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LIVE AT FIVE: 08.16.12

Posted on | August 16, 2012 | 6 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Romney Campaign Grips Third Rail Of Medicare

The Mittstar - powerful enough to shatter an entire administration?


Intends to beat Obama campaign, Democrats senseless with MATH.

No Public Benefits For Illegals, Governor Brewer Orders
Arizona Governor orders state agencies to deny benefits to illegals whose deportations have been deferred under Obama executive orders

Dozens Of Cities To See Pussy Riot Rallies
Feel-good cause of the month unlikely to impress Putin



POLITICS
9/11 Cross Check

WTC construction workers pray at a July 23 ceremony for the cross


September 11 Memorial Museum fights atheists in court for right to display iconic cross

Nidal Hasan Court-martial On Hold Over Beard

Pennsylvania Judge Rejects Bid To Block Voter ID Law

AFRICOM General Under Investigation For Lavish Travel & Hotel Spending

Security Guard Shot At Family Research Council By Left-Wing Crazy

Has Tech For America Betrayed Its Mission?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Unexpected Drop In US Inventories Jacks Up Oil: NYMEX $94.33, Brent $116.25
Stocks Finish Wednesday Flat
John Deere Shares Drop As Earnings Forecast Missed
Great Lakes Harvest Off To Early Start
Warren Buffett: Merchant Banker Of Last Resort
Dollar Hits One-Month High Against Yen
PRC Stocks Fall To Two-Week Low After Foreign Investment Drops
Bankruptcy Judges Rules AMR Can’t Scrap Pilot Contracts
LA Restaurant Offers Discount To Diners Who Shut Off Their Smartphones And Eat
Nokia, Microsoft Aim To Steal Apple’s Thunder With Early WinPhone Launch
Samsung Starts Galaxy Noye 10.1 Sales In US, UK; Aims At Business, Educational Markets
Android Flash Player RIP: How To Get It Now That It’s Gone
HP Spins Off WebOS Into New Company: Gram
NaturalMotion’s iOS Racing Game Generates $12 Million Revenue In First Month



SPORTS
King Felix Is Perfect

Felix Hernandez reacts after his perfect game


Shuts down Rays 1-0; third perfect game in baseball this season, 23rd in baseball history

Giants’ Cabrera Suspended After Failing Drug Test

Tribe’s Hernandez (Formerly Carmona) Struggles In Return; Angels Win 8-4

Hamilton’s Homers Not Enough As Yankees Top Rangers Again

NHL Responds To Players’ Offer; Talks Continue

Reds Rough Up Dickey In 6-1 Loss


IndyCar Star Hornish Gets Second Chance To Shine In NASCAR

John Henry: No Red Sox Players Called For Replacement Of Bobby V

Nationals End Dominating Road Trip With 6-4 Win Over Giants



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Kate Hudson Will Make “Glee” Fans Hot For Teacher

Kate Hudson and some guy


Lea Michele gushes over Season 4 guest star

Kristen Stewart Not Dropped From “Snow White” Sequel; Jodie Foster Slams Breakup Spectacle In Supportive Essay

Mayim Bialik Injured In Car Accident

Porn Star James Deen: Lindsay Helped Me Climax

Jimmy Kimmel Engaged To GF Molly McNearney After Three-Year Relationship

Abby Elliott Not Returning To SNL


Shia LeBoeuf Regrets Spielberg Dig, Slams Studio System

Lady Gaga: Dead Animals Make BEAUTIFUL Coats

Elton John Band Member Dead In Apparent Suicide

He Whipped, She Snapped



FOREIGNERS
Ecuador Claims London Made Assange Threat
Gulf States Urge Citizens To Leave Lebanon As Syria Fighting Threatens To Spread
Suicide Bombers Storm Pakistan Air Base
World Muslim Body Suspends Syria’s Membership
Japan Poised To Deport PRC Protesters
Authorities Face Hard Choice In Pussy Riot Verdict
Merchanter Diverts To Australia, Fearing Rescued Asylum Seekers
UN: Religious Unrest In Western Burma Improving



BLOGS & STUFF
WyBlog: Chains, Trains, And Last Century’s Automobiles – A Day In The Life Of Joe Biden
Valley Of The Shadow: Post 1000
Riehl World View: “Chicks-For-Gays” – Democrat Politicians And Activists Now Have Blood On Their Hands
Protein Wisdom: Gunman Shoots Guard At Family Research Center
Power Line: Thoughts On The Family Research Council Shooting
American Power: Depraved Gays Blame FRC For “Culture Of Violence”
Legal Insurrection: HuffPo Attacks FRC Just Hours After Shooting
Weasel Zippers: Obama Defends Biden’s “Chains” Remark
NRO Corner: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Lonely conservative: Dumb Biden Doesn’t Even Know what Century He’s Living In
American Thinker: Who Really Unchained Wall Street?
Allahpundit: After Picking Ryan, Romney Now Leads In Ohio, Virginia – And Florida
Wake Up America: Judge Upholds Pennsylvania Voter ID Law (Ruling Embedded)
Gateway Pundit: Iowa Deli Owner Caters Obama Rally – Wearing Romney T-Shirt
Blackfive: Dishonorable Disclosures

Category: Live at Five

Comments

6 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 08.16.12”

  1. Shawn Gillogly
    August 16th, 2012 @ 5:49 am

    Ahem. The US Men’s National Team beat Mexico 1-0 IN Azteca Stadium for the first time EVER. That ought to be included in the sports’ headlines. 😉

  2. Wombat_socho
    August 16th, 2012 @ 9:20 am

     Soccer, feh. It’s what men who are too uncoordinated for baseball and not bulky enough for the NFL play. This blogger has a standing policy of avoiding all mention of soccer (and golf) unless there’s Rule 5 content.

  3. Red
    August 16th, 2012 @ 11:05 am

    ““It is not irrational for the 9/11 Museum not to feature those items in the museum; as [museum director Alice] Greenwald explained, the 9/11 Museum is ‘not in the business of providing equal time for faiths, we are in the business of telling the story of 9/11 and the victims of 9/11,’”

    Here, here.

  4. Shawn Gillogly
    August 16th, 2012 @ 6:34 pm

     Funny. Most soccer players are more coordinated than baseball, and more athletic than the NFL. But hey, NHL non-activity is more important to…someone.

  5. Wombat_socho
    August 18th, 2012 @ 9:44 am

    It rates a lot higher than football in the scheme of filling space in the sports section.

  6. Wombat_socho
    August 18th, 2012 @ 9:45 am

    Which doesn’t include an A for atheism, but does include the legendary cross.