Kamala Harris:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made their debut together last night. The pair claimed that America is “crying out for leadership.”
Kamala Harris co-sponsored a bill that would force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams.
- Kamala Harris Co-Sponsored Bill That Would Force Schools To Let Male Athletes Compete In Girls’ Sports (Daily Caller)
Did you know that President Trump once donated to Kamala Harris? Many have said “If Kamala is was so bad, why did he donate?” But nobody has said “If Donald Trump is such a bad person, why did she accept the money?”
- Trump donations to Harris attorney general campaign gain renewed attention after VP announcement (The Hill)
Jeffrey St. Clair, the editor of political magazine CounterPunch, tweeted out saying: “It’s hard to say which is more revealing of the fatal rot at the core of American politics, the fact that Trump and his daughter sent checks to Harris’s campaigns or that Harris greedily cashed them.”
Rose McGowan tweeted Harris about how Weinstein donated to her.
How does Kamala feel about the 18-24 population? You can hear her below:
John Kasich:
Kasich says that he had to search his conscience before accepting to speak at the Democratic National Convention. “I had to search my conscience. When the Democrats asked me to speak, I had to think about it, and I believe that we need a new direction. We just can’t keep going the way that we’re going,”
AOC:
AOC reacted on Twitter to a report that she’ll get just 60 seconds to speak when she participates next week in the Democratic Party’s mostly online national convention.
Jan Fisk:
The latest scheduled hearing in the ethics case involving Springfield City Councilman Jan Fisk will not be taking place on August 14 as originally scheduled by the Hearing Examiner.
- Ethics Hearing Delayed for Springfield Councilwoman Fisk (Ozarks Independent)
Trump Nicknames:
President Trump has started calling Kamala Harris “Phony Kamala.” Nick and Sarah share the top Trump nicknames:
- Little Rocket Man = Kim Jong Un
- Little Marco = Marco Rubio
- Little Michael // Mini Mike = Michael Bloomberg
- Mr. Tough Guy = John Bolton
- Proven Liar James Clapper = James Clapper
- Wild Bill = Bill Clinton
- Crooked Hillary = Hillary Clinton
- Lyin’ Ted = Ted Cruz
- Al Frankenstein = Al Franken
- Fat Jerry = Jerry Nadler
- Foul Mouthed Omar
- The Nutty Professor = Bernie Sanders
- Pocahontas = Elizabeth Warren
Joplin Globe Editorial:
The Joplin Globe has an editorial piece about tax givebacks.
- Our view: Tax giveback isn’t a good idea (The Joplin Globe)
Election 2020:
The state of Connecticut has expanded the use of ballot drop boxes.
