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Tuesday Open Thread – August 4th

tomb of the unknown - memorial dayOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

Saint Louis – Thug With 5-Year-old In Car Rams Police Vehicle Yelling “This is for the black people”…

saint louis thugST. LOUIS • A Bellefontaine Neighbors man was charged Sunday with ramming a St. Louis squad car and injuring two city officers on Friday night.

Kevin Labriado, 48, of the 1500 block of Comet Drive, was charged Sunday with two counts of second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and child endangerment.

Police said in court records that Labriado rammed a police car from behind about 8:35 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Riverview Boulevard. The two officers in the car, 33 and 25 years old, were on patrol at the time and believed it was an accident until Labriado struck their squad car a second time. (more…)

Stump For The Trump: “One Shot”..

Y’all go on wit y’own self – getting all defrosted about The Donald flying to Scotland while the other Candidates are deep in debate prep.  Our man is flyin’ on his own dime.  He got this!

You can’t buy this kind of raw energetic enthusiasm. Priceless:

Bumper Sticker Of The Day…

Planned Parenthood Heil HillaryFrom The People’s Cube.  H/t: WeeWeed.

Memphis Cop Killer, Tremaine Wilbourn, Turns Himself In To Federal Marshals…

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Update to this story:

NASHVILLE – The suspect wanted for shooting Memphis Police Officer Sean Bolton has been taken into custody, ending a massive manhunt.

According to WREG, 29-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn was taken into custody Monday afternoon.

Three separate U.S. Marshals said they had caught suspected police killer.

A Press conference is scheduled to happen shortly.

The Shelby county Sheriff’s Department wrote on their Facebook page:

At the end of the day it’s not about who got him, but that its over, for now.

Now we hope Officer Bolton can truly rest, that his family can begin to grieve, and that as a community we can all begin to heal.

To our brothers and sisters in Blue, we stand with you and are always here to help!

Donald Trump Dominates Monmouth University Poll August 3rd – Full Poll Data Included

With a much larger polling sample, the national trend continues. In addition the favorability numbers for Donald Trump have increased substantially, and the disapproval numbers have greatly diminished. Only one candidate, Marco Rubio, holds higher favorability numbers.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets a supporter following her address at the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum at Columbia University in New York April 29, 2015. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
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Baltimore State Attorney Mosby Derails Program Analyzing Root Cause of Baltimore Homicide Spike…

Yet again, the transparency here is obvious. Marilyn Mosby doesn’t want to allow a commission to analyze the root cause of the Baltimore homicide rate; why, because -at the core- it’s her earlier activist, anti-cop, decisions that are creating the hostile city culture.

<> on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Through her efforts, and those of the predominantly black city leadership, they have created a petri-dish of empowered lawlessness while simultaneously undermining the lawful authority of the police officers who are charged with controlling the chaos.

Progressives of every stripe always attempt to avoid the consequences from their ideological constructs; to include hiding and masking the outcomes.

Baltimore – Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby recently derailed an initiative to bring together city leaders, law enforcement commanders, academics, public health officials and others to identify real-time homicide trends and develop targeted responses — the latest crime-fighting program to falter amid a dramatic spike in violence..

After months of promising unprecedented transparency and collaboration with law enforcement partners, Mosby said she didn’t want to share information that others in the fledgling Baltimore Homicide Review Commission considered critical to success. She said providing information on ongoing cases could compromise investigations or jeopardize the safety of victims and witnesses. (more…)

On-Line Polling Reflects The Fractured “Republican” Constituencies….

National Review and InstaPundit have launched their own on-line polls to see who “their readers” would prefer as the GOP candidate. The polling reflects as much about the ideological sensibility of the poll gatherer as it does the participating audience.

It’s interesting to watch/see how the various “conservative” factions are assembled in the blog-o-sphere.

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Mississippi Courthouse Shooting – Man Shoots, Kills, Defendant Appearing For Status Hearing…

Appears to be a vengeance murder. Apparently a man drove up to a courthouse in Mississippi as a defendant was arriving for a status hearing. Shot him once in the chest, laid down the weapon and surrendered.

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Taco Bell Employee Writes “PIG” On Police Officers Take Out Order – Fired After Social Media Firestorm…

NEWTOWN KANSAS – Taco Bell has fired an employee that left an insensitive remark on an order of an officer and his fiancé. The company apologizes for the worker’s behavior and says they’re moving forward to correct the situation.

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Jeff Graves, senior director of operations for Taco Bell, said the worker was let go from the job. The worker wrote “PIG” on to-go orders for the couple Saturday night in Newton. (more…)