The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.09.11

Posted on | August 9, 2011 | 9 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
LONDON IN FLAMES

Riot police stand by as a store burns in Tottenham, north London

Hundreds arrested in London, violence spreads to Birmingham, Bristol, and Liverpool
Reuters live coverage
Race sensitivity making policing impossible?
Incidents map


Turks Warn Assad Not To Follow Gaddafi’s Example
Syrian Defense Minister replaced, attacks on dissidents continue
Kuwait, Bahrain join Saudis in withdrawing ambassadors
Anonymous Hacks Syrian Defense Ministry Site, Encourages Protesters



POLITICS
Recall Elections Put Spotlight On Wisconsin

At the Wisconsin State Capitol, you make justice blind!

Can Democrats take three seats from GOP on Republicans’ home turf?

Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter Announces Curfew To Curb Violent Flash Mobs

Mitt: Obama Can’t Mind His Business

House Page Program Falls Victim To E-Mail, Budget Cuts

Perry To Test Waters In South Carolina, New Hampshire

GOP Pushes Back On Higher Taxes



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Stock Slide Eases On Bets Intervention Will Curtail Market Losses
Dow Responds To Ratings Downgrade By Plunging 600 Points
Market Turmoil Turns All Eyes To Fed
Freddie Mac Seeks $1.5 Billion From Taxpayers
Gold Shoots Past $1750
Wells Fargo Reaches Settlement In Wachovia Securities Class Action Suit
Oil Keeps Falling; September NY Futures Hit $77.84
HSBC In Talks To Sell US Card Business
Hacker, 10, Finds Flaws In Mobile Games
IBM, NCSA Pull Plug On Petascale Supercomputer Project
Social Networking Fanning Flames Of London Riots?



SPORTS
Down Two Players And Four Runs, Mets Rally To
Win

Mets mob Duda after game-winning hit in bottom of ninth

Mets score three off Padres closer Heath Bell to squeak out 9-8 win

Uggla Extends Hit Streak To 29 As Braves Beat Fish

Paterno Injured During Practice


Astros Pound Snakes For 9-1 Win, Hold Arizona Back From NL West Lead

Twins’ Baker To The DL After Pounding At Hands Of BoSox?

Dodgers Get Nine Hits Off Halladay, Still Lose 5-3 To Phillies

Nyad Abandons Second Attempt To Swim To Cuba
UR DOING IT RONG



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
J-Lo Deal sparks “Idol” Envy

"American Idol" judge and Rule 5 fave Jennifer Lopez

Tyler & Jackson now hungry for more money

Singer Gavin DeGraw Beaten, Hospitalized

Sarah Palin’s A Grandma Again

Kenny Ortega Comes Full Circle To Direct “Dirty Dancing” Reboot

Kate Gosselin Reduced To Luring Potential Dates With Cupcakes

“Eureka” Canceled, Plans For Sixth Season Dropped

Zoe Saldana Is Latina’s Cover Girl

Kanye West: People Look At Me Like I’m Hitler

Some Skank Gets Naked In Playboy, Disses Bristol Palin



FOREIGNERS
Could Somali Famine Deal Fatal Blow To Al-Shabab?
Libyan Rebels Take Bir Al-Ghanam
Ukraine Judge Refuses To Release Tymoshenko
Thai King Endorses Yingluck Shinawatra As PM
The White Mouse Who Roared
Norks Funding Nukes With Online Game Gold?
Tibetan Exile Government Swears In New PM



BLOGS & STUFF
Weasel Zippers: Gallup Has Obama Ahead In Only 16 States
Lonely Conservative: Why Is Nobody Talking About the $1 Billion Bet On US Downgrade?
PJ Tatler: Michael Moore Wants S&P Heads Arrested
Daily Caller: NOW Defends Bachmann Against Newsweek
Samizdata.net: The Problem With The Riots In London
Allahpundit: “We’ve Always Been, And Always Will Be, A AAA Country”
Sarah Palin: Conquering The Storm
Left Coast Rebel: Meanwhile, Waiting In The Wings…Here’s Hillary!
Rush Limbaugh: Obamageddon, Barackalypse Now! Obama Is Debt Man Walking
Zilla Of The Resistance: If You Want To Troll Me, You Have To Pay


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Comments

9 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 08.09.11”

  1. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    August 9th, 2011 @ 7:18 am

    […] Morning links: Blogs Lucianne Loves. Doug Ross. Maggie’s Farm. Robert Stacy McCain. […]

  2. The Morning Links (8/9) | From the Desk of Lady Liberty
    August 9th, 2011 @ 7:31 am

    […] The Other McCain has a couple of good links in their Live at Five. […]

  3. Zilla of the Resistance
    August 9th, 2011 @ 11:50 am

    Thank you for including my post, Wombat!

  4. Why Is Nobody Talking About the $1 Billion Bet On US Downgrade? | The Lonely Conservative
    August 9th, 2011 @ 8:34 am

    […] Continuity is the last thing we need right now.Memeorandum now has a thread and linked.Update: The Other McCain linked – thanks! google_ad_client = "pub-1395656889568144"; /* 300×250, created 8/11/08 */ […]

  5. Blofinger « The Camp Of The Saints
    August 9th, 2011 @ 8:44 am

    […] The Lonely Conservative, we learn [tip of the fedora to Wombat-Socho's Live At Five*] On July 21, 2011 a mystery investor made a $1 billion bet on the United States credit rating […]

  6. Anonymous
    August 9th, 2011 @ 1:24 pm

    How could I not? 🙂

  7. Anonymous
    August 9th, 2011 @ 2:28 pm

    Shame on the SciFi channel (I *refuse* to use the dumbass name they changed it to) for canceling Eureka, their best show.  What are they going to replace it with, more wrestling?  Dumbfucks.
     

  8. Snowed In
    August 9th, 2011 @ 3:22 pm

    Meh, SciFi/SyFy/whatever they’re calling themselves has been going downhill ever since they cancelled MST3K (and replaced it with the type of movies with which MST3K would have had a field day).

  9. The Hairy Beast
    August 9th, 2011 @ 7:17 pm

    It’s Shaun Of The Dead – LIVE!

    http://constitutionclub.org/2011/08/09/london-riots-deja-vu/

    Those rioters had better hope burning down a pub doesn’t constitute smoking indoors or they’ll be in BIG trouble!