Ginsburg’s ridicule is very symptomatic of the liberal mind and likely to end up aiding Trump in multiple ways.
It was only a month ago when, in an effort to make Trump seem unreasonable, pundits were spending several hours/days of airtime and column inches explaining how federal judges are impartial and completely unbiased in response to Trump’s arguments about the Mexican judge in the Trump University legal matter.
Now those same pundits and voices are having to defend the transparently obvious bias within the snarky comments presented by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

“He is a faker,” she said of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, going point by point, as if presenting a legal brief. “He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego. … How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that.”

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

It’s a Patrick Murray poll, so take it with the proverbial grain of salt – However, Monmouth University has recently polled a sample of Iowa voters (full pdf below) and finds Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton 44% to 42%:

Patrick Murray is shocked, s.h.o.c.k.e.d, to find Donald Trump leading with voters under 50-years-of-age.  Trump is leading with younger voters 51% to 32% !
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The original narrative presented by Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds, in the aftermath of the Falcon Heights shooting, is in complete collapse.  Reluctantly, even Mediaite and MSM are now having to concede officers Jeronimo Yanez and Joseph Kauser initially pulled over Philando Castile because he fit the exact description of an armed robbery suspect.
The leak of the radio transmissions surrounding the stop is irrefutable evidence the MSM are forced to accept.  The best efforts of agenda-driven Snopes to obfuscate and refute the claim have embarrassingly failed.  The truth continues to have no agenda.
Additionally, some higher resolution images from initial media on scene (hat tip Annette Kelly) are supporting the outline provided by officer Yanez attorney that Yanez was reacting to Philando Castile displaying a handgun toward Yanez:


High Resolution Pictures from Tony Webster – Castile’s handgun is clearly evidence by marker #6 in the above photograph (click to explore).
In addition there is visible blood on the “exterior” of the door, just below the driver’s window, as denoted by marker #9.
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Mike Pence auditioning for Veep?  Tonight candidate Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally in Westfield Indiana at the Grand Park Events Center.  The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm EDT, however live stream coverage may begin sooner:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2 (<- starts first)

We will locate video, and transcript, as soon as possible. [Update Video Added] However, during an incredulous speech delivered at the memorial service for fallen Dallas police officers, President Obama just gave one of the most tonally disconnected speeches we’ve ever witnessed.
If we did not know better we’d almost believe that President Obama forgot where he was.  While staring at the families of the murdered police officers (seated in the front row) President Obama actually said:

…”And I understand these protests, I see em’, they can be messy” …. followed seconds later by … “police can get hurt”…

In a very casual, unsympathetic and almost incredulous *meh-stylistic* presentation. Unreal. Here’s video (prompted to 32:20 for context): (more…)

Teens are prone to car accidents. When this incident arises, you have to be there for your kid, but you also need to know what to do so you can be helpful. The following are a few points to help you during this stressful time.

It is Important to Relax

Remember that your kid is inexperienced. This is a very traumatic moment that he or she is not fully prepared to comprehend. It is important that you stay in control of the situation, and keep your kid calm. Many parents tend to get angry or may act dramatic. You do not want to do this because it can make the situation worse for your kid and it really does not need to be. The key is to remain calm because it should help you get through the other steps that need to take place after an accident, like this one.

Think of Safety First

It is important that your teen sets up a perimeter of safety. Tell your kid to check him or herself for any injuries. Passengers should also be checked. The next thing to do is to place warning cones or emergency flares around the vehicle. At the very least, you have to make sure that your kid turns on the emergency lights. This is necessary to make sure your teen is not hit by oncoming traffic. Any injuries sustained should be checked by a doctor as soon as possible, so make sure those arrangements are being made.

Talk to a Professional

Be sure to tell your teen he or she may need to go to court, and you will be there as well. The automobile accident is likely going to be quite expensive. The damage to your teen’s car has to be dealt with, not to mention the other person’s car, depending on whose fault it was. Medical expenses are also going to pile up and there may be psychological damage. This is, after all, a very traumatic experience, and that has to be addressed. Making sure you talk to professionals who focus on car accidents, like the lawyers working at Levin Injury Firm, should help your teen get the money he or she deserves from the insurance companies involved.

Get the Report

The police report is going to be important if your teen decides to take this to court. You need to make sure that your teen is as detailed as possible about what occurred when he or she is questioned by the police officer. It is also important that you tell your teen not to admit to any wrongdoing at this point. All that he or she is doing is reporting the events as they happened without offering any opinions regarding who is at fault. You do not want your kid to incriminate him or herself at this point.

Keep your teen calm during this problem. Try to have someone in your family meet the teen wherever he or she is if you cannot make it there yourself. It is okay to worry as a parent, but attempt to control that worry until your kid is safe.

Good for them. Four police officers walked out of basketball arena (Target Center), and away from extra-duty security assignment, after Minnesota WNBA players show up in activist warm-up gear and spout anti-police Black Lives Matter commentary.
Minneapolis Minnesota – Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held a news conference denouncing racial profiling, then wore Black Lives Matter pregame warm-up jerseys.
[…] The three-time WNBA champions wore black T-shirts that read “Change starts with us, justice and accountability” and on the back had Philando Castile’s and Alton Sterling’s names along with “Black Lives Matter” and a Dallas Police Department emblem. (read more)

 

Out with the old… Bush, Wallace, bland curmudgeon’s, providing crust-less cucumber and mayonnaise triangle sandwiches on wonder bread – with white wine spritzers:

In with the bold… hot fresh energetic anti-establishmentarians: (more…)