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#WeinerGate Victim Gennette Cordova Issues Statement: ‘I Cannot Answer the Questions That I Do Not Have the Answers To’; Describes Her Reaction

Posted at the New York Daily News: Friday evening I logged onto Twitter to find that I had about a dozen new mentions in less than an hour, which is a rare occurrence. When I checked one of the posts that I had been tagged in I saw that it was a picture that had […]

MSM Starting to Cover ‘WeinerGate’ UPDATE: More Details Now Emerging UPDATE: Weiner DM’d a Porn Star?

8 p.m. ET: GENETTE CORDOVA ISSUES STATEMENT * * 4:10 p.m. ET: RE-BUMPED FOR UPDATE BELOW * * * * 1:10 p.m. ET: BUMPED FOR UPDATE BELOW * *  Genette Nicole Cordova, the 21-year-old college student to whom the photo was sent. About 10 p.m. last night, I figured we had enough facts that I […]

Weiner’s Wiener?
UPDATE: Who Is ‘Gennette Nicole’?
UPDATE: Questions Piling Up

New York Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner allegedly sent an alleged photo of his alleged penis to an alleged woman via Twitter. The photo shows a man in gray undershorts with a bulging erection. Weiner is claiming he was the victim of Internet hackers, and I think we should believe him. Because his penis is probably […]

Another Reminder That the Academic Elite Are Your Moral Superiors

Michael Schultz is associate vice president for development and alumni affairs at the University of Vermont, and wrote his 2009 Ph.D. thesis on a very interesting subject: “Elucidating the Role of the Presidential Spouse in Development and Alumni Relations.” The role of the university president’s spouse in alumni relations is a subject Schultz knows intimately, […]

David Williams, Rand Paul and the Kentucky Tea Party Movement

Some interesting facts: Kentucky has a Democrat governor, Steve Beshear, who is up for re-election this fall in one of the most important off-year elections in the country. Beshear is vulnerable, and his vulnerability involves issues of national relevance. Moody’s and Fitch have downgraded the state’s bond rating because Beshear and the Democrat-controlled state House […]

Holy Freaking Crap! High School Seniors Suspended, Accused of ‘White Supremacy’ for Wearing White T-Shirts to School

Stogie at Saberpoint calls attention to this bizarre example of political correctness run amok in California: Students banned from a Central Coast school for wearing a white t-shirt. On Wednesday, Soquel High School suspended at least two students. The students say it’s because of allegations, they’re part of a white supremacist group. . . . […]

Amazing Elizabeth Smart

When you think of the term “victim” nowadays, you think of somebody sitting around whining about their grievances, seeking pity. And then there is Elizabeth Smart: Victimized just about as badly as anyone could ever be victimized, and yet she doesn’t seem to have the slightest interest in anyone’s pity. Think about that, next time you’re […]

Please Remind Me: Why Was It So Important to Elect Scott Brown?

You guys remember how fired up conservatives were in January 2010, right? I’ve been scratching my head lately: Senate Democrats forced a vote Wednesday on the controversial fiscal plan drafted by House Budget chief Paul Ryan, splitting the Republican caucus . . . Moderate Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine were joined by Sen. Scott Brown […]

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