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LIVE AT FIVE 09.27.10

We’re trying out a new daily feature, compiled by our friend and frequent commenter Wombat. The idea is to provide a morning news roundup, which will go online at 5 a.m. ET each weekday, thus the name “Live at Five.” — RSM TOP NEWS RAYMOND MCDANIEL OF MOODY’S     Raters Ignored Proof of Unsafe […]

‘Mono Jojoy’ Sounds Like A Starbucks Seasonal Special

by Smitty The roasted Columbian formerly known as Mono Jojoy isn’t a beverage of which you’d care to partake, however. Latin American sobre-blogger Fausta Wertz reports, emphasis mine: After evading justice for over a decade, the Colombian armed forces, with the help of American military training and technology, were able to locate Mono Jojoy through […]

GOP Shocked as Sex Scandal Strikes Christine O’Donnell Carl Paladino?

Two words you never want to hear about your candidate: “Baby mama.” Unfortunately, we’re also going to hear some words from the woman done wrong by the Republican Party’s answer to John Edwards: BUFFALO — It was just about a year ago, hours after the death of her son in a car crash, that Cathy Paladino’s […]

About 250 Sean Bielat Supporters Protest Bubba and Barney’s Boston Blowfest UPDATE: Text of Bielat Speech Added

According to the Boston Globe: TAUNTON, Mass.—Former President Bill Clinton is urging Massachusetts voters in the old industrial city of Taunton to re-elect Rep. Barney Frank and vote other Democrats into office. As Clinton spoke Sunday at the Taunton High School, about 250 supporters of Frank’s Republican opponent, Sean Bielat (BEE’-ah-lot), gathered at the Taunton […]

She Already Fled Communism Twice, and Now Clara Csiong Sees It Coming Again

When we were at the 9/12 rally, Da Tech Guy came up to the backstage area and said, “Stacy, you’ve got to come meet this woman I just interviewed. She’s amazing.” Smitty and I were busy trying to upload photos and video, so I couldn’t get there, but the video of Da Tech Guy’s interview […]

Democrats Unveil 2010 Message: ‘Hope, Change and a Buttload of Attack Ads’

Remember when Democrats didn’t want to talk about Reverend Wright, Bill Ayers and ACORN? Remember when they kept saying how we need to focus on the important issues that matter to working American families? My, how times have changed: Democratic candidates across the country are opening a fierce offensive of negative advertisements against Republicans, using […]

Brown Clown Going Down: ‘Sorry Charlie’ Crist Isn’t Tanned, He’s Toast in Florida

The latest poll tells the sad tale for Mr. RINO-No-More: A statewide poll released Saturday night shows Republican Marco Rubio building on his lead over independent challenger Charlie Crist, while Democrat Kendrick Meek appears to be closing in on Crist in the closely watched contest. Rubio is favored by 40 percent of likely voters, up from 38 […]

Estimate The Head ‘Splosion If Bubba Saw This

by Smitty (h/t Lucianne) Hillary? Sorry. Lady Gaga? Not really. Lady Gaga dressed as Hillary? Dare I say ‘strangely compelling’?

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