Outrage Nation – Enough Already

Outrage Nation – Enough Already

Dan Crenshaw, the maligned American hero and Republican congressman-elect, followed up his appearance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend with a column in The Washington Post that is must-reading for political commentators everywhere.

Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost his right eye to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, graciously accepted in person this past Saturday night an apology for way-beyond-the-pale comments a comedian on the NBC show had made about him a week before. He also offered ways for civilians and veterans to come together in the common American cause.

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Indicted Fall River Mayor May Be Facing Recall Election

Matthew McDonald

Fall River residents who want to oust indicted Mayor Jasiel Correia II say they have more than enough signatures to force a recall election, and they are gathering more.

The city charter requires certified signatures from 5 percent of the South Coast city's registered voters to accomplish a recall election.

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