Debunking the left’s “media is more conservative than liberal” myth
It never fails that when the discussion of liberal media bias comes up, some sanctimonious and ill-informed lefty will try to convince the crowd of the exact opposite: That it’s conservatives whose voices are most often heard in the media. Now, you and I know this is as absolutely hilarious as it is absolutely false, but the left has never exactly let the facts get in the way of a good ol’ fashioned rant on this issue (or on any issue, for that matter).
Mexico: mass jail-break
No, I’m not talking about the numbers of people who cross our southern border illegally every day, but a genuine escape of over 150 prisoners in Nuevo Laredo:
The Cardinals at the Panthers (UPDATE: PANTHERS WIN 19-12)
The Panthers will be hosting the Cardinals today here in Charlotte in one of the most uninteresting games of the day. The Panthers are one of the NFL’s worst teams at 1-12, and the Cardinals are not much better at 4-9. For the Cats to have any chance of winning, they’ll have to be able to contain Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, a tall order. Of course, they’ll also have to produce on offense – an even taller order.
Her “crime” was to demand justice for her daughter
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz’s daughter Rubi was murdered last year. No, “murdered” is too clean, too antiseptic a word. Her daughter, 17, was burned to death, her corpse was cut up into chunks, and the remains were thrown into a dumpster by her cartel-member boyfriend.
Friday/Weekend Open Thread
Happy Friday, y’all. So who has all their Christmas shopping done?