HotAir Daily Express 11/02/2017

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [College divestment protesters set their eyes on a new target]( 11/2/2017 10:41:41 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Turning our attention back to the college protest scene, we’re once again reminded of all the activity taking place at Reed College in Oregon. Some of the students there have been quite busy of late, but not because they’re cracking the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brazile: I was shocked, shocked that Hillary corrupted the DNC]( 11/2/2017 10:01:44 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Color me skeptical about today’s big reveal from Donna Brazile on Hillary Clinton and the corruption of the DNC. Politico offers its readers a sneak peak from Brazile’s upcoming book Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-Ins and Breakdowns [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Measure your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution with this short quiz]( Hillsdale College SPONSORED Many Americans know the Constitution well -- they understand how it protects their freedoms and paved the way for a great nation to be built. But many more Americans don't know enough about it. How much do you know about the Constitution? [Take The Quiz Now]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [“Anti-gentrification” or plain old vandalism?]( 11/2/2017 9:21:55 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Pilsen is a neighborhood on the lower west side of Chicago which has seen a slow but admirable growth in its fortunes of late. The area was once home to a large population of Czech immigrants (and was actually named after a city in what is now the Czech [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Armed and dangerous: Manhunt for Walmart shooter, 3 dead; Update: ID’d and captured]( 11/2/2017 8:41:21 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Three people died in what looks like a random shooting at a Thornton, Colorado Walmart, and police have begun a manhunt for the killer. The public information officer told the media that the man seemed nonchalant as he entered the store, calmly fired his [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Saipov might be a topic for Trump not to tweet about]( 11/2/2017 8:01:06 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments John already covered the outrageous case of the author of the New York City terror attack adding insult to injury last night. For the record, I’m not bothering with the usual protocol of saying “alleged” since Sayfullo Saipov has [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Upside down: McCain now at 64% favorability among Dems, 63% unfavorability among GOP]( 11/1/2017 10:41:08 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments He’s still better liked among Republicans than his fellow Arizonan Jeff Flake, who’s at a mind-boggling 11 percent favorability in the same poll. But even Flake’s unfavorability doesn’t approach Maverick’s despite his [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [“Concerned conservatives” send letter to congressional GOP calling on them to protect Mueller from Trump]( 11/1/2017 10:01:15 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments As if this wasn’t going to annoy Trumpers enough on the merits, apparently Evan McMullin is the guy spearheading it. Yeesh. There are two different things going on here, actually. One is the letter, whose signatories you’ll find listed at the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sayfullo Saipov charged with terrorism, asked to display ISIS flag in his hospital room]( 11/1/2017 9:21:21 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Sayfullo Saipov has been charged with “federal crimes of terrorism” after the attack Tuesday in which he drove a truck down a Manhattan bike path, killing 8 people and injuring a dozen more. From the Guardian: Sayfullo Saipov was taken to the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Report: Steve Bannon worried cabinet might try to oust Trump via 25th Amendment]( 11/1/2017 8:41:23 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments I wonder who the target audience is for this transparent nonsense. Is it Trump voters or Trump himself? Vanity Fair isn’t a favorite publication of MAGA nation but a story planted there can trickle out quickly to the wider media. POTUS will [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Senate Republicans threaten key rule change over Dem confirmation obstruction]( 11/1/2017 8:01:55 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments They said there would be no math. After months of grumbling over the slow process of confirming presidential appointees, and even after a change on “blue slips” for judicial nominees, Senate Republicans want significant rule changes to get [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump: Hey, ‘I’m actually not angry at anybody’ about Mueller]( 11/1/2017 7:21:35 PM John Sexton 0 Comments President Trump gave an interview to the NY Times Wednesday in which he spoke about the first charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller this week. The Times reports that Trump tried to project an air of calm, denying earlier reports that he was [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [In Philadelphia, four charged with election fraud which never happens]( 11/1/2017 6:41:49 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Keep an eye out for unicorns if you happen to be traveling through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the near future. You may very well see one, or perhaps Bigfoot or the Mothman, because fictional creatures are on the loose. The latest paranormal event to [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Papa Johns: NFL’s bad leadership is damaging our bottom line]( 11/1/2017 6:01:02 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments One major NFL sponsor has started to get crusty about the impact of the national-anthem controversy on their business, delivering a piping-hot shot at the league’s big cheese. John Schnatter, familiar to fans as Peyton Manning’s foil in Papa [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump, Ryan arguing over whether to call the tax bill … “The Cut Cut Cut Act”]( 11/1/2017 5:31:50 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments For the love of God, name it whatever Trump wants. This is the one thing he’s indisputably great at. He destroyed Jeb Bush’s chances at being president with two words, “low energy.” He won the nomination demanding that we [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rep. Gutierrez introducing articles of impeachment over Pelosi’s objections]( 11/1/2017 5:01:18 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Rep. Luis Gutiérrez says he intends to file new articles of impeachment against President Trump before Thanksgiving. From the Hill: “It is clear to us that he is unfit to be president of the United States of America,” Gutiérrez [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jeremy Piven demonstrates where the Weinstein phenomenon gets complicated]( 11/1/2017 4:31:13 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments You can add another name to the list of major Hollywood figures being accused of sexual assault or harassment: Jeremy Piven. The Entourage star was identified by one of his costars in that series as behaving nearly as bad as his onscreen character in the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Osama papers released: Guess who partnered with al-Qaeda?]( 11/1/2017 4:01:22 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments It’s been more than six years since a team of Navy SEALs brought justice to Osama bin Laden in a raid on his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan, and captured a priceless trove of intelligence at the same time. The CIA has begun releasing some of bin [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump: I’m considering sending the NYC terrorist to Gitmo]( 11/1/2017 3:31:01 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments A key bit from this afternoon’s statement to the media on yesterday’s attack, during which he also said that he wants to end the Diversity Visa Lottery. (But we already knew that.) This puts POTUS right in line with one of his chief [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Weinstein, Disney sued for millions by Canadian actress]( 11/1/2017 3:01:14 PM John Sexton 0 Comments An unnamed Canadian actress has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and Disney for an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2000. The Toronto Sun reports: According to her proposed statement of claim, the woman, identified [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Forget gun control. Los Angeles goes for baseball bat control]( 11/1/2017 2:31:07 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Leave it to the City of Angels to stay ahead of the pack in coming up with new and inventive ideas. The City Fathers there are justifiably worried about violence flaring up during the various protests which seem to engulf the left coast every weekend. So [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [CBS: Saipov bragging about attack, claims “ISIS will endure”]( 11/1/2017 2:01:23 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments We won’t have to endure too much agonizing over the motive for yesterday’s terrorist attack, as often happens — at least in the media. Not only did Sayfullo Saipov leave notes behind to explain his determination to support radical [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NPR news chief quits over sexual harassment allegations]( 11/1/2017 1:31:52 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments I can’t keep track anymore of how many big cheeses in Hollywood and the media have been toppled since the first Harvey Weinstein bombshell burst. In the movie industry, there’s James Toback, Brett Ratner, Kevin Spacey, and Big Harv himself; [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How New York and California hope to save Obamacare]( 11/1/2017 1:01:46 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Today is the first day of Obamacare’s annual open-enrollment period allowing people to sign up for insurance plans for 2018. Under the Trump administration, the federal exchange will be cutting the duration of open-enrollment from 12 weeks down to [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A new poll shows people aren’t so wild about… the Boy Scouts]( 11/1/2017 12:31:21 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Just how bad has the rat race gotten when we have to do approval ratings on the Boy Scouts? And yet, here we are. NBC News and the Wall Street Journal felt compelled to put such a poll in the field to determine how people feel about the recent BSA [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Shoe drop: Six women accuse another major Hollywood producer of sexual assault, harassment]( 11/1/2017 12:01:09 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Move over, Harvey Weinstein and James Toback, and make room for mega-producer Brett Ratner. The Los Angeles Times’ Amy Kaufman and Daniel Miller offer up the next Hollywood blockbuster on sexual harassment and assault in Tinseltown, as six women go [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] [Sam Clovis withdraws as Trump nominee for USDA post]( [Robert Mercer stepping down as head of hedge fund, selling Breitbart share to daughter]( [Megyn Kelly ratings up double digits with sexual harassment coverage]( [Math problem bedevils Republican tax rewrite]( [Mueller reveals new Manafort link to organized crime]( [Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining]( [House GOP waffles on Trump’s promised permanent cut in corporate tax rate]( [Trump-aligned network courts O’Reilly]( [Snoop Dogg poses over Trump’s dead body in new album cover]( [Unethical: Hillary took control of the DNC before a contested primary]( [Prosecutors consider charging six Russians in DNC hacking case]( [Uranium One deal led to some exports to Europe, memos show]( [Warner Bros. severs ties with Brett Ratner amid sexual harassment claims]( [British study: One in ten grooms now take their wife’s surname]( [Why Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t care much about Hollywood’s misogyny]( [The refreshing heroes of “Stranger Things 2”]( [The opioid crisis should make libertarians rethink drug legalization]( [Why Republicans must abandon the Republican Party]( [John McCain is a self-satisfied bore]( [Tech giants are biggest threat facing Trump supporters]( [No, Ed Gillespie isn’t running a racist campaign]( [The good, the bad, and the ugly of President Pence]( [Who else helped hide Weinstein? 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