Republicans are acting like they suddenly care about the racism and hatred that is coming out of their presidential nominee, but those things never bothered them when they came out of the mouths of people like John McCain, Ann Coulter, or Sean Hannity.
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Hint – The very, very ugly! Clint Eastwood. The man who played Dirty Harry has mostly laid low since his bizarre dialogue with an empty chair during the 2012 convention – but he made it clear that he’s still trying to be America’s racist grandpa – find out how.
Marianne Williamson, Tears to Triumph, joins Thom. The Pope told reporters “Terrorism grows when there is no other option, and as long as the world economy has at its center the god of money and not the person. This is fundamental terrorism, against all humanity.” The Pope was responding question about the link between Islam and terrorism – which the Pope doesn’t think is particular to Islam. He told the reporters – “It is not right and it is not just to say that Islam is terroristic. If I speak of Islamic violence, I should speak of Catholic violence. Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. In almost all religions there is always a small group of fundamentalists. One can kill with the tongue as well as the knife.”
The Green Party convention is underway in Houston, Texas, where Dr. Jill Stein is the favorite to receive the nomination. Former Bernie Sanders delegate Angelica Duenas told Watching the Hawks co- host Tabetha Wallace that the Green Party “seems to align most with the Bernie Sanders platform.” Will those not happy with the Democrats’ nomination of Hillary Clinton be going Green?
Jill Stein is now officially a threat to the political establishment, as corporate media is beginning to attack her campaign. Though she’s polling at less than 5% in most polls, this is high enough to siphon off votes from the Democratic party, and they refuse to let this happen, so the attacks dogs have been released.