Sometimes the race hustlers at Fox News really outdo themselves. Watch.
A group styling itself the “Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia” makes crazy claims on Facebook about sending armed members to polling places to intimidate Democratic voters. Local media pick up on it, election officials begin to look into it, rival Facebook pages pop up to “watch the watchers.” But then the “group” says it was just trolling all along. Caitlin MacNeal reports on the wackiness in Wisconsin.
Cato Institute yanks blog post comparing Eric Holder to George Wallace.
The horrifying South Carolina police shooting video reminds me of this new course the St Louis Police Academy is offering on how win the media controversy after you shoot a civilian.
A few days ago we and other news outlets reported on the ‘Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia’, a seeming harmonic convergence of two great TPM obsessions, voter harassment and militia. Caitlin MacNeal dives a little deeper to find out just what this group is about. A threat? A Prank? “One or two morons who apparently have access to the Internet”? By the end the distinction between the three options seem less and less distinct.
Winning: “Devin James was hired to represent the city of Ferguson and help officials rebuild the city’s image, but he was fired after officials say they learned he was a convicted killer.”
If your Yankees-hating or Jeter-skepticism overwhelms your ability to appreciate Jeter’s game-winning, opposite-field, walk-off single in his final home game last night, you might consider re-examining your soul.
Sit back and watch this and allow yourself to be swept up in the moment. Come on. It’s good for you.
Texas Lt. Gov embraces conspiracy theory of ISIS infiltration on the Mexican border over supposed ‘Muslim prayer rugs’ that was actually an Adidas shirt.
Pennsylvania Attorney General decides to hold an impromptu press review of the hardcore porn emails they found in the Governor’s staff’s inboxes while they were investigating the Jerry Sandusky case.