• Yes, Mitt gets worse: Romney’s chuckling non-apology for his prep school bullying shows his entitlement and lack of empathy
• SCRAPPY JOE: what was Old Handsome Joe doing in his Scranton days? Cold punching people in the face if they made fun of his stutter, no warning, no dancing around with his dukes up, just POW RIGHT IN THE KISSER. So it is clearly very terrible that we love Joey Biden even more intensely (as if that were even possible!), having read this column-length pout about the unfairness of it all from Commentary. What else did Joey do besides kicking ass constantly? He kicked ass for others!
• I remember every single cruelty I endured and inflicted: I don’t mean to suggest that Romney is without compassion. I believe, for instance, that he loves his wife and his children, and that he believes in God and the flag. But there is something in his character that I am starting to get frightened about, an unwillingness, or an inability, to feel remorse, to simply own up to a moral failing, to apologize not just if “somebody was hurt” but because you know, deep down, that you hurt someone. Think about it: here are these half dozen men who took part in a savage act nearly fifty years ago. It has haunted all of them. And the ringleader, the guy who made the plan and led the mob and cut the victim’s hair off remembers … nothing? It’s just bullshit, total fucking sociopathic bullshit. [therumpus/Steve Almond/11 May 2012]
• Colin Powell is still trying to cover up his crimes: He lied. There’s no doubt about it. And he’s going to spend the rest of his life trying to airbrush history. But it isn’t going to work. This wasn’t about a personal indiscretion or even a corrupt business deal. He knowingly lied that the country was in danger of being attacked by a foreign nation in order to justify an illegal invasion. That’s a serious as it gets and Colin Powell’s reputation won’t recover. The internet never forgets. [digby/12 May 2012]
• Joe Arpaio Faces a New Sheriff in Town: A few days after the “Toughest Sheriff in America” oversaw his 60th Latino-harassing raid in the Phoenix area, the Obama administration’s top civil-rights lawyer flew to Phoenix and slapped Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office with a monumental civil-rights tort alleging rampant constitutional abuses, including widespread racial profiling of Latinos. The suit also claims the sheriff violated the civil rights of his critics by “illegal retaliation” that included baseless lawsuits and meritless administrative actions. Now 79, Arpaio claims he’s innocent and dismisses the lawsuit as politicking by the Obama administration in an election year. [The Daily Beast/Terry Greene Sterling/12 May 2012]
• “The response is overwhelming. I sold out in 2 days.” Some of those targets were sold to two Florida gun dealers, according to the seller.
• Umbrella stab victim dies of mercury poisoning: A German man has died after being stabbed in the backside by a stranger wielding a poison umbrella which injected him with mercury, fatally poisoning him. Police have admitted they have been left at a loss by the attack, which took place nearly a year ago, when the 40-year-old man was attacked by the mysterious stranger in Hannover. The case mirrors the murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov who was killed with a poisoned umbrella in London in 1978 at the height of the Cold War. [thelocal/11 May 2012]
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• Yes, Mitt gets worse: Romney’s chuckling non-apology for his prep school bullying shows his entitlement and lack of empathy
• SCRAPPY JOE: what was Old Handsome Joe doing in his Scranton days? Cold punching people in the face if they made fun of his stutter, no warning, no dancing around with his dukes up, just POW RIGHT IN THE KISSER. So it is clearly very terrible that we love Joey Biden even more intensely (as if that were even possible!), having read this column-length pout about the unfairness of it all from Commentary. What else did Joey do besides kicking ass constantly? He kicked ass for others!
• I remember every single cruelty I endured and inflicted: I don’t mean to suggest that Romney is without compassion. I believe, for instance, that he loves his wife and his children, and that he believes in God and the flag. But there is something in his character that I am starting to get frightened about, an unwillingness, or an inability, to feel remorse, to simply own up to a moral failing, to apologize not just if “somebody was hurt” but because you know, deep down, that you hurt someone. Think about it: here are these half dozen men who took part in a savage act nearly fifty years ago. It has haunted all of them. And the ringleader, the guy who made the plan and led the mob and cut the victim’s hair off remembers … nothing? It’s just bullshit, total fucking sociopathic bullshit. [therumpus/Steve Almond/11 May 2012]
• Mitt Romney’s Support Of Same-Sex Adoption Lasts One Day: Among Mitt Romney’s timid responses this week after President Obama’s endorsement of marriage equality was an admission that he was “fine” with same-sex couples adopting children, saying, “that’s something that people have a right to do.” But by Friday afternoon, he was already backing away from that position, suggesting that he merely “acknowledges” that many states offer same-sex adoption [thinkprogress/Zack Ford/12 May 2012]
• Maybe Romney Should Just Go Ahead And Change His Slogan To “Backward”
• What You Need To Know About Ed Klein, Author Of New Book Smearing Obama – Even conservative critics view Klein as disreputable: The nation’s top book reviews have all panned Klein and his work. The Boston Globe called him “an author devoid of credibility,” the New York Times described him as “smarmy and sleazy,” the Los Angeles Times called his work “bio-porn,” and the Tucson Citizen referred to it as “the literary equivalent of a backed up-septic tank.” (It got a grade of “F”). Nevertheless, The Washington Post and Fox are reporting Klein’s latest allegations as if they were news. [thinkprogress/Adam Peck/12 May 2012]
• Syria – CIA & MOSSAD Death Squads Exposed
• Colin Powell is still trying to cover up his crimes: He lied. There’s no doubt about it. And he’s going to spend the rest of his life trying to airbrush history. But it isn’t going to work. This wasn’t about a personal indiscretion or even a corrupt business deal. He knowingly lied that the country was in danger of being attacked by a foreign nation in order to justify an illegal invasion. That’s a serious as it gets and Colin Powell’s reputation won’t recover. The internet never forgets. [digby/12 May 2012]
• Joe Arpaio Faces a New Sheriff in Town: A few days after the “Toughest Sheriff in America” oversaw his 60th Latino-harassing raid in the Phoenix area, the Obama administration’s top civil-rights lawyer flew to Phoenix and slapped Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office with a monumental civil-rights tort alleging rampant constitutional abuses, including widespread racial profiling of Latinos. The suit also claims the sheriff violated the civil rights of his critics by “illegal retaliation” that included baseless lawsuits and meritless administrative actions. Now 79, Arpaio claims he’s innocent and dismisses the lawsuit as politicking by the Obama administration in an election year. [The Daily Beast/Terry Greene Sterling/12 May 2012]
• Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Signs Legislation Permitting Employers to Interrogate Female Employees About Contraception Use: Jan Brewer just signed this monstrosity into law yesterday. In fact, the version which she signed is actually worse than the originally-introduced version. The amended version attempts to address the concerns that the bill violates a woman’s privacy by off-handedly stating that the bill does not authorize the “religiously-affiliated employer” to obtain an employee’s protected health information or to violate HIPAA. [rawstory/ABL/12 May 2012]
• “The response is overwhelming. I sold out in 2 days.” Some of those targets were sold to two Florida gun dealers, according to the seller.
• Umbrella stab victim dies of mercury poisoning: A German man has died after being stabbed in the backside by a stranger wielding a poison umbrella which injected him with mercury, fatally poisoning him. Police have admitted they have been left at a loss by the attack, which took place nearly a year ago, when the 40-year-old man was attacked by the mysterious stranger in Hannover. The case mirrors the murder of Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov who was killed with a poisoned umbrella in London in 1978 at the height of the Cold War. [thelocal/11 May 2012]