HotAir Daily Express 03/18/2019

[Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [Wow: So Beto’s refusal to share his first-day fundraising numbers was a big fake-out]( 3/18/2019 11:21:06 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments Jazz mentioned this in his post earlier but it deserves its own thread after I spent Saturday hyping O’Rourke’s curious silence about how much he raised in the first 24 hours. The obvious explanation was that he had underperformed and [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hogan may be considering a primary bid after all]( 3/18/2019 10:41:10 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments This subject has come up here repeatedly and I’ve always had pretty much the same take on it. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is being courted by many in the media and the political world as well to launch a primary bid against President Trump [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [There Is One Protein That Can Restart Your "Fat Burner", And No, It's Not Fish]( Gundry MD SPONSORED Heart Surgeons Shocking Discoveries, Revealed [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Brexit leader: We may be stuck with May’s deal]( 3/18/2019 10:01:59 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Will the third time be the charm for Theresa May’s beleaguered Brexit deal? Now that Parliament has overwhelmingly voted against a no-deal exit and for a delay on its Article 50 deadline …. maaayyyybeeee. Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg, who leads [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Beto: Don’t worry. There won’t be any more effed up stories about me coming out]( 3/18/2019 9:21:34 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The official launch of former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign has been marked by a series of very bad new cycles, briefly interrupted by some quite positive ones. After disappearing for weeks on some sort of Simon [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Developing: Shooter on the run after suspected terror attack in Netherlands; Update: Searching for Turkish national? Update: Identity released]( 3/18/2019 8:41:43 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments The Dutch city of Utrecht has engaged in a manhunt after a mass shooting on its mass-transit system. The gunman opened fire on passengers, killing at least one, before getting off the train and fleeing in a waiting car. The government suspects a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Black box data for the two Boeing crashes looking pretty bad]( 3/18/2019 8:01:04 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Most aviation experts were wisely urging caution after the second crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 in just five months. Rushing to conclusions until a full analysis of the wreckage and the data from the black boxes could be conducted could have [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Zealand’s handling of mosque massacre shows why Americans are lucky]( 3/17/2019 8:01:27 PM Taylor Millard 0 Comments Freedoms of the press and speech are something which is near and dear to my heart. The ability for people to say what they want or broadcast what they want – without fear of government reprisal – is a key pillar of freedom and liberty. I [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Support for Trump among Republicans stubbornly refuses to collapse]( 3/17/2019 6:31:06 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments When they’re not talking about impeachment, they’re speculating over who should challenge President Trump in a primary battle. To many in the bloated, liberal sector of the media, it seems to be a complete mystery why Donald Trump is [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Looks like Joaquin Castro is going to face John Cornyn in 2020]( 3/17/2019 5:31:39 PM Taylor Millard 0 Comments It appears Texas Democrats are hoping the 2018 Beto-mania (which failed – but gave them hope) transitions into Joaquin-mania in 2020. There’s a lot of tea leaf reading going on – but Texas Monthly is pretty sure San Antonio [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Registered child sex offender participates in library’s drag queen program]( 3/17/2019 4:31:40 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Remember that saying used to promote literacy in schools, “Reading is fundamental”? Well, I like that slogan but there are limits. Reading is not fundamental if the reading is being done to young children in a public library by a [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New York woman polling at]( 3/17/2019 3:31:29 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Another day, another official entry into the Democratic presidential primary race. Of course, this one is something of a retread because this campaign has already been mostly officially underway for a couple of months. New York Senator Kirsten [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump to Fox News: Un-suspend Jeanine Pirro]( 3/17/2019 2:01:36 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments Normally at this point everyone rolls their eyes when he threatens a TV network for doing something he doesn’t like, partly because it’s pitiful that the most powerful man in the world is so focused on television and partly because no [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Operation Varsity Blues scam artist faked students’ race, ethnicities]( 3/17/2019 12:31:01 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments One little tidbit from the FBI and DOJ’s investigation known as Operation Varsity Blues that hasn’t received much attention is the fact that William “Rick” Singer gamed affirmative action consideration to get the students [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Appearances aren’t always deceiving: Sunday reflection]( 3/17/2019 11:46:56 AM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments This morning’s Gospel reading is Luke 9:28b–36: Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Connecticut supreme court somehow revives the zombie Sandy Hook lawsuit]( 3/17/2019 11:01:39 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments This story actually broke on Friday, but with all the mass shooting news I didn’t get around to it until today. The lawsuit against Remington Arms, brought by the families of several of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why Joseph Menn’s handling of the Beto story was worse than the National Enquirer]( 3/17/2019 9:31:29 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments By this time, I’m confident that most of you have already heard about the revelation that former Congressman and current presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke was a member of the notorious Cult of the Dead Cow hacker group. That should [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sunday morning talking heads]( 3/17/2019 8:01:06 AM Allahpundit 0 Comments Full plate for the Sunday shows this morning, with attention split between the massacre in New Zealand, Beto O’Rourke’s entry into the presidential race, and the Senate’s vote to rebuke Trump on his border emergency. Appearing for [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Abdul Aziz stopped the shooter at the Linwood mosque with a credit card machine and an empty gun]( 3/16/2019 8:31:40 PM John Sexton 0 Comments Yesterday I wrote about the Linwood mosque, the smaller mosque where the killer continued his murder spree in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. According to an eyewitness who was taking cover on the floor, a man from the mosque confronted and [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Cuomo associate narrowly avoids prison time]( 3/16/2019 7:01:19 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments At this point, it’s almost not worth bringing it up every time an associate of either New York Governor Andrew Cuomo or Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio winds up in jail or before a judge on corruption charges. These stories have become baked [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Pelosi’s “no impeachment” message really isn’t sinking in with Tlaib]( 3/16/2019 5:31:27 PM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The trouble with trying to herd cats is that they have zero interest in being herded and don’t tend to really care how you feel about the subject. That’s the problem that Speaker Pelosi keeps running into with her new class of freshman [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jeb Bush: President Trump needs a GOP primary challenger]( 3/16/2019 4:01:57 PM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Failed 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush thinks President Trump needs a challenger in the 2020 Republican primary, in case you were wondering what’s on Jeb!’s mind these days. I’m joking. No one is wondering about [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Suspense: Was Beto’s first day of fundraising a bust?]( 3/16/2019 2:31:43 PM Allahpundit 0 Comments If ever a single day of fundraising could make or break a candidate’s campaign, it’s this guy this year against this field. Team Beto knew it too. On Thursday morning, when he formally announced his candidacy, his campaign sent an email [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Shrink wrapped: Varsity Blues exposes worst-kept secret about college-exam testing and the wealthy]( 3/16/2019 1:01:49 PM Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Anyone who needs an instant dose of outrage can pick from a smorgasbord of choices in the FBI/DoJ’s Operation Varsity Blues. Perhaps the most outrageous of the accusations against Rick Singer and his wealthy and famous clientele is that he [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Baltimore Mayor landed sweet deal selling her self-published books]( 3/16/2019 11:31:01 AM Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has a lengthy resume, having worked in public relations, as an editor for the Baltimore Sun, co-owner of a television station and member of both the City Council and state assembly before taking her current position. [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Student to Chelsea Clinton: You’re to blame for New Zealand shootings]( 3/16/2019 10:01:58 AM Karen Townsend 0 Comments Things got interesting at New York University (NYU) Friday during a vigil for the murdered Muslims in New Zealand. Chelsea Clinton showed up and things went downhill from there. A Muslim student was unhappy about Chelsea being invited to attend the [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] Seattle Times [Boeing, FAA were warned before second crash of questions about safety analysis]( Ilhan Omar [We must apply our universal values to all nations. 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Please]( Maureen Dowd [Is the Force with Beto?]( AP [Left or center? Democrats mull best options to beat Trump]( Benjamin Parker [The real reason Pelosi doesn’t want to impeach Trump]( The Hill [Republicans up for reelection fear daylight with Trump]( Christopher Dickey [It’s time to attack white nationalism for the terror group it is]( [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. We respect and value your time and privacy. If this newsletter no longer meets your needs we will be happy to remove your address immediately. [Visit the Townhall Media Preference Center to manage your subscriptions](. 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