Bernie Sanders is getting attacked for how the women on his 2016 staff were treated. This morning Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon joined Nick Reed to talk about yesterday’s vote on allowing the state auditor to do an audit of the county.
Greene County Commission:
Yesterday morning the Greene County Commission voted unanimously voted to allow the state auditor to come into the county to do an audit.
- Greene County Will Be Audited by the State. (Ozarks Independent)
- Greene County commissioners take ‘unity’ vote in favor of requesting a state audit. (News-Leader)
President Trump/ Rand Paul:
Many are starting to ask questions about the relationship and influence between President Trump and Rand Paul and it sounds like libertarians aren’t excited about it.
- Rand Paul Downplays His Influence on President Trump. (Reason)
- Rand Paul is Trump’s new foreign policy whisperer — to nation’s detriment. (Lexington Herald-Leader)
- It’s war: Rand Paul hits ‘Big Government’ Romney, calls Trump an ‘actual conservative’ (Washington Examiner)
Obamacare:
There was a provision inside of Obamacare that penalized hospitals for re-admissions, so many have been turning away people who are still needing help.
Bird Box Challenge:
Because of the Netflix flick, people are now participating in the #BirdBoxChallenge by blindfolding themselves doing daily tasks and uploading the video to social media.
- What Exactly Is This Epically Stupid ‘Bird Box Challenge’ Trending On Social Media? (Daily Wire)
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Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 2, 2019
Democrats 2020:
During the holiday season she announced she was forming an exploratory committee for 2020 and decided to do a live Instagram video. While she did it she awkwardly grabbed a beer.
- Elizabeth Warren Announces Iowa Trip as She Starts Running for President in 2020. (New York Times)
- First campaign fail? Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is blasted for ‘desperate’ and ‘try hard’ Instagram Live video which shows her chugging on a beer (Daily Mail)
Some are trying to get Bernie Sanders out of the way for his 2020 bid, and have brought up how women were treated during his 2016 campaign. His response was- I was a little busy to notice what was going on.
- Sexism Claims From Bernie Sanders’s 2016 Run: Paid Less, Treated Worse. (New York Times)
- Bernie alumni seek meeting to address ‘sexual violence’ on ’16 campaign. (Politico)
Michael Savage:
Michael Savage is getting some attention due to the threats against his life.
- Michael Savage, facing death threats, heads to secret location. (Washington Times)
It was announced earlier this year that Savage would be cutting his radio show from 3 hours to just 1. Those changes will take place on Monday
- Changes coming to KSGF lineup. (KSGF)
