Author: Freedom Watch

Trump fires back after networks yank ‘racist’ anti-immigration ad New York Post November 5, 2018 President Trump on Monday defended an anti-immigrant ad that critics called racist after several television networks said they would not run it, calling it “effective” and telling reporters their questions were “offensive.” “They certainly are effective,” Trump told reporters as he was about to board Air Force One en route to another MAGA rally. Asked about charges that the ad — which several networks have either refused to air or decided to stop running — was offensive, the president went on the offensive…

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NBC and Fox finally stop running Trump’s racist ad after it was viewed by millions By Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy, CNN Business CNN November 5, 2018 NBC and Fox News said in separate statements on Monday that their networks will no longer air the Trump campaign’s racist anti-immigrant advertisement. NBC was first to announce the change, doing so after a backlash over its decision to show the 30-second spot during “Sunday Night Football,” one of the highest-rated programs on television. “After further review,” NBC said, “we recognize the insensitive nature of the ad and have decided to…

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By Tyler McCarthy Fox News November 5, 2018 Pamela Anderson sat down for a lengthy interview with Australia’s “60 Minutes” Sunday, offering some controversial comments about the #MeToo movement and the negative impact she perceives it having on men. The former “Baywatch” star derided the current wave of feminism and called it a “bore.” “I think this feminism can go too far,” Anderson told journalist Liam Bartlett. “I’m a feminist, but I think that this third wave of feminism is a bore.” Continue Reading…..

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On Barbra Streisand’s Latest, The Walls Do Talk — To The President By Scott Simon NPR.org November 5, 2018 Barbra Streisand has two Oscars, eight Grammys and millions of album sales. She could probably read and record the stops along the route of the D train through the Bronx and get a No. 1. But with her latest release, she’s done something different: Her new album, Walls, addresses songs — including some of her own originals — to the president of the United States. Hear her conversation with NPR’s Scott Simon at the audio link, and read an…

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Opinion | Like his lies, Trump’s racist comments don’t surprise, but they should be counted By Jennifer Rubin Washington Post November 4, 2018 Vanity Fair reported Friday that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said Trump made blatantly racist comments to him from time to time. According to Cohen, Trump remarked in response to Cohen’s observation that his rally crowds were overwhelmingly white, “That’s because black people are too stupid to vote for me.” Cohen also claims Trump said, “Name one country run by a black person that’s not a shithole. . . . Name one city.”…

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Andrew Gillum Says Florida Is Not Safe for All While ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Exists By Ashley Velez The Root November 3, 2018 Andrew Gillum called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to declare a “state of emergency” after Markeis McGlockton was killed by gunfire this July. His killer, Michael Drejka, claimed he fired in self-defense after a parking lot dispute and initially dodged arrest under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. This incident brought the controversial law back into the spotlight, years after the killing of Trayvon Martin. We sat down with the Gillum, this year’s Democratic nominee for…

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Andrew Gillum Is At Home With His Blackness By Julia Craven HuffPost November 3, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It’s 8:15 a.m., and a group of 40 or so people await him. They’ve been standing around the front of Bethel AME Church in their “Andrew Gillum for governor” tees for about an hour. When they see Gillum striding toward them, they erupt into raucous applause. He immediately scoops up Jett Williams, a precocious 2-year-old sitting in a wagon and sporting a Florida A&M University football jersey, initiating the first of many photo ops that Saturday in early October. Gillum,…

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Florida Politics November 3, 2018 Call it the Ovaltine Outrage. A self-described volunteer with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s campaign has been criminally charged after throwing chocolate milk on a Republican campaigning on Florida State University’s campus. Florida State University police arrested 19-year-old Shelby Shoup on Thursday, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. She is charged with one count of misdemeanor battery, court records show. Continue Reading…..

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