January 17, 2017

Tuesday, January 17 – Hour 1 Podcast

More than 50 Democrats have announced they will skip Donald Trump’s inauguration « Hot Air

There are now more than 50 House Democrats — 52, at last count — who have declared that they will not attend the inauguration on Capitol Hill this week. The number rose sharply after Trump tweeted Saturdaythat Lewis (D) is “all talk, talk, talk” and should “finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities.”

Flashback=> John Lewis on US Presidency: “I’ve Always Said If You Don’t Respect the Man, Respect the Position”

“I’ve always said if you con’t respect the man, respect the position.”

Unprecedented threats drive Secret Service inauguration security | WTOP

Members of U.S. law enforcement will deploy countermeasures to prevent a large truck attack, such as those that killed dozens in Nice, France and Berlin last year, from happening during the inauguration of Donald Trump as president.

CNN debate: Does Trump’s diversity effort consist of “mediocre Negroes”? « Hot Air

Oh my. Donald Trump and campaign tried to respond to attacks on its diversity by making that a priority, putting small businessman Bruce LeVell in charge of those efforts.

‘Moby Dick’ Restaurant Blocked Because Name ‘Offensive’ | The Daily Caller

Canadian property management company Mengfa International leased retail space near Vancouver Harbor in Vancouver, B.C., just a few miles north of the Washington state border, to Moby Dick Restaurant in 2015. A consortium of business owners around the space prohibited the restaurant from opening, according to a lawsuit brought by Mengfa.

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