Monday, July 8, 2013

Michelle Malkin on the Left's Civility Bullsh*t in Texas

At great segment:


And see U.S. News and World Report, "Texas Abortion Battle About to Get Nastier."

John Donnelly, Vietnam Combat Medic, Identifies 9-11 Screamer as George Zimmerman

At Neo-Neocon, "Today in the Zimmerman trial…"

And at Legal Insurrection, "Implosion: Police Testify Trayvon’s Father Originally Denied Son Was Screaming."



Also at Fox News, "Judge rules defense can show Trayvon Martin died with marijuana in his system."

Teresa Heinz Kerry Suffered Grand Mal Seizure

Well, I thought it was sunstroke at first.

At Twitchy, "Report: Teresa Heinz Kerry suffered grand mal seizure."



Wanda Lee Ann Podgurski, Former Amtrak Clerk Convicted of Disability and Insurance Fraud, Nabbed in Mexico Through Twitter Tracking

Hey, they say social media addiction is out of hand, so there you go.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Fugitive tweets taunts to D.A., then gets caught via Twitter trace":


A former Amtrak clerk who fled after being convicted of disability and insurance fraud in January has been apprehended in Mexico, the San Diego County district attorney's office said Monday.

Wanda Lee Ann Podgurski, 60, had taunted authorities after she disappeared, including directing a tweet at D.A. Bonnie Dumanis: "Catch me if you can."

Podgurski was arrested Thursday in Rosarito. Her location was traced through her Twitter account by the Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team, authorities said.

She is set to be arraigned Monday in San Diego Superior Court on a charge of failing to appear while on bail.

Podgurski, in absentia, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of receiving more than $650,000 in disability and insurance payments after faking injuries.
Let that be a warning to all the freak leftist troll rights harassers. Response teams be trackin' you down mf's.

Tacoma Man Plays Taps Every Night at Sunset, Neighbors Appreciate It

I used to love playing "Taps" when I played trumpet as a kid.

At CBS News, "Nightly 'Taps' makes neighbors take notice."


Disgraced Eliot Spitzer to Run for New York City Comptroller

Obligatory, at the New York Times, "Spitzer Seeks Ballot for City Comptroller's Race" (via Memeorandum).

And at the New York Post, "Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer announces he’s running for city comptroller."

The jokes write themselves. And remember, these are Democrat family values.

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Dozens Die in New Egypt Violence

I don't trust official sources on this after my last round of reporting on the deaths in Egypt. Spend some time on Twitter and you'll see conflicting reports, with lots of on-the-ground witnesses saying Morsi supporters are murdering opponents. I'll check around later for more on that.

Meanwhile, at LAT, "Egyptian army clashes with Morsi supporters," and Foreign Policy, "Massacre in Cairo."



Starting in October, We May See Millions of People Getting #ObamaCare Subsidies Who Don't Legally Qualify

An excellent analysis of this monumental pile of bureaucratic imbecility, at WSJ, "ObamaCare's 'Liar' Subsidies."

The administration can't administer is own administrative cluster-k, so it treats all the legal requirements of the law as merely suggestions. That's Obama's MO on just about everything. Ignore the Congress and use regulation to push socialist policies, and when your won socialist legislation proves completely unworkable --- just like everyone warned in the first place --- then waive the requirements one at a time and hope for the best. WTF!

President Hussein the Incompetent. Winning!

And check back one more time at Yuval Levin's, "Obamacare's Invitation to Fraud." It's all fraud, all the way down.

Ivan Lendl Has Daughters?

He does, five of them, in fact.

At the Mellow Jihadi, an interesting piece.

Lendl used to be my favorite back in the late 1980s. We was (somewhat) emotional at Wimbledon yesterday when Murray took the top trophy.

Here's the Condor Squadron Flyover at #Angels Stadium on 4th of July

A perfect angle on this clip:



And see all the earlier links here, "#Angels' Walk-Off Win Over #Cardinals on 4th of July."

George Zimmerman Probably Won't Be Convicted of Murder or Manslaughter

At Althouse, "'Why Zimmerman’s Motion for Acquittal Should Have Been Granted...'"

Clicking through sends you to Legal Insurrection and ABC News.

Meanwhile, at USA Today, "Zimmerman defense witnesses to testify this week."

Taylor Swift Bikini Pics

Actually, she's not a busty babe, but to each his own, as they say.

She's definitely marriage material. Perhaps she's obnoxious as hell and repels men like a pile of manure.

In any case, at London's Daily Mail, "Bikini-clad Taylor Swift spends Independence Day with her 'touring family' at her Rhode Island estate."

Sunday, July 7, 2013

'Scholars who talk about America’s “civic religion” often don’t appreciate the half of it...'

That's Gordon Wood's first sentence at his New York Review essay from 1997, "Dusting Off the Declaration."

The essay was posted to the front page of the journal's website, for the long Independence Day weekend, no doubt. Wood review's Pauline Maier, American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence. I was in graduate school when that came out and have not read it. I have read Wood's The Radicalism of the American Revolution, however. He's a foremost expert on the period so it's worth reading around, considering both the Maier review and the books.

It's been a great holiday weekend, by the way. My wife has had time off and we were able to take in a game at the ballpark and at few at home together as well.

Happy Freedom, dear readers.

#SFO Crash Photos From the National Transportation Safety Board

On Twitter.



Two Chinese Students Killed in #SFO Crash Were Headed to West Hills Summer Camp

Here's the background at the Wall Street Journal, "Two Dead in San Francisco Plane Crash: Asiana Statement Identifies 16-Year-Old Girls as Killed in Accident."

And at the San Francisco Chronicle, "Official: SF plane crash victim may have been run over."

Oh, that would be freakin' lame.



Video Shows Asiana Airlines Crash at #SFO

I'd be saying "Oh my God" too!



Also at the Los Angeles Times, "Asiana jet was well below its target speed before crash, NTSB says."

And at the New York Times, "Pilots Tried to Abort Landing Before Crash, N.T.S.B. Says."

PREVIOUSLY: "The Latest on Asiana Airlines Crash in San Francisco."

Happy Birthday President George W. Bush

President Bush turned 67 yesterday --- and he's greatly missed.

An awesome entry at Twitchy, "George Bush’s birthday present: Higher approval rating than President Obama."



Not at Twitchy, although I RT'd this one yesterday:



Not a Looker: Marion Bartoli Takes Beauty Appraisals in Stride

Oh jeez, she's not that bad. If Serena Williams is touted as a hottie, I guess anyone could be. A little makeup and a snazzy French evening gown and Bartolli could be looking hot.

At Sports Illustrated, "BBC apologizes after commentator calls Marion Bartoli ‘not a looker’."

And at the Los Angeles Times, "Marion Bartoli takes high road after sexist remark about her looks":



Marion Bartoli, a French tennis veteran with the IQ of a genius and recently crowned Wimbledon women's champion, had little to say in the wake of a sexist remark about her looks by way of comparison to Maria Sharapova, a lanky blond from Russia.

BBC radio commentator John Inverdale remarked after Bartoli's 6-1, 6-4 victory over Germany's Sabine Lisicki, "Do you think Bartoli’s dad told her when she was little: 'You’re never going to be a looker. You’ll never be a Sharapova, so you have to be scrappy and fight'?"

Bartoli, a first-time winner of a Grand Slam tournament at 28, played it off in a classy way.

"It doesn't matter, honestly," Bartolia said. "I am not blond, yes. That is a fact. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. I'm sorry. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely, yes."

Inverdale later apologized, saying it was all in fun.

"We poked fun, in a nice way, about how she looks," he said, "but Marion Bartoli is an incredible role model."

That was not lost on Bartoli's father, who helped develop her game as a coach.

"I am not angry," Walter Bartoli said. "She is my beautiful daughter."
Also, "Marion Bartoli overpowers Sabine Lisicki for 2013 Wimbledon title."

Sunday Cartoons

At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."

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And at Randy's Roundtable, "Friday Nite Funnies," and Reaganite Republican, "Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES."

Also at Theo's, "Toon..."

CARTOON CREDIT: William Warren.

RELATED: From Yuval Levin, at National Review, "Obamacare's Invitation to Fraud," and from Avik Roy, at Forbes, "Not Qualified For Obamacare's Subsidies? Just Lie — Govt. To Use ‘Honor System’ Without Verifying Your Eligibility" (via Memeorandum).

Also at Instapundit, "SO IT’S BASICALLY LIKE PIGFORD, ONLY FOR HEALTHCARE: Health insurance marketplaces will not be required to verify consumer claims."

Costa Mesa Unitarian Church Holds First Homosexual Marriage

At the Daily Pilot, "Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church holds its first same-sex wedding."

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Well, it's no surprise -- the Unitarian Church is a freakish cult show that denies the Holy Trinity, and is open to anyone, even so-called godless communists who want to wreak homosexual havoc on the nation.

See this Landover Baptist Forum, "The Proof Is In: Unitarian Universalism is a CULT." And the Unitarian Cult is a breeding ground for Marxist usurpers, at American Thinker, "The Unitarian Church and Obama's Religious Upbringing."