HotAir Daily Express 10/10/2018

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [In-progress NYT poll: Marsha Blackburn leads in Tennessee by … 18 points]( 10/10/2018 11:21:04 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments Yes, through the miracle of modern data-nerdery, it’s now possible to “watch” a poll happen in real time, before it’s complete. The NYT’s Upshot site is compiling and posting results as it conducts surveys in Texas, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Did Twitter ruin journalism or simply expose it?]( 10/10/2018 10:41:18 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments An interesting proposal comes to us from John Ziegler, writing at Mediaite this week. In it, John suggests that the rise of Twitter has led to significant decay in the Fourth Estate, producing a caustic effect on the profession of journalism. While [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cardiologist: “This Is What Happens When You Eat A Steak"]( Gundry MD SPONSORED Top Surgeon Shares #1 Problem Your Body Is Facing [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump op-ed: We must stop Dems’ march to Venezuela-style socialism]( 10/10/2018 10:01:47 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments “The truth is that the centrist Democratic Party is dead,” Donald Trump declares today in a rare op-ed in USA Today. If Democrats win the midterm elections, the president warns, their leadership will begin transforming America into [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Grassley: Naw, we wouldn’t fill a SCOTUS seat in 2020]( 10/10/2018 9:21:32 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Since both the President and Cocaine Mitch seem to be really enjoying victories in seating new justices on the Supreme Court, it might not have come as much of a surprise when McConnell recently suggested that if another vacancy should come up in [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brace for impact: Hurricane Michael to slam Florida panhandle as Category 4 storm]( 10/10/2018 8:41:22 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments If Florida residents along the Panhandle coast haven’t gotten out of Hurricane Michael’s way, the governor tells CNN, it’s too late now. “The time for evacuating along the coast has come and gone,” Rick Scott declared. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Fix can’t handle that Haley’s resignation wasn’t leaked]( 10/10/2018 8:01:10 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments It’s been a bad week for Aaron Blake at the Washington Post’s regular feature, The Fix. First, he grew so despondent over the news that Brett Kavanaugh had been seated as a new SCOTUS justice that he suggested Democrats should pack the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Heidi Heitkamp: I decided to vote against Kavanaugh after watching his testimony again … with the sound off]( 10/9/2018 10:41:24 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments That’s a clown senator, bro. Fortunately, the circus will be leaving town soon. By the way, this isn’t just a senator saying this. This is the former attorney general of North Dakota pronouncing on the likely truth or falsity of a rape [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump: You know who’d be “dynamite” as UN ambassador? Ivanka]( 10/9/2018 10:01:41 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Don’t worry, he’s not going to do it. (I think.) Why would he want a Democrat in such a prestigious position? "I've heard a lot of names. I've heard Ivanka. … There's nothing to do with nepotism, but I want to [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Was Rod Rosenstein serious about taping Trump after all?]( 10/9/2018 9:21:39 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Last month there was a report in the New York Times claiming that Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein had suggested he wear a wire in meetings with President Trump as a step toward possibly removing the president from office under the 25th Amendment. Within [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [CNN anchor: How dare you call these Democratic protesters a “mob”]( 10/9/2018 8:41:34 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Are all Democratic protesters a mob? Nah, of course not. Were those scumbags who chased Ted Cruz and his wife out of a restaurant a mob? Certainly. Is this a mob? You betcha. The hallmark of a mob is its intent to intimidate. Sophists would tell [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [North Korea to Pope Francis: Come on down]( 10/9/2018 8:01:04 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Either Kim Jong-un wants to truly build a legacy as an engager, or he just knows which buttons to press on the world stage. In the latest public-relations effort to raise the stature of North Korea, the Kim regime will extend an invitation to Pope [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rand Paul: If Democrats keep this up ‘somebody is going to be killed’]( 10/9/2018 7:21:29 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Allahpundit mentioned this earlier but it’s something I’ve been thinking about writing about for at least a week so I’m going to focus on it here as well. Fox News reports Sen. Rand Paul made the statement today on a radio show [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Credit agencies are a government endorsed racket]( 10/9/2018 6:41:26 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Our Townhall colleague Stephen Moore has an interesting analysis of why we should end the credit rating agency racket. While I have some thoughts on a different aspect of this “industry” below, Moore is focused on the role that some of [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dem Sen. Mazie Hirono on protesters hounding Republicans: “This is what happens” because of white supremacists]( 10/9/2018 6:01:46 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments God only knows what she means. On CNN, Sen. Hirono is asked about protesters harassing senators in restaurants and at home. Her answer: 'This is what happens.' And something about white supremacy… pic.twitter.com/fEpQa8OQ8h — [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [MN teacher resigns under fire after Kavanaugh threat]( 10/9/2018 5:31:25 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Just how far does the Brett Kavanaugh fever swamp extend? All the way to my backyard. A special education teacher in Rosemount, Minnesota finds herself out of a job but in plenty of hot water after issuing a threat to the newest Supreme Court [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hairstylist who kicked a pro-lifer now facing 16 charges]( 10/9/2018 5:01:16 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Remember this guy? Last week he made news when video of him delivering a kick to a pro-life protester went viral. Here’s the clip in case you missed it: This pathetic dork’s name is Jordan Hunt. Over the weekend, Toronto police revealed [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NIMBY alert: California residents don’t want homeless around people with… homes]( 10/9/2018 4:31:40 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments If you follow the news out of California on an even casual basis, you already know one thing about the state’s residents. By and large, they are among the wokest of the woke. They are in touch with the underserved and underprivileged. They are [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Scarborough: Is the media going to investigate how and why Democrats handled Ford’s letter the way they did?]( 10/9/2018 4:01:49 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Via the Free Beacon, “Morning Joe” is usually in no hurry to hand Team Trump talking points against the Democrats. But Scarborough can’t contain his suspicion of Team Blue’s machinations here. Nor can a lot of [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Today’s hot #TEMS topics: Kavanaughcalypse, the Odd Couple, Positive Populism, Gosnell movie, and more!]( 10/9/2018 3:31:26 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! The show will be streamed on Hot Air’s Facebook page and embedded here and on the show page for those who are not on Facebook. Join us as we [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Today Show: Can the Democrats flip Orange County, CA next month?]( 10/9/2018 3:01:26 PM John Sexton 0 Comments MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff is crossing the country for the Today show to talk to voters about what they care about and what will, if anything, get them to the polls next month. Today, Soboroff visited Orange County, California, which he [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WaPo’s The Fix: It’s probably time to consider packing the Supreme Court]( 10/9/2018 2:31:22 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments It’s good to see that some people have come to terms with the fact that Brett Kavanaugh is now an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. While others are talking about impeachment or harassment campaigns, Aaron Blake of the Washington Post is [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [It’s (still) on: SCOTUS upholds Kavanaugh ruling on Obama climate rule]( 10/9/2018 2:01:41 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Oh, who are we kidding? It’s going to be “on” for opponents of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for at least through the midterms, and probably all the way to 2020. Kavanaugh hears his first arguments from the bench today, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Alaska GOP preparing to sanction Murkowski for Kavanaugh vote?]( 10/9/2018 1:31:06 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments A leftover from yesterday. The question to ask here is “Who has more leverage over the other, Murkowski or her state party?” Alaska Republican party leaders plan to consider whether to reprimand U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for opposing [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hillary: The GOP can’t be bargained with and it doesn’t feel pity, remorse or fear]( 10/9/2018 1:01:17 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Yes, that headline is a reference to one of the best lines from the original Terminator film. It’s the moment where Kyle Reese tries to explain to Sarah Connor that the situation is dire because the terminator “absolutely will not stop, [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Now Facebook would like to put a smart camera in your house]( 10/9/2018 12:31:09 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments This is probably great news for somebody, though I’m not sure who that might be. Facebook, already in the midst of a massive scandal about intrusive data manipulation, hacking breaches, and privacy concerns, is rolling out a new toy for [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] WaPo [With Bolton ascendant, Haley’s departure sparks fears]( Jack Shafer [The New York Times bombshell that bombed]( Jennifer Weiner [How do I explain Justice Kavanaugh to my daughters?]( Nate Silver [What’s behind Democrats’ shrinking Senate odds?]( Megan McArdle [It is anti-woman to judge Susan Collins solely as a woman]( Time [The numbers are better for Donald Trump than you think. Here’s why]( Peter Suderman [Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court is a moment of worrying instability]( Axios [The favorite to replace Nikki Haley]( WaPo [Report: U.S. intel intercepted Saudi communications about targeting missing journalist]( ABC 15 [Arizona Senate: McSally surges to six-point lead over Democrat Sinema]( Judith Shulevitz [Alexa, should we trust you?]( Guardian [Cyberchondria and cyberhoarding: Is Internet fueling new conditions?]( Ilya Shapiro [Republicans treated Merrick Garland way better than Democrats treated Brett Kavanaugh]( Sarah Quinlan [Victims are listening to the way we speak about sexual assault accusations]( Joel Mathis [The GOP’s sneaky attempt to paint the majority as an angry left-wing mob]( Noemie Emery [A savage, frothing left has united Republicans around Trump]( Moya Sarner [The age of envy: How to be happy when everyone else’s life looks perfect]( Nathanael Blake [I was a Never Trumper until Democrats went gonzo on Kavanaugh. Now, hand me that red hat.]( Matthew Walther [The anti-Trump bind for Democrats in 2020]( Mark Penn [Kavanaugh lesson: Resist the “Resistance” or lose]( Ian Samuel [Kavanaugh will be on the U.S. Supreme Court for life. Here’s how we liberals fight back.]( Djupe, Burge [Regular churchgoing makes Trump voters more enthusiastic for Trump]( Matthew Petti [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, free speech warrior?]( Gavriel Rosenfeld [How Americans described evil before Hitler]( THR [Billy Bush reflects on “Access Hollywood” Trump tape scandal two years later]( [Ed Morrissey Show]( [Advertisement] __________________________SUBSCRIPTION INFO__________________________ WERE YOU FORWARDED THIS EDITION OF THE HOT AIR DAILY? You can get your own free subscription to the #1 blog delivered to your email inbox early each morning by visiting: This newsletter is never sent unsolicited. It was sent to you because you signed up to receive this newsletter on Hot Air OR a friend forwarded it to you. 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