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‘A Little Girl on Her Way to School’

Posted on | June 13, 2013 | 17 Comments

Those were the words Assistant District Attorney Thaddeus West used Wednesday morning in York County (Maine) Superior Court to describe the victim of a brutal attack by Dane Bosley.

Bosley was 20 years old that day in October 2008 when he leaped out of the bushes and raped his victim at knifepoint.

And the victim — the one the prosecutor described to the jury as “a little girl on her way to school” — was 14 years old:

A man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in 2008 as she took a shortcut to school changed his plea to guilty as the second day of his trial in York County Superior Court was about to begin Wednesday morning.
Dane Bosley, 25, pleaded guilty to gross sexual assault and agreed to a recommended sentence that will put him in prison for at least 14 years. In exchange for the guilty plea, the state dropped additional charges of kidnapping, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and assault.
Bosley’s plea reversal came after his victim, now 19, testified about the attack. In testimony Tuesday that had to be interrupted when she became emotionally overwhelmed, the woman described how she was attacked, threatened with a knife and sexually assaulted mutiple times.

Before deciding to plead guilty, the perp tried an interesting defense:

At the outset of the trial, Bosley claimed that the sex was consensual and the victim was fabricating the story about the attack and there were inconsistencies in her story that should lead to reasonable doubt.

But wait — why would he claim that?

The case against Bosley required that the state prove he forced the girl to have sex. Under Maine law, statutory rape . . . only applies when the victim is younger than 14.

Good thing Maine isn’t full of bigoted haters like Florida, huh?

 


Category: Crime, Sex

Chuck Schumer’s Compromise Plan: ‘Bend Over and Grab Your Ankles, Republicans’

Posted on | June 13, 2013 | 19 Comments

‘Thanks for the compromise, Marco. Now go fix me a sandwich.’

“Pro-tip for Republicans: if Obama, Schumer, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, La Raza, and the SEIU is really really really for something, it’s probably best for you to oppose it.”
— Jeff Goldstein, Protein Wisdom

You have to smile at the childish naïveté behind these headlines:

Senate kills Grassley’s border-security
amendment — with all four Republican
“Gang of Eight” members in support
— Hot Air

Rubio: ‘I’m done’ if immigration bill
includes gay couple amendment
— Yahoo News

Who are these Republicans who imagine that notorious liars like Chuck Schumer can be trusted to negotiate in good faith? Where does the GOP find such hopelessly persistent fools? Why didn’t someone warn Marco Rubio not to align himself with the Open Borders Caucus?

[A]mnesty cheerleaders like Lindsey Graham … give Chuck Schumer’s bill its transparently thin négligée of “bipartisanship” . . .

And speaking of négligées:

Seriously: How soon before college orientation “diversity” seminars start requiring freshmen to get sodomized by foreign-exchange students?

One hesitates to joke about such things, considering recent innovations in the middle school “Diversity Days” curriculum.

Happy 14th Birthday! (Batteries not included.)

 

Category: Immigration

The Gang of Eight Liars

Posted on | June 13, 2013 | 48 Comments

Everything you need to know about the so-called “Gang of 8” Senate immigration bill is this: Obama supports it.

If this bill was good for America, Obama would be against it.

If this was a bill that any conservative could honestly support, Harry Reid would have killed it in committee and Chuck Schumer would not be begging people to support it, and the fact that 30 Republicans voted for cloture is profoundly disturbing.

Supporters of the Senate bill are lying, because if they told the truth about it, there would be a firestorm of outrage. And because we know that they are lying about it,  as Michelle Malkin explains, it’s important not to listen to what they say, but to watch what they do:

The official White House operating policy is: No illegal alien left behind. “Smarter enforcement” means no enforcement.
Remember: Exactly one year ago this week, the president announced he would halt all deportations and start granting work permits to an estimated 2.1 million illegal aliens who entered the country as children.
This blanket amnesty through administrative non-enforcement has been plagued by questions of fraud from the get-go.

Read the whole thing. Every word spoken or written in favor of this wretched legislative monstrosity is a lie, including any claim that it would require immigrants to learn English:

[ProEnglish Executive Director, Bob Vandervoort said:] “Contrary to what the Gang of 8 says, S. 744 has no requirement for illegal immigrants to learn English to get work permits or amnesty. They can renew their work permits indefinitely. They only have to show some knowledge of English IF they apply for green cards after 10 and a half years of residency! In the meantime, taxpayers will be paying for translations and interpreters. It’s time for the Gang of 8 to stop the lies.”
“For at least ten years and perhaps for their entire lives, this huge new group of predominantly non-English speaking, former illegal immigrants will create a huge new demand for costly government services in their native language, further exacerbating the dangerous and growing division of the United States into separate cultural and linguistic communities,” Vandervoort elaborates. “This would be an unprecedented calamity for our nation’s unity,” he said.

What part of “NO AMNESTY” is so hard to understand?

UPDATE: No intelligent person is deceived by this “bipartisanship”:

On Tuesday, the Senate voted 84-15 — with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell among 30 Republican senators voting “yes” — to bring the bill to the floor for debate. Tea Party favorite, Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, was among the GOP senators declaring support for the controversial legislation. . . .
Rubio told David Drucker of the Washington Examiner that he is working with fellow Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah to craft an amendment that would strengthen border enforcement provisions in the bill. However, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, has already signaled that he will oppose stronger enforcement.
The “Gang of Eight” bill was slammed this week by two influential conservative columnists.
“If the GOP Is This Stupid, It Deserves to Die,” Ann Coulter headlined her Wednesday column, saying Republican supporters of the legislation “are devoting all their energy to slightly increasing their share of the Hispanic vote while alienating everyone else in America.” And the bill was also criticized by Michelle Malkin.
“Suicidal Republicans have supported illegal alien amnesties dating back to the Reagan era,” Malkin said in her Thursday syndicated column, which concluded: “Trust them? Hell, no. There’s only one course for citizens who believe in upholding the Constitution and protecting the American dream: Stop them.”

Read the rest at Viral Read.

 


Category: Immigration

LIVE AT FIVE: 06.13.13

Posted on | June 13, 2013 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Pennsylvania Child’s Double-Lung Transplant Deemed Success

Sarah Murnaghan’s parents fought HHS rules on organ allocation and won

Nelson Mandela’s Condition Improving
Better response to treatment after four difficult days

The NSA: True Lies In The National Security State
Snowden’s heroism or villainy are tangential to the real issues



POLITICS
Ed Markey Bringing In The Big Guns

Obama attends a a rally for senate candidate Ed Markey at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.

Obama attends a a rally for senate candidate Ed Markey at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury.

Bill Clinton, President Obama rush in to shore up Democrat support as Markey’s lead dwindles to single digits


CIA’s Deputy Director To Be Replaced By White House Lawyer

FEMA Denies Additional Aid To Texas Town Where Fertilizer Plant Exploded


Bipartisan Effort Underway To Rein In Administration’s Data Collection Dragnet

Lawmakers Press EPA For Answers On Alleged Bias Against Conservative Groups

House Votes To Resume Deporting Young Illegals

ObamaCare’s Contraception Mandate Lawsuits Seem Headed For Supreme Court

NSA Director Claims Surveillance Disrupted “Dozens” Of Terrorist Attacks

Bloomberg Calls On Wealthy New Yorkers To Cut Off Pro-Gun Democrats

Senate Armed Services Committee Rejects Proposed Overhaul Of Military Justice



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Down In Asian Trade On Weak Demand After Spike On Turkish Rioting: NYMEX $95.51, Brent $103.28
Japan Stocks Fall As Nikkei Gets Bearish On Yen
Banks Repossessing More Homes As Prices Rise
JPMorgan Chase Announces 1800 Jobs Cut In Mortgage Unit
Investors Unhappy Over Apollo Tyres’ US Acquisition
Clearwire Board Supports Dish Bid Over Sprint’s Lower Offer
You’re Not Wrong, Microsoft, You’re Just An A*****e
Nintendo Shows Off Wii U, 3DS Lineup At E3
Facebook Adds Clickable Hashtags
Ouya Crashes E3, Organizers Call Cops
Yahoo To Reissue Inactive Mail Accounts To Other Users



SPORTS
Hawks Win Game One Of Stanley Cup Finals

Andrew Shaw gets it done for the Hawks

Andrew Shaw gets it done for the Hawks

4-3 in double OT

NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler Dies After Dirt Track Accident

Snakes Take Dodgers In 12th After LA Bullpen Fails

Dillon Gee Shuts Down Cardinals In 5-1 Mets Win

UConn Men’s Hoops Get Grades Up, Approved For Next Year’s Tourney

No Kidd-ing: Jason Kidd Named Nyets’ Coach

Yankees (Offense) Still Sucks, A’s Win 5-2

Marte Sparks Bucs Past Giants, 12-8

Ohlendorf Steps Up, Leads Nats To Victory Over Rockies



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Sandra Bullock In Talks For “Annie” Remake

Still hot.

Still hot.

Would join Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis

Curvy Canadian Claims Kanye Cheated With Her On The Unspeakable Armenian

Miley Cyrus Shoots Down Rumors Of Romance With Justin Bieber

Jennie Garth & Peter Facinelli Divorce Final – Nicest Divorce Ever

Farrah Abraham Gives New Meaning To The Word Disgusting

Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding On Hold?

Elaine Stritch Not That Thrilled About Her Golden Years

15 Years Later, Ethan Embry Still Not Sure What “Can’t Hardly Wait” Is About

Carey Mulligan Passes On Hillary Clinton Biopic

First Look At Naomi Watts In New “Diana” Biopic



FOREIGNERS
Even “Menu-Gate” hasn’t Saved Julia Gillard’s Sexism Speech From Bombing On Twitter
David Cameron Hints At Further Cuts To Green Energy Subsidies
Turkey’s Crackdown Could Cost It EU Membership
Khatami, Reformists Back Rohani In Iranian Presidential Vote
Tunisia Imprisons Three Topless Activists
If US Doesn’t Arm Syrian Rebels, Europeans And Arabs May
Taoiseach Says He’s Been Branded “Murderer” For Abortion Stance
Norks Blame ROK For “Deliberate Disruption” Of Talks
Of course.



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: Obama’s Definition Of “Smarter Enforcement” – None
NRO Corner: Vitter Blasts Cornyn’s Border Security Amendment
Weasel Zippers: House Committee Approves Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks
Blackfive: First Verified Lie From Ed Snowden
Ed Morrissey: Sen. Tester Says Snowden Leaks Didn’t Damage National Security
NewsBusters: How Long Will Obama’s Love Of The Surveillance State Turn Media Away?
Stephen Kruiser: Old White Guy From Party Of Youth And Diversity Has Double-Digit Lead In MA Senate Poll
Breitbart: Audience Member Confronts Bill Maher After Comic Slams Trig Palin
Bryan Preston: Cincy IRS Employee Doesn’t Like The View From Under The Bus
Jawa Report: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
James Pethokoukis: Yet Another Way ObamaCare Stifles Medical Innovation


Category: Live at Five

The #FreeKate Criminal Caucus

Posted on | June 12, 2013 | 34 Comments

Bad causes attract bad supporters, and readers will perhaps not be surprised that people who think it should be legal to diddle 14-year-olds — which is what the “Free Kate” movement boils down to — are not generally paragons of civil discourse:

Here we see Gary Herndon on Facebook chatting with Kaitlyn Hunt’s father, Steve Hunt, about efforts to suppress online critics of the “Free Kate” campaign.  Would you be surprised to learn that Gary M. Herdon of Charlotte, N.C., has a criminal record for stalking?

So apparently, a 50-year-old criminal thinks Kaitlyn Hunt should be celebrated as a hero for having sex with a 14-year-old.

Right.

It’s the “Stalkers for Statutory Rape” movement. And if you disagree with them, you’re just a bigoted hater.

Kaitlyn Hunt remains free on bond. Her next court date is July 25.

 

Category: Kaitlyn Hunt

Well, What Is the Rate?

Posted on | June 12, 2013 | 39 Comments

The usual suspects are doing their abortion-rape war dance:

Another Republican congressman ventured into the realm of rape and pregnancy Wednesday, saying at a committee hearing that incidences of pregnancy from rape are “very low.”
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), whose measure banning abortions after 20 weeks was being considered in the House Judiciary Committee, argued against a Democratic amendment to make exceptions for rape and incest by suggesting that pregnancy from rape is rare.
“Before, when my friends on the left side of the aisle here tried to make rape and incest the subject — because, you know, the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low,” Franks said.
Franks continued: “But when you make that exception, there’s usually a requirement to report the rape within 48 hours. And in this case that’s impossible because this is in the sixth month of gestation. And that’s what completely negates and vitiates the purpose for such an amendment.”

Attack!

“I just find it astonishing to hear a phrase repeated that the incidence of pregnancy from rape is low,” [California Democrat Rep. Zoe] Lofgren said. “There’s no scientific basis for that. And the idea that the Republican men on this committee can tell the women of America that they have to carry to term the product of a rape is outrageous.”

This is not what Franks said, but what he did say indicates — as I pointed out at the time of the Todd Akin fiasco — that there really needs to be a seminar where pro-life Republican politicians are taught to talk sense about this. The point to be debated is not about how many pregnancies result from rape, rather the point is, what percentage of abortions are a consequence of rape?

If you outlawed abortion and made a loophole for rape victims, you would have banned more than 95% of abortions, which are performed simply as after-the-fact contraception. And you would also have created a powerful incentive for women who accidentally got pregnant to claim they had been raped.

There is a reason why, after all, hard-core pro-lifers are opposed to abortion without exception, simply because the history — during that period of the 1960s and early ’70s when a few states created loopholes in heir abortion laws (for what were called “therapeutic” reasons) — demonstrated that women seeking abortions would say whatever they had to say in order to get what they wanted.

After all, once you decide, “I want to kill my baby,” what’s a few lies in the grand scheme of wickedness? And there were plenty of doctors who would sign off on claims that, for example, the stress of pregnancy would impair the patient’s mental health, and therefore   a “therapeutic” abortion was medically required.

People who are in favor of killing babies are not scrupulous about such things as honesty. Zoe Lofgren is such a fanatic for abortion, I’m sure she would have gladly volunteered at Kermit Gosnell’s clinic to “snip” babies’ spines as a weekend hobby.

Suppose you passed a ban on abortion that included every exception usually demanded: Rape, incest, life or health of the mother. If effectively enforced, this would reduce the number of abortions from more than 1 million a year to less than 100,000.

It would also devastate the abortion industry, which currently has revenues of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and which also reliably supports the Democrat Party. Baby-killers are a core constituency of Zoe Lofgren’s party, and she is committed to doing whatever is necessary to defend this grisly practice.

Zoe Lofgren would deny this, of course, because she is a Democrat and therefore a liar. And it is the lying baby-killers whom we should criticize, rather than criticizing Republicans like Trent Franks.

 

Category: Abortion

Naked 19-Year-Old News Update

Posted on | June 12, 2013 | 63 Comments


Officials have halted search operations for Maureen Kelly, who has been missing since Sunday in a remote Washington State forest. Kelly, a 19-year-old from Vancouver, disappeared in what can only be described as a search for the answer to the eternal question: “How stupid do you have to be to try something like this?”

Deputies are searching for a naked Vancouver woman, 19, who left her campground in west Skamania County on Sunday afternoon.
Maureen Kelly reportedly left the Canyon Creek Campground in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest just after 5 p.m. Sunday on a “spiritual quest,” wearing only a fanny pack that contained a compass and a knife. The woman was supposed to return that night, but didn’t. A friend reported her missing around midnight.

Local wildlife include wolves, mountain lions and bears. Never mind the problems of hypothermia and other dangers.

Skamania County Sheriff Dave Brown said Tuesday evening that two days of searching have failed to find 19-year-old Maureen Kelly. He says the search is being suspended until the end of the week.

Going out into the woods naked was no sudden impulse:

“She had talked about doing this spiritual quest for evidently quite some time,” he said. “The folks that she was with, they felt that this was something she needed to do.”

If you’re hanging around people who think this is something you need to do, you’re hanging around the wrong people. And are we surprised to learn she had a history of substance abuse?

Clark County court records indicate Kelly was in district court last Friday after failing a drug test required as part of pleading guilty last yer to being a minor in possession of alcohol.
At the hearing, a judge reordered Kelly to comply with all conditions, which included a fine of more than $500, according to court records.
Two days later, Kelly apparently went on her “quest.” . . .
Kelly is active on social media; she described herself in her Facebook profile as employed as a “guru” at “Spreading the Love.” On June 6 she posted a picture with the caption “There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”
On her YouTube page, Kelly posted videos of herself playing ukulele and beatboxing, a form of making percussion sounds with one’s voice and mouth.

These are interesting skills, but not much help when it comes to surviving naked in a remote forest. Probably a public school graduate.

There is no path to stupidity. Stupidity is the path.

UPDATE: Did another species of predator get her?

If she made it to the road and then her trail disappeared — authorities brought in search dogs to track her — has she been kidnapped?

 

Category: Culture, Education, Washington State

Republican Senators Sell Out, Vote for Cloture on ‘Gang of Eight’ Amnesty Bill

Posted on | June 12, 2013 | 34 Comments

Well, we expected this, didn’t we? Thirty Republican senators, led by Mitch McConnell, voted to debate this dishonest monstrosity.

In order to disprove a Democrat lie — that Republicans are “anti-immigrant” and hate Latinos — McConnell will trample underfoot the rule of law and surrender U.S. sovereignty by supporting an amnesty that he and his gutless colleagues will insist is not actually an amnesty.

We need to deport these criminals. Republican senators, I mean.

 

Category: Immigration
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