The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Two French Female Police Officers Murdered by Adbdallah Boumezr

Posted on | June 19, 2012 | 13 Comments

A 30-year-old North African immigrant is under arrest after French authorities say he confessed to shooting two policewomen, Alicia Champion and Audrey Berthaut. Bare Naked Islam offers this translation of a French news article:

The policewomen were responding to a call about an Arab who had robbed a purse from a female neighbor. Abdallah . . . struck the police sergeant, stole her gun, and shot the 35-year-old mother of two with several shots to the face.
The second policewoman, newly married, ran to hide in a small alley, but the killer shot her to death with at least 7 bullets to the back, using her own gun.

Eric Dondero has much more at Libertarian Republican, explaining:

As of this writing, there is zero news on the murders in any American media. Nothing from the Washington Post, New York Times, LA Times, Huffington Post, Drudge, CNN, MSNBC, even Fox. Not even blogs are covering it.

A complete blackout by U.S. news organizations!

Category: Crime, France

Neal Rauhauser’s Criminal Complaint Against Blogger Greg W. Howard

Posted on | June 19, 2012 | 16 Comments

“People engaged in provocative online conduct feel insulated; they’re in the comfort of their own home, if they’ve engaged in a little bit of caution they may feel completely anonymous, and this emboldens them. Specifying the strategy we’ll use to break their anonymity won’t permit any mitigation on their part without adjusting their behavior, which counts as a win for us. We’re dealing with people who have likely had no interaction with the court system beyond a traffic ticket; the potential for a pro se litigant to force them into expensive, long distance, lengthy, discovery laden litigation doesn’t seem to cross their minds.”
— Neal Rauhauser (aka “Stranded Wind”), Aug. 29, 2010

“What I describe here is a textbook application of the principles of Open Source Intelligence. We’re going to observe, collect, and collate information. An orderly, professional effort here will counter the Open Source Stupidity we’re seeing from the radical right, providing an invaluable resource for civil and criminal actions.”
— Neal Rauhauser (aka “Stranded Wind”), Aug. 31, 2010

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
Neal Rauhauser has attacked his enemies with a “lawfare” strategy similar to the methods his client, Brett Kimberlin, used to get blogger Aaron Walker arrested last month. Last year, Rauhauser filed a spurious criminal complaint against an Alabama man whom he accused of “inciting people to find and harm me.”

Rauhauser last year joined forces with Kimberlin’s 501(c) tax-exempt non-profit Velvet Revolution and has evidently been engaged in a relentless Internet-based effort aimed at critics of Kimberlin, a convicted felon notorious as Indiana’s “Speedway Bomber.”

In 2010, Rauhauser was involved in a scandal known as “TwitterGate.” Using a Twitter account called @WingNutWatch, Rauhauser was accused of having “organized a group of E-Thugs meant to harass, threaten, provoke, disparage, intimidate, verbally assault, berate & employ hate-speech against those not in agreement with his brand of politics,” to cite blogger Patrick Read’s September 2010 description.

One of the primary targets of the TwitterGate harassment — by a group of Twitter accounts Rauhauser called his “beandog militia” — was an Alabama resident named Greg W. Howard. A Marine veteran and financial advisor who is also a political blogger, Howard is a popular Tea Party activist on Twitter, where his account has more than 20,000 followers. As part of an apparently orchestrated campaign of provocation, a series of vicious and obscene messages were directed at Howard in 2010. (Warning: Extremely graphic language.) Read more

Category: The Kimberlin Files

Announcement: S.A.L.V.E.

Posted on | June 19, 2012 | 23 Comments

by Smitty


Shameless Acts of Literary Vandalism and Entertainment is surely the Publishing Event of June 19, 2012! Collected in one tidy package, and available just in time for West Virginia Day, you can now spare yourself the toil of navigating to 45 different URLs, and instead have a handsome, consolidated unit for your entertainment needs. You can settle the age-old question: Is this thing better employed as the target, or the missile?

Featuring an introductory essay/mea culpa/mercy plea from Robert Stacy McCain, S.A.L.V.E.breaks new ground where wiser heads see thin ice. Birtherism is far too tame, as S.A.L.V.E asks:

  • Could the Secretary of State really be the President’s mother? (OediPOTUS Wrecks)
  • Could co-bloggers sustain a Samuel Beckett riff while sending up Obama’s stimulus program? (Waiting for O-Dough)
  • Can you make a post-apocalytpic road trip in an obscure Sean Connery vehicle? (Czar d’Oz)
  • Do infamous forgeries and pulp horror mix? (The Protocols of the Elders of CTHULHU)

Critics being critics, they have come after the author with tar, feathers, a live cattle prod, and a Dremel:

  • Simón Bolívar: Smitty needs calibration by my ‘infinitely firm hand’.
  • Kurt Schlicter: If this book was any better, it’d be as good as mine.
  • The Taco Bell Chihuahua: Yo quiero, barf-o bag!
  • Tywin Lannister: I’d sooner have a crossbow bolt for a laxative than this.
  • Khal Drogo: I, for one, would prefer a molten crown.
  • George W. Bush: Me? I’m heading to the Pike Place. . .Market.
  • Meddle: One of these days, I’m going to cut Smitty into little pieces.
  • Frank J. Fleming: Easily the second most important conservative political humor book of all time. Barring most others.
  • Severian: Were Smitty my client, I could offer him a thousand remedies.
  • Rutherford B. Hayes:
  • Larry Niven: Smitty should be decked by the long arm of Gil Hamilton.
  • Smaug: I’d like to light up Smitty’s life.

I hope that the critical blowback doesn’t reach Mrs. Other Smitty’s photo site. She was gracious enough to donate the cover photo. This is available on CreateSpace.com right now, and will be available via Kindle whenever the unspecified blockage that keeps getting it kicked back from “in review” to “draft” is alleviated. Not that I’m bitter or anything. Not me. Nope. Any readers who have a point of contact within Amazon are welcome to chime in.

Update: Thanks, Fausta!

Category: Blogging, Farce, humor

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.19.12

Posted on | June 19, 2012 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Centrist Coalition Forming In Greece

New Democracy Party's Antonis Samaras

Tentative agreement with socialist PASOK, Democratic Left parties

GOP Enthusiasm For Romney Growing
Getting out on the road

Aussie PM Brushes Off Barroso Comments
Says EU head’s irritated comments aimed at US, not Australia



POLITICS
Report: Asians Eclipsing Hispanics In Immigration To US

Gurdarshan Gill (L), others take the oath at a San Feanscisco immigration ceremony

Poor economy diminishes demand for low-skilled Mexicans while high-skilled Chinese, Indians still wanted

Leaking Steam Tubes At San Onofre Nuke Plant Not Properly Tested



Interim President Chosen For UVa After Sullivan’s Sacking; Did Breitbart.com Claim A Scalp?

Supremes Split Over Defendants’ Right To Confront Lab Techs

Romney Predicts Win In Wisconsin

Student Restraints Latest Flash Point In Nevada Senate Race

Judge Considers Delay In Nidal Hasan Court-Martial

Holder Seeking Deal With Issa Before Contempt Vote?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Oil Resumes Slide On Europe Concerns; NYMEX $82.99, Brent $96.05
Much Speculation, No Certainty As Fed Policy Meeting Approaches
BoA Likely To Sell Overseas Wealth Unit To Julius Baer
Oracle Rises As Earnings Beat Estimates
Blue Chips Beating S&P By Most In 13 Years On Dividends, Falling P/Es, And Fear
State Pension Shortfalls Ballooned In 2010; 34 States Failed To Adequately Fund Pensions
CFPB Launches Credit Card Complaint Database
J.C. Penney President Abruptly Resigns
Hong Kong Stocks Sink, Led By Esprit, HSBC
Corn Prices Surge As Crops Wilt In Midwest Heat
Facebook Buys Facial-Recognition Startup
IBM Supercomputer Overtakes Fujitsu As World’s Fastest
India Demands Google Censor Objectionable Content
Samsung CEO: Software Key To Device Wars
Facebook Pays $10 Million To Charity, Settling “Sponsored Stories” Suit
First Look At Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet



SPORTS
WP: Clemens, Save: Pettitte; LP: Holder

Roger Clemens: not guilty on all counts

Jury finds star pitcher not guilty on all counts of lying to Congress

Dickey K’s 13 In Second Shutout As Mets Pound O’s 5-0

Goodell Hears Bounty Appeals From Players

Aaron Hill Hits For Cycle As Snakes Romp 7-1 Over M’s

Flyers GM Holmgren Rules Nothing Out

Cain Far From Perfect But Earns Hard-Fought Win Against Angels

Sharks Make It Official: McLellan’s Back

Sabathia, Jeter Lead Yankees To Tenth Straight Win

Vets’ Advice Leads to Success For Nationals’ Rookies



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry Finds Bodysuit A Little Too Revealing At MuchMusic Awards

Obviously not the bodysuit in question

Proof that it’s possible to look even more naked with not enough clothing than with none at all

Some B-List Actor Gets Naked For Sigur Ros Video

Stitched-Up Clubgoer Suing After Rappers’ Brawl In Club

Channing Tatum’s Stripper Buddies Upset Over “Magic Mike”

Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles Expecting First Child

Mel Gibson Parties Hard With Maria Menounos

Lindsay Parties Until 1 AM Day After Being Treated For Exhaustion

Nick Stahl Missing Again After Skipping Out On Rehab

How Britney Spears And Demi Lovato Are Bonding On “X Factor”

Mommy Porn “Fifty Shades Of Grey” Passes “Harry Potter” To Become Fastest-Selling Paperback Of All Time

Male Model Files $1 Million Lawsuit Against Abercrombie & Fitch

Emma Stone To Debut As Vogue Cover Girl In July



FOREIGNERS
EU Leaders Tired Of Being Lectured By Others
Few Concrete Solutions Expected From Rio Sustainability Conference
Obama, Putin Call For Peace In Syria
Hamas Applauds Morsi’s Victory In Egypt
Analysts Warn Of New Egyptian Political Crisis
Tense Iran Nuke Talks Resume In Moscow
Another Day, Another Green-On-Blue Attack In Afghanistan
Eighteen Dead In Turkey As Kurdish Rebels Attack
Death Sentences For Muslims In Murder/Rape Case That Set Off Riots In Rakhine State
Suspect In Body Parts Case Returns To Canada
Suicide Bomber Kills Army General Leading Fight In South Yemen; Al-Qaeda Takes Credit



BLOGS & STUFF
Soopermexican: Another Ridiculous Lie From Media – Distorting Romney’s Wawa Speech
Moe Lane: What To Take Away From MSNBC’s Fake Romney Wawa “Scandal”
Ed Driscoll: MSNBC Gets Caught Cooking The Books
Professor Bainbridge: Kevin Drum’s Crocodile SCOTUS Tears
Volokh Conspiracy: Does Scalia’s New Book Reveal His Vote On The Individual Mandate?
Althouse: “Obama Picks Kerry To Play Romney In Mock Debates” – This seems like a terrible idea!
Weasel Zippers: Ann Romney – I Doubt We’ll Take As Many Overseas Vacations As The Obamas
Lonely Conservative: West Virginia Democratic Brass Sitting Out Democrat Convention
NewsBusters: Scott Brown Agrees To Debate With Fauxcahontas, But Not If MSNBC Involved
Allahpundit: Overhead – Romney Would Do A Better Job Running The Country, Says Mayor Bloomberg
Power Line: The Sad Demise Of The Occupy Movement
Jawa Report: Occupy Oakland Protests In Favor Of Child Sex Trafficking
NRO Corner: Poisoning The Well
PJ Tatler: Allen West Dejected By Romney’s Answers On Immigration, Compares Obama To King George III
Gateway Pundit: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Trace Adkins, Kid Rock To Play Republican Convention
Pat Dollard: Holder To Meet Issa, Try And Talk His Way Out Of Contempt Charges
American Thinker: Border Patrol Council Calls For Holder’s Resignation
American Glob: Jon Stewart Mocks Romney’ Wealth As Stewart Rakes In Millions, Hides Houses In Trusts, And Fails To Pay His Taxes

Category: Live at Five

Yes, Dan Riehl: Slavery. To Materialism!

Posted on | June 18, 2012 | 24 Comments

by Smitty

Dan Riehl brings some dainty new footwear to the discussion. However, we need to dig a little deeper here. The message may not be limited to simple 19thcentury bondage. No.

Does Dan Riehl secretly dream of this sort of restraint?

Chattel slavery? Worse--possessions!

As Lawrence O’Donnell (my intellectual guide) points out, we’re all socialists now:
This new line of footwear clearly underscores the American enslavement to possessions, bling, and physical nonsense. We must rightly reject this bourgeois notion of private property! Let the shackles come off, and let there be community footwear! From each according to his mobility, to each according to his feet!

For too long, this weird combination of Imelda Marcos, sports, and melted crayons has gripped the American foot. It is time American toes to join in liberty, equality, and fraternity: “LACES OF THE AMERICAN SHOE UNTIE!”

Category: Dan Riehl, Farce

The Kimberlin Files: Ali Akbar, the Fight for Liberty and … a Disturbing Silence

Posted on | June 18, 2012 | 71 Comments


 

“If Rauhauser and Kimberlin aren’t under investigation by the FBI yet, why not?”
— Robert Stacy McCain, June 4, 2011

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
During the Right Online conference, National Bloggers Club president Ali Akbar was interviewed by Christina Corbin of Fox News:

“What they’re clearly trying to do is dampen down free speech, but it goes beyond that — it’s putting people’s physical safety in jeopardy,” said Ali Akbar, who heads a group called the National Bloggers Club made up of conservative online writers.
Akbar told FoxNews.com that he believes he is a target after he claims his mother’s home address in Texas was posted on various Internet sites to “incite someone crazy on the fringe left to do something absolutely awful to one of us for what we’re talking about.”

(Via Memeorandum.) There is a limit to what can be accomplished by defensive measures to protect against such dangerous intimidation tactics. We have seen in the cases of Seth Allen, Mike Stack, Patrick “Patterico” Frey and Aaron Walker that courts and law enforcement agencies have repeatedly failed to take appropriate action against the thugs who seek to stifle First Amendment freedoms. Indeed, in the May 29 Maryland hearing that exemplified the bizarre success of Brett Kimberlin’s abusive “lawfare” tactics, Aaron Walker was arrested — ! — on the basis of dishonest claims made by Kimberlin who, among other things, is a convicted perjurer.

Mike Stack and Patterico were both SWATted nearly a year ago, and yet no arrests have been made in those cases. Patterico demonstrates that he was being harassed on Twitter in September 2011 by Neal Rauhauser’s associates who made specific references to SWATting before Patterico had ever made public mention of having been SWATted.

The FBI knows all about this, and yet they refuse to act.

Patterico has clearly identified those whom he suspects of complicity. Has the FBI inquired with Twitter to find out who was behind the “LulzShack” handle in August 2011? Or who was behind the “Stormpedo” Twitter handle in September 2011?

We are at the point of the story where, if this was a TV crime drama, the detectives would have the suspects locked in a room, confronting them with the evidence and interrogating them for 14 consecutive hours until they cracked.

Is the FBI incompetent? Or — I hesitate to suggest this — has the Justice Department become so corrupted that even the FBI’s hard-won reputation for integrity has been compromised?

This is why Neal Rauhauser’s repeated boastings about his contacts in the FBI disturb me. We know that Rauhauser is a liar and a braggart, but what if he’s actually telling the truth about his cozy relationship with law enforcement? What if the FBI and other law enforcement agencies have actually bought into Rauhauser’s deceptions?

Perish the thought. I have spoken to at least three people who say they have talked to the FBI about what is, supposedly, an ongoing investigation of these matters. These people tell me to be patient, and assure me that the FBI is doing their best. But if they’re doing their best, how to explain the lack of action?  Read more

Category: Shoe Leather Fund, The Kimberlin Files

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.18.12

Posted on | June 18, 2012 | 7 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
Islamist Morsi Claims Victory In Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi

Meanwhile, the Army’s generals make it clear where the power lies in Egypt

New Democracy Party Wins Narrow Victory In Greece
Can they patch together a pro-bailout coalition?

Senator Lieberman Calls For Special Counsel In Leaks Case
Special counsel would avoid conflicts of interest



POLITICS
Silent March Against Stop & Frisk Tactics Ends In Violence

Woman arrested by NYC police after march gets violent

Occupods spur clashes with police, nine arrested

Romney, Boehner Show United Front Against Obama In Ohio

Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision Won’t Stop Push To Control Health Costs

Ron Paul Wins Majority Of Iowa’s Delegates

New AFSCME Chief To Face War Over Benefits

Romney Questions The Timing Of Obama’s Deportation Halt

Analysts Gauge Early Impact Of California’s “Jungle” Primaries

Santorum Turns Thumbs Down On Possible Romney Administration Job

Air Force X-37 Space Vehicle Comes Home After 469 Days In Orbit



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Oil Nears $85 As Greece Concerns Ease; NYMEX $84.83, Brent $98.47
Asian Stocks Rally On Greece Election News
PRC Home Prices Decline, Rate Of Decline Accelerates
The Great German Energy Experiment
Market Moving Financial Journalist Dan Dorfman Dies, 82
Valve Appoints In-House Video Game Economist
Microsoft, B&N To Announce Tablet With XBox Live Streaming
Apple & Google Go Head-To-Head Over Mobile Maps
Original Apple I Sells For $375,000
Mozilla Takes Aim At iPad Browser Market With “Junior” Prototype
Torvalds Gives Nvidia The Finger Over Lack Of Linux Support
Leaked Documents Reveal Microsoft’s Next XBox
Ethiopia Clamps Down On Skype, TOR Network



SPORTS
Heat Win Game Three After Thunder Blunders Late

Chris Bosh dunks against the Thunder

Sloppy play in second half dooms OKC to 91-85 loss

Ortiz, Kalish Push Red Sox Past Cubs

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Storms To Victory At MIS, Ending Long Drought

Astros Bullpen Fails After Keuchel’s Strong Debut

Fish Offensive Funk Continues, Rays Win 3-0

Braun’s Bat Helps Brewers Beat Twins 6-2

Damn Yankees: Zimmerman’s Struggles Continue As Yanks Sweep Nats With 4-1 Win



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Rodney King Dead At 47

Rodney King pleads with LA rioters to end the violence: "Can't we all just get along?"


TMZ Reports He Was Toking & Drinking Before Drowning

Tone Loc Collapses On Stage

Jack Osbourne Diagnosed With MS


Cops To Bust Drake For Chucking Bottle At Chris Brown In Bar Brawl?

Dennis Quaid NOT Cited For DUI After Traffic Stop
This qualifies as news in Hollywood

Selena Gomez On Playing Anastasia In “Fifty Shades Of Grey”: “It Would Be Too Much”

Toronto Stage Collapse Kills Man Ahead Of Radiohead Concert

Lohan Not The Only One On “Liz & Dick” Worked To Exhaustion



FOREIGNERS
Saudi Arabia Buries Crown Prince Nayef
Sigh Of Relief At G-20 Summit Over Greek Election Results
IDF, Terrorists Clash Along Egypt Border; One Dead
Hollande’s Socialists Win Majority In French Parliament
Russian “Reset” Faces Test As Meetings Loom On Iran, Syria
Nigeria Church Bombings Kill 19, Spark Reprisals
Suu Kyi Wins Pop Star Reception In Europe
Nothing Grand In Rio
Zookeeper Killed By Wolfpack At Swedish Zoo
Israel Begins Deporting Illegal Immigrants Back To Africa



BLOGS & STUFF
Twitchy: Plouffe Claims “This Wasn’t A Political Move”
iOwnTheWorld: “I Am Not A Crook”
PJ Tatler: Arizona Sheriff Enforces Law, Press Gets Butthurt
Hot Air: Greek Election Open Thread
Gateway Pundit: President Blathers Something About Jobs, Heads Out For 100th Round Of Golf
Legal Insurrection: Progressive Harvard Law Prof Says Obama Must Be Defeated
Power Line: Politico Whines About Josh Mandel’s “Outside Cash”
Jihad Watch: Salafi Group In Egypt Warns That Your Salad Could Make You An Infidel, Declares Tomatoes Haram
Protein Wisdom: Maraniss Says, “The Book Belongs In The Category Of Literature And Memoir, Not History And Autobiography”
Raleigh News & Observer: Beau Biden Takes Shot At Mitt Romney, Hits Bev Perdue
An Ex-Con’s View: The Darkness
The Hope For America: George Will On His Game (Video)

Category: Live at Five

Rule 5 Sunday: Just Go Away

Posted on | June 18, 2012 | 13 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


Well, here we are again, and I am obliged to remind the Loyal Readers that while most of the links to follow are quite artistic and tasteful, others are eminently Not Safe For Work. Clicking on the latter could lead to a serious pollution of your precious bodily fluids, among other unfortunate eventualities. On with the linkagery!


Randy’s Roundtable leads off this week with Sunny Leone, while Reaganite Republican indulges in a little nostalgia with Rufus and Chaka Khan. Laughing Conservative this week features Jo Gasson, the POH Diaries roll with Jennifer Lawrence of The Hunger Games, and Fishersville Mike comes up with Julianne Hough from Rock of Ages. Three Beers Later checks in with Kate Upton’s Greatest Hits and the Moonshine Bandits.


A View From The Beach has some Katee Sackoff, cave girls, women’s soccer, a joke from Esquire, an update on the Crystal Harris/Hugh Hefner thing, and semi-nude Canadian protesters.


Soylent Green’s Monday Motivationer is Elle, Tuesday Titillation is provided by Shera Bechard, followed by some window dressing for Wednesday, Nikky Case for the evening awesome, Tiffany Crystal, Corset Friday, and some Estella Warren. Also, Addison!


El Opinador Compulsivo kicks off with the extremely hot Nives Celsius, girls from the Euro Soccer Cup, Kate Upton, sexy Colombian dancers, vintage babe Ornella Muti, The Naughty Dozen, and somewhat recursively, How To Eat A Banana.


Proof Positive offers Elena Gheorghe, vintage babe Jan Sterling, and some Sex in Advertising that just might get a rise out of you. At the Camp of the Saints, it’s Brooke Lee Adams, the much-missed Rule 5 News, Sonja Abrahamsson, and Kate Sajur. Dustbury brings us Fan Bingbing and some country music chanteuse you may have heard of.
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This week’s DaleyBabes from the Daley Gator include Leah Dizon (and a Rule 5 tour), Linda Cardellini, Sheena Easton, Rocio Guirao Diaz, Sarah Shahi, Odalys Garcia, and Bipasha Basu.


Thanks to everyone for their linkagery! Next week’s links will be due in the Rule 5 Wombat mailbox by Saturday, June 23.

Category: Rule 5
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