Today in Headlines - Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Border Crisis is definitely in the spotlight this week, with many asking:  What pushes those thousands from across Latin America to risk their lives for even a remote chance to come and thrive in the supposed land of opportunity?  Experts seem to agree that gang violence is the most prominent factor driving the mass migration.  In response to this, U.S. Special Forces is deploying a unique team specially trained in dealing with the ruthless outlaws of the region.

And in politics, a sad and lonely John McCain made a complete ass of himself on C-Span television this week.  Luckily, as usual, no one was watching.  

The gaff occurred while Senator McCain attempted to "grill" two witnesses who were called before the Senate Committee to testify on key immigration issues.  One Thomas Winkowski, head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a Mr. Gil Kerlikowske, head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, were utterly flabbergasted by the Senator's unruly behavior as he ranted on about photographing caged children for political exploitation.  The crescendo of this senior moment of buffoonery came when McCain realized he had no idea who the hell he was talking to.  Angry and confused, McCain descended into a babbling mess, continuously addressing both witnesses as, quote, the "Little Lebowski."

McCain: "Am I to understand, that the Chinaman peed on your rug, and that the rug in question had in fact, as you put it, 'really tied the room together'?"








North Carolina Senator Gil John Biggs quickly interjected, "Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.  Asian American, please."







Appearing tomorrow before the Senate Homeland Security Committee will be NFL columnist Adrian Wojnarowski, and Bill Swerski of the Superfans. We'll see how that goes.

Here, former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi can be seen trying to use the "force" to raise the President's approval rating.

The Emmy's are back in town and actress Uzo Aduba is up for a nomination to receive the prestigious award.  Uzo plays Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the much loved Netflix series "Orange is the New Black."  When asked what she might do with the award if she won, Uzo said "well, gold is my favorite color, so I think I'll turn it into a shiv."

Also in entertainment news, Joan Rivers is addressing rumors surrounding her walkout during an appearance on CNN's Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield.  Rivers described the interview as an interrogation and said she was eventually forced to leave the set.  Luckily for Whitfield, portions of Rivers had fallen off during the interview and were willing to continue answering questions.