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Scott Walker is expected to announce his candidacy for the GOP presidential nod on Monday.
But campaign staffers made a boo-boo when they tweeted out and then promptly deleted the above graphic yesterday.
It’s going well, don’t you think?
Another large company has decided to end it’s business dealing with Donald Trump as his controversial campaign statements continue to inflame customers and voters.
From Forbes:
It hasn’t been a great few weeks for Brand Trump. In recent days, companies and groups including Macy’s, NBC, Nascar, Serta, the PGA and clothing manufacturer PVH PVH +0.99% Corp. have all cut ties with The Donald following his controversial comments on Mexican immigrants.
Now, the country’s largest fragrance retailer has decided to stop working with the Republican presidential candidate following days of internal discussions.
“Perfumania is winding down its retail business with the Trump fragrance brand,” said a spokesperson for the Bellport, NY-based firm.
The publicly-listed company, best known for its mall stores, had marketed two separate scents inspired by the real estate mogul: Success by Trump, which retails at $49.60 for a 3.4 oz eau de toilette, and Empire by Trump.
Now that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has officially announced his candidacy for the 2016 GOP nomination for president, the Human Rights Campaign wants to remind of some facts regarding Mr. Jindal:
Throughout his political career, Bobby Jindal has routinely opposed efforts to move toward LGBT equality, and he’s bragged that he was not a politician who was going to change his anti-LGBT positions based on “polling.”
He’s even worked against existing Louisiana protections that protected LGBT workers from discrimination.
I’m running for President of the United States of America. Join me: http://t.co/MmqB4kxpUq
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) June 24, 2015
Jumping ahead of a planned announcement, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal tweeted his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
Jindal becomes the first Indian-American to be a serious candidate for president, and the 13th Republican candidate seeking the 2016 nomination.
Several polls show Jindal garnering only 1% of support from Republican voters. In a recent Fox News poll, he trailed behind “None of the above” which received 2%.
GOP presidential candidate has yet another off-moment in an interview when he can’t answer a question regarding the Confederate flag being compared to the LGBT community’s rainbow flag.
His pause to think of a response is cringe-worthy.
From Mediate:
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson appeared Wednesday morning on CNN’s New Day, so that can only mean two things: Yes, host Chris Cuomo asked the retired neurosurgeon a gay rights question and, yes, Carson was uncomfortable and avoided answering.
The moment came towards the end of an interview in which Carson and Cuomo had discussed ongoing controversy over public display of the Confederate flag.
Carson spoke of the need for firm leadership following last week’s racially-motivated slaying of nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., which prompted Cuomo to ask him the following:
Let me hold you to your own test on a different level. Many people are equating what the Confederate flag stands for with the Gay Pride flag, and saying, ‘Hey, that flag should be taken down, too, because all it stands for is hatred toward Christians and people who don’t favor gay rights. Do you see an equation between those two symbols?
(Note: By “many people,” Cuomo was mostly referring to a certain perpetually-outraged Breitbart.com columnist who calls the rainbow flag a “fascist” symbol because words don’t mean anything anymore.)
Carson paused in his response, clearly unhappy with the pivot: “I decided that I really wanted to talk about the Confederate flag during this time.”
And Cuomo pressed further: “But you just said, doctor, that you cannot avoid these difficult situations because that’s how they fester. You must deal with what is difficult to deal with, that’s part of leadership.”
But Carson held firm: “Like I said: If you want to talk about that, let’s do that on a different segment.”
Because, as president, you can just hit ‘pause’ whenever you want and only make the decisions you want to make…?
And news directors, political pundits and bloggers rejoice!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This should be fun. Popcorn, feet up, go!
I will add that in a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 74% of Republicans said they could not see themselves voting for Donald Trump; that’s more than any other candidate mentioned in the poll.
The Democratic National Committee released this brilliant bit of snark:
“Today, Donald Trump became the second major Republican candidate to announce for president in two days. He adds some much-need seriousness that has been previously lacking from the GOP field and we look forward to hearing more of his ideas for the nation.”
Watch the Donald’s announcement below.
On the radio show “Free Speech” with Gavin McInnes, the Republican party’s favorite blonde, Ann Coulter, shared her disdain for women and immigrants.
Referencing Ted Kennedy’s Immigration Act of 1965, Coulter declared that changed the demographics of the United States in favor of Democrats, which she claims was the goal of the legislation all along.
Via Right Wing Watch:
According to Coulter, “Obama never would have been elected, I mean certainly wouldn’t have been reelected – Romney won bigger against, I mean, if the demographics of this country had not changed so dramatically because of immigration, Romney would have won a bigger landslide than Reagan did against Carter in 1980.”
McInnes, also brought up women voters, prompting Coulter to share her position that “women should not have the right to vote.” She continued that while women should not vote, “We can still write books! We can run for office.”
“You just can’t vote,” McInnes reiterated.
This is not the first time Coulter voiced her support for female disenfranchisement. In 2007, Coulter said that “If we took away women’s right to vote, we’d never have to worry about another Democrat [sic] president.” Coulter described this as a “pipe dream” and a “personal fantasy” of hers that women, especially the single women who “are voting so stupidly,” will finally be silenced.
Ironically, McInnes is a Canadian immigrant to the US himself. I guess he gives himself a pass.
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum arrived at an Iowa campaign event where he was greeted by just one lone face.
Via Raw Story:
The Des Moines Register reported that Santorum decided to order lunch when he saw that Audubon County Republican Party Chair Peggy Toft was his entire audience at a restaurant in Hamlin.
“I haven’t eaten, actually, all day,” the candidate told Toft.
By the time his meal of tenderloin and onion rings showed up, so had three other voters, according to the Register.
At a small table in the restaurant, Santorum explained to Pastor Glen Meyers and the other listeners that same-sex marriage was threat to the family and religious liberty.
“This is where the left is saying, ‘Here is what your belief system should be, and anyone who does not toe the line, you’re a hater, you’re a bigot, you’re intolerant and you will not be tolerated,’” he insisted.
Santorum said that low turnout was all part of his plan.
“People don’t understand. One guy in there said, ‘I’ll speak for you at the caucus,’” he remarked. “That’s maybe eight votes that you wouldn’t otherwise get. Eight votes can make a big difference, as I know.”
#Bless #RoughToBeRick
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| Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker |
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who voted for his state’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2006, said in an appearance today on ABC’s “This Week” that he supports a constitutional amendment banning marriage equality nationwide.
“I personally believe that marriage is between one man and one woman,” said Walker, a prospective GOP presidential candidate, on ABC’s “This Week.” “If the court decides that, the only next approach is for those who are supporters of marriage being defined as between one man and one woman is ultimately to consider pursuing a constitutional amendment.”
Walker added that “the decision on defining marriage should be left up to the states.”
Recent polls show support for marriage equality at or near 60% approval across the U.S.
The most recent Quinnipiac University poll shows 56% of Americans support the Supreme Court striking down bans on same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage is currently legal in 36 states plus the District of Columbia.
To pass a constitutional amendment, you have to get approval from TWO-THIRDS of the Senate, TWO-THIRDS of the House of Representatives and then TWO-THIRDS of all state legislatures.
Clearly that won’t ever happen. Walker is pandering to the conservative extremists.
Walker is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination in the coming weeks.