One Metric on Impact: SWATting
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 29th at 04:46 AM |
Last week I wrote about the Speedway Bomber and current left-wing activist Brett Kimberlin. In 2011, after writing about Kimberlin, LA County Prosecutor Patrick Frey was rousted out of bed after midnight by the LA County SWAT Team. Someone had called 911 claiming to be Frey saying he’d just murdered his wife. Sunday night as my family and sister’s family were around the dinner table | Read More »
Morning Briefing for May 29, 2012
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 29th at 04:45 AM |
RedState Morning Briefing May 29, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. One Metric on Impact: SWATting 2. The Harrassment of Patterico & Its Roots In Left-Wing Activism 3. Obama Wants to Redistribute Our Sovereignty with the Law of the Sea Treaty 4. Wisconsin: Barrett Fails to Play Big in First Debate 5. Failed Earmark Culture Should Not | Read More »
SWATting the Ericksons
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 27th at 08:42 PM |
Last week we spent a lot of time writing about Brett Kimberlin and the incident involving blogger Patterico where someone spoofed his phone number and told 911 he had shot his wife. Tonight, my family was sitting around the kitchen table eating dinner when sheriffs deputies pulled up in the driveway. Someone called 911 from my address claiming there had been an accidental shooting. It | Read More »
Barack Obama’s Very Bad Week & #BrettKimberlin
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 06:02 PM |
We’re going to get into Barack Obama’s spending habits, very bad week, and a whole lot more today. Yes, I’ll even get into Brett Kimberlin. You can listen live tonight on the WSB live stream and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. Consider this an open thread.
Ted Cruz Responds to DewCrist’s . . . Dewhurst’s Lies
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 04:48 PM |
Ted Cruz is firing back at David DewCrist.
Neal Rauhauser, Bomber Brett Kimberlin, and Political Terrorism
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 11:22 AM |
Ever hear of swatting? It’s a tactic used by left-wing activists and others these days to spoof phone calls in order to get SWAT Teams to show up at houses. It has happened to several conservative activists. Consider this your must read of the day. It is LA County Prosecutor John Patrick Frey, who blogs as Patterico, describing just what harassment he and his family | Read More »
Relief Fund For People Harassed By Brett Kimberlin
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 10:47 AM |
The other day I mentioned Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin’s ongoing harassment of bloggers who dare to point out his sordid past. Several have lost jobs due to harassment and still others have felt the need to flee for their safety. A relief fund has been set up you can contribute to right here. As the site notes: Blogger Aaron Walker and his wife lost their | Read More »
From the Mail Bag
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 10:14 AM |
Ahhh . . . . this is all it said: From: “Mike Leary” varmjl@verizon.net Subject: f*ck ted cruz, and f*ck you Date: May 25, 2012 10:12:06 AM EDT To: contact@redstate.com Mike, you stay classy.
Attacked for Being a Conservative: Ted Cruz Needs Our Help
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 04:46 AM |
I never thought I’d see the day when a Republican attacks another Republican for being a free market conservative, but that’s what David Dewhurst is doing in his attempt to buy the Texas Senate Election. New polling out shows that Dewhurst is close to, but not at, 50% — the threshold he needs to reach to avoid a runoff with Ted Cruz. So now Dewhurst | Read More »
Morning Briefing for May 25, 2012
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 25th at 04:45 AM |
RedState Morning Briefing May 25, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. Attacked for Being a Conservative: Ted Cruz Needs Our Help 2. The Growth Deficit and Spending Fairy Tales 3. The REAL Problem With the NLRB’s Ambush Elections Rule: Unions LIE.
The Media Dismisses Obama’s Bad Primaries
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 24th at 06:08 PM |
Tonight on the radio I’m going to talk about the media dismissing Barack Obama’s poor primary showings in a way they’d never dismiss it were it a Republican President. Also, I’ll explain the B.S. in that CBS Marketwatch report about Obama’s spending. You can listen live tonight on the WSB live stream and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. Consider this an open thread.
Democrats Lie About Violent Crime to Beat Scott Walker
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 24th at 08:45 AM |
They thought it would help Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, running as the Democrat against Governor Scott Walker in the Wisconsin Recall. If the headlines said Milwaukee had lowered its violent crime rate under Barrett’s leadership, well then he must be a real leader. So that’s what the headline said. Only problem was it is a lie. Crime has not gotten better. State and local officials | Read More »
Bomber Turned Left Wing Activist, Brett Kimberlin, Tries to Silence Conservative Opposition
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 24th at 04:46 AM |
Tip of the hat to Michelle Malkin, whose May 23 column does one of the best jobs I’ve seen of laying out the convoluted tale of a low-level Democratic activist named Brett Kimberlin and his attempts to shut down those who criticize him. She applies the “disinfectant of sunshine” to a seamy story that deserves mainstream play. Brett Kimberlin, subject of the book Citizen K, | Read More »
Morning Briefing for May 24, 2012
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 24th at 04:45 AM |
RedState Morning Briefing May 24, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. Bomber Turned Left Wing Activist, Brett Kimberlin, Tries to Silence Conservative Opposition 2. Romney closes the gender gap 3. Well Thank God Nikki Haley Isn’t a Democrat Or It’d Be A Hate Crime 4. The Truly Massive ALEC Protests (Video)
The GPPF T-SPLOST Analysis
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 23rd at 05:56 PM |
Here is the T-SPLOST analysis from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. The GPPF is less than thrilled with the T-SPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) and the Atlanta area T-SPLOST’s emphasis on rail. There is one graphic that stands out in my mind. From page 19 of the report: Atlanta and Barcelona have the same number of people and Atlanta uses 30 times | Read More »
Well Thank God Nikki Haley Isn’t a Democrat Or It’d Be A Hate Crime
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 23rd at 07:16 AM |
If you haven’t seen it yet, Newsbusters has the video of South Carolina AFL-CIO president Donna DeWitt beating the hell out of a piñata with a picture of Nikki Haley taped to it. The union crowd cheers her on. This comes just days after Phil Bailey of the South Carolina Democratic Party called Nikki Haley a “sikh Jesus” multiple times on Twitter. Were Nikki Haley | Read More »
Like His Policies, His Attacks Are Not Working Either
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 23rd at 04:46 AM |
Barack Obama’s economic policies have failed to do anything except drive up the national debt. He has not created or saved jobs. He has not gotten Americans back to work. About the only significant industry he has expanded is the printing industry printing all the extra food stamps Americans now depend on. His campaign attacks do not seem to be working either. He is winning | Read More »
Morning Briefing for May 23, 2012
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 23rd at 04:45 AM |
RedState Morning Briefing May 23, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. Like His Policies, His Attacks Are Not Working Either 2. Electoral implications of the Obama Administration’s War on Coal. 3. New ‘Basketball’ ad hits Obama for letting folks down
Morning Briefing for May 22, 2012
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 22nd at 04:46 AM |
RedState Morning Briefing May 22, 2012 Go to www.RedStateMB.com to getthe Morning Briefing every morning at no charge. 1. Barack Obama Will Not Defeat The Taliban 2. Obama allows your children to go swimming for one more summer 3. Democrats Question Republicans’ Patriotism Over Debt Fight 4. State Voices: National Progressive Network Funding Local Progressive “Grassroots” 5. Divide, Conquer & Destroy: NLRB Region Unleashes Micro-Unit | Read More »
Skyfall, the Avengers, 3D, and Cory Booker #EERS
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 21st at 05:53 PM |
Tonight, I’m going to spend some time talking about movies, what a waste 3D is, and of course talk about the new James Bond movie. Oh, and I’ll get into the Cory Booker backtrack too. You can listen live tonight on the WSB live stream and call in at 1-800-WSB-TALK. The show is live from 6pm to 9pm ET. Consider this an open thread.