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LIVE AT FIVE: 10.22.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Former Senator, Presidential Candidate George McGovern Dies, 90 WW2 vet became anti-war candidate in 1972; was crushed by Nixon, carrying only Massachusetts and DC. Remembered for changing Democratic convention rules to reduce party bosses’ power, work with Bob Dole on global hunger issue. Died in hospice after long illness […]

MORE THAN 5,000 ATTEND RALLY FOR COAL IN GRUNDY, VIRGINIA

You remember Grundy, Virginia, the Appalachian town whose airport expansion was stalled by federal regulators because of the Obama administration’s “War on Coal.” The photo above shows part of the crowd that attended today’s pro-coal rally in Grundy, and was sent to me by Debra McCown, who reports that the sheriff’s department estimated the crowd […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Pulchritudinous Power Hour

— compiled by Wombat-socho If you don’t know about the possible Bad End to perusing the links in this post where you shouldn’t ought to, no disclaimer I can ever write will help you. Laughing Conservative leads off this week with Sophie Monk, followed by Grumpy Old Man with Lyndsy Fonseca, the Pegu Blog with […]

Wisconsin Shooting Rampage: Suspected Gunman Reportedly Among 3 Dead UPDATE: Killer Radcliffe Houghton Signed Scott Walker Recall Petition

Details are emerging in the shooting at a spa near the Brookfield Square Mall in the suburbs of Milwaukee. The suspected gunman has been identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe F. Haughton, and police say Haughton was found dead inside the Azana Salon & Spa on North Moorland Road. Via Memeorandum. UPDATE: Dan Riehl had an early […]

FMJRA 2.0: Sunday Electronica Edition

–compiled by Wombat-socho False-Flag Troll, IRL The (Perhaps Slightly Less) Lonely Conservative Jackie Wellfonder Classical Values Preppers’ Universe The Daley Gator PJ Tatler Citizens News Pirates Cove Detroit Pistons Forum Bits’ Blog Politifreak What’s Right News Joe Miller What’s Right News GrassCity.com Nice Deb Reaganite Republican Libya Cover-Up: Hillary Clinton Throws Obama Under His Own […]

Etymology As Prophecy

by Smitty The designated cat herder on Monday the 22nd is Bob Schieffer. Let’s just see what his surname is derived from in die alte sprache: Adjektive/Adverbien (19 of 26)  agley   also: agly  adv. (Scot.)  schief  askance   also: askant  adv.  schief  askew  adj.  adv.  schief  aslant  adj.  adv.  schief  aslope  adj.  adv.  schief  awry  adj.  adv.  schief  bevel  adj. [tech.]  schief  beveledespAE / bevelledespBE  adj. [tech.]  schief  biaswise  adj.   rare  schief  cock-eyed  adj.  schief  cockeyed  adj.  schief  crooked  adj.  schief  cross  adj. […]

@HatingBreitbart Shall Be Seen Alongside 2016 As Essential For Understanding The Obama Era

by Smitty An absolute must-see. And must-own. My old Nokia N97 was immortalized about midway through the movie, where, after he was done addressing the Tax Day Tea Party in 2010, I asked him a question: Other famous folks included, but not necessarily making the credits, were Da Tech Guy, Marooned in Marin. Dave Weigel […]

Your Honor, May I Direct the Court’s Attention to Exhibit J, Please?
UPDATE: Who Is ‘Forced to Engage’?

Brett Kimberlin could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison In the case of Walker v. Kimberlin, Exhibit J is an e-mail that Brett Kimberlin, acting as his own lawyer, sent to Aaron Walker’s attorney Dan Backer, stating in part: I don’t know what kind of litigation you think this is but I […]

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