Can Fauxcohontas Delete the Internet?
Wikipedia expert Leigh Thelmadatter guest-blogs at Legal Insurrection: On January 7, 2013, Legal Insurrection noted that the entire section about controversy surrounding Elizabeth Warren’s asserted Native American heritage had been wiped fromher Wikipedia page. That assertion was seen by Wikipedia and responded to, with the section reinstated, albeit in a different form than before. , […]
They Told Me If I Voted for Romney …
. . . low-income minorities would have a harder time getting approved for mortgages — and they were right! The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday will roll out the first of several far-reaching changes to the nation’s mortgage market, limiting upfront fees and curtailing practices such as interest-only payments that can leave homeowners stuck […]
LIVE AT FIVESIX: 01.10.13
— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Biden Suggests Executive Action On Guns VP suggests Obama may bypass Congress on parts of gun-control agenda New Federal Mortgage Rules Aim To Restrict Options CFPB intends to insure mortgage borrowers can repay loans Lew Nomination Elevates Budget Battles Over Crisis Management Administration emphasis shifting from global financial crises […]
A Soldier and Two Marines: Sworn to ‘Support and Defend the Constitution’
Sixty-one shipped out of Fort Meade today. Only one of them was 18 X-Ray. You’re welcome, America. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 9, 2013 My son is now in training, but we got a lecture about “operational security” during our visit to the MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station) and after discussion with my wife, […]
If ‘Crazy’ Were a Political Philosophy, Its Spokesman Would Be Alex Jones
Does any sane person take Alex Jones seriously, except as a deranged menace? — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 8, 2013 Remember when Alex Jones sicced a mob of kooks on Michelle Malkin during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver? “She wants to put us in camps!” Crazy is not a political philosophy, and […]
Leave Brent Musberger Alone!
Katherine Webb: Not bad to look at, despite attending Auburn. If he needs a Chris Crocker, I’ll step up to defend the ESPN announcer who — while Alabama was dismantling Notre Dame in the BCS game — felt obliged to report the Neutral Objective Facts: “You see that lovely lady there, she does go to […]
Everybody Hates Gawker’s @JohnJCook and It’s About Damned Time, Too
John J. Cook of Gawker is whining that he’s gotten death threats because he published a two-year-old list of registered gun owners in New York City. (Don’t worry: Links here don’t go to Gawker.) As Twitchy points out, what Gawker has accidentally done is to provide an excellent argument against registering your guns. John J. Cook is […]
LIVE AT FIVE: 01.09.13
— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS US Open To Zero Option In Afghanistan No residual force after 2014? Bill Richardson Presses Norks To Open Internet Somehow we don’t think Droid phones and 4chan are what Great Successor has in mind for the scientific and technical progress of his country Little Enthusiasm On Capitol Hill For […]
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