Monday, June 1, 2009

1 DEAD, 1 INJURED IN MILITARY RECRUITING CENTER SHOOTING

UPDATE: 09:20 P.M. EDT:
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
Police Chief says suspect "probably had political and religious motives for the attack" and believes the attack was"associated with his disagreement over the military operations."

CNN: Chief Thomas says suspect acted "with the specific purpose of targeting military personnel"

POLICE: 'CONVERT TO ISLAM'
TARGETED U.S. SOLDIERS


PREVIOUSLY: KATV-7: Police in Little Rock, AR are reporting one soldier was killed and one wounded in a shooting outside a military recruiting station. The suspect, who has not been identified, was taken into custody a short time later. Police have not interviewed the suspect at this time nor have they released information on the victims. . . . READ MORE

MICHELLE MALKIN: And now this: Shooting at military recruiting center; 1 dead, 1 wounded
HOT AIR: Breaking: Soldier murdered in Arkansas

More at Memeorandum

PLAYBOY WRITER: MALKIN
'WORSE THAN . . . EVA BRAUN'

UPDATED 8:40 p.m. EDT:
PLAYBOY REMOVES
CIMBALO ARTICLE

Playboy magazine has taken the article off its Web site, Hot Air's Ed Morrisey reports, citing a Twitter message from colleague Allahpundit.

PREVIOUSLY: Guy Cimbalo fantasizes about having vengeful sex with famous conservative women, ranging from No. 10 Peggy Noonan ("imagine . . . your grandmother") to No. 1 Michelle Malkin ("her tight body and get-off-my-lawn stare").

REACTION: YWL BLOGGER SAMMY BENOIT:
I am not a psychologist, nor do I play one on TV, but after reading Guy Cimbalo's vitriolic spewing of hate, made me realize that the "writer" must have had an oppressed childhood and a poor sex life as an adult. This vile piece uses the "F" word more often than Al Pacino did in Scarface. . . . Along the way he disparages some of the best writers out there, people who I read every day, whose careers I hope to mirror; Michelle Malkin, Mary Katharine Ham, Amanda Carpenter and my close friend Pamela Geller.
PAMELA GELLER REACTION
MICHELLE MALKIN REACTION

WALL ST. MONDAY: DOW +221
U.S. DOLLAR, YEN SLUMP

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE
6/1: CLOSE: 8,721.44 UP 221.11
  • DAILY FX: The US dollar and Japanese yen both fell lower on Monday, though the latter was the weakest of the majors, as investor sentiment continued to build despite the fact that General Motors Corp. unsurprisingly filed for bankruptcy protection . . . READ MORE
  • FINANCIAL TIMES: Stock markets round the world surged on Monday as robust manufacturing data raised hopes that the global economy could soon be past the worst of the recession. . . . READ MORE
  • WALL STREET JOURNAL: Better-than-expected data on personal income, manufacturing and construction propelled the S&P 500 to a new 2009 high on Monday, but renewed inflation fears continued to chill the bond market. . . . READ MORE

CHINESE LAUGH AT GEITHNER

REUTERS: China is the biggest foreign owner of U.S. Treasury bonds. . . . "Chinese assets are very safe," [Treasury Secretary Timothy] Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University. . . His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience . . . READ MORE

LIMBAUGH: GM DEAL 'TRIFECTA'

"Protection, socialism and cronyism," Rush Limbaugh told his nationwide radio audience today in describing the $30 billion bankruptcy deal for General Motors announced by President Barack Obama. Limbaugh called the deal payback for the United Auto Workers union, which has long supported Democrats.

BLOG COMMENTARY at MEMORANDUM

A.M. TOP NEWS: TILLER SLAIN

KANSAS: SUSPECT FACES CHARGES
Police: Gunman Acted Alone;
Identified as Scott Roeder, 51

WICHITA EAGLE: With one bullet, a gunman ended the life and the controversial career of abortion doctor George Tiller, killing him as he stood in the foyer of his church Sunday. . . . READ MORE

MORE ON SUSPECT:
ROEDER: 1990s EXTREMIST
KANSAS CITY STAR: One pro-life protester says accused gunman "very strongly believed that abortion was murder" . . . READ MORE

OBAMA: "I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller" . . . READ MORE

TILLER REMEMBERED: Supporters praise "a very public, forthright and brave defender of women's right to abortion" . . . READ MORE

GM, U.S. AGREE TO TERMS;
BANKRUPTCY FILING SOON

REUTERS: The U.S. government and General Motors have finalized an agreement that will allow the financially-beleaguered automaker to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Obama to speak at 11 a.m. Monday . . . .READ MORE

PRINCE HARRY VS. MATH

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE: Britain's Prince Harry told reporters Monday he struggles with math and "intense" flying courses in his Royal Air Force pilot training . . . READ MORE

ECONOMY: U.S. DEBT WOES

Geithner Goes to China

BLOOMBERG: U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner arrived Sunday in Beijing to promise that the Obama administration will control the defict and protect China's stake in U.S. government debt . . . READ MORE

PLUS: U.S. Debt = $668K per Household

N. KOREA MISSILE READY?

Report: Could Fire by June 16

AP/FOX NEWS: North Korea has moved its most advanced long-range missile to a new launch site, news reports said Monday, threatening to exacerbate tensions on the peninsula. . . . READ MORE

'TWILIGHT' WINS MTV HONORS

AP/FOX: The vampire drama "Twilight" took five trophies Sunday in the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles . . . READ MORE

MALKIN: TILLER & THE 'T-WORD'

"Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was gunned down at his church in Kansas Sunday morning in a thoroughly evil, cold-blooded act of domestic terrorism. Yes, terrorism. Not 'extremism.' Interesting how the t-word has been rediscovered."
-- Michelle Malkin
MORE ON TILLER MURDER:

BREITBART ON SOTOMAYOR

WASHINGTON TIMES: "With Barack Obama, many Americans had hoped to get a post-racial president. With Mr. Obama's pick of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace David H. Souter on the Supreme Court, it looks less and less like they got one." . . . READ MORE

TOP STORY: TILLER SLAIN

Obama 'Shocked' by Abortion Doctor's Murder in Kansas

"I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller" . . . READ MORE

KANSAS: SUSPECT FACES CHARGES
Police: Gunman Acted Alone;
Identified as Scott Roeder, 51

WICHITA EAGLE: With one bullet, a gunman ended the life and the controversial career of abortion doctor George Tiller, killing him as he stood in the foyer of his church Sunday. . . . READ MORE

VIDEO: CATHOLIC PRIEST ON
DR. TILLER MURDER

Father Frank Pavone of Priests for Life:

RETURN to NTC NEWS

CONSERVATIVE BLOGGER:
'THIS IS NOT PRO-LIFE'

"My Facebook feed is blowing up with pro-life leaders posting this story and condemning the murder of Dr. Tiller . . . because murdering someone in cold blood like this is not pro-life."
-- Becky Brindle

"Kansas has the death penalty and it should be on the table in the sentencing of Tiller’s assassin. . . . This was an act of terrorism, as well as of murder. It was no more or less an act of political assassination than any of the bombings advocated by Bill Ayers."
-- Dan Collins

MORE BLOGGER REACTION HERE