Via Hot Air, "Rush Limbaugh: Marco Rubio is a legitimate full-throated conservative and a disciple of Ronald Reagan."
And listen, "Rush Limbaugh: Marco Rubio "a legitimate full-throated conservative."
More at that Hot Air link above.
And earlier, "Marco Rubio in New Hampshire: 'We need to unify the conservative movement...' (VIDEO)."
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Donald Trump Lashes Out at Iowa Voters and Media
He was completely magnanimous in yesterday's concession speech, but we're seeing a new tone today. Trump was off Twitter for much longer than usual, which I hope is a sign that he was getting some good, professional campaign advice.
He's moaning about how "self-funding" a campaign is extremely expensive, which it is, although most would argue that he went the cheapskate route in Iowa, at least in terms of voter mobilization. (I don't know if he ran much advertising over the local airwaves, but he's been hammered for skimping on data-driven ground mobilizing efforts from many quarters.)
In any case, NYT's got a burst of his tweets embedded here, "Donald Trump Lashes Out at Iowa Voters and Media."
Expect updates...
He's moaning about how "self-funding" a campaign is extremely expensive, which it is, although most would argue that he went the cheapskate route in Iowa, at least in terms of voter mobilization. (I don't know if he ran much advertising over the local airwaves, but he's been hammered for skimping on data-driven ground mobilizing efforts from many quarters.)
In any case, NYT's got a burst of his tweets embedded here, "Donald Trump Lashes Out at Iowa Voters and Media."
Expect updates...
Marco Rubio in New Hampshire: 'We need to unify the conservative movement...' (VIDEO)
Well, I doubt he can "unify" the conservative movement, although he'll be able to rally the GOPe behind him.
From WMUR News 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire:
From WMUR News 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire:
Bernie Sanders: 'We will be in contact with the party tomorrow...' (VIDEO)
Here's Bernie reacting to the results last night, via CNN.
And previously, "The System's Rigged! Bernie Sanders Campaign Calls for Review of Vote Count in Iowa Caucuses."
And previously, "The System's Rigged! Bernie Sanders Campaign Calls for Review of Vote Count in Iowa Caucuses."
The System's Rigged! Bernie Sanders Campaign Calls for Review of Vote Count in Iowa Caucuses
From Jennifer Jacobs, at the Des Moines Register, "Iowa's nightmare revisited: Was correct winner called?":
Remember, Pat Caddell warned that the Democrats will never release the raw vote totals, because they'd show the Bernie won the popular voted. The system is rigged!
Plus, more from Ms. Jacobs:
It's Iowa's nightmare scenario revisited: An extraordinarily close count in the Iowa caucuses — and reports of chaos in precincts, website glitches and coin flips to decide county delegates — are raising questions about accuracy of the count and winner.Keep reading.
This time it's the Democrats, not the Republicans.
Even as Hillary Clinton trumpeted her Iowa win in New Hampshire on Tuesday, aides for Bernie Sanders said the eyelash-thin margin raised questions and called for a review. The chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party rejected that notion, saying the results are final.
The situation echoes the events on the Republican side in the 2012 caucuses, when one winner (Mitt Romney, by eight votes) was named on caucus night, but a closer examination of the paperwork that reflected the head counts showed someone else pulled in more votes (Rick Santorum, by 34 votes). But some precincts were still missing entirely.
Like Republican Party officials in 2012, Democratic Party officials worked into the early morning on caucus night trying to account for results from a handful of tardy precincts.
At 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire announced that Clinton had eked out a slim victory, based on results from 1,682 of 1,683 precincts.
Voters from the final missing Democratic precinct tracked down party officials Tuesday morning to report their results. Sanders won that precinct, Des Moines precinct No. 42, by two delegate equivalents over Clinton.
The Iowa Democratic Party said the updated final tally of delegate equivalents for all the precincts statewide was:
Clinton: 700.59
Sanders: 696.82.
That's a 3.77-count margin between Clinton, the powerful establishment favorite who early on in the Democratic race was expected to win in a virtual coronation, and Sanders, a democratic socialist who few in Iowa knew much about a year ago.
Sanders campaign aides told the Register they've found some discrepancies between tallies at the precinct level and numbers that were reported to the state party. The Iowa Democratic Party determines its winner based not on a head count, like in the Republican caucuses, but on state delegate equivalents, tied to a math formula. And there was enough confusion, and untrained volunteers on Monday night, that errors may have been made...
Remember, Pat Caddell warned that the Democrats will never release the raw vote totals, because they'd show the Bernie won the popular voted. The system is rigged!
Plus, more from Ms. Jacobs:
Results from the 1 missing Dem precinct: Sanders won by 2.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
But voters can't find any party officials to report to. https://t.co/jB0sDxd3oZ
BREAKING: Sanders won 7, Clinton 5 in final missing precinct, chair tells me.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
Did Sanders win popular vote in Iowa? https://t.co/jB0sDxd3oZ
With missing results, Clinton's excruciatingly close lead narrows. Voters report "chaos" and untrained volunteers. https://t.co/jB0sDxd3oZ
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
The missing Democratic votes are now logged, making the score in the Iowa caucuses:
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
Clinton: 699.57
Sanders: 697.77#iacaucus
Sanders voters: Will @iowademocrats show raw body count? Re-examine precinct paperwork? (This is CLOSER than when GOP got 2012 winner wrong)
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 2, 2016
Marco Rubio Was Expected to Come in Third in Iowa: That's a Bronze No Matter How You Spin It; It Ain't Never Gonna Be a Gold (VIDEO)
From Amanda Carpenter, "The Real Story Coming Out of the Iowa Caucuses":
To listen to a number of folks in the media, Marco Rubio’s third place finish in Iowa is just as good as finishing first. But bronze, no matter how you polish and spin it, ain’t never gonna be gold.Keep reading.
Rubio was always expected to come in third, as evidenced by the fact that his own campaign was promoting their “3-2-1” strategy to the media only a few weeks ago. Meaning they hoped to place third in Iowa, second in New Hampshire, and first in South Carolina.
No matter. The real story isn’t the brainwashing prowess of Rubio’s communications team; the real story is that Cruz beat him with record turnout, something that was supposed to favor Donald Trump, and Rubio is nipping at Trump’s heels having finished one percent behind him. And it’s worth repeating: Cruz won more Iowa votes than any other Republican in history. In history.
And this isn’t your daddy’s Iowa caucus, either...
LATEST: LaVoy Finicum Investigation Expected to Take 4-to-6 Weeks (VIDEO)
Following-up, "LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'." And here, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)."
Also, "'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)."
Now, at the Portland Oregonian, "Investigation into death of Oregon standoff spokesman LaVoy Finicum expected to take 4 to 6 weeks":
Also, "'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)."
Now, at the Portland Oregonian, "Investigation into death of Oregon standoff spokesman LaVoy Finicum expected to take 4 to 6 weeks":
Investigators said Tuesday they will release no information on the shooting death of Oregon standoff spokesman Robert "LaVoy" Finicum until their work is complete – probably not for another four to six weeks.Expect updates...
The FBI have confirmed that Oregon State Police troopers shot Finicum a week ago at a roadblock along U.S. 395 about 20 miles north of Burns while he and other key figures in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge were traveling to another county for a community meeting.
Finicum reached at least twice toward a jacket pocket that later was found to contain a 9mm handgun, the FBI said in a statement last week. The agency released aerial video of the shooting, but the grainy long-distance images and lack of audio have fueled debate about what it shows.
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the shooting with help from Bend and Redmond police and state police stationed in Deschutes County.
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Also, from Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative.
And F. A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents - The Definitive Edition.
BONUS: From Matt Lewis, Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots).
Also, from Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative.
And F. A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents - The Definitive Edition.
BONUS: From Matt Lewis, Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots).
'If You're Gonna Shoot, Just Shoot Me'! Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Unjustly 'Gunned Down' by LEOs (VIDEO)
The latest developments are here, "LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'." And here, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)."
Ms. Sharp's covered previously here, "#Malheur Occupier Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Had 'Hands Up' Before Police Opened Fire (AUDIO)."
And she's out now with additional statements in a new CNN interview, "Woman says she was feet away when shots killed Oregon occupier Finicum."
And stay with the interview all the way to the end. Sharp says that "If I lose my life for the future of America, it's worth it."
Ms. Sharp's covered previously here, "#Malheur Occupier Victoria Sharp Says LaVoy Finicum Had 'Hands Up' Before Police Opened Fire (AUDIO)."
And she's out now with additional statements in a new CNN interview, "Woman says she was feet away when shots killed Oregon occupier Finicum."
And stay with the interview all the way to the end. Sharp says that "If I lose my life for the future of America, it's worth it."
(CNN) Victoria Sharp says she is certain LaVoy Finicum was unjustly gunned down by state police after they and the FBI pursued his vehicle in southern Oregon.Check back here for all the breaking coverage...
"I was just a few feet away in the truck," she insisted to CNN. "I know what I saw."
Sharp, 18, claims she was one of three people in the back seat of a white truck driven by Finicum, one of the armed occupiers at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Sharp says she and seven siblings went to the occupation site recently to sing Christian songs and provide "moral support for the protest of the federal government."
They left the refuge near Burns last Tuesday for a community meeting in another town. The FBI said it had information that Finicum and the others in two vehicles were armed.
Finicum pulled away from an attempt to arrest him and Ammon Bundy, the leader of the nearly four-week occupation. A dramatic chase down tree-lined U.S. 395 ensued. As shown on an FBI video taken from a pursuing helicopter, it ends when Finicum swerves to miss a roadblock, nearly hitting an officer and plowing into deep snow.
The driver quickly exits the video with hands in the air....
Sharp said Thursday that as soon as the vehicle hit the snow bank, she heard shots hit the truck. It's not clear on the video whether any rounds were hitting the vehicle.
"He had his hands up," Sharp said. "He was shouting that if they were going to shoot, then just shoot him. I remember him saying that if they shoot him, it's an innocent man's blood on their hands."
As seen on the FBI video, Finicum reaches twice toward a jacket pocket. Officers fire. Finicum falls to the ground. The FBI said it recovered a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun in that left side pocket of his jacket.
Sharp said she heard three shots and saw Finicum fall. "He wasn't doing anything aggressive, anything," she insisted. "He was just walking with his hands up."
When asked whether Finicum reached for a weapon, Sharp said, "He was not showing any signs of aggression."
Cindy Crawford Announces Retirement from Modeling
She's making the announcement as she nears 50-years-old.
There's a little disagreement as to if she's confirmed the announcement, at People, "Cindy Crawford on Retiring from Modeling: 'I'm Not Making Any Final Statements'."
Also at London's Daily Mail, "'I don't want to keep proving myself': Cindy Crawford announces she is retiring from modelling after 50th birthday."
More at the Sun UK, "‘I can’t thin and bear it’: Supermodel Cindy Crawford slams skinny models as she hangs up her heels at 50."
She's totally hot, and has been a staple of Rule 5 blogging here for some time.
More on Twitter:
There's a little disagreement as to if she's confirmed the announcement, at People, "Cindy Crawford on Retiring from Modeling: 'I'm Not Making Any Final Statements'."
Also at London's Daily Mail, "'I don't want to keep proving myself': Cindy Crawford announces she is retiring from modelling after 50th birthday."
More at the Sun UK, "‘I can’t thin and bear it’: Supermodel Cindy Crawford slams skinny models as she hangs up her heels at 50."
She's totally hot, and has been a staple of Rule 5 blogging here for some time.
More on Twitter:
Headlines don't always tell the whole story. Thanks for the love everyone — but more here: https://t.co/ggsyhyAZCj pic.twitter.com/UONuOh78jH
— Cindy Crawford (@CindyCrawford) February 1, 2016
I Stayed Up 24 Hours Yesterday to Cover the Iowa Caucuses and the Oregon Standoff
I was tired on Sunday night from my continuous blog coverage of all the political developments, and I fell asleep around 9:00pm. When I woke up around 1:00 on Monday morning is was caucus day and I got up and made some coffee. I took my son to school at the regular time and was going to come home and fall back asleep for awhile. I shut my eyes and muted the television, but never really dozed off. So I got back up and started back up with my blog coverage.
Call me crazy.
Blogging's the best way for me to keep up with all the news, which is good for my teaching, which is actually my day job, lol. In fact, the spring semester starts back up next Monday, and I'm excited and ready to go. I love teaching the most during campaign time, because each day brings lots of new stories and developments. It makes for a lot of fun and engagement in the classroom, and it helps me motivate these young people --- sometimes derided as the "Dumbest Generation," not without good cause --- into voting citizens who take their rights and responsibilities seriously. It's actually an honor to do so. It's important work although the feedback is often long in coming. I don't care about that too much. I get to have the dream job of teaching politics, which is more than any political junkie could ask for.
I don't put out a shingle asking for donations. I do this for fun. But if you'd like to support me you can always do your books shopping through my Amazon links (or any other shopping for that matter).
Thanks for reading.
I had on CNN mostly yesterday, only because I've always thought they have the best election coverage. But Fox News is good too. I don't even know what MSNBC's doing, other than when I check out their YouTube page.
Anyway, stay with me!
Call me crazy.
Blogging's the best way for me to keep up with all the news, which is good for my teaching, which is actually my day job, lol. In fact, the spring semester starts back up next Monday, and I'm excited and ready to go. I love teaching the most during campaign time, because each day brings lots of new stories and developments. It makes for a lot of fun and engagement in the classroom, and it helps me motivate these young people --- sometimes derided as the "Dumbest Generation," not without good cause --- into voting citizens who take their rights and responsibilities seriously. It's actually an honor to do so. It's important work although the feedback is often long in coming. I don't care about that too much. I get to have the dream job of teaching politics, which is more than any political junkie could ask for.
I don't put out a shingle asking for donations. I do this for fun. But if you'd like to support me you can always do your books shopping through my Amazon links (or any other shopping for that matter).
Thanks for reading.
I had on CNN mostly yesterday, only because I've always thought they have the best election coverage. But Fox News is good too. I don't even know what MSNBC's doing, other than when I check out their YouTube page.
Anyway, stay with me!
LATEST: #Malheur Holdout David Fry Says Occupation at Wildlife Refuge is 'Civil Disobedience'
Following-up from earlier, "Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)." Here's an update from developments out on the range.
From Molly Young, at the Portland Oregonian, "Oregon standoff holdout David Fry says: 'This is the time to break the law'":
And check back for updates. These people can't holdout forever, and things might get crazy, although hopefully not tragic.
From Molly Young, at the Portland Oregonian, "Oregon standoff holdout David Fry says: 'This is the time to break the law'":
Some highlights: David Fry's parents call in, his father tells him he's proud of him. (1/3) #OregonStandoff— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016
One caller asks if they're keeping warm. Fry says yes, they're eating vegetables, hamburgers and staying by the fire. (2/3) #OregonStandoff— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016
Fry concedes the refuge occupation is technically breaking the law. He calls it "civil disobedience." (3/3) #OregonStandoff— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 2, 2016
It's an 8 deg morning in Harney County. If the final 4 are really camping, brrr. #Oregonstandoff pic.twitter.com/XjcSn4mpHo— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 2, 2016
Today is like yesterday, which was much like the day before. 4 occupiers remain. It's cold outside. #HappyGroundhogDay— Amanda Peacher (@amandapeacher) February 2, 2016
BURNS -- The final occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge are still holding out for a miracle and taking all the prayers they can get.Keep reading.
FBI officials confirmed the armed occupation continued Tuesday, its 32nd day.
Jailed occupation leader Ammon Bundy issued another statement asking the four holdouts to "go home now so their lives are not taken."
He signaled what he wants to happen next: Have the FBI and Oregon State Police leave Harney County so the county sheriff can "cordon off the refuge" as local residents decide what to do with the land, he said.
Local leaders have responded in the past to similar demands by Bundy with silence or an oft-repeated request for him to abandon the standoff and return home.
In the meantime, the remaining occupiers are staying warm by gathering around a fire and eating hamburgers and vegetables...
And check back for updates. These people can't holdout forever, and things might get crazy, although hopefully not tragic.
Local Musician Nicki Carano Identified as Woman Killed by Massive Tree in San Diego Storm (VIDEO)
Following-up from yesterday, "Fierce Storm Hits San Diego; One Person Killed When Tree Falls on Car (VIDEO)."
That's completely freak. She was just driving down the street, minding her own business. You never know when your number's up.
At ABC 10 News San Diego:
That's completely freak. She was just driving down the street, minding her own business. You never know when your number's up.
At ABC 10 News San Diego:
Laura Ingraham Says Donald Trump/Ted Cruz 'Death Cage Struggle' Gives New Hampshire to Marco Rubio (VIDEO)
Heh.
I love the "death cage' analogy.
Watch, via Fox News:
I love the "death cage' analogy.
Watch, via Fox News:
Iowa Caucuses Record Turnout (VIDEO)
At the Des Moines Register, "Caucus turnout: Robust, record-setting and surprising."
And watch, Bill Hemmer speaks to Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich, "Record Turnout at Last Night's Iowa Republican Caucuses."
And watch, Bill Hemmer speaks to Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich, "Record Turnout at Last Night's Iowa Republican Caucuses."
Melissa Francis: 'C'mon Donald!' Iowa Caucuses: Trump Didn't Spend Enough Money (VIDEO)
Watch the Outnumbered analysis featuring Rich Lowry and Andrea Tantaros.
Toward the end of the clip Melissa Frances jumps in with some numbers, comparing the Cruz campaign's big expenditures to the billionaire's tight-fisted failures in the Hawkeye State.
Via Fox News:
PREVIOUSLY: "Donald Trump's the Biggest Loser Coming Out of Iowa (VIDEO)."
Toward the end of the clip Melissa Frances jumps in with some numbers, comparing the Cruz campaign's big expenditures to the billionaire's tight-fisted failures in the Hawkeye State.
Via Fox News:
PREVIOUSLY: "Donald Trump's the Biggest Loser Coming Out of Iowa (VIDEO)."
Ammon Bundy's Attorneys Withdraw Release Request for Release from Custody (VIDEO)
CNN has a report, "Oregon standoff leader Ammon Bundy withdraws request for release":
Watch:
PREVIOUSLY: "Tense Standoff Between Rival Lavoy Finicum Protesters at Harney County Courthouse, Burns, Oregon (VIDEO)."
(CNN)Ammon Bundy, the rancher who led an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, abruptly reversed course Tuesday and withdrew a request to be released from custody as he awaits trial on a felony conspiracy charge, court papers showed.And at KOIN News 6 Portland, "Bundy withdraws release appeal before hearing: Motion withdrew, lawyers say will revisit later."
Bundy had initially been scheduled Tuesday to ask a federal judge in Oregon to release him on electronic GPS surveillance, his attorney Mike Arnold said.
But now Bundy will resubmit that request at a later time, his attorneys said in court papers. He will stay incarcerated "to gather further evidence of his statements and actions encouraging a peaceful protest and civil disobedience," court documents said.
Bundy eventually plans to challenge U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman's order to keep him in custody pending the trial, according to court documents.
Bundy's attorneys have indicated they ultimately plan to argue in U.S. District Court that their client should be permitted to stay at his home in Idaho and only return to Oregon for court appearances. The federal court system's pretrial services earlier recommended Bundy's conditional release, according to court papers filed by Bundy's attorneys...
Watch:
PREVIOUSLY: "Tense Standoff Between Rival Lavoy Finicum Protesters at Harney County Courthouse, Burns, Oregon (VIDEO)."
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