Stephen Colbert Had a Gassy Response for Trump’s ‘Horseface’ Attack on Stormy Daniels: WATCH

Stephen Colbert had a lot to say about the insult-slinging between Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels on Tuesday after a judge threw out a defamation case filed by the adult film actress against the president.

Said Colbert: “The judge’s reasoning for why he threw the case out is — it’s a little upsetting. Trump called Stormy a liar on Twitter, but Judge S. James Otero ruled that Trump’s speech was protected by the First Amendment because, he said, it was the kind of ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ normally associated with politics and public discourse in the United States.”

Colbert reacted: “It’s only normal because Trump made it normal! Like how now it’s normal to be buddies with Kim Jong Un yet fear the cruel and devious Canadians.”

The Late Show host then read out the tweet from Trump announcing he would exact revenge on “horseface” Daniels.

“Yes, ‘horseface,’” gasped Colbert. “You heard it straight from the horse’s ass…”

And then Colbert noted how Stormy spanked Trump back, just like in real life, by mocking his “tiny” dick.

Quipped Colbert: “That is the most devastating presidential putdown since John Wilkes Booth shouted ‘Sic semper, small-penis!’”

Colbert also suggested a way for Daniels to raise some change: “Launch a GoFundMe campaign called For ‘$10 Million I Will Stop Describing Trump’s Penis’.”

Jimmy Kimmel also commented on the exchange:

“That’s not a very nice thing to say about a lady you made brief, sputtering love to after being spanked by a magazine with your face on it is it? All kidding aside, are we 100% sure he knows he’s the President of the United States?”

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Advocates Fight to Protect Transgender Equality in Massachusetts This Election

This article first appeared in HRC’s Equality magazine. View the latest issue at hrc.org/magazine.

A lot is at stake for advocate and author Mimi Lemay’s family this midterm election. On Nov. 6, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of a non-discrimination law that protects transgender people in public spaces.

Lemay’s son, Jacob, came out to his parents when he was two-and-a-half years old. Lemay and her husband, Joe, who are both part of HRC’s Parents for Transgender Equality Council (PTEC), supported Jacob, now 8 years old, and his transition. PTEC is a coalition of the nation’s leading parent-advocates working for equality and fairness for transgender people.

“Our transition was such a positive experience, but we realized that families with trans kids still faced many hurdles from folks who didn’t understand how a child could know their gender identity,” Lemay told Equality.

Since then, they’ve dedicated themselves to education and advocacy. When Lemay publicly shared her experience, advocates in Massachusetts reached out to her family to join the fight they had been waging for a decade to pass the transgender non-discrimination bill. In July 2016, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill into law, and it went into effect in October 2016.

Opponents of equality, led by the anti-LGBTQ Massachusetts Family Institute and Keep MA Safe, used anti-transgender tactics and messages to get Question 3, which would repeal these non-discrimination protections, on the ballot this election.

“This is a horrifying prospect,” Lemay said. “The civil rights of our transgender and non-binary citizens in Massachusetts are at stake. If Massachusetts, one of the most progressive states in the union, falls, what happens to the rest of the country?”

In an exclusive HRC and Freedom for All Massachusetts video (see below), Lemay talked about what it would mean to her family if the law is repealed.

This ballot fight, Lemay emphasized, will have national ramifications.“Hate groups across the U.S. see the ballot measure in Massachusetts as a potential catalyst that will help them strip rights from LGBTQ people nationwide,” she said. “What happens in Massachusetts will have significant impact – either positive or, God forbid, negative, in the rest of the country.”

Through her advocacy and as a member of PTEC, Lemay found that her local community has been responsive to understanding the need for anti-discrimination laws that protect transgender people. 

“I ask people what kind of world they would like for their children, one where all can participate in public life, or one where some people, like my son Jacob, are relegated to the shadows?” said Lemay.  “I feel optimistic that with HRC at our backs we will win this fight in November.”

Lemay hopes voters see the urgency to affirm equality and fairness.

“I remind people that my son is real, that he is a good person, that he is who he is meant to be and should be allowed to grow up alongside their own children. I remind them that when they go to the polls on November 6, they are voting for his future,” she said.

HRC calls on Equality Voters to vote YES on 3 and preserve the dignity and respect for transgender Bay Staters like Jacob and many others this November. Learn more about the #YesOn3 campaign here.
 

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Paul Allen, Neil Patrick Harris, Fascism, White Castle, Tina Turner, Proud Boys, Lady Gaga, Uptown Spot Robot: HOT LINKS

FASCISM. If you’re not scared about it happening in the U.S., you should be.

2020 ELECTION. Trump has already raised more than $100 million. “Between his own campaign committee and the two joint fundraising efforts he has with the Republican National Committee, Trump has raised $106 million since taking office. He brought in $18.1 million in the last quarter and had $35 million on hand at the end of September. That’s quite a haul that will likely put Trump at a distinct advantage over whoever emerges from the crowded Democratic field to challenge him in 2020.”

ELIZABETH WARREN’S DNA TEST RESULTS. Trump will only believe her if he can test her personally. “I’ll only do it if I can test her personally, OK? That will not be something I enjoy doing either.”

LIE OF THE DAY. Trump says he has no financial ties to Saudi Arabia. “For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)!”

For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more FAKE NEWS (of which there is plenty)!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2018

Here’s the video of Trump at his July 2015 rally boasting he makes “a lot of money” to the tune of “hundreds of millions” of dollars selling things to the Saudis and Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/QrjrnF4Hen

— andrewkaczynski (@KFILE) October 16, 2018

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS. Whoopi Goldberg offered me sex.

RIP. Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen dead at 65.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of @PaulGAllen, our founder and noted technologist, philanthropist, community builder, conservationist, musician and supporter of the arts. All of us who worked with Paul feel an inexpressible loss today. t.co/OMLZ7ivvSD pic.twitter.com/Bfa8kK6Q8e

— Vulcan Inc. (@VulcanInc) October 15, 2018

AD OF THE DAY. Ted Cruz mocked for loving White Castle. ‘In another political ad from the “Fire Ted Cruz” PAC, an older man has a beef with the incumbent calling Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke a “Triple Meat Whataburger liberal who is out of touch with Texas values.” Whataburger, a chain founded in Texas, has played a prominent role in the Texas senate race between Cruz and O’Rourke, who even ate at a Dallas Whataburger after their debate in September. But the ad posted Monday steps up the fast-food feud.’

PROUD BOYS. NYPD to arrest 9 members of white supremacist group involved in brawl: ‘The NYPD said Monday that it plans to arrest nine members of the alt-right group the Proud Boys and three more anti-fascist opponents involved in a brawl on the Upper East Side on Friday — as new video of the melee surfaced. “We believe we have valid [reason for the] arrests for those nine individuals to include charges of riot and attempted assault,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said at a press conference, adding that the raps could be upgraded.’

IT’S OFFICIAL. Lady Gaga is engaged.

DANCING ROBOT OF THE DAY. Uptown Spot.

INTERVIEW OF THE DAY. Tina Turner.

SLANG OF THE DAY. KJ Apa explains New Zealand slang.

UNDERCOVER DRIVER OF THE DAY. Chance the Rapper. “Watch as Lyft’s newest driver, Chance the Rapper, takes unsuspecting passengers on a ride around the city of Chicago. Chance discusses love, life, other rappers, and how his charity, The New Chance Fund (along with the help of SocialWorks), is using the Round Up and Donate feature in the Lyft app to support Chicago Public Schools. ”

TWO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Cristobal Remu and Andres Zurdo.

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