h/t JWF
October 5, 2012
October 5, 2012
“Dallas man linked to Anonymous hackers indicted”
That Dallas man would be Barrett Brown. From lubbockonline: A North Texas man linked to the worldwide hacking group Anonymous is facing federal charges for YouTube videos and Twitter postings in which he taunts the FBI and threatens to ruin one agent’s life. Barrett Brown was taken into federal custody in Dallas last month, but authorities wouldn’t say why he was being detained until Thursday, when the U.S. Attorney’s Office
October 5, 2012
Finally, the definitive reason for Obama’s poor debate performance is revealed
And that reason, according to the President, was Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney made the President lose the debate. And he did so, nefariously and without a shred of fairness, by not adopting the “Mitt Romney” persona created for him by the press and the Obama campaign. That is, he did so by bringing actual reality into an arena the President mistakenly believed would still be guided by those special rules
October 5, 2012
On intentionalism and “boys”
Kevin Baker, Harper’s: [Obama]didn’t show a spark of anger, even when Romney slyly found a way to call him a boy, comparing Obama’s statements to the sorts of childish lies his ‘five boys’ used to tell. How the right’s hard-core racists must have howled at that! Mitt, at long last, has secured his base. Well, what can I say? We allow such arguments because we allow (incorrectly and from a
October 5, 2012
A reminder, given the attempts of late by the legacy media to massage the news cycle
An ambassador was murdered and dragged through the streets, likely after being ass-banged by Islamists. Al Qaeda was behind the hit, which was planned in advance and orchestrated carefully. It is likely that the US State Department — and perhaps the President (were he at one of his daily briefings, say by accident or something) — knew of the attacks in advance. Both the Israelis and MI6 have noted that
October 5, 2012
“Economist: Unemployment drop ‘implausible … a statistical quirk’”
John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros of RDQ Economics: This report is a tale of two labor markets. The establishment survey (payrolls) painted a picture of moderately growing employment over the last three months but at a marginally slower pace than over the last year. At this pace of job creation, the unemployment rate should be barely drifting lower given underlying demographic trends. In contrast, the household survey painted a picture of a
October 5, 2012
Remember when I suggested the way to beat back the Leviathan was through ballsy state maneuverings?
Well. Some lawmakers in AZ have got sack. Proposition 120 would amend the Arizona Constitution to grant the state exclusive control over air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resources within the state’s boundaries.1 In 1910, the federal government granted nearly 11 million acres to the Territory of Arizona as part of the Arizona-New Mexico Enabling Act, allowing it to become a state. In accordance with this legislation,
October 5, 2012
Success! “Unemployment Rate Plummets to 4.3% — For Government Workers”
CNS: The best news anywhere in the U.S. economy over the past three months has been in the government sector, where unemployment has dropped dramatically from 5.7 percent in July to 5.1 percent in August to 4.3 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both the federal and state governments increased their employees in July, August and September. The Obama administration has added 10,000 civilian workers to
October 5, 2012
Serendipity! Unemployment rate falls to 7.8% right before the election
October surprise! Great news for Obama. Proof that, while it took longer than anticipated, we’re finally really moving in the right direction! Except, it’s utter bullshit — and it’s bullshit I predicted months ago would take place magically in the month leading up to the election. It’s who these people are. It’s what they do. ALG: Today’s unemployment report met the political threshold set by Obama of being below 8