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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.15.11

Posted on | August 15, 2011 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Bachmann Wins Straw Poll, But Perry Steals Some Thunder

Texas Governor Rick Perry greets supporters at the Black Hawk County Republican dinner last night

Will her straw poll victory translate into actual votes?

Obama Hopes To Jump-Start Economy With Bus Trip
WH Comms Director Dan Pfeiffer: “The president is excited about getting out of Washington.”

Libyan Rebels Take Al-Zawiya (Video)
Capture cuts off supplies to loyalists in Tripoli



POLITICS
Wisconsin Recall Elections Wrap Up This Week

Can Badger State Republicans make their local union goons even SADDER?

Observers say Tea Party, GOP energized by last week’s results while Democrats depressed.

Conservation Groups File Injunction To Stop Wolf Hunt

Obama Approval Rating Dips Below 40%



Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Bill Expanding Protest Protections For Military Funerals

Schumer Calls For Security Checks For Utility Workers

California Redistricting To Have National Impact



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Time Warner Cable To Buy Midwest’s Insight Cable
Asian Stocks Rise On US Retail, Japan GDP
Market Looks For Stability In Coming Week
Zoellick Says PRC Currency To Be Global Player
Hackers Breach BART Website, Obtain Personal Data
Sprint Says “No Thanks” To 4G Blackberry Playbook
Yahoo, Bing More Effective Than Google?
Dell Nixes Streak 5 In Bid For Larger Tablets



SPORTS
Big 12’s Beebe Ready To Make A Move If Aggies Bolt

Big 12 chairman Dan Beebe

Keeping options in mind if Texas A&M bolts to SEC

Cubs’ Darwin Barney Ends Uggla’s Streak

Crashes Take Toll As Hunter-Reay Scores Controversial Win

Sellers’ Homer Caps Dodgers’ Sweep Of Astros


Watkins Glen Race Postponed To Today

Mental Mistakes Make Mets Fall To Snakes

Strasburg’s Rehab Has Minor-League Teams Counting Windfall



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Hilary Duff Is Pregnant

Quite the anniversary present, eh?

Hilary and hubby Mike Comrie announce she’s expecting on their first anniversary.

Tara Reid Gets Hitched In Greece

Jessica Alba Welcomes Daughter Haven Garner

“Sex And The City” Film On Hold As Carrie Agrees To Put Show Back On The TV

AMC, Sony TV Reach Deal For Final 16-Episode Season Of “Breaking Bad”

Autopsy Report On “Glee 3D Concert Movie”

So Arrested For DUI

“Lone Ranger” Production Shut Down

Britney Spears, Lady Gaga To Record Duet?



FOREIGNERS
Norway Killer Breivik Reenacts Slaughter During Police Investigation
Syrian Gunboats Kill 19 In Latakia Shelling
Jihadis Blocking Aid To Starving Somalis
Pakis Gave PRC Access To Downed Stealth Chopper
Thousands Attend Peace Rally In Birmingham (Video)



BLOGS & STUFF
AmSpecBlog: Warren Buffett Should Give More
WSJ: Bachmann-Perry Overdrive
Don Surber: Obama’s Political Misery Tour
Weasel Zippers: Good News – Judge Gets Striking Verizon Union Goons To Agree Not To Drop, Spread, Or Throw Feces
Washington Examiner: Democrat Donor Gets Federal Health Policy Slot Despite Conflict Of Interest
JammieWearingFool: Bomb Squad Called To Speaker Boehner’s Office
iOwnTheWorld.com: Romney Is Right About Corporations
Doug Powers: Krugman’s Suggestion To End Economic Slump? Mobilize For Space Alien Attack!
Wizbang: “Let The Bodies Hit The Floor”


SOTD: Bodies

Category: Live at Five

Comments

8 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE – 08.15.11”

  1. Anamika
    August 15th, 2011 @ 11:20 am

    Pakis Gave PRC Access To Downed Stealth Chopper

    That Paki thing again! This can’t be mere ignorance. You keep using the term again and again in your blog posts. Anamika doesn’t like it one bit.

  2. Beto Ochoa
    August 15th, 2011 @ 11:32 am

    Holy Smokes, the comments over at the USA Today link about the bus tour are brutal. I’m not so sure about that 39% approval being accurate.

  3. Cartoon of the day « Don Surber
    August 15th, 2011 @ 7:32 am

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  4. Anamika
    August 15th, 2011 @ 11:43 am

    I pay to God that Michele Bachmann or–if He is even more merciful–Sarah Palin! would become Obama’s challenger. Tim Palenty is gone, I guess other less crazies like Gingrinch, Santorum and Romney will soon follow suit. So we are left with the Bachmann(R-Mars), crazy uncle Paul and the pizza guy.  I hope Obama’s approval goes down even more that Palin might want to jump in.

  5. ThePaganTemple
    August 15th, 2011 @ 1:25 pm

    Fuck the goddamned Pakis, they don’t get to tell Americans-their betters-what we can call them and not. My favorite term for all of them are god damn motherfucking useless, worthless ragheads, but when its time to be specific, PAKI will do in their case.

  6. mojo
    August 15th, 2011 @ 2:31 pm

    “Conservation Groups File Injunction To Stop Wolf Hunt””Is it a fair fight? Is this ‘wolf’ allowed any sort of projectile weapon?”

  7. Anonymous
    August 15th, 2011 @ 5:23 pm

    You keep forgetting I don´t work for you. 

  8. Anonymous
    August 15th, 2011 @ 5:24 pm

    I think we should throw these particular conservationists to the wolves and solve the problem that way, but I guess there would be Objections.