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The Russians Call South Carolina’s Media Trajectory A Molniya Orbit

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 19 Comments

by Smitty

Twitter was awash in SC-1 Jubilation about Sanford’s win over Colbert-Bush:


IowaHawk captures the depth of the opportunity SC-1 has missed for redeeming itself in the eyes of our mainstream media betters:


The trajectory calls to mind something from the Cold War:

I suppose if Sanford has truly repented, and the voters have given him what amounts to a pardon at the polls, then maybe conservatives should think about walking back some of the epithets hurled at the dishonorable scoundrel.
Details at Rare.

Category: South Carolina

Cleveland ‘House of Horror’ Neighbors Called 911; Police ‘Didn’t Take It Seriously’

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 15 Comments

Cleveland kidnap suspects Ariel Castro, 52, Onil Castro, 50, and Pedro Castro, 54

The first reports about the rescue of three Cleveland kidnap victims suggested that nobody in the West Side neighborhood ever saw anything out of the ordinary at 2207 Seymour Avenue.

The disturbing news from USA Today:

Elsie Cintron, who lives three houses away, said her daughter once saw a naked woman crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard several years ago and called police. “But they didn’t take it seriously,” she said.
Another neighbor, Israel Lugo, said he heard pounding on some of the doors of Castro’s house, which had plastic bags on the windows, in November 2011. Lugo said officers knocked on the front door, but no one answered. “They walked to the side of the house and then left,” he said.
Neighbors also said they would sometimes see Ariel Castro walking a little girl to a neighborhood playground. And Cintron said she once saw a little girl looking out of the house’s attic window.
Israel Lugo said he, his family and neighbors called police three times between 2011 and 2012 after seeing disturbing things at the home of Ariel Castro. Lugo lives two houses down from Castro and grew suspicious after neighbors reported seeing naked women on leashes crawling on all fours behind Castro’s house.
Lugo said about two years ago his sister told him she heard a woman pounding on a window at Castro’s home as if she needed help. When his sister looked up, she saw a woman and a baby standing in a window half covered with a wooden plank. His sister told him and Lugo called the police.

So there were reasons to be suspicious and neighbors did complain to police as early as 2011, but for some reason these reports didn’t lead to serious investigation . . . why? Maybe because it’s a low-income neighborhood where police get all kinds of calls, and “somebody pounding on doors” doesn’t necessarily sound like anything really serious. But it turned out to be very, very serious:

Horrifying details emerged Tuesday of the abuse suffered by three women who were kidnapped and held captive for a decade in a Cleveland home where the victims — two of them taken when they were still teenagers — were rescued yesterday from their captors. Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC-TV reported that Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were repeatedly raped, became pregnant and lost their babies as a result of the abuse. A 6-year-old girl, believed to be Berry’s daughter, survived the gruesome ordeal and was rescued along with the women.

https://twitter.com/BetsyKling/statuses/331802284524728320

Cleveland kidnap victims Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus

One awful aspect of a case like this: The victims were identified — and two were the subject of substantial publicity — when they first disappeared, and now that they have been found alive, the details of their ordeal will necessarily become public, in ways that victims of sexual assault are seldom identified. It can’t be helped, but at least these women survived. It’s quite possible we may learn that there were other victims who did not survive, and then maybe liberals will start telling us about the “rights” of these criminals.

READ MORE:

AT VIRAL READ:

 

Category: Crime

‘House of Horrors’: Kidnapped Sex Slaves Held in Chains by School Bus Driver

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 23 Comments

Amanda Berry (left); Ariel Castro (center); Gina DeJesus (right)

Emerging details about what happened at 2207 Seymour Avenue in the West Side home of Cleveland kidnap suspect Ariel Castro:

“I’m not the only one on the block that feels ashamed to know that we didn’t notice anything,” neighbor Juan Perez told Cleveland ABC-TV affiliate News 5. “He was a nice guy, he would come around and say hi. He gave the kids rides up and down the street on his four-wheeler.” . . .
Chains and bondage equipment were reportedly found in the basement of the home at 2207 Seymour Avenue. News accounts describe as a “house of horrors” where three women were held captive as sex slaves after being kidnapped as teenagers. Amanda Berry was 16 when she was kidnapped in 2003; Gina DeJesus was 14 when she disappeared in 2004; Michelle Knight was 18 when she went missing in 2002.
Ariel Castro had been arrested for domestic violence and disorderly conduct in 1993, and had also been stopped several times for traffic violations, News 5 reported.

Expect further updates at Viral Read. And hug your kids today.

 


Category: Crime

To Quote Inspector Harry Callahan …

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

“Well, I’m all broken up about that man’s rights.”

Mississippi is set to execute a man Tuesday night without testing available DNA evidence from a hair sample in his case. ThinkProgress reported last week that a 5-4 court upheld the decision not to test the evidence, in spite of a prosecutor’s inconclusive logic linking the hair sample to Willie Jerome Manning simply because they were both deemed African American.

Readers of that Think Progress article might be under the impression that this was the only evidence in the case, or even that DNA was crucial to proving Manning’s guilt. Wrong:

Manning was handed two death sentences for the slayings of Jon Steckler and Tiffany Miller, whose bodies were discovered in rural Oktibbeha County on Dec. 11, 1992. Each was shot to death and Miller’s car was missing. The vehicle was found the next morning.
Prosecutors said Manning was arrested after he tried to sell some items belonging to the victims.

So, Steckler and Miller were shot to death, and Manning was in possession of items stolen from the murder victims — two students at Mississippi State University, ages 22 and 19.

It is interesting how the victims of murder seem to magically disappear whenever liberals are arguing about death penalty cases. More than 20 years after Steckler and Miller were murdered, the man convicted of murdering them is still alive, but liberals would have you believe that the killer is the real victim, as if the deaths of Steckler and Miller never happened. Only criminals have “rights,” according to liberals.

“Well, I’m all broken up about that man’s rights.”

 

Category: Crime

Death by Heartbreak: TV Psychic Told Mom Her Missing Daughter Was Dead

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

The dramatic rescue of three missing women in Cleveland is all over the news this morning, but amid the joy that they have been found alive, there is a heartbreaking loss to be remembered:

The cases of the missing Cleveland girls took heartbreaking turns over the years. In 2004, Amanda’s mother Louwana Miller went on a national TV show to discuss the case and was told by a psychic her daughter was dead:

Desperate for any clue as to Amanda Berry’s whereabouts, and tired of unanswered questions from authorities, Miller turned to a psychic on Montel Williams’ nationally syndicated television show.
The psychic said what the FBI, police and Miller hadn’t.
“She’s not alive, honey,” Sylvia Browne told her matter-of-factly. “Your daughter’s not the kind who wouldn’t call.”

Miller died in 2006 at age 44; family members blamed the agonizing loss of her daughter for Miller’s death.

Read more at Viral Read. And hug your kids today.

 

Category: Crime

LIVE AT FIVE: 05.07.13

Posted on | May 7, 2013 | 2 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Former Italian PM Giulio Andreotti Dead At 94

Andreotti at an appeals trial in 2002

Andreotti at an appeals trial in 2002

Led seven post-war governments as head of Christian Democrats; died of respiratory problems

Three Women Missing For A Decade Found In Cleveland Home
Homeowner arrested


JP Morgan Chase Accused Of Rigging Energy Markets
Federal probe likely to result in FERC fines



POLITICS
Schumer Joins Israel’s Call To Halt Plastic Guns Made With 3D Printers

No! No guns for anybody! Well, except our body guards...

No! No guns for anybody! Well, except our body guards…

OH NOES AMATEUR GUN MAKERS

GOP Ready To Rumble Over ObamaCare

FBI Agents Tout Rep. Mike Rogers For Director

Senate Passes Bill Authorizing States To Collect Sales Tax On The Internet

Sen. Menendez Introduces Bill To Arm Syrian Opposition

Pentagon Upgrades Bunker-Buster With Iranian Nukes In Mind

Representatives Challenge Homeland Security Buys, Say Agency Using More Ammo Than The Army

Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Leader Charged With Groping



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Ends Higher As Mideast Tensions Surface: NYMEX $96.16, Brent $105.46
Wal-Mart #1 Again On The Fortune 500
Japanese Stocks Surge, Nikkei Index Up 2.7%, Passes 14K For First Time Since 2008
Business Group Credits Imports With Supporting 16 Million American Jobs
PRC Cops Seize 20,000 Tons of “Beef” And “Lamb” – Actually Fox, Rat And Mink
Monster Beverage Sued By San Francisco Over Marketing
Inergy, Crestwood Merge To Tap Shale Gas Boom
California May Fine PG&E $2.25 Billion Over San Bruno Explosion
Corn Futures Drop 3.7% As Planters Roll; Wheat, Soybeans Also Drop
Adobe Ditches Creative Suite For Creative Cloud
EU Officials Say Motorola “Abused Position” In Apple Patent Dispute
YouTube To Launch Subscription Plan For Some Channels
Apple Fails To Connect To Accessories Market
“The Sims 4” Coming To PC And Mac Next Year
Bill Gates: iPad Users “Frustrated”
B&N Drops Nook Tablet Prices For Mother’s Day
Game Stop Not Taking PS2 Trade-ins After June 1
Microsoft: XBox 720 Won’t Require Always-On Connection For Games
“Plants v. Zombies 2” Arrives In July



SPORTS
Bulls Upset Heat In Game 1

Joakim Noah of the Bulls clasps hands with teammate Nate Robinson

Joakim Noah of the Bulls clasps hands with teammate Nate Robinson

93-86 shocker goes precisely as scripted by Chicago coach Thibodeau

Ragan’s Upset Win At Talladega Gives Boost To Front Row Motorsports

Shoulder Injury Lands Roy Halladay On 15-Day DL

NHL Bringing Outdoor Hockey To Southern California

Nyets Contact Phil Jackson About Replacing Carlesimo

Forbes Names Tim Tebow America’s Most Influential Athlete

Cabrera Homers Twice As Tribe Beat A’s 7-3

Bruins Crush Leafs 5-2

Jays Down Rays After 7-Run Rally

Rangers Break Through Against Caps, Win Game 3 4-3

White Sox Edge Royals 2-1 In 11th

Holding Hopes CPL Will Help Caribbean Cricket

Just Like The Weather, Nationals Offense Sure To Heat Up



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Lauryn Hill Gets Three Months In Club Fed For Tax Evasion

Mugshot.

Mugshot.

Also three months of house arrest and nine months’ supervised release, probably for lame comparison of tax code to slavery

“The Great Gatsby” Film Review

“Scarface” Actor, TV Newsman Mario Machado Dead At 78

Lindsay Lohan Already Begging To Leave Betty Ford Center?

Dame Helen Mirren Tells Drummers To Beat It

J-Lo’s Beach Video Shoot, Interview Interrupted By Gunshots

Beyonce Talks Career, Family, New Movie And “Shock” Over Reaction To Cuba Trip

Tom Cruise Signs Deal To Star In “Mission Impossible: 5”

Justin Bieber Attacked On Stage In Dubai

Shocker! Once Again, Chris Brown And Rihanna Have Parted Ways



FOREIGNERS
Taliban Bomb Kills At Least Twenty At Pakistani Islamist Rally
Abbas, Netanyahu On Separate Visits To PRC
Eight Arrested For Bomb Attack On Kenyan Church, Including Four Saudis
Former Pakistani PM Says Terrorism Can Be Tackled Only Through Talks
London Conference Looks To Build On Somalia Progress
Teen Dies In Toronto Marathon
IMF Report Praises Greece, Calls For More Reforms



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: Obama Endorses The Bush Doctrine
Michelle Malkin: Weather Underground Terrorist Bill Ayers At Kent State – Unrepentant As Ever
Megan McArdle: Why Is Amazon Supporting An Internet Sales Tax?
Legal Insurrection: Flashback – Ed Markey Called Benghazi Talking Point Concerns “Bogus”
Lonely Conservative: Diplomat Says Special Forces Ordered To Stay Out Of Benghazi During Attack
Babalu: Benghazi For Dummies
American Thinker: Clinton Sought To Keep State Department Counter-Terror Group “Out Of The Loop”
Weasel Zippers: Harry Reid Calls Ted Cruz A “Schoolyard Bully” On The Senate Floor
Conservatives4Palin: Lupica Column In NY Daily News Dripping With Vitriol
Jammie Wearing Fools: Lupica Says Those Attending NRA Convention “Mean, Dumb, Angry”
Elder Of Ziyon: Stupid “Depleted Uranium” Rumors Based On…Nothing
PJ Tatler: Kristen Powers Says On Abortion, Liberals Are “The NRA Of The Left”
Pirate’s Cove: NYT Declares Networking To Find A Job Is Now Racist
Vodkapundit: Now Even The Left Hates The Euro
Jawa Report: Obama Tells College Grads To Beware Those Who Warn Against Government Tyranny


Category: Live at Five

If @AmandaMarcotte Made You a Sandwich, Would You Eat It?

Posted on | May 6, 2013 | 32 Comments

“I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication . . .”
— Revelation 13:3-4 (KJV)

The title of the post is obviously a moot question — a far-fetched hypothetical — because Amanda Marcotte lacks any capacity for nurturing and is, in fact, quite vehemently anti-nurturing, as evidenced by her fanatical reaction to Mitt Romney’s recent speech:

https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/statuses/330666505538768896

https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/statuses/330666840235839488

https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/statuses/330667360405032960

What did Mitt say to provoke Marcotte’s bizarre rant? He simply gave this advice to college seniors: “If you meet someone you love, get married. Have a quiver-full of kids if you can.” But Amanda Marcotte hates babies. She is such a bloodthirsty enthusiast for abortion that one imagines that she would have paid Kermit Gosnell for the opportunity to come to his clinic and help kill babies.

Amanda Marcotte is not “pro-choice.” She is pro-death.

Did I mention that this is National Offend a Feminist Week? Many other blogs have joined in recognition of this fifth annual event:

What sane person, male or female, could admire the heartless, hateful ideology of cruelty that Amanda Marcotte represents? Over the years, I have occasionally been forced to cope with silly arguments from silly people who think there is some kind of “moderate” or “mainstream” feminism — even, God help us, “conservative feminism” — but what these people don’t understand is that feminism is what it has always been, a radical doctrine of the extreme Left.

Feminism is founded on a lie — the false promise of an impossible egalitarian utopia — and its arguments are all dishonest. Feminism is at war with nature, its theories are hostile to human happiness, and its beliefs are symptomatic of an insane detachment from reality.

Rational humans are therefore not surprised when Amanda Marcotte erupts in fits of jabbering lunacy, nor are we shocked when a college feminist makes a hoax-threat to “hatef-ck” herself.

So we invite all bloggers to join us in celebrating National Offend a Feminist Week, because these monsters deserve to be offended.

Meanwhile, say hello to a hot chick in a bikini.

You’re welcome, America.





 

UPDATE: Gene Hackett connects the dots:

Amanda Marcotte immediately equates having babies with hatred, and by using the eugenics comparison, with death.

An ideology founded on falsehood will inevitably produce dishonest arguments leading to insane conclusions. Feminism is like some bizarre alternative universe, where no one has normal emotions or natural impulses and where the rules of logic do not apply.

 

Category: Abortion, Feminism, National Offend a Feminist Week

Chip Gerdes, Remembered

Posted on | May 6, 2013 | 12 Comments

Chip Gerdes (left) with Dana Loesch and Andrew Breitbart

The first rule of Chip Gerdes was, nobody talked about Chip Gerdes. In a world of political fame-junkies, nobody was so deliberately anonymous as the man whose Twitter handle was @TookieW.

That handle was, of course, an inside joke about Tookie Williams, one of the Left’s cop-killer heroes, and Chip Gerdes was in a sense a sort of inside joke: A shadowy behind-the-scenes operative who was well-known to all the people who really knew what was going on, but who made a point of being completely unknown to the larger world.

Today Chip is being fondly remembered by his friends who would never have dared to write his name in public while he was alive, lest they accidentally let slip the closely-guarded secret of his existence.

Chip was a “black ops” guy, a disciple of the legendary Republican operative Roger Stone. He was adept at research and organizing, but his specialty was the kind of no-fingerprints political trickery that some people have termed “ratfucking.” Knowing how Chip worked, you never trusted that any “coincidence” in politics was actually coincidental, because you realized that whatever mischief Chip did on the GOP side, there were professional ratfuckers doing the same kind of thing (and probably worse) on the Democrat side.

When the WeinerGate scandal broke, one of the first phone calls I made was to Chip Gerdes: “Did you do this?”

“No, swear to God, man — this is legit,” Chip said. “I mean, yeah, we all knew Anthony had this problem weeks ago, but it’s the real deal. Dude hit the wrong button trying to DM a meat-Tweet to this girl. I’d love to tell you it was us, but it wasn’t.”

The first time I remember meeting Chip was in California when I went to see Alabama play in the BCS title game in January 2010. Chip was hanging out with Breitbart’s colleague Mike Flynn and I actually crashed that night in their motel room near the beach. About a week later, I went to Massachusetts to cover the Scott Brown campaign and, while I was there, actually reported on something that (unknown to me) was one of Chip’s black-ops stunts.

That’s how good Chip was — he fooled me. Now that he’s gone, I suppose it might even be possible to believe in coincidences again.

You had to know the guy to really appreciate him. Jim Hoft pays tribute to a loyal friend, and Dana Loesch attempts to convey a sense of who Chip was and what Chip did:

Most people couldn’t fathom all that he contributed to our movement. They simply don’t know. They don’t know how many victories he helped win for conservatives. They don’t know how he pitched in with fundraising behind the scenes. How he worked to turn blue districts red. How he encouraged and supported the next generation of conservatives. He always answered his phone. He always had a plan. He always had advice, most often given in his fast pitch with a cigarette perched on his lip. . . . He was the biggest Bama fan I knew. He was a family man. He was a diabolical genius.

“The biggest Bama fan I knew”? My feelings are slightly hurt, but I’m not in a mood to argue. Not today. #RollTide. #RMFT.

Chip Gerdes, R.I.P.

 

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