Author: Gary Bentley

Republicans Are Already In Danger Of Losing The House In 2018 Midterms

According to the latest projections, Republicans are already in bad shape for the 2018 midterms.  While there is still plenty of time for them to regain the upper hand, their legislative record and lack of enthusiasm among the public will likely be difficult to overcome, regardless of how much money they spend next year. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: In spite of all of the horrible things that have been coming out of the White House recently, out of the House, out of the Senate, there is a little bit of...

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Trump’s Travel Budget Already Twice As Much As Obama’s

Donald Trump repeatedly attacked Barack Obama for golfing while president, a theme that Republicans hammered on for 8 years.  But Donald Trump has actually surpassed Obama’s leisure time, and he’s spent twice the amount on travel in just 11 weeks that Obama spent in 2 years.  At this pace, Trump’s travel for one year will far exceed the totals that Obama spent throughout his entire presidency. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: Last week after Donald Trump sent those tomahawk missiles into Syria some really great investigators on Twitter found a tweet...

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Trump Treats Staffers Like Kindergarteners, Makes Them Write Lists Of His Accomplishments

Over the weekend, White House staffers descended upon Mar-A-Lago to help Donald Trump “rebrand” his administration. As part of their exercises, they were given markers, white boards, and rolls of paper and separated into teams to write down all of Trump’s accomplishments since taking office.  This is what children in elementary school do, not people working for the President of the United States. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript:   A little bit of news that went completely unnoticed from last week was the fact that the Trump administration is literally treating its staffers as if they...

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Trump Profiting From Syrian Missile Strikes, So Stop Saying He Looks “Presidential” Now

According to the latest reports, Donald Trump owns stock in Raytheon, the maker of the Tomahawk missiles that Trump lobbed at Syria last week.  And when the attack occurred, the company’s stock went through the roof, making Trump that much richer.  But still, the media keeps telling us that Trump now looks “presidential,” because they refuse to actually do their jobs. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: As it turns out, the Tomahawk missiles that Donald Trump lobbed at a Syrian airfield last week, manufactured by Raytheon, Donald Trump actually profited off...

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California Plans To Soften Up Sentencing For Juvenile Criminals

Lawmakers in California have introduced a series of criminal reform bills in the hopes of keeping more juveniles out of prison. The proposed measure would require minors to speak with attorneys before waiving their rights during interrogation, and eliminate incarceration of children under 12 years old. In addition to that, though, the bills would ban life sentences without parole for anyone under 18. Mike Papantonio discusses this with Mollye Barrows, legal journalist with The Trial Lawyer Magazine. Transcript: Papantonio: Lawmakers in California have introduced a series of criminal reform bills in the hopes of keeping more juveniles out of...

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