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LIVE AT FIVE: 09.19.14

Posted on | September 19, 2014 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Scots Hae Voted Nae

Unionists celebrate referendum results at the Better Together headquarters in Glasgow

With two-thirds of the vote in, Unionists have 54% of the vote and the SNP has conceded defeat
Close vote in Glasgow doomed secession push
Pound hits two-year high against Euro on results


Five Big Takeaways From Xi’s Visit To India
One of them being promised investments falling $80 billion short

Alleged Arsonist Jailed As Wildfires Scorch California
Pollock Pines man charged with setting the massive King Fire



POLITICS
Immigration Worker Union Warns Of Serious ISIS Threat

Statement backs recent claims by lawmakers

Union chief Palinkas warns of porous southern border, lax visa enforcement

Obama Expresses “Strong Confidence” In Embattled DNC Chair Wassermann-Schultz


Bipartisan Call To Roll Back Defense Cuts Amid Ebola, ISIS Crises

Federal Probe Into “Bridgegate” Finds No Link To Christie

More Bad Polls For Senate Democrats

NY Man Denies Recruiting For Islamic State

Gov. Scott Walker Fights To Keep His Job In Wisconsin

Holder Announces Initiative To Study Racial Bias, Calm Tensions Between Police, Communities



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Supply Glut Forces Asian Crude Further Down: WTI $92.87, Brent $97.55
Larry Ellison Steps Down As Oracle’s CEO
Alibaba Prices IPO At $68, Raises $21.8 Billion
US Housing Starts Tumble In August
Dow, S&P At Records As Fed-Driven Rally Continues
Stock Market Lifts US Households Wealth
Bug Infects iOS 8 HealthKit, Delaying Third-Party App Launches
Android L To Offer Default Encryption
Cloudflare Launches Open Source Keyless SSL
Qualcomm Announces Vuforia For Digital Eyewear
Wireless Is The Growth Engine At Verizon



SPORTS
Astros Waste Feldman’s Gem As Tribe Rallies To Take Finale

8 IP, 4 hits, one run, one walk, two Ks…and it wasn’t enough.

Indians win 2-1 on sac fly in 13th

M’s Beat Angels 3-1

Yankees Squeeze Out Win Over Jays On Lind Error

Cardinals Rally, Beat Brewers 3-2 In Extras

Former Rangers Manager Ron Washington Left Team Due To His Infidelity

Pirates 3, Red Sox 2

Rangers Complete Sweep Of A’s With 7-2 Win

Rockies Edge Snakes 7-6 On Sayonara Homer

Padres Take Three Of Four From Phillies With 7-3 Win

Dodgers Rally To Hold Lead In NL West

Stanton Talks About Beaning: “I Was Very Fortunate”

Hope Solo Sets Shutout Record While Awaiting Trial For Domestic Violence

Irish Cricket Handed Seven-Figure Boost By Billionaire

Former NZ Star Cricketer Cairns Cleaning Bus Shelters To Make Ends Meet

Gonzalez, Harper Lead Nats Over Fish, 6-2



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Duchess Of Cambridge Cancels Malta Visit; Morning Sickness To Blame

Kate and Wills

Prince William to pinch-hit


All Hail Vulvatron, GWAR’s Unlikely New Lead Vocalist

Andie McDowell Joins Cast Of “Magic Mike” Sequel



Darrell Hammond To Replace The Irreplaceable Don Pardo On SNL

Miley Cyrus Twerks While Getting Spanked With Mexican Flag; Mexicans Not Amused, Demand Fine And/Or Jail Time

Lindsay Price: It’s A Boy!

Joan Rivers’ Personal Doc Denies Selfie Rumor

Lifetime Chooses Voice Of Grumpy Cat

“Doctor Who” Star Matt Smith Joins “Pride And Prejudice And Zombies”

Apparently Nobody Wants To Watch P. Diddy’s Revolt TV



FOREIGNERS
Chief of Thai Junta Apologizes For Bikini Comment
Mexico Sends Troops To Cabo San Lucas To Halt Post-Storm Rioting
Scottish MPs To Be Barred From Voting On English Laws
Aussies Uncover Islamist Plot For Mumbai-Style Attack On Parliament
Richard Rahul Verma Named US Ambassador To India
Tropical Storm Flooding Shuts Down Manila
Canada Quietly Takes Two Small Russian Banks Off Sanctions List
Fiji Coup Leader’s Party Set To Form Government Alone After Decisive Win
Israel Believes Syria Kept “Significant” Stocks Of Chemical Weapons
What The Missing Billions Say About Sino-Indian Relations



BLOGS & STUFF
Batshit Crazy News: Back From The Dead! ZomBlog Apocalypse! Go throw money at them!
Doug Powers: Have The Democrats Already Picked A Scapegoat For A Possible November Election Massacre?
Twitchy: How Moronic Is Sally Kohn? THIS Moronic.
American Power: How The Left Gave UK Girls To Muslim Rape Gangs
American Thinker: Where Are The Newspapers On Education?
BLACKFIVE: White House Press Briefing – GEN Dempsey Says “Boots On The Ground”
Conservatives4Palin: Sarah Palin To Speak At Values Voter Summit
Don Surber: Scottish Independence And West Virginia
Jammie Wearing Fools: ISIS Calls For “Lone Wolves” To Find Service Members’ Homes, Then “Show Up And Slaughter Them”
Joe For America: Remember Michael Brown? The Media Doesn’t.
JustOneMinute: Hey, Dude, Where’s My Gender Gap?
Shot In The Dark: Our National Monologue
STUMP: Public Pension Watch – More Reactions To Calpers Pulling Out Of Hedge Funds
The Gateway Pundit: Penn State Officials Threaten To Call Police On Students Handing Out Copies Of The Constitution
The Jawa Report: Good News! ISIS Openly Recruiting In Turkey On Istanbul Buses
The Lonely Conservative: Ezekiel Emanuel Thinks 75 Years Is A Long Enough Life For You Peasants
This Ain’t Hell: Army Private Arrested For Smuggling Illegals
Weasel Zippers: Dem Senator Blocks Ted Cruz Bill To Seize Passports Of ISIS Jihadis Returning To US
Megan McArdle: Boring Lives, Boring Television


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3 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 09.19.14”

  1. CrustyB
    September 19th, 2014 @ 8:56 am

    They said “no” to being a nation and “yes” to being a welfare state colonized by wankers, to paraphrase “Trainspotting.”

    I’m part Scottish but I’m seeing a doctor about having that removed.

  2. Wombat_socho
    September 19th, 2014 @ 1:55 pm

    Canadian/Irish on one side, Crypto-Jew/Basque on the other. I have no dog in this fight. Apologies for the lack of “Yes” voters passed out in their own despondent drunken vomit; put this together too early for that.

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