LIVE AT FIVESIX: 08.24.12

Posted on | August 24, 2012 | 4 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho

TOP NEWS
Mitt Romney Prepares For The Hard Sell

Mitt Romney

Reveals more of his personal side, but not interested in becoming celebrity

Prosecutors: Aurora Shooter Angry Over Poor Performance
DA demands school records

Assad’s Backers In Aleppo Defect To Rebels
Support, cash now flowing to al-Tawheed Brigades

POLITICS
Protesters Begin To Arrive In Tampa For GOP Convention

Tropical Storm Isaac

Officials say up to 15,000 protesters expected despite possibility of storm

Missouri Conservatives Rally To Akin, Blast GOP Establishment

Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker Busted For DUI

Ex-SEAL In Legal Jeopardy Over Obama Raid Book

ICE Agents Sue To Stop Obama’s Non-Deportation Orders

Ryan Speaks Out Against Defense Cuts

Gallup/USA Today Poll: Americans Souring On Presidential Candidates, Parties

Romney: Bernanke Is Finished As Fed Chairman

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Crude Falls On Doubts About US Growth: NYMEX $95.64, Brent $114.55
Euro Falls For First Time In Five Days As Samaras Prepares To Meet Germans, French
Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly (sic!) Rise
Dow Falls For Fourth Day As Traders Watch Fed
Asian Markets Fall On Weak Economic Data From Pretty Much Everywhere
HP Posts $9 Billion Quarterly Loss
Fed Earns $17.7 Billion Profit On AIG Bailout As Last Assets Sold
ROK Court Holds Apple, Samsung Guilty Of Mutual Patent Violations, Awards Token Damages, Bans Sales Of Offending Products
Microsoft’s Logo Gets A Makeover
Consumer Watchdog Wants FCC To Police 4G Marketing
Amazon Set To Introduce New Kindles At September 6 Event
Almost half Of Consumers Uninterested in 4G
Dish Network Sued By FTC Over Do Not Call Violations

SPORTS
Red Sox Lose Wild Slugfest To Angels

Alfredo Aceves stares in disbelief as Morales belts another homer

After shameful lack of attendance at Pesky’s funeral, Red Sox beaten by Angels 14-13

Lance Armstrong Refuses To Participate In “Witch Hunt”; To Be Stripped Of Tour De France Titles & Banned For Life

Zito, Giants Roll To Fourth Straight Win, Beat Braves 5-2

A’s Ross Sent Down After Shaky Start, 5-0 Loss Against Rays

Phillies Offense Comes Alive Late, Saves Leaky Defense In 4-3 Win Over Reds

The Cup Is Ours: A Manifesto

Tigers Slip Past Jays In 11th

Diamond, Gardenhire Ejected, Twins Lose To Rangers 10-6

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Katy Perry, John Mayer Split

Katy Perry & some sleazy musician type

Guess it wasn’t a real connection after all

Britney Tells Judge She’s Ready For End To Conservatorship

Sheepish Prince Hal Meets With Queen, Prince Charles After Naked Photo Flap

First Look At The “Carrie” Remake

Kathie Lee Confirms It: Taylor Swift Crashed The Wedding

Madonna Forgives Elton John – Or Does She?

Everyone Is Making Up Lies About Lindsay Lohan. Again.

Not Only Did He Get Beaten Down By A Rapper, He’s Facing Life In Prison

FOREIGNERS
Environmentalist Wackos Storm Russian Arctic Oil Rig
Norwegian Mass Murderer Found Sane, Sent To Jail
Politician Hijacks Miners’ Funeral, Accuses South African Government Of Complicity In Their Deaths
Nationalism Fuels Senkaku Island Dispute Between Japan, PRC
Indian Opposition Sticks To Demand For PM Singh’s Resignation, Parliament Adjourned
Japan Turns Up Heat In ROK Row – Debt Plan, Forex Deal On The Line
Syrian Civil War Loosening Ties Between Damascus, Beirut
Hong Kong Activists Combine Pro-China, Anti-Beijing Stances
US Discussing More BMD In Asia, Says It’s Against Nork Threat
Egyptians Unimpressed By Threatened US Aid Cuts

BLOGS & STUFF
Power Line: Huckabee Doubles Down On Akin
Gateway Pundit: Akin Trails McCaskill By Ten Points
Betsy Woodruff: Reid’s Glass House
Kevin Williamson: Gawker, Bain, And The Caymans
Lance Armstrong: “Enough Is Enough”
Micheal Brown: An Open Letter To Mark Potok
Riehl World News: Romney Calls For Giving States Control Over Drilling On Federal Lands
Ulsterman Report: How Romney Used Obama’s Own Ad Campaign To Win Voters
Allahpundit: Fox Poll Of Likely Voters – Romney 45/Obama 44
Belmont Club: Where No Man Has Gone Before
Shark Tank: Wasserman-Schultz Called Out As Extremist
Legal Insurrection: Democrats Would Rather Be Seen As Celebrating Death Than Talk About The Economy
Andrew Malcolm: Barack Obama Actually Said This

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Comments

4 Responses to “LIVE AT ~~FIVE~~SIX: 08.24.12”

Red
August 24th, 2012 @ 1:03 pm

Pardon the gratuitous link placement but IMNSHO this business with Lance Armstrong is just punk.
Wombat_socho
August 24th, 2012 @ 5:48 pm

I agree with you and him. It’s a big reason why I decided to link his statement.
Red
August 24th, 2012 @ 10:01 pm

Awesomesauce!
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