Uncovered Hailey Clauson

Via Sports Illustrated.



FLASHBACK: "Hailey Clauson Swimsuit Body Paint."

Raul Castro Stands Up for Obama at Summit of the Americas

Communist birds of a feather stick together.

At Telegraph UK, "US President Barack Obama received a remarkable vote of confidence from Cuban leader Castro, who praised his 'humble background'."

Star Wars Digital Movie Collection

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Hillary's 'Spontaneous' Campaign Closed to Public This Week, Won't Give Formal Stump Speeches Until May

Here's Chuck Todd ejaculating about Hillary's "spontaneous" campaign. Man, what a feat!

So hard in this new media age to do anything that looks spontaneous to political world. This Hillary road trip idea has done just that

— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) April 13, 2015

Of course, it's so spontaneous she won't be having formal stump speeches until May, via Toby Harnden tweeting Politico, "Hillary Clinton to drive to Iowa."

.@HillaryClinton "not planning any major speeches or campaign rallies until May" http://t.co/nseEDhOTp0

— Toby Harnden (@tobyharnden) April 13, 2015

And per Jennifer Jacobs, of the Des Moines Register, Hillary's Iowa events this week are closed to the public with limited media access. Now that's what I call taking your message to the people!

In Iowa, Hillary Clinton will do educational roundtable & a business roundtable. Neither open to public, limited access to news media.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) April 12, 2015

UCLA Faculty Approves Diversity Course for Future Undergrads

Mandatory diversity classes, of course.

At Blazing Cat Fur.

I'm locked into my job but I'd move out of this state if I could. Man.

Hilarious Darrell Hammond 'First Dude' in SNL's Hillary Clinton Cold Open

It's pretty funny.

At iOWNTHEWORLD Report, "SNL Skewers Hillary (And takes a few shots at Bill)."

Watch: "Hillary Clinton Election Video Cold Open - SNL."

Radical Leftists Urge Hillary to Go 'Bold' (VIDEO)

Hillary's not statist enough, obviously.

Seems more like an Elizabeth Warren recruiting video to me. Hillary's got no need to go bold at this point. Not until she faces are primary challenger. And that remains to be seen.

At WaPo, "In video message, progressives tell Hillary Clinton: We’re ‘Ready for Boldness’":

Using her own words, and the words of other Democrats, a progressive group called on Hillary Clinton to take bold, populist stances in her second campaign for president.

As Republicans came at Clinton from the right on Sunday ahead of her anticipated announcement of a White House run, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) needled her from the left with a new YouTube video detailing the agenda it wants Clinton to support.

More.

Anti-Hillary Street Art in Brooklyn

Via Weekly Standard.

Rule 5 Sunday

Well, enough Hillary blogging for now.

Here's some breastastic bazonga blogging, featuring Lissy Cunningham.



Now over at Gator Doug's, "THE DALEYBABE MELANIE RILEY."

More at Regular Right Guy, "Chelsea Clinton: ELLE: Rule 5."

And from Ms. EBL, "Airport Security Steals Alyssa Milano's Breast Milk."

At Knuckledraggin', "Titties."

Also at Odie's, "Old Barns ~OR~ Rule 5 Woodsterman Style."

From AWD, "IF LOVING ALISON KRAUSS IS WRONG, AWD DOESN’T WANT TO BE RIGHT!"

From Dana Pico, "Rule 5 Blogging: If it ain’t rainin’, it ain’t trainin’!"

Also at the Last Tradition, "Rule 5 Sunday - Anais Pouliot."

And at Drunken Stepfather, "STEPLINKS OF THE DAY."

At Egotastic!, "READER FINDS: Kelly Brook Purported Nekkid Selfie, Chloe Sevigny Topless, Charlotte McKinney Crazy Hot Funbags, and Much Much More…"

A View from the Beach, "Rule 5 Saturday - Some Hollywood Cheesecake with Alison Brie."

Proof Positive, "Friday Night Babe: Simone Holtznagel!"

Goodstuff's, "GOODSTUFFs BLOGGING MAGAZINE (185th Issue)."

Also at 90 Miles From Tyranny, "Morning Mistress."

And from the Hostages, "Big Boob Friday™."

Crazy Uncle Bubba has, "A little bit of Mother Nature."

PCP has, "Flowing Curves of Beauty."

Now, over at Pirate's Cove, "Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup," and "If All You See……is a horrid and evil gas grill, you might just be a Warmist."

As usual, drop your Rule 5 links in the comments if you're not included.

Until then...

Hillary Clinton's Announcement Video

Here it is, via the Clinton campaign page.

Also at WSJ, "Hillary Clinton Launches Campaign for President."

And Telegraph UK, "'It's official: Hillary's running for president' - campaign for 2016 Democrat nomination launched: live."

BFD, as they say in flyover country.



PREVIOUSLY: "So 1990s: Clinton Campaign Announces Hillary's 2016 Presidential Bid by Email."

So 1990s: Clinton Campaign Announces Hillary's 2016 Presidential Bid by Email

I think I'll die of boredom.

At the San Francisco Chronicle, "Second shot: Hillary Clinton running again for president."

It's official: Hillary's running for president http://t.co/MAiPzSvrgg #HillarysBigAnnouncement #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/rzAmaEz6l7

— SFGate (@SFGate) April 12, 2015

And at the Washington Post, "Hillary Clinton launches presidential bid."

The New York Times Accuses Republicans of 'Racist Insurrection' Against Obama

Seriously.

The race card's pretty much been played out by this point, but then, that's all leftists have left these days. Pathetic.

At the New York Times, "A New Phase in Anti-Obama Attacks."

And at Gateway Pundit, "NY Times Accuses GOP of Racist ‘Insurrection’ Against Obama" (via Memeorandum).

Sunday Cartoons

At Flopping Aces, "Sunday Funnies."



More at U.S. Freedom Army, "Another liberal who ignores laws she doesn't like," and Reaganite Republican, "Reaganite's SUNDAY FUNNIES."

Also at Randy's Roundtable, "Friday Nite Funnies," and Lonely Con, "Speaking of Media Bias…"

Still more at Theo's, "Hillary: Please STFU and go way...", and Maggie's Farm, "Work Sucks! Tax the One Percent!"

Cartoon Credit: A.F. Branco.

'Media Matters would clearly prefer that Clinton be coronated as the Democratic nominee in “historic” fashion, given its ties to Clinton fanboy and perennial drama queen David Brock, who gets paid a lot of money to professionally adore Hillary Clinton...'

Well, about that uncontested Democrat primary in 2016.

Heh.

At Free Beacon, "Media Matters: Contested Primary Would Be Bad for Hillary." (Via Instapundit.)

Top 20% of Earners Pay 84% of Income Tax

Well, my wife and I paid our fair share. Thankfully we got a nice tax return this year. We're in the top 20 percent as well, although that's not as impressive as it sounds.

At WSJ, "And the bottom 20%? They get paid by Uncle Sam. We compare tax burdens as Tax Day approaches."

The Earned Income Tax Credit is the main reason folks at the bottom quintile get paid by Uncle Sam.

New Hurdles for Hillary Clinton in 2016

There's talk that former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will enter the Democrat primaries against Hillary Clinton. It's a good thing too. It's going to be pretty strange if Clinton runs unchallenged next year. She'd essentially be running for the nomination like an incumbent president, although it remains to be seen if she'll be able to generate a commensurate level of enthusiasm.

In any case, more on the story at the Los Angeles Times, "Hillary Clinton will be a commanding front-runner facing high expectations":

Hillary Rodham Clinton will enter the 2016 Democratic presidential race — finally, officially — as the most commanding front-runner in generations. Yet her path to the White House will not be easy, much less assured.

For every advantage she carries an offsetting burden, along with the weight of exceedingly high expectations.

Clinton is beloved and widely admired. She is also loathed and widely criticized.

She boasts an unprecedented resume — former first lady, New York senator, secretary of State — and enjoys universal name recognition after more than two decades of near-constant presence on the national stage. That familiarity, however, will make it exceedingly difficult for Clinton to present herself as someone fresh and different — qualities voters often crave, especially at the tail end of a two-term presidency.

After more than a year of speculation and anticipation, Clinton is expected to formally launch her campaign Sunday with a video announcement, followed by a trip to Iowa, which is set to begin the presidential balloting next winter.

She's loathed alright.

At the New York Post, for example. And be sure to click through for the brutal excoriation from Michael Goodwin.

Hillary Clinton’s presidential plan is growing stale http://t.co/K70Om6cWVi pic.twitter.com/3KP1g8jJOF

— New York Post (@nypost) April 12, 2015

Proxy War in Yemen: Saudi Arabia and Iran Vie for Regional Supremacy

At Der Spiegel, "Saudia Arabia and Iran Fighting Proxy War in Yemen":

A Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues to bombard Yemen in an effort to stop the advance of an Iran-backed Shiite militia there. The conflict is becoming a proxy war for regional supremacy. The risks to the House of Saud are great.

On recent evenings, as Western foreign ministers negotiated fervently with the Iranian leadership in Lausanne, Switzerland, two young women in the Yemeni capital of Saana spent their time gazing fearfully into the darkening night sky. Nina Aqlan, a well-known civil rights activist, and her friend Ranim were on the lookout for Saudi Arabian fighter jets. Ranim was staying with Aqlan because her own apartment stands next to the headquarters of the Political Security Organization, Yemen's domestic intelligence agency. The building is considered a potential target for the Saudis and their allies.

"In the beginning, we thought they might bomb us for one or two nights. But it keeps getting worse!" says Ranim. In the background, the thump of the anti-aircraft batteries can be heard, occasionally interrupted by the thundering explosions of bomb detonations. Sometimes, the attacks last from early evening to midnight, they say over a Skype connection that repeatedly crashes. At other times, the bombing begins later and only ends at dawn.
The nightly strikes come as a Saudi Arabia-led, largely Sunni coalition consisting of nine countries seeks to push back Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. Coalition jets have struck military bases and intelligence agency headquarters, but also a cement factory, a dairy and a refugee camp. By Thursday, the death toll from the bombings, which began one week ago, had risen to over 90. "What kind of war is this?" Aqlan asks angrily. "Why is it being fought?"

There isn't a direct connection between the hostilities and the surprisingly comprehensive deal reached between the West and Iran on the country's nuclear program on Thursday night. But aside from Israel, no country views the pact with as much skepticism as Saudi Arabia. Indeed, following similar developments in Syria and Iraq, the conflict in Yemen is increasingly looking like a proxy war between Riyadh and Tehran. The two capitals are blatantly wrestling over supremacy in the region. Either Saudi Arabia, the traditional Western ally that is watching nervously as the United States slowly pulls back. Or Iran, which has been expanding its power in the region of late and which has just taken an historic step toward rapprochement with the US and its allies.

Keep reading.

Britain's Trident Nuclear Deterrent Explained

A big political debate on Britain's nuclear deterrence, at Telegraph UK, "General Election 2015: How each party compares on Trident":

Britain's nuclear deterrent system, Trident, comes up for renewal next year. Parties are at odds over whether to carry on with four Vanguard-class submarines, which have been patrolling the seas since 1984.

With rising diplomatic tensions between Russia and the West and the rise of Islamic State, the world stage remains remarkably tense. The Conservatives have now warned that Labour would leave the country "open to nuclear blackmail by rogue states" because Ed Miliband is “so desperate for power” he is willing to “barter Britain's national security". So, where do the parties stand on Trident?

Keep reading.

Plus video, "What is Trident? Britain's nuclear deterrent explained."

Dana Loesch on the Cover of Guns & Ammo

Dana mentioned the Guns & Ammo cover earlier this week, "An Announcement Ahead of NRAAM."

She's only the second woman to be featured on the cover. Back in 1961 (the year I was born), Officer Jeanne E. Bray was featured. I'd say 54 years is much too long between women's covers.

Also at Twitchy, "Dana Loesch unveiled as first woman on cover of ‘Guns & Ammo’ since 1961."

And buy Dana's book, Hands Off My Gun: Defeating the Plot to Disarm America.

Steely Dan Didn't Even Bother to Engage Coachella's Younger Audience

Indeed, the band was practically trolling the young whippersnappers with "Reelin' in the Years."

At LAT, "Coachella 2015: Who exactly was Steely Dan trying to reel in?"

PREVIOUSLY: "AC/DC to Let Loose on Whole New Generation."