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RETURN OF THE BRIDE OF THE SON OF THE BEAST OF LIVE AT FIVE 12.21.15 CONQUERS THE MARTIANS

Posted on | December 21, 2015 | 9 Comments

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TOP NEWS
37 Intentionally Hit By Woman Driver On The Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Metro Police Deputy Chief Zimmerman: “This was not an act of terrorism…”

One dead, eleven hospitalized. Driver repeatedly swerved onto and off of sidewalk, surrendered peacefully to police and is currently in custody

Trump Scores With Miss Universe Blunder
Host Steve Harvey mistakenly crowns Miss Colombia

Spain’s Conservatives Have First Shot At Forming Coalition
Indecisive election cost PM Rajoy’s Popular Party 100 seats, but no party has a majority in the Cortes



POLITICS
Democrat Split On Terror Reframes Presidential Race

Hillary Clinton returns from the bathroom after debate has already restarted

O’Malley, Sanders seek to show Clinton’s “hawkish” posture a poor fit for the current Democratic electorate

Clinton Missed Debate Because She Wouldn’t Share The Ladies’ Room

Trump Returns Democratic Fire From Third Debate

Rubio Plays Hard-To-Get With Voters

Poll: Cruz Leads In Iowa, Trump Still Ahead In NH, SC

Obama’s Year-End News Conference: I Won

California Regulators To Propose Water Conservation Changes



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Crude Falls To 2004 Low As Market Rout Heads Into Christmas: Brent $36.17, WTI $34.40
European Stocks Open Lower As Oil Plunges To 11-Year Low
Toshiba To Cut 7000 Jobs In PC, TV Units, Expects Fiscal Year Loss
Shkreli Blames Arrest On Drug Price Hikes- WSJ
GE Postpones Decision On Leaving Connecticut To January
Money Can’t Buy Love (Yet) For Atlantic City Casino Owner
Apple’s Cook Claims There’s No Tradeoff Between Privacy, Security
Blackberry CEO Says Priv Has Been Well-Received
Extroverts Rejoice! Now Facebook Finds You Parties
How To Hack Any Linux Machine Using Just The Backspace Key
Microsoft Adds HALO:Reach And Other Backward Compatible Games To The XBox One



SPORTS
Phil Rivers Wins One For The Fans In Chargers’ Last Game In San Diego (Maybe)

Phil Rivers prepares to pass against the Dolphins

Chargers beat Dolphins 30-14 in matchup of last-place teams; team may move to LA for next season

FIFA Bans Blatter, Platini From Soccer

Bucks Coach Jason Kidd Headed For Surgery



Redskins Ready To Take The East After Beating Bills

Kyrie Returns As Cavs Crush D-League Sixers

Panthers Edge Canucks In OT

Howard, Rockets Pull Away Early To Drop Clippers

Bruins Edge Devils In Shootout

Nats Passing On Reds’ Phillips?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Adele Quit Smoking Out Of Fear

Down from 25 cigs a day in 2011

Had to cancel shows in 2011 after losing her voice; doctors told her career might be over if she didn’t stop smoking

Kim Richards Is Returning To Reality

Jenelle Evans Celebrates 24th Birthday

Nicki Minaj Ignores Human Rights Activists, Performs For Angolan Dictator

Police Raid Lenny Kravitz’ Free Dental Clinic

Farrah Abrahams Calls Other Teen Moms “Losers”

Aretha Franklin Totally Allowed To Be An Obnoxious Theatergoer



FOREIGNERS
Iraq Hoping Oil Prices Rebound In 2016
Landslide Devastates Chinese Industrial Park, 91 Missing
Indonesia Terror Plot Foiled
Indian Gang Rapist’s Release Sparks Protests
Israeli Interior Minister Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
Israeli Air Strike Near Damascus Kills Top Hezbollah Commander
Canadian Pastor Jailed By Norks Gets First Visit From Consular Officials
Saudi Air Defense Intercepts Rocket Fired From Yemen
Syrians Claim Dozens of Civilians Killed In Russian Strike On Rebel-Held Idlib
Helmand Province In Afghanistan Set To Fall Again To The Taliban?



BLOGS & STUFF
Da Tech Guy: Alas, These Are Islamists, Not Catholic Priests
EBL: Defense Department To Start Selling M1911 Pistols Through CMP
Doug Powers: White House To Use More Obama “Theater” In Counterterrorism Efforts
Twitchy: Oberlin College Cafeteria Accused Of Serving “Culturally Disrespectful” Food


American Power: Trump Campaign Lags In Mobilizing Iowa Caucus Voters
American Thinker: Obama – Disengaged, Delusional, Or Diabolical?
Conservatives4Palin: The Debate Democrats Can’t Have
Don Surber: According To PolitiFact, Hillary Is The Most Honest Candidate Since Washington
Jammie Wearing Fools: Obama Puts A Record 95 Criminals Back On The Street
Joe For America: Reverend Franklin Graham Calls For Ban On Sharia Law In The U.S.
JustOneMinute: Fox Butterfield, Is That You?
Pamela Geller: Muslims Beat And Kick Swedes On The Sidewalk In Broad Daylight
Protein Wisdom: Cruz Christmas Classics
The Gateway Pundit: Americans Boycott Sam’s Club After CEO’s Racist Comments About White Men
The Lonely Conservative: Figures – In Last Debate, Democrats Had Problem With The Truth
This Ain’t Hell: 26th Anniversary Of Operation Just Cause
Weasel Zippers: Reuters Poll Asks Which Democrat Candidate Best Suited To Handle Terror – Top Answer? None
Megan McArdle: The Gotta-Have-It-All Kitchen Gift Guide
Mark Steyn: The Fabric’s Fading Dye


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Comments

9 Responses to “RETURN OF THE BRIDE OF THE SON OF THE BEAST OF LIVE AT FIVE 12.21.15 CONQUERS THE MARTIANS”

  1. marcus tullius cicero
    December 21st, 2015 @ 12:02 pm

    …Like this format better than any other you have tried!

  2. Daniel Freeman
    December 21st, 2015 @ 1:20 pm

    The latest internet rumor is that the Vegas perp is a black woman and it was an anti-white hate crime. The sad thing is that with BLM inciting violence, I can’t dismiss it out of hand. A few years ago I would’ve laughed and called them paranoid, and now it’s plausible.

  3. M. Thompson
    December 21st, 2015 @ 1:42 pm

    Hail Wombaticus!

  4. Wombat_socho
    December 21st, 2015 @ 2:49 pm

    Hail!

  5. Wombat_socho
    December 21st, 2015 @ 2:50 pm

    Wait until you see the sequel, in which Santa Claus, Samurai Cat, and J.R. “Bob” Dobbs foil the evil plans of the Saturnians to ruin Christmas!

  6. Wombat_socho
    December 21st, 2015 @ 2:51 pm

    I’m not quite to the point where I’m joining the tinfoil hat brigade who claim Obama is deliberately trying to foment a race war so he can indefinitely postpone the 2016 elections, but sometimes I wonder.

  7. Daniel Freeman
    December 21st, 2015 @ 5:33 pm

    Now that’s just silly. Everyone knows that Soros is trying to provoke whites all over the world because he hates white people, or wants to trigger an authoritarian response leading to a one world government, or knows how to make money on a world war. Or all three.

    And those are not the craziest conspiracy theories I’ve heard lately. I personally think it’s just the natural result of people with money using their influence because they can, and suppressing the natural ethnic loyalties that make for stable nations, because they simply don’t share them. They don’t value one peon over another, and aren’t smart enough to see how diversity plus proximity equals conflict.

  8. Wombat_socho
    December 21st, 2015 @ 7:37 pm

    Oh, there’s plenty of deranged stuff out there if you want to get into it. That kind of crazy is contagious, though, and I try to avoid it as much as possible.

  9. Daniel Freeman
    December 22nd, 2015 @ 12:38 pm

    Smart man. You are what you eat, and that goes for your brain too. Everything you think and do changes you.