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Agenda Project Launches Nazi-Themed Ad Against Donald Trump

In response to the exceedingly extreme racist and racist rhetoric coming out of some current GOP presidential candidates – Donald Trump in particular for his comments calling for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. – the Agenda Project has started the launch of an ongoing “Anti-Fascism” campaign, aimed at exposing this type of language as that of fear mongering, bigoted fascists that America should fear if we have learned anything from 1930’s Germany.

“We have to ask ourselves: what kind of country do we want to be? One that stands up to hatred and lives up to the principles enshrined in the Constitution and inscribed on the Statue of Liberty or one that rules by fear and subjugation of individuals we deem different,” said Erik Altieri, president of the Agenda Project, “We must unite against this bigotry or we risk losing everything we represent as a nation.”

The spot uses imagery from WWII Germany inter spliced with interview comments by Trump.

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Sen. Marco Rubio Would Repeal Marriage Equality Through SCOTUS Appointments

Sitting down for a lengthy interview with NBC News’ Chuck Todd, Republican White House hopeful doubled down on his opposition to marriage equality, and said  – if he were to become president – he would overturn the Obergefell decision via stacking the Supreme Court with same-sex marriage foes.

Quotes via Towleroad:

“I disagree with it on constitutional grounds. As I have said–I think it’s bad law. And for the following reason. If you want to change the definition of marriage, then you need to go to state legislatures and get them to change it. Because states have always defined marriage. And that’s why some people get married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator. And in Florida, you have to wait a couple days when you get your permit. Every state has different marriage laws. But I do not believe that the court system was the right way to do it.”

[snip]

“As I’ve said, that would be conceding that the current Constitution is somehow wrong and needs to be fixed. I don’t think the current Constitution gives the federal government the power to regulate marriage. That belongs at the state and local level. And that’s why if you want to change the definition of marriage, which is what this argument is about….It’s not about discrimination. It is about the definition of a very specific, traditional, and age-old institution. That definitional change, if you want to change it, you have a right to petition your state legislature and your elected representatives to do it. What is wrong is that the Supreme Court has found this hidden constitutional right that 200 years of jurisprudence had not discovered and basically overturn the will of voters in Florida where over 60 percent passed a constitutional amendment that defined marriage in the state constitution as the union of one man and one woman.”

[snip]

“It is the current law. I don’t believe any case law is settled law. Any future Supreme Court can change it. And ultimately, I will appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed.”

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Trailer: “Independence Day – Resurgence”

Almost 6 million views in a day.

From the clip description:

We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward

In Theaters – June 24, 2016

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Shakeup In Iowa – Sen. Ted Cruz Surges 21 Points

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has surged an impressive 21 points in the latest The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll, leaving real estate mogul Donald Trump ten points back in second place.

Sen. Ted Cruz – 31%
Donald Trump – 21%
Dr. Ben Carson – 13%
Sen. Marco Rubio – 10%
Jeb Bush – 6%

After those five, it really doesn’t matter much, does it?

From the Des Moines Register:

“Big shakeup,” said J. Ann Selzer, pollster for The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll. “This is a sudden move into a commanding position for Cruz.”

And there are signs Cruz may not have peaked in Iowa yet. Another 20 percent of likely caucusgoers say he’s their current second choice for president. Cruz hits 51 percent support when first- and second-choice interest is combined, again leading the field.

With Cruz’s popularity and his debate proficiency, “it’s certainly possible that he could win Iowa big — very big,” said Frank Luntz, a Nevada-based GOP focus group guru who follows the Iowa race closely.

In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Donald Trump wasted no time tearing into Ted Cruz:

“I don’t think he’s got the right temperament. I don’t think he’s got the right judgment.”

“You look at the way that he’s dealt with the Senate, where he goes in there, frankly like a little bit of a maniac. You’re never going to get things done that way.”

“You can’t walk into the Senate and scream and call people liars and not be able to cajole and get along with people,” Trump said.

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Sunday Funnies: Best News Bloopers Of 2015

No, seriously, it’s hard to not keep watching. LOL…

Live TV is a tough gig. Just ask any of these newscasters who’ve had a slip of the tongue or more on the air.

Whether talking on the science of growing fresh herbs in space (on “Uranus”) or getting caught mid-primp as the cameras cut back to the studio, there’s always something to trip you up.

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Video Short: Joe Knows Best 101

In this video short spinoff, Joe Knows Best 101 (from the Bravo series Work Out New York), one the show’s cast members – Joseph Lazo – plays “himself” as a personal trainer who’s clientele list is shorter than he’d like.

When a gym member gets trapped in the sauna, it’s Joe to the rescue. But for the other gym goers who only get the audible of the heroics, it sounds like a whole other kind of “push and pull.”

It all works out in the end though.

NSFW due to the moaning 🙂

(h/t Towleroad)

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Question: “Donald Trump Is The Worst Thing To Happen To …?”

In a recent interview, Donald Trump told Barbara Walters that “Donald Trump is the worst thing to ever happen to ISIS.”

So, Jimmy Kimmel decided to take an informal poll and asked Americans on the street the open question “Donald Trump is the worst thing to happen to …?”

Guess the results.