Scott Hough

Costco Membership: Company Pays Veteran Jason Gaddie To Join [Video]

Each year, millions of Americans are faced with the decision of whether they should renew their membership with Costco Wholesale Corporation (Nasdaq: COST), or join for the first time. The Inquisitr has previously featured discussions asking, Is a Costco membership worth it? For most people, a membership with Costco probably offers significant value. However, the […]

7y ago

Depeche Mode: Alt-Right Comments By Richard Spencer ‘Ridiculous’

Before being removed from the Conservative Political Action Conference, which former Breitbart writer Milo Yiannopolous was dis-invited from, as previously reported by the Inquisitr, alt-right leader and white nationalist Richard Spencer professed to being a lifelong fan of 80s electronic band Depeche Mode, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Asked about what type of music he […]

7y ago

Leila De Lima: Warrants Issued For Duterte Critic In ‘Political Persecution’

Senator Leila de Lima of the Philippines was arrested earlier today on charges that she received bribes from convicted drug traffickers, a charge which she has denied, and said is a case of “political persecution.” Ms. de Lima is described as “the leading domestic critic” of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Philippine drug war by […]

7y ago

maryland|the young turks

‘Weapons of War’: Maryland Assault-Rifle Ban Constitutional, Rules Federal Court

Yesterday, the Richmond, Virginia Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-4 that a Maryland assault-weapons ban is constitutional, citing a 5-4 2008 Supreme Court case, as reported by Salon. The decision is said to be the fifth by a federal court upholding a state assault-weapons ban. The most recent ruling goes further than previous, being […]

7y ago

rachel maddow

Rachel Maddow 2/22/17: Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez

The Rachel Maddow Show for Wednesday, February 22, 2017 began with the host discussing Montana Libertarian politician Mike Fellows, a candidate for the state’s lone congressional seat in the 2016 election, who unexpectedly died on September 19, in the run-up to the November vote. As a result, ballots, which had already been printed, included Fellows’ […]

7y ago

Winter White House: Trump Vacations Impact Palm Beach Businesses

President Donald Trump’s weekly vacations to his “winter White House,” the Palm Beach, Florida Mar-A-Lago Club, are carrying a significant economic impact, both to taxpayers and local businesses, according to a recent report in the New York Times, which states that $200,000 in fuel sales were lost during one weekend visit, 250 flights have been […]

7y ago

paul manafort

Dmitry Firtash: Paul Manafort’s Ukraine Connection To Be Extradited From Austria

Bloomberg is reporting that an Austrian court has ruled that Dmitry Firtash, described by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow as an “oligarch” with connections to President Donald Trump’s one-time national campaign manager Paul Manafort, will be extradited to the United States to face trial for “corruption charges.” Manafort stepped down from the Trump campaign on August 19, […]

7y ago

texas|the young turks

Texas Hunters Walker Daugherty And Michael Bryant Blame Shootings On Immigrants

Two Texas hunters, Walker Daugherty and Michael Bryant, have been charged with “using deadly conduct by discharging firearms in the direction of others” after an investigation by Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez found that the pair had lied when they reported that gunshot wounds suffered by Daugherty and another hunter, Edwin Roberts, had been caused […]

7y ago

john oliver|Vladimir Putin

John Oliver On Sweden, Trump-Putin Moral Equivalency

On yesterday’s NSFW Last Week Tonight, hosted by John Oliver, the comedian addressed the nonstop flow of news surrounding President Donald Trump over the past week, which is occurring at such a rate that other newsworthy stories appear to be falling by the wayside. Oliver began by addressing the “pointless” rally hosted by Trump in […]

7y ago

bill gates

Bill Gates: Robot Tax Necessary To Replace Income Funding Social Services

Quartz editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney recently interviewed billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, where the richest man in the world, as reported by Forbes, expressed his belief that with automated solutions replacing human workers, taxes will need to be paid by robots to make up for lost revenue that currently funds important […]

7y ago

cnn|don lemon

Don Lemon-Paris Dennard Fake News Debate Shuts Down CNN Segment

A recent CNN segment turned into a Don Lemon-Paris Dennard standoff after the conservative commentator continued to insist that the story being discussed, the price tag associated with President Donald Trump, was an example of “fake news.” After explaining that the information was well sourced and holding that the story was not fake, Don Lemon […]

7y ago

connecticut|the young turks

Cenk Uygur On Connecticut Senate Race: How ‘To Send A Huge Signal To Trump’

Yesterday, Cenk Uygur, host and co-founder of The Young Turks, hosted a live stream on YouTube where he called on Democrats, and those frustrated by Donald Trump around the country, to rally behind Greg Cava for Connecticut Senate in the state’s upcoming special election on Tuesday, February 28. A win by the Democrat would flip […]

7y ago

the young turks

Ana Kasparian On Trump Wall: ‘More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming Into’ Country

Ana Kasparian, host of The Young Turks, featured a recent article by The Atlantic in last night’s show that pointed to the lyrics of a well-known Los Tigres del Norte song, “Jaula de Oro,” which means “Cage of Gold,” to help explain how President Donald Trump’s plan for a wall to be constructed along the […]

7y ago

Stephen Colbert|stephen hawking|stephen king|steve austin

Colbert Apology On Behalf Of King And Hawking For ‘Big Baby With Orange Hair’

In last night’s opening of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host discussed the “buzzkills” in the U.S. intelligence community who keep presenting evidence of a speculated link between the administration of President Donald Trump and the Kremlin. Most recently, Colbert noted, it has been suggested that ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn may […]

7y ago

rachel maddow

Trump Chaos: Rachel Maddow, ‘What It Looks Like When A President Fails’

“If you want to know what it looks like when a president fails,” MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow asked viewers during her program yesterday, “in every conceivable way, in every conceivable measure: this is what it looks like when a president fails, in every way.” Maddow had just finished listing seemingly never-ending bumps in the road faced […]

7y ago

Shermichael Singleton: Ben Carson Aide Fired Over Article Criticizing Trump

The New York Times is reporting that, yesterday, Shermichael Singleton, a top adviser to Ben Carson, President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has been fired after he was found writing critically of the president during his vetting process. It is not clear whether President Trump was personally […]

7y ago

Susan Rice: April Ryan, Trump CBC Policy Answer ‘Notably Offensive’

At a press conference yesterday, American Urban Radio Networks’ April Ryan questioned President Donald Trump about whether he had plans to include the Congressional Black Caucus in future policy planning. “I would. Do you want to set up the meeting?” President Trump responded, talking over the network’s White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief. “Do […]

7y ago

Roger Stone|the young turks

‘The Young Turks’: Does Donald Trump Know Roger Stone?

On February 14, the New York Times reported that four campaign advisers to President Donald Trump had “repeated contacts” with senior members of the Russian government in the 12 months leading up to the November election. The four advisers are said to include former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, […]

7y ago

Bashar al-Assad|the young turks

Bashar Al-Assad: Dictator Said To Be Fan Of ‘The Young Turks’

Last night, progressive newscaster The Young Turks hosted a fifteenth-anniversary special that included revelations regarding the program’s audience, to the apparent amazement of hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. According to journalist Michael Isikoff, a regular guest on the program, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is a regular TYT viewer. Cenk Uygur described Isikoff, who now […]

7y ago

Gun Control|the young turks

Obama Gun Resolution Restricting Mentally Ill Ownership Expected To Be Repealed

The U.S. Senate, controlled by the Republican Party, voted on a new gun bill today, a “Resolution of Disapproval,” putting an end to approved regulations brought in under the administration of former President Barack Obama that will allow about 75,000 social security recipients deemed incapable of managing their own financial affairs the right to buy […]

7y ago