THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT just approved more military action against Syria. They say they may not do anything with the authorization, that it’s only for theoretical use in the future, but Turkey did shell targets in Syria a couple of days ago.
Archive for 2012
October 4, 2012
THE ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM: “NBC sued over Trayvon tape,” according to the New York Post:
We hear Zimmerman’s attorneys are about to file a complaint against NBC and its top executives, naming news president Steve Capus and correspondent Ron Allen, who was the reporter on the scene for the broadcast on “Today” on March 27. He also remained the reporter for the story on “NBC Nightly News.”
A source tells us, “The suit will be filed imminently against NBC and its news executives. The network’s legal department has put everybody in the news department involved with this incident on notice, telling them not to comment.”
Here’s PJTV’s take on how the edit was likely made, from back in April:
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“And don’t accuse our staff of doctoring tape….they’re not doctoring tapes.”
— Mika Brzezinski, on MSNBC, at the start of the month.
AWESOME IF TRUE! A comet discovered recently by Russian astronomers may outshine the moon when it passes by Earth next November.
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HE’S SUPER-CEREAL: Video: Al Gore Blames Obama’s Pitiful Debate Performance on the Thin Denver Air. As Erika Johnsen writes at Hot Air, “If this isn’t a Democratic-excuse-making shark-jumper, I don’t know what is.”
A REVIEW in Popular Science, of the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
STEPHANOPOULOS EMBARRASSES HIMSELF: Well, we need to narrow it down a bit, as that headline covers far too much territory. What John Nolte specifically wrote at Big Journalism was, “Stephanopoulos Embarrasses Himself: ‘Does a tie go to the challenger?'”
Last night was easily the most decisive and crushing debate performance in the history of presidential debates. And yet, Stephanopoulos (a Democratic operative disguised as a news man) immediately attempted to spin an obvious and devastating loss for Obama into a …. draw.
But none of this is surprising. We all saw it coming a mile away. Last night, Stephanopoulos tee’d up his spin before the debate and he also has an almost perfect record of immediately spinning debate victories for Democrats.
Think about how pathetic and partisan George Stephanopoulos really is. Even his Clinton-era colleague James Carville (who doesn’t disguise himself as a journalist) admitted Romney ate Obama’s lunch last night. But Stephanopoulos is so partisan and so corrupt and such a propagandist liar that even in the face of an undeniable reality he just couldn’t bring himself to acknowledge it.
For reaction, let’s go to Stephanopoulos’ on-air colleague, Diane Sawyer:
AT AMAZON, GIFT CARDS GALORE.
AXELROD FLASHES THE BARACK SIGNAL: “Mr Axelrod, speaking on a campaign conference call, made an appeal to reporters to make the points that Obama himself had failed to make in the debate,” the London Daily Mail reports.
Reuters, as spotted by Rob Long at Ricochet, is happy to oblige, running a piece titled, “For Obama, words not said in debate spoke the loudest,” and hitting all the talking points that Obama missed.
But still, Reuters’ in-house artist, who was at the University of Denver and illustrating the debate LeRoy Neiman-style, conceded the extent of the damage Romney inflicted:
THAT’S STONE-AGE STUFF, DADDY-O: 635,392 U.S. Road Miles Lack 3G or 4G.
THE AARP WOULD LIKE OBAMA TO LOSE THEIR NUMBER: is this the same AARP that shilled for Obamacare? Yeah, I think it is.
#NARRATIVEFAIL: Elizabeth Warren’s white great grandfather shot an Indian.
WALKING WHILE WORKING: Should You Try A Treadmill Desk? “The transition to a treadmill (or even a standing desk) will leave you more energized, refreshed, and ready to tackle a hard day’s work.”
We like the FitDesk, which has a bike instead of a treadmill.
MICHAEL GRAHAM PODCAST: Kristol Reacts To First Presidential Debate.
PREFERENCES: Consumers Voting for Plug-in Hybrids Over EVs.
HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): Who buried the middle class? Update: Manufacturing orders drop 5.2% in August.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Why I Decided To Date A Conservative. “I realized, with the help of a wise friend, that the problem wasn’t about politics. The problem was me.”
THE BLACK SPIDERS OF MARS: okay, so they might be geysers or micro-organisms or something, but just for once I’m a sci fi geek, and I can dream.
WE’RE LEARNING ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
Also, How It Should Be: What Divides Us And What Brings Us Together.
SHOULD BANKS AND INVESTMENT HOUSES LEAVE MANHATTAN FOR LESS LITIGIOUS REGIONS?
Banks should consider leaving New York City to escape ongoing lawsuits and a general lack of support for the industry and consider moving to more business-friendly states like North Carolina, said Dick Bove, a noted banking analyst from Rochdale Securities.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently filed a civil fraud lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase concerning securities sold by Bear Stearns, which JPMorgan bought in 2008.
The lawsuit claims that Bear Stearns failed to ensure the quality of loans forming part of mortgage-backed securities it sold in 2006 and 2007.
Banks have been subject to a slew of high-profile lawsuits in the past, including under former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
“Management should consider the benefits of moving their headquarters elsewhere. Shareholders should not be forced to pay for continuous lawsuits because these banks are in New York,” Bove wrote in a note to clients, according to the Charlotte Observer.
“If the industry was located in Charlotte, North Carolina it would not be facing constant hostility it would be supported by a government that wants its business.”
Investment firms abandoning their New York headquarters would also make the Occupy Wall Street crowd happy — but as with the collapse of the auto industry presaging Detroit’s overall implosion, they should be careful what they wish for.
LEGAL EDUCATION UPDATE: A Law School Crisis Reader.
SHAMELESS: Stephanopoulos embarrasses himself. (Who knew that was even possible?)
LOST IN TRANSLATION: So I called my parents this morning and found out Obama won the debate. According to the Portuguese media my parents have seen.
JUST FOR FUN: a letter from Barack. (Yes, we’re already being chided for dancing on the end zone. I plan to ignore it. For some reason what works against the left is humor. They can’t stand to be mocked. And it clearly rattles Obama. People who are rattled misstep.) Of course it’s becoming impossible to parody the left. I mean, according to Al Gore the air was too thin for Barack up here. Also, the sun was in the president’s eyes.