HotAir Daily Express 11/30/2017

Conyers hospitalized — and guess who's fault it is? 11/30/2017 10:41:21 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Spoiler alert: It’s all our fault for demanding accountability from a 26-term elected official. After coming under considerable pressure to resign over a series of accusations about sexual harassment and abuse of power, Rep. John Conyers returned More... Jeff Sessions taking a second look at marijuana policy 11/30/2017 10:01:49 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Just yesterday we were discussing the complications which continue to arise from what’s known as the "Cole Memo.” That was the document drafted under the Obama administration which significantly lowered the priority of prosecuting marijuana More... Measure your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution with this short quiz Hillsdale College SPONSORED Many Americans know the Constitution well -- they understand how it protects their freedoms and paved the way for a great nation to be built. But many more Americans don't know enough about it. How much do you know about the Constitution? [Take The Quiz Now] Army vet: Franken groped my breast on a 2003 USO tour 11/30/2017 9:21:02 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments And then there were five. Army veteran Stephanie Kemplin had been an Al Franken fan while stationed overseas in 2003, and she tells CNN of her excitement when learning that the then-comedian would be part of a USO tour. When she got in line to get her More... Lauer statement: Allegations have "enough truth" for some "soul searching" 11/30/2017 8:41:16 AM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments After his stunning termination yesterday, Matt Lauer remained silent for 24 hours as Variety and the New York Times ran the stories of his alleged sexual predation they had been preparing for weeks. Lauer finally responded this morning with a general More... Objections raised to deporting illegal alien MS-13 members. Wait… what? 11/30/2017 8:01:01 AM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments This probably isn’t the best day to bring up a story like this, coming only 24 hours after government leaders in Maryland seemed to be unclear as to whether or not they had a plan to combat gang violence. But as it turns out, there was at least one More... CNN wonders: Is Trump … competent? 11/29/2017 10:41:40 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments By “competent,” they don’t mean the skill or lack thereof with which he carries out his presidential duties. They mean the other kind of competent. The “grandpa’s muttering to himself about the little man who lives in his More... WaPo reporter to Project Veritas: There may be no evidence of Trump collusion with Russia 11/29/2017 10:01:13 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments James O’Keefe’s getting a bad rap from reporters today on what this new clip was designed to prove, although it’s partly his own fault. He tweeted this morning, “Today we show you our second undercover video within More... MSNBC's Joy Reid gets smacked down by Jane Sanders 11/29/2017 9:21:48 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Earlier today MSNBC host Joy Reid went on a rant about the absence of any credible leadership figures in the United States. When someone responded by suggesting Bernie Sanders as an exception, Reid trashed Sanders treatment of his wife. That led to a More... Report: Conyers to announce retirement in January 11/29/2017 8:41:57 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments In the end this may have been the only compromise available to Pelosi. She couldn’t force him to resign and his allies in the House may have resented any attempt to make him do so, knowing that it would have appeared as though he was stepping down More... NYT goes the Full Democrat in anti-tax reform campaign 11/29/2017 8:01:42 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Old and busted New York Times: Corporations using their influence in politics via Citizens United represents the end of democracy! New hotness: Feel the power of our fully operational corporate power! The Paper of Record’s editorial board decided More... NBC gets new complaints about Matt Lauer as video surfaces of his lewd comments about Meredith Vieira (Update) 11/29/2017 7:21:49 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments This afternoon the NY Times is reporting that two more complaints about Matt Lauer’s behavior have surfaced and the first of these is pretty dramatic sounding: On Wednesday, NBC received at least two more complaints related to Mr. Lauer, according More... California Capitol: "We have rapists in this building" 11/29/2017 6:41:30 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments With all the talk in Washington these days about John Conyers, Al Franken and whoever else may still be accused of sexual harassment, it must be a daunting and frighting place to work if you happen to be a woman. But if it’s any consolation, things More... Geraldo on Matt Lauer: Are we criminalizing "courtship" in the workplace? Update: Fox "troubled" 11/29/2017 6:01:35 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments The “courtship” in Lauer’s case allegedly involved giving dildos as gifts and demanding a spontaneous BJ from a surprised co-worker. Does Geraldo have a head injury? Sad about @MLauer great guy, highly skilled & empathetic w guests More... The Democrats' hilarious eminent domain argument against the wall 11/29/2017 5:31:10 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments We all know by now that the President’s opponents, primarily Democrats, are firmly opposed to strengthening security on the southern border by constructing the long promised wall. While this should really be a disqualifier in terms of holding More... RT network no longer welcome on Capitol Hill after registering as foreign agent 11/29/2017 5:01:21 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Earlier this month I wrote about RT (formerly Russia Today) being ordered by the Department of Justice to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). RT was given several deadlines and finally agreed that it would More... Variety: Lauer locked women in office — and management covered for him; Update: SOP at NBC? 11/29/2017 4:31:03 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Garrison Keillor may have won today’s take-expiration prize, but NBC News’ Andrew Lack may run a close second. Earlier today, Lack insisted that NBC had acted against Matt Lauer just as soon as they found out about an alleged assault on a More... Kelly on Lauer: Let's save our sympathy for the victims 11/29/2017 4:01:52 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments When Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb got pressed into service on short notice this morning to announce Matt Lauer’s sudden termination from NBC and the Today show, both expressed solidarity with the victims while acknowledging their pain over their More... Another Alabama poll shows Roy Moore surging back into the lead 11/29/2017 3:31:21 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments This makes three post-Thanksgiving polls of the state and three nearly identical leads for Moore. First came yesterday’s Change Research survey putting him ahead of Doug Jones 49/44, an eight-point surge since the nadir of the teen-girls scandal. More... NPR's Chief News Editor departs amid sexual harassment allegations by three women 11/29/2017 3:01:51 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments With all the big names being fired this week amid sexual harassment allegations, this story probably isn’t getting the attention it otherwise would. NPR’s Chief News Editor David Sweeney departed the organization Tuesday amid allegations of More... Let's not fret over "student privacy" when they're attacking teachers 11/29/2017 2:31:34 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments Before Thanksgiving we talked about a number of schools around the country where teachers are either living in fear or leaving their jobs entirely because of criminal elements among the student body who have been physically attacking them. Punishment for More... James Clyburn defends Conyers: Hey, unlike Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose, he was elected 11/29/2017 2:01:32 PM  Allahpundit 0 Comments Since the Lauer news broke this morning I’ve seen a half-dozen variations of the joke that he’s now qualified to run for Congress. But there’s more to it than that. Unlike “Today” host Lauer, Congressman Lauer would still More... Who is funding the Leandra English lawsuit for control of the CFPB? 11/29/2017 1:31:46 PM  John Sexton 0 Comments Allahpundit has convincingly made the case that the attempt to install Leandra English as head of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau was a brazenly political act. The outgoing head of the agency, Richard Cordray, wanted to kick off his run for More... Lake Woke Be Gone: Garrison Keillor fired by MPR over "improper behavior"; Update: "I was the least physically affectionate person in the building" 11/29/2017 1:01:05 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Aaaaand the hits just keep on coming, even here in Minnesota. Not only has Al Franken gotten caught groping, but now one of our senator’s passionate defenders suddenly finds himself out of a job. Garrison Keillor, former host of a radio show that More... MD Gov: I wasn't aware Baltimore had a plan to fight violent crime 11/29/2017 12:31:48 PM  Jazz Shaw 0 Comments The City of Baltimore is still on track for a record-breaking year in terms of murders and other violent crime. The city’s still relatively new mayor, Catherine Pugh, has been talking about possible solutions for a while now and even making some More... Variety reporter: We've been working on a Lauer story for months — and NBC knew it 11/29/2017 12:01:38 PM  Ed Morrissey 0 Comments Just what did NBC News know about Matt Lauer, and when did it report it? According to the official timeline offered by NBC News chair Andrew Lack, a woman came forward on Monday with a complaint so profound that it resulted in the near-immediate firing More... New England official says Franken tried to give her a "wet, open-mouthed kiss" onstage Breaking: McCain to vote yes on GOP tax reform bill John Kelly's losing battle with Trump's Twitter feed Roy Moore says lesbians, gays, socialists behind sexual misconduct allegations Democrats missed their opportunity on sexual harassment Russell Simmons, you sexually violated me Report: WH planning to replace Tillerson with Pompeo within weeks Conyers hospitalized for stress-related illness amid sex scandal Conyers accuser goes public: He asked me to "touch it" "Trump has internalized the belief that he can largely operate with impunity" "He was inappropriate with the fairies" Gutierrez makes moves toward presidential run: report "Everybody knew": Inside the fall of Matt Lauer Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003 By the numbers: Europe's growing Muslim population "I am truly sorry": Matt Lauer issues statement Eventually we'll be able to go on dates without leaving home These gentle giant cockroaches are an ideal pet Jeff Sessions, Barbara Bush, Roger Goodell, and me Getting excited about royal weddings is a betrayal of the American Revolution If you want to drain the swamp, put character first when voting Bill Clinton won after all Don't focus on me, Theresa May! Nancy Pelosi was right about ObamaCare. So was Ted Cruz. Pelosi's long history of ignoring sexual harassment by Democrats