Saturday, January 31, 2015

THE JIM AND MICKEY SHOW - EPISODE 21 #TJAMS

ICYMI: "I AM THE LOCKER ROOM GUY..."

Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady and Coach Bill Belichick have spent a lot of time denying they had anything to do with Deflate-Gate. We don't know if these people are trying to protect Tom Brady, but already more than half a dozen people have come forward to claim responsibility... #IamTheLockerRoomGuy



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PJTV'S UP OR DOWN: JANUARY 31, 2015

A measles outbreak that started at Disneyland continues to grow. Should unvaccinated guests be allowed inside the park? Should a firing squad be an option for administering the death penalty?



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PJTV'S THE RUNDOWN: JANUARY 30, 2015

Commercials that will be airing during Super Bowl XLIX are much more family friendly than in years past. Budweiser's puppy ad is the perfect example.



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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JANUARY 29, 2015



The message of School Choice Week: 'Parents know better than bureaucrats'






'Humanity is an #epic #fail': Boko Haram deploys 'Islamist child soldiers'


You won't believe the one important detail Charles Blow left out of his report on Yale police detaining his son




'How low can you go?' Here's how Cosmo's empowering women this Valentine's Day


Acronym of Chris Christie's PAC becomes a laughing matter

'Wah Wah Wah'! It's official: Slate's seriously spooked by Scott Walker

'We're in a dictatorship?' AP: Senate 'defying' WH by passing Keystone XL bill





ABC's Jon Karl presses WH about not calling the Taliban 'terrorists'


'Who didn't see this coming?' Report: Gitmo detainee released in Bergdahl swap may have 'returned to fight'




Going 'all Gran Torino': John McCain sees red when Code Pinkos show up




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EWTN THE WORLD OVER - JANUARY 29, 2015



In this week's EWTN The World Over, Raymond Arroyo reviews the headline news of the week, plus:

Rep. Randy Hultgren, U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 14th District joins Raymond to discuss his legislative efforts in the new congress to clamp down on the scourge human trafficking here in the U.S. and abroad.

Kevin Costner, Academy Award winning director, actor, and producer discusses his newest film, a labor of love called Black or White, that deals with the state of race in modern day America. He also speaks candidly about his career, family and faith in this exclusive interview.

Patrick Lofton of the National Catholic Educational Association and Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society join Raymond to talk about Catholic Schools Week, the state of Catholic education in the U.S. today, and the controversial Common Core curriculum.


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THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JANUARY 29, 2015

National Review's Jim Geraghty and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's topics: President Obama's Cuba policy blows up in his face, Hillary Clinton seems to have no serious competition from other Dems in 2016, and a pair of corruption convictions may be thrown out on appeal.



Clinton retreats deeper into her cocoon
With the conventional wisdom on the left congealing against the idea of even a symbolic challenge to Hillary Clinton's march to the Democratic nomination, her team is now publicly toying with the idea of continuing to delay the official launch until the middle of summer. On Monday, the campaign offered a sneak peak to Politico, indicating that the campaign would come out of the shadows in April.
In what appears to be a rebuttal to the staff assumptions from "a Democrat familiar with Clinton's thinking," the news site reports today that "the actual kickoff would be in July." Clinton would submit to partial scrutiny from the Federal Elections Commission starting in April, the story says, but would keep most of her operation off the books until the beginning of July. The stated reason: the candidate wants "develop her message, policy and organization." Because the previous 14 years of running for president haven't given them enough time to nail it down…
[Additional white dudes retained - Politico also reports that two 2012 Obama digital gurus are at the top of the list for Hillary's campaign-in-waiting, Teddy Goff and Andrew Bleeker.]
The money line in the rebuttal from whoever Politico was quoting in throne room is this: "[Clinton] doesn't feel under any pressure, and they see no primary challenge on the horizon. If you have the luxury of time, you take it." This should terrify Democrats. If the campaign cocoon is so dense and so deep that courtiers are publicly quibbling in the press about the right moment for the monarch butterfly to emerge, they are farther out of touch with reality than even previous reporting had indicated.
But if this really is Clinton herself speaking through an emissary, it would suggest the kind of stage fright that foretells a risk-averse, bloodless, pre-fab campaign. Sound familiar? Those were the hallmarks of Clinton's losing endeavor in 2008 and, if the leaks are to be believed, the tendencies have deepened in the past seven years. Clinton's book tour showed not a candidate who was "rusty" but one who was unwilling to acknowledge political reality. A rusty candidate might complain about being "dead broke." But only an arrogant one would insist that she was right to say so.
The first hazard of being so blithe as to say Clinton "doesn't feel any pressure" is that it would not take long for a Democratic revolt to spring up. The presumptive nominee could be caught unawares, like this guy. While Clinton would be hard to stop from seizing the nomination, the effort of quelling an insurrection might be a strain.
The other, larger, hazard is that this trend depicts a candidate who will not be ready to meet the challenges of the general election. The longer Clinton stays inside the palace, hiding her treasury and ducking behind her retainers, the harder her eventual emergence will be...
 Also read:

5 Questions for Hillary Clinton

The Truth About the Cuban 'Embargo'

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JANUARY 28, 2015



How bad was Obama's scrapped 529 plan? THIS bad

Here's the reason the MSM scrutinized Obama’s plan to raise taxes on 529 accounts

'Amateur hour': Obama's lousy 529 plan is still in official budget? Wait'll you hear why

Vox gets reminded that there's hate directed at conservative women, too

'Semantics!' WH deputy press secretary: Obama's Bergdahl swap was not concession to 'terrorists'

Amanda Marcotte: Not pumped about female 'Ghostbusters' reboot? You're SEXIST!!!11!

'Going to audit some classes?' Joe Biden takes field trip to elementary school

'Endless source of comedy': Salon elevates Koch brothers threat level

'Hitting the sauce again, John?' Boehner: 'I was the Tea Party before there was a Tea Party'

Brawl erupts at Ferguson meeting on police oversight



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PJTV'S THE RUNDOWN: JANUARY 28, 2015

The Koch brothers plan on spending nearly $1 billion dollars in the 2016 election cycle. Will that be enough to help send a Republican to the White House? Plus, Hillary Clinton's poll numbers are fading.



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THREE MARTINI LUNCH: JANUARY 28, 2015

National Review's Jim Geraghty and Radio America's Greg Corombos discuss current events. Today's topics: Scott Walker moves closer to a presidential bid, Mike Pence's state-run news service idea, and crashing drones onto the White House lawn.



'I. Can't. Wait.' Scott Walker poised to breathe new life into 2016 POTUS race
Hold on to your hats:
From WaPo:
Walker filed papers to set up the committee, called "Our American Revival," and a new Web site for the organization was scheduled to go live later Tuesday. The steps come after a busy weekend of pre-presidential events that included his address at the Iowa Freedom Summit, a later appearance at a gathering in California hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers and a stopover in Denver for additional fundraising.
"Our American Revival encompasses the shared values that make our country great; limiting the powers of the federal government to those defined in the Constitution while creating a leaner, more efficient, more effective and more accountable government to the American people," Walker said in a statement in the release announcing the committee.
The formation of the new committee represents Walker's most significant step to date in a process that is expected to result in a declaration of candidacy later this year, once he and the legislature have gone through the budget process in his state.
In a field full of Jebs and Mitts and Ricks, Walker is a welcome — and fresh — addition.
We'll drink to that!










Has a nice ring to it, dontcha think?


Visit Scott Walker's new site: Our American Revival

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Also read:

Scott Walker and the GOP's bright, fearless future

Jim Geraghty's Off-Kilter 2016 Rundown

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: JANUARY 27, 2015



#SocialMeltdown2015: Facebook and Instagram crash, Twitter users in mild freakout; Update: 'Lizard Squad' claims credit












Slow news day? Somebody in Boston dressed in a Yeti suit and the media loves it

'That guy is a boss!' Cheryl Casone's coffee cart not affected by the #BlizzardOf2015 or the NYC travel ban

'Is that you in there?' Jasper helps Dana Perino take a poke at Greg Gutfeld

Announced all-female 'Ghostbusters' reboot gets slimed



'Scent of a Man': Ghostbusters announcement sparks #GenderSwapReboots







Summary from Team Obama: Drilling for oil in Alaska? Bad; Drilling for oil off the Atlantic Coast? Good

'#KillTheDrill': Senator Menendez tweets laughably fake oil rig photo



'Shelf life of about a week': President drops plan to cut tax benefits of 529 college savings plans




'Nice job, Obama': Bergdahl desertion charge would make POTUS look even worse







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