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Sen. Ted Cruz Twists The Facts To “Defend” Religious Liberty

GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz takes Dick & Betty Odgaard of Grimes, Iowa, on a martyr tour trying to portray the couple as “victims” of the LGBT movement.

The Odgaards made news in 2013 when they turned away a gay couple who inquired about having their wedding at the gallery.

You’ll note how Cruz continually uses the word “church” to describe the building the couple owns. But the fact is, the BUSINESS the Odgaard’s own is not a religion-based business at all. They purchased the building in 2002 and operated the space as the Gortz Haus Gallery, an art gallery which also rented out for weddings.

Cruz also skips over the fact that Iowa has a very clear public accommodation law that bans discriminating against folks based on sexual orientation, just as you can’t turn away customers based on race or religion.

“Open for business” means open to all.

Eventually, the couple stopped hosting any weddings at all to avoid having to provide services to “the gays.”

Not sure how Cruz thinks this old story will cut through the clutter of the ongoing Trump campaign train.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Becomes #16 To Join Crowded GOP Presidentail Field

Kind of like arriving at a dinner party after the meal has already begun.

“We have a folding chair for you over here in the corner…”

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New Poll Shows Donald Trump Experienced A Surge In Support Before Criticizing Sen. John McCain

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A new Washington Post-ABC News Poll shows businessman/reality show celeb Donald Trump was experiencing a huge surge among GOP hopefuls for the 2016 presidential nod until his incendiary comments about Sen. John McCain’s military service.

Support for Trump fell sharply on the one night that voters were surveyed following those comments. Telephone interviewing for the poll began Thursday, and most calls were completed before the news about the remarks was widely reported.

Although the sample size for the final day was small, the decline was statistically significant.

Even with the drop in support on the final night of the survey, Trump was the favorite of 24 percent of registered Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. That is the highest percentage and biggest lead recorded by any GOP candidate this year in Post-ABC News polls and marks a sixfold increase in his support since late May, shortly before he formally joined the race.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who announced his candidacy a week ago, is in second place, at 13 percent, followed by former Florida governor Jeb Bush, at 12 percent. Walker’s support is strongest among those who describe themselves as “very conservative.”

Only 29% of those surveyed felt Trump represents the core values of the Republican party; 56% did not feel he represents the GOP.

On the Democratic side, the survey shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a huge lead over her fellow Dems. Hillary clocked in at 68% support, with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont getting 16% at the number two spot.

The other three announced candidates drew single digit support with former senator Jim Webb at 5%, former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley at 2 % and former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chaffee at 1%.

Other results:

• If the election were held today between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush, Hillary would garner 51% of the vote versus Bush’s 41%.

• If Trump were to run as a 3rd party candidate in a race with Hillary and Jeb, Hillary would receive 47%, Bush 29% and Trump 19%.  This shows, as surmised by many, that Trump would prove the spoiler for the GOP.

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The Toupee Turns – Rupert Murdoch Dumps On Trump

Donald Trump finds himself the target of Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post after mocking Sen John McCain’s military service saying, “He’s no war hero.”

McCain volunteered to serve in the U.S. Military, served with honor, was captured and tortured for years in Vietnam.

Trump avoided service via student and medical deferments. Yesterday, Trump said his medical deferment was due to a bone spur in his foot. He couldn’t recall which foot had the bone spur.

The other GOP hopefuls finally found something they could criticize Trump on, taking to social media to denounce Trump’s comments:

Appearing on ABC’s This Week today, host Martha Raddatz asked Trump if thought he owed John McCain an apology, he replied:

“No, not at all. I will say what I want to say, and maybe that’s why I’m leading in the polls because people are tired of hearing politicians and pollsters telling the politicians exactly what to say.”

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Donald Trump Responds To Huffington Post

Responding to the announcement that all coverage of his “campaign” will now be located on the Entertainment section of the Huffington Post, Donald Trump comes back with an “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you” kind of statement.

Click the pic to enlarge.

More popcorn!

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Jeb Bush Shows His Kool Factor

Well, this certainly will sway my vote for Jeb Bush. Note how edgy and cool he is as he pulls the sweatshirt over his head instead of merely unzipping it like a dull, boring person.

This will definitely appeal to young millennials. Jeb clearly has the swagger and kool factor to be my president.

Now, if only there were a tank nearby that he could get in and drive…

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Huffington Post Moves Donald Trump Coverage To Entertainment Page

Calling Donald Trump’s presidential campaign a “sideshow,” the Huffington Post announced today that coverage of his campaign would continue on the site, but only on the Entertainment page:

After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post’s political coverage.

Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section. Our reason is simple: Trump’s campaign is a sideshow. We won’t take the bait.

If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.

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Jeb Bush Supports Workplace Protections For LGBTs On A State-By-State Basis

At a campaign event in San Francisco, GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said he supported workplace protections for LGBT folks, but only on a state-by-state level.

“I don’t think you should be discriminated [against] because of your sexual orientation. Period. Over and out,” he told the worker. “I think this should be done state-by-state. I totally agree with that.”

Moving on to the topic of same-sex marriage, Bush tried to walk a fine line between appeasing conservatives who support “religious freedom” laws that would allow business to refuse to serve LGBT customers by citing their religious beliefs and opponents who see it as legalized discrimination. Bush has previously said that following the Supreme Court’s ruling in June that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, the matter is settled and Republicans should move on from the issue.

Bush thinks the nation should find a way to “balance the rights of those seeking to marry and the religious beliefs of those who oppose those unions,” according to a Time magazine report on the campaign event.

But the candidate also gave himself some wiggle room when discussing the proposed laws. Using the example of a florist asked to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding, clearly expressed his opinion that they should not be used to blatantly discriminate, saying “You should be obligated to sell them flowers. Doing otherwise would be discriminatory.”

Later, Bush pulled back a bit on that statement saying that a florist shouldn’t have to “participate” in a same-sex wedding if they didn’t want to. He didn’t clarify what he considered “participating.”