It’s the Weekend

And here’s The News to keep you up to date.

Also, check out The Layfield Report, Twitchy, InstaPundit, Wayne Dupree, Breitbart, and Drudge for more news.

And if you missed it, here’s the news from Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday and Monday (in the form of linkagery)

It would seem that in addition to being a famous gay activist, you also need to be  famous for child porn habits

When was the last time you were excited about a privacy policy?

It seems we have a congressional staffer who is suffering from the Larry Craig Syndrome of loving young boys

"Pick up the nearest book to you, turn to page 45. The first sentence explains your love life." This theory is an epic fail

There are better things to speak on, but the mainstream media is focusing on one little quote from Mike Huckabee

There are some women who are crazy, and then there are some women who are crazier than a pet coon. This woman falls in the latter category

It seems that Brett Kimberlin was caught in yet another lie. (more below)

Last week was the week of the Republican Scandal

Another teacher is suffering from the Mary Kay Letourneau syndrome

There is a new craze: Revenge Porn

Another day, another school shooting. This time at South Carolina State University

And now it is time for the perfect ad in the personals section

It would seem that Glenn Beck of The Blaze has a a gay agenda

Robert Stacy McCain nailed down the problem with the progressive left: tedious idiots

There is crazy and there is CRAZY. This professor falls under the latter

I predict that in 2014, ObamaCare will be extinct. This according to a wonderful article entitled “ObamaCare Is Doomed”

And Florida is not doing anything to debunk the new nickname of the crazy state

Does Chris Christie have yambags large enough for the Republican Governor Association?

There is an articles that takes two steps forward and one step back

Former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie is showing some serious signs that he is out to unseat Senator Mark Warner in Virginia

It would seem that Florida is the home to crazy people and also gay teen porn stars

And here is more about gay teen porn stars

Ahhhh yes. the failures of Government sponsored education

And the “religion of peace” strikes again

The Marxist sports bloggers are coming out of the woodworks

Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Wendy Davis hid the real story of her life

Paul Krugman continues to spout economic inequality, like Obama does

Rule of thumb: Just because you recited the Roman Alphabet, it does not make you a viable (or honest) gubernatorial candidate

Smitty has a good ode to global warming

f/t to The Other McCain for exposing the #JusticeForDrV hoax

Robert Stacy McCain has truth about MSNBC as per usual

The GOP has plans for disaster on ObamaCare

Liberal logic: If you expose a sociopath, you get accused of transphobia

One thing about the left: They are special snowflakes

Supporting Republicans is bad if you are a Latino and are an actress living in California

More on the ObamaCare Death Spiral

Finally, a Mexican accused of murder has been deported after 13 years of crime

I bring good news for bloggers from a federal court

f/t to Wombat Socho for his Rule 5 and FMJRA posts of the week

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news form elsewhere in the blogosphere.

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her op-ed entitled The media and the truth...diametrically opposed

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his usual Friday Fume

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his usual Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering and Team Kimberlin posts of the day

Mr. Hoge also has some legal news for us

f/t to Sister Toldjah and the Sister Toldjah Blog for exposing the White House launch of another Ministry of Truth division

The Sister Toldjah Blog also has an article on Schumer encouraging Obama to use the IRS against the Tea PArty

f/t to Bella Lower for Lowering the Boom on the White House wanting us to be a part of the State of the Union Address this Tuesday. (then again, this might be a good way for We The People to engage Obama on stuff he does not want to talk about)

f/t to Sarah Rumpf of Sunshine State Sarah for singing an ode to Wendy Davis

f/t to Dana Loesch for her post entitled Tarantino on Guns

f/t to Conservative Byte for telling conservative to stop playing defense

In case you missed it, here is my playlist from a 7 hour long #WaveCave on Eclipse Radio last Sunday. I am planning on being on the air tomorrow at 3 PM for my usual 4 hours. Not to worry, as my shows are Bieber Free. That is to say, no original Justin Bieber songs.

And that is all the news that is news for today. I might be up at 10 PM tonight to add some tweets during Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Channel. So stay tuned to my Twitter feed (@RickBulow1974) for that as well as for other news throughout the day.

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80th Rant: The Republican Presidential Nomination and 2016

One of my favorite blogs is entitled The Other McCain (no, not THAT McCain but the OTHER guy named McCain) and one of the articles that caught my eye was by Smitty entitled “32 GOP Presidential Choices? Nuts!” In it there was an email from GOP.com about 32 potential candidates for the presidential nomination. Now Smitty brings up a good point when he said the following:

(a) The next election is in 9 1/2 months, dudes. It’s both more important to focus on the next election, and to understand that how this November goes will inform what happens in 2016 in a major way.

We DO have a very important election in 9.5 months called the midterm elections in which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 33 seats in the Senate (a total of 468 members of Congress) are up for grabs. If we focus on that, then we will decide where this country will go for the next two years and then ultimately in 2016. However, just for grinz, Smitty had put the 32 candidates in separate categories. I will posit his categories for all 32 candidates, and then offer my picks in the same categories.

Here are Smitty’s picks:

YES (9)	– Sen. Ted Cruz, of Texas - Nikki Haley, South Carolina governor - Bobby Jindal, Louisiana governor – Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor – Mike Pence, Indiana governor - Sen. Rand Paul, of Kentucky - Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor – Former Rep. Allen West, of Florida - Rick Santorum, former Pennsylvania senator
MAYBE (7)	- John Bolton, former ambassador to the United Nations - Ben Carson, author and neurosurgeon – Rick Perry, Texas governor - Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state – Sen. Marco Rubio, of Florida - Sen. Rob Portman, of Ohio – Sen. Tim Scott, of South Carolina
NO (11)	- Sen. Kelly Ayotte, of New Hampshire - Haley Barbour, former Mississippi governor – Chris Christie, New Jersey governor – Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor - Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor - Susana Martinez, New Mexico governor – John Kasich, Ohio governor - Former Rep. Ron Paul, of Texas – Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor – Brian Sandoval, Nevada governor - Sen. John Thune, of South Dakota
I WILL VOTE LIBERTARIAN (2)	- Jeb Bush, former Florida governor - Rep. Peter King, of New York
SPECIAL MENTIONS (3)	– Herman Cain, a radio host–Health concerns - Newt Gingrich, former House speaker–Be an advisor, sir. – Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin–You soiled yourself on the budget deal.

And here are my picks:

YES (7)	- Marco Rubio (Florida Senator) - Ted Cruz (Texas Senator) - John Bolton (former ambassador to the United Nations) - Scott Walker (Wisconsin Governor) -  Nikki Haley (South Carolina Governor) - Tim Scott (South Carolina Senator) - Bobby Jindal (Louisiana Governor)
MAYBE (13)	- Ben Carson (Author and Neurosurgeon) - Paul Ryan (Wisconsin Congressman) - Allen West (Former Florida Congressman) - Rand Paul (Kentucky Senator) - Brian Sandoval (Nevada Governor) - John Kasich (Ohio Governor) - Condoleezza Rice (Former Secretary of State under President George W. Bush) - Sarah Palin (Former Alaska Governor) - Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire Senator) - Haley Barbour (Former Mississippi Governor) Mike Pence (Indiana Governor) - Susanna Martinez (New Mexico Governor) - John Thune (Former South Dakota Senator)
NO (10)	- Jeb Bush (Former Florida Governor) - Peter King (New York Congressman) - Rick Santorum (Former Pennsylvania Senator) - Ron Paul (Former Texas Congressman) - Mike Huckabee (Former Arkansas Governor) - Tim Pawlenty (Former Minnesota Governor) - Rick Perry (Texas Governor) - Rob Portman (Ohio Senator) - Chris Christie (New Jersey Governor) - Mitch Daniels (Former Indiana Governor)
I WILL VOTE OTHER (0)	NONE (This is because if I were to vote for other if there were people in this category, then I would in a sense be voting for the Democrat running)
SPECIAL MENTIONS (2)	- Herman Cain (Considering his age and also how 2012 was a train wreck for him, he might stay in radio) - Newt Gingrich (I think he would be good in an advisory position or as Chief of Staff or other insider position for a Republican President)

Do you agree or disagree with my picks? Let me know on Skype (rickbulow74), email (rickbulow74@live.com), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/RickBulow1974) or on Twitter (@RickBulow1974) where I am wrong. Let us, in the immortal words of one Tony Katz, engage the conversation on this and see where we differ.

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It’s the Weekend

And here is The News (in the form of linkagery) to keep you up to date

Also, check out The Layfield Report, Twitchy, Wayne Dupree, InstaPundit, Drudge, and Breitbart for more news

And in case you missed it, here is the news for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Even though the midterm election is in November, there is a straw poll from GOP.com highlighting 32 potential presidential candidates for 2016 (I will give my own dissertation on this later)

Some scientists decide that Americans are too stupid to understand global warming

Rule of thumb: If you are a psychiatrist, make sure you do not get arrested with crack cocaine and a dead man

I do not trust Obama even if he heals the earth and causes the oceans to recede

NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden has a fan base

There are two types of propaganda in America: Bad and Good

And here is some news from South Africa

There is a huge shakeup at the Orange County Register

Ed Gillespie, former head of the RNC, had come out with a new video

The Word of the Day from The Other McCain: Transmisogyny

Do we really believe that the Sandy Hook shooter was right when he said “I didn't want to seem crazy.”

Maria Shriver calls Wendy “Abortion Barbie” Davis a star

As much as I despise Ann Coulter, she is a bulldog in calling out the MSNBC sexist pigs

It has been a couple of years in the making, but Democrat Representative Jim Moran of the 8th District in Virginia is retiring from Congress

Here is another teacher suffering from the Mary Kay Letourneau syndrome

Now the World’s Youngest Blogger is an App Reviewer

Robert Stacy McCain just found someone who wants to volunteer for Twitter Victimhood

The most interesting congressional district up fro grabs in November: Nevada's 4th District

Smitty brings up a good point. If Obama has brains, he would be more dangerous

The New York Times has the Koch card in their deck, and they played it in regards to the Democrats' ObamaCare panic

Lena Dunham said that if we are not into her, then that is our problem. I say who would want to be into her or even IN her?

Robert Stacy McCain has a good article on the ‘emerging awareness’ of same sex marriage continuing

Another community organizer had a non-victory in New York on Monday

And now for another episode in the Rocky Horror Reality Show: Translesbians Encounter Queer Hate

There is another military serviceman who rose through the ranks, but got tossed under the bus by the military

The IRS is continuing to cover up the scandal

The University of Colorado has a cultural diversity administrator in ethnic studies fired for phone sex

The Left's bloggers are hiding or denying their own identities

And in other news, Brett Kimberlin allegedly alleges

Speaking of Brett Kimberlin, there was a hearing on Monday

And CNN claims to know Christianity but does not

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news from elsewhere in the blogosphere.

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her Op-Ed entitled The NSA Scandal…Obama tried to make it go away...he failed

Diane also had a very interesting Op-Ed entitled ObamaCare...just another name for welfare medicine

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his usual Friday Fume

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his usual Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering and Team Kimberlin of the day

Thanks to Mr. Hoge for inserting me in his List of Links

f/t to Lee Stranahan for keeping on Deric Lostutter (aka KYAnonymous) for lying

f/t to Becca Lower of Lowering the Boom for her Rule 5 birthdate honey of the week, Kate Moss

f/t to Zilla Stevenson of Zilla of the Resistance for reporting that New York is now a totalitarian state

f/t to Sister Toldjah of the Sister Toldjah Blog for her article entitled Report: Majority of #Obamacare enrollees were already covered by other plans

Sister Toldjah also has an entry giving well wishes to Senator Tom Coburn who is retiring from the Senate

And that is all the news that is news for today. I will be on the air tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern on Eclipse Radio with the #WaveCave with the special NFL Conference Championship show. And then I am planning to be back on the air next Saturday at 1:30 PM Eastern with Red, Right, and Blue on Own The Narrative. All are welcome to tune in and give me a listen, and if you like what you hear and read, then help out a fellow capitalist and hit the tip jar.

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It’s a Manic Monday

and here is The News to keep you up to date

Also, check out The Layfield Report, InstaPundit, Wayne Dupree, Twitchy, Drudge, and Breitbart for more news

I bet all of America now thinks Obama is a two-bit hoodlum even though many still voted for him.

It would seem like the Mary Kay Letourneau syndrome of teachers having sex with students is alive and well

Here is another dose of teachers suffering from the Mary Kay Letourneau syndrome

f/t to Robert Stacy McCain (as well as Bob Belvedere over at the Camp of the Saints; more below) for rejecting the false premise of egalitarianism

Robert Stacy McCain is also right (with some help from Donald Douglas over at American Power Blog) for proving that idiocy is not a zero-sum game

If these teens were adults, they would be UNDER the jail for this crime. However, since they are teens I think they should be put UNDER the juvenile delinquency facility.

And in other news, Paul Krugman is still a twatwaffle

It is my hope that plus-sized models are a thing of the present and future

It seems like the media is crucifying Chris Christie 24/7 and not spending enough time focusing on Obama

Ariel Sharon has passed on from this life, and I want to send all of Israel my heartfelt sympathies for losing a great man

f/t to Wombat Socho for his Rule 5 and FMJRA posts of the week

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news from elsewhere in the blogosphere.

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her op-ed entitled Divert, deflect, and distract...the alphabet media's weapons of choice to protect Obama and Hillary

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his article entitled A Bridge Too Far or…Revenge of the Turds?

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his usual Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering? and Team Kimberlin posts of the day

Mr. Hoge also has a good Quote of the Day

f/t to Larry Lease of Eye on the Nation for his article on Democrats revolting over Obama's proposed cuts to Social Security increases

Larry also asks the question about whether or not Democrats are guilty of war mongering over the Iran sanctions bill

f/t to Donald Douglas of American Power Blog for his article on the creepy, kooky, axe-grinder Roger Shuler

f/t to Bob Belvedere of the Camp of the Saints for his article entitled Slaves to a False and Demonic Force, which The Other McCain had used for rejecting the false premise of egalitarianism

f/t to Dan Riehl over at Riehl World News for his article entitled Cuz Bipartisanship! ‘Impeachment’? Dems escalate NJ bridge probe

In case you missed the #WaveCave on Eclipse Radio yesterday, here is a playlist of all the songs I played. This Sunday due to the NFC and AFC Championship games, I am considering going on the air from 3 PM Eastern (the start of the NFC Championship game) until the AFC Championship ends. Stay tuned to this blog as well as my Twitter and also my DJ board on the Portal of Dreams forum (registration is required to view the forum) for more information.

And that is all the news that is news for today. If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about this blog or my writing, please direct them to my email (rickbulow74@live.com or RickBulow1974@portalofdreams.com) or to my Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/RickBulow1974) and Twitter (@RickBulow1974) and I will answer them all. Also, if you like what you read and want to see more, feel free to help out a capitalist and hit the tip jar.

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It’s the Weekend

And here is The News to keep you up to date

Also, check out The Layfield Report, InstaPundit, Wayne Dupree, Twitchy, Breitbart, and Drudge for more news.

And in case you missed it, here is the news from Thursday (linkagery), Wednesday, Tuesday (linkagery), and Monday

I would like to wish The Other Mrs. McCain a very happy 25th birthDATE

This article gives new meaning to the words “you never know what is hidden on a person’s body and where”

Lena Dunham never ceases to amaze. She opens her mouth, and further eats her foot.

The MainStream (or rather, BlameStream) Media always employs The Maddow Method every time they report the news.

Both of these parents should be UNDER the jail for this unspeakable, deplorable crime

I think we should call Obama “The Cover-Up President”

Thanks to the Kardashians, we have Love, Celebrity style trending

Obama is quadrupling down on ObamaCare, not listening to any offers or discussions for offers from Republicans

And here is another example of parents who should be UNDER the jail for unspeakable, deplorable crimes, only this time drugs and spectators were involved.

And speaking of drugs, this is what happens if you mix God and drugs at college

#Shutuppery brings about karma against a Democrat operative in the form of a fellow Democrat

#TeamKimberlin has competition in the stalker category now

And speaking of #TeamKimberlin stalkers, Bill Schmalfeldt is spouting nonsense and threats as per usual

And here is more of the Schmalfeldt meltdown. PURE schadenfreude!

Schmalfeldt is his own one-man circus

Now is not the time to slack off like some did in 2013

It would seem the new Mayor of New Yuck City, Bill DeBlasio, has ties to Wall Street Mortgage Bankers because Social Justice

And speaking of DeBlasio, it seems like he wants to do away with those carriage rides through New York City that people love

And more DeBlasio corruption plans for New York

Here is another story on DeBlasio wanting to ban carriage rides

It seems like Julian Assange of WikiLeaks wants information by hook or by crook

There is online harassment, mostly by the left, but Amanda Hess does not focus on it too much

The weather had been odd this week, and I blame Algore and the lie that is called Climate Change for it

Janet Yellen is the new Fed Reserve Chairman, and it is time she is greeted properly

It would seem that Rocky Horror Picture Show is real as there is a University who has gender-neutral restrooms

The only way Democrats win is because they have the felon vote locked up

The wussification and stupidification of America reigns supreme because the teachers say students are not allowed to fail

And Florida continues to be the craziest state in the United States

Al Qaeda is taking over Fallujah, but Obama knew that would happen because he is orchestrating it

there is a new troll under the bridge on the road to Crazyville

There appears to be a new term in the Democrat lexicon they want to force on us: The Federal Dollar

There is more fear and loathing from David Brooks over the lenient drug policy

It seems the feminists are transphobic

f/t to Wombat Socho for his wonderful FMJRA and Rule 5 posts of the week

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news from elsewhere in the blogosphere

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her op-ed entitled 'BridgeGate'...it's NOT what you think

Diane also wrote other good op-ed’s over the week:

•  A nomination so vile the Senate must say NO
• Destined to fail...the words of a traitor
• Economic inequality...the repackaging of income redistribution
• Muslims in America...like oil and water they just don't mix
• Iraq...is it really over for America

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his usual Friday Fume

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his Prevarication Du Jour as well as his Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering and Team Kimberlin posts of the day

Mr. Hoge also gives us the adventures of Very Ordinary Seaman Ferguson

If you liked the TV show Gunsmoke, you will LOVE the new internet series Blogsmoke. Mr. Hoge presents us with Episode 18

f/t to Bob Belvedere over at The Camp of the Saints for his article entitled The Red, White and Blue Menace

I would like to take the time and wish the wonderful people at Free Radical Network a very happy anniversary

f/t to Larry Lease at Eye on the Nation for his piece on When Congress Might Lose, They Move

Larry also says that Chris Christie's apology might not be sufficient

f/t to Lee Stranahan for his article on appearing on Dana Loesch's inaugural show on The Blaze

and in speaking of Dana Loesch, here is an excerpt on why she moved to Dallas and joined the Blaze

I would like to give a hearty welcome back to Zilla Stevenson of Zilla of the Resistance and look forward to her 3rd annual Zilla Awards for Awesomeness in the Dextrosphere

In case you missed my music show the #WaveCave last Sunday, I have a playlist which you can read here. And I will be on the air with Eclipse Radio tomorrow possibly at 1 PM Eastern due to an event happening at 6 PM which another DJ has been tapped to work.

And that is all the news that is news for today. I have a few irons on the burner which should be rolled out sometime in the next month or two, so stay tuned to my Twitter and Facebook pages as well as my blogs for more information.

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It’s the Weekend

and here is The News (in the form of linkagery) to keep you up to date

Also, check out The Layfield Report, Wayne Dupree, InstaPundit, Twitchy, Drudge, and Breitbart for more news.

And in case you missed it, here is more linkagery from Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Monday

Smitty gives us a little tunage to start off the New Year

It would seem that mental illness and radical feminism go hand in hand

It would seem that people who cannot win arguments are trying to suppress Free Speech

Robert Stacy McCain offers a lesson in efficient dictatorship

This is what happens when we have a lenient drug policy

Florida might be the crazy state but it is better than Illinois

It would seem Matt Yglesias is a non-problem solver

There was a fire in Minneapolis which was started by a gas leak

Operation Take The Senate 2014 is in full shape, targeting Jane Shaheen in New Hampshire, Mary Landrieu in Louisiana, and Kay Hagen in North Carolina

The #BrettKimberlin saga is still in full motion with the following articles:

• Bill Schmalfeldt’s Poor Judgment
• Motions, Motions, Motions — Judge Grants Brett Kimberlin a Delay

There is a new holiday tradition in Texas

Robert Stacy McCain predicts that 2014 will be even crazier

Smitty nails down the central problem with Obamacare

There are comedians who are funny and comedians who are not. Dean Obeidallah is not funny

Smitty tells more about the joke that is the Obama Administration

Robert Stacy McCain speaks of a U.S. Hate Preacher (and it is not Phil Robertson)

In addition to Dean Obeidallah on the MSNBC panel, Robert Stacy McCain gives us more MSNBC news:

• Unpopular Personality @MHarrisPerry on Obscure MSNBC Network Apologizes
• If He’s Lost Lawrence O’Donnell …

And there is another instance of SWATting, this time by Game Hackers

Ace of Spades (@AceofSpadesHQ on Twitter) is celebrating 10 years of awesomeness. (I had not read his site all that much, but might have to in 2014)

And now for a weird sex extortion scheme

The ice is so thick in Antarctica now that those with unusually thick heads cannot escape

So Kaitlyn “#FreeKate” Hunt is out of prison on probation. I give her 30 days before she is back behind bars.

We are a month before the Winter Olympic in Sochi, Russia, and there had already been two bombings, one which included a female bomber killing 15 people

Just like the best defense is a good offense, Success is it's own defense

I present to you the perfect metrosexual: Pajama Boy

Many so-called “experts” conveniently omit facts like this in regards to Obamacare, and as we all know facts are a thing

Robots are the wave of the future, and Robert Stacy McCain welcomes them as overlords

Robert Stacy McCain points to an article in Instapundit which tells us to keep the resistance alive

Barbie is going to get a makeover. Now there is a Barbie that is a BBW

There has been another Fake Hate crime in Tennessee

f/t to Wombat Socho for his usual FMJRA and Rule 5 posts of the week

In addition to The Other McCain, there has been news elsewhere in the blogosphere

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her Op-ed for today entitled ObamaCare, the Constitution, and the man who would be King

Diane also says farewell to 2013 in her own unique way

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his usual Friday Fume

f/t to Becca Lower for Lowering the Boom on tyrants

Becca also asks the ages old question “Where does the power come from?”

Becca also gives us a little insight from the late, great Andrew Breitbart

f/t to Lee Stranahan for his podcast entitled Andrew Breitbart’s Legacy: Fighting The Institutional Left in 2014

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his usual Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering and Team Kimberlin posts of the day, as well as his Quote of the day

Mr. Hoge also speaks about “Baghdad” Bob Schmalfeldt’s new bleg

Mr. Hoge is continuing the “Blogsmoke” series with Episode 17

f/t to Donald Douglas of American Power Blog for his in-depth look at the Auburn upset of Alabama

f/t to The Lonely Conservative for her article on the Detroit Police chief saying that  “Armed citizens can help control crime”

In case you missed the final #WaveCave of 2013, here is my playlist. And also tune in tomorrow at 4 PM Eastern for the first #WaveCave of 2014. There are two playoff games tomorrow, but I will be focusing more on other things. You can listen in at http://www.eclipse-radio.com and also follow the hashtag #WaveCave on Twitter.

And that is all the news that is news for today. I wish al a very happy New Year and stay tuned to my Twitter (@RickBulow1974) and other blogs as I have some plans for 2014 which I will speak on soon.

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It’s the weekend

But there is no current news to see you through. However, not to worry as there is news from Tuesday (linkagery) and Monday in case you missed it

Also, check out The Layfield Report, Twitchy, Wayne Dupree, InstaPundit, Drudge, and Breitbart for more news.

There has been a lot of news from Robert Stacy McCain and company this week. In case you missed it, here is a taste of it:

• Four U.S. Troops Released in Libya
• ‘Descent Into Madness’
• Phil Robertson 1, Political Correctness 0
• Last Night, I Hit Rand Simberg’s Tip Jar for $10, Because … Science!
• Three Gay Men Laugh About Oral Sex With Anderson Cooper’s Mother
• Blame @Instapundit for This
• ‘Discrimination,’ Arguing by Exceptions, and the Obvious Insanity of Androgyny
• You Stay Classy, MSNBC!
• Two Words You Probably Never Want to Think About: ‘Botched Vasectomy’
• Value Judgments
• @Alexs1776 Brings The #Boom
• ‘But … They Were in Love’
• Egypt Is Ahead of Us
• Obviously a Satire
• Probably Should Take The Day Off
• The Anthropogenic Global Offgassing Change Climate
• A Positive Aspect Of The “Duck Dynasty” Kerfuffle: Identifying The Fools
• Crime Is a People Problem
• Where We’re Heading
• So, Justine Finally Landed …
• Special Snowflake Syndrome
• Fred Reed Encounters Maureen Dowd; Demolition Ensues
• In Which @AceOfSpadesHQ Expresses an Unexpected Distaste for Blood
• Bill Whittle Meets Black Sabbath

The Other McCain is your first stop to find out all things Sudan as well

• #SouthSudan: Words Aren’t Enough
• #SouthSudan: It’s Civil War Now
• Obama to #SouthSudan: Good Luck
• #SouthSudan 3 U.S. Troops Wounded as Rebels Fire on Transport Plane UPDATE: Four U.S. Casualties; Rebels Claim Overthrow of Oil Region Capital

And of course, there is news from the Brett Kimberlin front as well:

• A Bad Christmas for Neal Rauhauser
• Re: @X3n0ph0n and the Burden of Proof
• The World’s Worst Pro Se Litigant™ Says ‘Defendant Walker Has Gone Rogue’

f/t to Wombat Socho for his usual Rule 5 and FMJRA posts of the week

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news from elsewhere in the Blogosphere

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her Op-ed entitled Leon vs. Pauley...our freedoms rest on the final outcome

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his bog entry entitled Camouflage and Christmas Lights

f/t to Larry Lease of Eye on the Nation for his article titled Why Phil Robertson of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Won

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his usual Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering and Team Kimberlin posts of the day, as well as his Quote of the Day

I also enjoy reading what Mr. Hoge has to say about astronomy. Here is his post on Planetary Rings

Here is my Christmas Playlist from the December 22 episode of the #WaveCave on Eclipse Radio. Be sure to tune in tomorrow at 4 PM Eastern as I will be back to regular music.

And that is all the news that is news for the week. I want to wish all of you who have read my blogs a very happy New Year, and may we all look ahead to magnificent 2014! Be sure to follow me on Twitter (@RickBulow1974) for more news. Also, if you like what you have read, feel free to help out a fellow capitalist and hit the tip jar.

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As 2013 comes to a close

Here we sit 4 days and 9 hours (as of the time of this writing on December 27, 2013 at 3 PM Eastern) away from the ball to drop signaling the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014. As we do, I would first like to take the time and thank Rob Greves of Citizen Journalist News for welcoming me into the fold as an author and admin for the CJN Facebook Group.  In 2014 prepare to see more articles and editorials from me as I continue to Own the Narrative and reject any false premises I find on the internet.

There are also others I would like to thank as well for making 2013 an awesome year as well for me:

• To Justin Kendall, thank you for your friendship and also for welcoming me fully into the OTN fold in bringing my talk show over when I was unceremoniously dumped from Conservative Nation Radio.
• To Daniel Richardson, thank you for filling in as producer when Justin could not. Both you and Justin working behind the scenes had made OTN the best it can be, and your quickness to add graphics when needed is beyond phenomenal.
• To Becca Lower, thank you for your wise words and also for your level-headedness in a couple of situations. You have proven that you are indeed a good friend, one who I am glad to call such.
• To Billie Cotter, the end of your tenure on Red, Right, and Blue might not have been how both of us had thought of it, but one thing I do appreciate is your openness and your depth of knowledge on a few things.
• To Valerie Santiago, thank you for stepping into the co-host role. You filled in well in a tight pinch and we have that camaraderie and that virtue of engaging the conversation wonderfully.
• To John LaRosa (partner at Four Tier Strategies, LLC), thank you for your crazy but insightful posts on Facebook and Twitter. You might just see #BaldIsBeautiful as a trending hashtag on Twitter (and possibly Facebook) in 2014.
• To Blinky the Clown (Site Admin over at Portal of Dreams and also DJ Clownlove over at Eclipse Radio, formerly known as DreamScape Radio), I thank you for welcoming me back into the fold over at PoD. your show on Mondays is very phenomenal. Know that as soon as I find out what is up with my talk show I shall have you come on and talk up everything that PoD has to offer for everyone.
• To the Salty Old Bastard (one of two Station Managers and DJ Salty Old Bastard at Eclipse Radio), thank you for granting me time to just let my hair down and be myself over at Eclipse. Your showgram is another of the best shows and also proves that if I want to listen to good music, I go to Eclipse Radio.

There are many others that I would thank, but then I would not be writing an article but a book. Just know that if I did leave anyone out that you are and will always be in my heart as an inspiration to me. And as we enter 2014, whether it be political or cultural or even roleplay, we enter it together as one and the friendships will NEVER end.

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It’s the Weekend

and here is The News (in the form of linkagery) to keep you up to date

Also, check out The Layfield Report, InstaPundit, Twitchy, Wayne Dupree, Drudge, and Breitbart for more news

And in case you missed it, here is the news from Thursday

South Sudan is a new nation, having broken away from the Muslim regime in Khartoum, and there is already violence against it. Read it in the following articles:

• #SouthSudan: Please, Pray for Peace (WARNING: graphic photo)
• #SouthSudan Update: Obama Urges Calm, Reconciliation, Sends Small U.S. Force
• Quick #SouthSudan Update
• Anarchy in Africa: U.S., U.K. Evacuate as South Sudan Spirals Out of Control UPDATE: Rebels Hit U.N. Mission
• Also, if you want to learn more and keep up to date with the situation in South Sudan, check out the #SouthSudan hashtag

I had mentioned some of the kerfuffle between Phil Robertson (the Duck Commander of Duck Dynasty fame) and A&E here, but The Other McCain has the backlash of it in the following articles:

• MSNBC OMFG: @ChrisLHayes and Guest @RichardKimNYC Talk About Butt Sex
• If @PiersMorgan Hates America So Much, Why Won’t He Just Leave the Country?
• World’s Youngest Blogger: Of Course #IStandWithPhil. Because #Obvious
• Is Phil Robertson Wrong? (the articles which started this whole kerfuffle)

Harvard is the University of Geniuses? Based on the bomb scare Monday, that might not be the case.

f/t to a guest blogger to The Other McCain, Dana from Ohio, for her entry entitled After Obamacare

And in other news, Brett Kimberlin is still in trouble. And Robert Stacy McCain continues to report it, as shown in the following:

• A Brett Kimberlin Christmas: Unexpected Gifts From My Fellow Defendants
• Brett Kimberlin’s Conspiracy Theory and Other Recent Legal Proceedings

A gay couple decided to turn pedophile and expose a 9-year old to STD’s among other things.

Contrary to popular belief by The Washington Times, there is no politically correct purge of Civil War art at the Army War College in Pennsylvania

#PajamaBoy is freaky! (EDITOR’S NOTE: I prefer this song #XMASJAMMIES by the Holderness Family more)

If you support what Robert Stacy McCain does, hit his Freaking Tip Jar and also check out his Amazon Links!

A knife-wielding rape suspect claims the voices in his head were rather specific. I wonder if he is a Rev Theory or Randy Orton fan

While this is cute, I do not know why people do this to their pets.

In addition to The Other McCain, there is news from elsewhere in the blogosphere

f/t to Diane Sori of The Patriot Factor for her Op-Ed of yesterday entitled Michelle's gift to America...discuss ObamaCare on Christmas Day

f/t to Craig Andresen of The National Patriot for his entry entitled Phil Robertson – A Duck of a Different Calling

f/t to W.J.J. Hoge of Hogewash! for his Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering? and Team Kimberlin posts of the day

Mr. Hoge also comes through with the Quote of the day and the ever popular Prevarication du jour.

And of course, Mr. Hoge entertains us with a thrilling rendition of an old TV favorite Gunsmoke, calling this one “Blogsmoke” In fact, he had just released Episode 15 yesterday.

f/t to Charles Patrick Adkins of The Americanist for his entry in defense of Cracker Barrel

f/t to BC of  I’m a Man! I’m 41! for his article on Troy Aikman giving advice to Tony Rom(e)o

f/t to Larry Lease over at Eye on the Nation for giving us the inside scoop on what #PajamaBoy tells us about political advertising

And that is all the news that is news for today. Tune in tomorrow as the #WaveCave goes into Christmas (and holiday) mode when I spin nothing but Christmas tunes on Eclipse Radio at 4 PM Eastern. Follow the #WaveCave hashtag and also my Twitter timeline (@RickBulow1974) as I will tweet out my entire playlist. And if you like what you read, please feel free to support a fellow capitalist and hit the tip jar.

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79th Rant: “Duck Dynasty” and homosexuality

I had never seen the show “Duck Dynasty” which appears on A&E. However, I had seen members of “Duck Dynasty” appear on various shows on Fox News Channel (“The Five” and “Fox & Friends” in particular) so I not totally unfamiliar with them. I have to say that what A&E did in suspending Phil Robertson, the Patriarch of the Robertson family which is the centerpiece of “Duck Dynasty”,  is messed up in many ways just because he spoke his mind on the topic of homosexuality.

For those of you who do not know what I am referring to, here is just a small clip of his interview (taken from Middletown Transcript):

“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men,” he says. Then he paraphrases Corinthians: “Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

Phil continues, "It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man's anus. That's just me. I'm just thinking: There's more there! She's got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I'm saying? But hey, sin: It's not logical, my man. It's just not logical."

You can read the entire thing at GQ. Now I will admit I am a Christian and DO view homosexuality as a sin. However, I do not judge or shun anyone who does it. God does tell us to love the sinner but hate the sin. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (New International Version) reads as such in regards as to who will not inherit the kingdom of God:

⁹ Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men^{[a] 10} nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (The words men who have sex with men  in vs. 9 translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.)

And 1 Corinthians 5: 9-11 (New International Version) reads as such

⁹ I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— ¹⁰ not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. ¹¹ But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister^[a] but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. (The Greek word for brother or sister [adelphos] in vs. 11 refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 1 Corinthians 8:11, 13.)

Now, earlier I said that God tells us to love the sinner but hate the sin. In so doing we follow the path of Jesus who actually ate with the sinners. Now did he participate in what they had none? No he did not. In fact, if memory serves me from reading the gospels many of the sinners Jesus associated with gave up their sinful ways to follow him. Zaccheus and Levi (who was renamed Matthew and became a disciple of Christ and later an apostle in the early church) are prime examples of that.

Now Robert Stacy McCain (no not THAT McCain but the OTHER McCain) brings up a good point in his entry “Is Phil Robertson Wrong?”

You’ll excuse my confusion, but amidst the hyperventilating screeches — GLAAD claiming that Phil Robertson was pushing “vile and extreme stereotypes” — maybe I missed what it was the Duck Dynasty patriarch actually said that was wrong.

“It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would
be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me.”

Is it a “vile and extreme stereotype” to say that gay men engage in anal sex with each other? Or is it in some way objectionable for heterosexuals to say that they prefer the opposite sex? Why is this offensive? To whom is it offensive and why?

You can read the whole thing here.

I know many do not like Neal Boortz (formerly of WSB 750 AM and 95.5 FM out of Atlanta; also known as @Talkmaster on Twitter) for one reason  or another, but one thing he says really puts things into perspective. If two people of the same sex want to be together, what harm does that do to my life, my liberty, or my property? In other words, I do not care what people do  in their bedroom or in public as long as they do not infringe on my life, liberty, or property.

One thing we need to do, one thing we CAN do is support Phil Robertson because he just spoke his mind but those on the left got their thongs in a wad and complained. however, if it were someone on the Left (like when Alec Baldwin shouted a gay obscenity at a reporter) who said something like this and we complained, they would say that we are infringing on their First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Basically, the mantra of the Left is “Free speech for me but not for thee.” Apparently the Constitution means one thing to the Right but something totally different to the Left.

And this is not the first time that A&E had done something like this. In 2012 A&E decided to cancel the hit show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" after 8 seasons. “Dog” was about a family of bounty hunters who prayed prior to going out on the hunt and who had talked to the fugitives they captured about second chances. Granted, there were some internal issues (some of which were brought out in front of the camera and probably which caused the cancellation of the show) but one thing about Duane “Dog” Chapman and Company is that they were a family who preached about second chances and making things right. Then when the family had brought the fugitive to the jail, they would pray with the fugitive at times to try to get him or her right with God.

The issue with Phil Robertson and also (I think) with Dog Chapman is a first amendment right to free speech.  Dog and his wife Beth are back on TV with another show on CMT. Phil should be back on TV as well and the sooner the better. We need more people like the Robertson's and the Chapman's, and less people like the Kardashian’s, to be on TV.

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