The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVESIX: 10.18.13

Posted on | October 18, 2013 | 14 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Even The Brits Think The GOP Is Ready To Split Up

“We fought the good fight. We just didn’t win.”

Or is the Grauniad just following the Narrative too?

Booker Confirmed As Winner In NJ Senate Race
Low turnout dooms Lonegan, although Republican does better than expected

Bush Fires Rage Across New South Wales
Worst bush fires in a decade



POLITICS
Former Pentagon Lawyer Gets Nomination As Homeland Security Head

DoD General Counsel Jeh Johnson

Signaling a shift in emphasis back to domestic security

Federal Jury Finds LA Sheriff Liable For Prisoner Abuse

Washington State Approves Rules For Pot Industry

House Committee Probes Companies Behind Failed Obamacare Site Launch

Palin: Fiscal Conservatives More Energized Than Ever

White House Confirms NSA Director Stepping Down

No, Rep. Bill Young’s Not Dead Yet



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Set For Second Weekly Decline On Debt Limit Deal: NYMEX $100.61, Brent $109.38
PRC Economic Growth Surges To 7.8%
Google Stock Rallies As Profit, Revenue Beat Estimates
Venture Capital Spending Up Slightly On Surge In Biotech Funding
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall From Six-Month High
IBM Shares Tumble After Sixth Straight Quarterly Decline
Microsoft Holds Its Nose, Inserts Windows Into Android, iOS Boxes
Jobs Proven Right As Consumers Prefer iPhone 5S To Cheaper 5C
eBay Hires Apple E-Commerce Chief RJ Pittman
AT&T Unveils $5 Cellular “Day Pass”
XBox Live’s “Games With Gold” Goes Permanent



SPORTS
Bombs Away: BoSox One Win From Pennant After Beating Tigers 4-3

Koji Uehara nails down the win with a five-out save

Napoli key to Boston offense with dinger igniting three-run second, also scoring on wild pitch after double

Bruins Stick It To Tim Thomas, Panthers Late, Win 3-2

Nolan Ryan Retires As Rangers CEO

Nyets Retire Jason Kidd’s #5

Roy’s Rookie Luck Runs Out As Avs Fall To Wings

Grambling Fires Interim Coach, Hires Third Coach Of Season

Stars Hand Sharks First Loss In Shootout

Canucks Blank Punchless Sabres

Plekanec Scores Two As Habs Top Blue Jackets

Islanders Edge Oilers 3-2

Nationals Interview Matt Williams For Manager Job



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
The Girl Who Stole Summer

Emily Ratajkowski

The real star of the “Blurred Lines” video

No Star On Walk Of Fame For Unspeakable Armenian…

…And Apparently No Marriage Either


Michael Bay Attacked On Set Of “Transformers 4” In Hong Kong

Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell Got Married

Idris Elba: I Never Really Watched “The Wire”

Ryan Murphy: “Glee” To End After Next Season

Paul Hogan’s Wife Files For Divorce From “Crocodile Dundee” Star

Melissa McCarthy’s Elle Cover Controversy



FOREIGNERS
BOJ Governor Kuroda Sees Positive Effects Of QE On Economy, Prices
Norway Identifies Possible Assailant In Kenya Mall Siege
Philippine Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 171
All 35 Crewmen Aboard Arms-Laden US Ship Arrested In India
Russia, US Deny Date For Syria Peace Conference
Nigeria, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Chile And Lithuania Elected To UN Security Council
Breakthrough In German Coalition Talks
Prince William Steps In For The Queen At Honors Ceremony



BLOGS & STUFF
Dead Republican Party: Cultural Marxism, Totalitarianism, And The Death Of Belief
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Can The Right Adopt Obama’s Tactics Without Becoming Obama?
Doug Powers: Delaware Celebates State’s First Obamacare Enrollee To Reach The Summit Of Mount 404 Error
Twitchy: “I Just Busted A Nut” Ace And Friends Gloriously Mock Matt Yglesias’ Hilarious Obamacare Fail
According To Hoyt: Fifty Shades Of Marx*
American Power: Erick Erickson Nails The Analysis Of Post-Shutdown Conservative Politics
American Thinker: Deconstructing Bill Ayers
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – The Death Panel Cometh…
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, October 17
Jammie Wearing Fools: Sniveling Obama Says To Stop Paying Attention To Bloggers
JustOneMinute: And Why Not?
Pat Dollard: Illegal Mexicans “Not Going To Take It Any More”, Promise Violent Approach
Protein Wisdom: Outlawry Revisited
Shot In The Dark: Creating Two More Americas
The Jawa Report: Muslim Woman Seeks Well Hung Man With Desire To Kill Infidels
The Lonely Conservative: Here’s The Obamacare Price Chart Democrats Don’t Want You To See
Megan McArdle: I’ll Have A Big Mac, Supersize The Subsidies


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Comments

14 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVESIX: 10.18.13”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    October 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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  2. Lockestep1776
    October 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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  3. CHideout
    October 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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  4. Citzcom
    October 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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  5. jwbrown1969
    October 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 am

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    October 18th, 2013 @ 7:57 am

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  8. richard mcenroe
    October 18th, 2013 @ 11:56 am

    Dear Mr. Boehner: you. fought. the. wrong. side.

  9. ThomasD
    October 18th, 2013 @ 12:25 pm

    Boehner is like the ‘referee’ at a Globetrotter’s performance.

  10. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    October 18th, 2013 @ 12:55 pm

    Rule 5!

  11. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    October 18th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm

    I am not upset with Boehner, he did okay in this whole mess.

    But I am never forgiving quislings like McCain, Graham, and that Chicken Lady King.

  12. ThomasD
    October 18th, 2013 @ 2:23 pm

    She could have done without the lip collagen.

    Even Michelangelo had the good sense to leave the ‘horns’ on his Moses.

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