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Mississippi Voters Promote GOP Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves to Governor

Beth Baumann
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Posted: Nov 06, 2019 12:12 AM

Mississippi Voters Promote GOP Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves to Governor


Mississippi's Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves won the state's gubernatorial race on Tuesday night, defeating Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. He won with 53 percent of the vote, compared to Hood's 46 percent.

A republican won Mississippi?

I’m SHOCKED.

Meanwhile in Virginia and Kentucky...

"In other news: rain fell yesterday in the Amazon forest. It was wet."

The Cyclist Who Gave Trump the Finger Lost Her Job Because of It. So She Ran for Office—and Won.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019...ce-elected.html

Still sticking it to the 'man'

Disbarred Lawyer, Convicted Sex Offender Democrat Joe Morrissey Wins Virginia Senate Seat


Penny Starr

7 Nov 2019

Joe Morrissey, a Democrat who was jailed for having sex with his 17-year-old secretary and lost his law license for “episodes of unethical, contumacious, or otherwise inappropriate conduct,” according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, has won a Senate seat in Virginia.

The Daily Wire reported:

The court ruled in that cast that Morrissey had a “15-year history of contempt citations, reprimands, fines, suspensions, and even incarcerations arising from unprofessional conduct mostly involving an uncontrollable temper, inappropriate responses to stress and dishonesty.

On Tuesday Morrissey was elected to a state senate seat winning close to 64 percent of the vote. Waylin Ross, an Independent, got 36 percent of the vote. No Republican was on the ballot.

The Daily Wire reported on Morrissey’s nefarious resumé in and outside of government:

Morrissey, now 61, was in his 50’s when he was accused of having sex with his 17-year-old secretary, to whom he is now married. He claimed he did nothing wrong, but pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in 2015 while admitting there was enough evidence to convict him. (This often happens to innocent and guilty defendants alike, they plead to a lesser crime to avoid worse consequences in front of a jury for a larger crime.) The girl and her mother also denied anything untoward was happening between the two, though he was initially indicted on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography (he had, according to prosecutors, a nude photograph of the girl and had sent it to a friend) and the electronic solicitation of a minor.

Morrissey had resigned as a legislator but won it back in a special election. He sailed to victory in a primary for state Senate earlier this year, defeating incumbent state Sen. Rosalyn Dance by 14 points.

Morrissey also ran a failed bid for Richmond mayor in 2016, according to the Daily Wire.

In 2015 Style Weekly interviewed Morrissey, who brought his girlfriend, at the time Myrna Warren, with him. She was pregnant with their second child after having their first child at 19.

The couple are now married and have three children.

Style Weekly reported on his legal problems and the relationship that led to some of them:

Warren, who then went by Myrna Pride, was a receptionist at Morrissey’s law firm when she was 17. Morrissey was accused of having sex with her when she was underage, a charge both of them deny.

In December, Morrissey entered an Alford plea in the case, denying guilt but acknowledging evidence against him. He received a six-month sentence that was reduced to a three-month work-release term. He served it while holding the 74th District seat in the House of Delegates, to which he was re-elected in January.

Morrissey seems carefree about his health in declaring that he and Warren eventually want to have four children together. He also has three daughters from other relationships, ages 3, 28 and 29.

WJLA reported that Morrissey will represent residents in “parts of Richmond, Chesterfield County, Petersburg, Hopewell, Prince George County, and Dinwiddie County.”


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/...shqy4Sfr1jc-5AI

There is a new sherif in town

Gov. Ralph Northam confirms Virginia already 'working on' gun confiscation now that Democrats are in control

Elections do, indeed, have consequences.


Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) of blackface fame boasted this week that his party is ready to implement an array of gun control measures in the commonwealth now that Democrats control all three branches of government, and his administration is already "working on" a plan for confiscating so-called "assault weapons" from law-abiding gun owners.


What are the details?


The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Northam wants to bring back eight "common-sense" gun control measures that Republicans shot down during a special session in July, prioritizing "universal background checks, banning the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, restoring the law that limits purchases to one gun a month, and a red flag law that would empower a court to temporarily remove a gun from a person deemed to be a risk to himself or others."

When asked directly about whether he is supportive of confiscating "assault weapons from gun owners" Northam replied, "That's something I'm working [on] with our secretary of public safety. I'll work with the gun violence activists, and we'll work [on] that. I don't have a definitely plan today."

On Tuesday, Virginia voters handed Democrats total control of the commonwealth's General Assembly — flipping both the Senate and the House of Delegates from red to blue majorities. The Democratic Party now controls not only Virginia's legislature, but holds the governorship, lieutenant governorship, attorney general, and both U.S. Senate seats.

Northam believes the results from Tuesday's election shows Virginia is now a solid Democratic stronghold. When a reporter referred to the commonwealth as "a pretty purple state" during a cabinet meeting Wednesday, the governor pushed back, according to The Post.

"The is a blue state," Northam said. "I made that announcement last night...So Virginia's blue. I want everybody to know that."
Anything else?

CNBC reported that Everytown for Gun Safety — a gun control-advocacy group largely bankrolled by billionaire Michael Bloomberg — "spent $2.5 million this year to influence voters in Virginia versus approximately $300,000 by the NRA, which has its headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia."


https://www.theblaze.com/news/gov-ralph-...Breaking%20News

Ah, so it's not confiscating guns from everyone. Just dangerous people.

"working on" a plan for confiscating so-called "assault weapons" from law-abiding gun owners.

So if you own an AR-15 or a so-called assault weapon you consider that "dangerous people"?

So I have a serious question for the board:

Does the 2nd amendment cover ALL kinds of guns, or just grants the right to own one?

Cause if Virginia isn’t banning pistols, shotguns, rifles, or anything else except military style weapons like the A.R. 15, then......all conservatives can do is be mad.

Also, while I personally think limiting magazine capacities is dumb, it’s also not unconstitutional either.

So other than being mad, what legal argument do conservatives have in Virginia?

What are the details?

"a red flag law that would empower a court to temporarily remove a gun from a person deemed to be a risk to himself or others."

According to some, the founding fathers could see into the future that there would be semi automatic weapons that could hold 100 rounds magazines and having the ability to do that, means they meant all guns invented since that time.

And not only that, they claim it's for the purpose of having the ability to stand up to a corrupt government. You know, the same government that has armored tanks, missiles, anti aircraft systems, 50 cal. machine guns and a host of weapons none of the guns they fight to retain could possibly stand up against.

Why not let everyone own rocket launchers and bazookas and hand grenades? The line in the sand has been drawn its just about moving it and how far.

Women should rise up and take y'alls guns the way y'all want to take their reproductive rights away. Guess what gun they'd be after?

Women should just rise up and buy guns so they could mercifully shoot the baby after it's born if they decide they don't want it the way y'all want to go.

Beware the alarmist and extremist.

I try to be but they are everywhere.. even in high government positions.

Sometimes they come from places you least expect.

I know... weird.

Wait are you talking about mens or womans reproductive rights??? Cause they stripped men of their reproductive rights many years ago yet you don't say crap about that. You cry about the woman but you don't care if the men get bent over and have it shoved up there.

Good to see you talking about Ralph Northam

It pains me to say this...the day they send someone to confiscate my weapons is the day I die, after shooting the poor guy they first send to take them.

I believe in my rights and I don't give them up like some punk.

Sorry bro, after fish posted an earlier article from Breitbart, then this one from The Blaze, my wackadoodle triggered my nonsensical resulting in that post. Felt completely rational at the time considering the quality of the information I was countering.

conservatives are all about law and order....until all of a sudden, they aren't.

Well they like law and order so long as they agree with it. If a law doesn't suit them, they'll kill to fight it. You know, Murica!

Bernie Sanders calls gun buybacks 'unconstitutional' at rally: It's 'essentially confiscation'

https://www.foxnews.com/media/bernie-sanders-gun-buyback-confiscation-iowa-rally

Bernie Knows.

That's not what you told Native Americans when you took their country from them.

Maybe that's why you think that feeding immigrants means they will steal your country from you.

Good for Bernie for being right on this one.. it is confiscation. Unless the seller is WILLING to sell something to you, you aren't buying it, you are taking it... the fact that you give them a couple bucks doesn't mean you bought it.

Except, that's not what 40 said. At all. Bernie said it. 40 posted it.

Oh, by the way, YOU live in this country that was 'stolen' as well.

-Michael Bloomberg's potential White House run has the Left outraged after many of the 2020 Democratic candidates had harsh words for the billionaire over the weekend.

"Twelve months ago, triumphant Democrats had retaken the House...now they're at each other's throats. It's an ideological split. It is a strategy split. And neither is going away."

"The Democrats civil war is in full swing."

-Stuart Varney

How is it a split? The majority of us on the left want nothing to do with a billionaire.

Y’all and these fake narratives. Let me know how that war on thanksgiving and Christmas is going too.

MSNBC's liberal weekend host Joy Reid diminished Thanksgiving as a "food holiday" with a "problematic" history and also mocked Trump supporters whom her viewers may encounter at the dinner table in the coming weeks.

"We are just over two weeks away from one of the most beloved American food holidays. Thanksgiving, where problematic actual history meets delicious cuisine," Reid started the segment on Saturday morning, "and many will be heading home to spend time with family and friends, eat a little too much and perhaps engage in a dreaded, contentious political debate with your cranky Uncle Roscoe when he starts yelling, 'read the transcript!' at the dinner table between bites of turkey and pumpkin pie."

So what?

I think you better be worrying about your own camp. How many GOPers in congress are going to tow the party line when faced with overwhelming evidence of guilt on Trump's corruption? I'd say America is pretty tired of Trump's BS and it has shown in 2018 and 2019 elections. Don't fool yourself into thinking GOPers in congress don't see that. Sure they are putting up a consolidated front now, but the heat isn't on yet.

Kanye West encourages black Americans not to vote for Democrats: 'That's not the power'

West advised black voters: “Own your power. Your power is not to just vote Democrat for the rest of our lives. That’s not the power.”
“The power is when I talk to my lawyer … I put on my trench coat and said, ‘We’re moving these factories to America, and that’s how it’s going to be’ — and it’s lovely.”

“We moved the headquarters to Cody, Wyo...Our goal is to bring the manufacturing back to America — South America, North America — bring it back Stateside and to present jobs for people back here.”

"When I run for president in 2024, we would've created so many jobs that, in fact, I'm going to walk."

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kanye-west-black-americans-not-vote-democrats-power

Ye in '24

Who cares about Kanye? not me.

But I could see you voting for his dumb ass.

Bernie said to treat immigrants the way we do? I don't think so. And yes, I do live here. The difference is I don't support laying oil pipelines across their sacred grounds that has been spilling out and polluting their sacred grounds.

You will do anything to avoid and distract from what was said. But try to stay on topic for once here arch since I'm the one you addressed.

Native Americans kept the pilgrims from starving during that first winter. They gave their friendship and support to them. In return over time their nation was taken from them. Atrocities like the Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee were unleashed on them.

In turn, we not only have treated them like stray dogs, but many other immigrants who have come to our shores. Maybe the fear of immigrants evolved from our own actions. The evidence of what we did can not be disputed.

Republicans fear 'suburban revolt' against Trump in 2020

Secret recording of Texas House speaker and influential conservative indicates worries about waning support in suburbs

Some Republicans are sounding the alarm over Donald Trump’s devastating effect on their support among suburban voters.

The latest evidence of panic came in a secret audio recording of a conversation between Dennis Bonnen, speaker of the Texas house of representatives, and an influential conservative activist.

According to the Washington Post, Bonnen can be heard saying: “I just think we’ve got to get through 2020, guarantee if we try and hold this majority – which, with all due respect to Trump, who I love by the way – he’s killing us in the urban-suburban districts.”

The hour-long recording was made public on Tuesday by Michael Quinn Sullivan, chief executive of far-right pressure group Empower Texans, hours before a court hearing where a judge would be asked to order its release.

In the conversation, Bonnen can reportedly be heard asking Sullivan to target certain Republicans ahead of the party’s primary elections next year, while also using profane language to describe Democrats.

A “suburban revolt” against Trump’s vulgarity and inertia on issues such as gun violence could make or break his presidency and wider Republican hopes in November 2020. Democrats swept to victory in last year’s midterm elections partly based on suburban voters, taking back the House of Representatives, where an impeachment inquiry against Trump is now under way.

Democratic wins in the suburbs included a district in South Carolina they had not won for 40 years, the one-time Ronald Reagan stronghold of Orange county, California, and parts of Texas itself. Although Democrat Beto O’Rourke fell short against Republican Ted Cruz in a Texas Senate race, his surge fuelled hopes that Democrats can even turn the Lone Star state blue.

In the aftermath of the midterms, Eric Cantor, the former Republican House majority leader, wrote in the New York Times: “There is no doubt that some of the loss in support this year from college-educated women, for example, is a result of the negative opinion these voters have of President Trump.

“But it is also true that Republicans have not had much to offer suburban voters on what they consistently say are their top issues, including health care, child care, education, the environment and transportation.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...t-trump-in-2020

Economist: Warren is right. Her Medicare for All plan won't raise taxes on the middle class

EDITORS NOTE: Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics. He was an advisor to John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign and supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.

It's no secret that I'm not a fan of Medicare for All. That's why I'm impressed that Senator Elizabeth Warren's campaign reached out to me to independently review her proposed financing plan for the program. Her numbers add up and her plan fully finances the program without imposing any new taxes on middle-class families.

The most important source of revenue for Warren's Medicare for All plan is simply to have businesses pay their employees' health insurance premiums to Medicare instead of private insurance companies. Over time, businesses would be required to pay slightly less to Medicare for health insurance than they would otherwise have paid to private insurers. New small businesses with fewer than 50 employees would not be required to make these payments.

There has been some handwringing that this would be regressive. That is, lower-paid workers would suffer, since businesses would pay more for lower-paid workers' health insurance as a percent of their pay than for higher-paid workers. But companies' current premiums generally vary by the type of insurance plan and family size, and not by employee income. Warren's Medicare for All plan effectively preserves this. And by replacing trillions of dollars in individual spending on health care with new taxes on large corporations and the rich, her plan overall is clearly progressive.

Warren's Medicare for All plan is also paid for in part by the taxes generated from the increase in take-home pay that workers will enjoy as they no longer pay toward private health insurance. The typical worker shells out several thousand dollars a year, untaxed, to insure their family. Under Medicare for All, that worker would receive that money as wages, which would be subject under existing law to income and payroll taxes.

Large too-big-to-fail banks, financial firms and large multinational corporations would also pay more to fund Warren's M4A. While the merits of these tax increases are debatable, there is little debate regarding the revenues they will generate. This is based on past work done by the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation, the non-partisan government organizations that assess the budgetary costs of government spending and tax policies.

Perhaps the most controversial of Warren's proposed methods to finance Medicare for All is to increase taxes on the super-rich. This includes significantly upping her wealth tax on the nation's 600-plus billionaires. Some critics believe Warren's taxes on the wealthy would be unfairly confiscatory, substantially cutting into their wealth. Perhaps. But over the past two generations, the top 0.1% of Americans has seen its share of the nation's wealth more than double to 20%. This trend is not consistent with a well-functioning market economy and democracy like ours'.

Criticism that Warren is overestimating the revenue she can hope to generate from the wealth tax is overblown. She addresses these concerns by saying she will empower and appropriately fund the Internal Revenue Service to go after those who willfully avoid paying their taxes. Enforcing our tax laws and best practices on tax compliance can generate significant revenue. Closing America's tax gap — the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid —would help Warren get the revenue she needs.

To be sure, these aren't the only taxes on the wealthy that Warren has proposed. In addition to the wealth tax, which she also uses to pay for her child care, college affordability and K-12 education plans, she wants a larger estate tax to pay for her housing plan, higher payroll and net investment income taxes would go toward her Social Security reforms, and she supports repealing Trump's tax cuts for high-income households to generate even more revenue for her plans. With this combination of tax changes, there is a reasonable concern that the wealthy will work overtime to avoid paying.

But once we start to consider the broader consequences of the totality of Warren's plans, it's incumbent we do so with regard to both her tax proposals but also the investments those taxes will fund. Based on my own analyses, Warren's plans for child care, housing and green manufacturing would spur economic growth and produce more tax revenue. Considering the economic impact of all her proposals (an analysis no one has done yet), it is very possible that total government revenues generated by her plans will exceed the total amount of new investments she proposes. Criticism that Senator Warren's Medicare for All plan can't be paid for, at least not without putting a greater financial burden on lower- and middle-income Americans, is wrong.

Of course, Warren's Medicare for All plan isn't the only way to provide health insurance to all Americans, rein in growing health care costs and improve health care outcomes. A more tractable approach in my view is to allow those who like their private health insurance to keep it and to build on Obamacare by giving everyone else an option to get Medicare.

I don't agree with Warren's vision for our health care system, but I admire that she has clearly and credibly laid out that vision and that she sought out the opinions of those who may disagree with her to provide independent validation of her numbers. That's the kind of rigor we should expect from all of our presidential candidates.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/13/perspecti...lass/index.html