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What Are The Odds That Boehnerdict Arnold Ends Up Making Wurst of Brat?

Posted on | December 11, 2014 | 31 Comments

by Smitty

It’s been depressing to see the fine print unfold: elections have consequences, so long as those consequences tend toward expanding the federal government, centralizing power, diminishing liberty, and crushing the borders.

. . .Brat takes his mandate to halt amnesty as a promise made to his district. Most point to Brat’s opposition to amnesty as the primary reason he defeated Eric Cantor, and Brat’s victory over Cantor was later revealed to be the primary reason that amnesty didn’t happen last summer.

I’m kind of looking forward to CPAC next year. Conservatives have a long slog ahead of them, struggling against the Democommies and their Vichy GOP sympathizers. But I expect Brat will get a hero’s welcome, rolling in off the grill.

via Instapundit

Category: Republicans

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 12.11.14

Posted on | December 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Dick Cheney: Senate Committee’s CIA Report “Full Of Crap”

Our Dark Lord is not pleased by your shenanigans

“We did exactly what needed to be done…and we were successful”
UN says US officials must be prosecuted
CIA fights back after torture report




Hong Kong Police Clear Central Pro-Democracy Protest Site
Banner near downtown PLA base: “It’s Just The Beginning”

Putin Arrives In India For Summit Talks With Modi
Putin looking for economic deal to blunt Western sanctions



POLITICS
Spending Bill In Danger As Pelosi Demands Changes And Conservatives Peel Off

Conservatives ready to throw down against the leadership

Budget would raise limits on donations to political parties

State Department Stonewalling Requests For Hillary Files

Navy’s Laser Weapon Up And Running In Persian Gulf

Hayden Slams Senate Committee CIA Report

Judge Denies Continuance In Aurora Shooting Trial

Congress Approves Sanctions On Venezuelan Leaders

Poll: Majority Opposes Obama’s Immigration Actions But Hispanics Approve



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude – Bears Still On The Rampage: WTI $61.41, Brent $64.75
Asian Stocks Fall With Oil, Dollar Gets Respite
Wall Street Drops Most Since October As Energy Renews Selloff
Multiemployer Pensions Could Face Cuts
Airfares May Be Cheaper In 2015 Thanks To Fuel Slump
Walgreens CEO Announces Plans To Step Down
Google News To Shut Down In Spain
Delhi High Court Bars Xiaomi From Importing, Selling Phones
Jesse Jackson Pushes For More Diversity In Silicon Valley
Instagram Now Bigger Than Twitter
Apple Goes On The Offensive In iPod Trial



SPORTS
Warriors Extend Streak To Fourteen Against Rockets

Draymond Green overcomes the Rockets’ James Harden

Fourth-quarter rally gives Golden State the win, 105-93

Dodgers Acquire Howie Kendrick, Working On Rollins

Leafs Beat Red Wings 2-1 In Shootout

Gary Andersen Goes From Badgers To Beavers

Scherzer To The Yankees?

Ducks Edge Oilers 2-1

Red Sox Acquire Wade Miley From Snakes

Starless Spurs Hand Knicks Another Loss

Nyets Trade Kirilenko To Sixers

India Goes 369/5 On Third Day Of Test Vs. Australia

Hornets 96, Celtics 87

Kenyans Arrive In Pakistan For One-Dayers

Wizards Edge Magic At The Buzzer, 91-89

Timbermutts Rise Up, Bring Down Blazers 90-82

Desmond To The Mariners?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Scarlett Johansson: Motherhood Is “Magical – And Exhausting”

Interviewed by Barbara Walters for upcoming Walters special

“I’m nursing and I love it…It’s the best way to get back in shape”


Pippa Slams Unspeakable Armenian’s Naked Butt Cover

“Slumdog Millionaire” Co-Stars Split After Six Years


Avril Lavigne Suffering From Undisclosed Health Issues

Taylor Swift Secretly Dating Rocker Matt Healy

Bill Cosby Sued By Rape Accuser For Lying

Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Plemons To Star In “Fargo” Season Two

Zooey Deschanel Sued: You Broke My Horse, Now Pony Up!

Princess Charlene, It’s Twins!

Brad Pitt Doesn’t Want His Daughters To Get Tattoos



FOREIGNERS
Israel Reinforces West Bank Troops Ahead Of Palestinian Minister’s Funeral
Suicide Bomber Kills Six Afghan Soldiers On Kabul Bus
Afghan President “Shocked” BY CIA Torture, Vows Investigation
UN Human Rights Chief Slams Indifference To Deaths Of Boat People
UK Police Arrest 76 At Eric Garner Protest In London
Kurdistan Remains Part Of Iraq – For Now
Brazil Renews Debate Over Amnesty For 1979 Junta Leaders
Australia Looks To Sell Uranium To Ukraine
Livni Joins Opposition to Challenge Netanyahu



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Trey Gowdy Pummels The Obamacare “Architect”
Twitchy: Lizz Winstead Gripes About “Taking Down Rape Survivors”, Gets Schooled
American Power: Democrats Lost The South With Culture War And Elitism
American Thinker: American Deceptionalism
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: LAUSD Embraces Candy Crush And Marxism
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin Reacts To The Omnibus Spending Bill
Don Surber: Our Moral And Intellectual Superiors
Jammie Wearing Fools: After Being Arrested, Moronic NYC Protester Returns For Fanny Pack, Gets Busted For Another Assault On Cop
Joe For America: Are Americans Sufficiently Impaired?
JustOneMinute: As Usual The President Will Disavow Any Knowledge Of His Actions
Pamela Geller: Mass Polygamy In UK Muslim Community – “Practiced In Enormous Scale”
Protein Wisdom: “The Torture Revealed In The Senate CIA Report”
Shot In The Dark: This Saturday, Help Save Freedom
STUMP: Public Pension Choices – Visualizing The Sources Of Bad Experience
The Gateway Pundit: Betrayal – Boehner Funds Obamacare For A Year In Spending Bill
The Jawa Report: Ferguson Protester Prophesied – White People Going To Laugh At Your Ass
The Lonely Conservative: All Hope Is Not Lost
This Ain’t Hell: Obama Wants Authorization For “Boots” In Iraq
Weasel Zippers: Food Stamp Recipients Top 47 Million For 37 Straight Months
Megan McArdle: Amazon Doesn’t Have To Treat Its Workers Fairly
Mark Steyn: Congress Shall Make No Memo


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Category: Live at Five

I Do Not Think That Word Means What Gruber Thinks It Means

Posted on | December 10, 2014 | 24 Comments

by Smitty

Via Hot Air, emphasis mine:

In an appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Gruber was probed by Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) over his lamentation that the administration’s lack of honesty about the imposition of taxes both on those who do not purchase insurance and on those who do have insurance. Turner prodded Gruber over whether he had any conversations with members of the White House who perhaps shared his opinion that the ACA needed to be crafted in a “tortured” way to ensure its passage.

After much deliberation, Gruber finally answered: “I honestly do not recall.”

One does not condone torture, but occasionally one perceives the source of temptation to throw someone down the stairs, up the stairs, and then back down the stairs. Anything to enhance the likelihood of recollection.

Category: Health Care

A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS

Posted on | December 10, 2014 | 8 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


Beating on the agitprop outlet formerly known as the National Newspaper of Record is a favorite pastime in the conservative blogosphere, and you could make a compelling argument that some blogs do little else. Which is not a criticism, mind you; it’s necessary work, and God bless the people that read the New York Slimes so I don’t have to. Still, I have to admire Elijah Lovejoy for his chutzpah in launching Stories They Forgot, a website dedicated to serving up all the news that the Gray Lady doesn’t see fit to print. It acknowledges its debt to Drudge, but the site is more than just a pile of links going off in all directions; instead, stories are organized by topic and it’s all news, without any opinion filler. Big Fur Hat at IOTWReport had some nice things to say about it, as did his commenters, and I think Mr. Lovejoy may have a hit on his hands here. Take a gander at it and tell me what you think in the comments.


Category: Linkagery, New York Times

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 12.10.14

Posted on | December 10, 2014 | 2 Comments

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TOP NEWS
Contrasting Claims Of Torture Effectiveness From Senate, CIA

2996 reasons why IDGAF about the torture of Al-Qaeda prisoners

Intelligence committee claims intel was available elsewhere without torture
Thirteen techniques used by interrogators
McCain-supported report says brutal tactics didn’t work
John Yoo: A torture report for the dustbin


Massive $1.1 Trillion Continuing Resolution Unveiled
Something to piss off both the Tea Party and the Democrats

South African Prosecutors Win Bid To Appeal Pistorius Conviction
Prosecutors will seek murder conviction



POLITICS
Berkeley Protesters March For Fourth Straight Night

Protesters greeted by police in riot gear at freeway ramp

Highway blocked, stores vandalized

Gruber Hammered By GOP At Oversight Panel

Tea Party Group Hands Out “I’m With Stupid” T-Shirts Before Hearing

IRS Paid $6 Billion In Bogus Child Tax Credits

Supremes Reject Workers’ Claim For Paid Security Screening Time

Rick Perry: Most People Expect Me To Run For President

Report Reveals Flaws In Diplomatic Facilities

Obama Eyes Expanded War Powers To Fight ISIS

Montana Governor To Lead Democrats’ Campaign Arm

Missouri Executes Inmate For 1998 Hammer Murder



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Slides Again As Dollar Strengthens: WTI $62.82, Brent $65.78
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Retires Amid Ongoing Sales Slump
Asian Stocks Fall To Six-Month Low As Yen Climbs, China Rebounds
Colorado Weed Taxes Rebound After First Dip
Citigroup To Take $3.5 Billion Charge For Legal & Restructuring Expense
Verizon Declines As Competition Heats Up
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 With Octocore Processor Now In Testing
How To Search For Old Facebook Posts
Intel Unveils Its Own “Internet Of Things” Platform
Big Update For Twitch On XBox One Adds Video On Demand, More
Amazon Now Offering 4K Streaming On Instant Video
The Ten Best Nintendo Wii U Games



SPORTS
Jon Lester Reportedly Agrees To Six Year/$155 Million Deal With Cubs

Red Sox were already looking elsewhere to fill out rotation

Joe Maddon: “We won the baseball lottery this year”


Cam Newton Suffers Fractured Back In Car Accident


Blue Jackets Edge Flyers In OT


James Rallies Cavs Past Raptors As Streak Reaches Eight

Liriano, Pirates Agree On Three Year $39 Million Deal

Leafs Snuff Flames 4-1

Knicks Lose Ninth Straight, Fall To Pelicans

Sharks Pound Oilers 5-2

Nationals, Rangers Talking Pitchers And Infielders



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Olivia Wilde Looking Fit!

Just seven months after baby’s arrival

Pics from Hawaii vacation with hubby Jason Sudeikis

Did Floyd Mayweather Provoke Earl Hayes’ Murder/Suicide With Taunts About Stephanie’s Infidelity?

Nicole Kidman: The Elle Interview

Watch Dwayne Johnson In “San Andreas” Trailer

Julia Roberts Stars As Face of Givenchy’s 2015 Campaign

Charlie Sheen Settles With Brooke After Booze, Abuse Allegations

Jason Momoa Signs Four-Film Deal To Play Aquaman

Janice Dickinson Rips Bill Cosby In Emotional Appearance On Nancy Grace

Joaquin Phoenix Announces He’s Engaged To Yoga Instructor

Maria Shriver Doesn’t Like Her Son Dating Miley Cyrus

“Big Eyes” Draws Big Art Crowd

Italy Looks To Score Oscar Gold For The Second Year In A Row



FOREIGNERS
Hong Kong Protesters Dismantle Tents As Police Clearance Looms
Top Chicom Official Gets Life In Prison For Taking $6 Million In Bribes
Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi To Receive Nobel Peace Prize Today
Hostilities Between Ukrainian Forces And Rebels Largely Suspended
Israeli Defense Minister: Obama Administration Won’t Be Around Forever
Gorbachev Calls For EU, Russia, US To Hold Summits To Defrost Chilly Relations
Pirate Bay Knocked Offline After Swedish Raid
India Widens Uber Probe As Government Vows Overhaul Of Driver Databases
UN Restores Food Aid For Syrian Refugees After Flood Of Donations
Netanyahu Facing Leadership Test In Today’s Likud Vote



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Welcome To TotCare – Obama’s Preschool Takeover
Twitchy: Protip – Andy Borowitz Is Hilariously Unfunny
American Power: Obamacare’s Casualty List
American Thinker: America, From Superpower To Banana Republic
Conservatives4Palin: Governor Palin – “I Would Love To See A Woman On Both Sides Running”
Don Surber: Hanukkah Ham’s Unfortunate Brother
Jammie Wearing Fools: Historic! UN Climate Clown Conference Sets Record For Largest Carbon Footprint
Joe For America: Proud To Be An American?
JustOneMinute: Rape Denialism At The New York Times?
Pamela Geller: Obama Adminisatration Forces City To Pay Muslims $7.75 Million
Protein Wisdom: About That Serious National Conversation On Race…
Shot In The Dark: The Doldrums
The Gateway Pundit: Six Former CIA Directors – Interrogation Program Saved Thousands Of Lives
The Jawa Report: $100K Reward For Yaser Abdel Said
The Lonely Conservative: CFPB Tells Banks Not To Investigate Welfare Recipients Applying For Loans
This Ain’t Hell: Manning Wants His Civil Rights
Weasel Zippers: Homeland Security Paid One Org $280 Million To House Unaccompanied Illegal Kids This Year
Megan McArdle: You Can’t Just Accuse People Of Rape


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Category: Live at Five

The Rape of Credibility: Feminism’s Agenda and the Jackie Coakley Scandal

Posted on | December 9, 2014 | 99 Comments

@ChuckCJohnson reports that the young woman pictured above is named Jackie Coakley, and that she was the main source for Rolling Stone‘s sensational (and now discredited) story about an alleged 2012 gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house.

Can I say for certain that Coakley has been correctly identified? I cannot, but (a) I have named my source, (b) so far as I know, neither Rolling Stone nor anyone else has denied this identification of Coakley as their source, and (c) you can check it out for yourself.

The Internet is a wonderful thing. Google is your friend.

“I think a crime of rape off campus or a crime of rape on campus ought to be treated the same way. And the sooner it’s treated the same way, the sooner the message is going to get out that you can’t get away with something on campus that you couldn’t get away with someplace else. . . . It’s high time to make sure that a crime is a crime wherever it is committed and treated the same way. And when it is treated universally the same way we will have less rape on campuses.”
— Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican

A woman with an agenda named Sabrina Rubin Erdely was hunting for a nice juicy campus rape story to “report” and Jackie Coakley was apparently willing to tell Erdely such a story. Some people are hashtagging this #UVAHoax, and I am not prepared to say that the Rolling Stone is a hoax, per se. It was certainly a shabby excuse for journalism. Rolling Stone raped its own credibility and, in doing so, exposed the fundamental problem with feminism’s “rape culture” narrative, as Robby Soave explains quite well at Reason magazine:

Suppose Jackie’s story was not so incredible. Suppose that premeditated, ritualistic gang rape was a plausible occurrence at the average college. Suppose that one in every five — or four, or three — female students found themselves in serious danger of assault the moment they set foot outside their dorm rooms. Suppose that America’s campuses really did rival Somalia in terms of the violence faced by young women. . . .
On the other hand, suppose the details of Jackie’s story were exaggerated, or in doubt. Suppose that premeditated, ritualistic gang rape was highly implausible. Suppose that cherry-picked statistics from a few unrepresentative studies were clearly masking an extraordinary decline in rape rates nationwide over the past few decades. Suppose the best available evidence suggested that campuses were, on the whole, safer for women than other environments. Suppose that campus sexual assaults were largely the work of a few sociopaths and nearly always the result of alcohol-induced incapacitation.
Wouldn’t the supposed solution to the campus rape crisis look markedly different?

Please read the whole thing, but you get the basic point: What we have here is a conflict between (a) known facts about rape on college and university campuses, and (b) controversial and tendentious claims about campus rape made by feminist ideologues.

“The problem is [Erdely] found a story that was embellished. It didn’t hold up.”
— Rolling Stone staffer, quoted in the New York Observer

“According to Got News, Jackie Coakley has misled several students at her high school and college about her sexual history, suggesting she may have completely fabricated rape stories and sexual abuse within her past relationships with men.”
— Benjamin Simon, Inquisitor

Here’s the thing: We don’t know what we don’t know.

That is to say, drunk college kids — and massive alcohol consumption is nearly always involved in these incidents — are unreliable narrators about what they did while they were drunk. The incessant demand of feminists that we must “believe the victims” requires us to be clairvoyant, to read the minds of two drunk teenagers and to witness (with our extra-sensory perception) the scene in a darkened dorm room where a sexual encounter occurred to which the only actual witnesses were the drunk teenagers themselves.

Indisputable evidence is generally lacking in these cases, and the testimony of the accused and accuser are all we have to evaluate. What happens is that we make what we call “common sense” judgments. Alas, many people’s version of “common sense” is heavily influenced by feminist rhetoric that depicts all males as sexual oppressors, which requires the rest of us to reply, “No, you’re crazy.”

Is Jackie Coakley the source for Rolling Stone‘s story? Did the incident described in that story actually happen? We don’t know.

It is not “rape culture” to say we don’t know what happened, and it is not ethical journalism to report as fact things you don’t know.

Chuck Johnson says that Jackie Coakley is Rolling Stone‘s source, and that she has been a feminist activist since high school. It is now the job of reporters to investigate and discover as many of the facts as can be discovered about this story, in an effort to determine how it was that Rolling Stone got suckered into this journalistic catastrophe.

Prediction: Within a week, we will see Rolling Stone‘s source being interviewed on a major network TV program.

 





 

Category: Crime, Education, Feminism, Media Bias, Sex

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
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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


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Emerging Awareness Update

Posted on | December 8, 2014 | 93 Comments

In last year’s Windsor decision, the Supreme Court decided that its own “Emerging Awareness” Doctrine made sodomy the lawful equivalent of holy matrimony. Those of us who criticized that decision were ridiculed as alarmists for warning that Justice Anthony Kennedy’s decree would have bad consequences. Am I the only one who has noticed that the news has gotten increasingly weird since then?

A 54-year-old Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged for impregnating a 12-year-old girl . . .
Elbert Richardson, of Brockton, MA, pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated rape of a child and indecent assault on a child under 14. . . .
The victim . . . went to the hospital in need of medical attention and it was there she discovered that she was eight months pregnant. Authorities say that she was unaware of her pregnancy prior to the hospital visit. The girl was reportedly raped in April, and after learning that she was 32 weeks pregnant she told police that Richardson was the father. . . .
When word spread that the victim was pregnant, Richardson’s wife told the witness that a “13-year-old boy down the street” impregnated her
Richardson’s wife has defended her husband, saying that the allegations are false and that she has never witnessed him sexually abusing anyone. . . .
“We’re going to get DNA and the DNA is going to decide whether this young lady is telling the truth or whether the defendant is telling the truth. It’s one of those situations that does have a very permanent resolution to it,” Judge Ronald Moynahan said. “It’s not going to be a, ‘He said, she said’ once that DNA comes back.”

Elbert Richardson’s wife defended him because she believes in civil rights, you see. A child molester is presumed innocent until the DNA evidence proves he got the 12-year-old girl pregnant. It’s just like the way Hillary Clinton pretended to believe Bill Clinton’s claim that he didn’t have sex with Monica Lewinsky until the stain on Monica’s blue dress proved Bill and Hillary are both liars. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania:

Necrophilia motivated a man to fatally shoot his stepdaughter last month, according to a Pennsylvania prosecutor.
Gregory Graf recorded himself sexually abusing the body of Jessica Padgett, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said on Friday. The video was discovered a day earlier on Graf’s computer, the prosecutor said.
Padgett, 33, was last seen alive on Nov. 21, when she left work at a day care center. Graf was arrested five days later after police found her body buried behind a shed on the property where he lives with Padgett’s mother.
Graf, 53, is being held without bail on a homicide charge. The fencing company owner confessed to killing Padgett, a recently married mother of three, according to Morganelli. . . .
Morganelli said Graf will be charged with abuse of a corpse. . . .

(Which is still illegal, despite the Windsor ruling.)

‘He videotaped it,’ Morganelli told Philly.com.
‘So there’s a videotape of him abusing the corpse sexually.’
Morganelli said he believes that Graf took his stepdaughter’s life in order to abuse her as a corpse.
‘I believe it was a direct motive, in my opinion,’ Morganelli said, ‘and that’s what we’re going to be arguing.’
Because the alleged abuse occurred after Padgett was killed Morganelli will not be able to seek the death penalty.
Philly.com reports that under Pennsylvania law rape and murder allow prosecutors to pursue capital charges but sexual desecration of a corpse does not.

Liberals can thank the ACLU for saving Gregory Graf from the “cruel and unusual punishment” of the death penalty. Now, if only Justice Kennedy and the Supreme Court could do something to help our society end the ignorant prejudice of necrophobia . . .

Meanwhile, I’m waiting for feminists to blame these crimes on the patriarchy because, after all, both cases were heteronormative.

Dark sarcasm may be in poor taste, but it’s not illegal. Yet.

 

Category: Crime, Sex
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