Bradley Manning Is Not a Woman

Seems like it would go without saying, but not in our morally depraved leftist culture.

See Kevin Williamson, at National Review (via Memeorandum):

We have created a rhetoric of “gender identity” that is disconnected from biological sexual fact, and we have done so largely in the service of enabling the sexual mutilation of physically healthy men and women (significantly more men) by medical authorities who should be barred by professional convention if not by conscience from the removal of healthy organs (and limbs, more on that later), an act that by any reasonable standard ought to be considered mutilation rather than therapy. This is not to discount the feelings of people who suffer from gender-identity disorders — to the contrary, those feelings must be taken into account in determining courses of treatment for people who have severe personality disorders. But those subjective experiences do not render inconsequential the biological facts: A man who believes he is a woman trapped in a man’s body, no matter the intensity of his feeling, is no such thing. The duty of the medical profession is not to encourage and enable delusions, but to help those who suffer from them to cope with them. It is worth noting here that as a matter of law and a matter of social expectation, the fiction of sex change is treated as the paramount good: We are not expected to treat those who have undergone the procedure as men who have taken surgical and hormonal steps to impersonate women (or vice versa) but as people who have literally changed sex, which they have not — no more than Dennis Avner, the famous “Stalking Cat” who attempted to physically transform himself into a tiger, changed species.

RTWT.

And then compare to Amanda Marcotte, "Bradley Manning Is Now Chelsea Manning. The Press Should Start Using Female Pronouns Immediately," and Kate McDonough, "Media willfully misgender Chelsea Manning."

BONUS: From AoSHQ, "Salon, the Web Magazine for Dumb People: Why Is the Media Referring to Bradley Manning, Who is a Man Named Bradley Manning, as a Man Whose Name Is Bradley Manning?," and "The New Republic Headline in 20 Point Font: 'He Is Not Bradley Manning. She Is Chelsea Manning. Deal With It'."

CEO Steve Ballmer Out at Microsoft

At the Wall Street Journal, "Microsoft Signals Change Ahead With Ballmer Departure."

And at Vanity Fair, "Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant."

Oberlin College Racism Hoax

Here's the CNN "mystery" report from March:



But it's all bullish*t.

William Jacobson reports, "The Great Oberlin College Racism Hoax of 2013":

I was right. Michele Malkin was right. The enormity of the hoax cannot be overstated, and it could not have taken place without the cover up by the Oberlin administration. Had Oberlin’s President gone on television or issued a statement that the acts were a hoax, the campus and media would not have devoted weeks to portraying Oberlin as having a racism problem.

The Oberlin administration has a lot of answering to do to the community, the nation, and to Oberlin alumni. How must those alumni feel to see their school smeared based on a hoax. Will Lena Dunham now tweet about it? Will CNN cover the hoax aspect as deeply as it did the incidents? Will Melissa Harris-Perry talk about the role of racist hoaxes in creating a false narrative of racism?

Yes, Michelle Malkin was right. And she updates, "See, I told you so: Oberlin hoax confirmed."

More at Twitchy, "It’s official: Oberlin race hoax perpetrated by lefties; Alumna Lena Dunham silent."

Meet the privileged Obama-supporting white kids who perpetrated cruel Oberlin race hoax http://t.co/jO6wHDacWX DISGUSTING.SHAMEFUL.DECEITFUL

— filampatriot (@filampatriot) August 22, 2013

Black on White Race War

From Angry White Dude, "YOU WILL EITHER FIGHT OR DIE! BLACK ON WHITE RACE WAR IN PROCESS!":

Every day brings a new story of another “senseless death” of an innocent white person at the hands of “urban youths” somewhere in America. “Senseless death” is what the PC propaganda media refers to violent, out-of-control black on white crime. WWII vets beaten to death, babies shot between the eyes in botched robberies, Australian visitors shot for gang initiation, the ghetto contingent in America has shown both its blatant disregard for humanity but also their absolute hatred of white people. In the ghetto black community, murdering an innocent white person brings accolades and credibility! Is that what MLK dreamed for his community? I don’t think so. Is this what Trayvon would have wanted? Absolutely! Just read his Twitter comments!

The stark reality of the danger black youth present to white America is bleeding through the poisonous filter of political correctness. More and more traditionally mind-numbed by PC whites are realizing we don’t have a lot of support or concern from our President, Attorney General, government, or mainstream media. Whites are massacred every day for the pigment of their skin by ghetto thug blacks but their deaths don’t bring national attention. A Hispanic shoots a black thug teen who was bashing his head into the pavement and the entire leftist PC and race-baiting black movement kicks into high gear! The message? Nobody cares if you are shot down, beat down, raped or anything else if you are a creepy ass cracka. You’re on your own in Barack Obama’s post-racialist society in 2013!

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No Proof of Chemical Attack in Syria

Lots of dead bodies they say, but no hard proof of chemical weapons.

At NYT, "Images of Death in Syria, but No Proof of Chemical Attack":

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Scores of men, women and children were killed outside Damascus on Wednesday in an attack marked by the telltale signs of chemical weapons: row after row of corpses without visible injury; hospitals flooded with victims, gasping for breath, trembling and staring ahead languidly; images of a gray cloud bursting over a neighborhood.

But even with videos, witness accounts and testimonies by emergency medics, it was impossible to say for certain how many people had been killed and what exactly had killed them. The rebels blamed the government, the government denied involvement and Russia accused the rebels of staging the attack to implicate President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

Images of death and chaos poured out of Syria after what may be the single deadliest attack in more than two years of civil war. Videos posted online showed dozens of lifeless bodies, men wrapped in burial shrouds and children, some still in diapers. There were hospital scenes of corpses and the stricken sprawled on gurneys and tile floors as medics struggled to resuscitate them.

Getting to the bottom of the assault could well alter the course of the conflict and affect the level of the West’s involvement.

Autopsies should show how these people died. But there's a lot of invested interest against humanitarianism in Syria. I doubt anything will change.

Girl Gives Blowjobs at Eminem Concert

And photos were posted online, natch.

Instapundit has the headline, "21ST CENTURY RELATIONSHIPS: Teenage Girl Gives Blowjobs at Eminem Concert, Pictures Posted Online, Epic Slut-Shaming Ensues."

The big roundup is at the Daily Dot, "#Slanegirl: How the Internet turned a girl's Eminem concert into a nightmare."

And the Mirror UK pretty much nails it:

#Slanegirl was stupid, the young man she was pleasuring was an oaf who won’t be getting another blow-job from anyone for a while, and the person who took and shared those pictures online in the first place is a jizzstain of the highest order."

And commentary from Sometimes, it's just a cigar, "#Slanegirl and the shaming of female sexual desire."

Added: More at New York Daily News, "‘Slane Girl' - concert-goer who was photographed performing sex acts - hospitalized after vicious cyberbullying."

LOL! #FreeKate's Father Jonesing Up an 'Anonymous' Hacker Op Against R.S. McCain!

Oh boy, these people are pathetic.

The biggest losers.

Read it all at the Other McCain, "Shocking: #FreeKate’s Father Conspires to Shut Down This Blog: ‘Media Blackout’."

Citing Shoulder Injury, Maria Sharapova Pulls Out of U.S. Open

No doubt a loss for tennis fans everywhere.

At NYT, "Sharapova, Citing Shoulder Injury, Will Miss Open."

After an uncharacteristically tumultuous summer, third-seeded Maria Sharapova announced Wednesday night that she was withdrawing from next week’s United States Open because of a right shoulder injury.

“Maria has informed us that she will be unable to compete at the U.S. Open this year due to a right shoulder bursitis and has withdrawn from the tournament,” the tournament director, David Brewer, said in a statement. “We wish her a speedy recovery and look forward to her return to New York next year.”

Sharapova later posted on Facebook: “Withdrawing from the U.S. Open has been a really tough decision to make. I have done everything I could since Wimbledon to get myself ready but it just wasn’t enough time. I have done many tests, received several opinions and it all comes down to taking the proper amount of time to heal my shoulder injury properly.”

With Sharapova’s withdrawal, No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska will move to the No. 3 seed, and all subsequent seeds will move up a spot. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia will become the new No. 32 seed and a lucky loser from the final round of the qualifying tournament will take Sharapova’s slot in the 128-player draw.

The American Mardy Fish also withdrew from the tournament Wednesday, citing continuing health concerns. Fish has struggled with physical and mental health problems.

Sharapova, 26, was first affected by right shoulder problems five years ago and had surgery to repair two tears in her rotator cuff in October 2008. When she returned to the tour 10 months later, she struggled with inconsistent serving.

But Sharapova, the 2006 United States Open champion, steadily returned to previous form, returning to the No. 1 ranking and completing the career Grand Slam by winning the French Open last year. She made the French Open final again this year, but lost to Serena Williams.

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HAT TIP: The Other McCain, "Live at Five."

Despicable Race Hustler Joy Reid: Why is Chris Lane Shooting Being Made 'Racial'?

And poor old shufflin' Clarence Page.

The left's racial double-standards are disgusting.

It's no wonder Americans see little progress on race relations 50 years after the "I Have a Dream" speech.



And from this morning, "Michelle Malkin Slams the Left's 'Morally Deranged Culture'."

#Braves Jason Heyward Drilled by 90-MPH Fastball

My buddy lamby gave me the heads up on Twitter last night.

And here's AJC, "Jason Heyward out 4-6 weeks with broken jaw."

It's almost nauseating to listen to the impact.

#FreeKate Twitter Lulz

At the Other McCain, "#FreeKate Comic Interlude."

#FreeKate supporter pic.twitter.com/SOAOveR9k8 FACT: @LawtonAP is mentally ill: "clincial depression" http://t.co/MbnFaiOiqa | @NASCARNAC

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) August 22, 2013

And the lady quit Twitter.

Poor thing. Facts are so mean.

Washington Post on Lockdown Amid Protest Against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Tweeted out a few minutes ago:

Wash Post lobby on lockdown with giant pro-Sissi/anti-Morsi protest out front. pic.twitter.com/qsV8Rp4DBJ

— Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) August 22, 2013

And here's the background, "US Egyptians plan rally at White House against 'Brotherhood terrorism'."

Michelle Malkin Slams the Left's 'Morally Deranged Culture'

Sing it sister.

A great segment on this morning's Fox & Friends:

Louise Mensch on BBC's Newsnight

Along with computer hacker Jacob Applebaum.

A righteous rampage. See her post, "David Miranda – Snowden’s Mule, and physical data."

I love the incredible clarity of her presentation on the BBC. She just destroys this idiot Applebaum.

The short version's at the BBC, "Miranda detention : Ex-MP Mensch v computer scientist."

Here's the video of our "independent reviewer" of terror laws on #Newsnight - shocking bias & prejudging - 2 mins http://t.co/EoT88t6jPj

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) August 22, 2013

Bradley Manning: 'I am Chelsea'

Well, he's a weird f-ker.

At the New York Times, "After Sentencing, Manning Says, ‘I Am Female’."

And commentary from R.S. McCain, "‘The Powers That Be’: Lawful Authority, Honorable Service and a Cursed Traitor":

Regular readers know my Army son is currently training in hope of joining the elite Special Forces. My hatred of the traitor Manning is therefore perhaps as personal as it is patriotic. Have I ever said a nice word about President Obama? Is there any policy of the current administration that I support? I think readers know the answer to those questions, and yet I was stirred with pride that day at Fort Meade when I watched my son swear the oath to obey the orders of his Commander-in-Chief. Obedience is the first duty of a soldier, and obedience must be rooted in respect for lawful authority.

“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” – Romans 13:1 (KJV)

And let all God’s children say, Amen. Contrast this sense of duty — the honor of obedient service — to the traitor Manning’s selfish and arrogant disrespect for authority...

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Like I said, the dude's a weird f-ker. And a traitor.

South L.A.'s Kashawn Campbell Struggles at Cal Berkeley

I meant to write about this story the other day, but was put off with so many emotions.

See, "South L.A. student finds a different world at Cal."

And from the letters to the editor, "Letters: Hard lessons":

Re “Struggling at the crossroads,” Column One, Aug. 16

My heart aches for Kashawn Campbell, but let's be real: Does anyone who read this article really believe he belongs at UC Berkeley? He's completely lost in his college writing course; does anyone really believe he'll graduate?

Shame on the utterly dysfunctional school system that confers perfect GPAs on kids who, as your article said, do one hour of homework a night and turn in one-page essays. And double shame on the defenders of affirmative action quotas who would create tens of thousands of academically doomed Kashawn Campbells just for the sake of appearances.

E.G. Rice
Marina del Rey

My thoughts exactly, but hey, affirmative action!

More from the mailbag, "UC Berkeley struggles: Readers weigh lessons of Kashawn Campbell."

Michelle Malkin Slams Leftist Richard Fowler on Murder of Australian Christopher Lane

From last night's Hannity:

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner on the Way Out

See the San Diego Union-Tribune, "Proposed Filner settlement reached":

Mayor Bob Filner reached a proposed settlement agreement with his legal adversaries Wednesday that likely sets the stage for the end of his brief, scandal-plagued tenure as San Diego’s 35th mayor.

The tentative agreement centers around a lawsuit filed against the mayor and the city by a former Filner aide who accused him of sexual harassment and unwanted sexual advances. Three days of mediation — overseen by retired federal judge J. Lawrence Irving — ended late Wednesday when a group of lawyers and city leaders led by City Attorney Jan Goldsmith emerged from behind closed doors to announce a deal had been reached.

The City Council will consider the proposal at 1 p.m. Friday in closed session and Goldsmith said no details would be released until after that hearing.

More at the link.

Oh My! UPS Drops Spousal Health Coverage Over #ObamaCare

The hits keep coming.

From Doug Powers, at Michelle's, "UPS cites Obamacare as factor in cutting health coverage for 15,000 spouses":

Here’s the latest story to contradict that promise:

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to remove thousands of spouses from its medical plan because they are eligible for coverage elsewhere. The Atlanta-based logistics company points to the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as a big reason for the decision, Kaiser Health News reports.

[...]

Rising medical costs, “combined with the costs associated with the Affordable Care Act, have made it increasingly difficult to continue providing the same level of health care benefits to our employees at an affordable cost,” UPS said in a memo to employees...

PREVIOUSLY: "Michelle Malkin on Forever 21's #ObamaCare Cutbacks."

Murder of Christopher Lane Will Not Become National Touchstone of Racial and Cultural Debate

Yes, the folks at WSJ are reading my blog.

See, "For 'the Fun of It': The debate we aren't having about a murder in Oklahoma":

Three teenagers were charged Tuesday in the killing of a white college student in Duncan, Oklahoma, and part of the story is what didn't happen. There was no saturation cable TV coverage, no press conference featuring Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson, and no statement from the Oval Office. The death of Christopher Lane, while as troubling as that of Trayvon Martin, will not become a national touchstone of racial and cultural debate or reflection....

The murder is a national story in Australia, where people are contemplating the horror of such casual killing in America. Some are focusing on the ease of obtaining a gun in the U.S., as (inevitably) is the reflexive CNN, and it would almost be a relief if we could blame such a murder on guns.

Then we wouldn't have to focus on a culture that produces teenagers for whom the prospect of shooting an innocent man in the back on a Friday evening apparently raised not a scintilla of conscience. That is the deeper tragedy, and the real scandal, of too much of American life.

That is also an issue of far greater consequence to the future of young black men than the acquittal of George Zimmerman in his awful showdown with Trayvon. If only Mr. Sharpton and his fellow black leaders paid attention to what was missing in the lives of those three teenagers. Maybe President Obama would even care to use it as one of his teachable moments.

PREVIOUSLY: "Christopher Lane Murder Update — Dramatic 911 Call From 'Thrill-Kill' Murder Scene," and "Just 'Three Bored Teens'? No, It's 'Three Bored BLACK Teens' Who Gunned Down Australian Ballplayer 'For the Fun of It...'"