British Front Pages — Blood on his hands, hatred in his eyes
Here are front pages from British newspapers today regarding the machete terror attack by two Islamic terrorists in London.
More at Liberal Conspiracy (h/t @sethmnookin):
Man Killed by FBI Implicated Self, Boston Bomber in 2011 Triple Homicide
The FBI said early Wednesday that it was reviewing a fatal shooting incident in Orlando, Florida in which an individual being questioned by law enforcement in connection with the Boston bombings and an unsolved 2011 triple homicide had engaged in a “violent confrontation” with law enforcement personnel.
Just prior to being killed,...
Nanny gets Nasty: “Taxi King” says Bloomberg threatened to destroy him after leaves office
All because the Mayor didn’t get his way on a court case over his plan for ergonomic and posh cabs
Via The NY Post, Mike unleashes a ‘hail’ storm:
Mayor Bloomberg went on a spitting-mad rant against a city cab-fleet boss who won a court victory over Hizzoner’s planned “Taxi of Tomorrow” — vowing to “destroy your f–king industry” when he leaves office, The Post has learned.
A fuming Bloomberg made the threat...
Beheading of British soldier in South London reminiscent of Syrian bloodletting
“they were hacking at this poor guy, we thought they were trying to remove organs from him”
It will be easy — and likely correct — to assert that this is another Islamic terrorist attack.
But I think it is more than that.
This is what we see in Syria.
A very up close and personal bloodletting and then triumphal braggadocio.
Like the Syrian rebel fighter who
Is NYC Ready to Give Anthony Weiner a Second Chance?
Former representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace in 2011 after lying about sending illicit sexting messages to a number of women, has formally announced his candidacy for Mayor of New York.
Weiner did so by way of a video that was posted in the early hours of the morning.
“Look, I made...
Are we distracted by scandals while Democrats walk away with the immigration amnesty prize?
I received an insightful email from reader Karen Sacandy:
Dear Professor Jacobson:
I’m among your many grateful readers, but at this time, the Democrats are like Thomas Crown in the flick, “The Thomas Crown Affair,” who created a distraction over here, while over there, he was stealing a multimillion dollar painting.
But in this...
House IRS hearings live streaming — Lois Lerner to plead 5th
Some great opening statements. Will embed videos when available.
[Hearings now adjourned]
The moment when she invokes 5th Amendment:
Lerner: I have not broken any laws; I have not violated any IRS regs; I have not done anything wrong #IRShearing
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) May 22, 2013
Lerner full appearance:
After she gave an opening...
WaPo looks closely at the Obama administration … but not too closely
Recently, there has been an interesting string of editorials in the Washington Post.
(I’ll limit this to the discussion of unsigned editorials, not op-eds.)
.@ejdionne has it exactly backward. This is not a crisis of democracy, it’s a crisis of authority. washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-di…
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) May 20, 2013
On May 17, the editors hoped, ...
California Tea Party Files Class Action Lawsuit Against IRS
This post is dedicated to all the Legal Insurrection readers ready to give up on California!
As Tea Party groups stage successful rallies at Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide, one California organization is staging a frontal assault on this government behemoth.
One of the largest and most active Tea Party groups in the...
Looking more and more like a DOJ war on Fox News, not just James Rosen
First it was James Rosen’s personal email and phone records.
Then it was Rosen’s parents’ phone records.
Shannon Bream just reported on Hannity that court records appear to reflect phone records were obtained for multiple Fox News lines at multiple locations. The records were partially redacted, but the area codes and exchanges...
Theory – Jay Carney wants to be the fall guy
John Kass predicted that Jay Carney would be the fall guy for Obama.
And that certainly would fit in with the defensive narrative whenever Obama fails at anything — it’s a messaging problem, not the message, and definitely not Obama.
As the administration can’t keep its story straight on just about anything, the...
IRS Official Lois Lerner to plead the 5th – Update: Statement from Issa’s Office
Lois Lerner, the IRS head of exempt organizations division, will invoke the fifth amendment this week rather than answer questions about the recent IRS scandal, according to a letter sent to Congress by her attorney.
Lerner was scheduled to answer questions from the House Oversight committee this Wednesday.
According to the LA Times,...
IRS head uses the “P” word — and thereby eviscerates the claim this is not a political scandal
Also, Treasury and Senior IRS officials behind the planted question and answer
I did not get to watch the Senate IRS hearings today, but it looks like a little more truth leaked out of IRS head Steven Miller, who admitted the targeting was partisan. Maybe a few more days on the stand, and we get the whole truth.
And that whole truth is that...
Ed Markey cheered gov’t witch hunt against Gibson Guitar
The persecution and prosecution of Gibson Guitar stands out as a prime example of government overreach, similar to IRS Tea Party targeting.
This video explains the insanity of the raid and ultimate charges — very technical and disputed interpretations of Indian law as to the importation of wood used in the guitars. This...
