by Casey | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
One dead, seven injured after Fire Ball ride malfunctions at Ohio State Fair | NBC4i.com
The Columbus Division of Fire says one person is dead and five critically injured after a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair.
Ind. State Fair Will Not Operate Ride That Caused Deadly Accident | News – Indiana Public Media
The Indiana State Fair will not operate the Fire Ball ride at this year’s event, after that ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair Wednesday night, killing one man and injuring seven others.
City Council members say it is time for the schools to help fund crossing guards | Elkhart Schools | elkharttruth.com
The city had been paying over $220,000 annually for 22 guards, but sliced that funding in half for the 2017 budget arguing that it was time for the school system to cover part of the cost as well.
Dems Sink $2B Funding For Health Program | The Daily Caller
However, almost all Democrats voted against the bill; it failed in a 219-187 vote. Republicans may try to pass it again under regular order with a simple majority.
Lawmakers propose emergency funding for nearly bankrupt VA Choice program | Fox Business
Lawmakers said Wednesday they are looking into a funding solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs Choice Program, which is at risk of going bankrupt before the end of the fiscal year unless Congress takes prompt action.
Hill Reporter Lays Into Media on Wasserman Schultz Scandal Cover Up
Continuing on the clear liberal bias of the media, Concha stated: “Our media, political media, not local media or war correspondents, international reporting, financial reporting. Our political media is broken. When the story gets ignored because of party affiliation, and nothing more.”
Varney and Concha ignored the story for months as well.
WaPo story about IT staffer nabbed trying to flee country includes Debbie Wasserman Schultz cameo – twitchy.com
Wednesday, the Washington Post picked up on the story, publishing it under the dare-you-not-to-click headline, “Congressional IT staffer charged with home equity loan fraud.”
ABC, NBC, And CBS Pretty Much Bury IT Scandal Engulfing Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Office – Matt Vespa
Concerning media coverage, Politico has reported something on it, but the big three—ABC, NBC, and CBS—have virtually buried this story, preventing the millions of viewers that tune into these respective networks from learning about it. NBC and ABC have been silent in their broadcasts, but CBS did devote 37 seconds to it.
Developing: Pakistani IT Specialist’s Brother Held Meeting at Obama White House for Several Hours
A search of guests at the White House show that Imran’s younger brother Abid was a guest at the White House on Thursday, November 21, 2013. He arrived at 5pm and didn’t depart for 7 hours. He attended with another 17 individuals.
Likely he was there for a legitimate reason. I’d caution you from jumping to conclusions about the White House meeting.
Hour 2
First Genetically Engineered Human Embryo | The Daily Caller
A team of U.S. researchers for the first time ever edited human embryo DNA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Tech Review revealed Wednesday.
Prof Argues For Newborn Euthanasia | The Daily Caller
“I see no substantive difference that would make the former act moral and the latter immoral,”
That’s exactly what the pro-life movement has been saying since the beginning.
Anthony Scaramucci: Senior members of comms team are asking junior members to leak for them
Anthony Scaramucci, incoming White House communications director, said Wednesday night that he knows who is orchestrating leaks among the communications department and will take “dramatic steps” to stop them.
Can’t Make This Up: Hillary Clinton Steals Book Title “What Happened” From Former Bush Press Secretary
It’s rumored Clinton will do a lot of blaming, rather than accept the blame for the epic loss. However, not only can Hillary Clinton not assume responsibility for losing the election, but her legion of aides, consultants and advisors couldn’t even help her select an original book title. As it turns out, “What Happened” is also the name of former President Bush’s press secretary Scott McClellan’s book.
Rejecting Sessions’ Plea, Senate Panel Votes to Protect Medical Marijuana – Hit & Run : Reason.com
“This vote is not only a blow against an outdated Reefer Madness mindset,” says Marijuana Majority Chairman Tom Angell, who first reported Sessions’ letter. “It is a personal rebuke to Jeff Sessions. The attorney general, in contravention of President Trump‘s campaign pledges and of public opinion, specifically asked Congress to give him the power to arrest and prosecute medical marijuana patients and providers who are following state laws. A bipartisan group of his former Senate colleagues just said no. A majority of states now allow medical cannabis, and we will not allow drug warriors in the Justice Department to roll back the clock. The war on marijuana is ending, even if Jeff Sessions doesn’t realize it yet.”
Hour 3
Nets Tout ‘Outrage’ on Trump’s Trans Ban, Ignore $70 Million Cost
0.01% looks like a small percentage, but $69,000,000 is an enormous number. That’s how much the military would spend on health care in 2018 for its 250 transgender members currently in transition, according to NBC’s online article. But instead of focusing on numbers like that, the network news shows touted “outrage” against Trump and interviewed experts claiming the president’s tweets “harm national security.”
DoD spends $84M a year on Viagra, similar meds
DHA and its pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts run a vast organization that dispenses medications through military hospitals and clinics, by mail and at retail stores nationwide via multiple contracts.
Transitioning Transgender Soldiers’ Medical Expenses 14 Times Higher than Average – Breitbart
The RAND study says that the cost of gender transition treatment for transgender service members would be “relatively low” — that is, relative to total military expenditure on health care. But a closer look at the numbers in the study reveals that the health care costs of transgenders who choose to undergo gender transition treatment in the military would be some 14 times higher than the average health care costs of service members in general.
Trump Issued Trans Ban To Get Wall Funds | The Daily Caller
“There are several members of the conference who feel this really needs to be addressed,” senior House Committee on Appropriations member Robert Aderholt of Alabama said Tuesday. “This isn’t about the transgender issue; it’s about the taxpayer dollars going to pay for the surgery out of the defense budget.”
House Conservatives Try Again to Block Funding for Transgender Treatments in Military
“We are $20 trillion in debt and the taxpayers … are projected to spend $3.7 billion in the next 10 years for sex-reassignment surgeries,” @RepScottPerry says.
Ron Johnson Introduces Amendment Making Congress Eligible for Obamacare – Christine Rousselle
The OPM rule described the House of Representatives as having only 45 staffers and 45 employees, and the Senate as only having 45 total employees. This means that Congress was portraying itself as a small business and therefore eligible to buy health insurance on D.C.’s Small Business Health Exchange Program (SHOP). SHOP exchanges are normally only available for businesses that employ fewer than 100 people–except for Congress, evidently.
The Best Insults On The Planet That Don’t Use Profanity
“You are like the first piece of bread in a loaf. Everybody touches you but nobody wants you.”
by Casey | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
RNC Chair: ‘Debbie Wasserman Schultz Has Obstructed at Every Level’ With Former IT Staffer Imran Awan – Breitbart
McDaniel said, “We have to get to the bottom of this, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz has obstructed at every level, on something that affects, potentially our national security. So to have this gentlemen try and leave the country yesterday, and now we know there’s bank fraud, and we know he destroyed these hard drives and when you talk to — when you read the story about the Marine that found them in the apartment he was trying to rent. I mean, it’s a long story, but it’s something we have to get to the bottom of. We’re not hearing the Democrats talk about it at all. Where’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz? And we also need to know why DNC never turned over their hard drive to the FBI to review it as to their hacking.”
Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested | The Daily Caller
Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s top information technology (IT) aide was arrested Monday attempting to board a flight to Pakistan after wiring $283,000 from the Congressional Federal Credit Union to that country.
Flashback: Wasserman Schultz Threatens Police Chief for Gathering Evidence on Her IT Staffer’s Alleged Crimes :: Grabien News
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: “I think you’re violating the rules when you conduct your business that way and you should expect that there will be consequences.”
Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested | The Daily Caller
“On January 18, 2017 at 12:09 pm, an international wire transfer request form was submitted [at the Congressional Federal Credit Union] at the Longworth House Office Building in the District of Columbia, in the amount of $283,000.00, to two individuals in Faisalabad, Pakistan,” according to an affidavit obtained by TheDCNF.
Adobe Is Finally Killing Flash (For Real, This Time)
Here it is, hiding halfway down the company’s latest press release, like a guillotine in a crowded town square: “Adobe is planning to end-of-life Flash.” Boom. That’s the sound of the blade dropping, and Flash, finally, thankfully, mercifully dying. Because Adobe just killed it.
CalExit II Approved to Gather Signatures for Right to Secede – Breitbart
For the second time in less than a year, the CalExit effort in California will gather signatures for the right to secede from the United States.
Al Gore Humiliation: NASA Study Confirms Sea Levels Are FALLING
Sea levels fell in 2016, and with all of this winter’s record-breaking snowfall, I wouldn’t be surprised if they decline again this year.
Hour 2
Indiana Supreme Court rejects Monarch affiliate’s bid to sell liquor
Monarch Beverage Co. has been dealt another major blow in its years-long push to distribute liquor in Indiana, this time by the state Supreme Court.
Blame The Aggressive LGBT Playbook For Trump’ | The Daily Caller
It’s part of the shopworn, aggressive LGBT playbook, in which any issue becomes us vs. them (and “them” is inevitably Republicans). Earlier this year when President Trump took the extraordinary step of squashing the vicious anti-gay executive order his Evangelical allies wanted, gay groups worked hard to find fault along the lines of “yes, but he almost did something very bad.”
Trump Announces Ban on Transgenders in the U.S. Military
“After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical cost and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you.”
LGBT demographics of the United States – Wikipedia
the NHIS reported in July 2014 that 1.6 percent of Americans identify as gay or lesbian, and 0.7 percent identify as bisexual.
Special Report: 3.4% of U.S. Adults Identify as LGBT | Gallup
The inaugural results of a new Gallup question — posed to more than 120,000 U.S. adults thus far — shows that 3.4% say “yes” when asked if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S. | Gallup
The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans’ 25% estimate in 2011, and only slightly higher than separate 2002 estimates of the gay and lesbian population. These estimates are many times higher than the 3.8% of the adult population who identified themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in Gallup Daily tracking in the first four months of this year.
Tulsi Gabbard on CIA-Syrian Arms Program: ‘We Have Been Providing Direct and Indirect Support to al Qaeda’ :: Grabien News
GABBARD: “It’s this addiction to regime change, and this idea that somehow this is what must be done without actually looking at the fact that we have been providing direct and indirect support to al Qaeda, this very same terrorist group that attacked us on 9/11, and that we are supposed to be continuing to be fighting against and trying to defeat. The thing that should make everyone feel sick is that people would rather support, directly and indirectly, al Qaeda than actually give up their regime change goals.”
FLASHBACK: US-trained Syrian rebels gave weapons to al Qaeda, Pentagon admits | TheHill
Syrian rebels trained and armed by the United States gave at least a quarter of their weapons cache to al Qaeda affiliates in Syria earlier this week, U.S. Central Command acknowledged
Hour 3
Fatal shooting reported at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center on Elm Road in Mishawaka – 95.3 MNC
A shooting turns fatal south of the bypass in Mishawaka.
Moderate Senators Shoot Down Rand Paul’s Clean Obamacare Repeal Bill – Breitbart
Senate Republicans shot down Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) clean Obamacare repeal bill on Wednesday.
Rep. Steve King: Imran Awan Had Access to ‘All the Communication of the Foreign Affairs Committee’ – Breitbart
They had access to the information on the multiple clients that they had, and that number is nearly a score, as I recall, they would have had access to all the information that came through all those computers in all those offices and access to…all the communications of the foreign affairs committee.
First AP Story on Arrested Dem IT Staffer Makes Schultz Look Like the Victim
The report spun the news in the most favorable way it could for beleaguered Democrats, making Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz look like the victim as it headlined her spokesman’s claim that she fired Awan Tuesday after learning of his arrest.
Newly declassified memos detail extent of improper Obama-era NSA spying | TheHill
The National Security Agency and FBI violated specific civil liberty protections during the Obama administration by improperly searching and disseminating raw intelligence on Americans or failing to promptly delete unauthorized intercepts, according to newly declassified memos that provide some of the richest detail to date on the spy agencies’ ability to obey their own rules.
Jamey Johnson House of Blues Concert Cancelled After He Refused to Disarm
Tony TC Coleman is a member of Johnson’s band, and he responded to the HOBMB Facebook post by relaying a first-hand account of what happened:
First Mooch Casualty: Suspected Leaker Michael Short FIRED
Less than a week after Anthoney Scaramucci has resumed his role as White House Communications Director and heads are already rolling; it was just reported that Michael Short, long suspected to be one of the leakers, has been fired from his role as assistant press secretary in the White House Communications Office.
by Casey | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Podcast
Here We Go: Senate to Vote on Whether to Proceed to Obamacare Replacement Bills – Guy Benson
The Senate can do so again now, and President Trump will use his pen to sign such legislation. The first step this time, the first vote we will soon take, is on whether or not to begin the debate at all.
Boehner Says He Used to ‘Sneak Into’ White House to See Obama
Former House Speaker John Boehner said at an event in Las Vegas last week that he used to “sneak into” the White House to see President Barack Obama to avoid scrutiny from the “right-wing press,” according to a report by the Washington Post, which obtained a videotape of Boehner’s remarks.
Boehner Predicts Republicans Will Never Repeal and Replace Obamacare – Breitbart
Boehner said, “Here we are, seven months into this year, and yet they’ve not passed this bill. Now, they’re never — they’re not going to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s been around too long. And the American people have gotten accustomed to it. Governors have gotten accustomed to this Medicaid expansion, and so trying to pull it back is really not going to work.”
The Obamacare Facts That Liberals Don’t Want You to Know
Roy wrote that “of the 22 million fewer people who will have health insurance in 2026 under the Senate [health care] bill, 16 million will voluntarily drop out of the market because they will no longer face a financial penalty for doing so: 73 percent of the total.”
$1.6 Million To Study Effects of Soda | The Daily Caller
The National Institute of Health (NIH) awarded Augusta University physiologist Ruth Harris $1.6 million to study the health effects of soft drinks on people.
Hospital Roadblocks Gard’s Parents Wishes | The Daily Caller
Charlie Gard’s hospital opposed his parents’ last wish to take him home to die Tuesday, but Gard’s mom wants the dispute aired publicly.
by Casey | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Here We Go: Senate to Vote on Whether to Proceed to Obamacare Replacement Bills – Guy Benson
The Senate can do so again now, and President Trump will use his pen to sign such legislation. The first step this time, the first vote we will soon take, is on whether or not to begin the debate at all.
Boehner Says He Used to ‘Sneak Into’ White House to See Obama
Former House Speaker John Boehner said at an event in Las Vegas last week that he used to “sneak into” the White House to see President Barack Obama to avoid scrutiny from the “right-wing press,” according to a report by the Washington Post, which obtained a videotape of Boehner’s remarks.
Boehner Predicts Republicans Will Never Repeal and Replace Obamacare – Breitbart
Boehner said, “Here we are, seven months into this year, and yet they’ve not passed this bill. Now, they’re never — they’re not going to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s been around too long. And the American people have gotten accustomed to it. Governors have gotten accustomed to this Medicaid expansion, and so trying to pull it back is really not going to work.”
The Obamacare Facts That Liberals Don’t Want You to Know
Roy wrote that “of the 22 million fewer people who will have health insurance in 2026 under the Senate [health care] bill, 16 million will voluntarily drop out of the market because they will no longer face a financial penalty for doing so: 73 percent of the total.”
$1.6 Million To Study Effects of Soda | The Daily Caller
The National Institute of Health (NIH) awarded Augusta University physiologist Ruth Harris $1.6 million to study the health effects of soft drinks on people.
Hospital Roadblocks Gard’s Parents Wishes | The Daily Caller
Charlie Gard’s hospital opposed his parents’ last wish to take him home to die Tuesday, but Gard’s mom wants the dispute aired publicly.
Hour 2
BREAKING: Appeals Court Strikes Down D.C. “Good Cause” Handgun Carry Ban – Firearms Policy Coalition
Today, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down Washington, D.C.’s ‘good cause’ handgun carry rule that plaintiffs in 2 cases argued constituted a ban on the right to keep and bear arms.
Snopes on the Verge of Collapse as They Beg For Money on GoFundMe
“We’re hoping [the $500K goal] can get us by until the end of the year,” he said, cautioning that specific dates or numbers hadn’t been thought out. “We’re just trying to cover operating expenses, it’s all very standard: salaries, we have 16 staff that work at Snopes, various kinds of overhead, travel, that kind of thing. There’s no telling how much we’re going to have to end up frittering away on legal fees.”
San Jose businesswoman pleads guilty to H1-B visa fraud
A San Jose businesswoman who secured H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers by telling immigration officials they had job offers from Cisco Systems Inc. when they did not has pleaded guilty to visa fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Michigan fruit growers say ‘Trump effect’ is making their life harder | MLive.com
Migrant workers in the Great Lakes region were being paid an average of $12.28 an hour this spring, a 5.5 percent increase over the same time last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics.
Grades going up, SAT scores down: Experts say grade inflation is to blame – Red Alert Politics
A tougher SAT makes the painful rite of passage even more grueling, but it also makes it easier for colleges to differentiate between applicants. A more difficult test means that the bell curve of scores will be more spread out, making it easier for colleges to differentiate between candidates.
Hour 3
Senate Approves First Step Toward Obamacare Repeal – Breitbart
The Senate passed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s motion to proceed on the upper chamber’s healthcare reform bills Tuesday, a move that will allow senators to vote on both the 2015 Obamacare repeal bill and the leadership’s healthcare reform legislation. If either bill ultimately passes, it will repeal large sections of Obamacare.
BREAKING: Senate Secures 50 Votes Needed to Open Debate on Obamacare
Republican senators on Tuesday secured the 50 votes needed to move forward on their seven-year pledge to repeal portions of Obamacare, approving a procedural move to begin debate and assemble details of a final healthcare bill.
by Casey | Jul 20, 2017 | Blog, Daily Show Prep
Son of Cecil the Lion is shot dead by a big game hunter | Daily Mail Online
The son of Cecil the Lion has been shot dead by a big game hunter – two years after his father was killed, it has emerged.
OJ Simpson parole hearing: Former football star approved for October release | Fox News
football star approved for October release Published July 20, 2017 Fox News NOW PLAYING OJ Simpson takes ‘full responsibility’ for his incarceration Close O.J. Simpson, the disgraced former football great, was granted parole Thursday amid his 33-year prison sentence for an armed robbery that has kept him behind bars in Nevada since 2008.
Linkin Park Frontman Chester Bennington Commi | The Daily Caller
Chester Bennington, the lead singer for Linkin Park, has committed suicide.
Department of Justice Rolls Out New Asset Forfeiture Directive – Breitbart
The Department of Justice made good on promises to issue a new procedure for federal “adoptions” of local and state civil asset forfeitures Wednesday with a new policy directive aimed at reintroducing the practice while combating abuses.
BREAKING: Sen. John McCain Has Brain Cancer | The Daily Caller
Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, according to a statement released by his office and the Mayo Clinic.
Preparations Begin for Border Wall Construction
President Trump’s promised border wall is one step closer to construction as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins testing selected areas for compatibility.
Hour 2
USPS May Have Broken the Law for Letting Employees Take Time Off to Campaign for Clinton – Christine Rousselle
The United States Postal Service is accused of violating the Hatch Act when it permitted employees to take time off to campaign for Hillary Clinton. The workers took unpaid time off to volunteer for the Clinton campaign, but were paid for their work by the National Association of Letter Carriers’ PAC, the Letter Carrier Political Fund. The NALC endorsed Clinton.
Albuquerque Tea Party granted tax-exempt status after 8 years | Fox News
exempt status after 8 years Published July 20, 2017 Fox News NOW PLAYING Tea Party groups still seek justice for IRS scandal It’s taken nearly eight years, but the Internal Revenue Service finally granted tax-exempt status to a Tea Party group in what lawyers representing the group on Wednesday called a “major victory for free speech.”
CNN Covers Trump-Putin Dinner 3x More Than Ob | The Daily Caller
CNN covered President Trump’s dinner with Vladimir Putin three times as much as they covered Obama’s promise of “flexibility” after his reelection, according to a new study by the Media Research Center.
Kremlin Slams “Schizophrenic” Report Of “Secret” Putin-Trump Meeting | Zero Hedge
The Kremlin responded to media reports that President Donald Trump held a second “secret” meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit, saying it has prompted “astonishment” in Moscow and displays a “lack of understanding” while confirming the two did chat informally over dinner. “The use of such notion as “undisclosed” or “secret” meeting causes absolute astonishment and lack of understanding” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state TV, Channel One.
WINNING: Five Pentagon Successes Under President Trump – Breitbart
President Trump has placed a high priority on rebuilding the U.S. military and allowing his commanders to make more calls. So far, in the administration’s first six months, successes have been piling up.
U.S. Military: Afghanistan Airstrikes in 2017 Already Exceed Last Two Years – Breitbart
According to newly released U.S. Air Force figures, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) had dropped 1,634 munitions in Afghanistan as of June 30, marking a dramatic increase from the same period in 2015 (298) and the following year (545).
Trump Ends CIA Arming Syrian Rebels | The Daily Caller
President Donald Trump has ended the covert CIA program to arm Syrian rebels, which had the aim of bringing down the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Fake News: CNN Anchor Falsely Claims ‘NO ONE’ Is Claiming Second Trump/Putin Meeting Was Secret – The Burning Truth
CNN’s Chris Cillizza falsely claimed that ‘NO ONE’ was saying the fake news second Trump/Putin ‘meeting’ was ‘secret.’ It’s so laughably absurd that it is should be an example of how not to do research in journalism classes.
Hour 3
Heinz unveils ‘Chicago Dog Sauce’ to get around city’s ‘no-ketchup’ rule | WGN-TV
Heinz unveiled a “new” sauce on Monday to get around Chicago’s strict “no ketchup on hotdogs” rule.
Facebook Announces ‘Paywall’ News Subscription Service – Breitbart
“The problem is that today’s internet distribution systems distort the flow of economic value derived from good reporting.”
Minneapolis PD: Mohamed Noor’s Partner Heard | The Daily Caller
Nothing about this story adds up. Every answer just leads to more questions.
