators back to work, an idea the Kentucky Republican rejected. Another factor is public sentiment, which Pelosi repeatedly refers to as a necessity to get anything done in Washington. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) endorsed background checks and “red flag” legislation a day after a crowd of fed-up mourners at a vigil repeatedly shouted at him to “Do something! Do something!” Gun control advocates are boosted by polls showing that roughly 90 percent of Americans support expanded background checks, a topic up for discussion nationally and at the state level. Meanwhile, Trump and McConnell are central to getting anything done. The two Republicans have signaled a renewed openness to look at background checks, as the Senate did in 2013. Despite recent remarks from the two, Democrats remain wary that they will support any legislation in the end given that they are both up for reelection in 2020 and are banking on conservative voters to win. Niall Stanage: Trump’s gun pledge met with skepticism. Paul Kane: Congress’s August recess turns into a political cudgel in gun debate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are sponsoring a “red flag” measure that would give grants to states that pass such laws. Their approach was also introduced in the last Congress. As for Trump, who remains the focus of possible impeachment proceedings by House Democrats, one lawmaker who would almost certainly be involved in bipartisan talks on guns is House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose committee has jurisdiction over federal gun laws. Nadler’s likely involvement has raised additional questions about whether the president, who has a penchant for lashing out at his critics, would be willing to hammer out a deal on guns with top Democrats trying to remove him from office. As for what legislation may ultimately reach the president’s desk, lawmakers are looking at a host of potential actions. While members have already introduced more than 100 bills that mention guns, Jordain Carney examines the handful of proposals lawmakers may realistically pursue. Universal background checks sit atop the list, given that the president and McConnell mentioned them as a possibility, but still has a steep hill to climb to make it through the Senate. However, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) are making another push to pass their more narrow background check bill aimed at all commercial sales, including at gun shows and over the internet. “Red flag” laws are back on the nation’s radar after Congress discussed but failed to come up with a deal after last year’s mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. There are two bills in the Senate on the topic from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) which would incentivize states to enact red-flag laws and let family members petition the courts to temporarily prevent someone from buying or owning a gun. However, Democrats say this action is not enough and are pushing for more. The New York Times: Op-Ed by former Vice President Joe Biden: Banning assault weapons works. NBC News: Democratic candidates have never been more united on gun control. NPR: Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) new plan on guns has a goal: Reduce gun deaths by 80 percent. The Associated Press: Gun control backers concerned about changing federal courts. The Hill: Gun control activists set to flex muscle in battle for Senate. |
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| CONGRESS: Over the weekend, lawmakers from both parties demanded answers from the Justice Department about how Jeffrey Epstein, jailed in the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, apparently killed himself before being found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, a member of the Judiciary Committee and a Republican who has occasionally been a Trump critic, wrote a scathing letter to Attorney General William Barr. Barr promptly called for investigations by the FBI and inspector general into Epstein’s death (The Hill). “Heads must roll,” Sasse wrote. |
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Epstein was supposed to have been checked by the two guards in the protective housing unit every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not followed, according to The New York Times. Epstein’s death sparked unfounded conspiracy theories online suggesting the well-connected millionaire was murdered to keep him from incriminating others. Some of his accusers have described being sexually abused by Epstein’s famous friends and acquaintances. On Sunday, there was no evidence to counter officials’ determination of suicide. Epstein, 66, who pleaded not guilty to the federal criminal charges he faced, spent years cultivating a social circle that included influential politicians, business executives, innovators and academics. Over the years, he befriended Trump, former President Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew and retail billionaire and CEO Leslie Wexner of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, among others. Trump on Sunday retweeted some baseless conspiracy conjecture, fueling a new wave of criticism from Democrats about his judgment and behavior. Democratic presidential contenders Beto O’Rourke, a former congressman from Texas, and Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey slammed the president for making a difficult situation worse, especially for the women who have accused Epstein of victimizing them (Reuters). Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate (Reuters). The financier’s vast estate, estimated to be worth at least $559 million, is likely to take years to settle (South Florida Sun Sentinel). > Impeachment: Nadler is hitting the gas on Democratic efforts to impeach Trump. His argument that his panel effectively began an impeachment inquiry without officially voting to launch one sent a clear signal that the committee intends to decide for itself whether to send impeachment articles to the full House, while beating back liberal criticisms that the panel has been too timid in its investigative approach (The Hill). *** POLITICS & CAMPAIGNS: Questions are surrounding Biden after a gaffe-filled weekend, headlined by comments on back-to-back days that raised questions about his viability as the Democratic standard-bearer even though he remains solidly atop the field in polling. On Friday, Biden raised eyebrows when he told a Des Moines, Iowa, crowd that poor children are “just as bright and just as talented as white kids.” A day later, Biden said that he was vice president when the mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Fla., took place even though it happened more than a year after he left office. On both occasions, he clarified himself quickly. However, the pair of gaffes were noteworthy as Biden remains the solid front-runner nearly four months after he launched his bid, with his poll numbers remaining static while there has been moving and shaking beneath him amongst the field. “He has been durable,” David Axelrod, a longtime political strategist for former President Obama, told The Associated Press. “The question is whether that durability is because we aren’t fully geared into the race or whether there are inherent strengths there.” As the rhetorical stumbles have come with frequency, so have the barbs from Trump, who has mocked him in recent days for having “lost his fastball,” adding soon after that the former vice president is “not playing with a full deck.” The Wall Street Journal: Biden’s gaffes fuel questions about his potency against Trump. The Hill: Biden faces challenge from Warren in Iowa. Niall Stanage: Warren emerges as Biden’s most dangerous rival. The Associated Press: Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ sprint to caucuses begins. Dan Balz: Iowa is awash in candidates but don’t expect clarity until the very end. The Washington Post Magazine: The poignant but complicated friendship of Joe Biden and Barack Obama (Plus: the article quotes from The Hill’s coverage!). > September debates: More than a dozen Democratic presidential candidates are at risk of missing their party’s third primary debate in mid-September and are facing a key 2 ½-week stretch to make the cut ahead of a fast-approaching Democratic National Committee (DNC) qualifying deadline on Aug. 28. Nine candidates know they’ll be on the stage in the fall debates, with two others getting closer. But for the other 13, the prospects appear increasingly dim. None have met the 130,000-donor benchmark set by the DNC and only three have at least one qualifying poll to their name, needing four to qualify with polling. With less than three weeks to go, those who haven’t qualified are scrambling for a spot onstage, acutely aware of the risks from failing to make the debate (The Hill). > Castro vs. Trump donors: Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) is taking heat for publishing the names and business interests of dozens of donors to the Trump reelection campaign, with some of those named facing harassing calls and remarks in the immediate aftermath. A Trump donor who owns a piping business in San Antonio told The Hill he’s received harassing phone calls and messages from people calling him a racist and a white supremacist. Another said that he had donated to both Trump and the Castro brothers. Critics say that Castro, the twin brother of presidential candidate Julián Castro, went too far by calling out private citizens at a combustible moment in U.S. politics after two mass shootings. The names of donors who give more than $200 to a candidate are public and can be found online for anyone to see, and Joaquin Castro says he wanted to draw attention to those in his district he said were aiding the spread of hateful rhetoric against Hispanics by helping to fund the Trump campaign (The Hill). The Hill: Health care fight among 2020 Democrats shifts to taxes. |
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| WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: White House national security adviser John Bolton, who arrived in London on Sunday, plans to press the United Kingdom to adopt a tougher stance on Iran and Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei (Reuters).> North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s continued short-range missile tests, which rattle Japan and South Korea, are getting a pass from Trump, who hails messages hand carried to him from Pyongyang. The president on Saturday tweeted: “In a letter to me sent by Kim Jong Un, he stated, very nicely, that he would like to meet and start negotiations as soon as the joint U.S./South Korea joint exercise are over. It was a long letter, much of it complaining about the ridiculous and expensive [military] exercises. It was also a small apology for testing the short range missiles, and that this testing would stop when the exercises end. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un in the not too distant future! A nuclear free North Korea will lead to one of the most successful countries in the world!” (The Associated Press). > National intelligence: Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, is on a list of contenders who could be nominated to be the next director of national intelligence (DNI), Olivia Beavers reports. Trump on Friday praised Hoekstra, a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee (The Hill). Joseph Maguire last week became the acting director of national intelligence. > Department of Homeland Security: Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of Homeland Security, told NBC News on Sunday that in hindsight, the timing of raids last week conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Mississippi poultry plants were “unfortunate” on a day when Trump was trying to comfort families in El Paso who are grieving over the deaths of 22 people gunned down in a Walmart near the border by a shooter who told police he wanted to kill “Mexicans.” McAleenan said the mass arrests of undocumented workers was planned for more than a year. Despite criticism that the government’s raids left children of those arrested in limbo and confusion overnight, some forced to sleep in a school gymnasium, McAleenan said the roundups were conducted “with sensitivity” (The Hill). Trump says he wants Central American migrants to learn about the raids and get the message they should apply through the legal immigration system to seek employment in the United States. > Home-grown terror: Inside DHS, action to address domestic terrorism have been fraught for at least a decade. The department is responsible for collecting data on and analyzing threats to the United States. A closer look at two administrations shows how political considerations have constrained efforts to give the problem more prominence and develop policies to counter it (The New York Times). |
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| OPINION |
| Joe Biden needs to watch out for Elizabeth Warren as her campaign picks up steam, by Douglas Schoen, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2Z0kXxo Why Democrats’ demonizing of Trump supporters destroys accurate polls, by Kristin Tate, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2H0nlxX |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” at 9 a.m. EDT features Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price, who analyzes the 2020 candidates’ at the outset of the Iowa State Fair; Dennis Prager, founder of PragerU, talking about online censorship and extremism; and journalist and author Anna Clark, with her take on Michigan in her book, “The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy.” Find Hill.TV programming at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. The House and Senate continue to meet in pro forma sessions but are not scheduled to return for votes until Sept. 9. The president is on a working vacation in Bedminster, N.J., and has no public schedule today. |
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| ➔ Farming: The latest United Nations climate report calls for a massive transition in how the globe manages its lands, but the brunt of such a change would largely fall to one group — farmers (The Hill). … Farmers back Trump’s tariffs fight, but don’t think it helps them (NBC News). … The trade war’s casualties include Minnesota farmers, who are fighting for their livelihoods. Meet the Krocak family, chronicled through seasons in a rich photographic narrative: “Everywhere you turn there’s a new battle. I’m pretty sure God doesn’t like farmers this year” (The Washington Post). ➔ Hong Kong: One of the world’s busiest airports canceled more than 100 flights today as demonstrators swarmed the transportation hub in Hong Kong — a crucial link throughout Asia (The New York Times). ➔ Privacy options: Journalist Joel Stein explains how he experimented with ways to hide from Silicon Valley using a pile of privacy gadgets (including gizmos to thwart facial recognition) (Bloomberg Businessweek). ➔ Tax withholding – a checkup: The IRS updated its online “Tax Withholding Estimator,” which helps workers gauge the correct amount of federal taxes that should be withheld from their paychecks in 2019, to avoid the dreaded misalignment that created unhappy surprises in many households last spring. It’s not too late to recalibrate! Find the IRS calculator HERE (The Washington Post). ➔ Cannabis: K Street is rushing to capitalize on the cannabis boom. Example: The highest-grossing firm, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, launched a new “Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Industry Group (The Hill). |
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| And finally … FBI Special Agent Troy Sowers got a surprise from his Knoxville, Tenn., colleagues during his recent retirement party honoring 22 years of government service. In walked U.S. Marine Cpl. Stewart Rembert, who was rescued as a newborn by Sowers in 1997 when a woman posing as a nurse kidnapped Rembert from a hospital and left him in a cardboard box next to a dumpster. Stunned to see Rembert, Sowers recounted how he and other law enforcement officials convinced the kidnapper to lead them to the abandoned baby. For Rembert, who never knew the details of his own kidnapping and rescue, the reunion was eye-opening. “I’m glad [to see] what you’ve done with your life,” a delighted Sowers told the corporal after the two men embraced. “Pass it on” (NBC News). |
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“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” ALBERT EINSTEIN Good morning, Multiple investigations have been launched following the apparent suicide of accused child molester and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in prison. Attorney General William Barr said that he was “appalled” by Epstein’s death in custody and announced FBI and DOJ inspector general investigations. Meanwhile, members of Congress are also calling for an inquiry. Read the full story here Universal Pictures Cancels Release of Film Showing Elites Hunting ‘Deplorables’ Bipartisan Senate Coalition Wants an Inventory of All Federal Programs Report: Jeffrey Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored Before Apparent Suicide Colombia’s Warring Gangs Target Migrants at Venezuelan Border; Peace Process Stutters President Trump said he isn’t ready to strike a trade deal with Beijing, criticizing the Chinese regime for manipulating its currency and reneging on its pledges. Read more Nearly 2,000 pages of documents relating to indicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed on Aug. 9, revealing allegations against a number of rich and powerful men, just a day before the financier’s alleged suicide. Read more Newly released FBI interview notes with former Deputy Associate Attorney General Bruce Ohr show that information gathered against Donald Trump by former British spy Christopher Steele for Hillary Clinton was distributed to the FBI and State Department in President Barack Obama’s administration in 2016. Read more The wife of a high-ranking Justice Department official handed her husband a dossier of research on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in December 2016, according to FBI documents released. Read more A federal judge in Oregon ruled that the Trump administration isn’t allowed to withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants from the state in an effort to make it comply with federal immigration enforcement officials. 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Click here to claim your complimentary copy of our exclusive Bank Failure Survival Guide while supplies last Democrats and the Media Wield ‘Racism’ to Attack Free Speech By Tom Borelli Free speech is rapidly becoming a casualty of mob rule, prompted by a propaganda campaign waged by Democrats and the anti-Trump media against the president. Following the horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Democrats and their media allies are escalating their campaign to brand the president as a racist and white supremacist… Read more The American Left Goes Increasingly Stalinist By Roger Simon It may seem, well, Stalinist to accuse the American left—in essence, a fair portion of the Democratic Party—of going Stalinist or using Stalinist tactics, consciously or unconsciously (usually, let’s hope, the latter), but events of the last few years give us little choice. Calling nearly all their opponents “racists,” as so many “progressive” Democrats do, whether they are or not… Read more See More Opinions Inflation, the Hidden Tax By Valentin Schmid The Federal Reserve targets 2 percent inflation and full employment. While this sounds benign, it is part of an inefficient and unfair economic system that leads to waste, and to boom and bust cycles. The famous goal of 2 to 3 percent inflation targeted by the Fed is supposed to be a sign of a growing economy and healthy demand by households and businesses. Because both sectors earn more, they can spend more, which leads to higher prices. This is sometimes true, but most of the time inflation is a hidden tax on productive businesses and… Read more Jeffrey Epstein, the multimillionaire who had recently been indicted on charges of sex trafficking, was found dead on Saturday morning of an apparent suicide in his jail cell. 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Monday, August 12, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein’s Death “Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on Saturday after an apparent suicide in the New York jail cell where he was being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges.” Reuters Both sides are frustrated that Epstein’s victims will not get their day in court: “It is not an exaggeration to say that there are thousands of similar victims in America out there watching this case and wondering if they will be heard, believed and protected if they come forward. So ask yourself: How can we as a society ask them to stand up and speak out if we are willing to let a wealthy and connected alleged sex trafficker effectively evade justice by suicide? Many questions still remain about what happened in this case. But what is perfectly clear is that this should not — this cannot — be the end.” Andrea Powell, NBC News “Epstein’s victims, law enforcement and the public have now been deprived of the right to see him stand trial and be held accountable for the many crimes he is accused of committing. The women who said they were Epstein’s victims had a right to confront Epstein in court – both from the witness stand and during sentencing if he wound up being convicted… We can no longer levy any punishment against Epstein. But his victims deserve justice, and anyone who assisted him in his crimes deserves prosecution.” Robert Bianchi, Fox News They also condemn the urge to blame one’s political opponents for Epstein’s death: “Mr. Epstein’s apparent suicide is, in many ways, the post-truth nightmare scenario. The sordid story contains almost all the hallmarks of stereotypical conspiratorial fodder: child sex-trafficking, powerful global political leaders, shadowy private jet flights, billionaires whose wealth cannot be explained. As a tale of corruption, it is so deeply intertwined with our current cultural and political rot that it feels, at times, almost too on-the-nose. The Epstein saga provides ammunition for everyone, leading one researcher to refer to Saturday’s news as the ‘Disinformation World Cup’… “Saturday’s online toxicity may have felt novel, but it’s part of a familiar cycle: What cannot be easily explained is answered by convenient untruths. The worst voices are rewarded for growing louder and gain outsize influence directing narratives. With each cycle, the outrage and contempt for the other builds. Each extreme becomes certain its enemy has manipulated public perception; each side is the victim, but each is also, inexplicably, winning. The poison spreads.” Charlie Warzel, New York Times “The one thing that both sides seem to agree on is that they believe the other side to be capable of anything, including murder. In an already tense political situation, spreading conspiracy theories only serves to further inflame political passions. We should all sit back, take a deep breath, and wait for the facts before we make up our minds rather than squaring facts with what we want to believe.” David Thornton, The Resurgent Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted, “Scrutiny of how #Epstein was able to commit suicide is warranted. But the immediate rush to spread conspiracy theories about someone on the ‘other side’ of partisan divide having him killed illustrates why our society is so vulnerable to foreign disinformation & influence efforts.” Marco Rubio, Twitter Finally, many are skeptical about the prison system in general: “You don’t have to believe in conspiracy to question the competence of the Federal Bureau of Prisons… The death by apparent suicide of the politically connected financier couldn’t have been scripted better to undermine trust in law enforcement and the prison and legal systems… Mr. Barr has asked the Justice Department inspector general and the FBI to investigate, and the results need to be made public for the sake of public confidence.” Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal “Having dealt with BOP for many years, I believe Epstein’s suicide could have been prevented had prison officials followed the policies and protocols in place for at-risk inmates. But I don’t think that means that the prison guards or staff intentionally looked the other way while Epstein killed himself. In my practice, I have often been frustrated by the incompetence of certain BOP correctional officers and management. While it is possible something more nefarious was at play, I think it is much more likely that Epstein’s suicide was the result of negligence and not some grand conspiracy.” Page Pate, CNN “If you are shocked by a jail suicide you aren’t paying attention to the grim conditions of incarceration in America… inmate suicides are such a regular part of life in American prisons and jails that none of us should be surprised whenever they occur. They are the leading cause of death behind bars, and have been for many years, and the problem seems to be getting worse. The latest statistics, from 2014, tell us the rate of suicides in jails was the highest it’s been since at least 2000… The only real conspiracy here is the ageless one between and among prison guards and jail officials who too often treat at-risk inmates with callous disregard and deliberate indifference.” Andrew Cohen, New Republic Other opinions below. From the Left “When, if ever, will there be charges for all the helpers, procurers and hangers-on in Epstein’s network of sleaze — up to and including his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell… publicly accused of pimping for her wealthy, perverted ‘best friend.’ Then there’s the next level — the U.S. attorney-turned-Cabinet secretary who gave Epstein a cushy deal and has walked away with a pat on the back from President Trump, and the Palm Beach sheriff who turned Epstein’s previous brush with justice into a joke, and all the other compromised folks in our injustice system… “It’s not just Epstein, and it’s not this one case. It’s not even just the horrors that have been exposed in two years of the #MeToo scandals, where abuses by the world’s most powerful men in show business, media, the arts, big business and, yes, politics have been covered up if not openly tolerated for years … centuries, really. It’s the growing awareness that the current American system has lost the capacity to hold anyone accountable in any position of power or influence… Americans are bitter, confused, and most of all angry. And they have absolutely no faith in the people who are in charge. I know I don’t.” Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer Regarding President Trump’s retweet of a commentator’s assertion that Bill and Hillary Clinton were behind Epstein’s death, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) stated, “This is just more recklessness… What he is doing is dangerous. He is giving life to not just conspiracy theories but really whipping people up into anger and worse against different people in this country.” Lauren Egan, NBC News From the Right “Assembling an innocent explanation of Epstein’s death requires assuming a staggering amount of incompetence on the part of MCC Manhattan staff. Despite a near-miss on July 30, they would have had to innocently give their most infamous and high-profile criminal defendant the means and opportunity to kill himself, and in doing so, utterly fail at their most basic responsibilities… Many people had a powerful motive to see Epstein dead. It’s perfectly reasonable to think the man might have been murdered.” Will Chamberlain, Human Events “It’s still possible that Epstein really did commit suicide today. After all, he’d attempted it once before, and it appeared that the power of his money and connections had finally failed him… His money could help him cope in federal prison, but only to a small extent. That huge fall in lifestyle certainly would lead to some despair. On the other hand, that despair seems at least a little premature… He still had the funds to hire a fleet of the country’s best attorneys to extricate him from his troubles and options still left on the table… “Among those options would be to start naming names of the men who accompanied Epstein on his sexual exploitation of underaged girls. Prosecutors might have been interested enough in that information to trade it off for a little window of freedom for Epstein at the end of his eventual incarceration. That’s why Epstein’s suicide seems so very suspicious at this point — because of that very powerful card Epstein still had left to play against some very powerful men.” Ed Morrissey, Hot Air On the bright side… The world’s first hotel for houseplants has just opened in London. 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| Epstein’s death puts spotlight on friend Ghislaine Maxwell According to many of the women who have spoken about what the financier allegedly did to them, Maxwell was Jeffrey Epstein’s chief co-conspirator. She has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing. People familiar with the investigation said authorities have had trouble locating her. By Marc Fisher · Read more Corrections officers did not check on Epstein for ‘several’ hours before his death, person familiar with case says Officers’ alleged failure to check on Jeffrey Epstein — which would violate protocol — just one in a series of missteps in the hours leading up to his death. By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett · Read more The UAE’s ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions The United Arab Emirates, one of America’s staunchest allies in the Middle East, is breaking ranks with Washington, including declining to blame Iran for limpet mine explosions and announcing a drawdown of troops from Yemen. By Liz Sly · Read more Protesters bring Hong Kong airport to a standstill after clashes Officials halted all remaining departures at the terminal, one of the world’s busiest international hubs. By Timothy McLaughlin and Anna Kam · Read more Angry and fearful, Americans struggle to talk about guns and race In Omaha, where few remember the mass shooting that killed eight here in 2007, the gun conversation feels stuck. By Greg Jaffe · Read more Opinions Trump’s right. There’s never been a president like President Trump. By Fred Hiatt · Read more Trump is in danger of losing his most powerful argument for reelection By Robert Samuelson · Read more There’s a new opening for Trump to avoid disaster in Syria By Josh Rogin · Read more ‘National conservative’ policies are full of oxymorons By George Will · Read more Progressives’ shaming of Trump supporters won’t work By Kathleen Parker · Read more ICE sweeps are cruel. Without immigration reform, they’re pointless. By Editorial Board · Read more More News Campaign 2020 | Analysis What we learned at the Iowa State Fair In this edition of The Trailer: The fair aftermath, Tom Steyer’s debut and the Iowa gotcha gauntlet. By David Weigel · Read more Fact Checker | Analysis Trump tops 12,000 false or misleading claims in under 950 days The president has made 12,019 false or misleading claims, adding about 20 a day in the past two months. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly · Read more Simone Biles completes historic triple-double en route to sixth U.S. gymnastics championship Biles, the reigning Olympic and world champion, became the first woman to successfully land the skill during her floor exercise as she dominated the field. By Liz Clarke · Read more Guatemala elects right-wing president amid dismal turnout Alejandro Giammattei will inherit a nation plagued by political scandal. Guatemala is the leading country of origin of migrants and asylum seekers apprehended at the U.S. southern border. By Sandra Cuffe · Read more ‘America’s Got Talent,’ the television juggernaut no one knows how to stop The most impressive feat of NBC’s amateur-competition series has little to do with the performers: It’s that 10 million people regularly watch it. In the summer. By Steven Zeitchik · Read more Caregivers taunted a 91-year old with dementia on video, lawsuit says. They’ve been fired and charged. One of the workers recorded and posted the interaction on Snapchat with the caption “Margaret hates gowns!” along with the laughing-crying emoji. By Morgan Krakow · Read more |
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Good morning, Here is all the news conservatives need to know to start their day. At 4pm ET, you can catch me on radio to bring you up to speed on developments throughout the day. You can listen live here. One More Leap of Faith This morning at 9am, I will flip a switch and begin a syndicated radio show. I have wanted to do this for about six years and have had so many doors closed in my face I’m surprised my nose isn’t broken. After plenty of dangled opportunities and defeats snatched from the jaws of victory, I’m here. Frankly, I am here through force of will and wanting it. In the past two years, just about every single person has told me to do a podcast. But I don’t want to do a podcast. I may be the last person in America who just wants to do a radio show. So I am. I am doing it all myself, with a small team of friends to help. We’ll be our own affiliate relations team. We’ll be the ad salesmen. We will cover our own satellite and production costs. We’ll make it happen. The whole idea of the show is that Georgia is going to be heavily contested in 2020. The left is pouring resources into the state. Local media is dying. So I’m doing a show that’ll cover national politics, but it’ll also cover Georgia too. Now, here’s the other bit of this. The post One More Leap of Faith appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » New York Times Blames the Dictionary for El Paso Shooting Oh how awful. The shooter in Texas used the same language the President and Rush Limbaugh have used to talk about the caravans of illegal aliens flooding our southern border. The particular word is “invasion.” That’s what the President called it. That’s what Rush Limbaugh called it. That’s what the dictionary calls it. I realize […] The post New York Times Blames the Dictionary for El Paso Shooting appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Best and Most Meaningful Responses to the Shootings I have sworn off hot takes. It’s something that I feel very strongly about as a Christian that I need to not participate in the rush to judgment, the eagerness to condemn others, and the promotion of my own agenda by capitalizing on the very real emotions being experienced by others. The Bible teaches me […] The post The Best and Most Meaningful Responses to the Shootings appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Epstein’s Suicide Sends Both Sides Over The Edge “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.” The post Epstein’s Suicide Sends Both Sides Over The Edge appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » More Details On Death Of Jeffrey Epstein There is so far no evidence of foul play. The post More Details On Death Of Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Apparent Jail Suicide ABC News is reporting the Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell, an apparent suicide. How this was allowed to happen is beyond me. Epstein had already reportedly tried to harm himself once before, and why he wasn’t on 24-hour suicide watch is a question the authorities will need to answer. Epstein’s suicide means […] The post Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Apparent Jail Suicide appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » WATCHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC-12 2019 Season Preview How was the West won? Endless night games. The post WATCHING COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAC-12 2019 Season Preview appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Electoral College Promotes National Unity Elizabeth Warren plays up her Oklahoma roots. Pete Buttigieg points to his proven appeal in conservative Indiana. Joe Biden’s supporters believe he can win back voters in Pennsylvania and the Upper Midwest. But the Democratic Party’s power base is in the big cities, especially on the East and West coasts. So why focus on these […] The post Electoral College Promotes National Unity appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » The Pros And Cons Of Red Flag Laws The question is not whether we have a problem. The question is what to do about it. The post The Pros And Cons Of Red Flag Laws appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » A Brief Note on the Gun Impasse There are many reasons why the Left and the Right in this country have reached an impasse on the issue of guns and mass shootings. The one-sided media coverage—as I’ve lamented many times in these pages—certainly doesn’t help, nor does the inflammatory language bandied about by partisans on both sides who seem to be driven […] The post A Brief Note on the Gun Impasse appeared first on The Resurgent. Read in browser » Recent Items: Remember, you can listen to the Erick Erickson Show anytime and anywhere via WSB Radio, iTunes, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. 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POLITICO Playbook: What Democrats don’t want to talk about on the trail
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08/12/2019 05:49 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
NEWS … VP MIKE PENCE is heading to the early primary state of South Carolina to headline Rep. Jeff Duncan’s (R-S.C.) ninth-annual Faith & Freedom BBQ on Aug. 26. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will also speak.
THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF IDEAS in this Democratic primary. But there is almost no discussion by the two dozen candidates running for president about how they would get a Republican Senate to pass their policies. (Saying you’d end the filibuster doesn’t count, since presidents don’t control Senate rules.)
… TO WIT: JOE BIDEN in the NYT: “Banning Assault Weapons Works”: “The 1994 assault weapons and high-capacity magazines bans worked. And if I am elected president, we’re going to pass them again — and this time, we’ll make them even stronger. We’re going to stop gun manufacturers from circumventing the law by making minor modifications to their products — modifications that leave them just as deadly. And this time, we’re going to pair it with a buyback program to get as many assault weapons off our streets as possible as quickly as possible.” NYT
BREAKING OVERNIGHT … BLOOMBERG: “Hong Kong Cancels All Remaining Monday Flights as Protests Swarm Airport”: “Hong Kong airport authorities canceled remaining flights on Monday after protesters swarmed the main terminal building for a fourth day, the biggest disruption yet to the city’s economy since demonstrations began in early June.
“‘Airport operations at Hong Kong International Airport have been seriously disrupted as a result of the public assembly at the airport today,’ the airport said in a statement. ‘Other than the departure flights that have completed the check-in process and the arrival flights that are already heading to Hong Kong, all other flights have been canceled for the rest of today.’” Bloomberg
— HONG KONG is one of the busiest airports on earth.
Happy Monday. THE NATIONALS are back in Washington after a 10-day road trip. They finally beat the Mets on Sunday, 7-4.
SPOTTED: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand flying from Philadelphia to Des Moines on Sunday in economy. Pic
N.Y. POST’S CHRIS PEREZ: “Epstein’s cause of death still not official after autopsy: medical examiner”: “Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy has been completed, according to city officials — but the Medical Examiner’s Office needs ‘further information’ before determining a cause of death.
“Sources tell The Post that a determination will likely come by early next week. ‘Today, a medical examiner performed the autopsy of Jeffrey Epstein,’ said Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson in a statement Sunday night.
“‘The ME’s determination is pending further information at this time. At the request of those representing the decedent, and with the awareness of the federal prosecutor, I allowed a private pathologist (Dr. Michael Baden) to observe the autopsy examination. This is routine practice.’ Sampson added, ‘My office defers to the involved law enforcement agencies regarding other investigations around this death. Inquiries regarding the determination of the Chief Medical Examiner should be directed towards my office.’” N.Y. Post
— AP: “Jeffrey Epstein’s jail guards were working extreme overtime shifts, source says”
— MIAMI HERALD: “What happens to Jeffrey Epstein’s money and homes now? Can feds seize everything?” by Sarah Blaskey: “In an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York in July, federal prosecutors laid out their intention to confiscate Epstein’s properties that were used to facilitate the sexual abuse of minor victims. However, his death poses a significant challenge in using asset forfeiture to provide restitution to the multimillionaire’s alleged victims. …
“Under federal forfeiture laws, hard assets like homes can be sold and the proceeds put into a special fund within the Department of Justice. A judge determines what ultimately happens to the proceeds, but in cases with victims, restitution is generally a first consideration, said former federal prosecutor Silvia Piñera-Vazquez.” Miami Herald
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “As clemency from President Trump remains a possibility, disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich goes for a jog,” by Gregory Pratt and Brian Cassella in Littleton, Colo.: “Wearing black New Balance sneakers and rocking his now-silver mane, Blagojevich bounded down the porch steps at the boomerang-shaped camp building where he’s held and ran past a group of fellow inmates. With his head down, Blagojevich jogged 20 laps Saturday on a dirt path that snakes around a baseball diamond with a mural of Ernie Banks and Nolan Ryan. Red, white and blue bunting adorned the backstop.
“On Sunday, the former governor again left the camp to exercise. Wearing headphones and no shirt, Blagojevich spent part of the evening doing pushups and pacing along the track, talking to other inmates who greeted him as ‘Rod!’” Chicago Tribune
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2020 WATCH … THE WING DING AFTERMATH …
— NYT’S SHANE GOLDMACHER in Storm Lake, Iowa: “Kamala Harris, in a Pivot, Makes Her Play for Iowa”: “Senator Kamala Harris ordered tacos at a Mexican joint in Storm Lake (two chicken, one pork). She mingled with the masses at a New York-themed bar in Sioux City. (‘You’ve got the whitest teeth,’ one patron told her. ‘That’s a plus right there.’) She sampled apple egg rolls and flipped pork chops at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
“‘I can also flip Republicans,’ she grinned while gripping a metal spatula. As Ms. Harris trundles her way across Iowa on a five-day bus tour that is her longest trip yet to any early primary state, the California Democrat’s embrace of Iowa’s quirky political traditions has delivered the unmistakable message that the state’s kickoff caucuses are increasingly central to her 2020 calculations after months of focus on South Carolina.
“By the end of her tour on Monday, Ms. Harris will have made more stops in Iowa on this trip than she did in the entire first half of 2019, according to the Des Moines Register’s candidate tracker. She did not once venture farther west than the Des Moines suburbs until July, as her one planned trip there was scratched because of Senate votes.” NYT
— AP: “Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ sprint to caucuses begins,” by Tom Beaumont and Alex Jaffe in Des Moines: “For someone whose White House ambitions were dismissed by some Democrats earlier this year, Warren’s reception in Iowa this weekend was a clear warning sign to other candidates that hers is a campaign to be reckoned with in the state that kicks off the race for the party’s nomination.
“Warren was one of nearly two dozen candidates who paraded through Iowa this weekend, speaking at the state fair, the annual Wing Ding dinner and a forum on gun control. The sheer volume of visiting contenders signaled a new phase of the campaign, ending the get-to-know-you period and beginning a six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses.
“In that time, the historically large field will winnow, front-runner Joe Biden will be tested more forcefully and a fierce competition will unfold for candidates to be seen as the more viable alternative. They’ll be competing for the support of Democratic voters who say their top priority is to land on a nominee who can defeat President Donald Trump.
“As the caucuses near, strategists say Warren’s ground-level organization — demonstrated by her large staff and a proven ability to get her supporters to appear at large events like the fair — is fueling her momentum.” AP
— POST AND COURIER’S JAMIE LOVEGROVE in Orangeburg, S.C.: “2020 frontrunner Joe Biden works to avoid repeat of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 collapse in SC”: “As the 2020 Democratic race prepares to enter the crucial fall campaign season, it’s now former Vice President Joe Biden who is far in front of the pack for South Carolina’s pivotal First in the South primary — and determined not to let history repeat itself.
“Some supporters of other candidates, like former state Rep. Bakari Sellers, who endorsed U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, cite potential parallels with 2008 as a reason why they believe the race remains wide open despite Biden’s commanding lead.
“‘I think the vice president’s support, a lot like the first lady’s support at the time, is very wide, but it’s not deep,’ Sellers said. ‘I think once Sen. Harris is able to prove her electability, which I don’t have much concern that she will, I expect the tide to change with African American voters like it did with Hillary Clinton.’
“State Sen. Dick Harpootlian, a Columbia Democrat who backed Obama in 2008 and is now supporting Biden, described any comparison between the two races as ‘ludicrous,’ highlighting one key difference in particular that many Biden supporters point to: President Donald Trump. ‘The dynamic this year, and the reason Joe Biden is doing so well, is pragmatism about winning, about beating Donald Trump,’ Harpootlian said. ‘That’s not what ’08 was about. There’s just no similarity between Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton other than them both being frontrunners.’” Post and Courier
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MELANIE ZANONA and LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ: “Texas Republicans brace for 2020 drubbing”: “As bad as it’s been for Texas Republicans lately, some members of the party are warning that 2020 could be even worse.
“The rash of recent House GOP retirements is just the latest sign of a state party in distress: In last year’s midterms, Democrats flipped a pair of longtime GOP districts, a Democrat came within striking distance of a Senate seat and more than 50 elected Republican judges lost their jobs. Democrats also gained ground in state legislative races. …
“‘If the Republican Party in Texas doesn’t start looking like Texas, there won’t be a Republican Party in Texas,’ retiring Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), who represents a key swing district, told POLITICO. Texas’ Latinos are on pace to become the largest population group in the state by 2022.” POLITICO
THE JUICE …
— 2020 MOVES — DANIEL STRAUSS: “South Bend (Ind.) Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has brought on a new senior adviser to connect with Democratic Party leadership and help lead the campaign’s African American support. … Brandon Neal has served as the Democratic National Committee’s national political director and has previously done stints working for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Democratic Governors Association, Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.).” POLITICO
— Kasey O’Brien will be digital director for Sara Gideon’s Senate campaign in Maine. She previously was digital and communications director for the political crowdfunding platform Crowdpac.
THE PRESIDENT’S MONDAY … NO EVENTS scheduled today. The president is in Bedminster, N.J.
PLAYBOOK READS
THE MOOCH STRIKES AGAIN — “Anthony Scaramucci says Trump may need to be replaced for 2020,” by Axios’ Jonathan Swan: “‘We are now in the early episodes of “Chernobyl” on HBO, where the reactor is melting down and the apparatchiks are trying to figure out whether to cover it up or start the clean-up process,’ Scaramucci said. ‘A couple more weeks like this and “country over party” is going to require the Republicans to replace the top of the ticket in 2020.’” Axios
SOME GRIST FOR LIZ WARREN’S MILL … BLOOMBERG: “The World’s Wealthiest Family Gets $4 Million Richer Every Hour”: “The numbers are mind-boggling: $70,000 per minute, $4 million per hour, $100 million per day. That’s how quickly the fortune of the Waltons, the clan behind Walmart Inc., has been growing since last year’s Bloomberg ranking of the world’s richest families. At that rate, their wealth would’ve expanded about $23,000 since you began reading this. A new Walmart associate in the U.S. would’ve made about 6 cents in that time, on the way to an $11 hourly minimum.
“Even in this era of extreme wealth and brutal inequality, the contrast is jarring. The heirs of Sam Walton, Walmart’s notoriously frugal founder, are amassing wealth on a near-unprecedented scale — and they’re hardly alone.”
IRAN LATEST … WAPO’S LIZ SLY in Abu Dhabi: “The UAE’s ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions”: “One of America’s staunchest allies in the Middle East and a driving force behind President Trump’s hard-line approach to Iran is breaking ranks with Washington, calling into question how reliable an ally it would be in the event of a war between the United States and Iran.
“In the weeks since the United States dispatched naval reinforcements to the Persian Gulf to deter Iranian threats to shipping, the government of the United Arab Emirates has sent a coast guard delegation to Tehran to discuss maritime security, putting it at odds with Washington’s goal of isolating Iran. After limpet mines exploded on tankers off the UAE’s coast in June, the UAE stood apart from the United States and Saudi Arabia and declined to blame Iran.
“It also announced a drawdown of troops from Yemen, where, alongside Saudi Arabia, it has been battling Iranian-backed Houthis for control of the country. That opened the door this past weekend to a takeover by UAE-backed separatist militias of the U.S.-supported government in the city of Aden, a further divergence from U.S. policy.” WaPo
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FOR YOUR RADAR — “Guatemala election winner hopes to change Trump migrant deal,” by Reuters’ Sofia Menchu and Diego Oré in Guatemala City:“The winner of Guatemala’s presidential election, Alejandro Giammattei, said on Sunday he hoped he could make changes to a controversial migration deal the Central American country signed with the Trump administration last month.
“[T]he conservative Giammattei said he wanted to see what could be done to improve the deal that outgoing President Jimmy Morales agreed to stem U.S.-bound migration from Central America.
“Giammattei will not take office until January, by which time Guatemala may be under severe pressure from the deal that effectively turns the country into a buffer zone, by forcing migrants to seek refuge there rather than in the United States.” Reuters
— WSJ: “Mr. Giammattei, 63 years old, defeated former first lady Sandra Torres, a social-democrat, according to preliminary results by the electoral agency. With 97% of votes counted, Mr. Giammattei got 58.5% support while Ms. Torres, who is being investigated for alleged corruption, had 41.5%. …
“Some 58% of eligible voters didn’t go to the polls—the highest absenteeism rate since 1999—reflecting the disappointment of many Guatemalans with a political system plagued with graft and the fact that two top contenders were barred from participating in the elections, analysts say.”
NO PEACE DEAL FOR NOW — “Taliban say latest talks end on U.S.’s Afghanistan withdrawal,” by AP’s Kathy Gannon and Cara Anna in Kabul: “The latest round of talks between the Taliban and the United States on a deal to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has ended and now both sides will consult with their leadership on the next steps, a Taliban spokesman said Monday.
“The eighth round of talks in the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar concluded after midnight and was “long and useful,” Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement. He made no statements on the outcome of the talks.” AP
MEGATREND … WSJ: “In Boise and Grand Rapids, the Housing Market Looks Red Hot,” by Laura Kusisto and Likhitha Butchireddygari: “The housing market is booming. Just not in the places you might expect. Homes for sale in small to midsize cities like Boise, Idaho; South Bend, Ind.; Columbia, Mo.; and Youngstown, Ohio, are enjoying a sustained upswing.
“During the crucial spring selling season, only 10 of 178 metropolitan areas had double-digit annual price increases, down from two dozen in the second quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of Realtors. Nearly all of those high-growth areas were in less-expensive, smaller markets, where home prices are now rising faster than incomes, inventory levels are shrinking, and bidding wars are breaking out, especially for starter homes.” WSJ
WHAT THE LEFT IS READING — “How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars,” by NYT’s By Jeremy Peters, Mike Grynbaum, Keith Collins, Rich Harris and Rumsey Taylor: “An extensive New York Times review of popular right-wing media platforms found hundreds of examples of language, ideas and ideologies that overlapped with the mass killer’s written statement — a shared vocabulary of intolerance that stokes fears centered on immigrants of color. The programs, on television and radio, reach an audience of millions.” NYT
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TRANSITIONS — Jenn Morris is now VP of comms at Anheuser-Busch in New York. She previously was SVP for corporate and public affairs at Edelman. … Kelly Ogburn is now director of communications for the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service at the McCourt School of Public Policy. She previously worked at Hamilton Place Strategies. … Nate Turnbull was appointed executive deputy superintendent for external affairs and strategy at the New York State Department of Financial Services. He previously was a VP at Connect in San Diego and is an Obama White House and DOT alum. …
… David Bonelli and Lauren Smith are joining Lyft as senior managers of federal public policy. Bonelli previously was a senior attorney at DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Smith previously was senior privacy counsel at Future Privacy Forum.
ENGAGED — Cristiano Lima, a tech reporter for POLITICO Pro, proposed to Sheila Strong, an engineer for DoD. The couple met in band camp at Lehigh University, the Marching 97. He proposed by taking her to the zoo as a diversion and then back to their apartment, where he had filled the room with rose petals, balloons and photos and hired a guitarist who played their song. Afterward he surprised her with friends and family at dinner. Pic
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Kyle Blaine, senior campaign editor at CNN Politics. What he’s reading currently: “I’m reading ‘How to Survive a Plague’ by David France, which is sort of the definitive telling of the AIDS crisis. It’s moving, informative and enraging at the same time. I find there’s a tendency to gloss over just how dark that period was for the gay community in particular, and this book doesn’t spare the reader any of the heartbreaking details.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Kelley McCormick, SVP of corporate communications at Under Armour … Hayley Conklin … Lauren Kirshner … Ed Feulner, founder and past president of the Heritage Foundation, is 78 … HuffPost labor reporter Dave Jamieson … Mike Kelleher of the World Bank … Brian Devine … Trudi Boyd, EVP at Story Partners … Brianna Puccini, comms director for Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), is 3-0 … Matt Sparks, comms director for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy … Google’s Nick Meads … BuzzFeed’s Nidhi Prakash … Justin Folsom … Julia Ziegler … Molly French … Jason Livingood … Brandi Travis … Jarad Geldner, director of Hill+Knowlton Strategies … Simon Falic … George Soros is 89 … Karyn Posner-Mullen … David Horovitz is 57 …
… former Rep. Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.) is 52 … FHA Administrator Nicole Nason … Tess Glancey … Stephen Claeys … Rochelle Behrens … Dana Berardi … Mary Trupo … Sophie Miller … Thurgood Marshall Jr. is 63 … Mike Holtzman, president of BLJ Worldwide, is 5-0 … Christina Hartman … Michael Lame … Kristin Sheehy … Matt Krupnick … Doris Truong, director of training and diversity at Poynter … Christopher Dorobek … Lauren Collins Cline … Joe Moore is 33 … Toby Burke … Raytheon’s Michael Dorff … Laura Lawlor … Bill McLucas, a partner at WilmerHale … Audrey Jones … Matt Wahl … Don Rockwell … Maris Segal … Laura Hahn … Patrice Hauptman … former French President François Hollande is 65
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Epstein’s Victims Still Deserve Justice Following the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, people on all sides have their theories on what really happened. Every single person seemed to say, “I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, BUT…” On Sunday night NBC News reported, “The New York City Medical Examiner Says the ‘determination is pending further information at this time’ as to Jeffrey Epstein’s death. At the request of Epstein’s representatives and with the knowledge of federal prosecutors Dr. Michael Baden also attended.” Let’s put all that aside and talk about the more than 2,000 pages of documents that were unsealed on Friday regarding the Epstein investigation because there are lots of women (then girls) who still deserve justice. The documents include depositions against Epstein and his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, who allegedly sought out underage girls for Epstein and his friends. From The Daily Beast: “[Virginia] Giuffre said in several depositions that Maxwell and Epstein trafficked her to powerful men for sex. In 2016, she said Maxwell specifically instructed her to serve former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Britain’s Prince Andrew, wealthy financier Glenn Dubin, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel, and scientist Marvin Minsky. She also says Maxwell and Epstein directed her to have sex with “another prince,” a “foreign president,” a well-known prime minister” and the owner of a “large hotel chain.” None of the men named have been charged with a crime and all have denied inappropriate behavior.” So, what happens now? Hopefully, these women will still have their day in court, those who had the opportunity to help them are forced to answer questions, and those who participated face punishment. On Fox News Sunday, President Trump’s adviser, Kellyanne Conway, said the President wanted “everything to be investigated” and noted that Attorney General William Barr already took action to investigate how Epstein’s death happened. On the ongoing investigation on crimes by Epstein and others, she added, “There is some unsealed information implicating some people very high up. … I’m not saying anything beyond that.” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said on Saturday, “To those brave young women who have already come forward and to the many others who have yet to do so, let me reiterate that we remain committed to standing for you.” Putting the ME in Medals Last week the Pan American Games took place in Lima, Peru. Team USA did well, including this historic moment of gymnast Simone Biles being the first person to perform a double-double dismount on the balance beam. Team USA won 118 gold medals, 89 silver medals, and 85 bronze medals. Unfortunately, many of these stories of personal and team success will be overshadowed by U.S. fencer Race Imboden who took a knee during his medal presentation. Imboden tweeted, “This week I am honored to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games, taking home Gold and Bronze. My pride however has been cut short by the multiple shortcomings of the country I hold so dear to my heart. Racism, Gun Control, mistreatment of immigrants, and a president who spreads hate are at the top of a long list. I chose to sacrifie my moment today at the top of the podium to call attention to issues that I believe need to be addressed. I encourage others to please use your platforms for empowerment and change.” No, he didn’t “sacrifice” his moment. He took away other people’s moments. He has since done several media interviews, which is no surprise and exactly what I’m sure he expected to happen. If you choose to use your moment in the spotlight to share your political views, whatever they are, at least be honest about what you call it. This was not a sacrifice. Is Civility Dead? Salena Zito says not in real life. I agree! If you look beyond the places people want to fight (cable news, social media), you’ll find people doing good acts and being civil (express lanes excluded). In Zito’s column, she writes about two opposing candidates who recently met at a small town parade. This is real life and, despite all the negative news, this is still the norm . Read her column here. What I’m Reading This Week I’ve loved every book I’ve read by Taylor Jenkins Reid, most recently Daisy Jones and The Six (it’s going to be adapted into a TV show!), and a couple years ago, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. This week I’m starting her 2015 book, Maybe in Another Life. From the description: “At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan. Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? 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What’s Next For The Epstein Case?
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Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein died of apparent suicide Saturday
morning while awaiting trial. The criminal case against Epstein has
ended, but other investigations into co-conspirators and enablers can
continue. There might be a battle over Epstein’s estate, and some
lawyers representing accusers have already announced they will be
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Read on » Trump, Bush Can Review Democratic Request For Kavanaugh White House Files By Kevin Daley – President Donald Trump and former President George W. Bush can review a request from House Democrats for records relating to Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s work as a top White House aide. The National Archives, the agency to whom Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee directed their request, is required by federal … Trump, Bush Can Review Democratic Request For Kavanaugh White House Files is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy Finished, But Results Are ‘Pending Further Information’ By Audrey Conklin – New York City chief medical examiner Barbara Sampson said Sunday that her office conducted an autopsy of Epstein’s body but have yet to determine his cause of death. The autopsy results were expected to be released Sunday afternoon, but Sampson said the results are “pending further information,” according to a … Jeffrey Epstein’s Autopsy Finished, But Results Are ‘Pending Further Information’ is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » It’s High Noon for the American Justice System By Frank Salvato – The death of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein puts two very real facts into play. One, his death never should have happened, and two, it is insanely obvious that his death came by nefarious means. But a third and more important fact is staring the American people in the face and … It’s High Noon for the American Justice System is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » Jeffrey Epstein’s Death… Conspiracies or Fact? By Amanda Alverez – What I want my readers to understand is something just ‘ain’t’ right about Jeffrey Epstein’s demise! This is not a simple story about a pimp and prostitutes. Instead this is a story of intrigue, twists and turns, corrupted influential people from around the world, dark tales, perversion, decadence, and sadness. … Jeffrey Epstein’s Death… Conspiracies or Fact? is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Monday, August 12, 2019 By R. Mitchell – President Donald Trump has no public events scheduled for Monday. He is vacationing at his home in Bedminster, New Jersey. We will update this post as events warrant. Keep up with Trump on CDN’s President’s Schedule Page. President Trump’s schedule for 8/12/19 All Times EDT No Public Events White House … President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Monday, August 12, 2019 is original content from Conservative Daily News – Where Americans go for news, current events and commentary they can trust – Conservative News Website for U.S. News, Political Cartoons and more. Read on » See all breaking news, conservative commentary, political cartoons and more posted to CDN at our Home Page. Follow on Twitter Friend on Facebook Add on Google Plus Copyright © 2019 Conservative Daily News, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list |
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Good morning,Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters nationwide believe that our country is doing okay, but the political system is in a crisis. Another 39% believe the country is in a crisis while 8% don’t think either the country or the political system is in a crisis.Most
Democrats (53%) believe our country is in a crisis. Most Republicans
(67%) and Independent voters (52%) believe that just the political
system is in a crisis.Still,
among those who believe the country is okay even if our political
system is not,
there is some concern. Nearly half of them (44%) worry that the failures
of the political system will eventually drag the nation down.Forty-two percent (42%) of voters nationwide believe the Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms is Absolutely Essential. That’s down a bit from 50% in February. Fourteen percent (14%) say it’s Not at All Important, up from 10% six months ago.As in previous surveys, Freedom of Speech is
considered the most important right guaranteed to Americans. Seventy
percent (70%) of voters consider it Absolutely Essential. Freedom of
Religion is a close second at 68% and nothing else is considered
Absolutely Essential by more than 60%.Exploring
the issue from a different perspective, 39% believe Freedom of Speech
is the most important right confirmed in the Bill of Rights. Seventeen
percent (17%) believe Freedom of Religion is most important while 12%
say the Right to Bear Arms.However,
the Right to Bear Arms also topped the list as the least important–30%
of voters held that view. Freedom of the Press was viewed least
important by 18% and the Right to Peaceably Assemble and Protest is
least important for 14%.When it comes
to creating and maintaining a healthy political system,
77% of voters believe freedom of speech is Very Important. Seventy-six
percent (76%) believe having political leaders who respect voters is
Very Important.Just 38% of voters nationwide know that, during Medieval times, the earth’s climate was generally warmer than it is today. Looking ahead, 67% think it’s at least somewhat likely that rising oceans will wipe out America’s coastal communities within
a decade or so. That total include 26% who say it’s Very Likely.ScottRasmussen.com conducts surveys on the Democratic presidential race every day and has been releasing the results on a three-day rolling average basis weeknights
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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
FIRST READ: Here’s how Trump is losing America’s suburbs
For all of the discussion
about whether Democrats can win Texas in 2020, or whether they have
solid chances to flip Senate seats in Arizona and Georgia, one
demographic development has become crystal clear.
President Donald Trump
is losing America’s suburbs.
In the six
national NBC/WSJ polls conducted this year, Trump’s job rating has been
underwater among suburban residents – with just one exception.
Jan. 2019
Urban: 28 percent approve, 69 percent disapprove (-41)
Suburban: 46 percent, 53 percent (-7)
Rural: 66 percent, 29 percent (+37)
Feb. 2019
Urban: 31 percent, 67 percent (-36)
Suburban: 49 percent, 50 percent (-1)
Rural: 60 percent, 36 percent (+24)
March 2019
Urban: 30 percent, 66 percent (-36)
Suburban: 44 percent, 52 percent (-8)
Rural: 65 percent, 31 percent (+24)
May 2019
Urban: 32 percent, 66 percent (-34)
Suburban: 52 percent, 46 percent (+6)
Rural: 55 percent, 43 percent (+12)
June 2019
Urban: 35 percent, 62 percent (-27)
Suburban: 45 percent, 53 percent (-8)
Rural: 59 percent, 38 percent (+21)
July 2019
Urban: 33 percent, 65 percent (-32)
Suburban: 47 percent, 50 percent (-3)
Rural: 62 percent, 34 percent (+28)
One other set of numbers:
Per the 2018 national House exit poll, 51 percent of all voters were
suburban residents, and they broke evenly for Democratic and Republican
candidates, 49 percent to 49 percent.
And what do Arizona, Georgia and Texas have in common?
They have
lots of suburban voters – either outside one major metropolitan area (in
the cases of Arizona and Georgia), or outside multiple major cities
(regarding Texas).
The question Democratic primary voters need to ponder:
Which of their 20-some candidates is best able to win these suburbs?
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DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is.. eight
Eight.
That’s the
number of House seats currently in play in Texas — at least.
That comes
after the retirements of four Republican House members there and as the
party grapples with hemorrhaging support in the suburbs.
GOP divided over gun restrictions
Speaking of Trump’s problem in the suburbs, note
how GOP senators from rural states have reacted to “red flag” laws on gun purchases:
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.: “I have a lot of concerns about the due-process component…”
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.: “Knee-jerk reactions and more gun laws are not the solution.”
Versus how
GOP senators from big states have reacted:
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.: “[W]e must not allow people who threaten harm to themselves or others to have guns.”
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.: “My focus is on keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have guns…”
We’re doubtful of Congress’
ability to pass any new gun laws – the tried and true playbook is simply
to wait out coverage of a shooting tragedy.
Still, this GOP divide is something to watch…
2020 VISION: Harris: It’s time to build a new house on health care
On “Meet the Press,” here was
Kamala Harris talking health care:
TODD: … You want to do a new system and over a 10-year period.
HARRIS: Yes.
TODD:
There’re a lot of people who’ve said, “We’re in the middle of still
trying to build the last system. The last system hasn’t been fully
implemented. Medicaid is not in all 50 states.” Why
do a new system before you find out if this one doesn’t — this one
won’t work?
HARRIS:
… What President Obama accomplished was historic. Many presidents
before him attempted to reform America’s health care system and failed.
He accomplished it with the Affordable Care
Act. He has also said — he has used a term “starter house.” That it
was a good beginning.
[snip]
TODD:
Well, there’s building on and there’s buying a new house. And I say this
if we’re going to use the house analogy. I guess the question is, is
your plan —
HARRIS: As your family grows, you probably need a bigger house.
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On the campaign trail today: Kamala Harris stumps in Iowa, hitting Burlington, Muscatine and Davenport… Bernie Sanders holds town halls in Wolfeboro and North Conway, N.H… And Cory Booker raises money in New York.
Dispatches
from NBC’s embeds: Many candidates finished their Iowa swings
at the state fair over the past weekend, and NBC’s Julia Jester, Micki
Fahner and Priscilla Thompson report the fun day Sen. Michael Bennet
had.
“He ordered a corn dog, played a game of bumper cars, and rode a face
down flying ride. He stopped by the state Democratic Party booth where,
notably, Bennet was not included on the caricature poster of 20
candidates they’ve been signing. He later flipped pork
chops with his daughter and the Iowa Pork Queen.”
In Orient, Iowa, Sen. Bernie Sanders was asked about the media’s
coverage of him in a town hall. NBC’s Gary Grumbach reports what Sanders
said he was concerned about, “What we have to be concerned about in
terms of media is you have a small number of very,
very large corporate interests who control a lot of what the people in
this country see hear and read. They have their agenda. So what we are
trying to do in our campaign is and I hope people to go our social media
we have an active social media.”
TWEET OF THE DAY: Invading words
THE LID: The state of play in the state of Iowa
Don’t miss the pod from Friday, when we looked at the state of play in Iowa with six months to go.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss
Evangelical
are chafing at Trump’s use of profanity.
The New York City medical examiner’s office
says it needs more information after an autopsy of Jeffrey Epstein’s body.
Dems
are ripping Trump for repeating conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death.
The
New York Times dives into how the language of “invasion” and a “flood” of immigrants got so ubiquitous in conservative media.
And Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson
examines the persuasion vs. turnout debate.
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| How to solve the ‘mass shooting’ problem without gun control Posted: 11 Aug 2019 11:11 PM PDT “There was another mass shooting today.” These are the words that are spoken too often between Americans across the country. They’re spoken too often, and as a result we’ve become desensitized to them. It has created callous responses that are instantly political; the left jumps on beating the gun control drums while the right searches […] The post How to solve the ‘mass shooting’ problem without gun control appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| YVR isn’t what it used to be Posted: 11 Aug 2019 09:19 PM PDT The metropolis nestled in the southwest corner of the Canadian mainland of beautiful British Columbia isn’t what it was in 1988. Well, neither is any place else. But Vancouver was not as exuberant as we had remembered from our previous trip three decades ago. FIRST ALASKA We flew non-stop from Honolulu to Anchorage, a 6-hour […] The post YVR isn’t what it used to be appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Beto O’Rourke isn’t really running for president anymore Posted: 11 Aug 2019 09:06 PM PDT Some people run for president to increase their public profile. This is the case for Representative Eric Swalwell (who has alrey dropped out), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and a few others among the the remaining two dozen candidates. Others do it to raise funds at a national level for future races, such as Governor John Hickenlooper […] The post Beto O’Rourke isn’t really running for president anymore appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| The indoctrination of the left on abortion and white supremacy, in one Laurence Tribe Tweet Posted: 11 Aug 2019 04:55 PM PDT We are on the cusp of a post-truth society because the radical progressives of America have already embraced its tenets. They thought they’d found their reality with the post-modern society that’s been a favorite for the left for decades, but in a post-modern society, absolute truth does not exist. In a post-truth society, absolute truth is […] The post The indoctrination of the left on abortion and white supremacy, in one Laurence Tribe Tweet appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Don’t disregard Jeffrey Epstein’s death as a murder conspiracy theory Posted: 11 Aug 2019 04:02 PM PDT It seems as if the alleged suicide of Jeffrey Epstein is already being swept under the rug. Some of this is due to the fact that he was a monster and few people in America are sad to see him gone. But there seems to be a concerted effort to label any talk of irregularities […] The post Don’t disregard Jeffrey Epstein’s death as a murder conspiracy theory appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| Ohio Governor Mike DeWine rebrands red flag gun law, calls it ‘Personal Protection Order’ Posted: 11 Aug 2019 03:39 PM PDT Republican Governor Mike DeWine is the latest in his party to join Democrats in pushing red flag gun laws. But don’t you dare call it that in his state of Ohio. They’re called “Personal Protection Orders” in Ohio. It’s totally different. Except, it’s not. If anything DeWine’s portrayal of Ohio’s reactionary gun law is worse […] The post Ohio Governor Mike DeWine rebrands red flag gun law, calls it ‘Personal Protection Order’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| It’s not too late to tell the GOP to keep their 2nd Amendment promises Posted: 11 Aug 2019 02:11 PM PDT If you’re having a hard time distinguishing between many of our Republicans lawmakers and their Democratic counterparts lately, you’re not alone. The calls for gun control laws coming from both sides are deafening following last weekend’s mass shootings. They’re crumbling under the pressure of progressives who claim thoughts and prayers are not enough, that we […] The post It’s not too late to tell the GOP to keep their 2nd Amendment promises appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
| The Popularity Gospel of Kanye West’s Sunday Service Posted: 11 Aug 2019 01:10 PM PDT For months now, Kanye West has rebranded his reputation as a more spiritual musician after comments about being used by Candace Owens. He has launched a series of concerts he calls Sunday Service. But the concerts contain a plethora of gospel music and a number of collaborations. The Sunday Service has been kept under wraps […] The post The Popularity Gospel of Kanye West’s Sunday Service appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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08/12/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Presented by Judicial Crisis Network: Warren-Sanders; Motor-Voter; Little Big Man By Carl M. Cannon on Aug 12, 2019 09:12 am Good morning, it’s Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. By 1939, it was standard Hollywood practice to prescreen high-budget motion pictures in small markets as well as big ones. The idea was to discern how Middle America would respond to films that were in any way unorthodox. And with its flying monkeys, melting witch, talking scarecrow, and other marvels, “The Wizard of Oz” certainly fit that description. So on Aug. 11, 1939, MGM slated the picture for sneak previews in nearby San Bernardino but also in Kenosha, Wis., and at the Cape Cinema in the Cape Cod, Mass., town of Dennis. The following night — 80 years ago today, in fact — it premiered for a five-day showing at the Strand Theater in Oconomowoc. Yes, that means there were two preview towns in Wisconsin, a curiosity we’ll revisit in a moment. First, I’d point you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Civil Discourse Was One More Victim of the Shootings. From the rhetoric of presidential candidates to protesters outside Mitch McConnell’s home, Frank Miele assails the extreme labels being lobbed against political opponents. Not Enough Room in 2020 Primary for Sanders and Warren. Bill Scher analyzes polling data indicating that each candidate is blocking the other’s path to the Democratic nomination. California GOP: Suspend Flawed Motor-Voter Program. Susan Crabtree reports on reaction to an audit of the automated registration system. Twitter’s Ban of McConnell Shows Tech’s Censorship Power. Kalev Leetaru examines the social media platform’s fuzzy policy prohibiting “violent threats,” which was used against the Senate majority leader last week. In France, Even Muslims Have Had It With Radical Elements of Islam. In RealClearInvestigations, Richard Bernstein highlights a growing cultural counter-reaction to Muslim immigration — from within that community. Democratic Candidates Must Address Cyberthreats. In RealClearPolicy, Nate Snyder laments that this national security issue has flown below the radar during the primary campaign. * * * As early as 1902, two years after it was published, L. Frank Baum’s popular story had been made into a Broadway musical. Bringing “the wonderful wizard of Oz” to the big screen, in turn, cost MGM $2 million — a fortune in 1939 — and studio executives were understandably nervous about how the film would be received. The good people of Oconomowoc helped put their minds at ease. They loved the picture, as have other audiences ever since. But Oz-ologists have long puzzled over a basic question: Why Oconomowoc? The apparent reason is not a Big Reveal. It seems that Herbert Stothart, the great songwriter and composer who would win an Oscar for his work on “The Wizard of Oz,” was a Milwaukee native who had a summer cottage near Oconomowoc. But that’s not the most interesting Wisconsin connection to the movie. As luck would have it, Oconomowoc is only a 20-mile drive up state Route 16 from Watertown, Wis., the hometown of Meinhardt Raabe. In 1939, Raabe was a diminutive 23-year-old pitchman for Oscar Mayer. Although Raabe kept growing until he was in his 30s, he never surpassed 4-foot-7, and in 1939, he was something less than that. He always knew he was small, with no idea why. Growing up in Watertown, he wrote later, he never so much as heard the words “dwarf” or “midget” — and assumed there was no one else in the world like him. At 18, though, Raabe attended the Chicago World’s Fair where he encountered “Midget Village” — and an entire tableau of little people of all ages. He took a job there as a barker the following summer, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, got his pilot’s license, and embarked on a life characterized by determination to scale any barrier put in his way. Two years after graduating from college, Raabe heard that Hollywood was casting a slew of little people in a new movie. He got a leave of absence from his duties as the hotdog company’s mascot, “Little Oscar,” and hopped on a train to Los Angeles, where he auditioned for a role in the picture. He got it, too, playing the part of the Munchkins’ coroner in “The Wizard of Oz.” Meinhardt Raabe would live a long life and do many other things, including marry, serve as a wartime aviator in the Civil Air Patrol, and tour as Oscar Mayer’s “World’s Smallest Chef.” But it was 13 seconds of uncredited airtime that made him a star, as he sang one memorable verse of “Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead,” the Munchkins’ iconic number: As coroner, I must aver I thoroughly examined her. And she’s not only merely dead, She’s really most sincerely dead. Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com |
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