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Good morning, all.
Woke up early to talk about Communist-whitewashing Rep. Diane Watson on Fox and Friends.
A few quick hits while I get my kids ready for school:
*In case you missed it, make sure to watch the vid of Rep. Carol Shea-Porter ejecting a town hall protester who stood up to challenge a Purple Shirt SEIU [...]

In your face. And other body parts.

A zombie speaks.

Adios.

Update: U.S. walks out on A-jad.
When Ahmadinejad was ushered to the podium of the General Assembly to speak, the U.S. delegation walked out, leaving only a low-ranking note-taker to listen to his speech, which indirectly accused the United States and Israel of major human rights violations. The Iranian president spoke hours after French President Nicolas [...]

Humberto Fontova writes today at Frontpage:
Only one thing was missing when Fidel Castro’s 81st birthday passed on August 13: Fidel Castro.
There was no appearance by the dictator, no snapshot or salutation from him in the official press, and little fanfare from the regime. A small fireworks show on Havana’s waterfront, El Malecon, was the [...]

Babalu Blog is hearing rumors.
Pajamas Media is checking things out and reports:
“Spanish Radio said to have reported Castro dead. Miami police on alert.”
Related: The Ileana Ros-Lehtinen flap.
Meanwhile, North Korea has awarded Castro a “Labor Hero” decoration:
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) — North Korea has awarded its decorative title of Labor Hero to Cuban President Fidel Castro, [...]

Kate at Small Dead Animals, following up on Castro’s no-show, places her bets:
Dead, dead, dead. Deader than a doornail. Deader than a dead cat bounce….He’d be pushing up daisies if he weren’t glued into that Adidas Bionic Tracksuit. Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead.
Looks like the bettors at Tradesports are leaning Kate’s way, too:

***1000am 8/1 update: Boston Herald’s Jules Crittenden: Break out the cigars***
Thousands of anti-Castro Cuban-Americans are celebrating in the streets of the Little Havana of Miami tonight. Streaming video of the celebrations here. One step closer to Cuba Libre, baby. Via Yahoo! News:

Val at Babalu Blog: “There will be no sleep in Miami tonight…You can here [...]

***scroll for updates***
Getting info. Stand by.

File photo of Fidel and his bro, WaPo
ABC News.com/AP:
Fidel Castro announced Monday night in a letter read by his secretary live on state television that due to illness he was temporarily relinquishing the presidency to his brother and successor Raul, the defense minister.
In the letter read by his secretary Carlos [...]

It’s old news to anyone who’s been reading this site, but I’m glad to see the truth about Gitmo guard abuse getting out. And I’m glad it’s getting a siren from the Drudge Report. AP has the report with thanks to the Landmark Legal Foundation for pursuing the FOIA requests. I’ve mentioned before the detainee [...]

Val Prieto at Babalu Blog has started it.
Fausta says Hugo Chavez doth protest too much.

***scroll for updates…transcript added…another student reacts (hat tip: Slapstick Politics)…moonbat student walkout***
This story is big here in Denver (where my flight has been canceled this morning…grr): A 16-year-old World Geography student, Sean Allen, taped his Bush-bashing, capitalism-hating high school teacher’s screeching diatribe.
Here’s the audio. You have to listen to believe it.
Teacher Jay Bennish: Who is [...]