The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE: 06.19.14

Posted on | June 19, 2014 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Iraq Asks US For Air Strikes On Jihadis Holding Northern Cities

Baiji refinery could fall to ISIS

Administration mulling a response

Israel Clamps Down On Hamas
Radio stations shut down, cash confiscated

Patent Office Strips Redskins Of Trademark Protection
Team appealing decision, will seek to overturn ruling



POLITICS
Illegal Kids Swamp Detention Centers

A Border Patrol officer talks about how illegals’ belongings are stored

Obama’s childrens’ crusade flooding the zone


Hundreds Of Armed Mexican Police, Soldiers Cross US Border While Sgt. Tahmooressi Remains In Mexican Jail


Lying Scumweasel Jay Carney Bids Farewell To Press Corps

Businesses Launch Legal Challenge To Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage

Florida Man Executed, Press Loses Its Shit

Second Suspect Faces Charges In Agent Terry’s Death

Military Recovers, Identifies 17 Bodies From 1952 Alaska Crash

Sticker Shock Could Inhibit Passage Of VA Reform Bill



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Spikes Over $114 As Iraq Crisis Continues: NYMEX $106.32, Brent $114.35
American Apparel Fires Controversial CEO
Fed Sees Slower Growth, Continues To Trim Stimulus
M&T Bank Forfeits $560K In Drug Proceeds
Rolls Royce Plans $1.7 Billion Share Buyback
Markit Prices IPO At $24/Share
Amazon Debuts Fire Smartphone
As iPhone Thefts Drop, Google & Microsoft Plan Kill Switches For Smartphones
Blackberry To Offer Android Apps For BB10 Via Amazon App Store
Most ISPs Deliver Promised Speeds; DSL Lags
MakerBot Replicator MiniReview: 3D Printing Comes Home



SPORTS
Dodgers’ Kershaw Almost Perfect Against Rockies

Kershaw in the sixth

15 K’s, Rockies’ only baserunner reaches on error en route to 8-0 rout

Napoli, Ortiz Homer In 10th To Lift Red Sox Past Twins 2-1

Padres Rally To Beat Mariners 2-1

Snider Mops Up As Pirates Fall To Reds, 11-4

Lucroy Homers Twice As Brewers Beat Snakes

Arrieta Pitches Cubs Past Marlins, 6-1

McCann’s Big Night Carries Yanks Past Blue Jays

Nationals Welcome Gio Back, Top Astros 6-5



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Aaliyah’s Family Vows To Torpedo Biopic

No slack for Lifetime

Family not contacted by network

Film Musicians Vs. Their Union

Idina Menzel: Hugh Jackman On My Lap Was A “Welcomed” Moment


Inside Bieber’s Weed Bunker On Wheels

“True Blood” Headed For Musical Afterlife

“Real Housewives” Dad Suddenly Drops Dead In Backyard

J-Lo, Marc Anthony Agree To Anti-Paparazzi Clause

Sondheim Reveals Plot Changes For Disney “Into The Woods” Film

Lindsey Lohan Cheerleads For Jeremy Scott



FOREIGNERS
Pro-Russian Separatists Reject Ukraine Offer
Spain’s Felipe VI To Be Sworn In With Muted Ceremony
No Easing Of Tensions Between Red China, Vietnam
Deadlock Continues At Iran Nuke Talks
India Making All-Out Effort For Release Of Workers Kidnapped In Iraq
Arrests Made In Kenyan Coastal Attacks
Taliban Attack NATO Supply Line In East Afghanistan
Alleged Auschwitz Guard, 89, Arrested In US
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister/DMK Head Flays Home Ministry’s Directive To Use Hindu On Social Media
Polish Leader Says Early Elections A Possibility
British Jihadi Says Terrorists Heading Home To UK From Iraq, Syria
Red China Jails Anti-Graft Activists Linked To New Citizens’ Group
Manga Evades Japanese Ban On Child Porn



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: As Iraq Burns, John Kerry Draws Red Line In The Ocean With Help From Leo DiCaprio
Twitchy: Vox Throws Hanging Curveball On IRS Funding, Iowahawk Hits It Out Of The Park
American Power: General Petraeus Says Iraq Must Defeat ISIS
American Thinker: Hillary’s Jugger-Not?
Conservatives4Palin: The Price Of Electricity Is “Necessarily Skyrocketing”
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, June 18
Jammie Wearing Fools: Massively Popular Hillary Down To 44% Approval In NBC Poll
Joe For America: Cheneys Announce Alliance For A Strong America
JustOneMinute: Per Hillary, We Need A Trigger Warning On The Phrase “Trigger Warning”
Pat Dollard: Watch Ted Cruz Destroy Totalitarian Democrats For Their Free-Speech-Killing Bill
Protein Wisdom: Intentionalism, Redux – Redskins And Textualism
Shot In The Dark: The Inevitable Green Line Post Titled “Train In Vain”
The Jawa Report: Sandcrawler PSA – Post In Order To Annoy Banned Anti-Semite Commenter John Ryan
The Lonely Conservative: On Obamacare, Sebelius Spreads The Blame Around
This Ain’t Hell: Veteran Told Not To Say Pledge Lest He Offend Fellow Students
Weasel Zippers: Wendy Davis Campaign Pretends Her Filibuster Wasn’t About Abortion
Megan McArdle: Supreme Court 1, Argentina 0


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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 06.19.14”

  1. Birth of a Nation: Kurdistan Rule 5 | Batshit Crazy News
    June 19th, 2014 @ 8:30 am

    […] Wombat : Iraq asks for airstrikes on the ISIS in Mosul… […]

  2. texlovera
    June 19th, 2014 @ 8:54 am

    WHAAAAAAAAAT???? No World Cup results under “Sports News”, socho? (Or, as Iowahawk referred to it, “Euro-weenie kickyball”?)

    I HEARTILY APPROVE!!!

  3. Wombat_socho
    June 19th, 2014 @ 3:19 pm

    This be a professional news gathering operation an’ shit. We got standards. 😉

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