Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Lazy Headlines, Part 2

At 7.30 p.m. Wednesday night, People.com headline writers are once again phoning it in:  
My first post about this is here

#EditorsAreImportant

Heartbreak, Hookups & Drama

Issue dated June 6, 2016
Steve Harvey: How I Went from Homeless to a $100 Million Fortune| TV News, Steve Harvey

Saturday, May 21, 2016

A Big-Money Republican Describes Donald Trump


Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Celine Dion

Issue dated May 30, 2016
Celine Dion Opens Up About Late Husband Four Months After His Death

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Wild About Harry!

Issue dated May 23, 2016
Will Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Reconcile? 'He Wants Her Back,' Sources Say| Breakups, Couples, Movie News, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner

Issue dated May 16, 2016
Prince Harry on Diana and Why There Is 'A Lot of My Mother in Me'

Thursday, May 5, 2016

I Love Hispanics!

If you were offended by things Donald Trump has said about Mexicans, would this tweet change your mind?


Wednesday, May 4, 2016

It's The Donald

Thursday morning update: "Two seventy-something adulterers with six wives between them." That's what the GOP ticket will be if Trump selects Newt Gingrich as his running mate, which is apparently, actually, yes-I'm-not-kidding under serious consideration. (It will also be true if he selects Rudy Giuliani.) 

Original post: 
This is it. Both Ted Cruz and John Kasich have dropped out, leaving Donald Trump as the presumptive GOP nominee. (And all that talk of a "contested" GOP convention this summer? Never mind.) For the final time, I've updated my list: 

Declared (and still in the race) GOP Candidates
  1. Donald Trump (June 16)
Officially Not Running
Rob Portman (Dec 2, 2014)
Paul Ryan (Jan 12, 2015)
Mitt Romney (Jan 30, 2015)
Rick Snyder (May 7, 2015)
John Bolton (May 14, 2015) 
Mike Pence (May 20, 2015) 
Bob Ehrlich (August 4, 2015)

You're Fired!: Candidates Who Have Dropped Out
Rick Perry (June 4 - Sept. 11, 2015)
Scott Walker (July 13 - Sept. 21, 2015)
Bobby Jindal (June 24 - November 17, 2015)
Lindsey Graham (June 1 - December 21, 2015)
George Pataki (May 28 - December 29, 2105)
Mike Huckabee (May 5 - Feb 2, 2016)
Rand Paul (April 17 - Feb 3, 2016)
Rick Santorum (May 27 - Feb 3, 2016)
Carly Fiorina (May 4 - Feb 10, 2016)
Chris Christie (June 20 - Feb 10, 2016)
Jim Gilmore (July 30 - Feb 14, 2016) 
Jeb Bush (June 15 - Feb 20, 2016)
Dr. Ben Carson (May 3 - March 4, 2016)
Marco Rubio (April 14 - March 15, 2016)
Ted Cruz (March 23 2015 - May 3, 2016)
John Kasich (July 21 2015 - May 4, 2016)

Days until Election Day: 187