Krauthammer: White House Benghazi E-mail 'Equivalent' to 'Nixon Tapes'

At the Heritage Foundation.

And from Stephen Hayes, at the Weekly Standard, "Boehner to Form Select Committee on Benghazi."

V. Stiviano: Donald Sterling Should Apologize for Racist Remarks — #LiberalRacism

At USA Today, "V. Stiviano sits down for interview with Barbara Walters."

I'm still trying to figure this woman out, and this interview is frankly bizarre.

Kate Upton Shoots for Sports Illustrated in the Cook Islands

At London's Daily Mail, "'My butt doesn't get much attention': Kate Upton discusses the bottom line as she shoots for Sports Illustrated in the Cook Islands."

L.A's NAACP Chief Resigns Over Donald Sterling Ties — #LiberalRacism

Epic leftist hypocrisy.

The Los Angeles Times has been on the chapter's case, "Donald Sterling's ties to NAACP under scrutiny after race recording."

This Jenkins dude's been shaking down Sterling despite the latter's long history of liberal racism. Shameless. Leftists simply have no shame.

And here's this morning's report, "Head of L.A. NAACP quits over ties to Donald Sterling."

Also at Fire Andrea Mitchell, "NAACP-LA President Leon Jenkins resigns for sucking up to Donald Sterling."

17-Month-Old Baby Attacked by Rattlesnake Near San Diego

The heat's bringing out the serpents, and the child, playing outside at his parents 3-acre homestead, got in harm's way.

At NBC San Diego, "Infant Bitten Multiple Times by Rattlesnake: Cal Fire."

Extra: At KPBS, "It’s Rattlesnake Bite Season In San Diego County, Health Officials Warn."

A Question for Milquetoast Conservatives!

At Cold Fury, "Setup: the Empire strikes back."

Hat Tip: Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, "'Conservatives' Continue to be Pig Ignorant Easy Targets for Alinsky…"

Josh Rogan: 'Damn Right I Taped Kerry’s 'Apartheid' Talk...'

A great piece.

Rogan's got chutzpah, at the Daily Beast.

PREVIOUSLY: "Secretary of State John Kerry Excoriated for Israel 'Apartheid' Slur."

Beverly Hills Liberal Donald Sterling Speaks Out — #LiberalRacism

At Du Jour, "DONALD STERLING SPEAKS UP":

#DonaldSterling tells DuJour, "I wish I had just paid her off." Full story here: http://t.co/5cTK4o29Qq

— DuJour (@DuJourMedia) May 2, 2014

The embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner on what he’d do differently": The embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner on what he’d do differently": While the dust in Los Angeles has yet to settle after recent revelations of Clippers owner Don Sterling’s regrettable remarks, nothing about the future of Sterling or the team is certain.

Some observers claim the NBA lacks the authority to force Sterling to sell the team while others, like basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar, are questioning why the billionaire’s private conversations are being aired in public at all.

And while it could be weeks before any definite decisions are made about the future of the Clippers—Floyd Mayweather Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Matt Damon and Sean Combs are all said to be interested in buying the team—during an exclusive discussion with DuJour’s Jason Binn, Sterling expressed remorse for the way his situation’s unfurled. Speaking of girlfriend Vanessa Stiviano, who released to the media audio footage of Sterling on a racist tirade, Sterling says, “I wish I had just paid her off.”

Expect to hear more from Sterling, who tells DuJour he’s limiting himself to interviews with Barbara Walters and the NBA.

Also at USA Today, "Donald Sterling to 'DuJour' magazine: 'I wish I had just paid her off'."

And at the New York Post, "Sterling: 'I wish I had just paid her off'."

Donald Sterling speaks out: "I wish I had just paid her off" http://t.co/0qsqk93uDH

— New York Post (@nypost) May 2, 2014

And CBS Los Angeles.

Donald Sterling Reportedly Breaks Silence Amid Scandal: http://t.co/0vbmbhmxte

— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) May 2, 2014

I'll have updates...

#Benghazi, Lies and Videotape

From Nonie Darwish, at Frontpage Magazine:

Shocking White House emails released to the public Tuesday by government watchdog group Judicial Watch shed new light on the Obama administration’s brazen dishonesty with the public about the deadly Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Statements from top Obama adviser Ben Rhodes confirm what critics have long alleged: that the Obama administration’s to priority in the wake of the attack was not to seek justice for the fallen or confront the threat to our nation, but to lie to the public about the nature of the attack in order to improve President Obama’s image in an election year.

It is the tragedy of our times that that the US government advocated the video excuse as a justification for the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi — or even the attack on the US embassy in Cairo on 9/11/12. It should be common knowledge to Western governments by now that Islamic leadership habitually justifies Islamic terrorism as a reaction to some kind of injustice or offense perpetrated against Muslims. This happens all the time in the commission of terrorist attacks or after they have been perpetrated. But instead of exposing the Islamic lie as usual, America facilitated the terrorists’ excuses. This is not a bad deal for jihadists who are only too happy to see nations victimized by terror defend jihad on behalf of Muslims.

As a matter of fact, Muslims over many centuries have trained Coptic Christians and other Middle East oppressed minorities to blame themselves for Islamic jihad and to ignore the obvious Islamic jihad violence.

Since jihad against other nations is a violation of international law, Muslims have discovered that they have no choice but to lie about their motivation and religious obligation to engage in jihad. It is not the author of this article who is saying this about Muslim culture, but the Islamic law books themselves; they clearly state that Muslims are obliged to lie if it is for the benefit of Islam.

Lying to justify jihad comes to people of the Middle East naturally and without hesitation. Even I was guilty of protecting Islamic jihad at any cost when I used to be a young journalist in the Middle East years ago. Lying to protect Islam has thus developed into a virtue that comes naturally to Muslims after centuries of forced practice of the Sharia obligation — and most Muslims no longer realize the connection to Sharia nor realize that what they are saying is lying.

Muslims shamelessly justified 9/11 with incredible fabricated stories about oppression of Muslims, America’s foreign policy, the occupation, etc. But when such excuses were discredited, the Muslim leadership never gave up and, until today, continues the blame game. The versions range from how Arabs could not have accomplished such a sophisticated terror attack by airplanes (their favorite excuse) to how 9/11 was a Jewish conspiracy or that the American government itself is behind it, etc.

No one in the Bush administration was so reckless as to buy any of the Arab excuses. Even NYC mayor at the time, Rudy Guiliani, would not accept a $10 million donation for disaster relief from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks. America cannot afford to collaborate with Arab excuses over terrorism under any circumstances. If America accepts Islamic excuses for terror it is not just an invitation to more terror, but it is descending to the level of banana republics, which fool their own people into believing lies.

Western nations have always understood this pathological Islamic game and never bought it — until Sept 11, 2012, when the Obama administration coordinated an excuse for the violent attacks on the US Embassy in Cairo to avoid the embarrassment that al-Qaeda was alive and well even in Egypt, which was headed by the Muslim Brotherhood at the time. It was the first time in US history that one could see the US government not only buying the jihadist excuse, but also facilitating it...

Utterly treasonous. And all for politics. Depraved.

Still more here.

Plus, from Stephen Hayes, at the Weekly Standard, "Benghazi Lies."

Victims of Communism Day — #MayDay

From Ilya Somin, at Volokh:

Today is May Day. Since 2007, I have advocated using this date as an international Victims of Communism Day. I outlined the rationale for this idea (which I did not originate) in my very first post on the subject:

May Day began as a holiday for socialists and labor union activists, not just communists. But over time, the date was taken over by the Soviet Union and other communist regimes and used as a propaganda tool to prop up their regimes. I suggest that we instead use it as a day to commemorate those regimes’ millions of victims. The authoritative Black Book of Communism estimates the total at 80 to 100 million dead, greater than that caused by all other twentieth century tyrannies combined. We appropriately have a Holocaust Memorial Day. It is equally appropriate to commemorate the victims of the twentieth century’s other great totalitarian tyranny. And May Day is the most fitting day to do so...

More.

Also from Gabriella Hoffman, at Town Hall, "Communists Aren’t Cool: Honor Victims of Communism This May Day."

BONUS: "‘Die yuppie scum’: Anarchists, illegal aliens march through Seattle [pics]."

#Sterling Could Face $360 Million Tax Hit on Clippers Sale, Hindering #NBA Push to Terminate Ownership

Today's New York Times feature a sensational front-page report on the high-dollar celebrity interest in the Los Angeles Clippers, "Stars’ Newest Must-Have Item: The Clippers."

But it's doubtful that Donald Sterling will relinquish the team without a fight. See Bleacher Report, "Donald Sterling Reportedly Will Sue NBA If Forced to Sell Clippers."

Frankly no matter how combative and cantankerous he is, no matter how big a fight he puts up, I suspect the prospect of massive tax savings from keeping the team is one of the biggest factors working against NBA moves to force a sale.

See the Los Angeles Times, "Donald Sterling could tie Clippers sale up in court":

If NBA owners ultimately vote to oust Donald Sterling and the embattled Clippers boss decides to fight back, the resulting litigation could drag on for years and set a precedent for American professional sports, legal experts said Wednesday.

While Sterling appears to face long odds in challenging his lifetime ban and $2.5-million fine, legal experts and lawyers who have faced the NBA in court see a more viable case when it comes to opposing a forced sale.

Sterling could seek an immediate injunction, then file suit raising breach of contract or antitrust claims.

If that happens, the courts will find little or no precedent for a team owner facing expulsion because of offensive comments about race.

"We're in a part of sports law where there isn't a playbook," said Michael McCann, a sports law professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. "We're in uncharted territory."

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced the fine and ban Tuesday and said he would encourage the other 29 owners to force the Clippers owner to sell. A three-quarters vote is needed to oust an owner.

The team is owned by the Sterling Trust, which includes Sterling, his estranged wife, Rochelle, and two living children. A Clippers spokesman did not provide percentages of voting rights or other details.

Banned from attending games or having any involvement as owner, Sterling could be motivated to hang on to the team if only for tax reasons. If he were to sell at an estimated $1billion, capital gains and state taxes could exceed $360 million, said Gary Slavett, a Beverly Hills tax attorney.

A large share of those taxes could be avoided if the owner bequeaths the franchise to his family upon death.

Sterling did not respond to a request for comment left at his Beverly Hills office. Two attorneys who have represented him in the past also did not respond to requests for comment.

More.

#Democrats on Thin Ice in 2014

I've been meaning to get back to my regular campaign blogging, but Democrat and liberal racists keep popping out of the KKK woodshed. Indeed, there's more on that in the pipeline.

Meanwhile, here's A.B. Stoddard, at the Hill.

RELATED: From Ronald Brownstein, at National Journal, "Poll Shows Problems for Obama, Peril for Senate Democrats."

'Feeling That Way'

From Tuesday morning's drive-time, at the Sound L.A.

Enjoy. I'll have more explosive reporting on all the leftist scandals, racism and hypocrisy tonight!

Tiny Dancer Elton John 6:54 AM

Feeling That Way/Anytime Journey 6:48 AM

Breakdown Tom Petty 6:45 AM

Dude (Looks Like a Lady) Aerosmith 6:39 AM

Eleanor Rigby The Beatles 6:36 AM

Another One Bites the Dust Queen 6:26 AM

Oye Como Va Santana 6:22 AM

Life In the Fast Lane (Live) Eagles 6:17 AM

Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues 6:10 AM

Oh My! @MSNBC's Krystal Ball: 'Animal Farm' Actually a Parable About Greedy Capitalists (Bumped)

I know.

The mind reels.

This woman is literally brainless. Piketty's book is titled "Capital" for a reason.

From Darleen Click, at Protein Wisdom, "Positively Orwellian":

"Even the aghast and ostensibly economically literate The Wall Street Journal tells him to read Animal Farm. Animal Farm, hmm. Isn't that Orwell's political parable of farm animals where a bunch of pigs hog up all the economic resources, tell the animals they need the food because they're the makers and then scare up a prospect of a phony boogie man every time their greed is challenged? Sounds familiar. Hey conservatives, it's time to stop the childish Cold War name-calling and deal with facts. Either that or be relegated to the kids and the crazy uncle table at holiday dinners."

Huh?

Look, even the left-wing editors at Wikipedia get it right:

Animal Farm is an allegorical and dystopian novel by George Orwell, published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalin era in the Soviet Union. Orwell, a democratic socialist, was an outspoken critic of Joseph Stalin and, especially after experiences with the NKVD and the Spanish Civil War, he was actively opposed to the controversial ideology of Stalinism. The Soviet Union, he believed, had become a brutal dictatorship, built upon a cult of personality and enforced by a reign of terror. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as a satirical tale against Stalin "un conte satirique contre Staline", and in his essay "Why I Write" (1946), he wrote that Animal Farm was the first book in which he had tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole".

VIDEO: Via National Review.

We're Coming for You, John Boehner

From Richard Viguerie, at Politico, "I've been a GOP insurgent for 50 years. And I'm not done yet."

ABC's Jonathan Karl Eviscerates White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on #Benghazi

At Twitchy, "‘Asking real questions’: ABC News’ Jonathan Karl takes squirming Jay Carney ‘to the woodshed’ [video]."

MUST WATCH: Jon Karl vs. Jay Carney on Benghazi http://t.co/KLRYjw7iqr

— Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) April 30, 2014

More, "‘Unbelievable’! ‘Lying liar’ Jay Carney ties himself in knots over Benghazi email."

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to 'Get Help' After New Crack Smoking Video Surfaces

It's all over at Memeorandum.

But Blazing Cat Fur has the essentials, "Oh well... Mayor Rob Ford 'ready to take a break'... Nah he's done for good."

Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams Arrested

I saw this and I'm like, "Huh. The 1980s are calling..."

At the New York Times, "Gerry Adams Questioned Over Murder From 1972."

Narcissistic Rage, Envy and Revenge at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

At Director Blue.

Two Wealthy Leftists Go to a Ritzy Hotel Serving $16 Cocktails to Discuss Income Inequality...

Heh.

I love this, at AoSHQ:

Matthew Yglesias informs us that Thomas Pinketty is not a Marxist, but rather is a fan of capitalism...

This is what Matt Yglesias calls "Voxsplaining the News."

RTWT (if for nothing more but the hilarious mock-Yglesias photo).