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LIVE AT FIVE: 02.08.13

Posted on | February 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Mountain Manhunt Underway For Ex-Cop Turned Killer

Former LAPD cop issues manifesto

Wanted for killings of Monica Quan, Keith Lawrence, and an unnamed LA policeman; search covering three states and Mexico

Maine Senators Question Brennan On Drone Use
King unhappy with drone assassination policy, Collins voiced concerns of CIA

New England, New York Brace For Blizzard
Waves of flight cancellations as NYC, Boston brace for 18 inches of snow



POLITICS
Rove’s New “Conservative Victory Project” Inflames GOP

Karl Rove delenda est.

Tea Party, conservative groups, and radio hosts bash former Bush strategist

Seattle Grounds Police Drone Program

House Democrats Unveil Gun Control Proposals

Menendez Admits He Acted On Donor’s Behalf

Senator McCain: Not Enough Was Done To Prevent Benghazi Murders

Pentagon Leaders Favored Arming Syrian Rebels

Catholic Bishops Bridle At Administration’s Contraception Mandate “Compromise”

Michigan Governor Snyder’s Budget Calls For Higher Gas Tax, Vehicle Fees, And More Money For Education



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Brent Rises On Strong PRC Data, Iran Worries; NYMEX $96.15, Brent $117.82
Einhorn Sues Apple Over Plan To Discard Preferred Stock
Draghi’s Comments Send Euro Lower
US Jobless Claims Edge Down To 366,000
Retailers Post Strong January Sales
Alcatel-Lucent Chief Resigns
How Facebook Briefly Killed The Internet
Bing Falls To Fifth In Search Engine Rankings Behind Yandex
Microsoft Surface Pro Shows Off Its Inner Ultrabook
Sprint Sells 2.2 Million iPhones, Loses $1.3 Billion
Sony Slumps By Most In Four Years As Losses Stun Traders
Microsoft Launches “Don’t Get Scroogled” Campaign



SPORTS
Dwight Howard Returns, Lakers Get Beaten Like Rented Mule Anyway

Lakers’ Dwight Howard whines to a ref

Celtics whip on Lakers 116-95; Paul Pierce, he say: “It always feels good when you can give them a little old-fashioned beatdown in your house.”

M’s Extend King Felix For Five Years, $175 Million

Miller Scores Two In Debut As Rangers Beat Islanders 4-1

Nuggets Stun Bulls 128-96, Make It Eight Straight

Flames Torch Blue Jackets In OT 4-3


Schilling Claims Red Sox Encouraged PED Use

Pens Pound Lifeless Capitals 5-2

Blackhawks Cruise Past Coyotes 6-2

Nationals Spring Training Preview: Five Stories To Watch



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Michelle Williams “Had A Blast” At Super Bowl, Open To More Destiny’s Child

Destiny’s Child performing at the Super Bowl

Rejects social media chatter that she wasn’t happy to be there

John Mayer Discovers The Common Factor In All His Failed Relationships

Marilyn Manson Passes Out On Stage From Flu

Selena Gomez Targeted By Sweatshop Protesters During Fashion Week

Matt Smith To Star In “How To Catch A Monster”

Melissa McCarthy Called “Tractor-Sized”, “Hippo” In Review Of “The Identity Thief”

NJ Fashionista Leaves Behind “Grudge List” Before Jumping From G.W. Bridge

Robin Roberts To Return To “Good Morning America” February 20

“Star Wars” Spinoffs – A Young Han Solo Movie, Boba Fett Film



FOREIGNERS
Tense Tunisia To Bury Murdered Opposition Leader
EU Budget Deal Set At 960 Billion Euros
Japan Pledges To Solve Territorial Dispute With Russia
Iran’s Ayatollah Rejects Direct Talks With US
ROKs “Indifferent” To Norks’ Nuke Threats
French Troops Begin Withdrawal From Timbuktu
Fighting Expands In Damascus As Diplomatic Hopes Sink
South Africa Indicts 19 Alleged Congo Coup Plotters



BLOGS & STUFF
The Looking Spoon: How Chris Rock Thinks About His Relationship To The President
Hit & Run: In Search For Rampaging Ex-Cop, SoCal Polce Declare War On Pickup Trucks
Soopermexican: Media Scrub Cop Killer’s Manifesto Of Pro-Obama, Hillary, CNN, MSNBC, Gay And Anti-Gun Comments
Protein Wisdom: Suspected LA Cop Killer Posted Leftist Rant On The Web
Breitbart: Suspected Mass Murderer’s Manifesto Endorses, Hillary, Obama, Gun Control, Elite Media
Twitchy: Master Murder Politicizer Piers Morgan Says We Shouldn’t Politicize Ex-Cop’s Murder Spree
Ace Of Spades: If It Will Save One Life, We Must Get Piers Morgan’s Stupid Fat Face Off Television
Gateway Pundit: Media Silent After News Breaks That Obama Was AWOL As Americans Were Slaughtered In Benghazi
Rush Limbaugh: Where Was Obama On The Night Of Banghazi Attacks?
William Kristol: On Their Own
Allahpundit: Senator Wyden Asks CIA Nominee “Shouldn’t You Give American Citizens A Chance To Surrender Before You Kill Them?”
Weasel Zippers: Only 24% Back Obama’s Drone Assassination Policy
Israel Matzav: One of Hagel’s Donors Is “Friends Of Hamas”?
Power Line: Time To Stick A Fork In Hagel
Kathryn Lopez: Catholic Bishops Say Latest HHS Abortion/Contraception Mandate Not Sufficient
Des Moines Register: Rep. Steve King Asks For Help In Fighting Karl Rove
Mary Katherine Ham: GOP, Dems Team UP To Repeal Obama’s Medical Device Tax
American Spectator: Conservative Fury Erupts At Rove

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Category: Live at Five

You Don’t See A 19 Minute Speech With The Whittle Sustain Too Often

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 13 Comments

by Smitty

Is Bill Whittle the Toastmaster of new media? The concept, pacing, editing and delivery of this effort make you wonder: why isn’t Whittle getting recruited for the Senate or something, other than a surfeit of integrity?

I could easily handle one of these per week from the guy indefinitely.

via Instapundit

Category: Uncategorized

Washington Post Reports Menendez Corruption, Downplays Jailbait Hookers

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 21 Comments

Even when they can’t find a way to avoid covering a Democrat Party scandal, they strive valiantly to retain their precious moral superiority. Front-page headine in the Washington Post:

Sen. Menendez contacted top officials
in friend’s Medicare dispute

However, as Jeffrey Meyer points out at Newsbusters, the 43-paragraph front-page story ignores the sexual allegations against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), which are relegated to a Style section article by Manuel Roig-Franzia derogating the prostitution angle and those who originally broke the story:

After providing four paragraphs on page C4 outlining the prostitution scandal, the article then went into an 17 additional paragraphs on the layout and atmosphere of the resort community known as “Casa de Campo” . . .
Roig-Franzia vehemently tried to refute the prostitution allegations against Menendez by mentioning, “the allegations — made by an anonymous whistleblower and first publicized on a conservative Web site — have not been verified independently.” . . . Roig-Franzia seems intent on suggesting it’s near impossible for a hooker to slip by Casa de Campo’s crack security staff . . .

Notice how closely the WaPo‘s “Don’t Believe Right-Wing Blogs” meme echoes Menendez’s own narrative, described by Michelle Malkin:

In his latest statement on the matter Monday, Menendez repeated his blanket denials of any wrongdoing, recycled his attack on conservative media reporting the story and labeled accounts of the alleged island sex parties “smears.” . . .
While Melgen shelled out millions to Menendez and the Democratic Party over the years, he is a serial tax evader. The jet-setting doc incurred liens of $1.3 million before 2002, $6.2 million in 2011, and a still outstanding $11.1 million lien between 2006 and 2009. And the FBI and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — not a part of the “right-wing” blogosphere the last time I checked — are now sifting through boxes of documents they carted away during last week’s raid of Melgen’s offices as part of a Medicare fraud investigation.
The feds finally acted after a document shredding truck was spotted outside Melgen’s clinic. I think it’s safe to say a “right-wing blog” didn’t send it.

Mendendez’s dismissal of “smears” by “right-wing blogs,” and the WaPo’s contemptuous attitude toward “allegations . . . publicized on a conservative Web site” are essentially the same meme: Attack the credibility of Matthew Boyle, who broke the story at the Daily Caller.

Menendez’s motives for attacking Boyle are obvious, as are the mainstream media’s: If the WaPo were to acknowledge that Boyle was right about Menendez, this raises the question of why the WaPo (with its large staff of professional journalists) didn’t follow-up on that scoop.

Ironic Bonus Link: Video of Menendez Denouncing Prostitution.




 

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Category: Corruption, Crime, Democrats, Dominican Republic, Media Bias, New Jersey, Scandal, Senate, Sex

CNN Endorses Terrorist Organization That Incited Gun Violence in D.C.

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

Nice Deb thinks the Southern Poverty Law Center should be classified as a “hate group,” but I prefer the term “terrorist organization,” because of the political/religious nature of the jihad that SPLC inspired against the Family Research Council. Also, in light of what we know about the Obama administration’s policy, it may be possible to order drone strikes against leaders of the SPLC if they were deemed a terrorist organization. At the very least, maybe we could ship Floyd Corkins, “the SPLC’s Pet Assassin,” down to Guantanamo Bay for a few waterboarding sessions.

If SPLC is a sort of domestic Al-Qaeda, CNN is their Al-Jazeera:

CNN has not only promoted this list of “hate groups” in the past, but after the shooting it re-affirmed the FRC’s place on the list as “hate spewing hate.”
As Paul Bedard of The Washington Examiner reported, the shooter “told the FBI that he wanted to kill anti-gay targets and went to the law center’s website for ideas.”
Only 20 hours after the shooting, CNN cited  a 13 year-old FRC pamphlet to support the SPLC’s label of them as a “hate  group.” Anchor Zoraida Sambolin passionately insisted: “But it is spewing hate, isn’t it? It is spewing hate. So it’s hate spewing hate.”
Four days  after that, anchor Randi Kaye used the SPLC map to report on “hate groups” in the U.S., still treating it as a credible source.

In light of this helpful information, I’ve decided to stop calling CNN “The Third-Place Cable News Network Nobody Watches” and instead start calling them “The Third-Place Cable News Network Nobody (Except Hate-Filled Anti-Christian Terrorist Homosexuals) Watches.”

Category: CNN, Crime, Terrorism

25 May Gun March On The Mall

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 3 Comments

by Smitty

Via Nice Deb comes news both of state capitol rallies tomorrow at 1000, and of a full-on rally being organized for May 25th at high noon.

This is encouraging. There has been a sad lack of large-scale rallies, for whatever reason. In my perfect world, we’d be down on the Mall 2-3 times a year, peacefully reminding our Ruling Class Overlords of an extra-Beltway existence.

Calling all Gun Owners and Patriots you are cordially invited to attend the first 2nd Amendment rally at The National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday May 25th 2013 at Noon Eastern Time (Tentatively Pending Sponsors). We are hoping to attract up to 10 Million Gun Owners/Patriots to the National Mall for a rally to show our support for the 2nd Amendment. The 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects and insures the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Once we have secured the venue we will confirm the date and time. This is a grass roots endeavor so any national celebrities that would like to help please contact us at this e-mail address.

Let’s show up, tell #OccupyResoluteDesk what we think of his demagoguery in lieu of proper execution of his office, and leave the place more tidy than found.

Category: Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy

Is ‘Corrupt Democrat’ Redundant?

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 11 Comments

William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection reports on a congressional ethics investigation that has found “there is substantial reason to believe that Representative Owens accepted payment of travel expenses for an officially connected trip to Taiwan from an impermissible source, resulting in an impermissible gift, in violation of federal law and House Rules.”

And by “substantial reason,” they mean: Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!

Category: Congress, Corruption, Crime, Democrats, Legal Insurrection, New York

LIVE AT FIVE: 02.07.13

Posted on | February 7, 2013 | 1 Comment

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Obama Yields To Congressional Demands For Killer Drone Memo

John Brennan, nominated to succeed Petraeus as CIA director

Avoids confrontation over memo, which endangered Brennan’s nomination

Protests Erupt After Slaying Of Tunisian Opposition Leader
Prime Minister sacks Islamist government

Boy Scouts Punt Decision On Gays To May
Decision will be made during annual meeting



POLITICS
Senate Democrats Seek To Stave Off $1 Trillion In Sequestration Cuts

“Hey, remember when I threatened to veto sequester weaseling?
You do? Damn.”

Panic rises as sequesters draw near

Virginia House Speaker Derails Senate’s Redistricting Plan

Nomination Of REI Head To Interior Sparks Mixed Reactions In Utah

Chris Christie Flames Former White House Doc Over Weight Remarks

Pentagon Cuts Persian Gulf Carrier Force To One Due To Budget Constraints

Senate Panel Postpones Vote On Hagel Nomination

Supermarkets Protest Proposed FDA Food Labeling Rule Stemming From Obamacare

Marco Rubio To Deliver GOP Response To State Of The Union

Democratic Congressmen Push For End To Federal Weed Restrictions



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Ends Flat As Market Weighs Supply Levels: NYMEX $96.64, Brent $116.52
Postal Service To End Saturday Delivery
Asian Shares Pause Before ECB Meeting
Royal Bank Of Scotland To Pay $612 Million In Libor Case Settlement
Liberty Global To Buy Virgin Mobile For $16 Billion In Challenge To BSkyB
Home Depot To Hire 80,000 Seasonal Workers
VISA Posts Higher 1Q Profit
Microsoft’s Surface Pro Packs A Punch
Twitter’s Vine App Gets 17+ Rating After Pr0n Controversy
Ubuntu Phone OS Handsets To Hit The Market In October
iTunes Sells 25 Billionth Song, Now Sells 21 Million Songs Per Day
Hackers Access Federal Reserve Website, Data
Microsoft, Symantec Take Down Bamital Botnet
Next XBox May Not Play Used Games



SPORTS
Knicks Can’t Stop Wizards’ Wall; Wall Stops Knicks’ Streak

John Wall and Amare Stoudemire grapple for a loose ball

Wall leads Washington to 106-96 victory

Bruins Edge Habs 2-1

O’s Valencia Linked To Alleged Miami PED Clinic

Heat Beat Rockets 114-108

Spartans’ Pair Beats Golden Rats’ Three Of A Kind

Nyets Win Sloppy Against Pistons, 93-90

Kevin Garnett Scores Season-High 27, Leads Celtics Over Raptors

Cavs Thrash Bobcats 122-95

Nats Sign Former Pitcher Micah Owings To Minor League Deal As First Baseman



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Honey Boo Boo’s Mama Drops 100 Pounds

Honey Boo Boo and Mama June at lunch in Beverly Hills

No diet, no surgery – but the show is making her more active

Rihanna Shows Up To Support Chris Brown At Parole Violation Hearing

Brandi Glanville Cheated On Eddie Cibrian Before His Affair With LeAnn Rimes

Justin Bieber Allegedly Hooked Up With Rihanna

No Boobs, Butts, Genitals Or Lapel Pins At The Grammys This Year
Yeah, suuuuure

Fergie Pregnant? Josh Duhamel Has No News To Report

Rockies Star Todd Helton Busted For DUI

Miley Cyrus: I Will Never Have Long Hair Again

Twilight Heartbreak On The Horizon!



FOREIGNERS
Emergency Crews Arrive In Solomons For Tsunami Relief
Islamic Summit Opens With Calls For Syrian Dialogue
EU Officials On Strike Over Pay Again
French, Malian Troops Clash With Islamists Near Gao, Over 100 Jihadis Killed
Syrian Protesters Throw Shoes At Ahmadinejad
Egyptians Protest Sexual Violence Against Women
Media Reveal Secret CIA Drone Base In Saudi Arabia
Obama To Visit Israel For The First Time



BLOGS & STUFF
Michelle Malkin: The Company Sleaze-Bob Menendez Keeps
Bob Owens: Left-Wing Terrorist Pleads Guilty, Media Ignores Left-Wing Terrorism
Power Line: Liberal Shooter Planned Mass Murder
Lonely Conservative: Family Research Council Shooter Inspired By Southern Poverty Law Center
Breitbart: SPLC Website Provided Shooter With His Targets
Israel Matzav: Is Chuck Roast? Hagel Refuses To Disclose Foreign Funding Sources
American Digest: The U.S. Postal Service – How It “Works” In The 21st Century
The Blaze: PPP – Fox News Both Most And Least Trusted News Source
Sister Toldjah: @ChrisRock – Obama Our “Boss” And “Dad”
Twitchy: Who’s Your Daddy? Hilarity Ensues As Citizens School Chris Rock On Why It’s Not Obama
JustOneMinute: We Had To Tax The Retirement Plan In Order To Save It
Rand Paul: Containment And Radical Islam
AmSpecBlog: Rand Paul Opts For Realism And Restraint
Weasel Zippers: RINO Lindsey Graham To Offer Resolution Supporting Obama’s Drone Program, Assassination Of American Citizens
Right Scoop: Rove Responds To Accusations He’s Gone To War With Tea Party; @DLoesch Fisks Hannity Interview On Twitter
Investors.com: CBO – Obamacare Exchange Subsidy Cost Hiked By $233 Billion
Gateway Pundit: Bruce Willis Speaks Out Against Gun Control Proposals By Obama, Democrats (Video)


Category: Live at Five

Is Senator Menendez Doomed?

Posted on | February 6, 2013 | 30 Comments

Short answer: Hell to the yes!

Two FBI sources have told The Daily Caller that the bureau’s inquiry into  Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is now based in New Jersey, not  Miami. One added that pressure is mounting from the highest levels of the  Justice Department to pursue the investigation.
The change of focus away from the bureau’s Miami field office indicates that  the government is focused primarily on Sen. Menendez — and not on his longtime  donor Dr. Salomon Melgen, as political observers have speculated.
Menendez is embroiled in a scandal sparked by allegations that he slept with  underage prostitutes in the Dominican Republic.

(Hat-tip: Viral Read.) There are rumors that powerful Democrats are now working to hasten the downfall of Menendez. Why do you think mainstream reporters are getting the greenlight for stories like this one by Shane Goldmacher of National Journal?

When Robert Menendez arrived in the U.S. Senate in 2006, he was a relative pauper in a chamber often called a millionaires’ club. The New Jersey Democrat ranked 97th out of 100 senators in terms of his personal wealth, according to financial records filed that year and compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
So Menendez’s decision last month to use his personal funds to reimburse a prominent political contributor $58,500 for two flights to the Dominican Republic came at a major cost. The repayment amounts to between 32 percent and 87 percent of the assets Menendez reported holding in bank accounts and stock, according to his latest financial-disclosure form, which was filed last year.
Menendez repaid Florida eye doctor and political donor Salomon Melgen only after his free flights aboard Melgen’s plane became public and the subject of a Senate ethics complaint.

Attempts by certain liberal journalists (e.g., Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post) to minimize the seriousness of this scandal will prove ineffectual, because if Senator Menendez tries to hang on, it might inspire greater scrutiny to other politicians connected to Dr. Melgen, and those other politicians don’t need that scrutiny.

Say hello to the underside of the Democrat bus, Senator Menendez.




 

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Category: Corruption, Crime, Democrats, Dominican Republic, New Jersey, Scandal, Senate, Sex
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