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September 28, 2018
Jeff Flake Gets Berated By Sexual Assault Survivors In An Elevator
September 27, 2018
Durbin...MAGNIFICENT
September 25, 2018
Discours de Churchill aux Francais (Oct. 1940)
September 21, 2018
Judge dubs Manchester Airport drop-off fees 'absolute disgrace' during road rage row sentencing
A senior judge dubbed new Manchester Airport drop-off fees 'unjust' and an 'absolute disgrace' as he freed a teacher who left a parking official fearing for his life during a road rage row over the charges.
Graham Benbow, 55, lost his temper and attempted to drive through an open barrier at the airport after being told he would have to pay £3 for dropping off a passenger.
The official tried to stop him by standing against the barrier, but ended up on the bonnet of Benbow's Mazda 3 hatchback and was carried along the road for several hundred yards.
During the 'manic' incident, Benbow - a psychology teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls - went over a roundabout before eventually stopping for police as he was about to join the M56 .
The unnamed airport official was uninjured in the incident but said he 'genuinely believed he could die from falling off the bonnet'.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/judge-dubs-manchester-airport-drop-15182429
Graham Benbow, 55, lost his temper and attempted to drive through an open barrier at the airport after being told he would have to pay £3 for dropping off a passenger.
The official tried to stop him by standing against the barrier, but ended up on the bonnet of Benbow's Mazda 3 hatchback and was carried along the road for several hundred yards.
During the 'manic' incident, Benbow - a psychology teacher at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls - went over a roundabout before eventually stopping for police as he was about to join the M56 .
The unnamed airport official was uninjured in the incident but said he 'genuinely believed he could die from falling off the bonnet'.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/judge-dubs-manchester-airport-drop-15182429
September 10, 2018
More at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/magazine/rashida-tlaib-plans-to-be-part-of-a-new-era-in-the-house.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
Rashida Tlaib Plans to Be Part of a New Era in the House
When Representative John Conyers Jr., who represented Detroit, resigned following accusations of sexual harassment, was there a moment when you were like Why not me for Congress?
When there was talk about him retiring, thats when the light bulb went off. It was not just that Trump was in office, but also the kind of injustice that I see right now in the 13th Congressional District, where were handing out corporate tax breaks to billionaires to build hockey stadiums downtown and everybody keeps talking about this so-called comeback in this city, but then my neighborhood still hasnt gotten services it needs. And being a Muslim, being Arab, being a woman of color the possibility of being a member of Congress, what a message that would be.
Youve said you want to be part of the movement thats getting rid of sellout Democrats. What defines a sellout Democrat?
I was talking about some of my opponents that supported corporate tax breaks for for-profit development in the 13th Congressional District that took away money from schooling, from education funding. Do I feel like theyre speaking on behalf of all of us or speaking on behalf of some?
Youve also said that you would probably not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker if Democrats capture the House. Why not?
Because Im part of a new generation of people that are coming in. We speak differently. We work differently. We serve differently. And this is not to say that I dont appreciate the incredible leadership of the last three or four decades by Leader Pelosi. But this is a new era. Theres a new generation of leaders that are coming up the ranks that are coming from a perspective that is so much more connected now with whats happening on the ground. Over half the members of Congress right now are millionaires. Are they dealing with class sizes of 45? Are they dealing with the fact that they cant seem to find good-quality public-school education in their district?
...Youve discussed wanting to humanize Palestinians to people in the United States.
So many talk about the leadership, the different policies, but I dont think they realize whats going on on the ground. Like my grandmother: Shes in the West Bank, 10 miles outside Ramallah. Shes in a small village like 700 people live there. She walks out of her door, literally in front of her house is a checkpoint. Its brand new. It wasnt there when I was 7, when I visited. It wasnt there when I was 11 or 12 years old, when I visited. It wasnt there when I was 19. When people ask me, Do you support this or that? I say: You know what? I support my grandmother getting access to the best hospital for care, and that means being able to travel to Jerusalem.
When there was talk about him retiring, thats when the light bulb went off. It was not just that Trump was in office, but also the kind of injustice that I see right now in the 13th Congressional District, where were handing out corporate tax breaks to billionaires to build hockey stadiums downtown and everybody keeps talking about this so-called comeback in this city, but then my neighborhood still hasnt gotten services it needs. And being a Muslim, being Arab, being a woman of color the possibility of being a member of Congress, what a message that would be.
Youve said you want to be part of the movement thats getting rid of sellout Democrats. What defines a sellout Democrat?
I was talking about some of my opponents that supported corporate tax breaks for for-profit development in the 13th Congressional District that took away money from schooling, from education funding. Do I feel like theyre speaking on behalf of all of us or speaking on behalf of some?
Youve also said that you would probably not vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker if Democrats capture the House. Why not?
Because Im part of a new generation of people that are coming in. We speak differently. We work differently. We serve differently. And this is not to say that I dont appreciate the incredible leadership of the last three or four decades by Leader Pelosi. But this is a new era. Theres a new generation of leaders that are coming up the ranks that are coming from a perspective that is so much more connected now with whats happening on the ground. Over half the members of Congress right now are millionaires. Are they dealing with class sizes of 45? Are they dealing with the fact that they cant seem to find good-quality public-school education in their district?
...Youve discussed wanting to humanize Palestinians to people in the United States.
So many talk about the leadership, the different policies, but I dont think they realize whats going on on the ground. Like my grandmother: Shes in the West Bank, 10 miles outside Ramallah. Shes in a small village like 700 people live there. She walks out of her door, literally in front of her house is a checkpoint. Its brand new. It wasnt there when I was 7, when I visited. It wasnt there when I was 11 or 12 years old, when I visited. It wasnt there when I was 19. When people ask me, Do you support this or that? I say: You know what? I support my grandmother getting access to the best hospital for care, and that means being able to travel to Jerusalem.
More at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/magazine/rashida-tlaib-plans-to-be-part-of-a-new-era-in-the-house.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
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