Given that the Apocalypse is coming, we'll probably never really know whether Freddie Gray got away with murdering himself and framing six of Baltimore's finest in the process, as is suggested by a recent Washington Post article.
For, to paraphrase Iraq War mastermind Donald Rumsfeld, "There are known knowns, and known unknowns; and there are also unknown unknowns."
Now, all that being said, after staying at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I know that I know this:
If it weren't for gay marriage; minority voting; Planned Parenthood; anchor babies; food stamps; the international so-called "global warming" conspiracy; unrighteous judges; Democrat [sic] witch hunts; the genetic inferiority of blacks; daddy issues; and our modern society's lack of morals, we wouldn't even be having this discussion right now.
#ThanksObama
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH); Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D); Former Baltimore Mayor/Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D); Others TBD.
Face the Nation: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI); NAACP President Cornell William Brooks; Roundtable: Sherrilyn Ifill (NAACP Legal Defense Fund), Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review), Michee Norris (NPR), Michael Gerson (Washington Post) and Author Wes Moore..
This Week: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Roundtable: Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard), Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), Katrina vanden Heuvel (The Nation) and Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino.
Fox News Sunday: Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Sheryl Gay Stolberg (New York Times), George Will (Washington Post) and Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Birmingham, Alabama Mayor William Bell (D).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a report on the effects of last summer's war between Gaza and Israel on Arab and Israeli children (preview); an interview with billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein (preview); and, an interview with 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager about a story that Bob Simon was working on at the time of his death (preview).
On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart threw a wrench into Judith Miller's plan to rehabilitate her image. Part 2 (04/29/15)
The Daily Show:
Monday: Film Producer Brain Grazer; Tuesday: Musician Willie Nelson (ABC News); Wednesday: Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz; Thursday: Band Mumford & Sons.
And Larry Wilmore dined with some Baltimore gang members. (04/30/15)
The Nightly Show:
Guests TBD.
Elsewhere...
Sen. Harry Reid commended a Las Vegas man for successfully trolling right-wing media.
"What this guy proved to me is that journalism doesn't exist," Reid told Reuters. "I wish I'd meet this guy and pat him on the back."
The man known as Larry Pfeifer told The Las Vegas Sun about his scam in an article published Sunday. After he found out that conservatives on the Internet doubted Reid's explanation for abrasions to his eyes and face — from an exercise accident — he peddled a tale that Reid's brother had stumbled into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and rattled off a story about how he had just beaten up a family member.
The sucker in this case was conservative blogger John Hinderaker, who published the tale on his blog, Power Line, on April 3, broadcasted it as a guest host on Laura Ingraham's radio show on April 9, and then finally shopped it to Rush Limbaugh, who aired it on his program on April 15.
Meanwhile...
Sen. Tom Cotton picked a fight on Twitter with Iran's foreign minister.
On Wednesday, Tom Cotton was tweeting photos of his newborn son. On Thursday, he was tweeting criticism at the Iranian foreign minister.
The freshman Republican senator from Arkansas was responding to Javad Zarif's recent comments on the emerging nuclear deal between the United States and Iran. A United Nations resolution would provide sanctions relief to Iran after negotiators reached an agreement in June, Zarif said, "whether Sen. Cotton likes it or not."
Cotton's reaction took on a "let's settle this outside" kind of approach.
And, in other news of self-destructive behavior...
An Oklahoma lawmaker lit into the state Supreme Court over their recent "pro-abortion" rulings.
This month, an Oklahoma lawmaker threatened to set himself on fire to "protest the evil" of legal abortion. Rep. Kevin Calvey (R) said that if he were not a Christian, he would douse himself in gasoline and send a strong signal to his state Supreme Court, which has angered him by blocking several anti-abortion laws from taking effect.
Calvey’s desire to self-immolate for the anti-abortion cause got widespread coverage, perhaps because his comments are extreme even amid the traditionally heated political rhetoric regarding reproductive rights.
Boy, that escalated quickly.
- Trix