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Frank Stallone’s Twitter Douchery In Three Acts

ACT ONE: Our story begins when Frank Stallone, that’s the shorter/poorer/less attractive brother to Sly Stallone, decided to attack Parkland high school students David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez.

Why Frank decided to crawl out from under the rock he’s been hiding under for years, who knows? But, whatever….

ACT TWO: Little Stallone even tried to play the Rambo card tweeting “I’ve faced gunfire too, people!”

But one Twitterer, The Hoarse Whisperer, called Stallone out on “facing gunfire” having found the news report that that “incident” was really just a nick on his finger when a gun accidentally went off in a gun store years ago.

Apparently, “L’il Rambo” blocked The Hoarse Whisperer and then took his whole Twitter account private.

Kinda like a bully taking his toys and going home.

ACT THREE: He reappeared this morning with the apology below.

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Op-Ed: “The ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Is Funny; I’m Not Going To Keep Watching”

Excellent op-ed by Roxane Gay for The New York Times about the reboot of ABC’s “Roseanne.”

It well worth the read as the Ms. Gay reconciles separating art from the artist.

As I watched the first two episodes of the “Roseanne” reboot, I thought again about accountability. I laughed, yes, and enjoyed seeing the Conner family back on my screen. My first reaction was that the show was excellent. But I could not set aside what I know of Roseanne Barr and how toxic and dangerous her current public persona is.

I could not overlook how the Conner family came together to support Mark as he was bullied at school for his gender presentation, after voting for a president who actively works against the transgender community. They voted for a president who doesn’t think the black life of their granddaughter matters. They act as if love can protect the most vulnerable members of their family from the repercussions of their political choices. It cannot.

This fictional family, and the show’s very real creator, are further normalizing Trump and his warped, harmful political ideologies. There are times when we can consume problematic pop culture, but this is not one of those times. I saw the first two episodes of the “Roseanne” reboot, but that’s all I am going to watch. It’s a small line to draw, but it’s a start.

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Chris Christie: Trump’s “Hyberbolic” Salesman Style Could Land Him In Jail

Donald Trump’s former butt boy (and former New Jersey governor) Chris Christie told a panel on ABC’s “This Week” this morning that Donald Trump’s “hyperbolic” salesman style would not play well should he agree to give testimony to FBI agents.

“One of the things that makes the president who he is is that he’s a salesman, and salesmen at times tend to be hyperbolic,” Christie said.

“That’s OK when you’re working on Congress. It is not OK when you’re sitting talking to federal agents because, 18 U.S. C 1001 is false statements to federal agents, that’s a crime, that can send you to jail.”

Christie also offered that the Trumpeter should never “walk into that room with” Mueller.

Christie also called the Trump transition team “brutally unprofessional.”

Watch below.

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Donald Trump Celebrates Easter With Immigration Rant

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Donald Trump celebrated Easter by taking to Twitter and ranting about immigration saying “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous. “Caravans” coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!”

Did you catch that last part – “NO MORE DACA DEAL!”

Just last week Trump was telling Dreamers it was the Democrats who weren’t trying to solve the DACA issue. Now he’s saying, “NO MORE DACA DEAL!”

He also berated Mexico for “doing very little, at stopping folks at the border.

Interestingly, Trump doesn’t seem to understand exactly what DACA is.

He added that “These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA. They want in on the act!”

The DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is only for recipients who have entered the United States before their 16th birthday and prior to June 2007.

There’s no getting “in on the act.” Either you were in the U.S. before 2007 or you’re not eligible.

Happy Easter!

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Podcast: ACLU Sues Ohio Over Trans Birth Certificates; “Roseanne” Reboot Gives LGBTs Pause; NFL Gets 1st Male Cheerleaders

In this week’s podcast:

• The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio for the state’s policy that bars transgender people from changing their birth certificates.

• There will be NO questions about LGBTs in the 2020 Census

• “Roseanne” returned to TV this week but folks are conflicted about watching

• The NFL will have its first male cheerleaders in the upcoming season

• “Queer Eye” reboot has been renewed for a 2nd season

• Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. I explain why we observe the day each year.

All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report.

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Viral Video: Chilling Montage Of News Anchors Reading The Same “Editorial” From Sinclair Broadcasting

For folks who may not be aware, there is a company called Sinclair Broadcasting Group that has been quietly acquiring local TV stations in markets across the US.

SBG is the largest television station operator in the United States by number of stations, and largest by total coverage; owning and/or operating a total of 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets (covering 40% of American households), many of which are located in the South and Midwest.

Gee, isn’t that where Republican politicians do well?

Nothing wrong with that. Except…

Sinclair Broadcasting Group is a right-leaning news organization that regularly sends out prepared “op-ed” material which news anchors are told to read on the air as “must run” pieces.

Presented as “editorials,” these are not the anchors’ opinions or even the station’s opinions. They are the thoughts and messaging of a specific political bent meant to influence how folks watching their local news feel about certain subjects.

I have no problem with a company having a public position on a political issue. But, these editorials aren’t prefaced by “from the corporate home office” or “from the station owner.”

Most folks think these are original thoughts and opinions of the people they get their news from every day. People viewers have come to trust.

This is incredibly insidious approach to influencing public opinion is, to use Sinclair Broadcasting Group’s term, “extremely dangerous to our democracy.”

Here’s a list of SBG stations. You might find out one of your local stations is owned by SBG.

Watch the chilling viral video below as news anchors across the country were ordered to read the exact same “editorial” from Sinclair Broadcasting Group attacking “fake news.”

Gee – “fake news.” Does that term sound familiar?

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RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel: Democrats Hate Trump More Than They Love Our Country

Ronna Romney McDaniel

Republican National Committee chair Ronna Romney McDaniel stepped in it this morning when she took to Twitter to announce that “Democrats hate Trump more than they love America.”

It took less than two seconds for folks to point out that McDaniel must love the Trumpster more than she loves her own family since she was reportedly asked by the White House to drop her family name before becoming RNC chair since it is a constant reminder that McDaniel’s uncle is Trump foe, Mitt Romney.

In truth, the reason why Trump has encountered the resistance he has is because Democrats love the country more than they love Trump.

The Twitterverse took note of the chairwoman’s dumbassery:

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Update: 18 Sponsors Have Dropped Laura Ingraham’s Fox News Show

High school student David Hogg (L) and Laura Ingraham (R)

Just a little update to share that 18 sponsors now say they will no longer advertise on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show.

Advertisers have been fleeing in droves since Ingraham mocked David Hogg, one of the survivors of the Parkland school shooting, for getting rejection letters from colleges.

Unsurprisingly, Ingraham says she’s taking a “vacation” next week.

You’ll recall when Bill O’Reilly got into hot water last year over payments to women for sexual harassment/inappropriate behavior charges, he went on vacay.