Liberal Blogger Claims Authorship of RNC Open Carry Petition

Brendan O'Connor · 03/29/16 07:20PM

A recent online petition to allow open carry of firearms at the Republican National Convention in July, which had acquired 51,376 signatures as of Tuesday evening, was apparently authored by a man who is not actually a Second Amendment activist, but a Hillary Clinton supporter.

Donald Trump Thinks Woman Didn’t Say “No” Loudly Enough

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/29/16 05:01PM

Speaking from his private plane Tuesday, Donald Trump defended campaign manager Corey Lewandowski against criminal charges of manhandling a reporter, saying that if the reporter was really hurt she would have screamed.

Why Won’t Donald Trump Tell the Truth About His Pens?

Ashley Feinberg · 03/29/16 04:10PM

Earlier today, Donald Trump tweeted out several photos of former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields in the seconds before she was manhandled by his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski. In the tweet, Trump appeared dismayed and confused at the mystery object in Fields’ hand. There’s just one problem with Trump’s account: He not only knows what the device is—he has used one on multiple occasions.

It Couldn't Possibly Matter Less if Susan Sarandon Doesn't Vote For Hillary Clinton

Alex Pareene · 03/29/16 03:21PM

Table tennis semipro and cannabis enthusiast Susan Sarandon is among the most prominent celebrity endorsers of Bernie Sanders, which makes her public statements matters of great import to political commentators, columnists, and assigning editors. Today, everyone is mad because she said she’d support Trump if Hillary Clinton won the nomination.

College Basketball Players Should Feel "Blessed" to Play For Free, Says Child of Immense Privilege

Jordan Sargent · 03/29/16 03:10PM

Seth Davis is the lead college basketball writer for Sports Illustrated and part of the panel of suits that talks out of your television before, during, and after March Madness games. He’s also the son of Lanny Davis, a Washington ghoul nonpareil, whose allegiance has always been available to the highest bidder. Those bidders have tended to be among the least savory people on the planet: warlord dictators, colleges who harbored child rapists, the villainous owner of the Washington Redskins, etc. In exchange, Lanny got rich, of course, allowing him to provide a cushy life for Seth, who grew up in Connecticut and attended Duke.

A Terrorist Attack Is as Good a Reason as Any to End the "Artisanal" Craze

Andy Cush · 03/29/16 02:43PM

Just when you and the rest of our tired nation thought the greatest artisanal threats to America would come from garlic aioli, accent-wall paneling, and hand-cobbled baby booties made of sun-cured lamb jerky, a far graver specter is rising is rising in Europe: bean-to-bar bombmaking, brought to you by the humble craftsmen of the Islamic State.

Trump Campaign Manager's Defense Lawyer is a Former U.S. Attorney Who Resigned Because People Found Out He Bit a Stripper

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/29/16 11:45AM

Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was charged with simple battery today for allegedly manhandling Michelle Fields, a reporter for the conservative news outlet Breitbart. One of the criminal attorneys representing him in these matters is a former U.S. Attorney who left office after it became public that he had bitten a dancer at a strip club.