Into the Electric Collage
by Ethan Andrews
select When “Mad” Mike Hughes launched himself into the sky in a homemade rocket last year, leaving a torn parachute behind in a blast of steam propulsion, he was doing what scientists and doctors have done for millennia, testing a hypothesis against firsthand experience. As it happened, Hughes’ hypothesis, that the Earth is flat, has been under assault since antiquity. Still, Hughes, a stuntman who once made a world-record distance jump in a stretch limo, spent years building rockets so he could get far enough away from his subject to see for himself. Whether his last flight scratched the itch is unknown; after the bungled launch, his rocket obeyed the laws of projectiles, attributed to Galileo, and nosedived into the desert.
that s mitch mcconnell, who has to run for re-election. his kind of protege won big exactly. so he can take some comfort in that. but he ll look at those suburban vote totals with an eagle eye i think tonight and tomorrow. i am told donald trump has tweeted tonight about the results. won 5 out of 6 elections in kentucky including 5 great candidates that i spoke for and introduced last night. pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. matt bevin picked up at least 15 points in the last days but perhaps not enough. fake news will blame trump. what did eugene just say? winning in mississippi governor race. tim, that sounds like it was his phone indeed. it sounds like it was absolutely his phone and he s trying to disassociate himself from the losers and associate himself with the winners. but this has got to unnerve him. even if mitch mcconnell had a little bit of distance from the
nice people but let s focus on president trump. he wants to make a case in a state the president won big, in a state where the economic situation, big numbers, unemployment rate, things like that have improved. here what s america is going to say. america s farmers have been crushed by the tariff war with china. he thinks he s being tough. it s easy to be tough when someone sells feeling the pain. how many sleepless nights do you think trump has had? here s the answer, joe biden will say, just as many as he had when he stiffed the construction workers and electricians and plumbers that built his hotels and casinos, zero. yes, the numbers might be better. he s trying to make the case that this promise promised he d care but, and he doesn t. two really interesting things about biden s prepared remarks. one, clearly pointing to the role that he s going to play in this democratic primary which is as the front-runner looking ahead to a general election. he knows that the way he wins this
republican congresswoman martha robyy won big in run off. now thanking him for her victory in alabama. i would like to extend my sincere thanks to president trump and vice president pence for their endorsement in this election. this seat belongs to you. and i will never forget that as long as i have the privilege of being your member of congress. jillian: robbie seeking fifth term will face democrat tabitha in november. steve: okay now she is happ happy: thank you, jillian. president trump meeting with congress to discuss tax points 2.0. that happened yesterday. what can we expect? kevin breald met with the president yesterday. talk with. brian: brian i hate when jillian talks under her breath. jillian: sorry. ainsley: democrats new darling has the jobs market figured out. unemployment is low
won big. reporter: making the list for the 14th time, walmart taking the top spot, it became the first us company to generate $500 billion in annual sales, rounding out the rest of the list exxon mobil at number 2, berkshire hathaway, and number 5, i want to mention amazon, they broke into the top 10 coming in at number 8. alaska airlines going green? alaska airlines going green by getting rid of those little plastic straws you get with your coffee and cocktail, getting rid of those with compostable starting on july 16th. the first us airline to make such a move, and effort to go