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Thursday 14 November 2019

ABC News analyst deletes 'sexist' tweet insulting Republican congresswoman after brutal backlash

ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd faced heavy backlash for what critics described as a "sexist" attack aimed at Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
Stefanik was one of several Republicans who spoke out against the Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Trump during its first public hearing Wednesday, but Dowd singled her out on Twitter.
"Elise Stefanik is a perfect example why just electing someone because they are a woman or a millennial doesn't necessarily get you the leaders we need," the self-proclaimed "proud independent" commentator wrote in the now-deleted tweet. 
Dowd later doubled down on his assertion, telling one Twitter user the "first order of business should be electing people with integrity" and claiming a critic was "missing the point."
However, that didn't stop the avalanche of criticism that Dowd received -- including from Stefanik's colleague, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
"Elise did a great job laying out the facts. And, not least of all, this comment is reprehensible," Meadows wrote.
Other critics piled on Dowd for the tweet, many of them labeling the tweet "sexist."
Stefanik responded to Dowd by knocking him and MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace, who also attacked her on Twitter, while thanking Meadows for defending her honor.
"It's a good thing I wasn't raised to measure my self-worth or professional work based on tweets from self-important @MSNBC commentators like Dowd (who is he again?)!" Stefanik wrote. "I earn support from #NY21 voters bc of my focus on keeping my promises & delivering #Results."
Dowd later claimed people were "misunderstanding" his tweet and stressed the country needs "more leaders with integrity."
He eventually offered an apology to the congresswoman.
"Hey @EliseStefanik, I just want to apologize for a tweet that is being misinterpreted," Dowd wrote. "I didn’t mean to suggest you were elected only because you were a woman or a millennial. I deleted the tweet."
He added, "I deleted the tweet and apologize. I in no way meant to suggest that we don’t need women or millennial leaders. In fact [the] opposite is true and I have advocated for that. I will be more careful in how I phrase my thoughts. Lesson learned."
Stefanik then responded: "Apology accepted @matthewjdowd - @ABCPolitics should be ashamed of your comment. This is one of the reasons young women don’t run for office."
When asked for comment, ABC News directed Fox News to Dowd's follow-up tweets.
This came after the "proud independent" rushed in defense of former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., who announced her resignation from Congress late last month after she was accused of having multiple inappropriate relationships with subordinates.
"Katie hill resigning while we have a president and 2 Supreme Court justices all credibly accused of sexual harassment/assault is a bit like a jaywalker going to jail while al Capone roams free," Dowd tweeted, in a reference to the notorious Chicago mob boss. 
He previously attacked President Trump and Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh, who he said had "credible accusations of sexual harassment/assault."
"There are two Supreme Court Justice and a President in DC today with credible accusations of sexual harassment/assault, and Katie Hill resigns. Ridiculous," Dowd tweeted.
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GOP lawmaker uses series of impeachment tweets to spell out 'Epstein didn't kill himself'

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) treated his 75,000 Twitter followers to a coded message while commenting during impeachment proceedings Wednesday, using a series of tweets to embed the phrase: "Epstein didn't kill himself."

What are the details?

"Evidence of a link between foreign aid and political investigations simply does not exist. The longer this circus continues the clearer it becomes that @realDonaldTrump has done nothing absolutely nothing wrong," Gosar wrote in his first message in a rapid-fire series of 23 tweets on the impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump.
Eagled-eyed observers picked up on a pattern, noticing that the first letter in each tweet spelled out, "Epstein didn't kill himself."
When social media began to buzz over his cryptic message, Gosar made light of the game, tweeting:
'All of the tweets pertaining to testimony from today's hearing.
Rest assured, they are substantive.
Every one of them.
All of them.
5 were brilliant.
1 was ok," which — using the same coding method — spelled out, "Area 51." 
The Phoenix New Times reported that "at first, it wasn't clear if Gosar intended the hidden tweet message as a joke, or if he actually bought into the fervent conspiracy theory [that Epstein didn't kill himself]. What was obvious was that he was counting on the public to catch on."
Rep. Gosar told the newspaper, "This was intentionally done. People take themselves way too seriously in DC. The actual tweets are serious commentary. The Epstein reference is for the connoisseurs of subtlety and an homage to the lost but sublime art of humor bonding and group dynamics."
According to Politico, "Gosar has been a vocal ally of Trump, and his tweets voiced his support for the president in the face of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry."

Anything else?

Fox News reported that "the 'Epstein didn't kill himself' meme has spread like wildfire after the death of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein."
Mystery surrounded Epstein during his life and in his death. Questions remain over how the billionaire accumulated his fortune, and how he came to be friends with many of the most powerful people in the world, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, President Donald Trump, and Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.
Those ties along with failed security measures at the prison where Epstein died have fueled speculation that — contrary to the New York City medical examiner's determination — the convicted pedophile did not take his own life.
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Chicago mayor accuses Uber of offering $64 million to black pastors to defeat her plans

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused Uber of attempting to pay off black pastors to oppose her plan to regulate rideshare companies, including Uber.
"They offered up black ministers $54 million in a one-time deal if they would convince the mayor to do away with any kind of regulation," Lightfoot said to stunned reporters on Wednesday.
"As we walked these ministers through the realities of what is actually at stake here they realized they, quite frankly, they've been hooked-winked," she added later in the briefing, according to ABC 7-Chicago.
She added to her claims that several black ministers had told her about the payoff, and that she was willing to provide names to the media.
Lightfoot claimed that her aim was to ease congestion by forcing those "opting for the luxury of riding alone downtown" to pay an extra tax.
She also mocked a counter-proposal by Uber, calling it "complete nonsense."
Uber said in a statement that Lightfoot was misrepresenting their proposal to the city.
"The Mayor is entitled to her own opinion, but not her own facts. Weeks ago, we shared a proposal that would have raised $54 million more for the city — she is confusing this figure," their statement read.
Uber spokesperson Josh Gold reiterated the statement in a response on Twitter.
"This is categorically false," Gold tweeted. "@chicagomayor is confusing the $54M in revenue that one of our proposals would have raised for her own budget."



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This is categorically false. @chicagomayor is confusing the $54M in revenue that one of our proposals would have raised for her own budget. We worked on that idea over the course of months of mtgs w/city - it's more progressive and would raise more funding for city. 1/2

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"We worked on that idea over the course of months of mtgs w/city - it's more progressive and would raise more funding for city," he added.
He posted a partial screenshot of the proposal to prove his contention.
The Chicago City Council will vote on the matter on November 27.

Here's the latest on Chicago v. Uber: 

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Drag queen makes noticeable debut at impeachment proceedings

A drag queen graced the halls of Congress to attend the first public impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, causing quite a stir that poured over onto social media.
 What are the details?
New Jersey performer Pissi Myles grabbed the attention of spectators when she strolled through Capitol Hill security on her way to cover the impeachment proceedings. In a comment on Facebook ahead of the hearings, Myles wrote, "I'll be commenting on what's going on, and probably causing a ruckus in day drag," The Washington Examiner reported.
CSPAN broadcast footage of her entrance, while staffers and reporters posted images online of the comedian's debut.
"It's a crazy day in Washington! I'm flipping my wig over the high-energy proceedings today," Myles told NBC News, adding, "Tensions are high, and the bar for who's allowed in the Longworth House [Office Building] is very, very low." 
NBC correspondent Heidi Przbyla posted an image of Myles to her Twitter account, saying, "Just arrived for #ImpeachmentHearings. Someone asked me last night if there's anything in DC that surprises me anymore." 
Myles' husband, David Ayllon, told NBC that Myles had been hired to cover the hearings for a new startup app called Happs. "They scouted him out at his Barracuda show on Sunday," Ayllon said. "I do know they were looking for a comedian who could improv on the spot and deliver the news in a fun way."

Anything else?

According to Myles's website, the drag queen has won a number of awards throughout the northeast.
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The strangest sh*t people have ever done for money (25 Photos)

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