Rachel Reinhard Dislocates Elbow During Women's Skateboard Street Final — X Games Los Angeles

ESPN showed a different angle during the contest. A horrible fall. Her arm just crumpled beneath the full weight of her body. Gruesome.

This made me think of how the sport's norm is for no safety gear in the street contests. The vert skaters wear full gear, although I'd argue that safety gear's just as important for the street skaters, especially helmets.



More at ESPN.

'Most Serious Terror Threat in Years' Forces Closure of U.S. Embassies, Consulates

The Chicago Tribune reports, "Terror threat that closed embassies called most serious in years."

And Mandy Nagy has the hammering headline, at Legal Insurrection, "“Decimated” al-Qaeda causes U.S. to shut embassies and go on high alert."



PREVIOUSLY: "We've Got al Qaeda on the Run Alright ... In Africa, Stronger Than Ever!"

'Bodies Were Flying in the Air' — Horror at Venice Beach

It's an awesome boardwalk. You'd be just chillin', never expecting any problems.

The suspect was intent on killing. Witnesses are interviewed at the clip.



And a LAT, "Venice boardwalk crash: Man, 38, arrested on suspicion of murder," and "Venice boardwalk: Witnesses describe chaotic scene of hit-and-run."

Video here, "Venice Beach murderer getting into his car and plowing though innocent people." And moments after the hit-and-run, "Venice Boardwalk Tragedy."

Sunday Cartoons

At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."



Also at Randy's Rountable, "Friday Nite Funnies," and Reaganite Republican, "Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES."

CARTOON CREDIT: William Warren.

Colin Powell Denies 'Salacious' Affair After Hacked Emails Go Public

This is just wow.

At the New York Post, "Salacious e-mail exchanges between Colin Powell and Romanian official Corina Cretu."

And at London's Daily Mail, "'You were my greatest love of my life': Deeply personal emails sent between Colin Powell and a blonde Romanian diplomat revealed by hacker but he DENIES having an affair."

Look, the guy drank the Obama Kool-Aid and went all RINO. This is no surprise considering the Democrats' salacious summer of scandal.

Meghan Rutledge Epic Premature Fist-Pump in Women's Moto-X Final — X Games Los Angeles

Astounding.

I clicked over to ESPN just in time to see this woman go up over the big jump, pump her fist, and then crash like Lindsey Jacobellis in the women's snowboardcross at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Twitter was lighting up with lulz (and some sympathy), and I sent Rutledge the Jacobellis video for a homework assignment.

Bucky Lasek Wins Gold Medal in Skateboarding Vert — X Games Los Angeles

This guy's cool.

He won bronze in 2011 when I attended with my boyz

At LAT, "Bucky Lasek wins vert gold medal at X Games."

Also, "At 40, skateboarding vert pioneer Bucky Lasek still gets ramped up":

Bucky Lasek stands atop the vert ramp hunched forward, right hand on his skateboard.

Above his tidy brown chin strip and mustache, deep lines crease his cheeks. He watches other boarders drop in at practice Wednesday.

Tom Schaar, 13. Mitchie Brusco, 16. Jono Schwan, 16. All young enough to be his kids.

But at 40, Lasek is far from just the old Buck.

He's the best in the sport today and possibly of all time. He proved that again Saturday, winning his fourth straight gold medal at the X Games in Los Angeles.

"When I look at some of my classmates and stuff on Facebook, it's pretty crazy," Lasek said. "I wouldn't expect those guys to be rolling in."

At an age when many men are going through crises, Lasek is at the peak of his career and showing no signs of slowing down. He won in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, this April after a nine-year gold-medal drought in the event, and on Saturday became the first ever to four-peat.

Once a pioneer in the vert event, Lasek is now breaking ground as the oldest to compete, especially as the one to beat.

"This is the best year I've ever had in my life competitively," Lasek said.

It's more than that, said retired professional skateboarder Tony Hawk.

"His last few competition appearances were far and above better than anything he's ever done," Hawk said, "and better than anyone has ever ridden on the vert ramp."

That's so cool.

More at the link.

'If the bar ain't bendin', then you're just pretendin'...'

Hugh Jackman's a bad mf.

Via Twitter.

Senator Ted Cruz: 'Our Single Best Chance to Defeat #ObamaCare...'

Leftists are attacking Senator Cruz, obviously out of fear that his campaign against the ObamaCare monstrosity will be successful.

The law is failing and the idiot left has again embarked on one of its epic misadventures in cognitive dissonance.

Democrat Perverts and Sexual Harassers: What War on Women?

A great segment.

Emily Miller pulls no punches on the Democrat criminals and pervs.

And remember, this behavior is not a bug but a feature of disgusting Democrat existentialism.



And ICYMI, "Leftists Freak Out as GOP 'Flips the Script' with Democrats' War on Women."

High-Tech Japanese Toilets Vulnerable to Attack From Android App

Here's a change of pace for you.

And who knew the Japanese were into the bidet thing?

Live and learn, at the Verge, "Japanese toilet users vulnerable to Bluetooth bidet assaults."

And here's the video.

Nyjah Huston Wins at Street League Series — X Games Los Angeles

It's just wrapping up on ESPN.

This Nyjah kid is so talented it's ridiculous.



Earlier, "Nyjah Huston Tops Prelims at Street League Series — X Games Los Angeles."

Stop Islamic Terror!

I like the raised fist.

Via Blazing Cat Fur, "Yes!"



More, "Winding down," and "Can't argue with that."

Also, "Everybody's got a cause," and "Hezbollah flags the fashion accessory."

Professor Colin McGinn Resigns After Allegations of Sexual Harassment

It's all about gender equality these days, and dolts like this philosopher sure make it easy for the shakedown feminists.

At NYT, "A Star Philosopher Falls, and a Debate Over Sexism Is Set Off":

Ever since Socrates’ wife was painted as a jealous shrew by one of his pupils, women have had it tough in philosophy.

Thinkers from Aristotle to Kant questioned whether women were fully capable of reason. Today, many in the field say, gender bias and outright sexual harassment are endemic in philosophy, where women make up less than 20 percent of university faculty members, lower than in any other humanities field, and account for a tiny fraction of citations in top scholarly journals.

While the status of women in the sciences has received broad national attention, debate about sexism in philosophy has remained mostly within the confines of academia. But the revelation this summer that Colin McGinn, a star philosopher at the University of Miami, had agreed to leave his tenured post after allegations of sexual harassment brought by a graduate student, has put an unusually famous name to the problem, exposing the field to what some see as a healthy dose of sunlight.

“People are thinking, ‘Wow, he had to resign, and we know about it,’ ” said Jennifer Saul, the chairwoman of the philosophy department at the University of Sheffield in England and the editor of the blog What Is It Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy?

“I think that’s unprecedented,” she added.

Keep reading.

And following the links, here's Feminist Philosophers, "Letter From Concerned Philosophers."

McGinn's reply is here. (Apparently he's been blogging about the whole affair for months.)

And skim over this blog for a bit, What Is It Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy?

I don't know. I see mostly men being jerks around women. It's stupid. And it should stop. But the feminist mindset is so stultifying it's ridiculous. The tiniest perceived slight is sexism, so it becomes a no-win situation. Men are jerks. Women are looking for anything that can be called "sexism" to feed their victimization psychology. There's no way out, and again, no one wins.

Added: Althouse has a longer meditation on this, "Sexual harassment in academia: It depends what the distinction between 'logical implication and conversational implicature' is."

Obama Keeps 'Phony Scandals' Alive for August 3rd Weekly Address

Not only does he keep recycling his stale "middle class recovery" garbage, he's completely disconnected from the real news on the ground, like the bombshell CNN report on the dozens of CIA operatives in Benghazi last September 11. If leftist regressives tell you the president's doing a good job they deserve to be shot.

Continued Gender Integration Will Only Exacerbate the Problem of Sexual Assault in the Military

From the letters to the editor, at the Wall Street Journal, "West Point: Duty, Honor, Country and Fairness, Too":

The politically incorrect but unassailable truth is that the increased occurrences of sexual assault are the predictable results of a military that increasingly puts teenage and 20-something men and women together in close quarters for long hours under stressful conditions. Throw in intimate familiarity, few financial expenses and the catalyst of alcohol, and there exists a situation similar to any college dormitory.

Unfortunately, the continued gender integration of the military will only exacerbate the problem of sexual assault, not to mention unit morale and overall combat effectiveness. Efforts to combat military sexual assault through periodic power-point "training" and stern lectures by military lawyers will prove impotent against hormones and alcohol.

Daniel Barbeau
Irvine, Calif.

More letters at the link.

The backstory is from James Taranto, "A Strange Sort of Justice at West Point: Trent Cromartie was cleared of sexual-assault charges. But the cadet was kicked out of school anyway."

And again here it is, the consequences of cultural Marxism working its path of destruction "through the institutions."

Homosexual Teacher at Catholic School Fired After Marrying Partner

You think?

I'm not sure why someone like this is still Catholic.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Gay teacher at Glendora Catholic school fired after marrying partner":

A gay teacher at a Catholic high school in Glendora was fired after he married his partner and photos of the wedding were published in a local newspaper last month.

Ken Bencomo, 45, of Rancho Cucamonga was fired from his teaching position at St. Lucy's Priory High School days after he married his partner of 10 years.

He and Christopher Persky, 32, were among the first couples married at the San Bernardino County assessor-recorder's office after a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed gay couples to marry in California.

Photos of the ceremony were published in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Officials at St. Lucy's Priory had been aware of Bencomo's sexual orientation for about 10 of the 17 years he was employed by the school, said Patrick McGarrigle, Bencomo's attorney.

School officials specifically mentioned the wedding and the publicity it received during a meeting at which Bencomo was informed that he had been fired, McGarrigle said.

Bencomo, through his attorney, declined to comment.

"Ken was one of the school's star educators and the decision to terminate him because he lawfully married a man is just heartbreaking to him — it's crushing," McGarrigle said. "It shows a terrible error of judgment and complete disregard of Ken and what he has brought to the school."

Shoot, the guy was probably one of the brightest stars on campus, but he went and got married? What a freakin' dolt.

#Dodgers Tie Club Record With 12th Straight Win on the Road

Hey, it makes me happy.

At LAT, "Dodgers keep rolling, tie club record with 12th straight road win":

RECAP: @HyunJinRyu99 fans 6 as #Dodgers win 12th straight on road, 6-2 over Cubs. http://t.co/9WrJfWSq6d pic.twitter.com/hSH5ppClQ3

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2013

Say this for the Dodgers during their current hot streak -- they’ve been versatile.

They squeak out narrow victories, or clobber opponents, or use walk-off heroics. And sometimes, like Friday, they just sort of win.

Their 6-2 victory Friday over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field unfolded without much in the way of dramatics, unless you count the ejections of Manager Don Mattingly and second baseman Mark Ellis in the fourth inning.

But it was another win, which is almost all the Dodgers know these days. It was their 12th consecutive road victory, tying the franchise record set by the Brooklyn Robins in 1924. It gave them an 11-2 mark since the All-Star break and was their 29th win in 36 games overall.

And the Dodgers pulled it off all sorts of ways.

Hyun-Jin Ryu was at less than his best Friday, which seems to be a theme for him on the road, but was good enough to earn the victory and raise his record to 10-3. He became the first Dodgers rookie to win 10 games since Kaz Ishii in 2002.

Ryu went 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and 11 hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out six.

But he was supported by enough offense from the Dodgers, and generally disinterested-looking play by a bad Cubs team, to make it hold up, and the Dodgers went to 59-49. It’s the first time this season the Dodgers have been 10 games over .500.

Continue reading.

Brawl Erupts in Taiwan Parliament Over Nuclear Power

Pretty amazing, actually.

We could use some of this passion in D.C., especially among the homo and metrosexual Democrats.

At WSJ, "Brawl in Taiwan Legislature Delays Vote on Nuclear Plant: Nuclear-Energy Safety Concerns Intensify After Japan's 2011 Earthquake."

Jessica Hometown Hottie

It's that time of year again, via Maxim: