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The IRS Scandal Cover-Up

Posted on | January 14, 2014 | 20 Comments

Use of the Internal Revenue Service to harass the President’s political Enemies List? That’s not a crime. Entrusting investigation of the IRS scandal to Attorney General Eric Holder? Nothing suspicious about that. Most Transparent Administration in History™!

The DOJ lawyer who’s heading the investigation is an Obama donor and the FBI, after seven months of supposedly investigating this, only recently contacted tea-party groups targeted by the IRS. But other than that, everything here seems legit.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

 

Category: Corruption, Scandal, Taxes

Diversity, Ethnic Studies and Phone Sex

Posted on | January 14, 2014 | 16 Comments

Rounding up the escalating madness, That Mr. G Guy asked, “What the hell is wrong with these people?” Indeed, the craziness has become ubiquitous, especially among our nation’s intellectual elite:

The University of Colorado at Denver does not plan to seek the dismissal of an administrator who was placed on leave after the revelation that she was running a phone sex service, CBS Denver 4 reported. The TV network has also found that she ran an escort service. The administrator — Resa Cooper-Morning, cultural diversity coordinator in the university’s ethnic studies department — has declined to comment, and her lawyer has denied any wrongdoing.
A spokesman for the university said: “We’ve been unable to establish that Ms. Cooper-Morning engaged in criminal activity nor have we been able to determine that she operated her outside businesses while on the job. The university does not condone Ms. Cooper-Morning’s activities, but under the law, there are limits on actions that employers can take regarding off-duty conduct of employees. In the absence of additional information, Ms. Cooper-Morning remains employed by the university.”

There is apparently no rule in the university’s policy that prevents administrator’s from running escort services or selling phone sex, so long as they engage in these activities “off-duty.” It’s merely a hobby, no different than Professor Glenn Reynolds’ blog.

 

Category: Education, Sex

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.14.14

Posted on | January 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Dozens Of Tradeoffs In $1.1 Trillion Budget Bill

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY)

“Slashing spending” with “only a 13% increase”; Tea Party Caucus expected to oppose


Pope Says “Throwaway Culture” Behind Abortion And Famine
Says this mindset is a threat to peace


WV Begins Lifting Tapwater Ban
Bans lifted in several areas of West Virginia



POLITICS
FBI Doesn’t Plan Charges Over IRS Harassment Of Tea Party

Rep. Michele Bachmann addresses a Tea Party rally in June 2013

WSJ reports Feds not finding political bias or enemy hunting

Journalists Flock To Jobs In Obama Administration

Supremes Skeptical Of Obama’s Recess Appointments

Proposed Spy Phone Record Shift Draws Resistance

Obama Dodges Questions On Gates Book

Government Spends Millions On Penis Pumps, Paid Twice Retail Price

“Octomom” Charged With Welfare Fraud In California



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Continues Slide Despite Iran Nuke Deal: NYMEX $91.81, Brent $106.68
Insurers Raise Cost Concerns After Obamacare Demographics Released
Japan Stocks Suffer Worst Day In Five Years After Weak US Jobs Report
Charter Offers $61 Billion For Time Warner Cable
Suntory To Buy Jim Beam For $13.6 Billion Cash
Pizza Hut To Offer Pizza By The Slice In Two Test Markets
Google Buys Wi-Fi Thermostat Company Nest For $3.2 Billion
Microsoft To Launch Windows 9 In 2015?
Huawei Readies Android Game Console For PRC Market
Ubuntu Touch Device Support Dwindles
Facebook Buys Social Media Startup Branch



SPORTS
Rodriguez Sues MLB, Players’ Union To Overturn Ban

Not content with arbitrator’s reduction to 162 games

Accuses MLBPA of bad faith
Seven Random Sports News Items More Interesting Than A-Rod

Howard, Rockets Pocket Win In Boston

Jets Rout Coyotes, Halt Five-Game Skid For New Coach’s Debut


#1 UConn Women Snap Baylor’s 69-Game Home Streak

Blue Jackets Win Fourth Straight On Letetsu’s Late Power Play Goal

#15 Kansas Beats #8 Iowa State, Remains Unbeaten In Big 12

One Goal Enough As Kings Hold Off Canucks In Chippy Game

Are The Nats Done Adding Lefties To The Mix?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jennifer Lawrence Photobombs Taylor Swift At Golden Globes

Us Magazine awards her the red carpet


Shouldn’t the theme from “Jaws” be playing?
Ryan Seacrest: “Single most important photo from 2014 Golden Globes”

Man Killed After Dispute Over Texting In Theater

Sorkin’s “Newsroom” Renewed For Third & Final Season

Ashlee Simpson Engaged To Evan Ross

Disney CEO Bob Iger: “Frozen” Shows Disney Animation Back In The Groove

MTV’s Much-Derided “16 And Pregnant” May Resonate As A Cautionary Tale

Remainder Of “Glee” Season Five To Be Set In New York

Jessie Williams Welcomes Daughter Sadie

Charlize Theron Convinces New BF Sean Penn To Give Up His Guns

Justin Bieber’s Bad Egg Caused $20K In Damage

Kanye West Allegedly Assaults Teenager Who Shouts Racist Slur At Unspeakable Armenian



FOREIGNERS
Egypt Goes To The Polls to Vote On Constitution
Eulogies Praise Former PM Ariel Sharon
At Least 200 Die In Ferry Sinking As Refugees Flee South Sudan
PRC Court Sentences Doctor To Death For Baby Trafficking
Charities Pledge $400 Million To Syria Aid
Revealed: The Dying Remorse Of Mikhail Kalashnikov
Nigeria Bans Gay Marriage
US Journalist Claims He’s Been Expelled From Russia



BLOGS & STUFF
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Queens Principal Marcella Sills Has A History Of Aggressive Incompetence
The Looking Spoon: The Story Of American Decadence Hollywood Will Never Tell and Obama’s Support (Even Among His Base) Dwindles For A Simple Reason
Michelle Malkin: Beware The Left-Wing Funded “Main Street Republicans”
Twitchy: “OMFG The Pope Is Catholic!” Unreal – Is This The Most Absurdly Unreal Reuters Headline Ever?
American Power: Warehousing Students At New York’s PS 106
American Thinker: Obama’s Internal Devaluation Causes Income Inequality
Blackfive: Heroine – Brit Army Medic Kylie Watson Receives The Military Cross
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Get What’s Not Yours
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, January 13
Jammie Wearing Fools: Pew Poll – Christie “Scandal” Draws Little Public Interest
JustOneMinute: It’s The Best That Could Happen
Pat Dollard: Benghazi Transcripts Show Top Defense Officials Briefed Obama On Terror Attack, Not Video Or Protest
Protein Wisdom: “Supreme Court To Weigh Constitutionality Of Obama Power Grab”
Shot In The Dark: One Day At Independence Party HQ
The Jawa Report: Stunning Snowden Revelation – Racist Aliens Behind US Power
The Lonely Conservative: Hillary Has An Enemies List Too
This Ain’t Hell: Clint Cleaver, Phony Army And MC Clubber
Megan McArdle: You Can’t Have A Conversation About Sexism At Gunpoint


Category: Live at Five

#UniteBlue In Which @7serf7 Denies Being Convicted Felon Bill Talley

Posted on | January 13, 2014 | 11 Comments

Background: In April 2013, liberal blogger Matt Osborne — someone I hate nearly as much as he hates me — wrote a long post exposing the fact that Bill Talley, who had been an activist in the #UniteBlue progressive online group, had recently pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including possession of child pornography. Osborne’s “burn notice” of Talley was part of an internecine fight among two groups of liberal activists. Osborne was allied with Matt “Shoq” Edelstein’s #StopRush boycott network which, evidently, viewed #UniteBlue as illegitimate rivals. That aspect of the story is interesting, but ultimately irrelevant to claims by some #UniteBlue activists that Osborne got certain important facts wrong, e.g., these claims about @7serf7:

Talley’s known Twitter accounts:
@Political_Bill
@Strategic_Bill
@Healthcare_Bill
@Sleeping_Bill
@Politaire
@7serf7 . . .
William Talley has outed himself as @7serf7, an account that is still wearing a Unite Blue twibbon (see slideshow below). @7serf7 has doxed and harassed Twitter users who exposed Talley or criticized Unite Blue over him. . . .
The Twitter account @7serf7 has been identified as a sock puppet account of William Talley by multiple independent observers. While insisting this identification is not true, the account does engage in pedophilia advocacy. . . .
Two of [Talley’s] sock puppet accounts, @7serf7 and @politaire, both actively conversed with users who made a great show of unfollowing @Political_Bill. On Tuesday, @7serf7 and @politaire indicated they may be “taking time off” from Twitter; the next day, the accounts were alternately protected or tweeting with new voices.
At this time, Steven Hatlestad, a key figure in the doxing and harassment activity that characterized the flame war over William Talley, appears to be running @politaire; Aurora Grajeda aka @cihuamexica was clearly tweeting through @7serf7.

When the Talley story came to my attention, I cited Osborne’s post at length and used the word “reportedly” to describe the association Osborne alleged between Talley and various Twitter accounts, including @7serf7. Now, @7serf7 has claimed that this was libel — which it quite obviously was not. Nevertheless, because Bill Talley is now in prison and therefore not likely to have access to online social media accounts, it seems self-evident that whoever is currently operating the @7serf7 account is not Bill Talley.

You cannot libel a pseudonymous Internet account, because pseudonyms are just that, pseudonyms — fictional identities.

“George Spelvin” can’t file a libel suit. Q.E.D.

For that matter, as Brett Kimberlin is learning vis-a-vis “Kimberlin Unmasked,” trying to figure out who is actually behind a pseudonymous Internet account is actually quite difficult. There had been much speculation among Kimberlin’s allies about who was behind that account, but when Kimberlin went to court to get the person’s identity, the information provided didn’t point at anyone who had previously been a subject of their speculation.

This demonstrates the folly of most such speculation. For several weeks in 2012, I was lashed to and fro by people speculating that various Twitter accounts were sockpuppets for Neal Rauhauser who has at times boasted about his use of online “personas,” but who obviously cannot be behind every troll account on Twitter. There was similar speculation about other accounts, including the now defunct @OccupyRebellion. It is quite a popular game among some people to create online personas, and an equally popular game to try to “out” the people behind such personas.

All of which is relevant to the situation complained of by @7serf7 who, according to Osborne, “doxed and harassed Twitter users who exposed Talley or criticized Unite Blue over him.” In other words, @7serf7 was clearly an active ally of Talley and from this it was deduced that @7serf7 was in fact a Talley sockpuppet. If that deduction was incorrect, it was not illogical, and it can only be disproven by @7serf7 publicly identifying his or herself.

Finally, if @7serf7 has a complaint, it is against Matt Osborne, and not against me. If another blogger gets their facts wrong, and I link and quote that blogger, I do not thereby become responsible for their errors. Major news organizations also make mistakes, but I do not commit defamation by quoting Rachel Maddow’s lies.

People need to stop using the words “libel” and “defamation” every time somebody says something nasty about them. If I sued everybody who ever defamed me, I’d never have time to do anything else and, frankly, lawsuits are against my religion.

 

Category: Journalism, Liberals

Brett Kimberlin Allegedly Alleges

Posted on | January 13, 2014 | 20 Comments

As predicted this morning, the defendants’ motions to dismiss were denied today in the the million-dollar Maryland lawsuit, Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. And as I had previously explained: “A motion to dismiss is entirely a matter of legal procedure, and one must argue it as if all the facts as alleged by the plaintiff were true which, of course, they aren’t.”

Knowing this in advance, it was nevertheless a stunning thing to hear Montgomery County Judge Sharon Burrell say that she was denying the motions to dismiss because “there is enough alleged here.” That is to say, merely by alleging that he is the victim of torts, Brett Kimberlin gets past the preliminary hurdles, and never mind that the plaintiff is notoriously — nay, infamously — dishonest.

It’s irritating, but that’s the law. Co-defendant John Hoge reports:

None of the motions to dismiss were granted .. . Kimberlin’s motion to consider Ali Akbar served was denied. His motion for additional information from Google was granted.The reason for the denial of Kimberlin’s motion concerning service of process on Ali Akbar was an apparently forged document submitted with his motion.

This last item is curious: Kimberlin had previously submitted a receipt for certified mail of his attempt to serve Ali on which the box for restricted delivery — “addressee only” — was not checked. Yet in court today, Kimberlin claimed to have a receipt on which the box was checked. After a lot of argument about this, Judge Burrell asked Brett to show her this receipt and, after comparing it to what he had previously submitted to the court, the judge declared that it clearly wasn’t the same document. Was this a forgery? I make no such accusation.

Unlike pro se litigants filing lawsuits against innocent defendants, blogging is not covered by the Allege Any Damned Thing rule.

Further motions by the defendants are to be expected in the future, however, and who knows what might be alleged, eh?

 

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Category: The Kimberlin Files

As Though CNN Knows Christianity

Posted on | January 13, 2014 | 22 Comments

by Smitty

Missed this last April: Survey: Young Christians want marijuana legalized:

Thirty-two percent of Christian’s aged 18-29 said they “strongly favor” legalization, while 18% said they “favor” the move, according to a Public Religion Research Institute survey released Thursday. Among Christian’s 65 and older, only 9% said they strongly favor legalization and 47% say they strongly oppose it.

If you’re truly a devotee of Christ, and the liberty enjoyed therein, the interest in self-medication is unclear.

What is clear is that the sponsors of the research, PRRI, are relatively recent arrivals, and I have yet to see anything on faith in the WaPo that wasn’t awash in foolishness.

The bummer here is that the link to this this is from Jack Hunter on Rare. I like Jack on a lot of other topics, but will take him with a grain of the Salt of the Earth when it comes to Christianity.

As for the broader question of pot, well, it’s right up there with homosexuality and abortion on the list of things that interest me not at all. You don’t eat moldy food. Similarly, moldy culture is to be avoided.

Category: Culture

Kimberlin Lawsuit Hearing Today

Posted on | January 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

‘Speedway Bomber’ Brett Kimberlin was sentenced to 50 years in 1981

“I have filed over a hundred lawsuits and another one will be no sweat for me. On the other hand, it will cost you a lot of time and money . . .”
— Brett Kimberlin to Patrick Frey, Oct. 11. 2011

Expect little blogging today as I’ll be attending a 10 a.m. hearing in Montgomery Country Circuit Court for the million-dollar Maryland lawsuit, Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. The court will rule on several pending motions, including my motion to dismiss, although I’m not very optimistic on that. A motion to dismiss is entirely a matter of legal procedure, and one must argue it as if all the facts as alleged by the plaintiff were true which, of course, they aren’t.

The federal RICO suit — also known as Kimberlin v. the Universe, et al. — is another matter, and it appears that I’ll be required to file some motions on that case in the next few weeks.

Nevertheless, the wheels of justice grind exceedingly fine. The record of Brett Kimberlin’s “deceitful maneuvers” is clear:

On June 6, 1997 the revocation hearing was convened at the United States Courthouse in Baltimore. [Kimberlin’s] witnesses included his mother and a friend, Julia Karamin. . . . [Kimberlin] claimed that the February 10, 1997 Notice of Action had deprived him of all income, and he requested a continuance in order to obtain appointed counsel. He claimed that his mother had filed a $150,000 lien against his house, tying up its use as an asset. He also requested a continuance because various witnesses were not present, including his sister, mortgage loan officer Tim Rood, and his personal assistant Monika Kosior. Officer Ramsburg opposed the extension requests, testifying that by [Kimberlin’s] previous statements he had recently received substantial income from LADA and $339,000 since 1993 on his book contract, with no documented explanation of where the money had gone. The examiner denied the continuance because it appeared [Kimberlin] had sufficient assets to hire counsel, and because [Kimberlin] admitted that he was given Form CJA-22 but did not submit it at or following the preliminary interview. . . .
The examiner found that [Kimberlin] used “deceitful maneuvers to hide his ability to pay” and that his “relatives and friends are obviously acting to help him by filing claims and liens to protect his money and property from being available to satisfy the victim’s judgment.” The examiner further found that the “evidence against [Kimberlin] was provided by the subject himself,” and that at no time did [Kimberlin] “indicate any concern or empathy for the victim.” Finally, the examiner found that [Kimberlin’s] settlement offers were not undertaken in good faith; concluded that [Kimberlin] had resisted parole supervision by Officer Ramsburg “in every way he can,” and recommended revocation of parole with a presumptive parole date of two years. . . . [Kimberlin] was taken into custody at the conclusion of the hearing.

You really ought to read the whole thing. Brett Kimberlin’s claim that he is a victim of defamation is certainly amusing. Perhaps Brett’s prison buddy Darrell Rice will testify as a character witness.

 

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Category: The Kimberlin Files

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.13.14

Posted on | January 13, 2014 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Iran Nuke Deal Done

The reactor at Bushehr

Iran opens nuke program, agrees to limit enrichment in return for relaxed sanctions

Israel Holds State Funeral For Ariel Sharon
Tight security for former PM’s memorial service


Chaos In Iraq A Preview Of Afghanistan?
Taliban, Haqqani Network and Al-Qaeda poised to take advantage of NATO exit



POLITICS
High Court Eyes Recess Appointments

The Supreme Court

Does the President or the Senate determine whether the latter is in session?


WV Governor Says Water Tests Are Encouraging



GOP Keeps Pushing On Revoking Tax Credits For Illegals

Obama To Seek Little Change In NSA Snooping

McCain, Rubio: Gates Should Have Waited To Publish Book

Sabbaticals To Help Retain Women In Military?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Down On Crappy US Jobs Data: NYMEX $92.43, Brent $107.13
Yen Climbs To Highest In Three Weeks As Traders Trim Bearish Bets
Retailers Looking For Tougher Data Security After Target Breach
French Oil Giant Total Joins UK Shale Hunt
BMW Fends Off Mercedes, Audi To Keep Luxury Car Lead
Banks Turn Away Cash From Legal Pot In Colorado
Analyst Predicts Windows 8 Tablets To Surge In 2014
Cisco’s Internet Of Everything Vision
Dropbox Works To Resolve Service Hiccups, Says Files Safe
Google Linking GMail To Google+ Raises Privacy Concerns
Valve Adds Support For AMD And Intel Graphics In SteamOS



SPORTS
Ground Game And Defense Send Pats To AFC Title Game

Tom Brady leads the Pats to a crushing victory

New England boots Colts from playoffs, 43-22

Chargers Rally Late But Not Enough As Broncos Hold On For Win

49ers End Panthers’ First Playoff Outing

Seahawks Ride RB Lynch To 23-15 Win Against Saints

Leonard Lifts Depleted Spurs Past Timbermutts

Sabres Snap Skid With Shootout Against Caps

Nationals Ink Strasburg To One-Year Deal, Avoid Arbitration



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sewage Covers Red Carpet At Golden Globes

Also, a pipe burst

Fey & Poehler open again

Pamela Anderson Remarries Ex-Husband Rick Salomon

Dylan Penn Dating “Vampire Diaries” Star Steven McQueen

Ke$ha’s Mom Checks Into Rehab With Daughter

Robin Wright, Ken Foster Engaged

Quentin Tarantino’s New Script: Creating Buzz, And Another Turn For Bruce Dern?

David Cassidy Arrested Again

Katy Perry’s “PRISM” Hits 1 Million Sold



FOREIGNERS
Thai Protesters Block Roads In Bid To Shut Down Capital
France’s First Lady Hospitalized Amid Rumors Of Hollande Affair
Iraq PM Says Not Ordering Assault On Fallujah
Pope Francis Appoints 16 Cardinals, 10 From Outside Europe
Permit To Shoot Endangered Rhino Goes For $350K At Texas Auction
Ten-Hour Blaze Destroys Tibetan Tourist Town
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Hold Drill, Simulate Island Reconquest As PRC Cranks Up Pressure In South China Sea
Mexican Vigilantes Seize Cartel Bastion



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: Children Of The Common Core
American Thinker: Asking The Right Questions About Pot and Whose Conscience Should The Government Violate Next?
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Dennis Prager’s Interview With Camille Paglia
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Let’s Start The Pool Now
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, January 10 and Pull The Plug On Corn Ethanol Already
Jammie Wearing Fools: As Obama’s Economy Staggers Along, Queen Mooch Still Living It Up In Hawaii
JustOneMinute: Unhappy Is The Land That Breeds No Hero
Pat Dollard: Elijah Cummings Claims That Obama (Unlike Bush) Really Cares For The Troops and Brooklyn Muslim Beheads Landlord With Sword, Burns Body In Basement
Protein Wisdom: The People’s Republic Of California – “Private Property? What Private Property?”
Shot In The Dark: This Is Your Obama Recovery – A Long December Edition
The Jawa Report: Justice? White Charged With Hate Crime, Black Charged With Misdemeanor For Same Crime
The Lonely Conservative: Media Has Plenty Of Time For Christie’s Bridgegate, Not So Much For Obama’s Scandals
This Ain’t Hell: Law Enforcement’s Legit Gripe With The Latest DOJ Nominee
Megan McArdle: Bailout Could Backfire On Insurers


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