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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has been raked across the coals for his response to New York Times’ effort to put a spotlight on America’s history with slavery and race. Last week, the Times launched the 1619 Project to acknowledge August 20th as the 400th anniversary of the day when the first slave ship came to port in the British colony that would become the modern day state of Virginia. The Times says the goal of the project is to highlight stories in order to explain how slavery and other race-based issues have shaped America’s existence for centuries, even before the country’s founding. From the project: “It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.” Enter Gingrich, who apparently noticed the project and decided to write it off as brainwashing … [Read more...] about Newt Gingrich Slammed for Bashing NY Times’ Slavery Analysis

Conservative radio host Ben Shapiro encountered massive disgust and online blowback when he cavalierly suggested that it is poor people’s fault for choosing the wrong job it they are forced to take a second one to get by: “If you had to work more than one job to have a roof over your head or food on the table, you probably shouldn’t have taken the job that’s not paying you enough. That’d be a you problem” Shapiro’s comments unleashed a torrent of angry rebuttals, some of whom pointed out the falsehood embedded in his logic about how labor markets work, while others pointed out that Shapiro, who comes from a privileged background, sounded just like a “what a spoiled rich kid says.” As the tsunami of criticism began to crash onshore, Shapiro began to push back in clear damage control mode, trying to claim his comments were taken out of context and pretend he didn’t blame poor people by saying: “that’s a you … [Read more...] about Ben Shapiro Ripped For Blaming Poor People Who Take Two Jobs

The Twitterverse exploded on Wednesday as political observers learned about Congressman Steve King’s (R-IA) suggestion that the global population would be drastically reduced if not for rape and incest. As King defended his record in pushing for Congressional legislation to restrict abortion even in cases of incest and rape, the congressman went into a tangent where he asked “What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?” Needless to say, the responses were instantaneous. Many of the first reactions were a mix of thunderstruck horror and questions about what King might be suggesting about everybody’s ancestry, including his own: From King’s homestate. And here’s the first reaction from the 2020 Democratic presidential field: Have a tip we should know? [email protected] … [Read more...] about Twitter Explodes Over Steve King’s Rape, Incest Comments

During a segment with CNN’s Erin Burnett, President Donald Trump’s acting head of ICE, Ken Cuccinelli, claimed that Emma Lazarus’ empathetic poem on the Statue of Liberty was about “people coming from Europe” and Twitter erupted in outrage. Cuccinelli’s claim came hours after the former Republican Virginia attorney general attempted to reinterpret the famous poem’s lines to defend the Trump administration’s new public charge rule when approving legal immigrants. Following up on his comments from earlier in the day, the CNN host asked: “What do you think America stands for?” Cuccinelli’s response: “Well, of course, that poem was referring back to people coming from Europe, where they had class-based societies where people were considered ‘wretched’ if they weren’t in the right class.” This attempt by a Trump immigration official to demographically narrow the promise and hope of America … [Read more...] about Twitter Erupts at Ken Cuccinelli for Clam

U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe, prominent critic of President Donald Trump, posted a promo video Monday she appeared in alongside golf star Lexi Thompson. It’s unclear, however, whether Rapinoe knows that Thompson recently golfed with President Donald Trump and radio host Rush Limbaugh. “This is why I play. This is why I speak out. Female athletes are more than what you think we are,” Rapinoe tweeted along with a video of female athletes who share their experience of navigating a male-centric industry. The video was put together by the Players’ Tribune, and sponsored by Visa. The video included Rapinoe and her girlfriend, WNBA star Sue Bird, sharing their experience together with Thompson sharing hers. In April, Thompson played golf with Trump and Limbaugh. Thompson has golfed with Trump before, but has never endorsed him publicly, according to USA Today. After golfing with the president, Thompson took a break from social media because of the “hurtful … [Read more...] about Megan Rapinoe Appears in Promo With Golf Star Lexi Thompson