After criticizing Donald Trump just days ago, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is now labeling the presumptive Republican nominee a "gifted amateur."
In an interview with CNN, Gingrich said Trump has made "the kinds of mistakes absolute amateurs make," but that he is also "learning very, very fast"
His comments came just days after he slammed Trump's remarks about U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel as "inexcusable." Curiel, who is of Mexican heritage, is overseeing the Trump University case.
CNN added: "Gingrich has referred to Trump's comments about Curiel as one of the candidate's 'worst mistakes,'" But it noted Gingrich does not believe that Trump's comments were racist.
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Subject: Gallup: Trump is the jobs president, 52%-45%
In the latest proof that Republican Donald Trump has tapped into the concerns of the working class, Gallup reports Friday that he beats Democrat Hillary Clinton on the issue of jobs.
When Americans were asked who would be the best president on jobs and employment, Trump topped Clinton 52 percent to 45 percent in the latest Gallup survey.
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When Americans were asked who would be the best president on jobs and employment, Trump topped Clinton 52 percent to 45 percent in the latest Gallup survey.
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State Dept. not giving emails to Congress in probe over edited video
The State Department is declining to give the House Oversight Committee any email messages as part of the panel’s investigation into eight deleted minutes from a 2013 press briefing video.
None of the messages discovered by the department were believed to be relevant to the 2013 episode, Mark Toner told reporters on Thursday.
“We have gone through the emails, but I don’t think we thought it was necessary to share those documents with the committee at this time,” he said.
“We didn’t find any documents and we’re not going to just hand over all the emails that … aren’t relevant.”
The comments suggest that the State Department had finished its review of employees’ email messages as part of the internal search to find the culprit who ordered the video to be snipped, but came up empty-handed. The department reopened the informal investigation this week, following orders from Secretary of State John Kerry.
As part of that review, the department is only looking at official email accounts, Toner said, and not employees’ personal messages.
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None of the messages discovered by the department were believed to be relevant to the 2013 episode, Mark Toner told reporters on Thursday.
“We have gone through the emails, but I don’t think we thought it was necessary to share those documents with the committee at this time,” he said.
“We didn’t find any documents and we’re not going to just hand over all the emails that … aren’t relevant.”
The comments suggest that the State Department had finished its review of employees’ email messages as part of the internal search to find the culprit who ordered the video to be snipped, but came up empty-handed. The department reopened the informal investigation this week, following orders from Secretary of State John Kerry.
As part of that review, the department is only looking at official email accounts, Toner said, and not employees’ personal messages.
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The Leftmedia's Broken Monopoly
Agence France Presse revealed this week that the U.S. newspaper industry lost more than 50% of the jobs it had as recently as the 1990s. Unsurprisingly, AFP attributed the decline to the “massive shift to digital media that has hammered traditional newspapers.” No doubt that is a factor, but the comments section following the article was much more revealing. Overwhelmingly, those who gave up reading newspapers cited two reasons for their decision: liberal bias and the virtual extinction of anything resembling journalistic integrity.
Unfortunately, liberal bias and a lack of journalistic integrity have moved seamlessly into the digital realm. Yet far more important is what was unable to completely survive the shift: the Left’s monopolistic control of news dissemination. Gone are the days when the Big Three TV networks, and a handful of “important” newspapers such as the New York Times and Washington Post, made it seem as if the entire nation were marching in lockstep behind the liberal agenda.
That is not to say they’ve given up trying. “For the two and a quarter centuries of our republic, Americans have expected the fourth estate to tell it raw and straight,” writes columnist John P. Warren. “In the lifetime of Baby Boomers, however, the Progressive Establishment, abetted by most news and information outlets — State Media — and Academia, have distorted our founding truths in much of what we hear and watch, not unlike the Soviet Union’s Pravda and China’s People’s Daily.”
Exaggerated?
Warren provides a compelling and disturbing list of the top five media conglomerates and their subsidiaries:
Unfortunately, liberal bias and a lack of journalistic integrity have moved seamlessly into the digital realm. Yet far more important is what was unable to completely survive the shift: the Left’s monopolistic control of news dissemination. Gone are the days when the Big Three TV networks, and a handful of “important” newspapers such as the New York Times and Washington Post, made it seem as if the entire nation were marching in lockstep behind the liberal agenda.
That is not to say they’ve given up trying. “For the two and a quarter centuries of our republic, Americans have expected the fourth estate to tell it raw and straight,” writes columnist John P. Warren. “In the lifetime of Baby Boomers, however, the Progressive Establishment, abetted by most news and information outlets — State Media — and Academia, have distorted our founding truths in much of what we hear and watch, not unlike the Soviet Union’s Pravda and China’s People’s Daily.”
Exaggerated?
Warren provides a compelling and disturbing list of the top five media conglomerates and their subsidiaries:
Why Trump Must Not Apologize
"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl."
Donald Trump has internalized the maxim Benjamin Jowett gave to his students at Balliol who would soon be running the empire.
And in rejecting demands that he apologize for his remarks about the La Raza judge presiding over the class-action suit against Trump University, the Donald is instinctively correct.
Assume, as we must, that Trump believes what he said.
Why, then, should he apologize for speaking the truth, as he sees it?
To do so would be to submit to extortion, to recant, to confess to a sin he does not believe he committed. It would be to capitulate to pressure, to tell a lie to stop the beating, to grovel before the Inquisition of political correctness.
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Donald Trump has internalized the maxim Benjamin Jowett gave to his students at Balliol who would soon be running the empire.
And in rejecting demands that he apologize for his remarks about the La Raza judge presiding over the class-action suit against Trump University, the Donald is instinctively correct.
Assume, as we must, that Trump believes what he said.
Why, then, should he apologize for speaking the truth, as he sees it?
To do so would be to submit to extortion, to recant, to confess to a sin he does not believe he committed. It would be to capitulate to pressure, to tell a lie to stop the beating, to grovel before the Inquisition of political correctness.
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WICOMICO PUBLIC LIBRARIES HOMEWORK HELP CENTER FINISHES A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR
Wicomico Public Libraries has received many positive comments from Homework Help Center participants, including one parent who wrote: “Homework was frustrating at times with four kids. I received a flyer for the Homework Help Center and we started coming weekly. I realized that by providing a different environment for my kids they were motivated and actually looked forward to coming to the Homework Help Center. Their grades and reading levels improved. My five year old who was so difficult to get to sit down while I tried to read with him now requests ‘Can we read four books?’ I am looking forward to utilizing this program again next year.”
The Library will continue to provide this service to effectively support the students of Wicomico County Schools in the 2016-2017 school year. Thanks to generous community contributions and support from the Friends of Wicomico Public Libraries, 5 new iPads are being purchased for use by the Homework Help Center attendees in the coming school year.
Wicomico Public Libraries are located in Downtown Salisbury, the Centre at Salisbury, Pittsville, and the Library Bookmobile. Not only do Wicomico Public Libraries offer numerous free resources such as Internet access, a variety of classes and events, public meeting rooms and an online virtual library with eBooks, and streaming movies, music and audiobooks, but it engages with the community by supporting learning, building community, and enriching lives. You Belong @ Wicomico Public Libraries!
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For the Fourth, Yankee Doodle coming to Millsboro
The patriotic event will start July 4 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Labyrinth. It is hosted by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, the Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce and the town of Millsboro.
This year’s theme celebrates Yankee Doodle.
“This is a theme I’ve been wanting to do for some time, and it’s perfect for our 10th anniversary!” said Dotty LeCates, event co-coordinator.
According to an article on earlyamerica.com, “Yankee Doodle Dandy” is a song which surfaced during the French and Indian War, and was universally popular among both the rebels and British soldiers during the American Revolution.
In the song: “Doodle” refers to a “sorry trifling fellow, a fool or simpleton.” “Dandy.” on the other hand, refers to “a gentlemen of affected manners, dress and hairstyle.” “Macaroni” was not a reference to pasta but to “a fancy style of Italian dress imitated in England at the time.”
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7 TIMES LIBERALS MADE RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT JUDGES
Republican candidate Donald Trump has taken a lot of heat for the Judge Gonzalo Curiel comments, but Democrats have a long history of invoking race on judicial issues that the media chose to ignore.
The Daily Caller News Foundation has compiled a list of seven times liberals invoked a judge’s race. Below is the list:
The Daily Caller News Foundation has compiled a list of seven times liberals invoked a judge’s race. Below is the list:
- 1. Justice Sonia Sotomayor famously invoked her identity as a “wise Latina” who could outdo a white man. “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,” she said in an October, 2001 speech that became a point of criticism for Republicans.
- 2. When Donald Trump released his list of potential Supreme Court nominees, the left was quick to point out they were all white. Think Progress published an article titled “Your Ultimate Guide To The 11 White People Donald Trump Will Consider For The Supreme Court,” which pointed out that “Only three are women. All are white.”
Child Sends Heartfelt Note After Taking Cone From National Park
The national park says they received a note from someone claiming they took a cone and wanted to apologize for their decision.
The note reads: “To whom it may concern, I took a pine cone out of the forestand and I wanted to return it. I hope it will be placed near the General Grant Tree because that is where I took it. I am sorry for my decision.”
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U.S. STATE WITH MOST REFUGEES REVEALED
However, one state in the U.S. stands out more than any other in terms of having the most refugees: Michigan. More Syrian refugees have settled in Michigan than any other state since the Syrian civil war started five years ago, and more are expected to arrive this summer despite the state wanting to restrict the numbers. Gov. Rick Snyder has said he wanted to stop Syrian refugees from coming until they could be properly vetted.
505 Syrian refugees settled in Michigan between May 2011 and May 31, 2016, and most live in he Metro Detroit area and primarily in Oakland and Wayne counties. State governments have no ruling in how many refugees are resettled in their communities. More than 4,600 Syrian refugees have relocated to the U.S. between May 2011 and May 31, 2016
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Pakistani woman burns daughter alive for eloping
“Don’t let me go, they will kill me,” her husband Hassan Khan recalled her saying, according to the Associated Press.
She was Punjabi. He was Pashtun. Her family was furious that she ran away and got married without their permission.
An uncle eventually convinced her to return. On Wednesday, Zeenat was burned alive by her mother.
Police say the mother, Parveen, tied Zeenat to a cot and poured kerosene before setting her on fire, according to the Guardian. It's the latest of several "honor killings," a practice that kills hundreds of girls each year in Pakistan.
Zeenat's body was charred when police found it, AP reported. It showed signs of beating and strangulation, Officer Ibadat Nisar said.
When police confronted Parveen, she confessed to killing her daughter with the help of her son Ahmar.
Officer Sheikh Hammad recalls the mother saying, “I don’t have any regrets.”
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Yuck! The weird things kids swallow or stuff go on display
Those are some of the weird items that have been removed from kids’ throats, nostrils and ears by doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital and are included in a macabre, yet important, display.
A visitor’s first reaction might be to laugh at the framed collection of dozens of items that dates to 1918 and hangs at the entrance to the hospital’s ear, nose and throat department, but it’s also a reminder to the parents who walk past it every day to remain vigilant.
“It is definitely something that catches the eyes of parents and makes them think twice about what their kids are exposed to,” said Dr. Anne Hseu, a head and neck surgeon at Children’s who has removed Christmas ornaments, toys, carpet tacks and other items from young patients.
One of Hseu’s colleagues removed a rosary bead that had blocked a boy’s breathing passage. The boy might have died, but the bead lodged vertically, so he was able to get air through the bead’s threading hole.
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37 New Women Come Forward In Baltimore’s Sex-For-Repairs Lawsuit
BALTIMORE (WJZ)—More women are now coming forward in a sex for repairs lawsuit against the Baltimore City Housing Authority.
Nearly a year after WJZ uncovered the housing authority was under fire in a sex for repairs scandal, more women are accusing maintenance men of demanding sex before fixing deplorable; even life-threatening conditions are surfacing.
“Mistakes have been made here and some of them have been very serious mistakes,” said Baltimore Housing Paul Graziano after a settlement was reach in the lawsuit back in January.
Lynette Cooper, was one of 19 women who initially came forward to report mold, lack of heat, and even rodent infestations were ignored by workers unless granted sexual favors.
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Nearly a year after WJZ uncovered the housing authority was under fire in a sex for repairs scandal, more women are accusing maintenance men of demanding sex before fixing deplorable; even life-threatening conditions are surfacing.
“Mistakes have been made here and some of them have been very serious mistakes,” said Baltimore Housing Paul Graziano after a settlement was reach in the lawsuit back in January.
Lynette Cooper, was one of 19 women who initially came forward to report mold, lack of heat, and even rodent infestations were ignored by workers unless granted sexual favors.
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Md. Coastline Poorly Protected From Rising Sea Levels, Study Shows
Alex DeMetrick reports only a fraction of the state’s coastline is protected.
Ice is melting faster than previously predicted. In March, researchers estimated that could raise sea levels by six-feet by the end of this century. That’s on top of the one-foot rise in the 20th century.
“The sea level rise that we saw in the last century was really unprecedented in 2,800 years,” said Dr. Donald Boaesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Following Hurricane Sandy, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources joined in an assessment of the state’s 7,000 miles of coastline.
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