The elite. Rupert Murdoch celebrates his 95th with son, daughters and trophy wife.
Celebrate your golden years in luxury while the rest of struggle...
Keith Rupert Murdoch is an Australian British, French, American media tycoon. He is the very definition of yellow journalism. He is the reason to why J. Jonah Jameson was created in the Spider-Man franchise.
Murdoch is still alive at 95.
He is the elite.
Murdoch celebrates with his fifth wife, Elena Zhukova, a Russian biochemist.
She and him hitched in 2024. This could possibly be the old man's final relationship.
This fossil has a lavish birthday bash while the Americans are struggling. A billionaire elitist who devotes his legacy to keeping people angry at one another over stupid culture wars.
Hugh Jackman performed at Rupert Murdoch’s 95th birthday at The Grill, turning the storied Seagram Building eatery into a black-tie cabaret for a roomful of family, friends and A-list guests.
Jackman sang Sinatra classics “New York, New York” and “Fly Me to the Moon,” we hear, as well as three songs from “The Greatest Showman” and a tune from his Broadway musical, “The Boy from Oz.” The Hollywood star also thanked Murdoch for supporting his successful career.
Bret Baier of Fox News introduced a surprise video tribute to the Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp from President Trump. POTUS called Murdoch “legendary” and “one of a kind,” and also praised the birthday boy for his “courage, vision, and determination,” saying he’s “changed the world” during his venerable career.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan led grace to start the dinner, and speakers during the program included Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch’s wife Elena Zhukova and Murdoch himself. Sarah Murdoch, as well as Grace and Chloe Murdoch, were also there.
Bret Baier of Fox News introduced a surprise video tribute to the Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp from President Trump. POTUS called Murdoch “legendary” and “one of a kind,” and also praised the birthday boy for his “courage, vision, and determination,” saying he’s “changed the world” during his venerable career.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan led grace to start the dinner, and speakers during the program included Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch’s wife Elena Zhukova and Murdoch himself. Sarah Murdoch, as well as Grace and Chloe Murdoch, were also there.
Son Lachlan told his dad in a toast: “You are entitled to be called many things . . . but I know you are most proud of being a journalist at heart.”
Wife Elena, who married the News Corp legend in 2024, said, “Rupert is fearless,” adding that her husband “is made of an insatiable love and appreciation of life, and a mixture of wisdom and boyishness.”
“It just shows you wonderful things can still happen at 92,” Murdoch said of his wife. He also thanked everyone for coming, adding: “I won’t bore you with memories of what you know — this is the time to look to the future. America has become the unmatched engine of invention.”
Robert Thomson, NewsCorp chief executive, said: “There is a chasm, a vast chasm between the Myth of Murdoch and the Reality of Rupert. The Rupertian Reality is that he is humble not hubristic, wealthy but not materialistic, somewhat shy, averse to conflict, has an egalitarian ethos, is comfortable across class lines, is fascinated by both mischievous gossip and by high-brow books.”
Guests wishing Murdoch a happy birthday included Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, former UK prime ministers Tony Blair and Rishi Sunak, Barry Diller, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, “Cats” composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Wendi Deng Murdoch, former CEO of Activision Bobby Kotick, former US Attorney General William Barr, US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Murdoch is the former CEO of News Corp. That platform owns Fox News, The New York Post, Fox Nation and part of TikTok U.S.
News Corp is the conservative media giant.
Murdoch’s children James, Elisabeth, and Prudence were absent following a bitter legal battle over the family trust. They despise their father's role in generating all this chaos.
Australia, Great Britain, France, Canada and the United States has a huge problem.
Giving the right too much exposure.
The titan of far right propaganda, Murdoch sits on his perch cheering this aggression in the Middle East.
The president and Benjamin Netanyahu have Murdoch on the dial. Whenever some controversy arises, they call on Murdoch and he still directs his media to take on the narrative.
Buc-ee's will open second Ohio location. It is eyeing Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania for new locations.
In Spring 2027, Mansfield, Ohio will be the second location for the ever growing Buc-ee's convenience gas plazas.
The city approved annexing over 100 acres of land at the corner of Interstate 71 and Ohio 39 exit ramp. The location is going to be approved.
The rise of gas stations have become a gentrification issue.
Mansfield is a rust belt city with 45,000 residents. It is the midway between Columbus and Cleveland. It also has the famous Lincoln Highway which aligns with the U.S. Highway 30.
Interstate 71 passes near the city.
In April, Buc-ee's will open its first Ohio location in Huber Heights near Dayton.
It was approved in 2024 but had delays.
The city approved the location and it got the groundbreaking in early 2025. It was expected to open in late 2025 but legal issues held it up. Water services will be provided by Clark County and the city of Huber Heights will annex land to accommodate.
Huber Heights put a hold on a QuikTrip and second Wawa location. They issued a formal pause on new licenses on gas stations.
Speedway/7-Eleven, Sheetz, Wawa, Casey's and QuikTrip are aggressively building locations in the Dayton/Springfield metro area.
Once the ground is broken, the city will have to pay for remodeling the interchange to make access to Buc-ee's easy.
The grand opening of Buc-ee's in Huber Heights will bring 200 permanent jobs and it will have 120 fuel pumps. It will be open 24/7 and be a major focal point for travelers between St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Andy Ogles has a son and daughter ready to fight for Israel.
White man with a small peanut 🥜 wants to tell the world that Muslims don't belong in the United States.
This white man represents the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee as well as the cities in Middle Tennessee. He is one of these folks who think their shit doesn't stink.
Folks like Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) should be sent to war and back in a casket. He and his children should fight in Iran.
Ogles along with Reps. Randy Fine (R-FL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mary Miller (R-IL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Lauren Boebert (R-CO) along with Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Fetterman (I-PA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) represent what's wrong with white people.
They act like they live in glass houses.
Let their motherfucking children fight these unnecessary wars.
Ogles runs his mouth without thinking.
Ogles declared on social media Monday that "Muslims don’t belong in American society," prompting backlash largely from Democrats.
"Pluralism is a lie," Rep. Andy Ogles continued in the bigoted post on X.
Democratic politicians swiftly condemned Ogles and his post, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York calling Ogles a "malignant clown."
"Disgusting Islamophobes like you do not belong in Congress or in civilized society," Jeffries wrote on X.
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) wrote in a separate post: "This disgusting s--- doesn’t belong in American society. And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress."
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) responded, as well, writing on X: "I don’t know how many Muslims are in this guy’s district. I know there are tens of thousands in mine. They are parents. Entrepreneurs. Police officers. The firefighter-paramedic giving CPR to save your life. They are us. They are American. This tweet is NOT American."
The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the post from Ogles, who has a history of making outrageous comments about Muslims.
One prominent Republican who criticized Ogles' post was Richard Grenell, a special envoy for President Donald Trump and the interim president of the Kennedy Center.
"Stop attacking the First Amendment to the United States Constitution," Grenell wrote on X.
A representative for Ogles did not respond to a request for comment. Ogles did not back down online, posting on X about "the high-ranking Democrats flooding X to condemn me" in one post and in another about the dozens of "Islamic countries in the world."
Ogles got the smoke about Muslims on the internet but not in the faces of lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Andre Carson and Lateefah Simon.
"If muslims want to practice their law and exemplify Muhammadan culture, that is where they belong," he wrote.
The posts came after an attempted terrorist attack in New York City, where federal prosecutors have said the two suspects are aligned with ISIS, a common name for the Islamic State terrorist group.
Another Republican congressman with a history of bashing Muslims online, Rep. Randy Fine of Florida, posted about that incident over the weekend, saying, "We don’t need to live like this. Deport them ALL."
Fine faced calls to resign from Democrats last month when he posted on social media, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
Ogles, meanwhile, made headlines last year when he called for Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim and a naturalized U.S. citizen, to be deported after he won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, national deputy director of the Islamic civil rights group CAIR, said in a statement Monday: “The First Amendment guarantees religious freedom to everyone in our nation, including American Muslims. If any member of Congress had declared that ‘Jews do not belong in America,’ that politician would rightfully face condemnation and censure.
“Yet like Randy Fine and other anti-Muslim extremists in Congress, Mr. Ogles has faced no consequences for his dangerous rhetoric, even as American Muslim elected officials experience censure motions, threats and harassment for daring to criticize Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The double standards and hypocrisy must end,” the statement said.
A representative for Fine did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Pew Research Center has estimated there are 3.5 million Muslims in the U.S., or about 1% of the country's overall population.
When Fox and Republicans were complaining about former president Joe Biden looking at his watch as a caravan of dead troops were presented, Donald J. Trump, then former president made it his mission to demonize Biden for it.
Well as those American troops being killed in this aggression against Iran, many saw the president cover his thinning head with the USA ball cap.
Many saw that as disrespectful and inappropriate.
Fox decided to run a clip but purposely ran a previous clip of Trump without his hat and doing a salute.
Don’t let Fox get away with it this time. Spread the word.
Fox & Friends Weekend replaced footage of Trump attending yesterday’s Dover AFB dignified transfer with a clip from December 17, 2025.
They clearly didn’t want their Trump-supporting audience to see Trump disrespecting… pic.twitter.com/cQzsEiY0Fm
Exactly when CNN is talking about how difficult it must be for Biden to watch the dignified transfer of our fallen soldiers, Biden checks his watch. pic.twitter.com/3R53ak7yEd
Fox apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war, insisting it was an honest mistake.
In a polarized time, some online critics suggested without evidence that it wasn’t an error — that the network was trying to make Trump look better by not showing him wearing a baseball cap during what is considered one of the most solemn duties of a commander in chief. The return of the bodies of six soldiers took place Saturday at Dover Air Force Base.
But Fox said archival footage of Trump at an earlier ceremony was inadvertently pulled up by a staff member and used on two Sunday morning telecasts. A spokeswoman noted the correct footage was used at other times, including on Saturday.
“We regret the error and apologize for the incorrect footage,” Fox said in a statement.
Fox anchor Griff Jenkins issued an on-the-air correction Sunday, saying “we extend our respect and condolences” to the families of the service members killed.
The apology didn’t sit well with some critics. “If any other network did this it would be a huge scandal, Fox would lead the chorus of criticisms and faux-outrage, and people would lose their jobs,” said Mehdi Hasan, founder of the online site Zeteo.
Hasan was then a host and commentator on MSNBC (rebranded as MS NOW).
Johnny “Joey” Jones, a veteran and co-host of “The Big Weekend Show” on Fox, said on social media that he was “embarrassed and ashamed” that this happened.
“My belief was that this was an honest mistake, but that doesn’t make it an acceptable one,” Jones wrote. “Few things are more sacred than our heroes who give their lives in the line of duty.”
Jones said that “if posting snarky comments and insults is your way of reacting to this, please direct them at me. I’m the one with sharp words on these issues. If you are using this as a way to take a partisan jab at my hard working colleagues, check your watch.”
Fox has a known history of running a defense of Republicans by airing deceptive coverage or misleading quotes.
This is typical of a Sean "Softball" Hannity tactic.
A whole lot of bull from a senator who thought he ran with them.
Montana senator announces he is not running for reelection.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) realized that it's time. After blocking former presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden's agendas while giving lip service to President Donald J. Trump, Daines has lobbying on his mind.
The pipeline of status quo.
Gov. Greg Gianforte and Kurt Alme will be scrambling for the seat.
It is reported that Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is retiring. He served as a House member twice as well as Trump's first term as the embattled Department of Interior Secretary. He cited health and mental health as a reason to retire. Republicans were coaching him to run in case of this scenario.
It shocked Sen. John Thune (R-SD) who is desperately scrambling to hold control of the seat.
Trump carried the state in 2016, 2020 and 2024. The last U.S. Senator who served as a Democrat was Jon Tester. He lost to Tim Sheehy.
The last time two Montana Democratic senators to serve were Heidi Heitkamp and Jon Tester.
Sheehy is the current junior Republican Senator of Montana.
Republicans hold a three seat majority. The only help may come from Sen. John Fetterman (I-PA) who continues to vote on Trump’s policies.
Alme got Trump’s endorsement quickly.
While Daines, 63, had already filed to run again this fall, he withdrew his name from qualification "minutes before" Wednesday's state filing deadline for candidates, the Montana Secretary of State's office told NBC News. He released a statement confirming the decision only after the filing deadline passed.
In the statement, Daines announced he is backing Montana's U.S. attorney, Kurt Alme, to replace him — Alme filed his paperwork eight minutes before the filing deadline, Montana Secretary of State records show, and before Daines publicly confirmed he was no longer running.
"After wrestling with this decision for months, I have decided I will not seek re-election," Daines said. Going on to back him, he praised Alme's work "cracking down on crime" and confronting fentanyl trafficking and called him "a man of faith."
Alme announced his candidacy in a statement Wednesday.
“As a native Montanan, I have always been committed to serving our communities, upholding the rule of law, and fighting for the safety and prosperity of every family in our state,” he said.
“We need proven doers in Washington who will stand up for our values without apology,” he added. “I’m running for Senate to be a relentless advocate for Montana and to help President Trump put America First.”
President Donald Trump endorsed Alme on Truth Social on Wednesday evening and praised Daines for "passing the torch" to him.
"In fact, if Kurt didn’t have the highest level of aptitude and talent, Steve would have remained exactly where he is but, Kurt is exceptional, and I will be giving him, based on Steve’s strongest recommendation, my Complete and Total Endorsement," Trump said.
Daines has served in Congress since 2013, first in the House before he won a Senate seat in 2014, a unique election in which his Democratic opponent, who had been appointed to the seat months earlier, dropped out in the final weeks because of a plagiarism scandal. Daines cruised to victory over the replacement Democratic nominee that year and then won his 2020 re-election by 10 percentage points over the state's sitting governor, Steve Bullock.
While Montana has a history of electing Democrats, it has trended Republican in recent elections. Trump won the state by about 20 points in 2024, with Democratic Sen. Jon Tester losing his re-election bid by 7 points. Tester, in 2018, was the last Democrat to win a statewide election in Montana.
Alme's backing from Trump and Daines makes him the front-runner for the now-open seat, which had not drawn much major attention when Daines was expected to seek re-election. Independent Seth Bodnar, a military veteran and former president of the University of Montana who announced a Senate bid this week, criticized Daines' decision in a statement.
“Steve Daines has so little respect for Montana Republicans that he withdrew at the last minute to coronate his handpicked successor instead of giving them a voice at the ballot box," Bodnar said.
"This is the disgusting arrogance of Washington politicians and their party bosses who trade power back and forth like candy while Montanans are crushed under higher costs and fewer opportunities."
Four Democrats have launched campaigns for the seat being vacated by Daines: former state Rep. Reilly Neill; Air Force veteran Alani Bankhead; Michael Hummert, who served in the Army and Navy; and Michael Black Wolf, a preservation officer and community leader from the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
Last minute filing deadline moves are not unheard of in politics — Democrats blasted one of their own, Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia of Illinois, last year after his chief of staff filed paperwork to run for Garcia's seat shortly before he announced he would retire. The House voted in November to publicly rebuke the congressman.
Adams County, Ohio Sheriff Department sues Afroman after he posted their faces in a music video.
The unfortunate rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.
If a law enforcement agency raids a property under a warrant or a sense of danger, they are likely not required to pay for the damages they inflict upon your home.
They often push it on the insurance companies and the city or county if you're lucky.
This is why qualified immunity is needed to be eliminated. Police officers must be held accountable for actions when they conduct police business.
Afroman comes out losing the battle. I guess that's what you get when you support MAGAland.
Joseph Foreman lives in rural Adams County, Ohio. He is a media personality, rapper, podcaster known as Afroman. He is known around the Cincinnati area.
Other famous folks like Joe Burrow and Dave Chappelle frequent Cincinnati too.
In August 2022, Adams County deputies raided the home of Joseph Foreman, better known as Afroman, with a search warrant tied to an investigation into possible drugs and kidnapping victims. No charges were filed after the raid.
Deputies seized thousands of dollars in cash, which was later returned, but Afroman said about $400 was never recovered.
Afroman said the raid left damage throughout his home, and that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office told him it was not responsible for paying for repairs.
The guy started laughing and waddling his head, and said we’re not required to do that. They were unapologetic,” Afroman said.
The music video
Afroman said he turned the experience into music, using his own security footage from the raid in a music video to help pay for the repairs.
“I use my personal life to write my music,” he said. “Will you help me repair my gate, will you help me repair my door. I’m singing about what actually happened to me.”
Deputies who appear in the video are now suing the rapper for damages caused by their likenesses being used in the video.
The countersuit
Afroman filed a countersuit for the damages to his home. Judge Jonathan P. Hein dismissed those claims in February.
“I don’t like that they dismissed all of my claims with a click of a button in some little office somewhere without a hearing,” Afroman said.
Afroman said the lawsuit against him is not just about money — he believes it is a violation of his freedom of speech.
“I should have freedom of speech. I should be allowed to speak out about my life, and police officers that violate my home and steal my money should not be allowed to sue me,” he said.
FOX19 NOW reached out to the judge, the attorney for the deputies, and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, but hasn’t received any responses.
Jesse Jackson, Jr. attempts to return to Congress got messy. He made remarks at his dad's funeral that may come back to haunt him.
Since Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) decided to run for the Senate, the son of late civil rights leader has decided to run again for the seat he once held before her. He is running on a redemption campaign. He saying that as a former federal intern, he deserves another chance at being a lawmaker.
He also will continue to fund Israel, take unwanted kickbacks, have affairs and blame his staffers for his controversies.
The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring it up first: A 2013 campaign fraud conviction that ended his 17-year political career.
On Friday and Saturday, the nation paid tribute to Jesse Jackson, the lifelong U.S. civil rights leader and politician. His ceremony was held in Chicago.
His funeral was livestreamed and had numerous guests including former vice president Kamala Harris, former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) and his brother former lawmaker Jesse Jackson, Jr. were there as well.
Jackson, Jr., who served 30 months in federal time out for corruption, mail fraud, covering up an affair has been leaning towards MAGA. His wife Sandi (who also had affairs) was charged too. They petitioned for a pardon by Obama, Biden and President Donald J. Trump. His campaign is struggling and this latest round of controversy could help or hurt his primary fight.
“It’s now part of my story,” Jackson told the pastors, elected officials and retirees gathered on a recent Saturday to hear his lofty plan to revive Chicago’s sagging south suburbs. “I’ve cried enough. I’m divorced now. I’ve lost my home in foreclosure. I’ve been through everything that comes with that process.”
At 60, Jackson has launched a spirited primary bid in the largely Black district where he started his career, saying his new perspective makes him an ideal candidate at a time when voters have accepted a president and others with serious criminal histories. The theme of redemption is woven through his return in the firmly Democratic territory with stories about incarceration, sparse job prospects and caring for his ailing dad, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
They denied it.
Jackson, Jr. is now becoming a click bait after he declared that his father's funeral being a politics free zone. However, speakers chose to ignore it and decided to take aim at the current issues happening under President Donald J. Trump.
Obama, Biden, Harris, Clinton, Rev. Al Sharpton and others made it clear, the country right now is not working normally.
I get it.
But they allowed it to happen by playing nice with Republicans. Water down laws and endless support for Israel has depressed turnout.
Jackson fought against the establishment to become a fodder for far right agitators like Mark Levin and Sean "Softball" Hannity.
Jesse, Jr. on the other hand has not learned from his past mistakes.
Now the far right seized on the remarks of Jackson to denounce the funeral, Democrats and the message of Jackson, Sr.
But the efforts to reclaim the name belonging to one of the nation’s most famous political families haven’t been without eyerolls and jabs from candidates in the crowded March primary who say Jackson had his chance in a district plagued by political corruption.
“What I think matters is that trust has to be earned,” Jackson told The Associated Press while campaigning recently. “I’m cognizant of that.”
The reverend’s son energizes crowds
The eldest son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson now sports thick circular glasses and graying hair. He remains a skilled orator in the style of his father, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate. Another son, Jonathan, is also a Chicago-area congressman.
Sounding at times like a preacher and others a professor, Jackson Jr. paces among poster boards outlining his vision for a third Chicago airport. The proposed public-private partnership to boost economically depressed areas outside Chicago hasn’t seen traction for years.
But that’s not evident from how Jackson describes it.
Nearly 50 people filed into a suburban school gym to hear how a hypothetical airport might someday compete with O’Hare and Midway.
“The one thing that is missing from this congressional district is access to the global economy,” Jackson said, describing daily flights to Hong Kong.
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), media personality Santita Jackson, former congressman Jesse Jackson, Sr., Jacqueline Jackson and Yousef Jackson. Not picture is Ashley Jackson, Jesse Jackson's mistress daughter.
The extemporaneous talk included Biblical references and warm shoutouts to locals in the audience. Attendees were handed thick packets documenting nearly $1 billion in federal funds Jackson secured over the years. Around the room was church-style signage with Jackson’s portraits under the slogan “A New Hope.”
David Jones, 52, praised Jackson’s “tenacity” and “fortitude.” The Flossmoor resident voted for Jackson before and will again. He felt the former congressman had been humbled by the prison sentence.
“Would it sway certain people? Probably,” he said. “But at the same time, to his point, we have a president that had 34 convictions and he’s still president of the United States. So if it didn’t sway people from voting in that regard why should it sway you from voting for him?”
Soon, the crowd was chanting for a 10,000-foot airport runway, with Jackson directing the recitation like a conductor.
Attendees lined up for blue-and-white yard signs. The most popular has one word: “Jr.”
A promising start, a rocky end
Jackson was first elected in a 1995 special election. He easily won each reelection, despite a 2009 ethics inquiry related to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jackson wasn’t charged.
However, in 2012 Jackson disappeared from the public eye, even missing his reelection night. He later disclosed treatment for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic. He resigned in November amid a federal investigation.
The next year Jackson pleaded guilty to charges he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on luxury items including Bruce Lee memorabilia. His then-wife, former Chicago Alderwoman Sandi Jackson, also pleaded guilty.
He served 30 months.
Jackson’s time behind bars was isolating. He said he used the time to learn from inmates and write his third book. While incarcerated, relatives waited to disclose his father’s diagnosis with a neurological disorder.
“He didn’t think emotionally that I could handle it,” Jackson said of his father.
After his release, Jackson struggled personally and financially.
His marriage of 37 years ended. Attorneys in his 2018 divorce disclosed he received Social Security Disability Insurance payments due to extended medical leave from Congress.
Finding work was hard. One university rescinded a job offer over his conviction.
“I could not survive the evil of the Google search,” he joked.
Fundraising struggles and messaging
Early voting starts Thursday for the March 17 primary.
The 2nd District seat is open because Rep. Robin Kelly is running for Senate following Dick Durbin’s retirement. The territory encompasses city neighborhoods, working-class suburbs and some rural areas.
Ten Democrats are in, including Donna Miller, a county commissioner who leads fundraising. She brought in about $1 million in the last quarter and has that much on hand. Meanwhile, Jackson raised about $100,000 and has roughly equal to spend.
Jackson said fundraising in the district has always been tough. He sees a path to victory in part by registering new voters; he said his campaign has signed up roughly 2,000. He’s also reaching disenfranchised voters, including Black men who “abandoned” the party.
Jackson says he relates more to voters now.
He often starts events by asking who has been imprisoned or knows someone in jail. The show of hands is usually strong. He’s opened up about managing mental health, crediting his physician, tight social circle and martial arts.
When his father took a turn with a November hospitalization, Jackson wrote about elderly parent care for USA Today. The reverend has progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative disorder. He communicates through hand gestures as he’s lost the ability to speak.
Jackson listened to his dad’s speeches before making his run official on his father’s 84th birthday in October.
“I get very emotional knowing that those speeches belong to the ages now,” he said.
Critics say district needs fresh start
Political opponents seize on Jackson’s high-profile and comfortable upbringing.
State Sen. Willie Preston likes to highlight Jackson’s fashion choices with Ferragamo shoes as evidence of someone who hasn’t reformed spending habits.
“When you have had such a lifestyle of luxury and celebrity because you threw that away, then I’d imagine you’d want to get that back,” Preston said.
Jesse Jackson, Jr., Ashley Jackson and Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL).
Jackson shrugged at the criticism. When it comes to footwear: “I wear shoes that fit my feet.”
Others say the district needs change.
Before Jackson, two congressmen left office under allegations of misconduct, including Mel Reynolds, who was convicted of fraud and criminal sexual assault charges.
“We’re ready for new chapter,” said candidate Yumeka Brown, Matteson’s village clerk. “Voters have a right to expect honesty, accountability.”
Voters see familiarity and change
Listening to the former congressman, 71-year-old Warren Cottrell heard the reverend’s voice.
“He sounds just as eloquent as his father,” said the retiree from Homewood. “I believe in second chances.”
Jackson says it’s a second chance for him with his children too. He consulted both about running: daughter Jessica, who lives in France and son Jesse III, who’s in college.
“It’s important for them to see their father stand up and fight for the dignity of their name,” he said.
Now this politics stuff at a funeral. Want to rewind back to 2025 when Trump made politicial comments. Vice President JD Vance made politicial remarks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made politicial remarks. Tucker Carlson made politicial remarks.
What was that event that Black MAGAland and far right agitators seem to just ignore?
Charlie "fucking" Kirk, the most annoying dead guy living rent free in these moron's heads.
Oh, Erika Kirk came out to pyrotechnics and loud music. Oh but no politics, right!
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) will announce he will run reelection as an independent. He is planning on leaving the Republican Party which puts the seat hold to one vote.
He had a fallout with President Donald J. Trump and is on the list of many Republicans at risk of losing their seats in the California redistricting.
Kiley announced Friday that he will seek reelection this year as an independent and drop his affiliation with the GOP at the end of his current term.
A spokesperson for Kiley told NBC News that the two-term congressman will go independent if voters send him back to Washington in November.
Kiley has recently bucked his party by voting with Democrats to terminate Trump’s tariffs on Canada. He has also been an outspoken critic of the redistricting effort in California, which drew him out of his current district.
“It is no secret I’ve been frustrated, at times disgusted, by the hyper-partisanship in Congress,” Kiley said in a statement Friday night.
Well start looking at the president, the vice president, House members in your caucus and the junk food media agitators who put their voices on instead of yours.
The congressman blamed partisanship for the record-long government shutdown last fall, a spike in health care costs and redistricting across numerous states ahead of the 2026 midterms.
He said “both parties are complicit” in the “epidemic of gerrymandering.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said that his state’s redistricting efforts were a direct response to Texas being the first state to redraw its congressional boundaries mid-decade, with President Donald Trump’s backing, in a move designed to net Republicans more seats in November.
In a dig at Newsom, Kiley said, “There’s a way we can fight back and protect our democracy from his partisan games: by removing partisanship from the equation. Today, I filed for reelection as ‘No Party Preference.’”
The National Republican Congressional Committee — the campaign arm of House Republicans — did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Kiley’s announcement.
Republicans in November are seeking to defend their slim majority in the House, where they hold a 218-214 advantage over Democrats.
California’s new congressional map drew Kiley out of his current district, where he won in 2024 with 55.5% of the vote. He is seeking another term in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District.
The House does not have any independents serving this term. The Senate has two independents — Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who both caucus with the Democrats.
Kiley's announcement came the same day that fellow California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, who is also in a redrawn district, said he would not be running for reelection.
“This decision has been on my mind for a while and I didn’t make it lightly,” Issa said in a post on X. “After a quarter-century in Congress — and before that, a quarter-century in business — it’s the right time for a new chapter and new challenges.”
Issa endorsed San Diego Supervisor Jim Desmond as his successor in the 48th Congressional District.
The number of House members this election cycle saying they won’t seek another term is at its highest level since 1992, when 65 lawmakers retired.
With Issa’s announcement Friday, 55 members have said they won’t seek reelection in 2026. The number includes 34 Republicans and 21 Democrats, with many of the GOP lawmakers running for governor or Senate.
Tears of a disgraced man. Sherrone Moore and wife Kelli learn the lesson.
With Kelli by his side, disgraced Michigan Wolverines football coach Sherrone Moore take a plea deal to avoid the lengthy bid in the iron college. He is not out of the woods.
He still owes Michigan that severance.
He must end all association with that woman and those surrounding her.
Hopefully Kelli will not divorce him, taking sposual and child support.
Consenting adults having sex whether they're married, having an affair, engaging in a relationship of the opposite sex, engaging in a relationship of the same sex, engaging in a relationship with transgender Americans, engaging in a relationship with adult content creators, engaging in a relationship with prostitutes or escorts is not my business.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
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A judge on Friday dismissed several criminal charges against former University of Michigan football coach Moore in a plea deal with prosecutors over his alleged break-in at a woman's home.
Felony home invasion, misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor breaking and entering were dropped from the Washtenaw County matter against Moore.
As those more serious allegations went away, the former Michigan coach pleaded no contest to two new misdemeanor charges filed by prosecutors, malicious use of a telecommunications device in context of a domestic relationship and trespassing.
Defense lawyer Ellen Michaels said her client was overcharged in the original complaint.
"From the beginning, we maintained that the felony of stalking charge and the entry without permission charge, all the charges against Mr. Moore, were not supported by facts and law," she told reporters outside of court.
"Dismissal of those charges validates the concerns we raised about the investigation from the very beginning."
The disgraced football coach is set to be sentenced on April 14.
"Mr. Moore is pleased to put this behind him and move forward," Michaels said.
The married Moore was fired by the university in December after the school concluded that he had an “inappropriate relationship” with a staff member.
Career savable. Possible, but difficult.
He then allegedly barged into the home of the woman he was having the inappropriate relationship with through an unlocked door, police said. He grabbed two butter knives and a pair of scissors then threatened to take his own life.
"'I’m going to kill myself,'" a prosecutor said, quoting Moore's alleged words to the victim. "'I’m going to make you watch my blood is on your hands. You ruined my life.'"
Moore took over the famed football program from Jim Harbaugh, who led Michigan to a national championship and then took a head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Michigan went 8-5 in Moore's first season at the helm in 2024 and the Wolverines were 9-3 this past campaign before he was terminated.
“As with any case our office handles, the plea agreement was reached following evaluation of the factual, evidentiary, and legal circumstances — and the overarching need for accountability and public safety,” prosecutors said in a statement after Moore pleaded no contest.
“It is our hope that this resolution will ensure accountability, and allow the victim an opportunity to heal and move forward.”
Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the scandal-plagued Wolverines football program.
Trump did far worst things than this weenie. Yet, the Republicans push Tony Gonzalez out the way.
President Donald J. Trump had affairs on all of his wives. He slept with Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels and possibly Laura Loomer. He has 30 women accusing him of sexual abuse, rape and harassment. He literally stole government secrets and improperly stored them in Mar-a-Lago resort. He sicced a mob of his supporters on the U.S. Capitol to overturn an election. He demonized Barack Obama over his birth certificate. He demonized Joe Biden over his age despite him being three years younger. He literally tried to blackmail Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into opening an investigation into Biden. Trump had ordered the National Guard to attack peaceful protesters to do a photo op with a bible. He had literally oversaw the worst pandemic in modern history where over 1 million Americans died. He openly called for Russia and China to interfere in U.S. elections despite his closest ally Israel doing as well. He and Biden allowed Israel to conduct a genocide, active war crimes and illegal seizing of sovereignty. Trump has turned on his most notable allies like Mike Pence, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Kanye West, Liz Cheney, John Bolton and Dan Crenshaw. He is literally named in the Jeffrey Epstein files. A 13 year old accused him of forcing her to perform head service. A 15 year old said he walked into the model room for teens to "inspect" the room. He fantasized about his daughters Ivanka and Tiffany Trump. He allegedly raped Ivana Trump when they were in separation. He said he can grab 'em by the pussy because he is a celebrity. He encourages his sons, Donald, Jr., Eric and Barron Trump to do the things he does to be successful. Donald Trump, Jr. has picked up his father's habits. Trump had allowed the government to shut down more than once in his two terms. Now we are the verge of World War III and the Republicans have not invoked the 25th Amendment or calls for him to resign.
Oh but for Tony Gonzales of Texas, one affair lead to a woman self immolating herself and the GOP is calling for him to step aside.
Consenting adults having sex whether they're married, having an affair, engaging in a relationship of the opposite sex, engaging in a relationship of the same sex, engaging in a relationship with transgender Americans, engaging in a relationship with adult content creators, engaging in a relationship with prostitutes or escorts is not my business.
However, her husband left her and took the children. She was so distraught about her life collapsing, she self immolated herself.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.
You can get help if you, a loved one or friend is dealing with drug abuse.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.
The scandal picked up steam when text message revealed that Gonzalez liked "baging them groceries."
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has thrown in the towel. He was expected to face a run off with Brandon Herrera, an adulterer in waiting who enjoys the guns and sandals with jeans.
White men, I swear y'all have no clue.
Anyway, he announced Thursday night that he will drop his bid for re-election but will serve out the rest of his term in Congress following a tumultuous set of weeks for the congressman, who admitted having had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide.
The aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, eventually replied by telling the congressman, “this is too far, Tony.”
“Please tell me you didn’t just hire me because I was hot,” Santos-Aviles wrote.
“No way,” Gonzales replied.
NBC News obtained the text messages and confirmed their authenticity with Bobby Barrera, the lawyer for Santos-Aviles’ widower, Adrian Aviles. Barrera previously said he was working with his client to release text messages to confirm Aviles' accusation that his late wife had been in a romantic relationship with Gonzales.
The text messages, which only include messages exchanged during part of one day, do not address whether there was a physical relationship between the two. The San Antonio Express-News and 24Sight News first published the text messages.
"After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I've always had to my district," Gonzales said in statement on X.
NBC News has asked Gonzales' congressional office for additional comment.
Republican leadership rebuked Gonzales earlier Thursday, with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who leads a razor-thin GOP majority in the House, calling on him to retire at the end of his term but not resign entirely.
Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain urged the Ethics Committee in a joint statement Thursday to “act expeditiously.”
“We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime, Leadership has asked Congressman Gonzales to withdraw from his race for re-election,” they said.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., echoed the statement, saying: “Tony should withdraw from the runoff and allow the Ethics process to move forward while focusing on his family and serving his constituents for the remainder of his term.”
The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it would open an investigation.
A different body, the Office of Congressional Conduct, led an investigation into Gonzales, and its results were set to be delivered to the Ethics Committee on Wednesday. The office could not send the results earlier because the investigation was completed within 60 days of Gonzales’ primary in Texas.
Whether or not the results of the Ethics Committee’s probe will be published will come down to when it is completed. The committee investigates only sitting lawmakers, so the investigation could come to an abrupt halt if it is still underway when Gonzales’ term ends.
Gonzales was running for re-election against pro-gun candidate Brandon Herrera. Neither of them won more than 50% of the vote in the primary Tuesday, forcing Gonzales into a runoff that had been scheduled for May 26.
Herrera's campaign manager, Kimmie Gonzalez, responded with a statement from the candidate on Friday.
“I appreciate Tony Gonzales for making the appropriate decision," Herrera's statement said. "I look forward to being the voice of TX23 that our district deserves — from the border, to oil theft, water rights, data centers, and many other issues. It’s an honor to be chosen and together we will make Texas proud.”
Gonzales appeared in a podcast interview Wednesday to admit the affair with the former aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, saying: “I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment. And there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions.”
Gonzales then added that he and his wife have “reconciled.”
NBC News has reported that Gonzales and Santos-Aviles exchanged sexual texts in 2024. Santos-Aviles’ widower, Adrian Aviles, verified the texts.
Gonzales’ decision to serve out the rest of his term will be crucial for House Republicans, who have been bleeding members this Congress. They hold only a four-seat majority over Democrats, which means they can afford to lose only one member on party-line votes.
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) along with former vice president Kamala Harris, former presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton took an opportunity to thank the longtime civil rights leader.
Jackson is the son of the late Civil Rights leader.
While America is dealing with the economic uncertainty, a global war looming, a lackluster presidency of Donald J. Trump, the call of unity are ignored once again.
Jackson leaves behind a legacy of good, bad and neutral. He died knowing he will be remembered as a trailblazer. His critics will never attend his funeral.
The House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) denied a state funeral. They offered a memorial service for that annoying white nationalist Charlie Kirk. They ignored Jackson because of how Kirk saw him and Black people as inferior.
Johnson’s office said it received a request from the family to have Jackson’s remains lie in honor at the Capitol, but the request was denied, because of the precedent that the space is typically reserved for former presidents, the military and select officials.
The civil rights leader died this week at the age of 84. The family and some House Democrats had filed a request for Jackson to be honored at the U.S. Capitol.
Amid the country’s political divisions, there have been flare ups over who is memorialized at the Capitol with a service to lie in state, or honor, in the Rotunda. During such events, the public is generally allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects.
Jackson was a shadow member of the U.S. Senate. How the fuck he can't?
Kirk died talking shit.
Jackson died doing the work.
The public tribute — with appearances by Grammy-winning gospel singers and Jennifer Hudson — felt at times like a church service and others like a political rally. Many, from former President Bill Clinton to the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights leader and founder of the National Action Network, likened Jackson’s death to a call to action, from speaking out against justice to voting in the midterms.
Former President Barack Obama said Jackson’s presidential runs in the 1980s set the stage for other Black leaders, including his own successful 2009 presidency and reelection.
“The message he sent to a 22-year-old child of a single mother with a funny name, an outsider, was that maybe there wasn’t any place or any room where we didn’t belong,” Obama said to the boisterous crowd of thousands. “He paved the road for so many others to follow.”
The event drew a slew of elected U.S. leaders. Other notable attendees included actor and producer Tyler Perry, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and political activist and theologian Cornel West. Detroit Pistons great and Chicago native Isiah Thomas also spoke at the event that lasted five hours.
The crowd gave an especially warm welcome to Obama, who launched his political career in Chicago, and credited Jackson with keeping him on his toes. He said he was grateful to Jackson for providing a “legacy of hope” in contrast with the current Republican leadership in Washington.
“We are living in a time when it can be hard to hope,” Obama said. “Each day we wake up to some new assault to our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law, an offense to common decency. Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible.”
Clinton said Jackson made him a better president, while former Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris talked about Jackson’s inspiring 1980s presidential runs and showed off campaign memorabilia she had kept from them. Former President Joe Biden also spoke during the service.
President Donald J. Trump, who praised Jackson on social media after he died and also shared photos of the two of them, did not attend.
If he or Vice President JD Vance came, the streets would be closed. The protesters would line up and heckle his motorcade. He also would face a frosty reception from critics.
Not to mention, Obama, Biden, Clinton and Harris have frustration with Trump.
Trump had threatened to arrest them for crimes against him and Republicans.
Thousands attend Jackson memorial service
The event honoring the protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate followed memorial services that drew large crowds in Chicago and South Carolina, where Jackson was born. Friday’s celebration — at an influential Black church with a 10,000-seat arena — was the largest.
Attendees waited in long lines outside the church as television screens played excerpts of some of Jackson’s most famous speeches. Inside, vendors sold pins with his 1984 presidential slogan and hoodies with his “I Am Somebody” mantra.
Marketing professional Chelsia Bryan said Friday that she decided to attend for the “chance to be part of something historic.”
“As a Black woman, knowing that someone pretty much gave their life, dedicated their life to make sure I can do the things that I can do now, he’s worth honoring,” Bryan said.
Jackson Jr.: Everyone has a Jackson story
Jackson died last month at age 84 after battling a rare neurological disorder that affected his mobility and ability to speak. His final public appearances included the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“Every single person in here has a Jesse Jackson story,” his eldest son, Jesse Jackson Jr., said to the crowd. “The time he shook your hand, the time he prayed for you, the time he held you up, the time he prayed the funeral for somebody you know ... and he prayed you to a new course of existence.”
Sitting in the crowd was 90-year-old Mary Lovett. She said Jackson’s advocacy inspired her many times, from when she moved from Mississippi to Chicago in the 1960s, taught elementary school and became a mom. She voted for Jackson during his presidential runs and appreciated how he always spoke up for underrepresented people.
“He’s gone, but I hope his legacy lives,” she said. “I hope we can remember what he tried to teach us.”
Jackson’s service was to the poor, underrepresented
Jackson’s pursuits were countless, taking him to all corners of the globe: Advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues including voting rights, health care, job opportunities and education. He scored diplomatic victories with world leaders, and through Rainbow PUSH Coalition, he channeled cries for Black pride and self-determination into corporate boardrooms, pressuring executives to make America a more open and equitable society.
Sharpton, who considered the late reverend a lifelong mentor, said he hoped attendees would take home some of the “Jackson fire.”
“Don’t sit here so holy and sanctified and act like you have no assignment yourself,” he said to the increasingly boisterous crowd. “We didn’t come this far to turn around now.”
Another son, Yusef Jackson, who runs the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, recalled how his father carried a well-worn Bible but also showed his faith by showing up to picket lines.
“He lived a revolutionary Christian faith rooted in justice, nonviolence and the moral righteousness,” he said. “He was deeply involved in the political struggles of his time, but his gift was that he could rise above them. It’s not about the left wing or the right wing. It takes two wings to fly. For him, the goal was always the moral center.”
A final homegoing service was scheduled for Saturday at Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Darrell Issa out again. Only this time, he may move to Texas to run.
With California's referendum to redraw their congressional map to wipe out seven to ten House Republican seats is likely to pass in the primary. Once it passes it will draw out a longtime California lawmaker.
He decides to retire, although opening an option to Texas to run for a friendlier seat.
See the status quo and the constant need to be in office without doing anything but constantly gaslight Americans.
This is also a shill for AIPAC.
He is a Lebanese American politician who support the apartheid genocidal ethnostate of Israel killing his people. While he claims that he is in favor of that "two state" farce, he is funding Israel without batting a lash.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was thorn in former president Barack Obama's hand. He was obsessed with the Operation Fast and Furious scandal. He was also heavily invested in the threats of impeachment on Obama and his then attorney general Eric Holder.
Issa took credit with sinking Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. When she ran in 2016, she had been out of office since leaving the Obama Administration in 2013.
He became obsessed with her emails and the Benghazi attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Libya. He blamed her and Obama for allowing Americans to die. The Obama Administration was pushed into the conflicts by Israel, by the way. The ousters of Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan's leaders were at the behest of Israel.
Issa is the creator of the Viper Car Alarm systems. He is a mllionaire. He is also a key player in the scandals that almost cost him and Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) their seats.
Allegedly, Issa slept with Turner's second wife Majida Mourad after he found out Turner slept with Issa's second wife Kathy. Rumors, folks.
Issa announced Friday he is retiring instead of facing a difficult reelection campaign in a redrawn district.
“It’s the right time for a new chapter and new challenges,” Issa said in a statement.
“Serving in Congress has been the honor of my life.”
Issa, a car alarm magnate considered one of the wealthiest members of Congress, had been a chief antagonist for then President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while he served as chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, from 2011 to early 2015.
Issa’s abrupt reversal injects more uncertainty in the race for Southern California’s 48th District, which was drastically reshaped in November after voters approved a new U.S. House map for California to favor Democrats.
With an incumbent out of the running, it may be harder for Republicans to hold the seat and, by extension, the party’s fragile majority in the House.
After redistricting, Issa flirted with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas. But at the time he decided to stay put in his home state.
“I can hold this seat. I’m not quitting on California and neither should anyone else,” Issa, who represents a district anchored in San Diego County, said in a statement at the time.
California’s new congressional map, which was spearheaded by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is intended to tip as many as five Republican-held seats to Democrats this year to offset President Donald Trump’s push in Texas to gain five seats for his party there.
A national battle to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage is still raging in some states ahead of the November midterm elections.
Voters in Texas and North Carolina already have cast ballots in primary elections for U.S. House districts redrawn at Trump’s urging. But the final boundaries for voting districts remain uncertain in Missouri, even though candidates already are filing for office. They also are unclear in Virginia, where new congressional districts could hinge both on a voter referendum and court rulings.
In his statement, Issa said he was endorsing San Diego County Supervisor James Desmond to succeed him.
Rather than lose with dignity, he let's an unknown take the fall. How comforting knowing that Darrell Issa is more about his fucking ego than the motivation to keep Republicans in power with policies that benefit Americans.
Like Republicans ever had policies to help Americans.
