Daily Show Prep: Thursday, Sept. 14

 

White House Spox Refutes Pelosi-Schumer Statement – Excluding Border Wall Not Agreed To

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent out a tweet after Pelosi and Schumer issued a statement. She said, “While DACA and border security were both discussed, excluding the wall was certainly not agreed to.”

Trump: ‘The Wall Will Come Later’ | The Daily Caller

“The wall will come later,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart for Florida. “We’re right now renovating large sections of wall, massive sections, making it brand new. We’re doing a lot of renovations, we’re building four different samples of the wall to see which one we’re going to choose, and the wall is going to be built, it will be funded a little bit later.”

Trump Says No Citizenship For ‘Dreamers& | The Daily Caller

“We’re not looking at citizenship. We’re not looking at amnesty,” Trump told reporters before traveling to Florida to survey hurricane damage, reports MSNBC. “We’re looking at allowing people to stay here.”

House Agrees To $1.6 Billion For Border | The Daily Caller

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that will provide $1.2 trillion to fund the government past Sept. 30, and will allocate $1.6 billion towards President Donald Trump’s border wall.

Trump Has Reduced Immigration Without Lifting | The Daily Caller

Back in April, I reported that the monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics Household Survey report showed year-over-year growth in the immigrant population (legal and illegal, the government Doesn’t Ask) had completely stalled since Trump’s election.


Hour 2

Folsom School Bans ‘USA’ Chant Over ‘Unintended Message’ Worries « CBS13 | CBS Sacramento

Controversy erupts at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom over students chanting “USA.”

‘I’ll Tell You One Goddamned Thing for Sure. I’m Not Staying at a Motel 6 From Now On.’ – Hit & Run : Reason.com

“Every morning at about 5 o’clock, we do the audit and we push a button and it sends it to ICE.” What’s more, court documents show that “between February and August, ICE agents made at least 20 arrests at Motel 6s, showing up roughly every two weeks” while there was a distinct lack of “records indicating that ICE conducted arrests at other local motels during this same time period.”

Customers Angry After National Anthem Silenced At Buffalo Wild Wings « CBS Los Angeles

Customers at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Eastvale say an employee refused to let them hear the anthem before an NFL game Monday night – which happened to be the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Indiana law allowing marijuana-derived oil spurs crackdown | Local | southbendtribune.com

A new Indiana law that allows people with certain types of epilepsy to use a marijuana-derived oil for treatment has spurred a statewide crackdown, making it more difficult for those seeking the product to obtain it.

Harvard makes convicted spy Chelsea Manning a ‘fellow,’ igniting firestorm | Fox News

Former CIA Acting Director Michael Morell on Thursday announced his resignation as a senior fellow at Harvard after the university named U.S. Army soldier-turned-convicted felon Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow.


Hour 3

Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Uncovered, Reveal Additional Mishandling of Classified Information – Judicial Watch

The documents included 97 email exchanges with Clinton not previously turned over to the State Department, bringing the known total to date to at least 627 emails that were not part of the 55,000 pages of emails that Clinton turned over, and further contradicting a statement by Clinton that, “as far as she knew,” all of her government emails had been turned over to department.

DOJ refusing to let FBI staffers speak to Senate investigators, amid Comey questions | Fox News

The Justice Department is refusing to let top FBI staffers be interviewed by Senate investigators, who want to ask questions about details surrounding the controversial firing of former FBI director James Comey and other issues.

The Swamp Squared: Clinton State Dept. Silenced Security Contractors on Benghazi Terror Attack (Video)

A US security firm that was denied the contract was told to be silent about it or risk losing future contracts.

Number of stay-at-home dads falls as novelty of being a ‘new man’ wears off

The latest ONS data shows that there are currently 232,000 men opting out of the workplace – the lowest number since 2014, and a sharp drop against a pattern which has been steadily increasing since 1993.

Trump rips Susan Rice over unmasking, says it’s ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ | Fox News

Rice said she was bothered by that meeting and the timing, because the UAE delegation had asked for a meeting with then-President Obama and then canceled, supposedly because they weren’t coming to the U.S. – only for the crown prince to quietly see the Trump team.

US Hits Countries For Refusing Deportees | The Daily Caller

The Trump administration hit four countries with visa sanctions Wednesday as punishment for refusing to take back their citizens that U.S. is trying to deport.

Daily Show Prep: Wednesday, Sept. 13

 

As Hurricane Irma roared, thieves used sledgehammer to break in, steal | Miami Herald

It looked as if Hurricane Irma’s powerful winds had swirled through the 14 businesses that occupy the Junction Lofts building in Miami’s Little River district. File cabinets were overturned. Pictures were ripped off walls. Papers were strewn about.

GARBAGE take: Blue check calls Miami P.D. ‘white supremacists’ for arresting looters during #Irma – twitchy.com

You know when a blue check breaks out a phrase like ‘carceral state’ the BS to follow said phrase will be exceptionally deep.

Kid Rock tells Nazis, KKK to ‘stay the f– away’ at Michigan concert – Washington Times

“If you want to take a knee or sit during our ‘Star-Spangled Banner:’ Call me a racist ‘cause I’m not PC and think you have to remind me that Black Lives Matter,” he said. “Nazis, f—ing bigots and now again the KKK, screw all you a—holes, stay the f— away.”

ESPN host accuses Kid Rock of racism. Maybe she should talk to Rock’s black son – Red Alert Politics

Hill tweeted on Monday that Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, pandered to racists and dehumanized black people because he used the Confederate flag at his concerts. Rapaport agreed and called him a “racist” and a “scumbag,” who was a hip hop artist and then switched to country music to make money.

ESPN: Jemele Hill Comments Inappropriate | The Daily Caller

“The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN,” the sports network’s public relations department said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. “We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.”

Feminist Group Says Starbucks’ PSL is Funding White Supremacy – Christine Rousselle

Sorry, basic ladies of America: according to one feminist group, your pumpkin spice latte habit from Starbucks is “funding rent payments to white supremacy.”

FLASHBACK: Starbucks CEO Faces Backlash After Suggesting Violence and Hatred Towards Whites is Acceptable

Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz continued his assault against the majority of Americans. Following the Charlottesville protests, Schultz said, “I know we’re better than this. The bigotry, hatred and senseless violence against people who are not white cannot stand.”

Physics professor: Science can’t be trusted because it’s ‘conducted primarily by white men’ – Red Alert Politics

A physics professor at the University of Washington is blaming white male scientists for having too much influence in the field of scientific research.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo Says Osama Bin Laden’s Porn Stash Won’t Be Released

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said documents retrieved from the 2011 Navy Seal raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden would be released in “weeks”—with the exception of one particular part of the haul, his pornography stash.


Hour 2

Burn it all down: Just 26% of Americans can name the three branches of government – Hot Air Hot Air

I don’t know that there’s anything to add to what Jay Cost said: “We have squandered the greatest civic legacy in the history of the world.”

Video Montage: Hillary Blames Everything and Everyone | Truth Revolt

Washington Free Beacon has compiled a hilarious yet unsettling short video montage of excerpts from Hillary Clinton’s recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, in which the failed presidential candidate slung blame wildly in all directions, from WikiLeaks to former FBI Director James Comey to “millions of white people” to sexism and misogyny — lots and lots of sexism and misogyny.

‘Holy sh*t’! It’s official: Hillary Clinton is out of her ever-loving mind – twitchy.com

We knew Hillary Clinton’s been taking her election defeat pretty hard, but it really seems to be taking a toll on her sanity. And don’t just take our word for it … take hers:

Hillary: The lesson of “1984” is trust your leaders – Hot Air Hot Air

There are establishmentarians, there are big-government establishmentarians, and then there are people who read Orwell and see a parable about insufficient trust in authority:

Fighting For $15? New Robot Taking Over In Fast Food Spots « CBS13 | CBS Sacramento

As fast food employees across the U.S. continue to protest for higher wages, a California chain restaurant has decided to hire a new staff member that works for free. The competition for the company’s low-wage workers: a burger-flipping robot named “Flippy.”

REPORT: Paul Ryan Says No Chance for Border Wall at Private Dinner

At a private dinner over the summer, Speaker Paul Ryan claimed Congressional support for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico is non-existent. Only “one member” supports President Trump’s core campaign promise to build “the wall,” said Ryan.

Waiver issued so construction of border wall can begin – KVOA | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to waive certain laws, regulations and other legal requirements to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers in the vicinity of the international border near Calexico, California. The waiver was published in the Federal Register today.

Speaker Paul Ryan Says US House Will Vote to Fund Border Wall This Week (VIDEO)

Speaker Paul Ryan: This week the House is going to vote on all of the appropriation bills. This week the House is going to vote on all of the appropriation bills before the fiscal year deadline… It hasn’t been done in a long time. So the House of Representatives is doing its work. The House of Representatives is doing its job. And the House of Representatives is bringing all of these appropriation bills on budget, on time and that is an historic achievement… We are fully funding the president’s request to build a wall along the southern border.


Hour 3

White House calls for the resignation of ESPN host Jemele Hill

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling for the termination of an ESPN anchor after she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter.

REPORT: Texas Professor Resigns after Tweet about Sec. DeVos Being Sexually Assaulted

A Texas community college professor who Tweeted he would be okay if Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was sexually assaulted resigned from his law firm according to local news outlets.

Trump Puts Another Woman in Top White House Role, Leftists Mad She’s Pretty | Truth Revolt

nt Trump has hired another woman for a top position in his White House, but instead of celebrating another huge step toward equality, leftists are breaking their own rules and picking on her physical appearance.

Lindsey Graham, Ron Johnson, Rick Santorum Reveal Their Obamacare Block Grant Repeal Legislation

The Graham-Cassidy bill will repeal Obamacare’s individual and employer mandate, Obamacare’s medical device tax, and deliver health care to the states so that local governments can design a more affordable alternative to the Affordable Care Act. GCHJ strengthens the ability for states to waive Obamacare regulation, such as community ratings and essential health benefits. The bill will also allow Americans to use their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to purchase health insurance and pay for premiums, an idea first sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Study prompts call to examine flu vaccine and miscarriage – ABC News

They found 17 of 485 miscarriages they studied involved women whose vaccinations followed that pattern. Just four of a comparable 485 healthy pregnancies involved women who were vaccinated that way.

Awans Funneled Data to Secret Server | The Daily Caller

A secret server is behind law enforcement’s decision to ban a former IT aide to Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz from the House network.

Daily Show Prep: Monday, Sept. 11

Daily Show Prep: Monday, Sept. 11

 

State Dept. Forces Stranded U.S. Citizens to Foot the Bill for Hurricane Rescue

Hurricane Irma: Dozens of dogs abandoned, left unable to escape

Authorities in south Florida may pursue felony charges against people who abandoned their animals as Hurricane Irma approached the Florida peninsula.

Hurricane expert Klotzbach: #Irma at landfall comes in 7th behind 1935 Labor Day storm | Watts Up With That?

Hurricane Jose to Meander in the Atlantic This Week; Long-Term Future Path is Uncertain | The Weather Channel

9/11: Live News Coverage Montage From That Morning – The Burning Truth

9/11: Live News Coverage Montage From That Morning

The U.S. Government Says Cake Is Speech | The Daily Caller

The U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus (or “friend-of-the-court”) brief Thursday in the marquee religious freedom case of the upcoming Supreme Court term. The case concerns a Christian baker in Colorado named Jack Phillips, who declined to create a wedding cake with a pro-LGBTQ message for a gay couple planning their nuptials. Among other things, the Department argues that wedding cakes are a form of creative expression, and individuals cannot be coerced into expression with which they disagree.

SOURCE: Lyn Orletsky Fired Amid Backlash For Swastika Comments

“The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you with an update on your child’s math class,” the letter signed by school principal Darrell Herring reads. “Ms. Orletsky no longer is your child’s math teacher, effective immediately.”


Hour 2

Trump DOJ: No plans to charge Lois Lerner in IRS scandal | Fox News

In a letter to the lawmakers, the Justice Department said that “reopening the criminal investigation would not be appropriate based on the available evidence.”

Judicial Watch Statement on Justice Department’s Decision Not to Charge Lois Lerner in IRS Scandal – Judicial Watch

I have zero confidence that the Justice Department did an adequate review of the IRS scandal. In fact, we’re still fighting the Justice Department and the IRS for records about this very scandal. Today’s decision comes as no surprise considering that the FBI collaborated with the IRS and is unlikely to investigate or prosecute itself. President Trump should order a complete review of the whole issue. Meanwhile, we await accountability for IRS Commissioner Koskinen, who still serves and should be drummed out of office.

Ryan Blocking Concealed Carry Reciprocity, Congressman Tells AAR

Speaker Paul Ryan will not allow Congressional action on national concealed carry reciprocity to move bills forward, Rep. Thomas Massie told host Mark Walters Thursday on Armed American Radio.  The reason given is Ryan thinks the timing isn’t right to consider H.R. 2909, the D.C. Personal Protection Reciprocity Act, a supplement to state reciprocity provisions of H.R. 38.

Row over AI that ‘identifies gay faces’ – BBC News

The Stanford University study claims its software recognises facial features relating to sexual orientation that are not perceived by human observers.


Hour 3

Saudi Government paid two citizens in 9/11 ‘dry runs’ | Daily Mail Online

Recently submitted evidence in an ongoing lawsuit against Saudi Arabia claims that its embassy in Washington DC may have funded a ‘dry run’ using two of its employees before the events of September 11.

Evidence Against Benghazi Attacker Hidden | The Daily Caller

Days before the fifth-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya that killed U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens, a federal judge ruled that jurors at the trial of Libyan radical Islamist Ahmed Abu Khattala, charged with organizing the September 11, 2012 assault, cannot be told information that may prove he threatened to murder one of Stevens’s successor, Politico reported.

Daily Show Prep: Monday, Sept. 11

Thursday, Sept. 7 – Hour 2 Podcast

 

Menendez Trial Could Have Big Impact on the Balance of Power in the U.S. Senate | NTK Network

“[Menendez] replacement, at least until January, would be named by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican and ally of President Donald Trump. That would add to the Republicans’ 52-48 Senate majority only months after their bid to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law failed by a single vote.”

Oops: NYT Caught Omitting ‘Democrat’ in Story About Corrupt Senator | Truth Revolt

The New York Times conveniently left out the party affiliation of a corrupt Senator who is facing bribery charges. With all of the scrupulous details about the upcoming trial included in the lengthy piece, the report somehow failed to mention that New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is a Democrat. Hours later, that crucial detail was added — waaaay down in the fourth paragraph.

NBC, AP Publish Article Saying Crooked Democrat Menendez on Trial in New Jersey Is a Republican

The AP and NBC both tweeted out a story that Bob Menendez is a Republican.

A few minutes into the Menendez trial, the judge told a Menendez lawyer to “shut up.” This is going to be interesting

Menendez trial an attack on Hispanic Americans, says co-defendant’s lawyer

The second day of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s federal corruption trial concluded Thursday after an attorney for Menendez’s co-defendant accused prosecutors of attacking Hispanic-Americans, and the judge warned attorneys on both sides not to turn the proceeding into a “tabloid trial.”

Conservatives sign letter warning media against Southern Poverty Law Center | Fox News

The letter calls the SPLC a “discredited, left-wing political activist organization that seeks to silence its political opponents with a ‘hate group’ label of its own invention.”

Southern ‘Poverty’ Law Center is Anything But: $320 Million in Assets, 20% Invested Overseas | Truth Revolt

The Southern Poverty Law Center invests almost 20 percent of its nearly $320 million endowment fund in offshore equities and other investments. The 2016 annual report of the Alabama-based civil rights organization reports $69,093,576 of “non-U.S. equity funds” among the assets comprising the total endowment fund of $319,283,961, a fund the SPLC describes as a “plan for the day when nonprofits like the SPLC can no longer afford to solicit support through the mail because of rising postage and printing costs.” (Given that 2016 contributions topped $45 million, that day has not yet arrived.)

Court Upholds Prayers Before Gov Meetings | The Daily Caller

A federal court ruled in favor of invocations before government meetings Wednesday, overturning a previous decision that said such prayer is unconstitutional.

 

Daily Show Prep: Thursday, Sept. 7

 

Irma on track to be costliest Atlantic storm ever: analyst

Hurricane Irma could be the costliest storm ever to form in the Atlantic Ocean as it is on track to blast through some of the most expensive properties in Florida, a disaster analyst said Thursday.

Indiana proposes work mandate for state health coverage | Local | southbendtribune.com

The state has offered job-search and employment training programs to Healthy Indiana Plan members since 2015. However, state records show that fewer than 600 individuals attended the work program during its first 15 months of operation.

The House ethics committee on Monday outlined its charges against Rep. Maxine Waters, who is accused of helping a bank in which her husband owned stock secure federal bailout funds.

The House ethics committee on Monday outlined its charges against Rep. Maxine Waters, who is accused of helping a bank in which her husband owned stock secure federal bailout funds.


Hour 2

Menendez Trial Could Have Big Impact on the Balance of Power in the U.S. Senate | NTK Network

“[Menendez] replacement, at least until January, would be named by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican and ally of President Donald Trump. That would add to the Republicans’ 52-48 Senate majority only months after their bid to repeal former President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law failed by a single vote.”

Oops: NYT Caught Omitting ‘Democrat’ in Story About Corrupt Senator | Truth Revolt

The New York Times conveniently left out the party affiliation of a corrupt Senator who is facing bribery charges. With all of the scrupulous details about the upcoming trial included in the lengthy piece, the report somehow failed to mention that New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is a Democrat. Hours later, that crucial detail was added — waaaay down in the fourth paragraph.

NBC, AP Publish Article Saying Crooked Democrat Menendez on Trial in New Jersey Is a Republican

The AP and NBC both tweeted out a story that Bob Menendez is a Republican.

Menendez trial an attack on Hispanic Americans, says co-defendant’s lawyer

The second day of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s federal corruption trial concluded Thursday after an attorney for Menendez’s co-defendant accused prosecutors of attacking Hispanic-Americans, and the judge warned attorneys on both sides not to turn the proceeding into a “tabloid trial.”

Conservatives sign letter warning media against Southern Poverty Law Center | Fox News

The letter calls the SPLC a “discredited, left-wing political activist organization that seeks to silence its political opponents with a ‘hate group’ label of its own invention.”

Southern ‘Poverty’ Law Center is Anything But: $320 Million in Assets, 20% Invested Overseas | Truth Revolt

The Southern Poverty Law Center invests almost 20 percent of its nearly $320 million endowment fund in offshore equities and other investments. The 2016 annual report of the Alabama-based civil rights organization reports $69,093,576 of “non-U.S. equity funds” among the assets comprising the total endowment fund of $319,283,961, a fund the SPLC describes as a “plan for the day when nonprofits like the SPLC can no longer afford to solicit support through the mail because of rising postage and printing costs.” (Given that 2016 contributions topped $45 million, that day has not yet arrived.)

Court Upholds Prayers Before Gov Meetings | The Daily Caller

A federal court ruled in favor of invocations before government meetings Wednesday, overturning a previous decision that said such prayer is unconstitutional.


Hour 3

Amazon To Open Second Headquarters, HQ2 | The Daily Caller

Amazon announced Thursday that it is opening a second company headquarters somewhere in North America, and will decide based on cities’ ability to prove their respective worth.

Study Breaks Narrative On Discrimination | The Daily Caller

Only 25 percent of participants said they experienced discrimination, while 75 percent said they either had not experienced it or experienced discrimination rarely.