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Mornings on the Mall

Monday, September 3, 2018

Host: Dan Mandis

5am – A  Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain’s funeral service: ‘America was always great’ (Fox News) Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,’ McCain’s daughter said, in what appeared to be a reference to Trump’s presidential campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” The remarks were made during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral for the Arizona Republican, who died last week of brain cancer. Obama’s jabs were more subtle but still appeared to be directed at the current occupant of the White House. He derided those in politics who traffic in “bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage.”

5am – B Top California Dem called for boycott of In-N-Out Burger over GOP donations. It backfires big time. (The Blaze)  A call from California Democrats to boycott In-N-Out Burger appears to have backfired. After it was revealed last week that In-N-Out — a fast-food eatery with strong Christian beliefs that even places Bible verses on its wrappers, bags, and cups — donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party, Eric Bauman, head of the California Democratic Party, called on Democrats to boycott the famed fast-food chain. What’s ironic is that In-N-Out has donated money to California Democrats and Democratic PACs, in some cases much more than its noteworthy donation to the state’s GOP. The company said in a statement that it supports politicians regardless of political affiliation. What the company cares about is policies beneficial for Californians.

5am – C Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain’s funeral service: ‘America was always great’ (Fox News) Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,’ McCain’s daughter said, in what appeared to be a reference to Trump’s presidential campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” The remarks were made during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral for the Arizona Republican, who died last week of brain cancer. Obama’s jabs were more subtle but still appeared to be directed at the current occupant of the White House. He derided those in politics who traffic in “bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage.”

5am – D TRANS TRAINS? ‘Thomas The Tank Engine’ Goes ‘Gender-Balanced,’ ‘Multicultural’ (Daily Wire) The classic children’s series, “Thomas the Tank Engine,” is relaunching next week with an updated set of characters and a commitment to being more “inclusive, gender-balanced,” and “multicultural.” According to The Independent, Thomas’s “Stem Team” — the core group of anthropomorphic railroad cars that make up the show’s cast — will now be “gender balanced,” with three “male” trains and three “female” trains taking center stage, rather than the male-heavy team that held down Sir Toppem Hat’s rail yard in the original series.

5am – E  A farmer running for Minnesota state representative identifies as the N-word in his first campaign ad (Business Insider) An organic farmer who is running for state representative in Minnesota identifies himself as the N-word in his first campaign video. Kyle Greene, who is running as an independent in the race for District 18A state representative in Minnesota, released the video on Facebook earlier this month. “I want to be your state representative, I want to be your public servant and I want to be your n—-,” Green, of Grove City, says in the ad.

6am – A/B Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain’s funeral service: ‘America was always great’ (Fox News) Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,’ McCain’s daughter said, in what appeared to be a reference to Trump’s presidential campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” The remarks were made during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral for the Arizona Republican, who died last week of brain cancer. Obama’s jabs were more subtle but still appeared to be directed at the current occupant of the White House. He derided those in politics who traffic in “bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage.”

6am – C/D  Schools Crack Down as More Students Cut Class (Wall Street Journal) The growing problem of children skipping school has districts across the country experimenting with solutions, from punishments to rewards. Educators are divided about what approach works.

 6am – E Bishop apologizes for inappropriately touching Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin funeral (NBC News) The internet was buzzing over the weekend after Bishop Charles H. Ellis III apologized to singer Ariana Grande after he was seen touching the star at Aretha Franklin’s funeral in a way that some described as groping. But many on social media were uninspired by the bishop’s response to accusations that he inappropriately touched the pop princess on live television.

 6am –F Pittsburgh becomes largest US city without a daily print newspaper (The Hill) Pittsburgh will hold the distinction of being the largest city in the U.S. without a daily print newspaper after the city’s Post-Gazette informed readers it will cut its production schedule from seven days a week to five beginning this weekend. The Post-Gazette, which launched 232 years ago and is one of the oldest newspapers in the country, had originally indicated in June the cutback would eventually be happening while noting the digital edition of the paper will continue.

7am – A  INTERVIEW – Hans von Spakovsky – Senior Legal Fellow, Heritage Foundation

• Topic – Brett Kavanaugh prepares for Senate panel’s deep dive into his career as DC insider

7am – B A farmer running for Minnesota state representative identifies as the N-word in his first campaign ad (Business Insider) An organic farmer who is running for state representative in Minnesota identifies himself as the N-word in his first campaign video. Kyle Greene, who is running as an independent in the race for District 18A state representative in Minnesota, released the video on Facebook earlier this month.

“I want to be your state representative, I want to be your public servant and I want to be your n—-,” Green, of Grove City, says in the ad.

 7am – C Top California Dem called for boycott of In-N-Out Burger over GOP donations. It backfires big time. (The Blaze)  A call from California Democrats to boycott In-N-Out Burger appears to have backfired. After it was revealed last week that In-N-Out — a fast-food eatery with strong Christian beliefs that even places Bible verses on its wrappers, bags, and cups — donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party, Eric Bauman, head of the California Democratic Party, called on Democrats to boycott the famed fast-food chain. What’s ironic is that In-N-Out has donated money to California Democrats and Democratic PACs, in some cases much more than its noteworthy donation to the state’s GOP. The company said in a statement that it supports politicians regardless of political affiliation. What the company cares about is policies beneficial for Californians.

7am – D  Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain’s funeral service: ‘America was always great’ (Fox News) Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,’ McCain’s daughter said, in what appeared to be a reference to Trump’s presidential campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” The remarks were made during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral for the Arizona Republican, who died last week of brain cancer. Obama’s jabs were more subtle but still appeared to be directed at the current occupant of the White House. He derided those in politics who traffic in “bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage.”

 7am – E Bridezilla asks guests for $60,000, calls off wedding when they refuse (CBS) Most little girls dream about their weddings being perfect, but one bride took that idealization too far. The unnamed bride posted on her Facebook page a long rant about why she was calling off her wedding, and a Twitter user screenshot the entire post from a “wedding shaming” group. “It comes with great sadness that I am announcing the cancelation of the [unnamed] Wedding. I apologize for canceling only four days beforehand. Unfortunately, [unnamed] and I have broken up due to some recent and irreparable problems,” the tirade starts out civil enough. “However, we are remaining civil and are still a team for our son.” The bride goes on to say she’s deleting her Facebook and will spend the next two months in South America, “exploring my soul and ridding myself of toxic energy brought on by my friends and family.” The couple saved up about $15,000 for the wedding and they started touring venues for an “extravagant blow out wedding.” They then went to see a local psychic who told them to pick the most expensive venue they looked at and, as the bride says, “why the h*ll not?” Bride X says the dream wedding in her head totaled to about $60,000. She says they just needed “a little” help from friends and family to make it all happen.

8am – A Top California Dem called for boycott of In-N-Out Burger over GOP donations. It backfires big time. (The Blaze)  A call from California Democrats to boycott In-N-Out Burger appears to have backfired. After it was revealed last week that In-N-Out — a fast-food eatery with strong Christian beliefs that even places Bible verses on its wrappers, bags, and cups — donated $25,000 to the California Republican Party, Eric Bauman, head of the California Democratic Party, called on Democrats to boycott the famed fast-food chain. What’s ironic is that In-N-Out has donated money to California Democrats and Democratic PACs, in some cases much more than its noteworthy donation to the state’s GOP. The company said in a statement that it supports politicians regardless of political affiliation. What the company cares about is policies beneficial for Californians.

8am – B/C Meghan McCain, Obama knock Trump at John McCain’s funeral service: ‘America was always great’ (Fox News) Meghan McCain and President Barack Obama took apparent swipes at President Trump on Saturday in a eulogy for John McCain — who sparred with Trump on a number of occasions before his death last week of brain cancer. “The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great,’ McCain’s daughter said, in what appeared to be a reference to Trump’s presidential campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.” The remarks were made during a funeral service at Washington National Cathedral for the Arizona Republican, who died last week of brain cancer. Obama’s jabs were more subtle but still appeared to be directed at the current occupant of the White House. He derided those in politics who traffic in “bombast and insult and phony controversies and manufactured outrage.”

8am – D/E Schools Crack Down as More Students Cut Class (Wall Street Journal) The growing problem of children skipping school has districts across the country experimenting with solutions, from punishments to rewards. Educators are divided about what approach works.