HotAir Daily Express 08/25/2015

Classified Hillary e-mail contained embassy security issues, sensitive diplomatic discussions 8/25/2015 10:01:52 AM  Ed Morrissey 49 Comments We already got a hint of this last week, when Fox News identified some of the subject matter in now-redacted e-mails from Hillary Clinton’s secret server — the part of the cache she shared, anyway. Two of the e-mails that got retroactively More... Dear Jeb: stop trying to tiptoe around the anchor baby question 8/25/2015 9:21:13 AM  Jazz Shaw 42 Comments When a politician makes a legitimate mistake we expect them to own up to it, apologize and make a good faith effort to set things right. But one of the more sickening examples of political chicanery on display in America’s election circus is when More... New CMP video: StemExpress CEO says Planned Parenthood is "a volume institution" 8/25/2015 8:41:07 AM  Ed Morrissey 47 Comments The Center for Medical Progress video that StemExpress tried to stop with a court order went up on YouTube overnight — or perhaps more accurately, one of the videos. The undercover investigation catches StemExpress CEO Cate Dyer describing their More... Rick Perry is still losing campaign staff 8/25/2015 8:01:00 AM  Jazz Shaw 53 Comments I thought we might be seeing the beginning of the end of Rick Perry’s 2016 campaign two weeks ago when he stopped paying his staffers in South Carolina. While he hasn’t been publicly talking about dropping out, another nail seems to have been More... Quotes of the day 8/24/2015 10:41:20 PM  Allahpundit 296 Comments As stock markets around the world plummeted Monday morning, Donald Trump saw an opportunity, batting out a series of social media posts making his case as the man to fix the global economy. "As I have long stated, we are so tied in with China and Asia More... ISIS destroys another ancient historic site after beheading its protector 8/24/2015 10:10:07 PM  Mary Katharine Ham 36 Comments Incalculable losses are endured every day in the territory ISIS commands. Many of those losses are human. For those who do not die at the hands of these barbarians, the scars are psychic and permanent and unimaginable. And, lest ISIS leave any of the More... Let's do this: The inaugural "Fear the Walking Dead" grumble thread 8/24/2015 9:21:13 PM  Allahpundit 79 Comments Just think: If this show becomes a smash like TWD, there’ll inevitably be yet another spin-off set somewhere else. And then, before long, there’ll be “Walking Dead” franchise episodes airing every Sunday night of the year. Imagine More... Hero: Unable to carry on, woman chugs entire bottle of cognac at airport security 8/24/2015 8:41:03 PM  Guy Benson 49 Comments Consider this your evening palate cleanser, appropriately alcohol- and China-related in light of today’s drink-inducing rollercoaster ride on Wall Street.  Sorry aspirants — this year’s Alcohol Olympics are over, and we have ourselves More... Mind blown: What if Daniel is the real villain of "The Karate Kid"? 8/24/2015 8:01:05 PM  Allahpundit 56 Comments An appropriate palate-cleanser for the day of a global market crash. You’ll never see the world the same way again after either. If you grew up in the 80s, the thought of Johnny Lawrence as a quiet hero is roughly as implausible as the thought of More... Video: Koreas agree to keep disagreeing only moderately disagreeably, or something 8/24/2015 7:21:21 PM  Ed Morrissey 20 Comments Send the subs back into port, and stand down the artillery pieces. The two Koreas have reached an agreement that stops the “semi” state of war that erupted over the last few days, with a statement of regret from Pyongyang over the maiming of More... Jeb Bush: When I talk about anchor babies, I'm talking about organized efforts more common to Asian people 8/24/2015 6:41:09 PM  Allahpundit 145 Comments Via Mediaite, I … guess that’s one way to wriggle out of a tough spot. “I wasn’t talking about minority group X; I was talking about minority group Y.” Psssst: I hate to tell you but we didn’t do so hot with minority More... Earnest: Remember, picking Biden was Obama's best political decision ever 8/24/2015 6:01:32 PM  Ed Morrissey 35 Comments For many of us, this may be damning with faint praise, and perhaps not even creditable to Barack Obama himself. When Russia invaded Georgia seven years ago, suddenly foreign policy appeared to take precedence in the 2008 presidential cycle for … More... Tipping reaches a tipping point 8/24/2015 5:21:32 PM  Jazz Shaw 259 Comments I don’t know if this is a case of “cheapskate shaming” or some other new blister on the cultural epidermis, but a story out of New Jersey this week has once again brought up the question of employment which relies on tips as part of More... Is Ted Cruz the new frontrunner for the nomination? 8/24/2015 4:41:06 PM  Allahpundit 290 Comments Ben Domenech sent a flutter through conservative Twitter this weekend with this tweet. Ted Cruz, the great tea-party hope, a favorite for the nomination? I think he’s right. Likeliest Republican nominee as of today: @tedcruz. — Ben Domenech More... DHS: State Dept never told us about Hillary Clinton's secret server either 8/24/2015 4:01:12 PM  Ed Morrissey 68 Comments Readers may be tempted to respond Join the club, but this is — in the words of the Obama administration’s most eloquent figure, a big effin’ deal.  The White House has demanded more authority and jurisdiction over private networks as More... How not to explain #BlackLivesMatter in one lesson 8/24/2015 3:21:22 PM  Jazz Shaw 46 Comments Observing the phenomenon of the Black Lives Matter movement from the sidelines it’s difficult to ignore the massive disconnect between the two sides, both in media coverage and the interaction of activists on the streets. Few things have served to More... Are you ready for a Biden/Warren ticket? 8/24/2015 2:41:37 PM  Allahpundit 137 Comments Has one meeting between two pols this far out from an election ever produced more presidential speculation than Biden’s, er, powwow with Elizabeth Warren this weekend? But you know what? It really does make sense. John Fund: Biden has another card More... Video: Massacre averted at … Pokemon convention 8/24/2015 2:01:18 PM  Ed Morrissey 64 Comments Police called the threat “real and serious,” and the cache of weapons found in the car of the pair arrested shows it. The plotters published threats of the massacre over social media, and attendees alerted authorities. James Austin Stumbo, More... The GOP autumn of discontent? 8/24/2015 1:21:58 PM  Jazz Shaw 88 Comments Assuming we make it through Wall Street imploding, terrorist attacks and another round of presidential debates, Congress is eventually going to have to come back into session for the Fall and they’ve got a lot waiting for them. The Democrats are in More... NYT: White House regrets promising "anytime, anywhere" Iran inspections 8/24/2015 12:41:12 PM  Ed Morrissey 40 Comments That’s not going to be the only regretful argument for Barack Obama and John Kerry as they push this dangerous stand-down on Iran’s nuclear-weapons development. David Sanger and Michael Gordon report in the New York Times that their main More... How CNN may keep Carly Fiorina out of the next debate anyway 8/24/2015 12:01:06 PM  Jazz Shaw 99 Comments You may recall that one of the big stories out of the first GOP debate (once you’d waded through all of the Trump news from the main stage) was the general approbation received by Carly Fiorina for her performance in the kids table show. In the More... October surprise: Should the GOP be trying to draft more candidates into the race? 8/24/2015 11:21:54 AM  Allahpundit 203 Comments How did we go from “This is the strongest GOP field in generations” to “Are we sure the GOP isn’t on course to nominating their very own Dukakis?” before the end of summer? It’s August 24th. There’s been one More... Emailgate gets worse for Hillary New Hampshire poll: Trump 35, Kasich 11, Fiorina 10; Sanders 42, Clinton 35 Dick Cheney to deliver address on Iran deal Poll: Hispanics frown on Trump, but not rest of GOP field Scott Walker calls on Obama to cancel Chinese president's state visit next month Obama gives Joe Biden "blessing" for 2016 bid Trump resumes attacks on Megyn Kelly, retweets someone calling her a "bimbo" Obama now calling opponents of his terrible Iran deal "the crazies" What is it like to have never felt an emotion? Is Donald Trump an agent of divine judgment?