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Campaign Ad: “Trump University Infomercial”

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has a new ad out highlighting many of the issues in Donald Trump’s Trump University class action lawsuit in the form of a satirical infomercial.

Via Time:

The biting video released Saturday references recently-released ‘playbooks’ which detailed how sales-people worked to convince potential clients, even those already in debt, to pay for the expensive courses.

Advertisements for the programs featured Trump declaring instructors were handpicked by the billionaire mogul, but he later admitted under oath he was not involved in their selection—and the paltry qualifications of some instructors and student complaints are now the center of a court case.

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Bill Maher: Hillary Did Win “Fair And Square”

Bill Maher and panelists discuss Bernie Sanders’ accomplishments, and Hillary Clinton’s decisive victory in the primary campaign in this clip from June 10, 2016.

Maher celebrated Sanders’ campaign, but reminded that Clinton did win “fair and square.”

“It can’t be the case … where it’s fair when you win and rigged when you lose,” he added. “It’s often seen that when someone has big crowds, that that means something … [but] it’s who shows up in the voting booth.”

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Elizabeth Warren To Boston Pride-Goers: “The Only Way We Beat Bullies Is We Stand Up And Fight Back”

(pic via Facebook)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, dressed in a waving feather headdress, told Boston LGBT Pride celebrants today to mobilize against hate, especially as espoused by Trump:

“This is a day of celebration. I have my boa in the car, I am raring to march in the parade. But there are big fights to come,” Warren said. “There is a man who hopes to be the leader of this great nation and he hopes to get there by hating others…The only way we beat bullies is we stand up and fight back.”

More pics from Boston Pride via The Gaily Grind:

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Latest Updated California Democratic Primary Results

The results of the California Democratic primary seems close to being finalized, according to the CA Secretary of State’s website.

There doesn’t seem to be much movement in either direction for Hillary or Bernie.

Since Tuesday night the race seems to be stuck at Hillary 56% v. Bernie 43%.

The most recent results as of Friday night at 6:43PM:

• Hillary Clinton: 2,128,194 (55.7%) +187,578
• Bernie Sanders: 1,653,426 (43.3%) +151,383

Clinton Lead: +474,768

Updated Delegate Count:

• Hillary Clinton: 269
• Bernie Sanders: 206

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Mitt Romney On Trump: “I Don’t Want To See Trickle-Down Racism”

2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday that he doesn’t see anyway he could possibly support Donald Trump in the 2016 White House race.

Romney went on to say that Trump’s racism and misogyny would lead the country’s character to suffer.

Via CNN:

“I don’t want to see trickle-down racism,” Romney said in an interview here in a suite overlooking the Wasatch Mountains, where he is hosting his yearly ideas conference. “I don’t want to see a president of the United States saying things which change the character of the generations of Americans that are following. Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation, and trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny, all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America.”

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News Round-Up: June 10, 2016

Broadway Bares: Fire Island 2016

Some news stories you may have missed:

• Broadway Bares: Fire Island, the more intimate little bro version of the popular fundraiser, rakes in $51,733 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

• Shout-out to an old friend of mine – Hamilton star (and Tony Award nominee) Leslie Odom Jr. – who just dropped his new self-titled album which is sitting at #1 one on the iTunes Jazz chart. Go check out his music now!

• Omar Sharif Jr. admits that he had suicidal thoughts after coming out.

• Online media giant Gawker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a $140 million lawsuit.

• Brock Turner, the convicted “Stanford rapist,” will only serve 3 months of his 6 month sentence.

• Orange Is The New Black‘s Lea Delaria thinks we should drop “LGBT” for “Queer.” I’m personally not a fan of the word. How about you? Thoughts?

• Madonna, who rarely performs her older catalogue on TV, performed “Borderline” last night on The Tonight Show.

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Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump In Double Digits

From Reuters:

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 11 points in the U.S. presidential race, showing little change after she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.

The online poll, conducted from Monday to Friday, shows 46 percent of likely voters support Clinton while 34.8 percent back Trump. Another 19.2 percent support neither candidate. Their parties hold conventions in July ahead of a Nov. 8 election.

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Laverne Cox Sends Big Rainbow Kisses For Pride

Laverne Cox, soon to star in the new TV version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, slowly gives viewers a big, wet kiss, leaving lip prints on the screen.

Of course, the red lips are a long familiar visage for Rocky Horror fans.

And the, we watch the lips change to rainbow in honor of Pride month.

Airing on Fox the week of Halloween, the TV musical is directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) and also stars Adam Lambert as Eddie and the original “Frank-N-Furter,” Tim Curry, as The Narrator.

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Human Rights Campaign: “Love Trumps Hate”

From the Human Rights Campaign:

There is so much at stake for the LGBTQ community in the 2016 presidential election. Think of all the progress we’ve made under President Obama’s leadership and what could be rolled back, including:

• Historic support from the Administration for nationwide marriage equality,
• The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”
• Non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ employees of federal contractors,
• Landmark hate crimes legislation,
• Greater visibility for transgender people,
• President Obama’s call for an end to abusive practice of “conversion therapy,”
• The Administration’s support for LGBTQ students,
• Support for HIV prevention and affordable treatment.

This election year, everything we’ve fought for is on the line. Donald Trump has spewed vitriol about marriage equality, people of color, women, immigrants and more.

In the words of Hillary Clinton, “Cooperation is better than conflict, unity is better than division, empowerment is better than resentment, and bridges are better than walls.”