WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a chief critic of President Donald Trump and the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was taken into police custody Wednesday following an allegation of domestic violence, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Oddly, he doesn't seem to have much to say.
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A Ford dealership in California has been hit with a barrage of criticism over a tone deaf ad which tried to make light of the deadly wildfires ravaging the state.
The ad, which was published by the company's Simi Valley dealership on November 11, read: 'Well we didn't catch fire but these deals are smoking hot. Take a look!'
Some people think that's really insensitive, but then, most of them likely spend the better part of their day looking for something to get offended or outraged over. For a lot of people these days, that's their main mission.
They'll stroke out soon enough.
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It's pretty grim down there, as well over 200 people are still unaccounted for and at least 29 are confirmed dead. In some places, the fire's been so hot that people have been cremated in place; only bits of bone remaining. Other casualties include firefighters themselves - several injured, but none of them have died as yet. At present, over 4,000 firefighters are working on the blaze, along with 23 helicopters, 67 bulldozers and 440 engines.
President Donald Trump stirred controversy earlier in the weekend by tweeting that California officials are to blame for poor forest management. He threatened “no more federal payments” if the state doesn’t get its house in order.
That led to a retort from the California governor: “Managing all the forests everywhere we can does not stop climate change, and those who deny that definitely are contributing to the tragedies that we are witnessing and will continue to witness. The chickens are coming home to roost.”
Yeah, it's all because of climate change; California's long record of mismanagement and active interference has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Why is that state the only one that experiences repeated and massive conflagrations? There must be some reason - and climate change isn't it.
On a bright note, the home of Miley Cyrus has burned to the ground, so there's a silver lining in all of it.
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California has a choice: encourage proper land management, or go all Green&Sustainable™. They've been doing the latter for years, and somehow, it doesn't look as though their "vehicle emissions standards" are all that important in the great scheme of things.
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Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., may have scored some sweet #Resistance points for their respective efforts to destroy Justice Brett Kavanaugh, but not enough to make the base enthusiastic about either one of them running for president.
The same goes for Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former New York City mayor and newly baptized Democrat Michael Bloomberg, and two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
When presented with all of the above as potential candidates for taking on President Trump in 2020, self-identified Democratic and Independent respondents enthusiastically backed “None of the above,” according to a new Hill.TV American Barometer poll.
That's got to leave a mark. Of course, Warren sort of shot herself in the foot last month when she released materials supposedly proving that she's 1/1024 Native American, winning her no friends among the Indian crowd and even ticking off many of her fellow Democatics. Booker and Harris, meanwhile, turned off many across the board with their unremitting attacks on Kavanaugh. The negativity and outright hatred was on display hour after hour, and a lot of sane folks are repulsed by that.
Pantsuit, tone-deaf as usual, doubled down on her statement that civility won't return to American politics until Democratics are returned to power - always a winning message. She managed to eke out 12% of the vote; less than half of Biden's 25% and well below the 30% who went for "None of the above". Spartacus scored the lowest, at 3%, with Harris and the Indian snagging 4%.
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One of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s accusers admitted this week that she made up her lurid tale of a backseat car rape, saying it “was a tactic” to try to derail the judge’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee revealed the fraud in a letter to the FBI and Justice Department Friday, asking them to prosecute Judy Munro-Leighton for lying to and obstructing Congress.
“In short, during the committee’s time-sensitive investigation of allegations against Judge Kavanaugh, Ms. Munro-Leighton submitted a fabricated allegation, which diverted committee resources,” Mr. Grassley wrote. “When questioned by Committee investigators she admitted it was false, a ‘ploy,’ and a ‘tactic.’ She was opposed to Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation.”
You'd think a 70 year-old would know better. But that's the way Leftists roll.
Still, it's nice to see some movement toward prosecution of the liars; this is the third to date, as the creepy porn lawyer and his "client", Julie Swethead, have already been referred for criminal prosecution. It's somewhat surprising that "doctor" Chrissy Blasè hasn't received the same. On the other hand, Trump's set to collect nearly half a million dollars from her "GoFundMe" accounts, so I guess it's good on that front as well.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil sector.
"Sponsored" by their government, of course, which means you either get out there and show your support or you get killed. But you have a choice, so there's that.
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Edmund Zagorski is due to be fried tonight at 7 p.m. Tennessee time. For his final meal, he's selected pickled pig knuckles and pig tails.
Death row inmates are usually given $20 (£15.50) to spend on a special meal before they are put to death.
Oh, let's not shilly-shally around about it - he's going to be executed because he was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of two men - John Dotson, 35, and Jimmy Porter, 32 - in 1983. He was found to have shot them and, for good measure, slit their throats.
It's long past time for his removal. He's not going to be "put to death", he's going to be killed.
Some apologists argue that Old Sparky is inhumane, but how humane was his treatment of two other people? Frankly, I don't care how he goes, as long as he's gone. And it looks as though he's come to the realization that this time, they're really going to kill him.
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Pot's legal nationwide in Canada, but Canadians are now undergoing more scrutiny at Canadian/US border crossings because it's still illegal in much of the the USA. Canadians who are found to have ingested the weed - even decades ago - are turned away and banned for life from entering the USA.
The Canadian government warned people pre-legalization that "previous use of cannabis, or any substance prohibited by U.S. federal laws, could mean that you are denied entry to the U.S." An American customs official recently told CBC News that those found at the border with cannabis on their person, or in their car, could face arrest and prosecution by U.S. officials.
Welp, now it's happening. That'll harsh the buzz, for sure.
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The city of San Francisco spent $310,000 to register noncitizen voters, beginning last July. At present, 49 noncitizens have been registered to vote in the November 6 elections - at a cost of $6,326 each.
They really know how to get bang for the buck, down there. One thing that may have put a bit of a damper on the old enthusiasm index is that it belatedly occurred to the politicians that ICE can subpoena voter rolls - which of course include names and addresses.
Hmm. That could expose illegal aliens. Oopsie. One of their "supervisors" wanted to spend another half-million dollars to warn illegals that registering could bring ICE to their doorsteps, but in a rare burst of sanity, the idea was nixed.
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