KLINGON PARENTING TIPS: “Invent an older sibling that you killed shortly before they were born for their insubordination. i.e. ‘That’s how your brother died'”

HOW CONVEEEENIENT: Washington Post Blames Benghazigate On Petraeus.

A BILLY JOEL INTERVIEW:

A.G.: You know they have medication for that.

B.J.: Well, I used booze as medication.

Read the whole thing.

DAVID GERGEN: “This White House is so politicized that when it comes to a sort of a controversy like this, what they want to do is to get out a good story instead of getting out the real story.”

GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE: Northeast Frost, Freeze Concerns Tonight.

It’s a Fallen Angels world, we just live in it . . . .

MARK JUDGE: Marvel Comics’ Kung Fu Treachery.

IN FRANCE, A HUGE PROTEST AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE. On Twitter, someone was asking why we haven’t seen such big protests in the U.S. I think it’s because Americans are inclined to give the tie to individual freedom. The French, not so much.

IN TENNESSEE, CLAMORING FOR A CONSERVATIVE TO CHALLENGE ALEXANDER. Some Tea Party folks asked me if I was interested in running. Coincidentally, someone from Alexander’s office reached out to ask if I’d like to have coffee with Lamar. I told the Tea Party folks no. (Give up my gig to be a Senator? Are you kidding?). Coincidentally, I never heard from Alexander’s office again. My take: Alexander has good intelligence.

CORRELATION VS. CAUSATION IN A SINGLE GRAPH.

THIS MORNING, I talked about Jonathan Turley’s newfound appreciation for the dangers of Big Government, but noted that some people had noticed this problem already.

Mark Levin emails: “Turley might learn from this. An entire book on the tyranny of a ubiquitous federal Leviathan and its philosophical roots. It’s called Ameritopia. It sold 400,000 copies. Perhaps I’ll send him one.” Send him a copy of Liberty and Tyranny, too.

In the words of Moe from Bridget Loves Bernie, “It couldn’t hoit.”

BETTER LIVING THROUGH ELECTRICITY: A New Iron Age?

POLITICAL: Did The Pentagon Exaggerate The Effects of Sequestration? Why should they be different from the rest of the government.

My take: Since we’ve seen that the government can take a 2.3 percent cut without anybody noticing, why not go for a 5% across-the-board cut next year?

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BLOWING THE DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE NARRATIVE: “The most comprehensive review of the scholarly domestic violence research literature ever conducted concludes, among other things, that women perpetrate physical and emotional abuse, as well as engage in control behaviors, at comparable rates to men. The Partner Abuse State of Knowledge project, or PASK, whose final installment was just published in the journal Partner Abuse, is an unparalleled three-year research project, conducted by 42 scholars at 20 universities and research centers, and including information on 17 areas of domestic violence research.”

Related: It’s heresy, I know. But not all women are victims. And not all rape is rape: It is a view that will outrage many, but Crimewatch creator NICK ROSS insists it is a debate we must not flinch from.

AN EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOM: Comprehensive analysis of impact spherules supports theory of cosmic impact 12,800 years ago. “About 12,800 years ago when the Earth was warming and emerging from the last ice age, a dramatic and anomalous event occurred that abruptly reversed climatic conditions back to near-glacial state. According to James Kennett, UC Santa Barbara emeritus professor in earth sciences, this climate switch fundamentally –– and remarkably –– occurred in only one year, heralding the onset of the Younger Dryas cool episode. The cause of this cooling has been much debated, especially because it closely coincided with the abrupt extinction of the majority of the large animals then inhabiting the Americas, as well as the disappearance of the prehistoric Clovis culture, known for its big game hunting. . . . Now, in one of the most comprehensive related investigations ever, the group has documented a wide distribution of microspherules widely distributed in a layer over 50 million square kilometers on four continents, including North America, including Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island in the Channel Islands. This layer –– the Younger Dryas Boundary (YDB) layer –– also contains peak abundances of other exotic materials, including nanodiamonds and other unusual forms of carbon such as fullerenes, as well as melt-glass and iridium. This new evidence in support of the cosmic impact theory appeared recently in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.”

POPULAR MECHANICS: How To Escape A Sinking Car. “Rule 1. Don’t Call 911 until you’re out of the car. You’re going to need every second to get out of that vehicle. . . . Break that window. Since most vehicles these days have electronically controlled windows, the circuits probably will short before you have a chance to roll them down. In that case, you’ll need a tool to break the window open.”

They recommend the Lifehammer or the Res-Q-Me, both of which have been discussed here before.

“WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS.” The gay-pride flags were a nice touch.

THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED FOR MITT ROMNEY, BLUENOSES WOULD BE OUT IN FORCE. AND THEY WERE RIGHT! Woman wearing “thong” in public arrested in Myrtle Beach.

AT AMAZON, MP3 Albums at $2.99 and up.

Also, the TV Deal of the week: Arrested Development: Seasons 1-3, $24.99.

ED DRISCOLL: “Pro tip: If you look like anything at all like this when you reach the apex of your vacation, you are definitely doing it wrong.”

And given the bad press that cruise lines have gotten lately, Royal Caribbean should appreciate this report from Ed’s wife Nina.

JENNY MCCARTHY, MASS MURDERER: Grieving parents speak out against anti-vaccination extremists.

As Toni held her tiny baby, she couldn’t comprehend the loss, or how they would survive the sorrow.

Little did they know then that Dana’s death from whooping cough, and the media coverage that followed, came to represent a very inconvenient truth to the anti-vaccination lobby – and thus began an extraordinary campaign against this grieving family.

The McCafferys are today breaking their silence on the cyber bullying,the anonymous letters and the cruelty of some members of the anti-vaccination movement.

The couple has been accused of being on the payroll of drug companies; they have had their daughter’s death questioned and mocked; they have even been told to “harden the f . . . up” by an opponent of vaccination.

“The venom directed at us has just been torture and it’s been frightening, abhorrent and insensitive in the extreme,” says Toni, who has not had the strength to talk about this until now.

Disgusting.

READER BOOK PLUG: Reader Ron Herrington asks a plug for his Instead of School: Why Our Schools Do Not–And Cannot–Work. Done! It’s 99 cents on Kindle.

THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN: Port Authority releases photo of One WTC workers at dizzying heights.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: ’90s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Models: Where Are They Now?

MICHAEL WALSH: How Does Eric Holder Survive? Because AG is Obama’s alter-ego — his fall would be a defeat and an insult. Holder is also protection.