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Clinton Campaign Recreates 1964 “Confessions Of A Republican”

Hillary’s latest campaign ad revives one of the most famous political ads in history, “Confessions of a Republican,” from the 1964 presidential election.

Adding authenticity to the remake, the spot utilizes veteran actor Bill Bogert, the very same guy from the original, along with text which echoes the 1964 concerns.

“I was a Republican who voted for Eisenhower and Nixon, my father was a Republican, his father was, the whole family was. But Donald Trump he’s a different kind of man. This man scares me.

“Trump says we need unpredictability when it comes to using nuclear weapons, what is that supposed to mean? When a man says that he sounds a lot like a threat to humanity.”

“I’ve thought about not voting. But you can’t do that. That’s saying you don’t care who wins and I do care.

“I think the party is about to make a terrible mistake in Cleveland and I have to vote against that mistake on the 8th of November.”

The original:

2016 Version:

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Stephen Colbert Takes To The Podium To Launch “The 2016 Republican National Hungry For Power Games!”

Stephen Colbert at the “center of power” at the Republican National Convention

Stephen Colbert jumped the gun a bit here when he unexpectedly took to the stage at the Republican National Convention to gavel in the festivities.

From Raw Story:

The footage shows Colbert in his “Caesar Flickerman” regalia declaring from the stage that Trump “has formed an alliance with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence” before seemingly falling asleep at the mention of Pence’s name.

“Sorry, I blacked out there for a moment,” he says upon recovering, before proclaiming that “it is my honor to hereby launch and begin the 2016 Republican National Hungry For Power Games!”

At that point a security guard is seen hassling Colbert, who quickly protests, “I know I’m not supposed to be up here — honest, neither is Donald Trump.”

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Donald Trump Campaign Continues To Solicit Illegal Foreign Donations

Right-leaning news outlet The Hill has the details:

Donald Trump’s campaign is still soliciting illegal donations from foreign individuals — including members of foreign governments at their official email addresses — weeks after the campaign was put on notice by watchdog groups.

Foreign members of parliament from the United Kingdom and Australia confirmed to The Hill that they received fundraising solicitations from the Trump campaign as recently as July 12 — two weeks after a widely publicized Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint issued on June 29 by nonpartisan watchdogs Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center.

These latest campaign finance violations were first reported by the investigative website WhoWhatWhy and have been confirmed by The Hill. The Trump campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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Bernie Sanders Gets Major Speaking Spot At Democratic Convention

Bernie Sanders will speak on the first night of the Democratic National Convention which takes place later this month in Philadelphia.

Also slated to speak are First Lady Michelle Obama (Monday night), former President Bill Clinton (Tuesday night), President Obama (Wednesday night) and Vice-President Joe Biden (Wednesday night).

Progressive favorite Sen. Elizabeth Warren has reportedly been offered a prime speaking slot, but her name was not included in a press release announcing the speakers. That omission quickly prompted more rumors that she might be Hillary Clinton’s VP pick.

Also leading the list of potential running mates are Sen. Tim Kaine and Housing Secretary Julian Castro.

The vice presidential nominee — as of yet unannounced — typically speaks on the third night of the convention as well.

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Baton Rouge: Three Police Officers Killed, More Injured, In Possible Ambush Attack

Three police officers have been shot dead in the US city of Baton Rouge, and three more have been injured, officials say.

One suspect is dead and two others may still be at large.

The local sheriff’s department spokeswoman told WAFB TV the incident began shortly before 09:00 local time. The spokeswoman said officers had responded to reports of shooting. A witness said the shooting appeared to have broken out before law enforcement officers arrived at the scene.

President Obama released this statement, which reads in part:

I want to be clear: There is no justification for violence against law enforcement. None. These attacks are the work of cowards who speak for no one. They right no wrongs. They advance no causes. The officers in Baton Rouge; the officers in Dallas – they were our fellow Americans, part of our community, part of out country, with people who loved and needed then, and who need us now – all of us – to be at our best.

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Developing.

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Remix: Madonna “Vogue” Beauty Edition (Paul Andrews Mix)

Paul Andrews serves up the perfect Saturday afternoon chill remix of Madonna’s mega-hit “Vogue.” From Andrews:

“Beauty’s where you find it.” This song is truly a classic. I’ve always thought “Vogue” had the perfect combination of drive and elegance. When I approached this mix, I didn’t want to reinvent the song, just wanted to expand on the sophistication. This mix should sound familiar at first, but I hope it takes you to a new place.

Just add a cocktail, nice breeze and a little bounce of the head. https://youtu.be/G_AadRoWmI8 (h/t Boy Culture)

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Rough First 24 Hours For Trump/Pence Campaign

Donald Trump campaign website – Where in the world is Mike Pence?

As the saying goes, “What a difference a day makes.”

Donald Trump’s nascent presidential campaign has a bumpy 24 hours in the wake of the Trumpster’s first big decision – picking Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate.

First, the choice of Pence was leaked to several sources which apparently irritated Trump in that he likes to control his imaging and theatrical moments.

Also leaked was a list of speakers who are set to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention including Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, followed immediately by a statement from Tebow saying he never agreed to speak at the convention. Oops.

Then, CNN and MSNBC reported that The Donald spent late night Thursday hours looking into backing out of offering Pence the veep spot.

This was followed by the unveiling of the campaign’s new logo, which due to it’s “screw you” suggestive nature was roundly panned across the Twitterverse.

Next, you saw Pence make his first public statements as the running mate wherein he flip-flopped on every issue he’s criticized or disagreed with Trump over the past year.

And this morning, folks woke up to find Trump’s campaign website has been scrubbed of the TP logo. And not just the logo. Not a word about Mike Pence is found anywhere on the site.

Hey Mike, feeling good about joining this well-oiled machine?

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Trump/Pence Logo Takes A Pounding On Social Media

Eyebrows were definitely raised across the political Twitterverse today when Donald Trump unveiled not only a running mate, but a new logo.

The logo is, ahem, quite penetrating.