HotAir Daily Express 02/13/2018

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [Alzheimer's Quick Test: Do You Use This Word in Conversations?]( //click1.hotairemail.com/mtsgcjktggblctgtltcyklzddplddtpkssyjvcbppnccyd_tjpzbjlcmwzklvljvhjvwb.html [Doctors Can't Explain Why This Fruit Cuts Blood Sugar By 90%]( [Chuck Schumer no longer interested in a broad immigration reform bill]( 2/13/2018 10:41:04 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Just yesterday I observed that Mitch McConnell seemed to be throwing Chuck Schumer all the rope he could ask for on a comprehensive immigration reform package and inviting the Democrats to go hang themselves with it. Based on comments the Senate Minority [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Grayson wants a return to Congress — from somewhere]( 2/13/2018 10:01:42 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments What do you do after getting canned from Politifact for your, ahem, baggage? If you’re former Rep. Alan Grayson, you try to get yourself elected to office again, baggage and all. Grayson, who left his House seat to make a very ill-advised run for [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]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Department of Education no longer investigating transgender bathroom complaints]( 2/13/2018 9:21:50 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Yet another reversal of an Obama era policy is now in place and it probably sounds like a smart move to many conservatives, but may cause additional trouble down the line. The subject in question is the Department of Education policy enacted under the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Oh my: Mother arrested after adolescent mass-murder plot thwarted]( 2/13/2018 8:41:44 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Police arrested a 14-year old Pittsburgh boy for threats to commit mass murder at his high school, an attack thwarted by another student who overheard him on their bus and called in the tip. Investigators found a large cache of weapons and ammunition, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Alzheimer's Quick Test: Do You Use This Word in Conversations?]( [Doctors Can't Explain Why This Fruit Cuts Blood Sugar By 90%]( [Woman complains that ICE is deporting illegal aliens]( 2/13/2018 8:01:46 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments There was yet another bizarre case of reporting on ICE and the deportation of illegal aliens out of Minnesota this weekend, this time from the local CBS outlet. The deportation case in question wouldn’t be remarkable enough to mention were it not [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The freaky triple deaky robot escape artist]( 2/12/2018 10:41:50 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments A late-night palate cleanser that freaked out half the Internet this afternoon. As you watch, remember: It can’t be bargained with. It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Obligatory: The NRA sledgehammer TV-smashing ad]( 2/12/2018 10:01:42 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Is the NRA still primarily an organization that advocates for Second Amendment rights or does it now share its core mission with what passes for the rest of the conservative movement, namely, “making the libs cry”? Before you answer, note the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former Obama policy adviser caught taking pictures up women’s skirts on the DC Metro]( 2/12/2018 9:21:09 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Last week I wrote about reports of creeps harassing women on the DC Metro. There was one story in that post about a man using his phone to look up a woman’s skirt. Today we learn that at least one person pleaded guilty to something similar last [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nunes news: Propaganda, Facebook fail, or both?]( 2/12/2018 8:41:16 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Did the Devin Nunes campaign concoct an elaborate effort to pass off political propaganda as real news? Or did Facebook punk itself by taking an obviously partisan effort and classifying it as a valid news source? It’s a little of both, to be [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hmmm: Susan Rice sent an email to herself on Inauguration Day memorializing a chat between Obama and Comey on Russiagate]( 2/12/2018 8:01:35 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Note the date and time: January 20, 2017, 12:15 p.m. Trump had just been sworn in as president minutes before. Was Susan Rice commiserating with friends while he took the oath of office? Ruminating on the legacy of the Obama years? Planning her next [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [AG Jeff Sessions used the phrase ‘anglo-American’ in a speech and left is freaking out]( 2/12/2018 7:21:49 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to the National Association of Sheriff’s Monday and made a comment about the “anglo-American heritage of law enforcement.” He was referring specifically to the history of the office of sheriff. I [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [California governor race asks if #MeToo includes extramarital affairs]( 2/12/2018 6:41:48 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments One thing we’ve learned since the #MeToo movement got into high gear was that future elections are going to include a vetting phase where opposition research digs into the past of all candidates to see if they’ve been accused (or convicted) [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump budget proposal hints at Medicare reform?]( 2/12/2018 6:01:54 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The upcoming FY2019 budget cycle may be a fait accompli, thanks to a broad agreement last week between Congress and the White House, but the appropriations themselves are still open for debate. With Congress working on an omnibus spending plan to [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Change of plans? Anti-Trumper Bob Corker may be running again for Senate after all]( 2/12/2018 5:31:23 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Is it fair to call hm an “anti-Trumper”? Jeff Flake is an anti-Trumper, lord knows, but people like Corker and Lindsey Graham are more nuanced in their approach to POTUS. They interact with him in a Trumpian way, in fact. Sometimes [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump’s budget would phase out funding for PBS, NPR]( 2/12/2018 5:01:12 PM John Sexton 0 Comments The budget unveiled today by the White House features a lot of new spending ($300 billion worth) but also some cuts, including a plan to phase out funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which provides money to PBS and National Public Radio. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Poll: A majority of Americans are preparing for an extraterrestrial invasion]( 2/12/2018 4:31:29 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The aliens are coming, and this time I don’t mean the ones from El Salvador looking to join the local chapter of MS-13. There’s a new Marist poll out this week which shows a surprising shift in public opinion. An increasing number of [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Déjà vu: It’s “Infrastructure Week” … again]( 2/12/2018 4:01:38 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments With tax reform accomplished and DACA on its way to a Senate debate, the White House has declared this to be “Infrastructure Week.” They held a meeting this morning with officials from around the country to launch one of Donald Trump’s [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [“The View” wants answers: Why didn’t Mike Pence stand for the unified Korean Olympic team?]( 2/12/2018 3:31:35 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Meh. I was surprised that Pence didn’t stand for the Korean team but I understand why he didn’t. It’s natural not to want to honor the Kim regime in any way, although North Korea’s athletes are slaves just as any NorK citizen is, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NY Attorney General: Weinstein kept ‘wing women’ on staff to facilitate his sex life]( 2/12/2018 3:01:39 PM John Sexton 0 Comments We’ve heard some of this before, but a lawsuit filed Sunday by New York’s Attorney General makes clear that many of the people who worked for Harvey Weinstein were not only aware of what he was doing, they were required to participate in it. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The social justice warriors have come for… Peter Rabbit]( 2/12/2018 2:31:34 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Let’s begin with a confession. I haven’t seen the new Peter Rabbit movie. But since this isn’t intended to be a film review, hopefully I’ll get a pass on that. The issue before us isn’t whether the movie is actually any [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Report: Rachel Brand quit the DOJ partly for fear that she’d be put in charge of Russiagate]( 2/12/2018 2:01:40 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments There was indeed a “dream job” on the table from Walmart, notes NBC of her sudden departure, but it wasn’t just money that was pulling her away from her Justice Department gig. She was being pushed too by the prospect of becoming [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: White powder sends Trump daughter-in-law to hospital for observation; Update: AP reports “coughing and nauseous”; Update: NY Post reports cornstarch]( 2/12/2018 1:31:05 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Vanessa Trump and two others had to undergo decontamination and remain under observation at a New York City hospital after opening an envelope which contained an unknown white powder. The Secret Service has joined an investigation by New York City police [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Five arrested at Patriot Prayer rally on University of Washington campus]( 2/12/2018 1:01:19 PM John Sexton 0 Comments You may remember the group Patriot Prayer which was featured in a Weekly Standard story last September after a clash with Antifa in Berkeley, California. Over the weekend the group held a rally in Seattle on the campus of the University of Washington at [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Labor Department’s dumb proposal regarding tipping]( 2/12/2018 12:31:46 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments There’s a fight brewing between congressional Democrats and the Department of Labor over a proposed policy change affecting the restaurant industry. An Obama era regulation from the Labor Department clarified that tips left by patrons in [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New controversy rages: Do official portraits look like the Obamas?]( 2/12/2018 12:01:24 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Shouldn’t official portraits of America’s presidents and first ladies attempt to resemble them? The point of these artistic exercises might seem archaic in the modern age, where photography can take the place of the artist. That might be the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] [Our useful idiot media cannot help themselves]( [I read the Grassley memo, and I’m still not outraged at the FBI]( [Trump administration wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets across U.S.]( [GOP congressman pulls Issa into ugly divorce]( [First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt’s EPA tenure]( [Comey told Congress FBI agents didn’t think Michael Flynn lied]( [Rob Porter told White House senior staff ex-wife’s black eye was accidental: Sources]( [Former senior FBI official is leading BuzzFeed’s effort to verify Trump dossier]( [Rob Porter is my ex-husband. 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