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March 9, 2019
Purposes, not a missile. which will be obviously for military purposes a space rocket uses banned technology by the eun security technology that could hit the united states so north korea has to know that any kind of launch, rocket or missile would be highly provocative. however, there is a lot of pressure on kim jong-un to save face after being snubbed in a public way by president trump, particularly, canceling the working lunch when the table was already set. it was really -- its hard to expla...
March 9, 2019
In days following the hanoi summit when president trump sources say humiliated kim jong-un by abruptly walking out of talks without a signed deal, even skipping the lunch they were to have together, north koreans feel is an affront, something he may feel he has no choice but respond to. satellite launch would be a defiant response by the north koreans. they can argue theyre launching a satellite for peaceful, scientific purposes, but the u.s. and international community see it differently, space...
March 9, 2019
Superintendent johnson stated allegations against him are shameful and an affront to the people in chicago who embraced him as a neighbor and respected him as a role model. we stand behind the work of detectives and refer any comment on indictments to prosecutors. after an investigation police concluded he filed a false report and staged a hoax leading two brothers to act as his assailants, he was charged with one count of filing a false police report with $100,000 bond, he has pleaded not guilt...
March 5, 2019
Patient, she was explicit the last time, you know, this is not baseball, you dont get three strikes and hed already had two. so its really unclear whats going to happen here. the judge clearly does not want to toss roger stone in jail pending trial if she doesnt have to. but one wonders if shes just going to see this as an affront to the court and as direct defines and if she does, hes going to be in trouble. >> im having trouble, thom, seeing the context in which this wasnt a violation of the g...
March 3, 2019
Actress cynthia nixon going off joe biden for comments that he made about vice president pence. i want to say this from biden first. >> the fact of the matter is, guy is a decent guy, our vice president who stood before this group of allies and leaders and said, im here on behalf of president trump. there was dead silence. >> actress cynthia nixon from "sex on the city" attacked biden on that. but heres the headline, mike pence isnt decent. hes insidious. aninside the article you see this quote,...
March 3, 2019
Civility. this is the time to call out the republicans. how are we ever going to stop them. what do you make of this in. >> as a gay woman i find that embarrassing. it moves through the entire framework of attacking people because of their faith. we have to presume shes talking about his faith and opinions about homosexuality. we can disagree with that, of course. but this comment is more about people of faith in general. they want to effectively label people of faith who may have a different ap...
February 22, 2019
Thought, well, i dont trust them. also, the reality is there has been a rise in hate crimes, intolerance. i think the worst part about the whole thing was the truth that the chicago police department does have improvements to make and the truth that hate crimes are on the rise has been obliterated by the potential that this is a hoax. >> thats what the superintendent, thats what eddie johnson said yesterday. i want to play it. >> my concern is that hate crimes will now be met with a level of ske...
February 22, 2019
The facts are still unfolding. >> laura: then there are those who deletedld their initial tweets. knowing that they wont be pressed by a compliant media. like the house intel chair schiff. we pray for your speedy recovery, jesse he said we reject this act of hatred and bigotry. he lives in the cnn greenroom. the most powerfulect politiciann no luck so far from the firefighters. the most powerful politician in the democratic party nancy pelosi wrote in a since deleted tweet. the racist homophobic...
February 22, 2019
The facts are still unfolding. >> laura: then there are those who deleted their initial tweets. like the house intel chair schiff. he said we reject this act of hatred and bigotry. he lives in the cnn greenroom. the most powerful politician in the democratic party nancy pelosi wrote in a since deleted tweet. the racist homophobic attack on smollett is an affront to our humanity." the media will protect you from ever having to explain this. the media reveled in in entire story and then revealed t...
February 22, 2019
Cbc releasing photos of officers at concrete barriers and concertina wire. a large group of migrants gathering just over the border in juarez. veronica escobar firing back saying the barricades constructed today in ports of entry are an affront to the el paso are is border and worked to become a world renowned destination for international trade and innovation. the first state to impose mandatory rent control, housing shortages and skyrocketing rental rates, the democratic governor says she back...