February 13, 2015 – 7:05 am
It’s very easy for people not in situations to say how the police should have handled them. It’s rather different when you yourself are put in those situations (Fox News) It was a split-second decision. A distressed man with a baby in tow was pacing back and forth in a manic state and shouting incoherently. […]
February 4, 2015 – 7:39 am
Perhaps they should consider instead why so many in communities like Ferguson are violent and lawless (Washington Post) About a month after a white officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., the city’s assistant police chief, Al Eickhoff, took to Google and searched under the words “less lethal.†Huh. It’s like there […]
January 29, 2015 – 6:52 am
We’re beginning a new chapter in our relationship, you know (Wall Street Journal) Cuban President Raúl Castro demanded Wednesday that the U.S. return the base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on Cuba and compensate his country for damages before the two nations re-establish normal relations. Mr. Castro told a summit of the […]
January 28, 2015 – 6:44 am
Good thing we exchanged him for 5 hardcore Taliban members, eh? (NBC News) Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by enemy forces in Afghanistan for five years, will likely be charged with desertion, senior defense officials tell NBC News. The officials point out that Bergdahl will likely face a lesser charge of desertion […]
January 26, 2015 – 6:59 am
Or, as it is usually known, winter. The big pull at Memeorandum is this Weather Channel article, but it has been updated (Weather Channel) Millions of people in the Northeast are bracing for Winter Storm Juno, which threatens to become a major snowstorm Monday through Wednesday with the potential for blizzard conditions and more than […]
January 23, 2015 – 8:06 am
Frosting for thought Colorado baker faces complaint for refusing anti-gay message on cake A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay […]
January 22, 2015 – 8:34 am
Nor should they (NY Times) Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., after an F.B.I. investigation found no evidence to support charges, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and his civil rights […]
January 16, 2015 – 9:07 am
Does anyone think the NY Times would be upset if “hate speech” crackdowns and restrictions were enacted towards Conservatives, Tea Party members, or Christians? Anyhow, the Times was also not brave enough to show the total front cover of the latest Charlie Hebdo. This one is written by the editorial board Wrong Responses to Charlie […]
January 13, 2015 – 10:27 am
Obama’s aides were apparently caught off guard or something White House was out of step as Paris march grew Aides were caught off-guard by Sunday’s event. Wait, White House aides said Sunday, as they saw coverage come in of the anti-terrorism march in Paris — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is there? Jordan’s King Abdullah? The […]
January 12, 2015 – 4:22 pm
Poor Marie Harf, she was today’s sacrificial lamb sent to slaughter, and she didn’t like it very much (National Review)  Looks like somebody forgot to pass State Department deputy press secretary Marie Harf the memo. As White House press secretary Josh Earnest ate crow over the Obama administration’s failure to send a high-ranking official to Sunday’s massive […]
