All over the world people are in universal agreement that the solution to the endless, horrible wars in the middle east is to escalate the levels of violence. All the Republican presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton, leaders from both political parties, foreign leaders such as Putin, Presidents Cameron and Hollande, news media pundits and former generals are speaking in one voice.
What's in a name?
A lot it seems.
Reports coming out of the Virginia Green Party say that the state has verified enough signatures to get Jill Stein on the ballot there. The announcement will come Monday.
This provides direct access to another 13 electoral college votes, bringing her ballot (non-write-in) access to 451 electoral votes nationwide--she is on the ballot now in 38 states plus Washington D.C.
Also, two days ago the Geen Party of Wyoming submitted signatures to get Stein on the ballot there.
Hillary, thy name is Hypocrisy. And Double Standards and Holier Than Thou. Among many others.
News is inherently bias. What stories do you think are most important? From my view this weeks big stories include the continuing leaks about the Clinton Foundation, Bernie's announcement of “Our Revolution” (despite his lack of support for Tim Canova), the escalation of the ongoing proxy war in Syria, and the continuation of the Brazilian coup. All that and more below... Please add your take on the week's news (or any other thoughts) in the comments.
Dollar General Corp. and Dollar Tree Inc., the retailer of the working poor, reported disappointing earning this week. That isn't interesting. What was interesting was the reason they gave for the big miss.
This article would say I have: Bernie Out of the Closet: Sanders’ Longstanding Deal with the Democrats
John Howie is chef and owner of Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar in Seattle and a few other restaurants, including a concession at CenturyLink Field, where the Seahawks play.
After it was disclosed on Monday that Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and his fiance, the singer Ciara had moved their wedding out of North Carolina because of HB2, a reporter uncovered the fact that the Chef had donated $1000 to the Washington transgender hate group Just Want Privacy, which failed to qualify a similar law for the November ballot.
