21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Woman Finds Ex-Boyfriend Living In Attic. “Tracy found cups of urine and feces in the attic, she said. She believed her ex, who had just completed a 90-day jail sentence for stealing her truck, had been living in her attic for at least a few days.”
Archive for 2012
September 13, 2012
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NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF JOURN-O-LISM: Politico Rushes To Protect Obama After Devastating Report.
PARTYING WHILE YOUR EMBASSIES BURN: Beyonce, Jay-Z to host fundraiser for Obama at swanky New York nightclub.
SO MUCH FOR HILLARY 2016: Meltdown At The State Department.
PETER ORSZAG: “YOU KNOW, OBAMACARE IS UNPOPULAR.” VALERIE JARRETT: “YOU’RE DEAD TO ME.” No wonder these people aren’t standing up for free speech.
MARC THIESSEN: Obama skipped his pre-9/11 intelligence briefing.
PUNCHING BACK TWICE AS HARD: William Saletan says Romney betrayed free speech by standing up for it; Ace of Spades epically drubs.
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“SMART DIPLOMACY:” White House: On second thought, Egypt is still kinda sorta an “ally.”
How bad has it gotten? Jimmy Carter is correcting Obama on foreign relations.
Related: America ‘was warned of embassy attack but did nothing.’ Too busy with fundraisers and golf.
CONCERNED VIRGINIA CITIZEN DISCUSSES MEDIA INFLUENCE: “I think you’ve been suck ups…I think you’ve got your embroidered knee pads from the White House, buddy. That’s what I think.”
MICHAEL TOTTEN TO HILLARY CLINTON: Enough with the appeasement already.
HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): Video: NBC chief foreign correspondent blasts Obama’s “Egypt not an ally” statement. “For the President to come out and say, well, he’s not exactly sure if Egypt is an ally any more but it’s not an enemy, that is a significant change in the perspective of Washington toward this country, the biggest country in the Arab world. It makes one wonder, well, was it worth it? Was it worth supporting the Arab Spring, supporting the demonstrations here in Tahrir Square, when now in Tahrir Square there are clashes going on behind me right in front of the US embassy?”
Related: Embassy Protests Spread To Other “Arab Spring” Nations. “Yesterday I wrote that this looks like 1979 all over again. Today, we’re seeing the same diplomatic impotence displayed in that awful year, and the inevitable result. Thirty-three years ago, we got pushed out of the Persian Gulf; today, we’re getting pushed out of North Africa. Three years ago, President Obama assured us that his speech in Cairo would change the world, and eighteen months ago gave himself credit for the Arab Spring by citing that very speech. Ever since that speech took place, the American position has eroded in the Middle East, and it’s eroding rapidly now. We may not be able to retain embassies in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt any longer; we certainly can’t fly the flag above them securely at the moment.”
Good thing we don’t have some dumb cowboy in charge of this stuff, isn’t it?
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AN ARBY’S JAMOCA SHAKE SPIKED WITH KAHLUA WAS VERY POPULAR WITH THE CHICKS: U.S. burger chains aim to scoop up patrons with boozy milkshakes.
SO MUCH FOR OBAMA’S LONG TOUCHDOWN DANCE OVER THE BIN LADEN KILLING: “Yesterday, when most of the mainstream media busied themselves pounding Mitt Romney for having the chutzpah to denounce the initial apology for American freedom of speech issued by the U.S. embassy in Cairo, they were missing a much more important story. As Islamist attacks on the U.S. escalated throughout the Middle East, it became apparent that the Obama administration’s recent bout of back slapping celebration over its foreign and defense policy was completely unjustified. Not only were the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department sleeping while terrorist forces plotted a full-scale assault on our mission in Benghazi, Libya but other al Qaeda operatives were at work throughout the region plotting mischief.”
THE TIFFANY NETWORK IS NOW THE GERITOL NETWORK: “CBS has long been derided by rivals for attracting TV viewers considered too old for most advertisers to care about. Now the Murder, She Wrote generation is having the last laugh. Consumers aged 18 to 24, many strapped with college debt and living in their parents’ basements, aren’t forming households or starting families the way their predecessors did. Meanwhile, the youngest members of the massive Baby Boom generation turn 48 this year. And luxury car, financial-services, and pharmaceutical companies—three of CBS’s largest ad categories—want to reach them. . . . The selective nature of the economic slump also plays a role, says David Poltrack, chief research officer for CBS. The 45- to 64-year-old age group was least affected by the recession, according to U.S. Census data. That group’s 2010 median annual income of $60,700 was 2.1 percent lower than before the crisis. Those under 25 suffered a 9.7 percent decline, to $24,140.”
THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR JOHN MCCAIN, DOJ GOONS WOULD GO AFTER INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS WHO TROUBLED THE REGIME — AND THEY WERE RIGHT! What??? Holder and Feds ID California man’s role in anti-Islam film. “What country did I just wake up in? Islamic extremists kill an Ambassador abroad and a U.S. citizen’s name and past problems with law enforcement are suddenly in the news?? This is outrageous. They’re looking to undermine the film by destroying him instead of focusing on the murderers. There’s no excuse for this coming from the Feds and Holder.”
It is, however, typical. Harder on those who cause them political trouble at home than on the country’s enemies abroad. Because that’s just how they roll.
Related: Why Defending Free Speech Is More Important than Criticizing Bigotry. The Obama crowd doesn’t care about free speech. Never has, never will.
INSIDE THE IPHONE 5. Is it just me, or does there seem to be less excitement this time?
ABOVE THE LAW: A Look Inside the Law Review Sausage Factory — and Possible Evidence of Bias Against Conservatives.
More from Josh Blackman.
UPDATE: Eugene Volokh comments.
NICK GILLESPIE: Terrifying: Increases in Real Per Capita Federal Spending Over The Past 35 Years. “This is no way to run a country. But it might be a great way to wreck the economy.”
Something that can’t go on forever, won’t.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Why Do Colleges Compete By Becoming More Expensive?