The Blasphemous Michael Coren

At Blazing Cat Fur.

Pamela Geller's Anti-Jihad Ads Go Up in New York's Subways

At National Post, "Support Israel against 'the savage': Blogger's controversial anti-jihad ads hit NYC subways."

And at the clip, I guess AP couldn't find anyone who thought that Muslim beheadings of innocent civilians is savagery. The first women interviewed nails it, however. You have the right to free speech, even if some folks find that speech offensive.

Christina Hendricks Rocks Post-Emmys Governors Ball

Robert Stacy McCain has long pumped up Christina Hendricks as the ultimate Rule 5 babe. I just haven't posted on her that much. She sure is lovely.

See London's Daily Mail, "That's how you get over a loss: Christina Hendricks lets her hair down at Governors Ball after Mad Men Emmys snub."

'F-ck Off' and 'Have a Nice Life'

Now this is interesting, at BuzzFeed, "Hillary Clinton Aide Tells Reporter to “F**k Off” And “Have a Nice Life”."

It turns out Hillary Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines got a bit bothered by the press inquiries. Ann Althouse has an outstanding post on this, at Instapundit, "DON’T GET DISTRACTED BY FACT THAT A STATE DEPT. SPOKESMAN SAID “F*ck Off” and “Have a good life” to that BuzzFeed reporter..."

Follow that link. It's good.

The World Needs American Strength, Not Apologies

Via Bob Belvedere:

Ex-Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Kevin McClatchy Comes Out

It's hard out there for a sexual deviant.

See Towleroad, "Kevin McClatchy, Newspaper Scion And Former Pittsburgh Pirates Owner, Comes Out."

Girl Gets Swats in Texas by Male Vice Principal

The parents signed a release, but I guess they never expected a male administrator to administer the spanking.

At London's Daily Mail, "Taylor Santos Spanking: Mother's fury as Texas schoolgirl left 'bruised and blistered' after male vice principal SPANKED her for cheating."

Everything's so damned politically correct.

Boy, that would be something if we had corporal punishment at my school. We don't do that in college, of course, but I got swats when I was in 7th grade. It's not something you forget very quickly, and I'd say it's an effective form of discipline. Society's all wimped out nowadays. It's ridiculous.

Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts

A front-page report at today's New York Times:

WASHINGTON — The attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans has dealt the Central Intelligence Agency a major setback in its intelligence-gathering efforts at a time of increasing instability in the North African nation.

Among the more than two dozen American personnel evacuated from the city after the assault on the American mission and a nearby annex were about a dozen C.I.A. operatives and contractors, who played a crucial role in conducting surveillance and collecting information on an array of armed militant groups in and around the city.

“It’s a catastrophic intelligence loss,” said one American official who has served in Libya and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the F.B.I. is still investigating the attack. “We got our eyes poked out.”

Continue reading.

On the Red Carpet at the Emmys

Hey, London's Daily Mail's got your epic photo roundup from last night's show.

Smokin' hotties.

See: "Emmys 2012: Blue belles! Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum and Nicole Kidman lead the glamour parade at Emmy Awards."

Obama Blows Off Israel Concerns Over Iranian Nukes as Just Some 'Noise That's Out There'

More from O's f-ked up interview last night on "60 Minutes."

Jennifer Rubin reports, "Obama’s ‘60 Minutes’ wipeout." And from Ed Morrissey, "Obama: Israel’s concerns on Iran “noise” I’m going to block out." (At Memeorandum.)

First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks to Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Dinner

I would have puked all over the guests.

At Twitchy, "Disgraceful: Michelle Obama trots out race card, says ‘Voting rights is movement of our era’."

And listen at the clip. Talk about "back in chains." You'd think blacks were never unshackled in the first place. Something else. Scroll forward to about 15:00 minutes for the "movement of our era" comments. For the first time in my adult life...

Damian Lewis Shocks Emmy Awards With Dramatic Win for Showtime Drama 'Homeland'

At the Los Angeles Times, "Big winners: 'Game Change,' 'Homeland,' 'Modern Family'."

Lots of coverage over there, so surf around a bit for additional reporting.

Obama Dismisses His Administration's Historic Middle East Meltdown as Just 'Bumps in the Road'

Is this hubris? Or he's just completely aloof?

I never cease to be amazed at this president. We're in the midst of one of the greatest foreign policy disasters in recent decades and it's just a "bump in the road" to this man. Unbelievable. Or not. The nonchalance in the face of such an enormous clusterf-k is completely par for the course. What an epic presidential asshole.

See Daniel Halper at the Weekly Standard, "Obama on Recent Middle East Violence: 'Bumps in the Road'" (via Memeorandum).

"Bumps in the road." Boy, callousness comes easy to "The One."

Ann Coulter on ABC's 'This Week': 'Democrats Dropping Blacks and Moving On to Hispanics'

See: "Ann Coulter: Democrats ‘Dropping the Blacks and Moving on to the Hispanics’."

Here's the Dior 'J'Adore' Clip From Last Night's Emmy Awards, Featuring Charlize Theron

This is the full 90-second film.

I didn't see much of the awards but still caught the ad running two times during the broadcast. A striking clip.

Obama's Failed Exit From Iraq

From Michael Gordon, at the New York Times, "In U.S. Exit From Iraq, Failed Efforts and Challenges" (at Memeorandum):

The request was an unusual one, and President Obama himself made the confidential phone call to Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president.

Marshaling his best skills at persuasion, Mr. Obama asked Mr. Talabani, a consummate political survivor, to give up his post. It was Nov. 4, 2010, and the plan was for Ayad Allawi to take Mr. Talabani’s place.

With Mr. Allawi, a secular Shiite and the leader of a bloc with broad Sunni support, the Obama administration calculated, Iraq would have a more inclusive government and would check the worrisome drift toward authoritarianism under Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

But Mr. Obama did not make the sale.

“They were afraid what would happen if the different groups of Iraq did not reach an agreement,” recalled Mr. Talabani, who turned down the request.

Mr. Obama has pointed to the American troop withdrawal last year as proof that he has fulfilled his promise to end the Iraq war. Winding down a conflict, however, entails far more than extracting troops.

In the case of Iraq, the American goal has been to leave a stable and representative government, avoid a power vacuum that neighboring states and terrorists could exploit and maintain sufficient influence so that Iraq would be a partner or, at a minimum, not an opponent in the Middle East.

But the Obama administration has fallen frustratingly short of some of those objectives.

The attempt by Mr. Obama and his senior aides to fashion an extraordinary power-sharing arrangement between Mr. Maliki and Mr. Allawi never materialized. Neither did an agreement that would have kept a small American force in Iraq to train the Iraqi military and patrol the country’s skies. A plan to use American civilians to train the Iraqi police has been severely cut back. The result is an Iraq that is less stable domestically and less reliable internationally than the United States had envisioned.

The story of these efforts has received little attention in a nation weary of the conflict in Iraq, and administration officials have rarely talked about them. This account is based on interviews with many of the principals, in Washington and Baghdad.

Continue reading.

And check JustOneMinute as well.

Yet another foreign policy disaster from President Clusterf-k. Will Americans even care? Probably not, if expert opinion on voter preferences is any clue. But as I argued previously, this year foreign policy is taking on an outsized importance, and history will judge this administration's failures.

I'll have more later...

Outrage After CNN Uses Journal of Ambassador Christopher Stevens as News Source

Anderson Cooper's initial mention of Ambassador Stevens' worries about al Qaeda can be seen at the link.

Some of the source material for that reporting came from the ambassador's personal journal, and there's a backlash, at the Wall Street Journal, "Family Protests CNN's Use of Slain Envoy's Journal." (Via Lonely Conservative and Memeorandum.)

But see Robert Stacy McCain, "Classic: State Department Attacks CNN for Reporting Inconvenient Facts on Libya." Read it all at the link. Robert defends CNN's reporting, as the information in the journal held "worldwide significance."

Check all the reporting at Memeorandum.

Bill Clinton: Romney's Money Advantage Could Swing Election

Maybe old Bill's trying to dampen O's momentum. You know, helping Romney helps Hillary, who might run in 2016.

Putting that aside, perhaps a Romney advertising blitz in the battleground states could tilt the scales come November. If we give credence to the conservative attacks on the polls as biased towards the Dems, then then a GOP money advantage could be decisive.

In any case, FWIW, at the Los Angeles Times, "Clinton: GOP money advantage could still swing the election":

Notice the added point about how the GOP could win if its so-called "voter suppression" efforts are successful. This later point is a big meme on the left. Elizabeth Drew draws out the full conspiracy theory at the New York Review, "Voting Wrongs" (via Memeorandum). And be sure to scroll down to the comments for a real hoot: "IT'S THE END OF DEMOCRACY, GAWD!!!"

Fox News' Chris Wallace Hammers Obama Advisor Robert Gibbs on Administration's Libya Lies (VIDEO)

If we get some media coverage with backbone over the next week or so, the administration's Libya debacle could have an impact on the presidential horse race. The White House lied on Libya. The more information that comes out the worse the administration's cover up appears.

Watch it. These people are stooges.

Newt Gingrich: Romney's Gotta Be Aggressive

Bryan Jacoutot flags this Newt Gingrich interview on CNN, "Newt offers Romney some good advice."