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LIVE AT FIVE – 06.01.11

Posted on | June 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

TOP NEWS
Obama’s No-Strings Debt Limit Hike Dies In House

Speaker of the House John Boehner

Even the House Democratic leadership wanted it dead.

Pentagon Not Ruling Out Use Of Force Against Cyberattackers
Colonel Lapan: “…all appropriate options would be on the table.”
Palin Puts Bus Tour On Pause For Meeting With The Donald
Game of playing keep-away with the lamestream media continues
POLITICS
Supremes Reject Lawsuit Against Former AG Ashcroft

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft

Unanimous decision kiboshes lawsuits by those held as material witnesses but not charged

Special Session Begins For Texas Legislature
Obama Taps Environmentalist Bryson To Head Commerce Department

Navy’s Next Carrier To Be Named After JFK

Blagojevich: I Was Only Seeking A Legal “Horse Trade”
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
AT&T Ramps Up Lobbying For Proposed T-Mobile Merger
US Stocks Finish Month Higher, Shrug Off Weak Economic News
Shiller Says Housing As Investment Losing “Enthusiasm” (Video)
Intuit: Small-business Jobs Rise In Mountain States
Goldman Denies Offering Libya An Equity Stake
Gold Declines On Greece Bailout Speculation
Apple’s Very Own “Patch Tuesday” Deals With MacDefender Scareware
Zynga Moves Into Combat Zone With “Empires And Allies”
SPORTS
Lakers To Discover What Brown Can Do

Lakers head coach Mike Brown chats with VP of Basketball Ops Jim and team owner Jerry Buss

Former Cavaliers coach “not here to fill” Phil Jackson’s shoes

Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse In College Football

Argentina’s National Soccer Team Settles Debt To Blessed Mother

Winnipeg’s Gain Is Atlanta’s Loss As Thrashers Move North

Espinosa Homers Twice As Nats Light Up Lee, Crush Phillies

Pirates’ Bats Come Alive Late Against Mets For 5-1 Win

Robinson Cancel Called Up To Astros: The Definition Of Persistence
FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Donald Sutherland Cast As President Snow For “The Hunger Games”

Donald Sutherland

When you need the gold standard in creepy & evil…

Jennifer Lopez, Mark Anthony Trek Across Latin America For New Show

Queen Of Extremes: Angelina Jolie

That’s Princess Catherine To You

Hayden Panettiere Rebounds With NFL Hunk Mark Sanchez

Amy Winehouse Told:  Quit Booze Or Die
Cheryl Cole Feels “Hung Out To Dry” After “X-Factor” Firing

Snooki Loses License, Faces Possible Lawsuit After Crash

Jeff Conaway Family Insists On Autopsy To Rule Out Foul Play

Rep: Blake Lively Nude Photos Are Fake

FOREIGNERS
Qaddafi Regime Claims 700 Dead From NATO Bombings
Violence Erupts In Yemen As Cease-Fire Breaks Down
German E. Coli Outbreak Claims More Lives
Bundeskanzler Merkel On High-Profile State Visit To India
Murdered Pakistani Journalist Warned By ISI Over Terrorism Reporting
Bahrain Ends State Of Emergency, Promises Reform Talks
Israel’s Navy Trains For Incoming Gaza Flotilla
Suspect In Anna Politovskaya Murder Arrested
BLOGS & STUFF
Don Surber: So Quit Acting Like Papparazzi
Republican Redefined: Debt Ceiling Increase Goes Down In House
Allahpundit: Uh Oh – Wisconsin Board Ratifies Six Recall Elections Against GOP, Delays Decision On Democrats
Lonely Conservative: Commerce Pick Bryson Is “Green Evangelist”; Inhofe Promises Filibuster
Stars & Stripes: Ranger To Be Awarded Medal Of Honor
Jihad Watch: Chutzpah Alert – Belgian Muslim Organization Sues Sociologist For Linking Islam, Antisemitism
Verum Serum: Confirmed – Huntsman Supported Insurance Mandate (Video)
Doug Ross: The Obamaconomy In Two Mind-Blowing Pictures

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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