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Irony Of The Day: Trump Laments “Shattered Lives” From False Allegations

Donald Trump took to Twitter Saturday morning to defend two White House staffers who resigned due to allegations of domestic abuse.

Time and again Donald Trump finds a way to side with men accused of bad behavior but he never has a word for the victims.

From The New York Times:

In a Twitter post, Mr. Trump appeared to raise doubts about the entire #MeToo movement, a day after he had offered sympathy for a former aide accused of spousal abuse.

“Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,” the president wrote on Twitter, adding: “There is no recovery for someone falsely accused – life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?”

On Friday, the president had jumped into the controversy over the former aide, Rob Porter, who is accused by two former wives of physical and emotional abuse, defending him and offering no denunciation even for the idea of assaulting women. Mr. Trump, who himself has been accused of sexual misconduct, focused instead on Mr. Porter, saying that he was enduring a “tough time.”

Of course, this is the same man who makes unfounded claims against his enemies all the time…

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Roy Moore’s Jewish Attorney Is Longtime Friend/Supporter Of Opponent Doug Jones

Republican Roy Moore (L) and Democrat Doug Jones (R)

Well, this is just delicious!

Last month, on the eve of the Alabama election to replace the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, Republican candidate Roy Moore watched his wife tell a crowd that rumors of the Moores being anti-Semitic were untrue because “One of our attorneys is a Jew!”

That lawyer, Richard Jaffe, was hired to defend the Moore’s son against drug charges in 2016.

It turns out Jaffe is a longtime friend and supporter of the Democrat in that race, Doug Jones.

As we all know now, Jones won that election.

From The Washington Examiner:

Jaffe told the Washington Examiner he has been close personal friends with Doug Jones for more than 30 years and he both contributed to, and raised money for, his campaign.

“There could not be a more passionate supporter of Doug than me!” Jaffe said.

The Birmingham-based lawyer walked alongside Jones as he took center stage to deliver his acceptance speech and plans to be in the Senate gallery on Wednesday as Jones is sworn in.

(h/t JoeMyGod)

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Trump Releases List Of Terrorist Attacks He Says Media Didn’t Cover (Including Attacks The Media Covered)

Above is the list the White House released of terrorist attacks they feel “did not receive adequate attention from Western media sources.”

The White House list includes attacks covered extensively by CNN and others: Paris, Nice, San Bernardino, Brussels, Istanbul.

May I point out they include “Orlando June 2016.” I’m guessing that’s referencing the Pulse Nightclub shooting that killed 49 people. And was covered extensively for days and days and days.

And then there’s the “Paris, France November 2015” – no one ever heard about that one, amiright?

I’m wondering why the Dylan Roof shooting in South Carolina wasn’t listed. Nine people dead in a church wasn’t “terrorist” enough for this White House?

They assembled this list from news sources. The same news sources they claim didn’t cover these events.

#Irony

p.s. This was sent out by the White House. The White House. With typos and formatting errors. Denmark is not spelled “Denmakr,” and after listing city followed by country, the staffer who typed this list wrote “Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”

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Bristol Palin paid $262,500 as teen pregnancy prevention spox

Bristol Palin

Bristol Palin was paid $262,500 as a teen pregnancy prevention spokesperson for Candie’s Foundation in 2009. From tax records made available today, that means she was paid almost 7 times what the group disbursed (only $35,000) in grants to actual teen pregnancy health and counseling clinics. From The Candie’s Foundation website:

“A non-profit organization that works to shape the way youth in America think about teen pregnancy and parenthood. Research has shown that teen girls who have been exposed to the foundation and its messages are more likely to view teen pregnancy and parenthood as stressful and negative, and they are more likely to be skeptical of the media’s portrayal of teen pregnancy and parenting. They also think teens should wait longer to have sex than girls who are not aware of the foundation and its messages.”

From ThinkProgress.com:

“Notably, Bristol’s Candie’s Foundation group is run by Neil Cole, an executive at the teenage clothing company Iconix Brand Group. Many critics have pointed out that the Candie’s Foundation appears to be geared towards improving the public image of Cole’s company rather than reducing teen pregnancy.”

So the lesson of the story seems to be: a “do as I say, not as I do” spokesperson can do quite well in the real world. You can draw your own conclusions. Welcome to reality. Reality TV that is.