Scott Walker ending his quest for the White House. Hopefully he will fade into the limelight.
As soon as he called it quits, many in the junk food media started to question his motives.
His departure was a shock to many of his supporters.
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's rise to the top quickly came tumbling down when Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina stole his lead. The last poll released showed that Walker dropped from 15% to 0.3% in his seven month quest.
Some are saying that the well-discipline Scott Walker was hiding something. Maybe his Republican and Democratic opponents may have found something damaging to his campaign.
Anyway, Walker plea to the Republicans to end the nonsense and support a truly conservative candidate was ignored. As of right now, the front runner Trump is still ahead with Fiorina tailing close behind. Ben Carson took a drop after tepid debate performance and the "I don't want a Muslim president" comment.
What could it be?
Many finger his campaign manager. Some insiders want the cannon to fire on the campaign manager.
It may have involved something that Gawker and Buzzfeed was eager to release but had no full confirmation.
We may never know. But like John Edwards, I hope it's not a secret love child.
Looks like pro-Confederate supporters forgot something. The "E" from hero. It's correctly spelled HEROES. A mistake that makes Confederate supporters look stupid.
They were counter protesting the Black Lives Matter.
Community activists and historic preservationists got help from an unusual source to draw attention to their protest today of monuments to Confederate leaders on Monument Avenue during the first day of training for the UCI Road World Championships.
A small plane carrying a banner with a Confederate battle flag and the phrase “Confederate heroes matter” circled above Monument Avenue, where the protest had gathered at the statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy.
But the drone of the aircraft did not drown the half-hour protest of the Richmond 2015 decision to make Monument Avenue a focal point of the world bicycle competition
The Black Lives Matter activists were protesting for the removal of monuments to Confederate soldiers. The counter protesters wanted to make their presence known.
It's unfortunate that their error in spelling will be cemented.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Pope Francis today at Andrews Air Force Base outside of Washington, DC.
The Obamas and Bidens shook hands with the Argentine-born pontiff as he made his way down a receiving line and was welcomed by young schoolchildren and warm cheers of "Hello, hey, hey, welcome to the USA."
Presidents rarely welcome foreign leaders at the airport, although President George W. Bush set a precedent when he met Pope Benedict XVI at Andrews in 2008.
Francis, 78, was whisked away in a small black Fiat 500L, headed for the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's diplomatic mission in northwest Washington, where scores of people waved Argentine flags from behind a barricade.
He greeted some of them briefly outside the nunciature before ducking inside.
The six-day visit is marking the popular and unpredictable pope's first time in the United States and includes a packed schedule through Washington, New York and Philadelphia. There are also unprecedented security measures in each city as throngs of Catholic faithful travel to see him.
Pope Francis wraps up his trip to Cuba.
Pope Francis is very popular among Catholics and non-traditionalist church goers.
Formerly known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio (December 17, 1936), Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technician and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He was accused of handing two priests to the National Reorganization Process during the Dirty War, but the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival.
Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III in 741.
Throughout his public life, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to interfaith dialogue. He is known for having a humble approach to the papacy, less formal than his predecessors, for instance choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors.
In addition, due to both his Jesuit and Ignatian aesthetic, he is known for favoring simpler vestments void of ornamentation, including refusing the traditional papal mozzetta cape upon his election, choosing silver instead of gold for his piscatory ring, and keeping the same pectoral cross he had when he was cardinal. He maintains that the Church should be more open and welcoming. Although he considers poverty a huge problem, he does not support unbridled capitalism, Marxism, or Marxist versions of liberation theology.
Francis maintains the traditional views of the church regarding abortion, euthanasia, contraception, homosexuality, ordination of women, and priestly celibacy. Francis opposes global warming, consumerism, and irresponsible development, a focus of his papacy with the promulgation of Laudato si'. In international diplomacy, he helped to restore full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
The Pope is the leader of the Catholic church. Francis, who is of Argentine birth resides in Vatican City. The Vatican City is a tiny (heavily walled off) enclave country completely surrounded by the city of Rome, Italy.
Viola Davis became the first African American woman to win an Emmy for being an Outstanding Lead Actress.
I don't often watch award shows. I find them annoying. I don't like watching them for one reason: Kim Kardashian. She is the reason why I can't stand reality television and celebrity award shows.
The awards shows are given to talent. There's no question for that. But it's unfortunate that her impact on the media has truly "dumb down" celebrity gossip. I mean seriously, I am not into this stuff because the hearsay.
The only thing that drives my attention to awards shows is "first".
Like a historical moment in television or movie history.
Andy Samberg hosted the Emmy Awards last night. The star of Brooklyn Nine-9 hosted the awards show on Fox. Well one actress broke the long standing history of concerns. She became the first actress of color to win an Emmy award for an outstanding lead.
Viola Davis won that award. The star of stage, movies and television became the first African American woman to win the award. She is the breakout character in ABC's How To Get Away With Murder.
Uzo Aduba plays Crazy Eyes on Orange Is The New Black.
Her win broke 70 years of shun actresses of color.
Beginning with a quote from Harriet Tubman, she said, “In my mind, I see a line. And over that line I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can’t seem to get there no-how. I can’t seem to get over that line.”
Then she started looking to the present. “Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color form anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.” So she thanked all of the people who have “redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black.” She then rounded things out by calling out fellow actresses, including Taraji P. Henson (Empire), Kerry Washington (Scandal), Halle Berry (Extent), and more to say “thank you for taking us over that line.”
Viola is known as Annalise Keating, a prosecutor and law professor who plots a sinister scheme with the aid of her naive students. The class How To Get Away with Murder is literally a monster on Thursday nights.
The Shondra Rhimes and Peter Nowalk series returns for season two and it's going to be better.
Viola also got flack from soap actress Nancy Lee Grahn. Grahn took a shot at her win. She hit up social media with complaint that Viola was being racist. Grahn also caught some flack from supporters.
Regina King is an actress who played roles in 227, Boyz In The Hood, Friday, American Crime and The Boondocks.
Grahn apologized on social media and personally called Viola.
Tracy Morgan also made an appearance at the Emmy's. His return came after he survived last year's fatal accident in which his friend Jimmy Mac was killed by a reckless truck driver.
Morgan was a presenter and still managed to keep the crowd rolling with his punchlines.
Morgan was thankful for the well-wishers and promised a return to television and movies soon.
Mad props to Regina King (The Boondocks and American Crime) for winning an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress Limited in Movies and Television and Uzo Aduba (Orange Is The New Black) for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy/Drama.
This will be a memorable moment of Viola, Tracy, Regina and Uzo.
It looks like he couldn't cut the cheese. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker announced that he will end his bid for the White House. The clown car is down to 15 candidates.
The controversial governor survived three elections. Yet, he couldn't survive an insurgent Donald Trump. The last debate performance was a disaster.
Walker was the pick of David and Charles Koch, the billionaires of Koch Industries. He was the candidate that I had the halo around. I thought this guy had the potential to be the president.
Walker saw the slide in Iowa and South Carolina. He was supposed to regain that lead. It turned out to be harder than expected.
Walker was one of the most high profile candidates to run for the bid.
Walker gained support from conservatives after he took a fight to the public sector unions.
Walker had a war chest but not enough support.
Walker never lived up to expectations on the campaign trail or the debate stage. Walker is expected to announce he is dropping out of the race Monday evening in a press conference in Madison, Wis, three Republicans confirmed.
Walker, whose super PAC raised millions, had difficulty raising hard dollar donations and couldn’t afford to maintain his large campaign staff, one of the Republicans said.
I thought they liked me!
In a CNN/ORC national poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents Sunday, Walker garnered less than 0.5% support, from well into the double digits earlier this year. In recent months, Walker has struggled to gain attention in a media environment dominated by Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and has found his pitch as a battle-tested reformer to be overshadowed by the desire for political outsiders.
Time reports that Walker’s swift exit from the race draws easy comparison to the 2011 withdrawal of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (formerly known as T-Paw), who quit the race after losing the Iowa Straw Poll and garnering just 2% in national polling in August of that year. He too struggled with hard-dollar fundraising in a crowded field. Pawlenty later said he regretted the early exit.
Walker’s withdrawal brings the record Republican field down to 14 major candidates, after former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the race on Sept. 11.
Walker’s money trouble further highlights the limits of super PAC fundraising, which can accept unlimited dollars but cannot use them for the core functions of a campaign, such as travel costs, office rent and payroll.
Republican operatives have been warning for months that Walker’s operation had grown too large without a corresponding emphasis on fundraising. Instead, Walker’s circle pointed to the robust super PAC as a stopgap to their own lagging financials. That group, Unintimidated PAC, had already reserved more than $9 million in television ads for the early presidential primary and caucus states.
If the Democrat wins the White House, Walker might try it again. I hope not!
His exit offers an opportunity for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to consolidate his support among voters looking for a experienced executive. It also opens a potential avenue for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich to become darlings of those same voters, who are wary of a third Bush in the White House.
In recent weeks, Walker has resorted to ever more dramatic efforts to claim headlines and drive grassroots enthusiasm. Just two weeks ago, Walker rebranded his campaign around promising to “wreak havoc” on Washington. And on Sept. 14, launched a new assault against national public sector unions in hopes of recapturing conservatives’ imagination.
Walker, 47, rose to national prominence in 2011 when he declared war on many of his state’s employee unions, sparking months of protests and failed recall effort in 2012. Walker became the first governor in American history to survive such a challenge. He won three elections in four years, while signing into law a host of measures that endeared him to conservative voters, including Right to Work legislation and new restrictions on abortion rights.
Watching from afar, donors and activists cheered Walker and pledged financial and political support. *He was at one point a darling of the political network assembled by billionaire conservative donors Charles and David Koch.* That aid was slow to come.
So if you're looking forward to at least a Walker presence, look for his endorsement of a candidate.
But if he is to keep his political fortunes in tact, he might want to run against Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) when 2018 comes forth.
Walker's name can finally be retire from World News Today.
Serving a helping of Uncle Ben's with a side of turkey. The candidates are following the Trump formula of being ignorant (i.e. politically correct).
Dr. Ben Carson went to GOP Sundays to talk about his poor debate performance. He was on Chuck Todd's show.
Carson was asked about the Donald Trump supporter who questioned President Barack Obama's faith. The moron said that Islam is antithetical to the U.S. Constitution, and he doesn't believe that a Muslim should be elected president.
Carson, the only Black candidate running for the clown car was a former neurosurgeon. I thought he was a smart person. Alas, he's definitely not a smart person. He's a stupid bigot.
"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation," Carson said. "I absolutely would not agree with that."
Carson's moronic comments led to a swift condemnation from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other civil rights groups. Many on the left and rational believe the Republicans are extremely stupid.
Tell you the truth, a half of the primary Republican voters can't stomach them all. Only a 28% of primary supporters are in favor of Trump. After the debate, Trump took a slide and Carly took a rise.
Carly Fiorina is another idiot running. After her debate performance, as expected, her polls went up.
The poll shows that Fiorina is in second place or tied with Carson.
The reason why Carson caught so much flack, was the junk food media's coverage of the Trump campaign. This ignorant concern troll caused such an uproar by saying that the president "hates America" and is a Muslim. He said that he would love Trump to "eradicate" Muslims. It became a story. Trump didn't stop the concern troll from making an ass of himself.
Trump was on George Stephanopoulos's show and he didn't hold back. He actually somewhat defended the concern troll. The concern troll's name wasn't released to the public.
All the Republicans were asked about the negative comments from the concern troll. They deflected and distracted.
Pint size hater attacks President Barack Obama for supporting Ahmed Mohamed.
The Georgia teen who went on to becoming the youngest conservative sensation is once again on the internet blasting the president for supporting an innovative teen who was suspended from school for his invention, a homemade clock.
C.J. Pearson once again brings forth his "pint size" conservatism. Pearson thinks he's a genius. Nope.
Coreco JaQuan Pearson is a bigot just like that former Alaskan governor and idiot daughter Bristol. Just a pint size Black dork who thinks he's smart because he follows politics.
Many on the racist right believe the president "rush to judgement" on Ahmed Mohamed.
Pearson called Obama “ignorant” and “incompetent” and said that he should be doing more to fight the “domestic terrorists” of #BlackLivesMatter.
In the 2-minute "Dear Mr. President and Ahmed" to YouTube Sept. 16. Since that time, it's been viewed more than 1.2 million times. Pearson takes Obama to task for extending a White House invitation to Mohamed after his suspension.
"Mr. President," Pearson said to the camera. "When Kate Steinle was gunned down by an illegal immigrant, you didn't do anything. You didn't even call the family. You didn't invite them to the White House. Is that OK? I don't think so, Mr. President.
Ahmed Mohamed is offered a MIT scholarship. C.J. Pearson jealous.
"When cops are gunned down, you don't invite [their families] to the White House. You never did. But when a Muslim kid builds a clock, come on by. What is this world you're living in?" he said in the video. "When the shooting in Chattanooga happened, it took you longer to lower the flag to half staff than it took you to light the White House in rainbow colors after the SCOTUS decision legalizing gay marriage."
I got a question for Pearson. Why should the president even listen to you?
President Barack Obama ignores carnival barkers. You seem to be just like Ben Carson, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. You're barking so loud, people start to notice. Well C.J., I hope this new found fame doesn't hurt your chances with the ladies. Cause it seems like you're well on your way to be a lonely man at the dance. While you're bitching online about how politics is ruining your life, actual teens are having their opportunity to find love, a nice ride and a college scholarship.
You're just a nobody who is jealous of Ahmed.
Don't worry C.J., you might get an opportunity to visit the White House. Call your local representative and request a ticket to the White House.
Ahmed Mohamed: Your story touched the nation. While I can't speak for the rest of the world, I want you to know that you will have new challenges ahead. This new found celebrity has attracted detractors. These detractors are individuals who spread the seeds of jealousy and hatred to discourage you and many others of achieving success. They want you, me and many others to fail. They don't want you to shine. I want you to ignore them. Don't listen to the noise from the likes of this pint size dork. He's a just little hater who gets exposure from a network devoted to dividing our nation for ratings.
If you don't strive, you won't survive.
Ahmed, we wish you well on your journey to success.
Here's the video of the pint size conservative bitching.
Over the past three weeks, the fifth largest city in the United States was in a full blown panic. The areas around Interstate 10 were target grounds for a crazed gunman. The gunman would shoot at vehicles passing through the city.
On Interstate 10 between Interstate 17 and the Loop 101, many residents complained of projectile fire on their vehicles. A young teen was injured by flying debris.
The leads led to this man's arrest.
The Phoenix metro police aided by state and federal authorities announced they've gotten their suspect.
The suspect is a White guy who is in his early-20s. He's being held in Maricopa County lockup on a $1M get out free card. The man's motives aren't known but some figured he had issues.
The law said that he pawned a firearm after the pressure was on him. He said that he spent time with his family. Now the father of two is likely going to face 50 to LIFE in the iron college if found guilty of domestic terrorism.
So far, he denies he's the guy but many leads and his shoddy story doesn't help his case.
Anyway, the blame game.
Who's gonna take the blame for the I-10 shootings?
A) BARACK OBAMA
B) BLACK LIVES MATTER
C) LIBERALS
D) NRA
E) THE SHOOTER
F) ALL OF THESE ABOVE
If you picked E, then you're absolutely correct. It's a no brainer. But of course, if you're aiming blame at the other entities, then you're not helping. Matter of fact, why don't we blame the Tea Party for the shooting?
I can imagine that the folks over at Breitfart and The Daily Nothing blaming the suspect's motives on liberalism and Barack Obama. Whenever a White guy who commits a gun crime, they deflect blame on liberals and the president. Never the shooter's fault. It's always someone else.
Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., who was arrested Friday, shook his head as a prosecutor asked the judge to set bail at that mark at a court hearing, and the suspect took in a deep breath when the judge agreed.
The I-10 shooter in court. Leslie Merritt is a suspect in the shooting of vehicles on the busy freeway.
Police have said the suspect was "forensically linked" to the first four shootings along Interstate 10 in downtown Phoenix.
"The evidence as you will see in the next couple of days speaks for itself," Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves told reporters. "We're not going to get into a debate (with the suspect)."
Merritt was arrested while shopping at a Walmart in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb, according to Daniel Scarpinato, a spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey.
Authorities got a break in the case after a 9 mm handgun was pawned, City Councilman Sal DiCiccio said. The pawn shop's owner alerted authorities after he suspected it was the same type used in the highway shootings.
Lab results showed it was the same gun used in four I-10 shootings on August 29 and 31, said Col. Frank Milstead, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Graves said Merritt pawned the handgun, which investigators collected from the shop. The gun was fired at the state crime lab and bullets from the tests matched bullet fragments from the four freeway shootings, Graves said.
Phoenix, AZ
It's unclear whether the suspect is connected to the other seven shootings.
"Are there others out there? Are there copycats? That is possible," Milstead said. "We will continue to investigate."
The suspect's father, Leslie Merritt Sr., told CNN affiliate KNXV-TV that anyone who believes his son is the shooter is " a moron."
Leslie Merritt is innocent until proven guilty.
The suspect has no connection to a man who was questioned by police about the shootings earlier in the week, Graves said.
Texas man's ride get damaged. He singles out Black Lives Matter. But the law points the finger at him.
Talk about a dose of irony. A Texas man is facing fraud charges along with filing a false police report. He wanted to place the blame on the feet of an activist group.
Scott Lattin vandalized his own truck to seek attention and his justifiable rage against the activist group Black Lives Matter. He wrecked his ride to collect insurance money. He made his concerns about the activists on the local junk food media.
He thought that the law would side with him. He was a firm supporter of the law.
If it was picked up by the cable news agitators (i.e. Sean Hannity), it would have been shown that the peaceful activists were turning rogue. That annoying conservative agitator would go right into it like a "charging football player".
Lattin told the media that on Sept. 8 he was harassed by the residents because he believes CopsLivesMatter. He and his family would sprout blue and white around their ride and probably agitate protesters with rhetoric that some may consider condescending.
On the back of his ride was a dedication to the slain Harris County deputy Darren Goforth.
Goforth was murdered by a madman who had run-ins with the law. The Harris County sheriff blame the activists instead of the shooter. Maybe Lattin was watching that network when he decided to concoct this story about damage to his ride cause of Black criminals.
Cops Lives Matter. Tell it to the guy who lied on a police report. He's facing a court date. Houston area man lied about vandalism on his ride being caused by Black Lives Matter.
Vehicle cost totaled a felony. The damages were posted on social media and the police were searching for answers.
He would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for that damn ego. He boastfully told the junk food media that his vehicle had interior damages in places that the law determined weren't damaged.
The damages did not match the initial report. The report said spray paint with "BLaCK LIVeS MAttER" over the truck. The report said no tires were slashed.
Now Lattin will see bars. Lots of them. Whitney Police put the clamps on him. He will face a court date for wasting the cops time.
Wondering if he'll tell the court that he's sorry and he didn't mean to harm the Black community!
He may tell the court that a family member or friend is Black or Hispanic.
Yeah, keep the heat on him. He'll cry that he's gotten death threats from this event.
Why should anyone believe this piece of shit?
Matter of fact, should we blame the Tea Party and the AM agitators for this?
NO SNITCHIN' lands man in federal court. He could have prevented the Charleston massacre.
The tragedy in Charleston is a black eye on America. The shooting at the Emmanuel AME Church by Dylann Roof killed nine innocent church goers. The pastor, Clementa Pickney was a state senator for the state of South Carolina. His death brought a strong debate on the safety of lawmakers.
The terrorist wrapped his arms around the Confederate flag. It sparked feverish pitch to remove the Confederate flag from the state capitol grounds in Columbia. The flag came down in July. The flag came down in July.
The terrorist's motives were to spark a race war. He held extremely conservative views.
Should we blame the Tea Party and the AM agitators for his own actions? They seem so quick to blame Black Lives Matter for the deaths of those in law enforcement.
Our conservative agitators in the junk food media didn't see race as a motive. They saw him as a stupid kid who was marijuana junkie who had mental issues.
Many of his friends saw that he had issues with Blacks. They thought of him as the "nice guy" who was a bit of an "oddball". They knew he had interest in guns.
Well one of his friends is going up the creek because of him. Joey Meek will face a trial for withholding information. When the FBI investigates the terrorist's motives, Meek gave them a false testimony.
Meek knew that the terrorist was heading down to Charleston.
Meek believes in "NO SNITCHIN". The result: Meek is going to be in federal court on a charge of lying to federal authorities and concealing evidence. That right there can land him in federal time out for 10 years.
Meek is innocent until proven guilty. Now you got to understand the rules of federal time out. When you are sentenced to federal time out, you WILL serve all the sentence. No question.
Roof is innocent until proven guilty. If found guilty, the terrorist will go to federal time out. He will face the gas house.
Drake announced his mixtape What A Time To Be Alive will be released on iTunes. He will be collaborating with Future on the mixtape.
Toronto rapper/singer Drake announced he will collaborate with Atlanta rapper Future for a mixtape.
It was announced on Drake's social media pages that he will release What A Time To Be Alive on iTunes, Sunday. This is the first joint project from Drake and Future.
He often drops surprise albums to keep bootleggers from leaking singles.
The rappers have toured together. The pair seem confident in the mixtape release being a success.
Future had only Drake on his third album. He scrapped the remaining acts due to a surprise leak of his album.
Seeing its release on iTunes, will be judged as an album or a mixtape?
This year, Drake released If You're Reading This It's Too Late in February and it reached Number 1 on Billboard's Top 200. The mixtape went platinum. It sold over 1.3 million units.
Drake also engaged in feuds with former labelmate Tyga and former collaborator Meek Mill.
Drake destroyed them. Drake also will address the recent attacks from a Houston rapper who used his Back 2 Back beat. Sauce Walka running on the ghostwriter and the piss on Drake attack. He even dropped Madonna and Serena Williams in this diss.
Future released DS2 (Dirty Sprite 2) in July. The album was a first for Future. It reached Number 1 on Billboard's Top 200. The album went gold. It sold over 596,000 units.
Future broke up with Ciara this year. He is the father of five children. One of the women he had a child with is a close cousin.
