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Goldman Sachs Banker Charged With Raping 20-Year-Old Irish Student

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 33 Comments

Meet Jason Lee, 37, an Ivy League-educated managing director of the equity capital markets department at Goldman Sachs. One weekend in late August, Lee was celebrating his birthday at a bar in the Hamptons when he met a 20-year-old student from Ireland. He bought her and her friends drinks, and invited them to a $33,000-a-month house he was renting in East Hampton.

A sort of pool party ensued and, the woman told police, Lee was naked when he followed her to the bathroom, forced open the door, pinned her to the floor and raped her. Lee is married. His wife was in Manhattan at the time of the alleged assault. Lee’s lawyer admits his client had sex with the woman, but says it was consensual.

I wanted to point out this alleged crime, allegedly perpetrated by a wealthy member of the elite, in case anyone thought sex crimes were only committed by trash like the Alford brothers of Nebraska.

 

Category: Crime, Sex

Nebraska Sex Offender Re-Offends (And His Brother Is a Sex Offender, Too)

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 24 Comments

Clintus Alford (left); Cletus Alford (right)

Clintus J. Alford, 37, was sentenced to 40  to 60 years in prison Monday for raping two girls, ages 12 and 14. He had previously been convicted in 2004 of false imprisonment for a case involving an 11-year-old girl, and served two years in prison for that offense. The Omaha World-Herald reports that perversion seems to be a family trait:

Alford’s brother, Cletus Alford, is serving an 11-year sentence for assault and for manufacturing child pornography. He took video of a girl he was dating.
That girl, 16-year-old Sarah Neal, was fatally shot in June 2005. Authorities have called Cletus Alford a person of interest in her death, but he has never been charged.

You can read more here about the murder of Sarah Neal.

 

Category: Crime, Sex

I’m Against ‘Revenge Porn,’ But . . .

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 43 Comments

. . . proposals to create laws against it strike me as troubling:

Revenge porn sites feature explicit photos posted by ex-boyfriends, ex-husbands and ex-lovers, often accompanied by disparaging descriptions and identifying details, like where the women live and work, as well as links to their Facebook pages. The sites, which are proliferating, are largely immune to criminal pursuit. But that may be changing. California lawmakers this month passed the first law aimed at revenge porn sites.
With cellphone cameras ubiquitous and many Americans giving in to the urge to document even the most intimate aspects of their lives, revenge porn has opened up new ways to wreak vengeance.
The effects can be devastating. Victims say they have lost jobs, been approached in stores by strangers who recognized their photographs, and watched close friendships and family relationships dissolve. Some have changed their names or altered their appearance. . . .

What is so difficult about, “Don’t share nude pictures of yourself”? And if you’re not going to share them, why take nude photos of yourself?

Of course, guys who seek revenge by publishing their ex-girlfriends’ pictures are worthless scum, and if all the operators of “revenge porn” sites were beaten to death with ball-peen hammers, I wouldn’t lament their deaths. But legislating against this practice, and then spending taxpayer dollars to enforce anti-“revenge porn” laws, seems a bit much, just to protect women from their own stupidity:

He was a muscular guy with “kind of a nerdy kind of charm,” Marianna Taschinger recalled, a combination that proved irresistible to an 18-year-old girl in a small Texas town.
They dated, broke up, dated again. He asked her to pick out a wedding ring. He also made another request — that she take nude pictures of herself and send them to him.
“He said if I didn’t want to send them to him, that meant that I didn’t trust him, which meant that I didn’t love him,” Ms. Taschinger said.
The photos would never be shared with anyone else, she remembers him promising. And she believed him — until last December, more than a year after the couple broke up, when a dozen nude images of her popped up on a Web site focusing on what has become known as revenge porn. She is suing the site and her ex-boyfriend.

OK, so she’s suing the creeps. Good for her. Pursuing a civil lawsuit is her right. But whose fault is it that Marianna Taschinger is (or once was) such a fool for muscular guys with nerdy charm that she sent him a dozen naked pictures of herself?

Is making the world safe for dumb girls a national priority?

 

Category: Crime, Sex

‘The Dissemination of Hate Speech’

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 36 Comments

Arkansas Tech University Professor Wayne Helmer wrote a letter to Prism, the magazine of the American Society for Engineering Education, criticizing the inclusion of sexual orientation in “diversity” programs, calling homosexuality a “detrimental, negative lifestyle,” and using scripture to invoke the authority of Jesus Christ.

All hell broke loose, of course:

The letter prompted the association’s president (Kenneth F. Galloway of Vanderbilt University), president-elect (Nicholas J. Altiero of Tulane University) and immediate past president (Walter J. Buchanan of Texas A&M University) to take the unusual step of issuing a joint letter denouncing their own publication for publishing Helmer’s piece. “His specious mischaracterization of homosexuality is unsupported by any reputable literature,” the letter said. “Professor Helmer is entitled to his religious beliefs. However, Prism is not an appropriate place for him to air his judgment of others based on those beliefs.” . . .
Amy E. Slaton, a historian of science and technology at Drexel University, wrote on her blog STEM Equity that the Prism letter raised broad issues. “The line between ‘freedom of speech’ on one hand, and the dissemination of hate speech on the other,  vexes everyone who thinks about diversity in a democratic society, or at least it should,” she wrote. Normally this concern isn’t big in STEM education, she added.
“Then when we do recognize it, our responses to discrimination don’t often rise to the level of audible anger. We’ve developed the habit of seeking ‘respectful dialog’ as mostly, we try to  redirect the thinking of those who traffic in bias and stereotyping; a constructive impulse, perhaps, but not always a way of speaking truth to power. It’s partly a matter of self-preservation, of course: activism, anger, noise? … not the marks of the mature student, or professional educator or engineer,” Slaton wrote. “But a funny thing happened on the way to diversity in engineering this morning … and I am newly worried about the quietness of our STEM diversity efforts, about the sheer timidity of our discussions around difference and inclusion. And mostly: about our reluctance to censure powerfully those who traffic in hateful rhetoric.”

A few questions occur, among them, “Is there a shortage of gay engineers? Do gay people suffer discrimination in the engineering field?” Honestly, I’m not not aware of any such claim. I am aware that engineering is a male-dominated field, and that blacks and Hispanics (but not Asians) are considered “underrepresented minorities” in the field, but I’ve never heard that discrimination against gays is alleged to be commonplace in engineering.

“Diversity” is a vague goal used to justify quotas in education and employment and, as such, is a dishonest scam. So I’m anti-“diversity” and in favor of clear standards of merit. Exactly where Professor Helmer’s controversial remarks fit into such a discussion, I’m not sure, but Slaton’s rhetoric about “hate speech” disturbs me.

One might say Professor Helmer is obviously prejudiced against homosexuals, but unless you can demonstrate that there is actual discrimination against homosexuals, then the expression of such views is not genuinely harmful, except in terms of hurt feelings.

Does anyone have a right not to have their feelings hurt?

 

Category: Education, Gays

Terrorist ‘White Widow’ Killed in Kenya?

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 47 Comments

Yesterday, I reported that American, Canadian and British terrorists were said to be among the gunmen who perpetrated the massacre at the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya. Donald Douglas last night linked several reports that Britain’s notorious “White Widow” had been killed by Kenyan security forces when they stormed the mall yesterday. Now there are still more accounts:

“I’m aware that there have been reports of a British woman being involved,” British Home Secretary Theresa May said at a press conference Tuesday morning, “but until we have seen the investigations completed, it is not possible to give further details to confirm or deny that issue.” . . .
Lewthwaite has become an almost “mythological figure,” BBC reporter Peter Taylor said: “If she is dead then she would have achieved the kind of martyrdom that her husband Germaine Lindsay achieved.” A Kenyan newspaper said “multiple survivors of the attack” at the Nairobi mall said a woman “appeared to be giving orders to the attackers” . . .

Read the rest at Viral Read.

 

Category: Kenya, Terrorism

A Rare Disagreement With Thomas Sowell

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 27 Comments

by Smitty

But, for the same reason that it makes no sense to impeach either President Obama or Chief Justice Roberts, it makes no sense to attempt to defund ObamaCare. That reason is that it cannot be done. The world is full of things that ought to be done but cannot in fact be done.

The reasons for making ever possible effort to defund ObamaCare, as I see it, are:

  • It’s an economic wrecking ball.
  • Fighting now, even if Ted Cruz is a modern Leonidas, plants the seeds. After the wrecking ball has made its rubble, the “Vote your way out of this” cry can arise. But where is the voice for that if the GOP isn’t trying now?
  • From a negotiating standpoint, if you don’t stake out your strongest position, how can you hope to compromise usefully, e.g. a one-year stay of swinging of the wrecking ball?
  • The sheer mendouchious twatwafflery of Nancy Pelosi accusing the ” target=”_blank”>GOP not arguing in good faith would be kinda funny, if there were not so much at stake.

Read the whole thing, which is a typically great Sowell column.
Whether or not the swing of the wrecking ball is delayed, though, 2014 will be a referendum on whether or not six years of no-talent rodeo clown governance was a swift idea.

Category: Barack Obama, Health Care

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.24.13

Posted on | September 24, 2013 | 10 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Kenyan Army Says Most Hostages Rescued, Mall Mostly Secure

A soldier guides Kenyans to safety at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall

President Kenyatta: “Let me make it clear. We shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. We shall get them. We shall punish them for this heinous crime.”

Senator Cruz Vows To Use “All Means Available” To Block Obamacare
Majority Leader Reid tees up budget bill

Pakistani Christians Mourn 85 Killed In Church Bombing
Protests break out all over Pakistan against Peshawar attack



POLITICS
Lois Lerner, IRS Official At Center Of Tea Party Targeting, Forced To Retire

Lois Lerner

Cited for “neglect of duties”; IRS review board found no evidence of political bias

Bruce Schneier: NSA Snooping Making Us Less Secure

Virginia Congressman Griffith Rails Against Proposed EPA Coal Guidelines


Boston Marathon Bomber’s Lawyers Complain Trial Moving Too Quickly

Maryland Police To Review Arrest Of Parent Who Objected To Common Core

Former FBI Agent Pleads Guilty To Press Leak, Child Porn Charges

“Baby Veronica” Handed Over To Adoptive Parents

McAuliffe Leads Cuccinelli In Virginia Governor’s Race

Hagel Orders Security Review After Navy Yard Shooting



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Continues Fall As Syrian Crisis Eases: NYMEX $103.53, Brent $108.31
Fiat Rethinks Alliance With Chrysler After IPO Filing
ADM Considers Move From Decatur
Stocks Fall On Budget Fight Fears; Apple Jumps
JPMorgan Reportedly To Face More Securities Charges
Retailers Expected To Hire Less Holiday Help
BlackBerry Gets Tentative $4.7 Million Deal To Go Private
New Surface Tablets Make Typing Easy
Valve Fires Up SteamOS, Its Bid For Living Room PC Gaming
Does “Grand Theft Auto V” Mean The End Of Hollywood?
Judge Boosts Google’s “Fair Use” Defense Of Digital Books



SPORTS
Pirates Clinch First Playoff Berth In 21 Years

Pirates reliever Jason Grilli picks up catcher Russell Martin as the Bucs celebrate

Beat Cubs 2-1 as Nationals fall to Cardinals

Reds In Playoffs After Edging Mets 3-2 In Extras


Peyton Manning Carves Up Raiders As Broncos Dominate


Powerful Oracle Moves A Step Closer To Keeping America’s Cup

Rios Hits For The Cycle As Rangers Rout Astros

Deflated, Battered Orioles Face Cruel End To Season

Verlander Untouchable, But Tigers Blow Lead And Game As Twins Win In 11th

Royals Edge Mariners 6-5 In 12

College Football’s Best Cheerleaders From Week 4

Cardinals Knock Nationals Out Of Postseason With 4-3 Win



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jessica Alba Used To Be Self-Conscious About Her Body

Cover girl – “making living healthy fun”!

Babies fixed that

Weinstein Co. Moves Nicole Kidman’s “Grace Of Monaco” Out Of 2013 Contention

Matt Leinart’s Baby Mama Strikes Again

CBS Preparing “NCIS” Spinoff Produced By Mark Harmon, Gary Glasberg

Baltimore Ravens Brawl In DC, Jacoby Jones Injured By Stripper On Party Bus


Ellen Pompeo Slams Emmys As “Dated”, Calls Dance Number “Embarrassing”

Gabrielle Union Shows Off Incredible Bikini Body At The Beach

Showtime’s “Dexter” Finale And “Ray Donovan” Season Ender Hit New Highs

Wes Chapman, Elden Hensen Join “Mockingjay” Cast

“We Can Fictionalize The Footage!” How Reality Shows Are Really Made

Stevie Wonder Tells Marvin Gaye’s Family: You Got Crap Legal Advice

Kendra Wilkinson Will Appear On Season 2 Of “The Mindy Project”

Rihanna’s Instagram Photo Leads To Arrests In Thailand

Paul Dano, Travis Fimmel, Anson Mount, Anton Yelchin On “Warcraft” Short List

Sofia Vergara Shows What $7 Million Of Jewels Looks Like At The Emmys



FOREIGNERS
PRC To Lift Facebook, Twitter Bans In Free Trade Zone
Experts: Norks Can Likely Build Own Nuke Parts
Israel Bleak About US/Iran Rapprochement At UN Summit
Egypt Reinstates Ban On Muslim Brotherhood
Was British “White Widow” Samantha Lewthwaite Among Nairobi Mall Jihadis Killed In Siege?
Jailed Pussy Riot Member Goes On Hunger Strike
High Court Reviews Death Penalty In Delhi Gang Rape
Rolf Harris To Appear In Court Over Sex Abuse Charges
PRC Sets Teenager Free After Internet Outcry
Mexican Storms’ Death Toll Rises To 110



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: “Parents, You Need To Question These People!”
Twitchy: Kenya Dig It? Professor Toure Serves Up A Geography Lesson; Mockery Ensues
American Power: The Evil Of Global Jihad
American Thinker: Media Imbalance On The Nairobi And Peshawar Massacres
Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: This Stupid Week – No Rest For The Wicked Edition
The Necropolitan Sentinel: Obamacare Watch – Inevitable Fraud
Don Surber: Daily Scoreboard, September 23
Jammie Wearing Fools: Obama’s America – Vandals Torch Reagan Statue
JustOneMinute: NYT On ObamaCare – Pay Less To Get Less
Pat Dollard: Ted Cruz Reacts To GOP Leaders Giving Chris Matthews Oppo Research To Attack Him
Protein Wisdom: Jim Geraghty Asks A Question, I Offer An Answer
Shot In The Dark: 2004 Rant, 2013 Slant?
The Jawa Report: Al Qaeda Beheads 40 FSA Rebels
The Lonely Conservative: Now The US Is Exporting Terrorists
Megan McArdle: How The GOP Justifies Cutting Food Stamps While Boosting Farm Subsidies


Category: Live at Five

Bill Schmalfeldt Axed by Examiner (Again) Vows Retaliation on His Enemies

Posted on | September 23, 2013 | 81 Comments

Bill Schmalfeldt ranting, 2011. (Image via Thomas Anderson at Vimeo)

“Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have principles. Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have values. Bill Schmalfeldt doesn’t have beliefs. Bill Schmalfeldt has enemies, and then nothing, a black and dank and empty void of sullenness.”
— Ken White, Popehat, Aug. 6

Sunday, I reported that Bill Schmalfeldt was bragging that he had been re-hired by the Examiner, where he’d already been fired twice. I predicted this would be short-lived, given his past history. Turns out, the Examiner kiboshed his plan to write as “Lester Klemper”:

I got an e-mail telling me they were withdrawing their invitation to re-hire me.

Notice it was “their invitation,” according to Bill Schmalfeldt, as opposed to his attempting to weasel back in under a pseudonym. Predictably, Schmalfeldt reacts by externalizing blame:

“Just wait until you see what an angry Bill Schmalfeldt is capable of” — as if the guy who has been harassing Brett Kimberlin’s targets since last June has never before been angry. Fantasizing the violent death of Patrick Frey and Ken White? That was just fun and games.

So he wrote a blog post about this:

Blah, blah, blah. Bill Schmalfeldt is always entirely innocent when his schemes fail, and everyone else is always to blame. Remember that the first time Schmalfeldt was banned from the Examiner was in December 2011, fully six months before I’d ever heard of him. At that time, the editor who banned him (Kevin Staunton) said it was because of “personal” nature of Schmalfeldt’s attacks on his targets (Wisconsin supporters of Gov. Scott Walker) and Schmalfeldt’s “continued disregard for projecting yourself in a professional manner.”

He was subsequently fired again by the Examiner after perpetrating the “Dead Breitbart” smear, about which he lied, because dishonesty is just intrinsic to his warped personality. And despite the obvious fact that his latest hope of reincarnating himself as “Lester Klemper” at the Examiner was doomed to fail from the start, notice how Schmalfeldt threatens vengeance on those he insists are responsible for his failure:

I said, you’re not going to like what happens if you continue.
They continued.
Therefore, I am not responsible for what is going to happen next.
Aaron Walker? Ali Akbar? R. Stacy McCain? WJJ Hoge?
You won’t know when. You won’t know where. You won’t know how.
But you sure as FUCK will know why.

Typical Bill Schamfleldt: The Dire Warning of Terrible Consequences. Notice that the targets of this threat are four of the five defendants in the Kimberlin v. Walker, et. al., lawsuit. This is not an accident:

Bill Schmalfeldt long ago made clear the purpose of his trolling of Kimberlin’s “Enemies List,” and he cannot deny it now.

As for his Dire Warning of Terrible Consequences, how can Schmalfeldt claim he is “not responsible for what is going to happen next,” seeing as how he asserts advance knowledge of these Terrible Consequences?

Bad things are going to happen to us — Bill says he knows this — but he is “not responsible” for it? Of course, there are those who believe Bill Schmalfeldt is quite literally insane, so in a sense, he isn’t responsible. But I don’t think he meant it that way.




 

Category: Bill Schmalfeldt
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