LIVE AT FIVE: 04.23.15

It’s been highly amusing reading Brad Torgersen’s blog lately, what with the recent public meltdown of Sasquan GoH David Gerrold, Arthur Chu “helping” NPR with a hamfisted report on the goings-on, and other hilarity. Looming in the background, of course, is the steady increase in supporting memberships resulting from #GamerGate taking notice of WorldCon, the Hugos, and (from their point of view) another arena in which to beat the Social Justice Wankers like a rented mule. But hey – if you want to delve into the history of SF fandom as it’s being made, check out Brad’s blog and (of course) Larry Correia‘s.

#GamerGate mascot Vivian James discovers the Hugo kerfluffle. (h/t @Daddy_Warpig on Twitter)

Anyway, I am somewhat late to the party in observing that the main reason the CHORFs are in a white-hot fury is that the nominees from the Sad Puppies (collated by Brad Torgerson) and Rabid Puppies (suggested by Vox Day) slates pretty much swept the Hugo nominations this year. Here’s the list of nominees; the ones I’m probably going to vote for are in bold, but you should read them all yourself before you vote.

BEST NOVEL

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson (Tor Books)
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette) (Tor Books)
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (Tor)
Skin Game by Jim Butcher (Roc Books) (Not yet read; I have it on loan from the library)

BEST NOVELLA

Big Boys Don’t Cry by Tom Kratman (Castalia House)
“Flow” by Arlan Andrews, Sr. (Analog, Nov 2014)
One Bright Star to Guide Them by John C. Wright (Castalia House)*
“Pale Realms of Shade” by John C. Wright (The Book of Feasts & Seasons, Castalia House)
“The Plural of Helen of Troy” by John C. Wright (City Beyond Time: Tales of the Fall of Metachronopolis, Castalia House)

*Castalia House is offering Wright’s nominated fiction for free here.

BEST NOVELETTE

“Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Earth to Alluvium” by Gray Rinehart (Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show, May 2014)
“Championship B’tok” by Edward M. Lerner (Analog, Sept 2014)
“The Day the World Turned Upside Down” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Lia Belt Translator (Lightspeed Magazine, April 2014)
“The Journeyman: In the Stone House” by Michael F. Flynn (Analog, June 2014) (available here in PDF format)
“The Triple Sun: A Golden Age Tale” by Rajnar Vajra (Analog, Jul/Aug 2014)

BEST SHORT STORY

“On A Spiritual Plain” by Lou Antonelli (Sci Phi Journal #2, Nov 2014)
“The Parliament of Beasts and Birds” by John C. Wright (The Book of Feasts & Seasons, Castalia House)
“A Single Samurai” by Steven Diamond (The Baen Big Book of Monsters, Baen)
“Totaled” by Kary English (Galaxy’s Edge Magazine, July 2014)
“Turncoat” by Steve Rzasa (Riding the Red Horse, Castalia House)

BEST RELATED WORK

“The Hot Equations: Thermodynamics and Military SF” by Ken Burnside (Riding the Red Horse, Castalia House)
Letters From Gardner by Lou Antonelli (The Merry Blacksmith Press)
Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth by John C. Wright (Castalia House)
“Why Science is Never Settled” by Tedd Roberts (Baen.com)
Wisdom From My Internet by Michael Z. Williamson (Patriarchy Press)

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION (LONG)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, concept and story by Ed Brubaker, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Entertainment, Perception, Sony Pictures Imageworks)
Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, and John-Henry Butterworth, directed by Doug Liman (Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment; Viz Productions)
Guardians of the Galaxy written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman, directed by James Gunn (Marvel Studios, Moving Picture Company)
Interstellar screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, directed by Christopher Nolan (Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Lynda Obst Productions, Syncopy)
The Lego Movie; written by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, LEGO Systems A/S Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures, Warner Bros. Animation (as Warner Animation Group))

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION (SHORT)

Doctor Who: “Listen” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (BBC Television)
The Flash: “Pilot” teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, story by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg & Geoff Johns, directed by David Nutter (The CW) (Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television)
Game of Thrones: “The Mountain and the Viper” written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by Alex Graves (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
Grimm: “Once We Were Gods”, written by Alan DiFiore, directed by Steven DePaul (NBC) (GK Productions, Hazy Mills Productions, Universal TV)
Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” written by Graham Manson, directed by John Fawcett (Temple Street Productions; Space/BBC America)

The rest of the nominees are here; I deliberately left off all the fan, semiprozine, etc, nominees, but we can kick them around in the comments if you like. Marko Kloos declined his nomination for Lines of Departure in the Best Novel category apparently because he didn’t want to get Vox Day cooties on him. SMH.
Want to buy a membership and get in on the fun? It’s not too late. Remember that membership in Sasquan gets you not only a vote for this year’s Hugos, but the right to nominate for next year.

Game on, CHORFs.

Category: Books, Movies, Progressivism

LIVE AT FIVE: 04.22.15

Posted on | April 22, 2015 | 17 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Saudi Coalition Ends Yemen Air Strikes

Iranian convoy “one of the factors” in moving carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt closer to Yemen

US urges talks
Anti-Houthi militia say they’ll continue the fight
Navy warships deployed to Yemen could block Iranian weapons

After Protesting Land Bill, Rahul Gandhi Takes Up Net Neutrality
Congress VP coming on hard

Jurors See Defiant Bomber In Photo
Federal prosecutors call for death penalty

POLITICS
DEA Chief To Resign After Sex Party Scandal

Michelle Leonhart testifies before Congress

“Trailblazer for equality” under fire since IG report

DOJ Opening Civil Rights Probe Of Baltimore Police

Obama Frustrated By Fauxcahonta’s Hard Line On Trade

Ted Cruz: Soldiers Should Be Allowed Arms On Post

Senate Set To Vote Thursday On Lynch Confirmation

Deputy Blames Sheriff Joe For Disobeying Judge On Immigration Sweeps

House Panel To Hear Of Whistleblower Retaliation Within VA

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Falls As Saudis End Yemen Airstrikes: WTI $56.09, Brent $61.66
Amgen Reports 51% Rise In Profit
Media Giants Balk At New Verizon TV Bundles
Yahoo Revenue Drops In Disappointing 1Q
IBM Shares Mostly Flat As Q1 Profits Beat Estimates
Kraft Mac & Cheese Goes Natural
Twitter Makes Tweaks To Limit Abuse And Abusers
White House Seeks Silicon Valley Help On Strong, Yet Breakable Encryption
Adobe Gives Lightroom A Power Boost In Latest Update
HP’s New Transformer Laptops Rocking Bang & Olufsen Audio
Google Change May Hurt Small Businesses

SPORTS
Backstrom’s OT Shot Brings Caps Even With Islanders

Capitals celebrate after Backstrom’s winning goal

Series now even 2-2 after 2-1 Washington win

Wall Leads Wizards To 2-0 Lead Over Raptors

Canucks Facing Hard Questions After Falling Behind 3-1 To Flames

Seven Homers, Three Grand Slams As Reds Win Slugfest Against Brewers 16-10

Jets Face Elimination In Game 4 Against Ducks

Astros Rally Past M’s For 6-3 Win, Best Start Since 2007

Yunel Escobar’s Sayonara Homer Gives Nats 2-1 Edge Over Cards In Extras

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Charlize Theron: Mad Beautiful

“Mad Max: Fury Road” star takes it to the limit

The W interview: dogs, kids, and depressing movies

“Full House” Reboot: Will The Olsen Twins Appear?

Stanley Tucci Rounds Out “Beauty And The Beast” Cast

“Diva ” Dempsey All But Gone From “Gray’s Anatomy”

“Galaxy Quest” TV Series In The Works

Inside The Posh Boot Camp For Clueless Maids & Nannies

Andrew Garfield “In A Dark Place” Before Emma Stone Split

Letterman Cracks Sexist Joke, Audience Stunned

Jennifer Garner Talks Her Family’s Home Garden, Cooking For Her Kids

Sandra Lee Clams Up On Marriage During Wendy Williams Show

Bobbi Christina Breathing On Her Own?

FOREIGNERS
Yemen President Hadi: Country To Exit Crisis Soon
Drone Lands On Roof Of Japan PM Abe’s Office
Three Dead As Powerful Storm Lashes Australia’s East Coast
Hong Kong Unveils Beijing-approved “Reform” Plan
Eleven Held In South Africa In Crackdown On Anti-Foreigner Violence
Taliban Annouces Spring Offensive In Afghanistan
Seoul Leaning Toward Letting Steinem, Other Crazies Walk Across DMZ
Nepal Bus Crash Kills 17 Indian Tourists, Injures Dozens
Former Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced To 20 Years For Role In Protesters’ Deaths
Obama Again Avoids Calling 1915 Armenian Killings Genocide

BLOGS & STUFF
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical: 3 Things About This Gubmint
Louder With Crowder: Liberal Media LIED About U.Mich. “American Sniper” Controversy
EBL: Mr. Earth Day 2015
Michelle Malkin: SleazeBob Menendez’ 36DDD Visa Program
Twitchy: Bill Nye Hitching Ride On Air Force One To Everglades For #EarthDay
American Power: Happy Earth Day! Americans Ditching ybrids, Electrics For SUVs
American Thinker: The Price Of Dhimmitude
BLACKFIVE: Someone You Should (Correctly Know – Shaina Hogan
Conservatives4Palin: Michael Bloomberg – I’m Giving $30 Million To Fight Reliable Energy
Don Surber: 5 Billion Gallons To Save Six Fish
Jammie Wearing Fools: Courage – Madonna Posts Tribute To Margaret Thatcher, Deletes It When Gay Fans Freak Out
Joe For America: William Shatner Suggests $30 Billion Pipeline From Seattle To California Will Solve Drought
JustOneMinute: Shelving The Smart Diplomacy
Pamela Geller: Judge Says Anti-Jihad Bus Ad Can’t Be Blocked By MTA
Protein Wisdom: US Court Recognizes Chimpanzees As “Legal Persons”
Shot In The Dark: Open Letter To Governor Scott Walker
STUMP: Obamacare Tax Watch – Things Are Going Great! Except For A Few People We Shouldn’t Care About
The Gateway Pundit: #LimbsUp #Don’tRoot – Tree Planted For Michael Brown Cut Down
The Jawa Report: Noooo Vinnie! Noooo!
The Lonely Conservative: Where Is Obama’s Outrage Over The Persecution Of Christians?
This Ain’t Hell: Women In Ranger School
Weasel Zippers: Administration Admits Granting Amnesty To Known Gang Member Who Went On To Murder 4 People
Megan McArdle: Lilly Pulitzer Turns Target Inside Out
Mark Steyn: When Charlie Met Julie

Category: Live at Five

Mansplaining and Femsplaining

Posted on | April 21, 2015 | 52 Comments

An indirect mode of discourse is sometimes best when dealing with highly intelligent people. Don’t tell smart people what to think. Drop a few hints. Arouse their curiosity and leave them some work to do.

You don’t have to connect all the dots. Just show them the dots. Smart people can figure out the pattern.

While commenting on a Megan McArdle essay, I made a series of self-deprecating “mansplaining” jokes because (a) I really do feel bad about my know-it-all tendencies, (b) I hate when friends do that kind of semi-praise/semi-criticism riff on anything of mine, and (c) the feminist “mansplaining” meme has been burning a hole in my brain for months. If you haven’t read Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, be warned that she is one of those deceptively persuasive writers whose skillful prose can make you almost believe she’s right. Proving her wrong would be a tremendous task, simply because Solnit is so clever in her sophistry.

Try this: Examine the motives feminists attribute to men for "mansplaining." Then ask yourself whether those motives also explain feminism.

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

If men and women are equal, why do feminists insist it is always "misogyny" to question a woman's moral character or impugn her motives?

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

Feminists habitually attribute men's behavior to selfish and malign motives. Yet if you do the same to feminists, that's "misogyny." Why?

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

1. Those who speak truth do not fear contradiction. 2. Feminists seem terrified that people are allowed to disagree with them. 3. Why?

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

Look: I’m a blogger and a professional journalist. Explaining things is what I get paid for. What feminists are doing — what the “mansplaining” meme is about — is an attempt to advance their own career interests by convincing women that feminists possess a monopoly on intelligence, knowledge, wisdom and virtue.

What Feminism's 'Mansplaining' Discourse Means: MEN KNOW NOTHING. ALL MEN ARE LIARS AND BULLIES. NEVER TRUST A MAN. ALWAYS TRUST FEMINISTS.

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

Feminism's "mansplaining" discourse is a demand for blind faith in feminism, based on the premise of universal male ignorance and perfidy.

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

The consequences of accepting this worldview should disturb us.

The self-serving motive — i.e., feminists inoculating themselves against hostile criticism by pre-emptively disqualifying men from the discussion — is obvious enough. For a feminist writer whose stock in trade is All Men Are Swine, it is crucially important to persuade her female readership never to trust men’s protestations against this calumny. If a woman ever begins to doubt that men deserve to be hated, her blind faith in feminism might suddenly unravel and this would undermine the market value of commodities produced by the Man-Hating Industry.

Beyond this, however, we must recognize how feminism’s insistence that all men are untrustworthy creates a climate of suspicion that undermines the possibility of cooperation between men and women.

Mutual trust and respect are necessary to effective teamwork, and feminist discourse is calculated to destroy women’s ability to trust or respect men. Feminists relentlessly derogate males, per se, while celebrating the virtue of females, per se. To any woman who accepts feminist ideology, every male-female conflict becomes self-explanatory: He is the wrongful oppressor, and she is his victim. Because feminists believe this dynamic of male oppression and female victimization is ubiquitous under the system of male supremacy, there can never be a reason for a woman to consider any man trustworthy. She must view men with suspicion, hostility and contempt.

Call feminist rhetoric what it is: Totalitarian hate propaganda.

Now think about where this might lead.

You’re smart. You can figure it out.

Category: Sex Trouble

In The Mailbox, 04.21.15

Posted on | April 21, 2015 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

Oops.

OVER THE TRANSOM
EBL: 420 Clinton Lies
Bastion of Liberty: Cage, Convert, Or Kill (h/t Loyal Reader Brian E.)
Michelle Malkin: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Poverty Voyeurism
Twitchy: Oberlin Feminists Freak Out Over Christina H. Sommers Speech, Accuse Her Of Supporting Rapists
Shark Tank: Fiorina Says Woman-On-Woman Dynamic “Game Changer” Against Hillary

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES
American Power: “Clinton Cash” Book Bombshell Set To Explode Hillary Clinton Pay-To-Play Scandal
American Thinker: Lack Of Integrity And The Revolving Door
BLACKFIVE: Exclusive Interview With David Baldacci
Conservatives4Palin: Sarah Palin – Taya Kyle Shows Her Strength And Grace
Don Surber: Scoreboard 4-20-15
Jammie Wearing Fools: How Foreign Cash Made Bill And Hillary “Filthy Rich”
Joe For America: CBS Breaks Out Their Monica Lewinsky Knee Pads For Obama
JustOneMinute: The Greaser Goes To New Hampshire
Pamela Geller: Muslims Protest Outside Church Building, Say Cross “Challenging Islam”
Protein Wisdom: Liberal Fascism In Wisconsin
Shot In The Dark: When Journalists Accidentally Tell The Truth
STUMP: Obamacare Tax Watch – You Gotta Wait For Your Wrong Info From The Government
The Gateway Pundit: 72-Year-Old Grandma Rants About Today’s “Soft Women” Who “Use Up The Elderly Money”
The Jawa Report: ISIS Base Camp Located Just South Of US-Mexico Border
The Lonely Conservative: This Is How Progressives Deal With Political Opposition
This Ain’t Hell: Ted Cruz Wants The Troops Armed In Garrison
Weasel Zippers: Race-Baiting Author Toni Morrison Says “I Want To See A Cop Shoot An Unarmed White Teenager”
Megan McArdle: Lower Health Costs Won’t Cure All
Mark Steyn: Oligarchs For Hillary!

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Category: Linkagery

‘People Who Are Joined in Collective Hate’

Posted on | April 21, 2015 | 32 Comments

Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) has a smart take on Ron Jonson’s book about social-media shaming:

If I have one complaint about the book, it’s that he doesn’t dive deep enough into what shaming is good for and why we like it so much. . . .
Shame is, after all, a force for good as well as evil. . . .
Shame is one way we enforced good behavior in small groups before there were laws or trading networks. It is a very powerful motivator, and it helps us to come together in large cooperative groups with high degrees of trust and sharing. A hatred of being shamed ourselves and a love of shaming others who have transgressed both literally helped to make us human. . . .

Interrupting here (because I’m a mansplaining misogynist and that’s what we do) to point out that McArdle has correctly situated this in the context of mankind’s tribal nature. It cannot be emphasized enough that our need to feel membership in a larger group is a powerful psychological motivator. Even highly intelligent and well-educated people seldom stop to think why they identify so passionately as a sports fan (“Roll Tide!”) or in any other chosen tribal identity. Our social behavior — in everything from trivial things like online fanfic groups to international terrorist organizations — reflects our instinctive tribalism. And now, having exercised my patriarchal privilege, I yield the floor to Megan McArdle:

But . . . shame doesn’t just punish wrongdoers; it also turns us into our own moral enforcers. Once we’ve been shamed, we are strongly motivated to avoid doing the things that brought it on. Or at least, most of us are — one of the hallmarks of sociopaths is that they don’t feel shame or remorse. To paraphrase Gordon Gekko, shame is good. Shame is right. Shame works.

Interrupting again, because she’s wrong: Sociopaths do feel shame. They feel it very intensely. The problem is that their damaged ego has erected psychological defense mechanisms that involve the evasion of responsibility through the externalization of blame. Sociopaths rationalize their feelings of shame, lash out at anyone who makes them feel bad about their guilty secrets, and try to play the victim. (“DARVO — Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender.”) Understanding this aspect of sociopathic behavior was what enabled me to unlock the riddle of Brett Kimberlin. One you understood Kimberlin’s shameful motive, everything else about his hideous behavior made a lot more sense. And, yes: Shame is good. Shame is right. Shame works. We return to Megan McArdle:

In the small groups we evolved to live in, shame is tempered by love and forgiveness. People are shamed for some transgression, then they are restored to the group. Ultimately, the shamed person is not an enemy; he or she is someone you need and want to get along with. This is how you make up with your spouse after one or both of you has done or said something terrible. . . .

Except, of course, (a) tribal societies shun or murder those who offend their basic code or honor, and (b) many marriages end because people cannot forgive their spouse’s transgressions. Folks, I apologize for my repeated interruptions. I agree with Megan McArdle. I like Megan McArdle. I want her to like me. So why do I keep interrupting her to make all these niggling little points? But never mind. This is not about my glaring personality defects. Megan McArdle continues:

On the Internet, when all the social context is stripped away and you don’t even have to look at the face of the person you’re being mean to, shame loses its social, restorative function. Shame-storming isn’t punishment. It’s a weapon. . . .
Outrages are identified using the least charitable, most literal possible reading of what someone wrote or did, rather than trying . . . to think of what they could have meant by it, giving them the benefit of the doubt where two readings are possible. Things that were stupid and thoughtless are turned into deliberate outrages that could only be the work of hardened psychopaths. . .
But forget whether the shaming is excessive. Does it even work?
To be sure, a lot of folks certainly seem terrified by the possibility of being attacked by roving bands of verbal vigilantes. Yet I notice two things about these fears that raise some questions about the tactic’s usefulness. First of all, the fears are strongest among people who are politically allied with the shame-stormers. And second, the people who are afraid don’t fear being found out for their dark transgressions; they fear being unjustly attacked.
Twitter makes it absurdly easy to shame someone. You barely have to take 30 seconds out of your day to make an outraged comment that will please your friends and hurt the person you’ve targeted. . . .
This sort of tactic may buy silence, though it is likely to be the most effective on people who already agree with you and simply said something infelicitous. What it cannot buy is community, beyond the bonds that build between people who are joined in collective hate.

You can and should read the whole thing. It was that phrase — “people who are joined in collective hate” — which caught my eye in McArdle’s piece, for this reason: Most conservatives cannot comprehend the intensity of hatred that motivates and unites the Left. Any attempt to out-hate them is futile. For example: No matter how much you hate Amanda Marcotte, you can never hate her as much as she hates you.

Amanda Marcotte exudes an all-encompassing hatred from every evil cell of her wicked anatomy. She is also compulsively dishonest, because a vile sadist like Marcotte fears nothing so much as she fears the exposure of her despicable hatefulness. Once you understand that, once you have unlocked the hidden shameful motive of Marcotte’s otherwise mystifying madness, everything else makes sense.

Like I say, “Scratch a feminist and a kook bleeds.”

Also, “Bad causes attract bad people.”

Did you ever notice that people who constantly speak of "oppression" and demand "equality" tend to be sadists with a craving for revenge?

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

Can I inspire @asymmetricinfo to write something about mansplaining? Compared and contrasted to femsplaining, perhaps?

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) April 21, 2015

So I am grateful to Megan McArdle for her essay on shame-storming, and apologize again for my repeated interruptions. Nobody’s fault but mine.

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Category: Fear. Loathing., Feminism, Megan McArdle

Late Night With Rule 5 Monday

Posted on | April 20, 2015 | 14 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

Better late than never…apologies for the lateness, but it was a busy weekend. As an appetizer, veteran and former Playboy Playmate Michelle Manhart, who made the news this week when she interrupted some flag-desecrating morons by stealing their flag, and got arrested for her pains.

Ms. Manhart in PG-13 attire.

As usual, readers are warned that many of the following links lead to pictures of young women (un)dressed to show off their charms, which may be considered NSFW unless you have a really good job. If you don’t, be discreet in your clicking.

Goodstuff leads off this week with the super hot Molly Quinn, followed by Ninety Miles from Tyranny with Hot Pick of the Late Night, Morning Mistress, and Girls with Guns. Average Bubba is up next with Rule 5 Saturday, Animal Magnetism has Rule 5 Friday and the Saturday Gingermageddon, and First Street Journal has military women Enlisting.

EBL’s thundering herd this week includes Jeannette Rubio, Heidi Cruz, Lisa McElroy’s Bad Day, speculation over which team Hillary bats for, Metro Rule 5, and The Britt McHenry Meltdown. Also, Feminists With Anger Issues!

Wine Women and Politics returns with Babe of the Day, Asstastic, Those Are Nice, Fishnet Friday, Good Gawd, Nice Ass, and Hot Damn!

A View from the Beach offers Afrikaner Beauty – Genevieve Morton, Miss Piggy, Anchorwoman Goes Off On Parking Lot Attendant, Just Found a Couple of Easter Eggs . . ., “It’s a Man’s Man’s World”, A Pint of Guinness for Your Heart, The Zombie Kiss Cam, Have Another Donut for Your Brain’s Sake. When Manatees Attack, and Chesapeake Clean Up Not Obvious.

Soylent Siberia serves up the first class coffee creamer this week, followed by Monday Motivationer Fire in the Hole, That’s Just How I Reacted Too, Tuesday Titillation Smoke on the Water, Humpday Hawtness Charms, Falconsword Fursday Peek A Boo, 3 Million Siberians Can’t Be Wrong, Corset Considerations, T-GIF Friday Here Kitty Kitty, Weekender Awesome, and Bath Night: You Scream I Scream.

Proof Positive’s Friday Night Babe is Ronda Rousey, his Vintage Babe is Frances Langford, and Sex in Advertising is by Guess this week. At Dustbury, it’s Da Brat and Jessica Jung.

Thanks to everyone for their linkagery! Deadline to submit links to the Rule 5 Wombat mailbox for next weekend’s Rule 5 roundup is midnight on Saturday, April 25.

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Category: Rule 5

On Another Plane, George S. Patton Is Swearing Out A Year’s Supply Of Napalm

Posted on | April 20, 2015 | 22 Comments

by Smitty

Old George was famously reprimanded for striking soldiers. I can see him going for a full-on pistol whip of the godless Commies behind this travesty:

In the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event, cadets were required to wear high heels and march to “raise awareness of sexual assault against women.”

Part of the recovery of this country is going to involve a general purge of all of these anti-American abject morons from positions of authority. I support and defend their Constitutional right to be craven colostomy bags. They should not hold leadership positions unopposed, though.

via Instapundit

Category: Culture

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