This week,
self-certified ophthalmologist
Rand Paul, the
undisputed Congressional champion of
minority rights,
formally announced that he's running for
reelection to the Senate in 2016.
Left unsaid was that he's also planning to run for president in 2016.
Now, it may be true that, under Kentucky's (existing) election laws, simultaneously running for two offices isn't allowed—but so what!?
The fact is, Rand ain't your father's brand of Republican; he isn't even his father's brand of Republican.
Whereas Ron Paul subscribes to all kinds of far-out conspiracy theories, Rand has both of his feet planted firmly in the real world—and from there, he can see that the biggest issue facing the black community is that teh taxes on cigarettes are too damn high!
Morning lineup:
Meet The Press: Widow of Eric Garner Esaw Garner; Rev. Al Sharpton; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (D); Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed (D); Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance; Texas Attorney General/Gov.-Elect Greg Abbott (R); Others TBD.
Face The Nation: New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton; Camden County, NJ Police Chief J. Scott Thomson; NAACP President Cornell William Brooks; Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell; Roundtable: Charles Blow (New York Times), Gerald Seib (Wall Street Journal), David Ignatius (Washington Post) and Jeanne Cummings (Bloomberg Politics).
This Week: New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D); Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA); Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Roundtable: Republican Strategist Matthew Dowd, Former Green Jobs Czar Van Jones, Rich Lowry (National Review) and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA).
Fox News Sunday: Radio Host Rush Limbaugh; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), George Will (Washington Post) and Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Former President George W. Bush (R); Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Julian Castro; Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX); Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with Lynn Good, the CEO of Duke Energy (preview); a report on billionaire doctor Patrick Soon-Shiong, who is using nearly a billion dollars of his fortune developing an unconventional method of fighting cancer that he hopes will make it a chronic, treatable disease instead of a death sentence (preview); and, a report from Cremona, Italy, the birthplace of Stradivarius violins (preview).
On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart was left nearly speechless by the grad jury's decision not to indict the police officer responsible for killing Eric Garner. (12/03/14)
The Daily Show
Monday: TV Writer/Producer Norman Lear
Tuesday: Director Kathryn Bigelow & Terrorism Expert Juan Zarate
Wednesday: Author Suki Kim
Thursday: Wrestler Mick Foley
And Stephen Colbert reported on the fallout over the Ferguson grand jury's decision not to indict Darren Wilson. (12/01/14)
The Colbert Report
Monday: President Barack Obama
Tuesday: Actor James Corden
Wednesday: Host & Executive Producer of "Serial" Sarah Koenig
Thursday: TBA
Elsewhere...
Rush Limbaugh explained how his line of history books for children is going to save American exceptionalism from the advanced placement Nazis.
"They're trying to take the whole concept of American exceptionalism out of the advanced placement history curriculum all through North Carolina. That's why we're doing these books, folks, because there is a thing called American exceptionalism," he said. [...]
"That's why we've written the books. They're fun, by the way, too. They're historically accurate. Even adults are telling us on our Facebook page how much they're learning reading our books. That's great. It's such an affirmation. But it's also needed, because this kind of garbage is happening all over, not just North Carolina. American exceptionalism as a premise is under attack everywhere."
Meanwhile...
2016 GOP frontrunner Dr. Ben Carson stood by his frequent comparison of America to Nazi Germany.
Pressed by Blitzer on whether the comparison was appropriate, Carson argued his focus on the specific words was "part of the problem."
"What you were doing is allowing words to affect you more than listening to what was actually being said. And that's part of the problem," he said.
"You are just focusing on the words 'Nazi Germany' and completely missing the point of what is being said," he added.
And, finally...
"Friend of the blacks" Donald Trump, who is once again considering a presidential run, #humblebragged about all of his fawning Facebook and Twitter followers.
"So, I'm certainly looking at it. A lot of people want me to do it. I have millions of Twitter followers and Facebook followers — many millions — boy, they really want me to do it. But we'll see who runs. I'm going to examine what’s going on, and after the beginning of the New Year, I'll make a decision. It's something that — It could happen. You know, look, I love the country, and I hate to see what's happening to it. It's run so poorly and so stupidly — beyond poorly, It's just run so stupidly. So, we'll see what happens."
Retweets ≠ endorsements.
- Trix