Why Does Walter James Casper III Deny Evil?

It's a rhetorical question.

I know why Repsac3 denies evil. To confront it you have to perceive the world in terms of right and wrong, just and unjust, good and bad.

Leftists universally refrain from this dichotomy because they must to invert morality to achieve the perverted political agenda. From homosexuality (good and virtuous) to the war against Islamic terrorism (criminal and imperialistic), the left cannot elevate moral righteousness without undermining its own agenda, which is to undermine all that's right and good.

Here's Jonah Goldberg on Twitter yesterday:

People looking to put ISIS in "context" desperately avoid most obvious context. They're evil. They do obviously evil things for evil ends.

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) August 20, 2014

And here's Walter James Casper III on Twitter some time back.

"To perceive 'evil' is an attempt to deny that we are all one. We have a myth that relates to this. The myth of God and Satan."

— W. James Casper (@repsac3) August 11, 2014

There is evil in the world. If you don't confront it you are joining it. Repsac3 long ago went over to the dark side, which is why I will continue to expose his demonic political agenda and fight back against his stalking and harassment.

Same as it ever was.

New Poll Shows Race Tightening for #NCSEN

At Politico, "Democratic poll: Kay Hagan lead narrows."

It's Public Policy Polling, a Democrat firm that polls for Daily Kos.

They were ranked most accurate after the 2012 election, so there's that.

Race Hustler Ta-Nehisi Coates Demands Reparations for #Ferguson

It's been awhile since I've blogged about this idiot. From last May, "Ta-Nehisi Coates' Insidious, Invidious 'Case for Reparations'."

And now here he comes, continuing his race hustling shakedown scam, at the Atlantic, "Reparations for Ferguson."

Missouri Governor Calls for 'Vigorous Prosecution' in #Ferguson Black Shakedown Shuffle

At Gateway Pundit, "MO Governor DEMANDS #Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson be Prosecuted (Video)."

And here's the shakedown shuffle, with black shakedown artist, Spike Lee, "Race Hustler Spike Lee: “Something Smells BAD in Ferguson and It’s Not Just the Tear Gas” (Video)."

More on Twitter:

Dear State of Missouri, You must impeach @GovJayNixon for what he says at 3:26 in this video. http://t.co/NzVDl28BHN

— FloridaJayhawk (@HouseCracka) August 20, 2014

"ITS WRONG FOR THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI TO SAY WHAT HE SAID TONIGHT" LT GOV MISSOURI DROPS HAMMER ON GOV!!!!!

— FloridaJayhawk (@HouseCracka) August 20, 2014

Barack Obama is using @GovJayNixon to destroy the judicial process in America. Witness Tampering Grand Jury Tampering Case Tampering

— FloridaJayhawk (@HouseCracka) August 20, 2014

Obama wanted a RACE WAR in Missouri & @GovJayNixon just put a truckload of gasoline on the fire tonight. @kmov @stltoday @ksdknews @FOX2now

— FloridaJayhawk (@HouseCracka) August 20, 2014

Vile Anti-Semitism at Code Pink Protest in Oakland

From the San Francisco Voice for Israel, which covered the protest today in Oakland.

Vile signage at @codepink's protest at Sen. Barbara Boxer's office pic.twitter.com/HUPJY6kaUE

— SFV4I (@SFV4I) August 20, 2014

Chants from todays @codepink protest in Oakland included "We support the Intifada" and "Go back to Germany"

— SFV4I (@SFV4I) August 20, 2014

Curmudgeonly Take on the Ice Bucket Challenge

From Bill Dwyre, at the Los Angeles Times, "Throwing some cold water on the Ice Bucket Challenge":

Apologies here if I get less than giddy over millions of extra dollars coming in because people dump water on their heads. I have two problems with it.

First, I lost one of my best friends to this evil thing. I saw the deterioration of the body, the continuing sharpness of the mind and the total dissolution of hope. His name was John Rountree, and he has been gone for almost three years now. He was 65. I see film clips of Pete Frates. He is 29.

One could be the other, right down to the hesitant steps, then the slurred speech and soon the motorized wheelchair with the computer serving as the voice. ALS plays no favorites with age. It plays no favorites, period.

If, at this time next year, or a few years down the line, there is an ALS breakthrough and it is traceable, even minutely, to the money raised through this Internet furor, I will write 17 columns praising the human spirit and its current technological driver.

But at the moment, pouring water on our heads, or each other's, seems a slightly distasteful disconnect to the reality of ALS.

Certainly and hopefully, it is not the intention of people such as LeBron James or Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer or Jimmy Fallon — or the thousands of other celebrity types who have done this and got huge Internet attention — to further their own brand.

Still, I wish more had said, when challenged, that pouring water on heads, with its accompanying attention-grabbing and frivolity, didn't quite mesh with the cause. ALS isn't the least bit funny.

A few did, including the president of the United States.

The good news is that the money will keep the researchers researching. The bad news is that $13 million probably doesn't buy as many test tubes as it used to...

RTWT.

Plus, some bonus video from CNN:

VIDEO: Suspect Shown Spraying Anti-Semitic Graffiti Outside Staten Island School

This is more common with the Obama-Democrats in power.

Sick.

At CBS News New York, "Police: Suspect Sprayed Anti-Semitic Graffiti Outside Staten Island School."

Jessica Simpson Introduces 'The Signature Fragrance'

She's back with a new fragrance, the lovely Jessica.



HAT TIP: Egotastic!, "Jessica Simpson in ‘The Signature Fragrance’."

VIDEO: #Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Shown Standing Over Body of Suspect Michael Brown

At the Washington Post, "New video purports to show the moments after Michael Brown’s death."

Via CNN, "Piaget Crenshaw, a witness to the Michael Brown shooting, talks with CNN's Michaela Pereira."



This woman was in the news days ago with video from the same location and angle, and apparently she waited until Monday to release the clip of Officer Wilson standing over the body.

CNN Spites Conservative Dana Loesch, Runs Bombshell 'Friend of Officer' Interview Without Proper Attribution — #Ferguson

It's a perpetual revolt in Ferguson, Missouri, and I'm late to blogging this evening, so I don't hope to share any under-reported news.

However, I think it's pretty significant that here we are on Monday, after the long weekend of rioting, and events have confirmed what Dana Loesch found out in her interview from last Friday: "Alleged Friend of Officer Darren Wilson Offers His Side."

I blogged this story with multiple updates, "Suspect Mike Brown, Seen with Cigars 'Connected to Robbery', Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson — #Ferguson," and "AUDIO: New #Ferguson Witness Corroborates How Suspect Mike Brown Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson."

Also, "Private Autopsy Corroborates How Mike Brown Bum-Rushed Officer, Shots Fired to His Front — #Ferguson."

Now here's CNN's report on the "officer interview," attributing the source as "FM NewsTalk 97.1," with no "by-line" attribution, thus dissing Dana's outstanding journalistic coverage:



Here's the response on Twitter. Spiteful indeed:

Hi @CNN please get your credit correct http://t.co/JQd90nf7m7

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 18, 2014

Spiteful @CNN used @DLoesch audio crediting only her local affiliate. pic.twitter.com/QmhgOdZEIY

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 18, 2014

. @CNN asked me on for this evening. Have to say no after this.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 18, 2014

Potential bombshell in Ferguson shooting: CNN now reporting what alleged friend of Darren Wilson told @DLoesch: http://t.co/WM7MdjNE7J

— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 18, 2014

No doubt. Dana's coverage offered a "potential bombshell" on the riots, and she deserves full by-name attribution.

I swear @CNN, you're just pilfering @DLoesch by running "Josie" audio with no by-name, interviewer attribution. That really sucks.

— Donald Douglas (@AmPowerBlog) August 19, 2014

RELATED: The accounts at the Friday interview are being confirmed by multiple witnesses. At Gateway Pundit, "BOMBSHELL!… Reporter: A Dozen Witnesses Confirm #Ferguson Cop’s Version of Brown Shooting."

Witnesses, Commentators Claimed Mike Brown Shot in the Back, But Not So Much After All — #Ferguson

I don't know how many times I heard "shot in the back" in the immediate reports and commentary on the Michael Brown shooting. Leftists lied to get their narrative dominating media reports, and it's funny how some on Twitter are still claiming he was shot from behind.

It's all an information battlespace, and as more information comes out, leftists are losing it decisively this time around.

Weird. Eyewitnesses said he was shot 8 times. In the back. • Autopsy Shows #MikeBrown Was Struck 6 Times. In Front. http://t.co/nzgnrTTHlA

— Vern Demerest (@TxAv8r) August 18, 2014

Brown wasn't shot "execution style" in the back autopsy shows. http://t.co/lDx29LHVLW #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/VdFHnlHetw

— Chris Loesch (@ChrisLoesch) August 18, 2014

.@getatnard @ 9:00 Dorian says #MikeBrown was shot in the back. #Ferguson @LawSelfDefense https://t.co/NwLSj4dEWp

— coreshift (@coreshift) August 18, 2014

Private Autopsy Corroborates How Mike Brown Bum-Rushed Officer, Shots Fired to His Front — #Ferguson

Following-up on my earlier reports, "Suspect Mike Brown, Seen with Cigars 'Connected to Robbery', Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson — #Ferguson," and "AUDIO: New #Ferguson Witness Corroborates How Suspect Mike Brown Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson."

At the New York Times, "Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times."

BREAKING: Michael Brown Was Shot IN CHEST As He Charged #Ferguson Cop – Autopsy Released http://t.co/4MJYGXnXH3 via @gatewaypundit

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 18, 2014

BREAKING: Michael Brown Was Shot IN CHEST.... Not in the Back – GO HOME PROTESTERS! http://t.co/ZmMheEBHYW via @gatewaypundit

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 18, 2014

VIDEO: New Violence, Molotov Cocktails, Tear Gas in #Ferguson Protest War Zone — UPDATED! — REPORTS: OFFICER DOWN!

Some reports on Twitter:

Molotov cocktails being thrown at police. Tactical units on scene. Please leave the area!

— St. Louis County PD (@stlcountypd) August 18, 2014

Cops made concessions. Pulled back. Looting and molotovs continued. No more mr nice guy. #Ferguson
— Shnyda (@ShnydaOne) August 18, 2014

They throwing molotovs at police officers. They are not joking. They are no longer playing. The people of Ferguson want blood now.
— Ellis Johnson (@EllisJohnson94) August 18, 2014

Masked white dude with a hammer and sickle shirt rolling a shopping cart full of molotovs lmao #ferguson
— We Are All MikeBrown (@ModernLeftist2) August 18, 2014

Also at CNN, "Late Sunday night, a day of peaceful protests devolved into a night of gunfire, Molotov cocktails and tear gas."

Plus video:





UPDATE:

Officer Down!! At US Bank in #Ferguson !!!

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 18, 2014

BREAKING: Shoot-out in progress - Police and Protesters - North of the QT in #Ferguson

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 18, 2014

PROTESTER DOWN! #Ferguson Protester Shot Down on Street (VIDEO) http://t.co/e3z28dyZSH via @gatewaypundit

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 18, 2014

AUDIO: New #Ferguson Witness Corroborates How Suspect Mike Brown Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson

Follow-up to my earlier report, "Suspect Mike Brown, Seen with Cigars 'Connected to Robbery', Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson — #Ferguson."

And now here's Gateway Pundit, "EYEWITNESS AT SCENE OF CRIME Vindicates #Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson in #MikeBrown Shooting (VIDEO With Captions)."

This new eyewitness account corroborates the account given by the friend of Officer Darren Wilson in an interview with Dana Loesch, "Alleged Friend of Officer Darren Wilson Offers His Side."

Here's the new account at the link, "Mike Brown Witness Audio - 'He Came Back Towards Police'."

New #Ferguson race-mob narrative: Even if #thug #MikeBrown was rushing the cop he shouldn't have shot so many times! #HandsUpDontShoot

— Progressives Today (@ProgsToday) August 17, 2014

#1 How’d he get from there to there?

#2 Because he ran, the police was still in the truck – cause he was like over the truck

{crosstalk}

#2 But him and the police was both in the truck, then he ran – the police got out and ran after him

{crosstalk}

#2 Then the next thing I know he doubled back toward him cus – the police had his gun drawn already on him –

#1. Oh, the police got his gun

#2 The police kept dumpin on him, and I’m thinking the police kept missing – he like – be like – but he kept coming toward him

{crosstalk}

#2 Police fired shots – the next thing I know – the police was missing

#1 The Police?

#2 The Police shot him

#1 Police?

"You Say 'Radical Lesbian Man Hater' Like It's a Bad Thing..."

Heh, from Robert Stacy McCain's interactions with "Rebel Grrl" on Twitter:

Modern feminism, in less than 140 characters. Thanks! @queenfeminist #fem2 pic.twitter.com/kDlGCZ6NpS

— Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) August 17, 2014

VIDEO: NAACP President Slams 'Character Assassination' of Gangsta Thug Michael Brown - #Ferguson

Remember, this is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a relic of the past.

If you called a black American a "colored person" today you'd be attacked as a racist faster than you can say Al Sharpton!

And of course, it's no "character assassination." Mike Brown was gangsta thug.

At CBS "Face the Nation":

More Police Departments Outfitting Policemen with Wearable Cameras

Well, Officer Darren Wilson sure could've used one, although we haven't heard from him yet, so more on that later.

At WSJ, "More Officers Wearing Body Cameras" (via Google):

More police departments are giving officers wearable cameras: http://t.co/YlGr0fmhi4 pic.twitter.com/MUNPEJdNg8

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 17, 2014

More police departments are outfitting policemen with wearable cameras that tape what officers see as they do their job, providing a record in the aftermath of incidents like the one in Ferguson, Mo., where a policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teen.

The cameras have shown promise in reducing incidents involving use of force as well as citizen complaints, according to new studies. Worn on officers' lapels, glasses or hats, the cameras can document a more definitive version of police work.

"If you look at what's happening in Ferguson—basically you have two entirely different versions of events," said Michael White, a professor of criminology at Arizona State University. "If that officer was wearing a body-worn camera we could just go to the tape."

Dr. White, who has studied the use of the cameras, said "there's tremendous potential to head off these types of incidents from blowing up afterwards."

In a press conference earlier this week, Thomas Jackson, chief of the Ferguson police department, said the department had only recently been budgeted $5,000 to buy a limited number of dashboard cameras and body cameras for officers. Mr. Jackson said the department had not yet put them into use at the time of the shooting but plans on incorporating them into vehicles and on officers soon.

In the Southern California city of Rialto, the number of citizen complaints against police dropped from 24 to 3 in the first year that the patrol officers began wearing cameras in 2012. Use-of-force incidents plummeted from 61 to 25 during the same period.

Tony Farrar, Rialto's chief of police said, "When you talk about putting a camera on somebody, human nature is going to dictate that you're going mind your p's and q's and you're going to be on the best behavior."

"At the same, I think it's had an impact on citizens—if they know you're wearing a camera they too will be on their best behavior," he said.

More.

'Cassandra Rules' — 'Not Even Mad' as Media Outlets Identify Location of #Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson's Home

Man, she's a blood-thirsty wannabe cop-killer:

I'm... not even mad... DEATH WISH? Media Draws Map to Home of #Ferguson Police Officer Who Shot #MikeBrown http://t.co/KhHpqf9LlR

— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) August 17, 2014

REVEALED! Photo of #Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson

At Big Journalism, "YAHOO! NEWS PUBLISHES PHOTOS OF FERGUSON OFFICER DARREN WILSON."

This is Officer Darren Wilson as he received a recent commendation from his department. pic.twitter.com/BlZQ8RimA8

— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) August 16, 2014

#Ferguson: Cycle of Racial Tension Boils Over Into Rage

The obligatory socio-political analysis, at the New York Times, "Around St. Louis, a Circle of Rage":

FERGUSON, Mo. — Garland Moore, a hospital worker, lived in this St. Louis suburb for much of his 33 years, a period in which a largely white community has become a largely black one.

He attended its schools and is raising his family in this place of suburban homes and apartment buildings on the outskirts of a struggling Midwest city. And over time, he has felt his life to be circumscribed by Ferguson’s demographics.

Mr. Moore, who is black, talks of how he has felt the wrath of the police here and in surrounding suburbs for years — roughed up during a minor traffic stop and prevented from entering a park when he was wearing St. Louis Cardinals red.

And last week, as he stood at a vigil for an unarmed 18-year-old shot dead by the police — a shooting that provoked renewed street violence and looting early Saturday — Mr. Moore heard anger welling and listened to a shout of: “We’re tired of the racist police department.”

The origins of the area’s complex social and racial history date to the 19th century when the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County went their separate ways, leading to the formation of dozens of smaller communities outside St. Louis. Missouri itself has always been a state with roots in both the Midwest and the South, and racial issues intensified in the 20th century as St. Louis became a stopping point for the northern migration of Southern blacks seeking factory jobs in Detroit and Chicago.

As African-Americans moved into the city and whites moved out, real estate agents and city leaders, in a pattern familiar elsewhere in the country, conspired to keep blacks out of the suburbs through the use of zoning ordinances and restrictive covenants. But by the 1970s, some of those barriers had started to fall, and whites moved even farther away from the city. These days, Ferguson is like many of the suburbs around St. Louis, inner-ring towns that accommodated white flight decades ago but that are now largely black. And yet they retain a white power structure.

Although about two-thirds of Ferguson residents are black, its mayor and five of its six City Council members are white. Only three of the town’s 53 police officers are black.

Turnout for local elections in Ferguson has been poor. The mayor, James W. Knowles III, noted his disappointment with the turnout — about 12 percent — in the most recent mayoral election during a City Council meeting in April. Patricia Bynes, a black woman who is the Democratic committeewoman for the Ferguson area, said the lack of black involvement in local government was partly the result of the black population’s being more transient in small municipalities and less attached to them.

There is also some frustration among blacks who say town government is not attuned to their concerns.

Aliyah Woods, 45, once petitioned Ferguson officials for a sign that would warn drivers that a deaf family lived on that block. But the sign never came. “You get tired,” she said. “You keep asking, you keep asking. Nothing gets done.”

Keep reading.

Curfew? What Curfew? Livestream from #Ferguson — UPDATE! Shots Fired!

Supposed to be a curfew in Ferguson tonight.

Doesn't look like that's working out, according to people on the scene:

A hardcore group has congregated on Red's Barbeque lot. They say they aren't moving. Some are armed.
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014

this is not good. there are guys armed & they are gathering at top of the road. "we're making history tonight"
— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

Live Streams: #Ferguson Missouri August 16, 2014 Curfew, what curfew? http://t.co/Tq4ovrXD0k #curfew #FergusonRiot #MikeBrown #DorianJohnson
— Velvet Hammer (@velvethammer) August 17, 2014

#Ferguson protestors defying curfew: "No justice, no curfew. We want, we want justice!" pic.twitter.com/6L9D7tNwrX
— Steph Lecci (@stephlecci) August 17, 2014

Livestream here.

More:

Demonstrators have made a barricade of cars across West Florissant. https://t.co/29966Xz4f2

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014

Demonstrators have made a barricade of cars across West Florissant. pic.twitter.com/6YQa11adtW

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014

They have built a wall of cars akin to wall cops built. So they are challening cops to come. "this is your line" pic.twitter.com/IIqRLkzzex

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

that line of cars is now gone and people are spread in street some walking slowly toward officers not organized

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

Chanting "No justice, no curfew."

— Jeremy Kohler (@jeremykohler) August 17, 2014

BREAKING VIDEO: 150 Protesters Break Curfew – Face Off with Police in #Ferguson http://t.co/PSWMR5jEhQ via @gatewaypundit

— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) August 17, 2014

Police movin in confrontation with protesters imminent #ferguson pic.twitter.com/jSfE28xNve

— John Eligon (@jeligon) August 17, 2014

Police: You must disburse immediately or you'll be subject to arrest and or other actions #Ferguson

— John Eligon (@jeligon) August 17, 2014

Bottle rocket thrown. Smell of gas #Ferguson

— John Eligon (@jeligon) August 17, 2014

I'm behind the line. I was warned got an out route. they are facing the cops pic.twitter.com/l3QxzuQuua

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

this is all incredibly unorganized. there is a group much farther up the street mostly in cars unclear what they are doing

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

"they coming from behind!" cops surrounding on other side they are trapped gun shots

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

now tear gas again

— Amy K. Nelson (@AmyKNelson) August 17, 2014

Police ordering remaining demonstrators to leave. #Ferguson https://t.co/YIVc79GU7e

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014

Street mostly clear now. Still hear a crowd in the distance. #ferguson https://t.co/u18MpufzNz

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 17, 2014

Man shot in leg. Just taken to hospital in car pic.twitter.com/DdMBc9l0vp

— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 17, 2014

Protesters cleared street, single armored vehicle advanced, shining lights, squeaking megaphone. #Ferguson

— Danny Wicentowski (@D_Towski) August 17, 2014

Shots still being fired down Canfield. I'm in the neighborhood with reporters and residents trying to get out of the protest zone.

— jg (@JustinGlawe) August 17, 2014

#ferguson https://t.co/Ypa1M4zeed

— Alex Wroblewski (@alexwroblewski) August 17, 2014

Police marching forward, and we're hearing more shots #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/JkPhg9N8oB

— Alice Speri (@alicesperi) August 17, 2014

pic.twitter.com/cXhPxwsRQM

— Jeremy Kohler (@jeremykohler) August 17, 2014

Police making first arrests #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/baadYxGclK

— Alice Speri (@alicesperi) August 17, 2014

SWAT #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/nXyF3llPWh

— The Tech CEO (@TheTechCEO) August 17, 2014

VIDEO: Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain: We've Failed to Answer '911 Calls...' #Ferguson

It's Captain Ronald S. Johnson at today's press conference:

VIDEO: #Ferguson Violence: Black Panthers Chant 'We Want Darren Wilson Dead...'

Well, another way of saying "No Justice, No Peace."

Via Gateway Pundit, "BLACK PANTHERS Lead Massive March in #Ferguson==> ‘Death Chants’ to Officer Darren Wilson (Video)."

Amnesty International 'On the Scene' in #Ferguson as 'Observers'

Well, I'm sure they'll really tamp down the unrest.

From Ryan Reilly:

Amnesty on the scene, wearing yellow "Observer" t-shirts. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/KlO7X8tYck
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014

#Ferguson: People Are Scared

At CNN:

Michael Brown Anarchy Plays Out on Main Street

An interesting piece, at the Los Angeles Times, "Race, violence in Ferguson, Mo., cop killing play out on Main Street."

NYC's Clara Vondrich Chases Down Cellphone Thief Wearing 3-Inch Platform Wedge Pumps! (PHOTOS)

She's a badass!

At the New York Post, "Woman chases down, bearhugs alleged thief."

Click through for the photo of her platform wedge shoes. She's chased down that black mofo!

Just when you think it's safe to take a business call.... http://t.co/3J8ASnjPB8 #poorkid #phoneless #ditchtheheels pic.twitter.com/Xn8U7mGiHa

— Clara Vondrich (@Clara_Vondrich) August 16, 2014

.@ValleyPatriot This must be racist, right? #caring #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/rM6h6du3Ii

— Joe Dunn (@JoeDunn8) August 16, 2014

Anarchy in #Ferguson: Convenience Store Targeted for Looting in Michael Brown Unrest (VIDEO)

Obama's America.

At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Volunteers hit Ferguson streets for cleanup; governor to return."

And at Twitchy, "Friday night fight: Looters wreak havoc again in #Ferguson; protesters try to stop the madness; Update: thieves take over," and "Ferguson police stand down; Looters run wild again; Local store owners plead for help: ‘Where the cops at?’"

St. Louis County Police say they were told to stand down by the Missouri State Highway Patrol #Ferguson

— FOX2now (@FOX2now) August 16, 2014

Still more at Gateway Pundit, "Black Ferguson Resident: “Why Didn’t They Shoot Those Looters?” (Video)."

Anti-Semitism and its Limitations

From Caroline Glick:

From Paris to San Paulo, from Berlin to Boston the public space Jews can enjoy without fear is becoming more and more limited.

No words other than it's hard to believe in this day and age.

RTWT.

Legendary Skateboarder Jay Adams Has Died

At the Los Angeles Times, "Jay Adams dies at 53; legendary skateboarder."

Rest In Peace #JayAdams #legend pic.twitter.com/SN0ytBq5j9

— Shaun White (@shaun_white) August 15, 2014

Skateboarding legend from "Lords of Dogtown" movie dies from heart attack. http://t.co/peLnOYJSng (Updated image) pic.twitter.com/tpoUwQ5oWk

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 15, 2014

Suspect Mike Brown, Seen with Cigars 'Connected to Robbery', Bum-Rushed Officer Darren Wilson — #Ferguson

More details are coming in on the shooting death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, but contrary to the mainstream media meme, reports indicate that Officer Darren Wilson did in fact know that Brown was a robbery suspect, and in fact assaulted and "bum-rushed" Wilson before being fired upon.

At V-Dare, "Ferguson, MO: Michael Brown Had Just Robbed a Convenience Store and Assaulted the Clerk, When He Tried to Murder the Policeman Who Stopped Him; See Pics from CCTV/ Police Report!," and "Ferguson, Missouri: Another “Al Sharpton Is Right” Moment for National Review?":

Michael Brown was the suspect in a robbery and assault (apparently there is video) that had taken place earlier in the morning and his Facebook page shows him flashing gang signs. The 18-year-old 300lb Brown (the media are calling him a ‘gentle giant’) already had a rap sheet for assault and burglary.

The main witness who the media and rioters were relying on—Brown’s friend, Dorian Johnson—is also a suspect in the robbery. Johnson had said Brown was shot for merely walking down the street and had his hands up.

The police version of events is that Brown was shot after an officer approached him on the street during a routine patrol. Brown pushed the cop into his squad car, assaulted him and tried to take the officer’s weapon. [Police: Teen shot by cop suspect in recent robbery, By David A. Lieb and Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press, August 15, 2014]

The officer in question is a six-year veteran with a spotless record.

And then Jack Tapper tweets that Brown was in fact seen with cigars in his hands following reports of the convenience store robbery:

Ferguson police chief tells SLPD officer saw cigars in Brown's hands and then connected to robbery http://t.co/BEnSgcqEBt

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 15, 2014

And then Dana Loesch has the interview with the friend of Officer Wilson, who explains that Brown assaulted Wilson at the police car, walked 35-feet away, and then turned and launched into a crazed "bum-rush" toward the police car, via Gateway Pundit, "EXCLUSIVE: Friend of OFFICER DARREN WILSON Speaks Out on Shooting of Mike Brown (AUDIO)":

He pulled up ahead of them. And then he got a call-in that there was a strong-arm robbery. And, they gave a description. And, he’s looking at them and they got something in their hands and it looks like it could be what, you know those cigars or whatever. So he goes in reverse back to them. Tries to get out of his car. They slam his door shut violently. I think he said Michael did. And, then he opened the car again. He tried to get out. He stands up.

And then Michael just bum-rushes him and shoves him back into his car. Punches him in the face and them Darren grabs for his gun. Michael grabbed for the gun. At one point he got the gun entirely turned against his hip. And he shoves it away. And the gun goes off.

Well, then Michael takes off and gets to be about 35 feet away. And, Darren’s first protocol is to pursue. So, he stands up and yells, “Freeze!” Michael and his friend turn around. And Michael taunts him… And then all the sudden he just started bumrushing him. He just started coming at him full speed. And, so he just started shooting. And, he just kept coming. And, so he really thinks he was on something.”

Go straight to the radio interview here, "Josie On The Dana Show 8-15-14."

Pepperdine Pulls Faculty Page for Professor Russell A. Burgos, Who May Have Been Fired

Following-up from the other day, "Pepperdine University Issues Statement on Professor Russell Burgos."

And now here's Twitchy, "Exclusive: Pepperdine removes Russell Burgos’ bio from its website; Update: Pepperdine President says there’s no longer an active investigation: ‘We know all we need to know’."

The university has not released a formal statement on whether Burgos has been fired, but University President Andrew K. Benton said Wednesday, "We know all we need to know and there is no ongoing investigation."

NEW: @PresidentBenton on the social media saga between #Pepperdine alumna @MichelleFields & professor Russell Burgos http://t.co/QnKCrVHBIk

— Pepperdine Graphic (@PeppGraphic) August 12, 2014

At Pepperdine's Facebook page, a commenter wrote, "I guess the professor is no longer teaching at Pepperdine."

Professor Burgos was probably fired, although I'll update if the university releases a formal statement. And to be clear, Burgos is a flaming leftist who lied about his online activity, essentially attempting to cover up his hateful anti-conservative bigotry. Just the attacks on Pepperdine alumna Michelle Fields were likely fireable offenses by themselves (these attacks had been ongoing for years), but with his attempted cover-up, Burgos unequivocally crossed the ethical line. I expect they threw his rat's ass out on the street like a plague. Pepperdine cut him out like the cancer he was.

Typical progressive. So much hate it engulfed him.

Supporting #Hamas is Anti-Semitic

Of course.

Supporting Hamas is racist eliminationism.

See Alan Dershowitz, at the Gatestone Institute:

There is no way around it: Supporting #Hamas is supporting anti-Semitism: @AlanDersh http://t.co/8sYDEMnVGE pic.twitter.com/Y4Hwfd25DY

— Gatestone Institute (@GatestoneInst) August 15, 2014

PREVIOUSLY: "Pro-Terror #ANSWERLA Organizers: 'We Stand with Hamas!'"

Stalking Hate-Troll Walter James Casper III Spewing Hate and Disinformation on #Ferguson Shooting

Stalking troll Reppy was tweeting out the racist hate-tweets from Jamelle Bouie earlier today. And Twitchy was all over Bouie's depravity, "‘Brown deserved execution’? Slate journo thinks he’s got ‘right-wing Twitter’ pegged."

And now the depraved hate-troll is spewing disinformation on the convenience store robbery:

Michael Brown Named as Suspect in QuikTrip Robbery Before Shooting Death | Hinterland Gazette http://t.co/7N1A63IleM
— W. James Casper (@repsac3) August 15, 2014

I'll update should racist Repsac issue a correction. It's the decent thing to to do, but then, Reppy's not decent.

UPDATE: Hate-troll Reppy has issued a new tweet reluctantly correcting his hateful disinformation, although he has not disavowed the widely repudiated Jamelle Bouie and his demonization of "right-wing Twitter." That's just like the despicable stalker Repsac. A terrible person. A hate-mongering anti-conservative bigot.

Shooting Witness Dorian Johnson Confirms He and Michael Brown Robbed #Ferguson Convenience Store — UPDATED!!

I'm pulling the information from Fire Andrea Mitchell (sorry).

It wasn't the QuickTrip store that was robbed. It was "Ferguson Market and Liquor."

Hat Tip to Chris Denappy:

@AmPowerBlog @WayneBogda @MsEBL it wasn't at QT that was robbed, it was a liquor store; "Ferguson Market and Liquor"
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014

@exposeliberals @famblog it wasn't at QT that was robbed, it was a liquor store; "Ferguson Market and Liquor"
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014

@AmPowerBlog thanks... @QuikTrip stores are much nicer than the one in the video, and employees wear uniforms
— Chris Denappy (@octopinappy) August 15, 2014

More at WDEF News 12, "Lawyer: Friend confirms that he and shooting victim had robbed convenience store."

And at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Ferguson officer realized during encounter that Michael Brown might be suspect in robbery":

The name and address of the store police say was robbed are redacted from the documents, but the store is Ferguson Market and Liquor on West Florissant Avenue.

Also named as a suspect in the robbery is Dorian Johnson, 22, a man who has said he was with Brown when he was shot.

The document release includes surveillance images of the robbery, showing an employee being attacked.

An unidentified employee had just come out of the restroom and come to the counter when she observed Brown telling a clerk he wanted several boxes of cigars, the reports say. The name of two employees have been redacted from the report:

"As (redacted) was placing the boxes on the counter, Brown grabbed a box of Swisher Sweets cigars and handed them to Johnson who was standing behind Brown. (Redacted) witnessed (redacted) tell Brown that he had to pay for those cigars first. That is when Brown reached across the counter and grabbed numerous packs of Swisher Sweets and turned to leave the store. (Redacted) then calls '911.' Meanwhile (redacted) comes out from behind the counter and attempts to stop Brown from leaving. According to (redacted),(redacted) was trying to lock the door until Brown returned the merchandise to him. That is when Brown grabbed (redacted) by the shirt and forcefully pushed him back in to a display rack. (Redacted) backed away and Brown and Johnson exited the store with the cigars."

The lawyer for Johnson, who was walking with Michael Brown when Wilson fatally shot Brown, said Johnson told authorities about the cigar theft earlier this week.

“He told them about the cigarillos and that Big Mike took cigarillos,” said the lawyer, former St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr.

He decried the timing of the release of the robbery information.

“It was Ferguson grabbing at straws,” Bosley said. “Their whole press conference was a disaster and unprofessional. At the end of the day this is about whether the officer used excessive force to kill Michael Brown.”

Asked whether Dorian Johnson will be charged, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said today, "No. We determined he didn't steal anything or use force."

Video of Teenager Michael Brown Convenience Store Robbery — #Ferguson

Following-up, "#Ferguson Police Releases Name of Officer Who Shot Criminal Homeboy Michael Brown (VIDEO)."

This Michael Brown dude was a big criminal thug mofo:

#Ferguson Police Releases Name of Officer Who Shot Criminal Homeboy Michael Brown (VIDEO)

At NYT, "Ferguson Police Identify Darren Wilson as Officer in Fatal Shooting and Link Teenager to Robbery."



More from Ms. EBL, "Separated by Perspective: Ferguson, Missouri Update: Michael Brown was a suspect in a gas station robbery just before he was shot?"

Why Iraq Air Strikes Might Not Be Enough

From Michael O'Hanlon, at Foreign Affairs, "How to Win in Iraq":

Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his decision to airlift food and water to members of the Yezidi minority stranded in the Sinjar mountains of Iraq, and to use air-to-ground munitions against formations of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) moving against Kurdish units near Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region. So far, Obama’s strategy has been well calibrated and at least partly successful; the Yezidis’ plight appears less dire than a few days ago, and ISIS’ forays into Kurdistan have been stymied for the moment, perhaps even partly reversed in some places.

Obama’s restraint in providing major assistance to the central Iraqi government in Baghdad has likewise been prudent, since, by coming to the aid of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki too soon, the United States would squander the leverage it could use to persuade the Iraqi government to find a different and better prime minister. It is, after all, Maliki who governed so badly that major Sunni political and tribal leaders acquiesced to ISIS’ advances rather than work with a man they increasingly saw as a dictator to stop the brutal group’s march. The Iraqi army will likely not be willing to do its part to restore security in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland under Maliki, so it would be a fool’s errand for the United States to attempt too much while he still leads the country.

In other words, Obama’s critics should give him some space and some time. Over the years, most everyone in the United States, including the president, most of his critics, and certainly most of us in the think tank community, have had ample opportunity to be both right and wrong about Iraq and Syria. And, whatever those past debates, ISIS’ takeover of large swaths of Iraq and Syria constitutes a serious threat to U.S. national security that must be addressed on its own terms -- as the Obama administration seems to have realized.

Although the president has been correct to use only limited airpower so far (even while warning that U.S. involvement in Iraq could last for months), he needs to avoid any sense of complacency that he can limit the United States’ role to modest actions taken several thousand feet up in the air. For now, the United States’ only realistic goal in Iraq is to prevent further ISIS advances. But ultimately, the collective aim of the United States, Iraq, and others in the region should be to fully push back the radical and brutal group, which is committed to the creation of a caliphate throughout much of the broader Middle East and even parts of Europe, and is willing to employ brutal tactics to achieve its aims. This group simply cannot be allowed to remain in power in large sections of Iraq and Syria indefinitely.

I don't believe Obama's committed to pushing back ISIS. Actually, he's committed to riding out the remainder of his term without riling the antiwar base. Meanwhile, threats are piling up across the world stage and it's going to be a major salvage operation for the next president after January 20th, 2017. That is, if we don't have an attack on the homeland by then.

More from O'Hanlon, in any case.

The Banality of Anti-Semitic Violence in Europe

From William Jacobson, at Legal Insurrection, "Bubbling to the surface so often it’s now just part of the landscape in Paris and elsewhere."

Coming Face-to-Face with Anti-Semites in Paris

Well, I've come face-to-face with anti-Semites in Los Angeles. It's not for everyone but somebody's gotta do it.

In any case, from Cnaan Liphshiz, at the Times of Israel:

My friend Alain Azria gave me a puzzled look when I told him, with some indignation and disbelief in my voice, that I had just heard talk of killing Jews at an unauthorized anti-Israel demonstration last month in Paris.

A young black man with a Parisian accent told a dozen friends loudly, but without shouting, “OK, guys. Let’s go hunt some Jews.”

His friend answered, “Let’s break their heads.” To which the first speaker replied, “Catch them fast, kill them slow.”

The group blended into a mass of thousands of people who were marching toward the Gare du Nord train station while shouting slogans accusing Israel of genocide.

My shock stemmed from the fact that while anti-Semitic violence accounts for a fair share of my reporting here in Europe, I have personally been insulated from it — perhaps because I live in Holland, where such occurrences are rarer, or maybe because I had lived most of my life in Israel, where one receives only a theoretical understanding of the phenomenon.

But for Alain, a freelance news photographer who specializes in documenting France’s anti-Semitism problem, this was just another day at the office. Which is to say he didn’t really have time for my astonished discovery of the banal.

“OK, OK, welcome to Paris. Now let’s move it along,” he said as he took us on a shortcut designed to reach the station before the procession...

Heh, from the mouths of babes.

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'I Fought the Law'

The Bobby Fuller Four, "I Fought the Law," from last night on the Sound L.A.:

Don't Bring Me Down
The Animals
10:27 PM

I Fought the Law
Bobby Fuller Four
10:25 PM

Good Lovin'
The Young Rascals
10:23 PM

Bus Stop
The Hollies
10:19 PM

She Said She Said
The Beatles
10:17 PM

I Feel Free
Cream
10:13 PM

Eight Miles High
The Byrds
10:10 PM

Just Like a Woman
Bob Dylan
10:04 PM

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
10:01 PM

Touch Me
The Doors
9:51 PM

Roadhouse Blues
The Doors
9:47 PM

Hillary Is Right About Obama

From Charles Krauthammer, at the Washington Post, "On Obama’s foreign policy, Clinton got it right":

“Great nations need organizing principles, and ‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ is not an organizing principle.”

— Hillary Clinton, The Atlantic, Aug. 10

*****

Leave it to Barack Obama’s own former secretary of state to acknowledge the fatal flaw of his foreign policy: a total absence of strategic thinking.

Yes, of course everything Hillary Clinton says is positioning. The last time she sought the nomination (2008), as she admitted before Defense Secretary Bob Gates, she opposed the Iraq surge for political reasons because she was facing antiwar Sen. Barack Obama in Iowa. Now, as she prepares for her next run (2016), she’s positioning herself to the right because, with no prospect of being denied the Democratic nomination, she has the luxury of running toward the center two years before Election Day.

All true, but sincere or not — with the Clintons how can you ever tell? — it doesn’t matter. She’s right...

Continue reading.

The quote at top is from Jeffrey Goldberg's interview at the Atlantic, "Hillary Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS."

Israel in the Face of Aggression

From Professor Michael Curtis, at American Thinker:

At the outset the obvious should be stated, as Abraham Lincoln stated it in his Second Inaugural Address on March 4, 1865. There was no moral equivalence between the two sides in the Civil War. One side would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish.

There is no moral equivalence between the objective of the terrorist group Hamas to kill as many Israeli civilians as possible and the response of Israel to stop the flow of thousands of rockets directed against it. The directive to massacre all Jews is unmistakable in the Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas) broadcast of July 20, 2014. It called on Jihad fighters “to enter settlements (towns in southern Israel) to kill them all… they are all invaders, they are all criminals… have no mercy on them.”

Nor is any moral equivalence present in the desire of Israel to settle the Arab Israeli conflict by peace negotiations without conditions, and the refusal of Palestinians authorities to do so.      

On one side of the equation is the focus of Hamas, whether its political or military wings or its religious council (Majlis al-Shura), on destruction, and continuation of violence, even massacre, against Israeli citizens, rather than concentration on building a progressive prosperous society, in spite of obvious problems. The fighting in Gaza has revealed the wastage by Hamas of the human resources and the material, bought from funds given by the international community.

The funds have been used to buy sophisticated machinery and thousands of tons of cement and other materials in order to obtain rockets and to build a network of underground tunnels from which to attack Israeli civilians. The network of the tunnels, of which so far 32 have been destroyed, has cost at least $90 million. Each tunnel has used amounts of construction materials that could have been used to build 86 homes, seven mosques, six schools, or 19 medical clinics. In addition, 160 exploited children have died while being used to build them.

On the other side, if not without blemish and being subject to objective and appropriate criticism, is the constructive record, the process of nation building, of the State of Israel. Since 1948 this has continued in spite of the relentless hostility of the Arab world, of bigoted bias, discrimination, and use of double standards by the “international community,” and the deceptive Palestinian Narrative of Victimhood that projects Palestinians as the most grievous victims in the world.

That process of successful nation building with all the diversity -- religious, ethnic, and economic -- in Israeli society, continues even though unacknowledged by much of the media, mainstream churches, human rights activists who decry Israel’s attempts at self-defense. Little or no attention is paid to the remarkable innovative activity of Israel, in areas of high tech companies, medical research, pharmaceuticals, health care, cyberspace, drip irrigation, electronics, or academic scholarship.

Of the making of books on Israel there is no end, but, in view of the Hamas brutality and hatred, it is refreshing to read a new book, Israel since the Six-Day War, written by Leslie Stein, the Australian historian. It provides an up-to-date broad survey,  precisely and clearly written, of the struggle of Israel to overcome the Arab aggression against it and survive as a Jewish state. Based on secondary sources, the book, though it has a long chapter on social and economic developments, is essentially concerned with Israel’s actions and policies in dealing with the threats against it and the efforts to reach peace with the Arab states and the Palestinians.

Those threats have been based on hatred of Israel, and often of Jews. That hatred has been inculcated from Palestinian kindergartens on. Schoolbooks show maps of “Palestine” that include all of what is Israel. It is sickening that Palestinian groups engage in Holocaust denial or distortion. Palestinian Authority broadcasts have denied the Holocaust death camps and excused them as “disinfecting sites,” and that Hamas documentaries explained that it was Jewish leaders who planned the Holocaust...

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Name of Officer Who Shot Teenager Michael Brown Could Be Released Today — #Ferguson

At the Wall Street Journal, "Peace Descends on Ferguson as Highway Patrol Take Over Security: Captain With Local Ties to Lead the Effort in Suburb Rattled by Shooting; 'No Tear Gas Tonight'":

The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown Saturday led to peaceful protests as well as broken windows, looting and burning of several buildings. Well-armed police donned helmets and shields, used armored vehicles and dispersed crowds with tear gas. Police elsewhere have moved away from using aggressive tactics to control mass gatherings, fearing they can be provocative and militaristic.

President Barack Obama on Thursday expressed concern over the "violent turn" of events, saying there is no excuse for violence against police, or for law enforcement to use excessive force against peaceful protesters.

But on Thursday night, protests were peaceful and streets remained open to traffic. Officers walked by themselves through the crowd, no body armor or batons in sight.

The president called Mr. Brown's death a heartbreaking loss while declining to draw conclusions amid an ongoing investigation. His careful response, made from his vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., underscored the challenges the first African-American president has faced as he tries to calibrate how much and how often to use that distinction to weigh in on issues involving race.

In an unusual move, the police tactics used earlier in the week also were called into question Thursday by the nation's top law-enforcement official, Attorney General Eric Holder, who said the nightly scenes of confrontations "cannot continue."

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, added that "we need to demilitarize this situation—this kind of response by the police has become the problem instead of the solution."

The name of the officer who shot Mr. Brown could be released Friday, according to St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, though it isn't certain. Police have so far refused to release the name, saying such a step could endanger the officer...

Hmm...

I'm gonna stick my neck out on this and say, no. The officer's name won't be released today, mainly so the poor mofo doesn't wind up dead.

But we'll see.

More at the link.

Wait! You're Transphobic?

I guess this piece is generating at lot of hate from the homosexual-leftist community.

But it's cracking me up!

From Gavin McInnes, at Thought Catalog, "Transphobia Is Perfectly Natural":

My column: By combatting "transphobia" you're encouraging mentally ill people to mutilate themselves http://t.co/KVGX9JjbHW
— Gavin McInnes (@Gavin_McInnes) August 12, 2014

Wait—you’re transphobic?

You have a problem with a guy having his penis removed? He’s a chick, you asshole. God fucked up and made him a dude, but luckily we have the technology to fix that mistake. Why couldn’t he just be a drag queen? Well, for one, he needs to feel a penis inside him. No, his butt doesn’t count. He needs to feel a penis go in and out of his vagina—you know, like all women crave. That feeling of having your vagina fucked. It’s a primal urge, and to deny some woman this feeling just because she’s a dude is downright barbaric.

Haven’t you seen all the totally functional, happily married, normal trannies walking around? They aren’t all dead, you know. They sell flowers at the local village and bake pies for their scores of adopted children. They’re non-heteronormative. In fact, the only thing more normal than castrating yourself and taking tons of hormones to grow tits is chopping them off. Women who get double mastectomies and then have their cunts turned inside out are just righting a wrong. They need to have a weird cheese blintz-looking thing sticking out of their previous cooch because it feels way better than wearing a strap-on. Sure, the nerve endings aren’t the same as a real dick, but standing up to go pee pee is something these women were born to do. How dare you have a problem with that? ...

Heh, keep reading.

Maybe I'll update with the leftist two-minute hate later, but I wanna see if Robert Stacy McCain can do a number with this first, lol.

Check back.

Persecution of the Yazidis

At Pew Research, "Iraqi Yazidis: Hazy population numbers and a history of persecution."

The Yazidis have a history of persecution. A look at their numbers in Iraq & their history http://t.co/bBfuLYJj7t pic.twitter.com/xACIGX2lJ2

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) August 13, 2014

The Internet is Making the Buying and Selling of Sex Easier and Safer. Governments Should Stop Trying to Ban It.

A provocative, libertarian-ish piece at the Economist, "Prostitution: A Personal Choice."

#ObamaCare's Future? Medi-Cal Problems Get Worse (and Worse) as Dependency Continues to Grow

The situation never improves as these dependency programs expand. They always get worse, but the Democrats then lock-in the dependency coalition, so the problems not only never get fixed, there's no political incentive for them to be fixed in any case.

It's statist corruption at its worst, right here in the once Golden State.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Medi-Cal struggles to provide services to ever-growing clientele":

Alisha Gutierrez, whose email address refers to her as the "tooth fairy," has spent years connecting developmentally disabled patients with specialized dental care.

But when a Santa Rosa man needed a root canal on a troubled molar earlier this year, the closest dentist she could find willing to perform the procedure was in Bakersfield — a 10-hour round trip by car.

"I felt terrible," Gutierrez said. "They would have to choose to travel that far, or choose to extract the tooth."

The tooth was pulled, and the choice was a reminder for Gutierrez that many needy Californians are struggling to receive care through Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid. Concerns about access to care have taken on a new urgency since Medi-Cal enrollment began to swell in the wake of President Obama's federal healthcare overhaul.

The program, the state's second-largest expense after schools, is expected to cover one in three Californians by next year.

But the current state budget continues a 10% cut in reimbursements to some healthcare providers, a lingering sore point for advocates, lobbyists and lawmakers who have pushed to reverse the reduction. Doctors say the reimbursements are too low, forcing them to limit the number of Medi-Cal patients they treat...

More.

Former Boxing Promoter Frank Maloney Now Living as 'Kellie Maloney'

How do you go from "Frank" to "Kelly"? I can see "Francine," but "Kellie"?

No rhyme nor reason, I guess.

At Telegraph UK, "Former boxing promoter Frank Maloney reveals he is 'proud to be British' after receiving messages of support for decision to become Kellie Maloney under gender reassignment."

Sounds like "Kellie" needs some additional hormone therapy to be rid of that deep male-sounding voice. That's kind of a buzz-killer, you know?

Frank Maloney, the former boxing promoter who guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title, has come out as a woman named Kellie.

In a open interview, the 61 year old said that coming out was a question of weighing up what she would gain against what she would lose.

"I think you have to be honest ot the people who are closest to you and the people you love. And you may risk losing those people but you can also risk losing them and destroying the relationship if you bottle it up like I did for a long time."

Speaking of the outcome of her sex change, Maloney said: "I hope I have given people the courage to stand up and face their troubles."

Maloney, a former Ukip candidate who is twice married and has three daughters, said she had been living as a female for more than a year.

"I do believe if you come out and you're honest about it you'll get the help and support you need."

Horror Stories from Yazidi Refugees in #Iraq

For awhile there it looked like the U.S. was going to reinsert ground troops into Iraq. But the aerial campaign and humanitarian food drops seem to have done the trick, for now.

At the Los Angeles Times, "Obama: Yazidis faced a 'terrible choice' between food or safety, and "that's when America came to help'."

And from NBC Nightly News:

Angry Protesters Shut Down New York's Times Square, Demand Justice for Homeboy Michael Brown

At WCBS-TV New York:



Also at the Wire, "Michael Brown Protests Spread to Times Square."

And at London's Daily Mail, "Times Square SHUT DOWN over 1000 marchers as Ferguson protests spin-off across the country on fifth night of tensions over gunned down teen."

Laura Ingraham Rips Obama on #Ferguson: Sounds More Like Left-Wing Pundit Than President

Ms. Ingraham sitting-in for Bill O'Reilly. She's been on fire lately, especially with her political endorsements.

Threatening Racist Flyers with Swastikas Plastered at Jewish Business Near UCLA (VIDEO)

More of the logical consequences of the global left's war on Jews. I mean seriously, in Los Angeles?

It's like we're back in the 1930s, and it's a definite transnational scourge.

At KCBS‑TV Los Angeles:

What It Feels Like to Be Tear-Gassed — #Ferguson

Well, it's wouldn't be pleasant, that's for sure.

At National Journal:

Here's what it feels like to be tear-gassed: http://t.co/w6DRwyQR0Q pic.twitter.com/yowwzChk4X

— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 15, 2014

On Set in Orange County With Jessica Alba

Via Maxim:

New Michelle Lewin Bikini Pics!

This is that super fit bikini lady from Florida. Truly a phenomenon.

At Egotastic!, "Michelle Lewin Heats Up Miami in a Bikini."

(I must admit, it's a bummer she went under the knife for breast augmentation, but that's the culture these days. I'd say her body was perfect before.)

Police Militarization

I think it's a lot more complicated, the balance of violence, thuggery, and police militarization and overreaction. But militarization has become a huge libertarian issue, for good reason, so you can't discount the concerns. As always, go case by case, and push back against leftist lies. For example, I'm sorry that Michael Brown died, but he was no saint, as his gang thug pictures attest.

At Newsweek, "How America’s Police Became an Army: The 1033 Program."

"When your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." On the militarization of America's police: http://t.co/BTgHB325R0

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 14, 2014

GANGSTA! #Ferguson Teenager Michael Brown Shown Flashing 'Bloods' Homeboy Gang Signs! (PHOTOS)

At Gateway Pundit, "BREAKING: Michael Brown Was a Local Gangster – Seen Flashing #BLOODS Gang Signs."

VIDEO: Obama Comments on #Ferguson: 'Now's the Time for Peace, Healing' — And 18 Holes of Golf!

Here's the video of the president's statement on Ferguson.



The equivalent of "an email autoresponse":

Obama's words just now on #Ferguson were the presidential equivalent of a vacation email autoresponse.

— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) August 14, 2014

Obama on Ferguson Unrest Awful picture of a man on vacation, playing golf everyday, living large. http://t.co/GYlDVGzQCE

— John Henry (@johnyc46) August 14, 2014

MSNBC Reporter: ‘It Just Doesn’t Look Right’ For Obama To Be On Vacation While Ferguson’s ‘Under Siege’ [VIDEO] http://t.co/BY9WPskTat #tcot

— Conservative Nation (@Conserve_USA) August 14, 2014

Obama back on the golf course 7 minutes after press conference http://t.co/dbPRZkPbhq #tcot #tlot #tgdn pic.twitter.com/Vv9G69kjre

— ┌П┐(•_•) (@exposeliberals) August 14, 2014

SHOCK VIDEO: 72-Year-Old Beaten, Bloodied in Vicious Black Thug #KnockOutAttack in Greenwich Village

Greta had this on "On the Record" a couple of days ago, and now at the New York Post:

A 72-yr-old man sucker-punched in NYC #KnockOutAttack - the victim remains in the hospital

— Greta Van Susteren (@gretawire) August 13, 2014

I care about more about "white 72 yr bleeding from brain after racist attempted murder by black" http://t.co/jxQfR3GVUb than @RyanJReilly.

— Patrick Dollard (@PatDollard) August 14, 2014

'Peaceful Protesters', Infiltrated by Black Panthers and Communists, Light Molotov Cocktails in #Ferguson

At Gateway Pundit, "Chicago Communists, New Black Panthers Infiltrate #Ferguson Riots (Photos-Video)."

"Peaceful Protesters" lighting a Molotov Cocktail in #Ferguson tonight. #StLouis http://t.co/2eGTS3NxvM pic.twitter.com/j4OVxs2Zmz

— FloridaJayhawk (@HouseCracka) August 14, 2014