5-6-16 Quick Morning News
Victoria Jones created and edits Quick Morning News. She is chief White House correspondent with Washington DC-based Talk Media News, where her insight and analysis are made available to over 400 news talk radio stations around the country and internationally. Quick NewsRyan won't support Trump - yet"Scant evidence" of intent: Clinton emailsSpies: Eeeek! - Trump intel briefings?Trump's spoken "highly" of adversariesObama: International tax evasion crackdownApril jobs report todayMan seeks restraining order against: God Ryan Won't Support Trump - Yet (AP, NYT, Hill, me)• In a surprising declaration on CNN Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis) refused to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee [...]
Oh God!
"Oh God" is a multi-use term, much like the word "fuck" serves multiple purposes. And although I'm an atheist, I use the "Oh God" expression fairly frequently. "Oh God" was my reaction when I first heard this clip from Michele Bachmann explaining how God told her to marry Marcus Bachmann (even though they weren't in love or anything), and then went to law school and for her post-doctorate in tax law (even though she hates taxes) because her husband told her to, and the Bible says women must be submissive to their men! Of course, that's how she really feels. [...]
Right Wing Sex and Crazy too
Sometimes things aren't as they appear. Today's show contains proof of that... But I start with the hypocrisy from the right. I've long had a theory about the GOP living in some sort of Opposite World or, if you will, their own private Idaho. The people who preach about shrinking government until its so small it cannot do anything yet want to legislate what you can and can't do with your body, and want to ignore the constitution's directive of separation of church and state. In fact, a prime example comes courtesy of Sen. Rand Paul - a supposed supporter of [...]
Perplexing Questions
I used to keep a list of those pesky perplexing questions... the things that will make your brain hurt. Questions like Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Why do chefs wear those big white hats? Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio? Why do you drive on parkways, but park on driveways? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? Why do noses run while feet smell? How would privatizing Medicare make it more efficient? What health insurance company would sell a policyto a 75 year [...]