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June 13, 2015
A Stopped Clock Moment at Salon?
(Steven Hayward) John has delivered a definitive beat down on "The Strange Case of Rachel Dolezal" immediately below, but I can't help but add to the spectacle by noting that the race-obsessed Salon.com has actually gotten this one right. Perhaps it's just a "stopped clock" moment for Salon, or Joan Walsh is out of the office this week. In "Stop Making Excuses for Rachel Dolezal; The Seattle NAACP's Fraud Is Unforgivable," Salon
Bonnaroo and the long-awaited death of the hipster
I was only 12 in 1996, and so I wasn't quite old enough to understand the magnitude of the injustice. Nevertheless, my older sister and her friends took pains to impress upon me the blinding outrage they felt at whatever force of corporate machismo was responsible for the grotesque crime against alternative culture at foot. It was the first warm day in months, and somebody had just found out the headliner of […]
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George W. Bush Reveals The 'One Thing' He 'Really' Misses About Being President
"There is only one thing that I really miss about being president…"
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CIA Report: Bill Clinton Bankrupted War On Terror Ahead of 9/11
The CIA released a nearly 500-page inspector general report from 2005 on Friday that outlines multiple "systemic problems" in the nation's spy agencies leading up to the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Former CIA Director George J. Tenet said in the decade-old declassified document that the Clinton administration spread the CIA too thin in the days ahead 9/11 by bankrupting the ...More
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Female Prison Worker Accused of Helping Two Convicted Killers Escape Pleads Not Guilty
"We're coming for you, and we will not stop until you are caught."
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June 12, 2015
U. Oklahoma To Segregate Gay Students Into SEPARATE-BUT-EQUAL Study Lounge
'Having a safe place will help students be themselves'
Via: The Daily Caller
Dueling Protests in McKinney Nearly Erupt in Violence — but News Cameras Captured a Moment That Should Be Front Page News
"They want to make it a black and white thing…"
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The Strange Case of Rachel Dolezal
(John Hinderaker) What to make of Rachel Dolezal, the "trans-racial" woman in Washington state who not only posed as a black person, but made a career out of it? The facts relating to Ms. Dolezal are summed up well by Ben Shapiro: Rachel Dolezal is president of the Spokane, Washington chapter of the NAACP. For years, she has passed herself off as black. Now her parents have told the press that she
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Ideology trumps charm, and certainly charm's absence
(Paul Mirengoff) The House, as John noted, has thwarted President Obama's attempt to expand his trade negotiating power, casting considerable doubt over whether he will be able to secure the Pacific trade accord he craves (and which, in my opinion, America could use). Despite a furious last-minute lobbying effort by Obama, only 40 House Democrats voted in favor of "trade adjustment assistance" to workers unemployed as a result of free trade, a
Source: Power Line
Man shot by anti-gang activist is suspected in child's death
DENVER (AP) - A man who was shot and paralyzed by one of Denver's leading anti-gang activists is suspected in the death of a 2-year-old girl.
The Denver Post reports (http://goo.gl/aUWlra ) 24-year-old Hasan Isaiah Jones is being held for the August death of his girlfriend's daughter, Ny'Ari Hines. Aurora ...
Rare Pulsating Aurora Caught on Video and NASA Isn't Even Sure What Causes It
"Unusual behavior."
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U.S. Agrees to Let Iran Keep Nuke Secrets
The Obama administration will agree to let Iran bypass questions about its past nuclear military work under any final deal signed in the coming weeks, according to reports.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Iowa straw poll cancelled by Republicans amid waning interest from candidates
Iowa GOP officials agree to end straw poll amid waning interest from presidential hopefuls.
State GOP Votes To Kill Iowa Straw Poll
'Extremely distasteful for those of us who love the straw poll'
Via: The Daily Caller
Iowa Straw Poll Goes Down in Flames
The state's Republican Party voted today to kill the presidential campaign tradition.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Parents of Local NAACP President: Our Daughter Is White
"Rachel has wanted to be somebody she's not."
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Failed Mergers Biggest Obstacle In DISH's Bid For T-Mobile
Previous deals earn DISH CEO difficult reputation; T-Mobile skeptical of merger
Via: The Daily Caller
Hillary Clinton Campaign Site Accidentally Promoted Republican Opposition Group's Fact Check of Her Relaunch
The "Events" page at Hillary Clinton's official campaign website accidentally promoted Republican opposition group America Rising's "live fact-check" of her relaunch this morning.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Oregon Passes First-of-Its-Kind Birth Control Law
"Moral implications and social consequences."
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Obama huddling with House Democrats ahead of fast-track vote
President Obama is huddling with House Democrats on Capitol Hill Friday morning ahead of a crucial vote on granting Mr. Obama "fast track" authority to negotiate trade deals, a Democratic aide said.
Mr. Obama has found himself aligned with many Hill Republicans on the matter, notably Rep. Paul Ryan, the ...
Clinton Spokeswoman: The Public Doesn't Really Know Hillary [VIDEO]
'One of the most unknown, well-known people'
Via: The Daily Caller
Bill Clinton: 'I Don't Know' if Donors Wanted Something From Hillary
"You never know what people's motives are."
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Hollywood Actress Reveals Modern-Day Miracles 'So Incredible That They Can Only Be Described as Divine Intervention'
"God is with us, he loves us and he hears us when we cry out to him."
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Bill Clinton defends foundation: 'No idea' who was doing business with State Dept.
Former President Bill Clinton is continuing his defense of the Clinton Foundation this week, saying he had "no idea" who was doing business with the State Department while conceding that "you never know what people's motives are."
The charitable foundation founded by the former president has been under fire amid ...
Spokane NAACP President Lied About Being Black, Has Claimed To Be Target Of Several Hate Crimes [VIDEO]
The president of the Spokane, Wash. chapter of the NAACP has claimed for years to be part African-American and that she has been targeted in numerous hate crimes. But in fact, 37-year-old Rachel Dolezal is not black at all, her parents say. She's white, and she was born in Montana, and she's lied about many […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Baseball Stadium Seat a Little Sticky? Blame the Drought
Spills are lingering.
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'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes Dead At 69
'Runnels became a hero to fans around the world thanks to his work ethic'
Via: The Daily Caller
State Attorney: Prison Worker Provided Escaped Killers 'Some Form of Equipment or Tools'
"You'll be on the other side of the prison."
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Mitt Romney assails NYT over story on Marco Rubio's finances
Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney tore into The New York Times for a recent article on the finances of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida that said Mr. Rubio's financial management was flagged by Mr. Romney's team when vetting the Florida Republican in 2012 ...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing Due to Possible Engine Fire
"I was quite terrified."
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Most U.S. Kids Aren't Getting Enough of This Every Day
"Could really be reducing quality of life and well-being."
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Sisterhood Is Sour: How Republican Women Are Taking on Hillary Clinton
Despite her gender, the Democratic frontrunner has come in for harsh attacks from women of the opposing party.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
German prosecutors close Merkel cellphone spying probe
BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors on Friday closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone by the U.S. National Security Agency, saying they have been unable to find evidence that would stand up in court.
Prosecutors last June opened an investigation into the alleged monitoring of ...
'Jurassic World' Review
What's most frustrating about Jurassic World is that there's part of a good movie in there, somewhere, just dying to get out. Unfortunately, it's buried under a thin ash of nostalgia, smothered by a uselessly mawkish family drama, and strangled by a profusion of half-thought-out subplots that don't make a particularly great deal of sense.
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Thoughts from the ammo line
(Scott Johnson) Ammo Grrrll calls this one SHLEPPING TOWARDS UTOPIA. She writes: Well, Mattress Girl has evidently graduated from Columbia. In Electrical Engineering, I think. Ha, ha, I kid. Of course it was "Visual Arts." (Though in fairness, she considered Physics.) Heck, I was a Sociology major, so talk about "High Horse" Syndrome! And she finished in four years whereas it took me three terms: Johnson's, Nixon's, and Carter's. So kudos to
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Virtual schools offer students another option
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Talk to Daja Washington today and it's hard to imagine that she often found herself in fights at Roosevelt High School during the 2013-14 school year.
Washington got in trouble a lot. And her schoolwork suffered for it.
But when she enrolled in St. Louis ...
Marilyn Mosby's Father Was A 'Crooked Cop,' Police Officer Grandfather Sued For Racial Discrimination
Mosby comes from five generations of cops
Via: The Daily Caller
Judge: Enough evidence to charge police in black boy's death
CLEVELAND (AP) - A judge said Thursday that enough evidence exists to charge two white policemen in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy who was holding a pellet gun, a largely symbolic ruling because he can't compel prosecutors to charge them.
Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine ruled there's ...
Help wanted: Twitter CEO. Requirements: Denial, fatalism.
Marlon Brando once complained that working on the set of a troubled film was like trying to do a crossword puzzle while falling down an elevator shaft. That description came to mind today because it fits perfectly a job in Silicon Valley that recently opened up: CEO of Twitter. Dick Costolo was pulled from the elevator shaft that is Twitter before he could solve the puzzle. For now, Jack […]
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Clintons' Convict Friend: Ken Starr Made Me A Better Person
Ken Starr, Chelsea's father, and the Rose Law Firm
Via: The Daily Caller
June 11, 2015
Brazilian football confederation introduces term limits
SAO PAULO (AP) - The Brazilian football confederation has introduced term limits for its presidents, keeping them from being in power for more than eight consecutive years.
The change announced Thursday comes amid increased pressure against the local governing body, whose former president was linked to the investigation into corruption ...
Country Music Singer Killed in Gunfight With Bounty Hunter
"He said he wasn't going back to jail. That's what he told me."
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Ben Carson 'Irritated' that Gay Rights Gets Equated to Civil Rights
Fox News' Bret Baier gave 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson an opportunity on Wednesday to clarify the controversial comments he made about homosexuality being a choice. Carson said in March, on CNN's New Day with Chris Cuomo, that the fact that people "go into prison straight — and when they come out, they're gay" is enough evidence to ...More
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Union-Backed Dems Make Last-Ditch Effort to Kill Obama's Trade Deal
"It's counterintuitive for Democrats to be voting against it, but President Trumka came and said vote against it."
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INSIDE THE BELTWAY: Hillary Clinton's moment of truth coming at New York event?
Bill Clinton will be there, Bill de Blasio will not. New York City's Democratic mayor is skipping a humdinger of an event that includes a marching band, happy Democrats, a backdrop of skyscrapers and spirited speechifying that taps the wisdom of Franklin Roosevelt and spouse Eleanor. We're talking Hillapalooza here. ...
What Happens When You Don't Enforce the Immigration Laws
(John Hinderaker) One of the most horrifying crimes within memory occurred in Washington, D.C. on May 13 and 14. A man named Darron Wint broke into a home, commonly described as a mansion, owned by a businessman named Savvas Savopoulos. Wint held Savopoulos, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip, and their housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa, captive for around 20 hours while he tormented them and arranged for a futile ransom to be
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A clue emerges in the curious case of "Iterating Grace"
The trailblazing, first-generation computer programmer Alan Kay once said that you can divide the pioneers of personal computing into two camps: those who read and those who didn't. (I read about that in John Markoff's excellent "What the Dormouse Said.") Based on my experience of the heirs of those pioneers, I'd say Kay's rule of thumb holds. This week, however, a mysterious stunt has induced several of Silicon Valley's leading thought leaders […]
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75-Year-Old Texas Woman Avoids Jail Over 'Stupid' Offense After Four Brothers' Act of Kindness
"That's the least we could do."
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Chris Christie Says His Brash Style Could Work on Vladimir Putin
The New Jersey governor argued that directness has its virtues.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Husband Takes Action After Suspecting That a Stranger Had Seriously Violated His Wife
"It started in the shampoo department."
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GOP 2016 long shots fear missing their Gingrich moment in first debates
CHARLESTON, S.C. | Fear is growing among the 2016 GOP presidential candidates that the Republican National Committee's debate criteria could rob them of their chance on stage and the opportunity for a breakthrough moment like the one that propelled Newt Gingrich to a victory in the South Carolina primary in ...
Go Behind The Scenes Of The Jesse Matthew Attempted Murder Trial
Get this, his girlfriend watched him get convicted.
Via: The Daily Caller
Hear 911 Call Purported Human Services Official Made After Recent Attempt to Visit Duggar Household
"So we just need police assistance…"
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Syria's al-Qaida branch kills 20 minority Druze villagers
BEIRUT (AP) - Al-Qaida's affiliate in Syria has killed at least 20 villagers belonging to the minority Druze sect after a confrontation in northwestern Idlib province, where the militants have forced hundreds of members of the sect to covert to Sunni Islam, an activist group and a Syrian opposition faction ...
Sessions: Obama's 'Never Been Interested In Trade,' Just Wants 'Monumental Trans-Pacific' Union
'We ought to know everything there is to know about it'
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Town Shows How to Properly Welcome Home and Honor a Fallen Marine: 'Just Amazing'
"Not the way we intended to, but he's finally home."
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"White privilege" and how to spread it around
(Paul Mirengoff) The concept of "white privilege" has become a staple of left-wing think, especially on college campuses. But is it a meaningful way to talk about race? Only, I would argue, in a limited sense that those who bandy the term about probably don't have in mind. Whites as a class aren't "privileged" economically. Nearly all white children had better obtain knowledge and skills, and then be prepared to work hard
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Jurassic Pork: Earmarks Alive and Well Despite Ban
Before Jurassic World hits theaters this weekend, a Republican senator is telling Americans about the resurrection of another relic thought to be extinct: pork barrel spending.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Inhofe: 'We're Winning' The Global Warming Debate
'These are old arguments that have been refuted again and again'
Via: The Daily Caller
Iconic Actor Reveals Why He Refused a Nearly $1 Million Offer — and the 'Blessing' He Says Came After He Gave Money to His Church to Help the Poor
"I was baptized by my father when I was four years old."
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Colts Raise 2014 'AFC Finalist' Banner [VIDEO]
Boo hoo, somebody call the 'wambulance'
Via: The Daily Caller
The Biblical Verse That May or May Not Foretell the Outcome of the NBA Finals
"Is there any doubt which team will take the championship?"
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Dem Operative Rallies Conservatives Against 'ObamaTrade'
A leading voice against a pending Asian free trade agreement is tailoring his message to the country's grassroots conservatives, but until recently he described himself as a progressive and worked for union-backed Democrats.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Latest Horror From Islamic State-Linked Group: Man Forced to Dig His Own Grave Before Being Shot in Head
The man was accused of being a Mossad agent.
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Diane Rehm Apologizes for Insisting Bernie Sanders Has Israeli Citizenship
Rehm said she had only intended to ask the presidential candidate whether he holds Israeli citizenship, as she "had read in a comment on Facebook."
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Today in appeasement
(Scott Johnson) Omri Ceren writes to draw attention to Jay Solomon's Wall Street Journal article
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VA nomination on hold in Senate over Agent Orange dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democratic senators are holding up a confirmation vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for Veterans Affairs' top health post, citing the department's delay in extending disability benefits to Air Force reservists possibly exposed to Agent Orange.
Sens. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ron Wyden of Oregon ...
Megyn Kelly Slams 'Smears' Coming From Liberal Blogs and Reveals Why She Decided Not to Remain Silent This Time
"There's very little desire on the part of these folks to get to truth."
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Stewart Blasts NYT Over Rubio Coverage: 'How Is This Front-Page News?' [VIDEO]
'Paying off law school loans? How dare you'
Via: The Daily Caller
U.S. Embassy in Indonesia Celebrated American Independence Day One Month Early to 'Respect the Holy Month of Ramadan'
"The theme of tonight's celebration is Go Green…"
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Fox News, Union Leader Announce Forums for Candidates Who Don't Make First GOP Debate
It comes after more than four dozen New Hampshire Republican figures asked Fox and the RNC to allow more candidates into the first debate.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Bill Clinton suggests he'll stop paid speeches if Hillary is elected president
Former President Bill Clinton suggested he's unlikely to continue giving paid speeches if his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is elected president.
"No, I don't think so," he said when asked at a Clinton Global Initiative event this week, Politico reported.
The finances of the ...
Immigration — Hey Look! A Cop Yelling At A Black Girl In A Bikini!
It's as if the media built a triple-layer fence with border guards around immigration topics. And guess what? Their fence is working!
Via: The Daily Caller
Deep secrets of racial profiling (finale)
(Scott Johnson) A brief look back at where we have been in this series. If you have come along for the ride, I thank you for taking the trouble. If you missed any, I hope you will take a quick look. I would like to point out in particular the post on Michelle Alexander (part 4), which I hope contributes to the subject with a lot of help from the Manhattan Institute's
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Pastors Issue Tough Warning to the Supreme Court 'Not to Cross This Line' as Landmark Ruling on Gay Marriage Approaches
"No civil institution, including the United States Supreme Court or any court, has authority to redefine marriage."
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Country Turns to Cellphone Location Data to Combat Deadly Disease Spread
"While an individual's private information is important, we're also trying to stop the virus from spreading."
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Fox, Union Leader to host additional GOP candidate forums Aug. 6
Fox News will host an additional forum on Aug. 6 for GOP presidential candidates who do not qualify for the first Republican prime-time debate that night.
Fox News Executive Vice President Michael Clemente and the network stressed that it was part of a longstanding plan to add additional coverage for ...
Einstein's Personal Letters Give Insight Into 'How He Advised His Children, How He Believed in God'
"I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist."
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Making for Strange Political Bedfellows
On this issue, some Republicans back President Obama and some Democrats don't.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
China Conducts Fourth Test of Wu-14 Strike Vehicle
China this week carried out the fourth test of an ultra high-speed nuclear delivery vehicle that conducted what intelligence officials say were extreme maneuvers.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Paul Ryan's step-by-step future starts with trade
WASHINGTON (AP) - First, give presidents the power to strike trade deals. Then overturn President Barack Obama's health care law, overhaul the tax code and rework the nation's welfare system. And someday? Perhaps a run for president.
Call it the New Ryan Plan, a map not just to changes in ...
Walk in support of undocumented immigrant from Troy begins
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - Family and supporters of a 26-year-old undocumented immigrant have embarked on a 17-mile walk as they call for his release from a Battle Creek facility.
The Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/1f4d0R3 ) reports Jose Adolfo Zaldana of El Salvador was detained at his home in Troy ...
Jeb Bush's Campaign Is In A Lot More Trouble Than They're Letting On
Where's the money?
Via: The Daily Caller
What's the Obamacare backup plan?
(Paul Mirengoff) Any day now, the Supreme Court will issue a decision on whether Obamacare subsidies are available to those who purchase health insurance on the federal exchange. I think the likelihood that the Court will say subsidies can't be paid to such purchasers is a little south of 50 percent. But if the Court does decide King v. Burwell that way, millions of Americans will stand to lose their insurance subsidies.
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Are Taxpayers Subsidizing Starbucks College PR?
Starbucks plays third fiddle to state, feds in paying for the degrees
Via: The Daily Caller
'Almost to Point of Wanting Them All Segregated': Teacher Says Black People Cause of Racial Tension
"Maybe the 50s and 60s were really on to something."
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