Obama Bows to Climate Change Kooks, Will Go to Copenhagen

Well, he's bowing to everyone else, why not bow to the climate change hoaxers?

Fox News has confirmed that President Obama will in fact attend the United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark on December 9. There has been speculation for months as to whether or not he would go, given the fact that Congress has not passed climate change legislation. Today, Fox has learned he will, in fact, attend.

I guess he's missed all the news about "climate change" being a scam. Not hard to do when most of the media is ignoring the story.

Ironic how a "fake news" organization is the first one to report this story.

Giuliani Crushing Gillibrand; Might There Be a Dem Challenger?

First the news from Rasmussen, which is all bad for Kirsten Gillibrand.

Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state finds Giuliani, the former Republican mayor of New York City, leading Gillibrand by 13 points – 53% to 40%. Four percent (4%) like some other candidate, and just two percent (2%) are undecided.

News reports that Giuliani has ruled out a run for governor next year and is interested In the Senate race could turn Gillibrand’s bid to fill out the rest of Hillary Clinton’s term from a close struggle to an uphill climb.

Is it any wonder the formerly staunchly pro-Second Amendment Gillibrand is now pathetically pandering to the anti-gun zealots?

Meanwhile, entirely out of left field comes news Gillibrand could potentially face a primary challenge from Harold Ford.

Harold Ford?

Indeed.

Democratic sources say that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. -- who relocated to New York City after his unsuccessful Senate bid in 2006 -- has been talking about the possibility of running against vulnerable rookie New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Ford, who was mentioned as a possible appointee to replace Hillary Clinton in late 2007, has reportedly told associates that he's skeptical about the idea. But he may have commissioned a poll to test his popularity, according to a Tuesday night post on DemocraticUnderground.com.

Considering the DU is the extreme lunatic fringe, take that with a boulder of salt.

Considering the fortunes of Democrats and the precipitous decline of Barack Obama, I'd really love to see someone step up and challenge the odious Charles Schumer as well next year, but New York certainly doesn't have a very deep GOP bench.

Queen of Conservative Media

This should help get you in the holiday spirit. My favorite show, you know, if I was actually up at 3 AM to watch it instead of having to wait for them to post videos so I could actually see the show.

Of course that is a hint for Christmas, you know if maybe Greg or Andy Levy want to have Santa bring me a DVR.

Spitzer's Troopergate Revisited

Long-forgotten now that Eliot Spitzer has become a punchline over his use of $4000 hookers is the fact what should have sent him packing was his use of New York State Troopers to dig up dirt on his political opponents. Of course few cared about this gross abuse of power since Spitzer at the time was the fair-haired golden boy of Democrat circles who honed his street cred going after those bad guys on Wall Street.
Most of the media dismissed this story back in 2007 and if it weren't for his dalliances with prostitutes he'd probably still be in office or (shudder) possibly the Attorney General of the United States (and you though Eric Holder was bad).

Well, one chapter in this sordid affair has now closed.

Former acting State Police Superintendent Preston Felton admitted breaking state law in connection with the Dirty Tricks scandal involving Eliot Spitzer's use of the state police against a political foe, public-integrity officials said yesterday.

The decision from the Public Integrity Commission closes an outstanding chapter of the "Troopergate" scandal, which was the beginning of the end for then-Gov. Spitzer.

Felton, who left his post in the wake of Spitzer's resignation in March 2008 over a prostitution scandal, admitted to violating the Public Officers Law when he agreed to a request from William Howard, Spitzer's assistant secretary for homeland security.

Felton went along with the request to "create documents and transmit sensitive information concerning [then] Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno's use of state aircraft for trips to New York City and his ground itineraries during such trips," the commission said.

The Post broke the Dirty Tricks scandal story in July 2007.

And The Post was pretty much the outlet local news outlet interested in exposing this fraud Spitzer. Using all the power of his office to destroy political opponents didn't interest The New York Times, among other esteemed news outlets. Abuse of power they're not so much interested in, especially when it's a Democrat doing the abusing. Hookers, however, interest everyone.

Ironically, Bruno now is facing a verdict in an unrelated case while Spitzer is giving lectures on ethics. One imagine his "ethics" talks don't mention having your state police setting up political opponents.

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'Using Your SEX to Sell and the Boulevard to Bombshell Bitchiness'

If you ask me, this sounds like a fun place to work and there sure doesn't seem to be one of those annoying employee conduct manuals. Of course some delicate types might be offended, which is why we're now reading about it. Just a hunch, but I suspect there are some sensitivity training classes in the not-too-distant future.

The bosses at a Wall Street business publishing firm in Lower Manhattan make the crew on "Mad Men" seem sensitive -- throwing around words like "p---y" and "c---" to inspire employees and urging female workers to practice "bombshell bitchiness" and use their "sex to sell," a sensational discrimination suit charges.

"It's an extreme sort of jock fraternity ethos that's really unfathomable in this day and age," lawyer Jack Tuckner said of his client Lobna Abdelrehim's experiences at GDS International.

"The bosses are all aware of it, and they could care less. It's like a throwback into the 1950s."

In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Abdelrehim said she went to work for GDS back in 2007, and quickly got a crash course in crass. Her suit says she and other saleswomen were given "overtly sexist and demeaning sales propaganda, exhorting [them] to use their feminine wiles as a sale closing technique."

One was entitled "Using your SEX to Sell and the Boulevard to Bombshell Bitchiness," which included tips such as "flirt to get what [you] want" and how they "can get away with being aggressive because its sexy," the suit says.

Salespeople were also often given "pep talk chants" by their managers, such as, "Stop being a f---ing p----y" and, "Close the deal you c---" on the open sales floor, the suit says.

Meeting sales targets, meanwhile, was celebrated in staff-wide e-mails with the employee being congratulated for having "popped her cherry," the suit says. Bosses at the international company also weren't very respectful towards women in other mass e-mails, including one, entitled, "There's Grass on the Wicket -- It's Time to Play Cricket" and another that referenced "MILFs."

There was also a recent e-mail about "a charity chest waxing," where female employees could wax their "very hairy managers."

Abdelrehim, 26, also recounted an incident at the company's Christmas party last year, where they had a contest for "Best Dressed Man" and the female employee "Most Allergic to Conservative Clothing." The Muslim woman was named a finalist, the suit says, which attendees considered "a riot."

For someone so terribly offended by this trip back to the 1950s, it seems kind of strange that she's still working there. I suspect she many not feel all that welcome, but will probably settle for a nice payday to go away.

Abdelrehim was still employed at the firm as of Tuesday, but Tuckner said her career prospects at GDS are bleak.

"They have told her she's pretty much doomed," he said.

Capture a Terrorist, Go To Jail

This is how politically correct the military has become. This is why jihadists like Hasan are given a pass. This is the sorry state of affairs when it comes to fighting the terrorists.

Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And for their trouble, three of the SEALs, members of the Navy's elite commando unit, are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.

Most of the readers should be aware of the incident that occurred in Fallujah, where four civilian contractors were ambushed by the terrorists and then their burned and mutilated bodies were hung from a bridge, which precipitated the first battle of Fallujah.

Well, the Navy SEALs captured the ring leader and somewhere along the line the jihadists got a busted lip. Boo freaking hoo. The military's answer is to put the SEALs on trial.

I keep saying it, but the message is clear. Take. No. Prisoners.

At this point it doesn't matter how many troops Barry O sends to Afghanistan; if he isn't going to let them fight then what is the sense?

Addendum: This isn't an update, I just wanted to add to this post.

Last week on the History channel they ran a series called WWII in HD. I didn't watch every minute of it but there were two incidents were recalled that are connected to this topic.

In one, an Army LT was recounting the invasion of Algiers. At one point a group of Germans surrendered to his unit and he was in the process of moving them to a holding area when one of his soldiers raised his carbine and killed all of them on the spot.

In another segment, a Marine was recounting his actions on one of the Pacific Islands, and after another one of the deadly encounters with the Japanese, in what had been a long string of firefights, they captured some Japanese. Several of the men angered over the losses they had incurred took these prisoners into the jungle and killed them.

You know what we call these men? In the words of Tom Brokaw they are America's Greatest Generation.

None were ever prosecuted.

Census Worker Killed Himself and the Credibility of Leftwing Bloggers

You'll recall the mass hysteria a couple of months ago when virtually the entire leftwing blogosphere rushed to conclusions and blamed "teabaggers" and basically anyone who opposed the Obama administration for what they immediately declared a murder.

Ooops. Would you folks like to walk that one back now?

A Kentucky Census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a murder, authorities said Tuesday.

Kentucky State Police said Bill Sparkman died at the same location where his body was found Sept. 12 near a cemetery in a heavily wooded area of southeastern Kentucky.

A man who found the body in the Daniel Boone National Forest said the 51-year-old was bound with duct tape, gagged and had an identification badge taped to his neck.

Investigators say Sparkman acted alone in manipulating the scene to conceal the suicide.

No, it wasn't tea party activists, it wasn't some Glenn Beck viewer, it was Sparkman himself.

Don't expect to hear any apologies from the angry left, their credibility now shattered.

Actually, it wasn't just the deranged left bloggers, but the lamestream media also got in on the act.

It was a bizarre and gruesome discovery in a remote section of eastern Kentucky: Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old teacher and part-time worker for the United States Census, was found two weeks ago hanging from a tree with the word "Fed" scrawled on his chest in felt tip pen.

A man who said he was among those who found the body told tells the Associated Press that Sparkman was naked, bound at the hands and feet with duct tape and gagged - details that have not yet been confirmed by authorities.

Jerry Weaver of Ohio told the Associated Press he was visiting a cemetery in rural Kentucky with family members on Sept. 12 when he, his wife and daughter saw the body.

"The only thing he had on was a pair of socks," Weaver said. "And they had duct-taped his hands, his wrists. He had duct tape over his eyes, and they gagged him with a red rag or something.

"He was murdered," Weaver said. "There's no doubt."

One porcine pundit called it another Glenn Beck killing. He might want to consider a retraction before calling his lawyer.

The Daily Kos blamed Michelle Bachmann (R-MN). Another kook blamed all of the above.

Michelle Malkin wonders when the smears will be retracted. Well, it won't. The left will just MoveOn to another hoax.

Our prayers are with Sparkman's family. I'd say a prayer for the left but they're beyond redemption.

We'll just perform last rites on their credibility.

Update: The commenters at the HuffPost just can't handle the truth.

William Jacobson has a roundup of who you can look to for apologies. Not that they'll ever be coming.

Obama Using Gadhafi's Big Tent

I. Can. Not. Believe. This.

Who the hell is running the show at the White House? Obama is going to hold a state dinner outside in a tent. What the hell? Is Gadhafi his hero or something?

The purpose of state dinners is to show off the White House and to lavish your guests with good food in a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by the accouterments of your office. Instead, he is going to have the Indian Prime Minister and a bunch of Hollywood celebs kibitzing in a tent on the lawn of the White House.

Whereas President George W. Bush would hold his 140-person dinners in the formal state dining room, the Obamas have broken with recent tradition by taking a "big tent" approach that will accommodate 400.

Secrecy surrounds the event with the White House jealously guarding details of the guest list and menu, though produce from Mrs Obama's new vegetable garden is expected to be used and curry is suspected by some to be on the menu for the first time.

Bowing to Asian leaders, going on a worldwide apology tour, unable to make a decision on how fast he wants to surrender in Afghanistan and now treating other heads of state like some sort of homeless person at a Thanksgiving meal have certainly sealed his credentials as the Worst President Evah.

No, he is not using Gadhafi's tent, but the parallels couldn't be more apparent.

UPDATE: Just adding more insult to injury I found this picture on the front page of the Drudge Report.


For those not familiar with flag etiquette, the United States flag is never to be flown lower then another country's flag and it should never be dipped. When it is displayed alongside flags of other nations it must be the same height or higher. The flag as depicted in this picture is dipped, think of it as a bow.

Obama Departs White House With Favorite Reading Material

President Barack Obama departs from the White House for a golf outing in Washington, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

I caught this photo in today's print edition of the New York Post, where they note the president is bringing along his favorite reading material: A recent GQ magazine with himself on the cover. Nothing like stroking your ego on the way to the golf course. Guess reading about himself is more important than perusing the monstrous 2074-page healthcare bill from the Senate.

And what's the deal with the socks and sandals?

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Giving Thanks: Obama Plummets to New Low

His timing is perfect. Just as he's hitting a new low in his approval index, tonight he'll be having a big party at the White House with a bunch of Hollywood lowlifes.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured for President Obama.

Beck Ridicules Globwarm Scammers

Glenn Beck points out a good reason why the New York Times doesn't want to discuss the devastating dissemination of the fraud perpetrated by the global warming/climate change scammers. Because their own climate clown was the recipient of some of the emails. You just can't make this stuff up.

This may be one of the greatest hoaxes of all time, yet the true believers are desperate to change the subject.

Sorry, no can do. Even one of the true believers admits the jig may be up.

It’s no use pretending that this isn’t a major blow. The emails extracted by a hacker from the climatic research unit at the University of East Anglia could scarcely be more damaging. I am now convinced that they are genuine, and I’m dismayed and deeply shaken by them.

Yes, the messages were obtained illegally. Yes, all of us say things in emails that would be excruciating if made public. Yes, some of the comments have been taken out of context. But there are some messages that require no spin to make them look bad. There appears to be evidence here of attempts to prevent scientific data from being released, and even to destroy material that was subject to a freedom of information request.

Worse still, some of the emails suggest efforts to prevent the publication of work by climate sceptics, or to keep it out of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. I believe that the head of the unit, Phil Jones, should now resign. Some of the data discussed in the emails should be re-analysed.

Uh, Mr. Monbiot, we're no longer skeptics. We have the truth on our side. It is up to you scammers to prove us wrong now. Or, I suggest, face prosecution for pulling one of the great hoaxes of all time. The world has wasted trillions of dollars now altering our lifestyles over some mythical "global warming" junk science and it's all complete bullshit. It's up to the global warming fabricators to prove us wrong or face the consequences.

The science is settled: You're all full of shit.

More here.

There should be immediate hearings on this in Washington, but it'll probably have to wait until the Democrats are booted from office next year. Good luck campaigning on that cap-and-tax scam, folks.

Oh, and for the "new deniers" on the left calling this a "nontroversy," and you know who you are: Your sudden concern over "hacked" emails is fraudulent. We should have seen this under the FOIA, so shove that one you know where.

We don't condone e-mail theft by hackers, though these e-mails were covered by Britain's Freedom of Information Act and should have been released. The content of these e-mails raises extremely serious questions that could end the academic careers of many prominent professors. Academics who have purposely hidden data, destroyed information and doctored their results have committed scientific fraud. We can only hope respected academic institutions such as Pennsylvania State University, the University of Arizona and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst conduct proper investigative inquiries.

Most important, however, these revelations of fudged science should have a cooling effect on global-warming hysteria and the panicked policies that are being pushed forward to address the unproven theory.

They can run, but they can't hide.

However, we do now have hundreds of emails that give every appearance of testifying to concerted and coordinated efforts by leading climatologists to fit the data to their conclusions while attempting to silence and discredit their critics. In the department of inconvenient truths, this one surely deserves a closer look by the media, the U.S. Congress and other investigative bodies.

More here.

This is an enormous case of organized scientific fraud, but it is not just scientific fraud. It is also a criminal act. Suborned by billions of taxpayer dollars devoted to climate research, dozens of prominent scientists have established a criminal racket in which they seek government money-Phil Jones has raked in a total of £13.7 million in grants from the British government-which they then use to falsify data and defraud the taxpayers. It's the most insidious kind of fraud: a fraud in which the culprits are lauded as public heroes. Judging from this cache of e-mails, they even manage to tell themselves that their manipulation of the data is intended to protect a bigger truth and prevent it from being "confused" by inconvenient facts and uncontrolled criticism.

The damage here goes far beyond the loss of a few billions of taxpayer dollars on bogus scientific research. The real cost of this fraud is the trillions of dollars of wealth that will be destroyed if a fraudulent theory is used to justify legislation that starves the global economy of its cheapest and most abundant sources of energy.

This is the scandal of the century. It needs to be thoroughly investigated-and the culprits need to be brought to justice.

Shocker: Minnesota Mosques Recruiting for Al-Qaeda

Hard to believe these devoutly religious types would be involved in terrorism, isn't it? Next thing you know we'll find out we have terror moles in the military.

Authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight Americans they said recruited young people to fight for an Islamist group in Somalia that is linked to Al Qaeda.

The charges said Somali-American men were promised "true brotherhood" and "fun" and were recruited in Minneapolis mosques to fight for al-Shabaab, which the U.S. accuses of being Al Qaeda's proxy.

Indictments say some attended terrorist training camps where they received instruction in firing small arms and machine guns, and indoctrination in "anti-Ethiopian, anti-American, anti-Israel and anti-Western beliefs," according to a federal affidavit.

FBI Director Robert Mueller has said the case is worrisome because it shows young men raised in the U.S. can be recruited by terrorists overseas.

I think it's time for Obama to apologize to the Muslim world for offending them with these arrests.

Surprise: NYC 'Homeless' Group a Total Scam

How long until we find out this dubious crew has some links to ACORN? They're got a 501(C)(3) tax exemption and have been in operation since 1985 and just now people have figured out this is a scam?

Just in time for the holidays, state authorities are going for the jug-ular -- seeking to banish forever the panhandling pests who clog Manhattan's busiest corners with folding tables and plastic water bottles.

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed suit yesterday, charging the United Homeless Organization is a scam run by con artists who pocket most of the change they collect -- hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

The beggars -- most of whom claim to be street people -- say that the money tossed into their jugs goes to the homeless. And it does, the suit says. They just don't bother to say they're talking about themselves.

UHO founder Stephen Riley and director Myra Walker take a big cut of the money to fund personal shopping sprees at the GameStop, Home Shopping Network, Bed Bath & Beyond and P.C. Richard, as well as their monthly cable bills, legal papers charge.

Riley, a beefy 60-year-old, shamelessly used the donated dollars -- which are supposed to be used to "feed the homeless" -- to pay his Weight Watchers bills.

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, seeks a temporary injunction to shut down the UHO, then permanently disband it and keep Riley and Walker from ever taking part in charitable causes.

The organization, run out of Walker's Bronx apartment, did not return a call for comment.

The scam was strikingly simple, Cuomo said.

Riley, who founded the UHO in 1985 and got tax-exempt status for it eight years later, charges a flat-rate $15 to $25 to rent a table and empty water jug for a four-hour shift.

"In exchange for paying a fee to Riley, UHO workers received tables and UHO-branded materials, including a tablecloth, apron and plastic jug, and the right to claim membership in UHO," the suit charged.

They also get a copy of UHO's New York state incorporation receipt they can use to convince suspicious New Yorkers and trusting tourists that they're legit.

After deducting the "rent," the table worker keeps all the donations -- up to $80 a shift during peak season.

And with 50 tables around Manhattan -- each operating for two to three shifts seven days a week -- Riley and Walker could have collected well over $100,000 in fees a year, officials estimate.

"Riley and Walker treated the 'fees' as their personal kitty, dipping into them whenever they choose," the suit says.

One of their "managers" gives it all up.

"The money goes to the homeless," claimed Rodney Borders, a self-described UHO "manager" who said he's been panhandling with the group for 4½ years.

When pressed, Borders, who was collecting from commuters at Penn Station, admitted, "We don't own any shelters or soup kitchens. The money provides us with everyday money."

It's a good thing a Democrat like Cuomo is the one going after these thugs. Imagine how heartless and cruel a Republican would be portrayed as for going after the "homeless" this time of year?

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Embarrassing: Couric Recites Christmas Poem for ObamaCare

If there was even a shred of doubt the media is in the tank for the Democrats, this should remove it once and for all. It's hard to believe someone who pretends to be an objective news anchor would whore themselves out like this, but here it is. It wasn't seen on the actual CBS Evening News, but rather online. Still, can you imagine a Dan Rather or Walter Cronkite doing something like this. Oh wait a minute, yes I can.

I must ask: What's more humiliating? Prostituting yourself out for the Democrats or these photos.

H/T NewsBusters.

9/11 Lawyer Pretty Much as Obnoxious as You'd Expect

Bill O'Reilly puts it as diplomatically as possible toward the end when he reminds him "you know people hate you."

Oh yes, we do indeed. Naturally, the slimy scumbag flips it and say anyone who hates him hates the rule of law. On the Kuntsler-Kuby scale of vile douchebaggery, this guy is a perfect 10.

Previously.

Update: It's time to fight back and be heard.

Thanks to Allahpundit for the link.

Update: Hmmm. Looks like Fenstermaker has some explaining to do. More on his chicanery here.

Thanks to Instapundit for the link.

'It’s Like Finding Out That Adolf Hitler is Your Father'

Not exactly the dad a kid grows up dreaming of meeting. It's like a Twilight Zone nightmare.

A Gandhi-following, peace-loving, free-spirited vegetarian who was adopted at birth has discovered the worst possible thing a son could find out about his father – his dad is Charles Manson.

"It’s like finding out that Adolf Hitler is your father," said Matthew Roberts, a Los Angeles disc jockey.

A curious Roberts, 41, began investigating his poisoned family tree about 12 years ago, when he contacted a social services agency, which located his mother, Terry, in Wisconsin, according to the London Sun.

His reluctant natural mom fed him bits and pieces, like his first and middle name — Lawrence Alexander — withholding his infamous surname until she could summon the courage to tell him the truth.

But Roberts pressed her for more details until she finally revealed the shocking secret, that his dad was one of the most infamous serial killers the world has ever known.

"I didn’t want to believe it," Roberts said. "I was frightened and angry. I’m a peaceful person -- trapped in the face of a monster."

Terry told Roberts he was born after Manson raped her in a drug-fueled orgy in 1967. She gave the baby up for adoption.

Even she admits her long-lost son bears a striking resemblance to the mastermind whose family of commune followers committed nine gruesome murders in Los Angeles in 1969. Their victims included pregnant actress Sharon Tate, film director Roman Polanski’s wife.

Manson, 75, is an inmate at Corcoran State Prison in California.

After five years, Roberts’ eventually wrote to Manson, who replied with letters and postcards -- eerily signed with an ugly swastika -- the wartime Nazi symbol Manson has tattooed onto his menacing forehead.

Roberts said he has his own bouts with schizophrenia, but other than that, the apple fell far from the tree.

"My hero is Gandhi," Roberts said. "I’m an extremely non-violent, peaceful person and a vegetarian. I don’t even kill bugs. I’ve had long hair all my life. I could make it go away, but I can’t let the world and their fears change me."

Angry Steelers Fan Kills Puppy

Before the game, mind you. Just imagine the carnage that may have been after Pittsburgh's overtime loss to the dreadful Chiefs Sunday had he not been taken into custody.

A Bridgeville man told police he killed his girlfriend's puppy yesterday afternoon because the animal would not behave before the Steelers football game broadcast.

William Woodson, 22, is being held on $25,000 bail in the Allegheny County Jail, pending a preliminary hearing on animal cruelty at 1 p.m. next Monday before District Judge Elaine McGraw in Bridgeville.

The puppy, a 13-week-old pit bull named Flip, had been the focal point of recent arguments between Mr. Woodson and his girlfriend, Christine Gielarowski, 21, with whom Mr. Woodson lives on Jane Way.

Ms. Gielarowski still may face charges after she gave police a false name and address, then refused to identify her boyfriend as the suspect, officials said.

A witness called Bridgeville police at 1:09 p.m. after the suspect, who was supposed to have been walking the dog, instead was kicking it down the street, according to a police affidavit.

Ms. Gielarowski told police her boyfriend kicked the dog because the pup would not walk with them. When the near lifeless dog no longer was able to move, Mr. Woodson walked away from it and his girlfriend, she told police.

Good News: Hasan Paralyzed From Chest Down; Bad News: He's Still Alive

I really, really hope he's experiencing agonizing pain.

Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood gunman recuperating from the gunshot wounds that ended the murderous rampage, is expected to be permanently paralyzed from the chest down, his lawyer said.

Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in the Nov. 5 massacre, "has no sensation from the nipple area down," Hasan's civilian attorney, John P. Galligan, told the Washington Post.

Galligan said Hasan has been told the paralysis is permanent.

The attorney participated Saturday in an hour-long, closed-door hearing in an intensive care room at Brooke Army Medical Center, where a magistrate ruled that the Hasan will be held until he can be transferred to jail.

Oh sure, that'll work. Now he'll need round-the-clock care courtesy of the U.S. taxpayers. Of course if he gets the death penalty you can be sure to hear some libs whining how barbaric we are for executing the handicapped.

Captain Sully Getting 'Rock Star Sex'

Too much information. Although this no doubt will conjure up all sorts of cockpit jokes.

He's a hero in the sack, too.

The wife of Pilot Chesley Sullenberger let slip that all the hosannas her hubby got for safely landing a US Airways plane in the Hudson River gave their sex life a big boost.

"He doesn't know I'm gonna say this, but I had joked the other day that ... the hero sex really helps a 20-year-old marriage," Laurie Sullenberger told NBC's Matt Lauer.

"Rock star sex," Sullenberger chimed in.

The Sullenbergers' TMI moment came after Lauer asked them - for a Thanksgiving Day special - if Sully's sudden celebrity helped or hurt their relationship.

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Thanks also to Instapundit for the link.

Just 'Plane Stupid': Environmental Wackos Slaughter Polar Bears

Really helping their cause.

Airline pollution activists Plane Stupid are on a collision course with the advertising regulator after launching a graphic cinema campaign that sees CGI polar bears falling to bloody deaths to highlight the impact of carbon emissions.

Plane Stupid's ad, which breaks in cinemas and online today, features dozens of animated polar bears falling from the sky onto a city centre, bouncing off skyscrapers and landing in the street and on the roof of a car, accompanied by blood-spurting special effects.

The only sound, apart from the bone-crunching thump of the impacts, is the steadily increasing whine of a jet airliner's engines.

I guess since the polar bear population has increased so much in recent years they felt the need to kill some off.

Via Tim Blair.