Monday, June 02, 2014

Larwyn's Linx: Bowe Bergdahl and His Father Have Some Serious Explaining To Do

Send us tips! Bloggers: install a Larwyn's Linx widget. Get real-time news, 24/7, at BadBlue.

Nation

Bowe Bergdahl and His Father Have Some Explaining To Do: Nice Deb
Claim: Bergdahl deserted to join Taliban, 6 Died trying to find him: GWP
Illegal Bowe Bergdahl Deal Stinks to High Heaven: MB

Take THIS GOP and Shove It; There Is A Better Way: Jen Kuznicki
Eric Cantor: The Amazing Adventures of Cantor and Gutierrez: MagNote
Barack Obama’s first loyalty is to Barack Obama: DTG

Terrorist freed by White House were labeled ‘high risk’ in 2008: Times
War Is Peace, Citizens Are The Enemy: NoisyRm
Mpls. Park Police apologize to libertarian candidate: KARE-11

Economy

California Senate passes $13 minimum wage, jobs flee in terror: Toldjah
This Is What's Wrong With The Legal System In America: ZH
Detroit east: Wildlife encroaches on Buffalo's thousands of vacant lots: Marathon

Harry Reid Threatens Private Property in America: Star Parker
Mapping 100 Years Of US Immigration By State: ZH
Medicare recipients can seek coverage for sex-change surgery: Fox

Scandal Central

IRS fails to evade discovery in targeting of pro-Israel group litigation: Power Line
UNREAL: Obama Admin Flies 400 Illegals Caught TX To AZ, Drops Them Off At Greyhound Station: WZ
Jewish Lobbying Group Wins Suit Against IRS–Targeted Because of Being Pro-Israel: RWN

Climate & Energy

Obama’s big EPA announcement tomorrow translates directly to higher electricity prices: WUWT
Will Warmists Switch Back To Calling It “Global Warming”?: Cove
EPA Told to Enforce Rules Nationally After Court Loss: Bloomberg

Media

Clinton Hack Stephanopoulos Ignores Benghazi During Interview with Susan Rice on ABC: MRC
NBC Anchor Slammed By Rabid Drones for Hinting at Opportunistic Photo Op With POW Dad: Sooper
Charlie Rose's Hourlong PBS Interview of Susan Rice Never Mentions Benghazi: NB

Amity Shlaes, Artist Paul Rivoche Discuss New Graphic Novel of The Forgotten Man: Ed Driscoll
Chicago Tribune reporter Jeff Coen’s own personal “Tell-Tale Heart” got him arrested: IP2P
Philip Hamburger’s Is Administrative Law Unlawful?: NRO

World

Negotiating With Terrorists: Inside the Capture and Release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl: Brad Thor
Democrat Senate Armed Services Chairman Worried about Taliban Five: WS
Taliban Joyous Over Bergdahl Swap, Vow to Get All Mujahideen Released ASAP: Tatler

China Rises as America Weakens: Bill Gertz
“A Euphemism for Political Cowardice”: GoV
Santa Claus and the Israel Lobby: Daniel Greenfield

Sci-Tech (courtesy BadBlue Tech News)

Nissan's magic mirror makes passengers disappear: Fox
Google will reportedly spend over $1 billion to build satellites that deliver internet access: TNW
ARM developing processors to make wearables 'invisible': CIO

Cornucopia

There Is A Good Case For Reparations: Derek Hunter
Scene in Hollywood: Sondrakistan
Beat My Caption: C&S

Image: Amity Shlaes, Artist Paul Rivoche Discuss New Graphic Novel of The Forgotten Man
Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: BOOM: Chris McDaniel for Senate

QOTD: "Forty-one Democrats have signed on to co-sponsor New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall's proposed amendment to give Congress plenary power to regulate political speech. The text of the amendment says that Congress could regulate "the raising and spending of money and in-kind equivalents with respect to federal elections." The amendment places no limitations whatsoever on Congress's new power.

Two canards are put forth to justify this broad authority. First, "money is not speech." And second, "corporations have no free speech rights."

Neither contention bears even minimal scrutiny. Speech is more than just standing on a soap box yelling on a street corner. For centuries the Supreme Court has rightly concluded that free speech includes writing and distributing pamphlets, putting up billboards, displaying yard signs, launching a website, and running radio and television ads. Every one of those activities requires money. Distributing the Federalist Papers or Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" required money. If you can prohibit spending money, you can prohibit virtually any form of effective speech." --Sen. Ted Cruz

No comments: