HotAir Daily Express 10/01/2019

MBS "takes responsibility" for Khashoggi's death [Hot Air Daily Express]( [Follow us on Facebook]( [Home]([Green Room]([Archive]([The Ed Morrissey Show]([Print]([Forward]( [De Niro F-bombs his way into CNN's Stelter's heart against Fox News]( 10/1/2019 11:01:13 AM Karen Townsend Actor Robert De Niro was interviewed by CNN's Brian Stelter on Reliable Sources Sunday. During the interview, he dropped a couple of F-bombs against the people at Fox News. The host acted more amused than anything else at the actor's D-List performance. De Niro caused an audible "Woah" from someone off-screen ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [MBS "takes responsibility" for Khashoggi's death]( 10/1/2019 10:31:21 AM Jazz Shaw This is something that actually came out on Sunday night, but I missed it with all the other garbage flying around in the media whirlwind. In a relatively rare offer of public access to western media, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman showed up for an interview on 60 Minutes. ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Checking his privilege? Three House committees subpoena Giuliani over Ukraine actions]( 10/1/2019 10:01:59 AM Ed Morrissey Get ready for another showdown over privilege between the White House and Congress. Three House committees served subpoenas on Rudy Giuliani over Ukraine-Gate, setting up a fight over attorney-client privilege that will give federal courts another workout and even more headaches. Amazingly, Jerrold Nadler's name doesn't make the list: Three House committees ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Would the Queen really sack BoJo?]( 10/1/2019 9:21:52 AM Jazz Shaw The administration of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is really turning into an era of disruption. (Some in the BBC are already calling him "the British Trump.") He's taken something of a bull in the china shop approach to dealing with both Brexit and his relationship with the Parliament. After ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Game on, again: US, North Korea to restart nuke talks]( 10/1/2019 8:41:54 AM Ed Morrissey Donald Trump wanted another summit with Kim Jong-un. John Bolton wanted to crack down on Pyongyang, while North Korea wanted Bolton out. Looks like two of the three got what they wanted: North Korea and the United States will resume negotiations Saturday, marking the first official talks between the two sides ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Renewed protests in Hong Kong turn violent]( 10/1/2019 8:01:39 AM Jazz Shaw John wrote about the renewed protests in Hong Kong last night and credible fears of violence as China celebrates its 70th anniversary. Those fears turned out to be completely credible because it was only a matter of hours later before the teargas canisters were flying and both the police and ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lindsey Graham: "We're not going to try the president of the United States based on hearsay"]( 9/30/2019 10:41:10 PM Allahpundit A leftover from yesterday, the gaslighting quotient of which is high even by the usual Trump/Graham standards. I've listened to this chattering about hearsay and the whistleblower complaint for a week with increasing mystification about what it's supposed to prove. Hearsay isn't taboo at the investigation stage of a crime (or ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Quinnipiac: Support for impeachment and removal now at 47/47, up from 37/57 five days ago]( 9/30/2019 10:01:06 PM Allahpundit The glass-half-empty view for the White House: The numbers are obviously moving in a bad direction here. The glass-half-full view: Even after a week of media hype and Ukraine revelations, the country is only evenly split on impeachment. Independents remain opposed on balance, albeit less opposed than they were a week ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [System Failure: Seattle declined to press charges in nearly half of misdemeanor cases in 2017]( 9/30/2019 9:21:06 PM John Sexton Back in February, a group of Seattle business leaders released a report titled "System Failure" which made some waves. That report found that Seattle's 100 most prolific offenders had been involved in over 3,500 criminal cases over a period of several years. All of the top 100 had substance abuse ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Politico: Dem primary now looks like a tax-and-spend "arms race"]( 9/30/2019 8:41:41 PM Ed Morrissey Readers may rightly wonder, "isn't every Democratic presidential primary a spending arms race?" Even for Democrats, Politico's Brian Faler observes, the 2020 crop of Democratic presidential candidates sure promise a whoooole lotta new spending. In fact, "trillion has become the new billion," Faler writes, and suddenly Barack Obama's massive $787 billion Porkulus ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Joe diGenova: Fox News's report about me working on the Ukraine matter "off the books" was absolutely false]( 9/30/2019 8:01:45 PM Allahpundit I don't know. If you compare what Chris Wallace said yesterday to what diGenova is saying today, it sounds like the Fox report was true -- except for one important detail, if diGenova is to be believed. Here's what Wallace said: “Fox News has learned the president's private attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hong Kong police predict 'very serious violent attack' on Chinese anniversary day]( 9/30/2019 7:01:54 PM John Sexton As I write this, it's about 6 am in Hong Kong, meaning it's already October 1st. October 1 is communist China's "National Day" which is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country this year. Reuters reports that police in Hong Kong predicted a violent attack by protesters: There ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Poll: Citizens not as worried about facial recognition as activists believe]( 9/30/2019 6:31:04 PM Jazz Shaw The fight over law enforcement using facial recognition software to solve (or prevent) crimes has been raging for quite a while now. We've seen bans on the use of this technology by police in San Francisco, Oakland, Detroit, and other major cities. Even more bizarrely, the entire State of California ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NYT: Trump asked Australian PM to help DOJ investigation into Russiagate probe]( 9/30/2019 6:01:34 PM Allahpundit It's hard not to notice that these natsec news scoops are coming regularly now with John Bolton out of the White House, having been unceremoniously removed as NSA. Obviously he's not responsible for every revelation; the whistleblower complaint was filed before he lost his job. But some mighty high-level leaks are ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WaPo: Talk we must about the President Pelosi impeachment scenario]( 9/30/2019 5:31:00 PM Ed Morrissey President Nancy Pelosi? "It could happen," promises the Washington Post headline, as an outcome of the impeachment process that the House Speaker endorsed with her alea iacta est declaration. No, it really can't, but it speaks volumes that this part of the spitballing process that's going into the media's approach ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Universal Basic Income has majority support in the UK and Canada but not in the US]( 9/30/2019 5:01:52 PM John Sexton Gallup released the results of a survey today on the topic of Universal Basic Income. The survey found that respondents in the UK and Canada overwhelmingly support UBI while it remains a minority position in the United States: A recent survey by Gallup and Northeastern University finds a slight majority of ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NASA scientist: We're "not ready" to know about extraterrestrial life]( 9/30/2019 4:31:25 PM Jazz Shaw Amid all the news about unknown objects flitting around in our military airspace and Elon Musk preparing to take us all to the moon, another story surfaced this week. There are two new rovers heading to the planet Mars in the near future and some of the scientists involved in ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Great moments in progressive liberty: Antifa blocks, intimidates elderly couple in sidewalk]( 9/30/2019 4:01:47 PM Ed Morrissey There are bad optics, and there's this from Andy Ngo, the intrepid reporter on the Antifa beat. (Beat in this case being a bit too literal at times.) When an elderly couple used a walker to cross the street in order to attend a conservative event at Mohawk College in ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Grandparents of Virginia sixth-grader: Her three white classmates didn't assault her and cut her hair after all]( 9/30/2019 3:31:43 PM Allahpundit "Why are we even hearing about this?" you're asking. "How is this national news?" Well, the sort of progressive whom you would expect to go all-in on this story did in fact go all-in on this story: The sheer age of the children involved also helped make it headline news for three ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Complete Evergreen Story ep. 14: Black Lives Matter]( 9/30/2019 3:01:10 PM John Sexton You already know about the Day of Absence which became a flashpoint in the Evergreen story by asking white people to absent themselves from campus to allow people of color to have the school to themselves. Where did the impetus for that come from? In the latest episode of The Complete ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [NYC restaurant industry jobs evaporate after $15/hr wage sets in]( 9/30/2019 2:31:29 PM Jazz Shaw Last December, the final phase of increasing the minimum wage in New York City to $15 per hour went into effect. (Well, at least the last stage for now.) It was considered a huge victory for the Fight for 15 crowd and, presumably, a big win for workers, particularly in ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Today's hot topics on Relevant Radio: Sex recession, impeachment, populism's impact, religious liberty and the courts, restorative justice, and more!]( 9/30/2019 2:26:45 PM Ed Morrissey Once again, I get to step outside the box and guest host the Drew Mariani Show on Relevant Radio® from 3-6 ET today! The Catholic talk-radio network is heard nationwide on the air, as well as online and through their free mobile app that plays live and podcast shows. Today’s Relevant Radio® ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [McConnell: I would have to take up an impeachment -- but perhaps not for long]( 9/30/2019 2:01:04 PM Ed Morrissey Did Mitch McConnell hint at a quick disposal of any impeachment articles presented by the House? Talking to CNBC this morning, the Senate Majority Leader again reminded the hosts that Senate rules require the upper chamber to start a trial if the House impeaches a federal officeholder, and that it ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jeff Flake: It's time to save your souls, Republicans]( 9/30/2019 1:31:56 PM Allahpundit I'm not sure who this op-ed benefits. It's of limited use to Democrats since Flake is now an ex-senator and his critiques of Trump long ago lost their novelty. It may be actually harmful to Republicans since Flake has come to be seen as righties as the consummate RINO, partly ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Another woman accuses Al Franken of groping]( 9/30/2019 1:01:43 PM John Sexton A new accuser has come forward against former Senator Al Franken. New York magazine published a story about women who've come forward to accuse powerful men and, as part of that story, a woman who hadn't come forward publicly before decided to tell her story about Franken. “I was just out ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Good grief. Trump being blamed for Kaepernick's lack of a job]( 9/30/2019 12:31:16 PM Jazz Shaw Somehow I don't think the Intelligence Committee will have time to get around to investigating this one, what with all of the Ukraine stuff going on, but you never know. Donald Trump gets blamed for all manner of things by the mainstream media (and their friends in the Democratic Party). Global ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Breaking: Collins to plead guilty in insider trading case; Update: Resigned]( 9/30/2019 12:01:34 PM Ed Morrissey True to his word, Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) mounted a vigorous defense against charges of insider trading. And then, Collins' defense team vigorously filed a motion to change his plea in federal court this morning. The new plea will bring an end to Collins' political career, but it remains to be ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hillary: Trump is obsessed with me because he has a guilty conscience over 2016]( 9/30/2019 11:31:12 AM Allahpundit Via the Free Beacon, this reminds me of Anthony Scaramucci claiming that Trump secretly has poor self-esteem and is forever overcompensating for it. Are we watching the same person? He doesn't privately fear that he's an illegitimate president or harbor a "guilty conscience" that he won unfairly. He fears, and resents, that ... [More...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Latest Headlines: We pick, you click.] M.B. 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