CLASH DAILY 02/12/2014

Admit It: Decent Folks No Longer Have a Place in the Democratic Party The most recent edition of my favorite political journal, National Review, features this blurb in their wrap-up of the week’s happenings: The war on poverty has been conducted partly in earnest and partly self-servingly … ... READ MORE

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY: Bono, ‘The Difference Between Grace and Karma’ “It’s a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the Universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people, but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace […] ... READ MORE

DUMB-ASS OF THE DAY: Suicide Bomb Instructor Accidentally Blows Up His Class; High Five! Even the freedom-fighter-friendly New York Times seems to have trouble suppressing a laugh over this … er — workplace glitch: If there were such a thing, it would probably be rule No. 1 in the teaching manual for ... READ MORE

MORE WEIRDNESS: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s ‘Love Triangle with Mystery Woman’ Revealed Troubled actor Philip Seymour Hoffman had found himself in a love triangle not long before his drug overdose death, it was revealed today. Writing in his private diaries, the 46-year-old Hollywood star talked about feeling ... READ MORE

DISGUSTING VIDEO: Cop Shoots Man’s Service Dog During His 9yr-old Son’s Birthday Party (Warning: This video includes profanity and graphic images.) The video from Filer police officer Tarek Hassani’s dashboard-mounted camera, released Monday by the Filer Police Department, shows the moments leading up to and ... READ MORE

NOW THAT’S GAY: NFL Prospect Michael Sam Videoed Dancing/Stripping at Gay Bar Footage of NFL hopeful Michael Sam dancing topless in a Missouri gay bar showing off his best moves has emerged in the week he dramatically came out to the nation ahead of the draft. Sam, […] ... READ MORE

Standing with Our Military? Too Often Politicians Fail to Actually Do It. Having grown up through the Reagan-Bush-Clinton-Bush years, it was always a safe assumption that the GOP was the party of defense. My godfather, active duty Air Force through the Clinton years, refused to speak ill […] ... READ MORE

WHO WOULD JESUS TAZE: Tambourine Player Tazed During Church EDMOND, Okla. — Most churches encourage praise and worship. In fact, the Bible states, “make a joyful noise to the Lord.” But 50-year-old Vickey Sue Beyersdorfer apparently went a bit too far. Oklahoma County Sheriff’s ... READ MORE