A Few Things Going On Out There

The Washington Free Beacon finds that women employed by the DNC make 15% less than their male counterparts.

The Boston Herald reports that DEMOS, a non-profit group that likes to sue states into sending out voter registration cards to people on welfare, has included the daughter of Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren on their board of directors.  (Via the Weekly Standard)

From (instead of via) the Weekly Standard, over 100 million people are now receiving some form of Federal welfare assistance.

From the Canada Free Press, Brian Ross, who previously tried to link the theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado to the Tea Party movement, calls the man who killed seven people at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin a member of the "right wing".

From Watchdog, an oil boom in eastern Montana is giving the state the "illusion of prosperity".

From Fox Nation, Teh One^TM complains that the First Lady doesn't make any money.  (Aren't all her expensive vacations worth something, Mr. President?)

From Fox News, according to documents procured by Judicial Watch, the Obama administration urged local authorities to "go easy" on Occupy protesters.

StixBlog tells us about how Obama's policies have affected Julia's wallet.  (When I joined AndRightlySo, about 4 years ago, Stix was the first person to comment on my first post.)

From Townhall, the Obama campaign has been caught in a "blatant lie" about the anti-Romney "cancer" ad.

From the Catholic News Agency, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York gave the keynote speech at the 130th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus, saying that strong marriages "serve as a foundation of a healthy society".

From USA Today, an Ohio teenager's 4-day X-Box marathon lands him in the hospital.

You've probably heard the expression "bull in an china shop".  But now, according to Yahoo News, there was a bear in a chocolate shop.

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For Sale: A Slighty Used.....Town?

If you've got at least quarter million dollars to spare, Chris Kortlander will sell you the entire town of Garryowen, Montana, which he bought in 1993 after losing his home in California to a wildfire.  Due to health reasons, Kortlander has decided to auction off the town.

Garryowen includes a gas station and convenience store, and has a population of 2 and an area of 7.7 acres.  It is located along Interstate 90 and US 87 near the banks of the Little Bighorn River, and is not too far from where Custer made his "last stand". 

Some historical notes:
Garryowen is named after an Irish folk song.
Garryowen was the site of Sitting Bull's camp as the Battle of Little Bighorn got underway.
In 1926, a road crew constructing US 87 discovered the remains of a US Cavalry soldier.

Read more at the Huffington Post, and if you're interested, place your bid.

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Curiosity Rover Lands Successfully On Mars

This morning at around 1:15 a.m. EDT, the rover dubbed "Curiosity", part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, touched down safely on the surface of the red planet, in the Aeolis Palus region of Gale Crater.  The spacecraft had spent over 8 months in transit between Earth and Mars.  Due to the finite speed of radio waves (the same as the speed of light), NASA learned of the successful landing at around 1:30, upon which Curiosity's human controllers broke out in celebration.



Curiosity is about twice as long and 5 times as massive as the earlier Spirit and Opportunity rovers, and is intended to stay in operation for one Martian year.

While descending, Curiosity was photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  The landing included a rather complicated series of operations, as shown in this video.

Read more at the Washington Post, Space.com, the Wall Street Journal, Wired Science, Yahoo News and National Geographic.  You can also follow Curiosity on Twitter.

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Seven Killed At Sikh Temple In Wisconsin

Earlier today, a gunman attacked worshippers at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, killing six of them, before being shot and killed by a policeman.  The officer himself was shot before returning fire.  At least two other people, including another policeman, were wounded.  Not much is yet known (or has been released) concerning the identity and possible motive of the gunman, or if he had any accomplices.

Read more at CNN, ABC News, USA Today, Fox Now, TMJ4 and the Oak Creek Patch.

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Chik-Fil-A Kiss-In Largely A Dud

Yesterday was the day for members of the LGBT community to go to Chik-Fil-A restaurants and kiss each other, in response to Wednesday's Chik-Fil-A Appreciation Day, and to protest CEO Dan Cathy's opinion against gay marriage.  So how, then, did it go?

The Blaze has some pictures, some of which might be a bit unpleasant.

The protests were peaceful, except for a Torrance, California restaurant being hit with graphiti.

In New York, one woman, described as a "gay Republican vegetarian", lamented having no one to kiss.

In (obviously conservative) Utah, there were very few displays of affection.

In Orange County, California, it was "little more than a peck on the cheek".

In St. Louis, the anti-Chik-Fil-A protests fizzled.

At Minnesota's three Chik-Fil-A restaurants, only a few kissers showed up.

In West Des Moines, Iowa, there was not much passion.

In Roanoke, Virginia, "dozens" showed up to protest.

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Dems Sue To Change Ohio Military Voting Law

In Ohio, voters are allowed by law to vote early in person, up until the Friday before an election.  If they can't vote on or before that particular Friday, they must wait until the following Tuesday, the normal day for voting.  Military personnel are also allowed to vote in person on the day before the election, which would be a Monday.  Considering all they do for us, I would think that giving them this little bit of accommodation would be perfectly reasonable.  It would be merely a small token of our appreciation.  Unfortunately, however, some people don't see it that way.

On July 17th, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military. Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis."

Currently, Ohio allows the public to vote early in-person up until the Friday before the election. Members of the military are given three extra days to do so. While the Democrats may see this as "arbitrary" and having "no discernible rational basis," I think it is entirely reasonable given the demands on servicemen and women's time and their obligations to their sworn duty. [emphasis in original]

Read the full story at Breitbart's Big Government and the Ohio law itself.

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Chik-Fil-A Gets Swamped With Customers

Chik-Fil-A Appreciation Day, held today in response to disparaging comments by the mayors of Boston and Chicago, appears to have been a smashing success, if the photos in this report from Townhall are any indication.  On the other hand, some members of Planned Parenthood became party-poopers.  Meanwhile, cartoonist Scott Stantis gives the mayor of Chicago a well-deserved poke. 

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