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What Hurts God? A for-profit false prophet

What Hurts God? A for-profit false prophet

Posted by | Aug 9, 2020 |

“A completely deranged Trump claims Joe Biden will ‘hurt God’ if elected president.” – Timothy Burke “He’s following the radical-left agenda: take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God.” – Donald Trump “Like so many people, my faith has been the bedrock foundation of my life: it’s provided me comfort in moments of loss and tragedy, it’s kept me grounded and humbled in times of triumph and joy. And in this moment of darkness for our country — of pain, of division, and of sickness for so many Americans —...

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A self-inflicted wound: Lawsuit seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association over abuse and fraud

A self-inflicted wound: Lawsuit seeks to dissolve National Rifle Association over abuse and fraud

Posted by | Aug 9, 2020 |

The New York Attorney General’s Press Office announced late on August 5 that Attorney General Letitia James would make “a major national announcement” at 11:30 AM on August 6. When James appeared, she announced she was launching a lawsuit to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA was chartered in New York in 1871, in part to improve the marksmanship of Americans who might be called on to fight another war, and in part to promote in America the British sport of elite shooting. By the 1920s, rifle shooting was a popular sport. In the 1930s, amid fears...

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Milwaukee faces the reality of its fading spotlight and economic hopes as 2020 DNC goes completely virtual

Milwaukee faces the reality of its fading spotlight and economic hopes as 2020 DNC goes completely virtual

Posted by | Aug 7, 2020 |

In another blow to an event that once promised to put Milwaukee in the national spotlight, Joe Biden has canceled plans to accept the Democratic nomination for president in person at the party’s national convention, due to concerns about the coronavirus. Other speakers who had been planning to come to Milwaukee also will not travel to the city, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee. “From the very beginning of this pandemic, we put the health and safety of the American people first. We followed the science, listened to doctors and public health experts, and we continued making adjustments...

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Theatrics and Pageantry: How political conventions evolved from picking nominees to hosting parties

Theatrics and Pageantry: How political conventions evolved from picking nominees to hosting parties

Posted by | Aug 7, 2020 |

By Barbara Norrander, Professor, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona In August the Democratic and Republican national conventions will take on new, uncharted formats. Due to COVID-19 concerns, gone are the mass gatherings in large convention halls, replaced with a switch to mostly online formats. This is just the latest modification in presidential nominating conventions since they were first introduced in the 1830s. Initially, conventions were insulated meetings of representatives from the state parties, with convention delegates on their own determining which candidate became the party’s presidential nominee. By the early 20th century, convention participants began...

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2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee” and then the pandemic upended everything

2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee” and then the pandemic upended everything

Posted by | Aug 5, 2020 |

DNC host committee finance chair and Bucks SVP Alex Lasry believes his adopted city is on its way up despite the scaled-down presidential nominating convention. For Alex Lasry, 2020 was supposed to be the “Year of Milwaukee.” The 33-year-old had high hopes for his adopted city, scheduled to host the Democratic National Convention — the bid for which he chaired — beginning August 17. On top of that, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the playoffs in February, giving hometown pride to Milwaukeeans who have not celebrated a basketball championship since 1971. Lasry, who serves as the Bucks’ senior vice president,...

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