The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.27.12

Posted on | September 27, 2012 | 11 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Jack Nicklaus, Mike Rowe Join Romney In Appeal To Ohio’s Blue-Collar Voters

Romney and Ryan campaigning in Vandalia

Is Ohio’s improving job situation undercutting Romney’s message on the economy?

Obama Takes World Stage At UN to Fend Off Romney Attacks
Defends foreign policy in speech to UN

Sanctions On Burma Imports To Be Relaxed
SecState Clinton makes announcement during meeting with Burmese leader Thein Sein in New York



POLITICS
Ryan Says Obama’s Foreign Policy “Blowing Up In Our Faces”

Paul Ryan gives a thumbs up to supporters in Ft. Collins, Colorado

Points out similarity of Middle East chaos to Teheran in 1979

Army Accuses Airborne Brigadier General Of Sex Crimes

More Republicans Get Behind Akin In Missouri Senate Race

MN Same-Sex Marriage Ban Battle Attracts Millions In Donations

Pepper-Sprayed UCD Occupoopers To Get $30K Each In Settlement


Massachusetts Appeals Judge’s Order To Grant Sex Change To Murderer

UK Telegraph: Obama Exploiting Race, Class And Gender To Build Lead

Democratic SuperPACs Drawing Heavily On Trial Lawyers, Unions And Hollywood



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Rebounds From Eight-Week Low; NYMEX $90.18, Brent $110.14
Cyberattacks Spread To US Bank, PNC, Chase
20% Of All American Households Carrying Student Loan Debt
Opposition To California GMO Proposition Growing
Banks Recoup Losses, But Financials Weak
Get Your Bacon Now While It’s Cheap
Barnes & Noble Banking On New Nooks
Google Exec Detained By Brazilian Police Over YouTube Video
Intel Dismisses Otellini’s Windows 8 Comments As “Unsubstantiated”
Amazon Says “App Store” Is Generic, Urges Judge To Reject Apple Suit
Facebook’s War On Fake Accounts Just Started With A Boom
Larry Magid Criticizes iPhone 5 As Just An Improved 4S



SPORTS
NFL Refs’ Return A Done Deal?

An illustration of Goodell’s ineptitude

Roundup of rumors from several sources; regular refs could be back tonight or Sunday

Rays Win Seventh Straight, Beat BoSox 4-2

Strong Start From Josh Johnson Not Enough As Fish Fall To Braves 3-0

O’s Tie Team Mark With Seven Homers, Rout Blue Jays 12-2

Tejada Stars As Mets Knock Bucs Out Of Contention

Belichick Fined $50K For Abusing Refs

Aoki Goes 3-For-4, Helps Brew Crew Rout Reds 8-1

Lannan Leads The Way As Nats Beat Phillies 8-4; Magic Number Now 4



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Crooner Andy Williams Dies, 84

Andy Wiliams, 1927-2012, RIP

Dead of bladder cancer in Branson, Missouri

Is Tom Cruise Pulling Back From Co$?

Robert Pattinson Shacking Up With Kristen Stewart Again

Nicole Scherzinger Denies Making Out With Chris Brown

Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of A New Romance?

Lady Gaga Asks Fans To Join Her “Body Revolution” Campaign

“Gangnam Style” Hits #2 On Pop Charts

Adele Blasts Stars Who Use Sex To Sell Records



FOREIGNERS
Will Europe’s Battles Over Austerity Be Settled In The Streets?
Egypt’s Morsi Assumes Major Role In Mideast, Calls On Assad To Step Down
Rebels Use Car Bombs, Infiltrators To Hit Damascus Military Compound
Assange Accuses Obama Of Exploiting Arab Spring For Political Gain
Japan’s PM Says No Compromise With Chicoms On Senkaku Islands
Over 900 Female Pilgrims From Nigeria Detained By Saudis For Traveling Without Husbands
Former PM Shinzo Abe Eyes Return To Power
PRC Court Upholds $2.4 Million Fine For Tax Evasion Against Ai Weiwei
British Court Blocks Extradition Of Imam Accused Of Terrorism



BLOGS & STUFF
Leather Penguin: MBM Squirrel of The Day – The Stench
WyBlog: Forget Taxmageddon, Ignore The Replacement Refs – Beware The Impending Aporkolypse!
Riehl World News: Because They Wanted To Believe It
Ace Of Spades: How Not To Be Funny
American Power: Skewed And Unskewed Polls
Allahpundit: Which Polls Are (Or Aren’t) Legitimate?
Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Let Bogus Polls Depress You
Breitbart: Juiced – Pro-Obama Polls Rely On Record Dem Turnout
Lonely Conservative: CNN/MSNBC Pundit Arrested For Vandalizing Anti-Jihad Poster, Spray Painting Woman Who Tried To Stop Her
Glenn Reynolds: If The Greens Are To Obama’s Right…
Protein Wisdom: My “Mental Health” Issues, Revealed!
PJ Tatler: President Obama To Campaign With Confirmed Lawbreaker
Power Line: Eugene Genovese, RIP
Da Tech Guy: “I Think…I Think It Is Probably Unlikely”
Weasel Zippers: Ahmadinejad Meets With Fellow Jooooo-Hater Farrakhan

Comments

11 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.27.12”

  1. Adjoran
    September 27th, 2012 @ 7:30 am

    Last year, UK taxpayers spent $57.8 million taking care of the Royal Family.

    Over the same period, American taxpayers spent $1.4 billion on the Obama family – including the $102,000 salary (not including lodging and benefits) paid for Bo’s dog handler.

    Michelle Obama spent 42 days on vacation in one year (not including weekends).

    Got rope?

  2. sheryl
    September 27th, 2012 @ 9:55 am

    Hard to say about Ohio, all bets are off. It is like here in MI, who really knows? In 2008, in MI, there were Obama signs every where, beginning that summer. There are very few today. I go to Detroit daily and have not seen too many there either. My relatives live in Ohio, my cousin’s in law’s as well as her husband’s entire extended family are democrat. They are not voting, none of them. I guess it will be which group makes it out to the polls. I would assume anyone who does not want Obama will be out to vote.

  3. Wombat_socho
    September 27th, 2012 @ 12:19 pm

    Y RLY. The Brits got a better deal.

  4. Wombat_socho
    September 27th, 2012 @ 12:25 pm

    I think the charge that the pollsters are being optimistic about Democrat turnout is correct, but this is what we hold the elections to find out.

  5. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    September 27th, 2012 @ 1:24 pm

    http://evilbloggerlady.blogspot.com/2012/09/elizabeth-warrens-supporters-are.html This is big news. Elizabeth Warren has a serious problem, even if the MSM is ignoring it.

    Elizabeth Warren’s campaign site is still silent on this. Why did she give up her bar license in New Jersey on September 11, 2012? This not merely going inactive, she withdrew so if she wants it back she has to reapply again. Why would she do that?

    Elizabeth Warren’s supporters are now acknowledging she has some serious issues facing her with the legal work she did without being a member of the Masschusetts bar. Beyond the hypocrisy of Warren helping insurance companies getting cases dismissed for injured union workers with asbestos claims.

    You really need to add Legal Insurrection’s stuff to the blog list. He is on fire.

  6. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    September 27th, 2012 @ 1:26 pm

    Yeah, but the Dog Handler also doubles as a White House chef.

  7. rosalie
    September 27th, 2012 @ 4:07 pm

    Let’s hope all his research yields positive results for Brown. She’s another pathological liar like O and Gore.

  8. Cube
    September 27th, 2012 @ 5:44 pm

    Yikes! I would hope the person is doing something other than “dog handler” for a hundred grand a year. Otherwise a bunch of us are in the wrong business.

  9. DavidD
    September 27th, 2012 @ 7:20 pm

    “Is Ohio’s improving job situation undercutting Romney’s message on the economy?”

    I don’t see how. It’s the leadership of Republican Governor John Kasich that is the cause of Ohio’s improving job situation, not the leading-from-behind of our current pResident.

    Let Obama look to export more American jobs; Romney should be looking to export Kasich’s success to the rest of the country.

  10. Wombat_socho
    September 27th, 2012 @ 7:23 pm

    I routinely link Legal Insurrection, but last night was an off night.

  11. Wombat_socho
    September 27th, 2012 @ 7:29 pm