The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 12.09.14

Posted on | December 9, 2014 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Typhoon Hagupit Weakens As Philippines Cleanup Begins

Filipinos at a Manila evacuation center

Rescue workers struggle to reach central provinces where death toll has reached 27
Storm kills 27, but no damage to Manila
Agricultural losses pegged at $23 million



Narendra Modi Wins Polling, But Won’t Be TIME’s Person of The Year
Editors cut Indian PM from their short list

Syria Calls For UN Sanctions Against Israel For Damascus Airstrikes
No comment from Israel, which has avoided taking sides in the ongoing Syrian civil war



POLITICS
“Unconscionable”: Republicans Lash Out Ahead of CIA Report’s Release

Lame-duck Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman Diane Feinstein

Senators Rubio and Risch condemn report’s release as a “partisan effort” by Democrats

Federal Autopsy Released In Michael Brown Shooting

Violence Erupts At Berkeley Protests For Second Straight Night


Administration Dismisses Israel Sanctions Talk As “Unfounded”

Poll: Majority Believes Race Relations Worse Under Obama

Administration Unveils Federal Law Enforcement Profiling Ban

NYT Comes Out Against DiBlasio’s Horse Carriage Ban

GOP Prepares For Showdowns With Obama Over Vetoes

Portland, Oregon Sues Uber In Bid To Block Operations



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Hits Five-Year Low On Oversupply Worries: WTI $62.49, Brent $65.42
Iraq Follows Saudi Arabia With Deeper Crude Discounts For Asia
Deutsche Bank Sued By Feds For Tax Evasion
Yen Benefits From Falling Oil Prices; Commodity Currencies Slide
Merck Buy To Boost Massachusetts Biotech
McDonald’s Bets On Custom Food Amid Worst US Slump Since 2001
Sony Cyber Woes Continue As Hackers Hit Playstation Network
China Reminds Apple To Protect Privacy, Security In Its Products
Nintendo Heads For Best Holidays In Years As Profit Seen Tripling
Samsung Launches Gear VR
Wireless Charging Coming To Your Tablet, Computer



SPORTS
Falcons Rally Falls Short, Pack Prevails 43-37

The Falcons’ Julio Jones is brought down by the Packers Tramon Williams

Atlanta still tied for first in NFC South despite 5-8 record


Rangers Blow Late Lead, Edge Pens In OT


White Sox Strike Deals With Samardzija, Robertson


Clippers Edge Suns 121-120 On Griffin’s Three-Point Buzzer Beater

Jagr Has Goal & Assist As Devils Beat Hurricanes 2-1

Wizards Need Double OT To Put Down Celtics

Miller Could Get Shot At Closing For The Yankees

A’s Trade Moss To Tribe For Minor Leaguer

Warriors Streak Reaches Thirteen Against Timbermutts

Doug Fister Goes Overseas On USO Tour



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
VH1 Star Stephanie Moseley Found Dead, Apparent Victim Of Murder/Suicide

Dancer and actress starred in “Hit The Floor”

Dead at the hands of boyfriend, rapper Earl Hayes
Floyd Mayweather Reportedly Witnessed Killing On FaceTime

Amal Clooney Denies Pregnancy Reports

Rappers Drake And Diddy Brawl Outside Miami Club


Kate Hudson, Matt Bellamy Split

Ken Weatherwax Dies; Played Pugsley On Original “Addams Family” Series

Kate Middleton Mistaken For Elsa From “Frozen” At Harlem Childrens’ Center

Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis To Star In “Scream Queens”

Street Artist Sabo Blasts Lena Dunham, Rolling Stone In New Poster
Order it here!

Hailey Baldwin Addresses Bieber Romance Rumors

Mark Wahlberg Wants Record Wiped So He Can Join Police Reserve

World’s Fastest Man Looking For Love



FOREIGNERS
Coalition Reportedly Pledges 1500 More Troops To ISIS Fight
Ukrainian Military Suspends Operations On “Day Of Silence”
Delhi Police File Charges Against Uber For Lying About Driver Background Verification
Hong Kong Protesters Given Until Thursday To Clear Sites
South African Judge To Rule On Prosecutors’ Appeal of Pistorius Sentence
NATO Lowers The Flag At Afghan Combat Command Center
UN Seeks $16.4 Billion For Humanitarian Assistance
Israel Set To Keep Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Shipments
Australia Accuses Islamic State Of Using Foreign Fighters As Cannon Fodder
US Senate Approves Venezuela Sanctions



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Being Wrong Is Never A Discouragement To The Left
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Rolling Stone Confirms My Prejudice
Michelle Malkin: Is Jihad Pilot Adnan Shukrijumah Dead Or Alive?
Twitchy: Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky – Dems Don’t Need “Fetid” Southern States
American Power: Obama Launches “Profanity-Laced” Tirades Against The Media
American Thinker: A Medical Perspective On The Garner Tragedy
BLACKFIVE: Free Fire Zone – Torturing The CIA
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin Meets Ted Nugent In Texas
Don Surber: Tweet Of The Day
Jammie Wearing Fools: Rolling Stone’s Rape Story – A Bigger Journalistic Train Wreck Than We Thought
Joe For America: DHS Lies, hides Terrorist Infiltration – What Is Jeh Johnson (Obama) Up To?
JustOneMinute: The Lurid Campus Rape Story Too Hot For The Rolling Stone
Pamela Geller: Before Beheading, Children Tell ISIS “No, We Love Jesus”
Protein Wisdom: “I Choose To Believe Jackie”
Shot In The Dark: The Truth About MNSure…
The Gateway Pundit: New Ferguson Message – It’s Time White America “Pays A Price” For Privilege
The Jawa Report: Don’t Slap Me Bro!
The Lonely Conservative: House To Get One Day To Review Trillion-Dollar Spending Bill
This Ain’t Hell: Senate Democrats Want Retribution For The Election
Weasel Zippers: Debbie Downer On Dems Midterm Disaster – “The Voters Agree With Us”
Megan McArdle: Real Conservatives Love The CBO


Shop Amazon – Give the Gift of Amazon Prime

Category: Live at Five

Comments

10 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 12.09.14”

  1. Ruy Diaz
    December 9th, 2014 @ 11:26 am

    “Narenda Modi wins poll, but won’t be person of the year.”

    Of course not. He’s a pro-market politician. If he were a proud nationalist socialist like Hitler (1938 winner), or a nationalist socialist pretending to be an internationalist like Stalin (1939 winner), it would all be good.

  2. Dana
    December 9th, 2014 @ 2:55 pm

    OK, it’s a complete rain-out day, and I’m doing absotively, posilutely nothing, am bored out of my skull, and, at 1:53 PM, we still don’t have an article from the site host to entertain me. WTF?

  3. Barry ‘n Michelle Fell in Love Once: Coming Soon to a Liberal Cable Channel Near You | Regular Right Guy
    December 9th, 2014 @ 3:47 pm

    […] LIVE AT FIVE: 12.09.14 […]

  4. Ruy Diaz
    December 9th, 2014 @ 4:04 pm

    I know. It is so depressing I’m considering accomplishing something.

  5. andycanuck
    December 9th, 2014 @ 4:47 pm

    I hate it when I see people stop believing in the American dream! Of course, you should fluff off the rest of your afternoon.

  6. andycanuck
    December 9th, 2014 @ 4:48 pm

    “Miller Could Get Shot At Closing For The Yankees”
    Is “Miller” a black guy leaving a bar in NYC at last call? Have Jesse and Al been informed?

  7. Wombat_socho
    December 10th, 2014 @ 6:47 am

    I’m beginning to think that writing a book and doing 2-3 quality posts a day on a blog are mutually exclusive.

  8. Dana
    December 10th, 2014 @ 8:46 am

    No, the problem is that Mr Miller is a white guy, and, therefore, if he gets a shot at closing for the Yankees, Messrs Jackson and Sharpton will know that the only reason he’s getting a shot is because the Yankees are raaaaacist.

    Why, did you know that the baseball itself is white?

  9. Dana
    December 10th, 2014 @ 8:47 am

    You should try holding down a 10½ hour a day job and doing just one (supposedly) high-quality post a day . . . .

  10. Wombat_socho
    December 10th, 2014 @ 2:01 pm

    Don’t worry, it’ll be tax season in less than a month…