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LIVE AT FIVE: 12.23.15

Posted on | December 23, 2015 | 5 Comments

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TOP NEWS
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Nails The Landing

Falcon 9 sticks a perfect vertical landing after launching 11 ORBCOMM satellites, as God and Robert Heinlein intended

Air Force Personnel Killed In Suicide Bombing Attack
Most press attention dwells on “trailblazing” lesbian major

Trump Says “Schlonged” Comment Toward Clinton Not Vulgar
More whining from Hillary’s campaign about the #waronwomen



POLITICS
WaPo Pulls Cartoon Depicting Senator Cruz’ Daughters As Trained Monkeys

The cartoon, and the lame excuse for it

Editors post apology in place of cartoon
Senator Rubio slams Post for “disgusting” cartoon

Franklin Graham Leaves GOP Over Planned Parenthood Funding

Hillary’s Hispanic Outreach Triggers #notmyabuela Backlash

KY Governor Bevin Orders Clerks’ Signatures Removed From Marriage Licenses

County Judge Upholds Seattle’s “Gun Violence Tax”

Secret Service Agent Loses Gun, Badge, Handcuffs To Thief

State Department Whines Over Dominican Cardinal’s Mockery Of Gay Ambassador

Virginia Revokes Concealed Handgun Permit Reciprocity With 26 States

Planned Parenthood Hit With Federal Probe, Defunding In Utah



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
U.S. Crude Flips To Premium Over Brent; Markets Still Glutted: Brent $36.29, WTI $36.33
U.S. Economy Set To Grow Less Than 3% For Tenth Straight Year
Why You Should Buy The Men’s Version Of Most Products
Abercrombie & Fitch Names New President In Effort To Boost Sales
Haul For Starbucks Gift Cards Nears GDP Of Trinidad & Tobago
Disney Eyes Exit From Fusion As Venture Struggles
Google Trials Replacing Passwords With Smartphones
Bjork Launches Virtual Reality App For iPhone, iPad
New System Lets Self-driving Cars “Learn” Streets On The Fly
2015: Microsoft’s Biggest Year Ever?
Is This Battlefield 4 Easter Egg The Most Complex Ever?



SPORTS
Panthers Lead League With Ten Picks For Pro Bowl

Franchise record

Undefeated Panthers send five first-time picks to the Pro Bowl

Blues Blank Bruins 2-0

Kobe Scores 31 As Lakers Rally To Beat Nuggets

Canucks Edge Lightning 2-1

Heat Blows 18-Point Lead, Falls To Pistons’ Bombs

Hapless Habs’ Skid Hits Five Against Wild

Warriors Even Odds To Repeat As NBA Champs

Panthers Edge Sens In Shootout, 2-1

New Nats Reliever Shawn Kelley: “The Horse Head Is Not Retired”



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jennifer Lawrence Admits Toking Up Before The Oscars

Chaka, when the walls fell.

Admits pre-awards pot smoking, smooching Liam Hemsworth off-set during taping of Watch What Happens Live

Steve Harvey Invited Back To Host Miss Universe

Former Nickelodeon Star Busted For DUI

Nick Cage Returns Stolen Dinosaur Skull He Bought

Christmas Then And Now

Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner To Spend Christmas Together – For The Kids

The Lost Boys Star Brooke McCarter Dead At 52

Gwen Stefani’s Kids Adore Her New BF Blake Shelton



FOREIGNERS
Zimbabwe Makes Chinese Yuan Legal Tender
Man Found Alive After Over Sixty Hours In China Landslide Rubble
Iraqi Forces Storm Downtown Ramadi In Bid To Eject ISIS
NZ Judge Approves Kim Dotcom’s Extradition To U.S.
Indian Parliament Passes Tough Juvenile Law: 16-18 Year Olds Can Now Be Tried For Rape, Murder
EU Gets One Million Migrants In 2015; Smugglers Turn Billion-Dollar Profit
Miss Spain Crowned Miss World
Japan Says Armed Chinese Coast Guard Ship Spotted Near Disputed Islands
Kenyan Muslims Defy Terrorist Demands To Give Up Christians In Bus Attack
Indian External Affairs Ministry Asks Students To Delay Travel To U.S. Until Recent Deportations Explained



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: “Ultra-Conservative” Protests Against “Refujihadi” Invasion Of Europe
American Thinker: The Liberal Christmas From Hell
Conservatives4Palin: Jeff Sessions – Without Ted Cruz, Amnesty Would Have Passed In 2013
Don Surber: American Bacon Will Save China
Jammie Wearing Fools: Miss Puerto Rico Dares To Utter Opinions About Muslims, Gets Hammered For It
Joe For America: Bowe Bergdahl Facing Desertion Charges
JustOneMinute: Meanwhile, Back In The Lake Wobegon School District
Pamela Geller: Muslim “Refugees” In Italy Revolt Over Lack of Wi-Fi
Shot In The Dark: Un-Abeler To Compute
The Gateway Pundit: Somali Muslim Caught Smuggling Illegals Across U.S. Border
The Jawa Report: Sandcrawler PSA – Islamic State Is Very Islamic
This Ain’t Hell: “Tops In Blue” On Chopping Block
Weasel Zippers: San Bernardino Shooter Tashfeen Malik’s Visa Approved Despite Not Providing Required Information
Megan McArdle: Books That Don’t Feel Like Homework
Mark Steyn: Giuliani Talks To Steyn About 9/11…And Those Who Celebrated


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Comments

5 Responses to “LIVE AT FIVE: 12.23.15”

  1. CaptDMO
    December 23rd, 2015 @ 9:29 am

    Space X, (and Air Force 1- a and b)
    But….but….global warming
    Parachutes for the former, Blackberry for the latter.

  2. CrustyB
    December 23rd, 2015 @ 11:35 am

    WE WORSHIP WEIRD SEXUAL DEVIANT KILLED IN SUICIDE ATTACK also some air force guys or whatever.

  3. kilo6
    December 23rd, 2015 @ 1:00 pm

    Swap out Ted Cruz’s face with 0bama’s in that cartoon and there would be a shitstorm of idiots crying about TEH RAAAAACISM and calls for firing of the cartoonist

  4. Wombat_socho
    December 23rd, 2015 @ 1:41 pm

    Well, of COURSE.

  5. Daniel O'Brien
    December 24th, 2015 @ 10:22 am

    Welcome back Live-at-Five!!!