senator kirk was joined by just six of his republican colleagues in voting yes on the measure. respected 2016 presidential candidates rand paul and marco rubio both voted no. and as the senate passed that bill, congressman mike mccode came out of the closet. the 58-year-old democrat who is also running for governor wrote an op ed for two state newspapers in response to what he called whisper campaigns about his sexuality. he acknowledged being gay, writing yes, i am, but why should it matter? apparently, former president jimmy carter was this close to slugging then south african president thabo mbeki. in the 1970s, mbeki was refusing to let aids patients in his country be treated. mr. carter now says he never came as close to getting into a fistfight than at that very moment. who knew he had it in him? the future of the houston astrodome is at stake today. voters are asked to authorize $217 million in bonds to transform it into a convention center. area leaders say if the
indianapolis. police say a van ran a red light slammeding into the bus. 14 of those were children. all expected to be okay. police think alcohol may have been a factor. mike ma shaud came out as gay this morning. in an editorial published in some of the largest newspaper, said he was aware about whisper campaigns about his personal life and that it s not a big deal. it s just part of who he is. black friday and cybermonday are two of the best days for you to get your hands on the holiday discounts. this year, you re seeing those savings right now. alison kosik is here to tell us more. reporter: walmart actually moving forward deals that were originally reserved for black friday. they include the ipad mini, dyson vacuum. soda stream, a popular item, going for $59.
knocks. a little bit on the presidential process. next up, seven. that s how many openly gay members serve in the house of representatives now that the main congressman came out in a column was around his bid for governor. he made the announcement because of what he called whisper campaigns about his sexuality. his colleague from colorado tweeted this. my gay dar missed it. but i m happy to welcome him to team lbgt. one, it appears just one vote is needed to get to 60 in the senate for the employment nondiscrimination act to be on the way to clearing the senate. all 53 democrats both independent and republicans are expected to be on board. the first will come about 5:30 tonight. will they get that one more vote? my guess is yes. 100. usa today said that s at least
does he know a different boehner than i do? the problem isn t that the right is not being defiant enough, it s that they re letting their far right base drive them right over the cliff. joining me now, goldie taylor and ryan grim. thank you both for coming on the show tonight. good to be here. thank you, reverend sharpton. goldie, let me start with you. is that what all this gridlock in washington is about, appealing to this far right base? well, it certainly is. you know, reverend sharpton, i ve been on campaign trails in and out for nearly 25 years. this used to be the stuff of whisper campaigns, the kind of things you kept inside of the campaign at the local and grassroots level. we have watched it manifest itself on the national stage over the last five to six years in ways that are really quite surprising to me, that these kinds of rumor, innuendos have taken on sort of mainstream prominence. and so you re watching the daily caller. you re watching news busters.
the accusations that their party and their supporters have hurled before they take that step. todd harris, i don t expect that to happen, but, you know, the media is everybody in p.j.s, some of which have feet in them. some will play this up, and then it will be whether or not you can tie this to a campaign. how do you see it? well, senator hatch is in the middle of a tough primary battle back home in utah, and my guess is he was looking to fire up his base a little bit. i don t think there s much to this story. i would be shocked if in any overt way the obama campaign or the dnc did anything to challenge governor romney based on his faith. that doesn t mean that there won t be whisper campaigns, people talking about, see, he s just not like us for this whole host of reasons.