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Mourdock campaign finance director Ashlee Walls wrote in an email to supporters Tuesday saying the Republican Senate candidate was "caught in the liberal media cross hairs." She's asking for donations to cover remaining bills.
Mourdock lost to Democrat Joe Donnelly last month in the race for Sen. Richard Lugar's seat. Mourdock's comments in an October debate that rape resulting from pregnancy is "something God intended" dominated coverage during the final weeks of the race. Mourdock refused to apologize for the remark, and Democrats spent heavily for ads repeating it for voters.
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"Currently, the Epic 100 and EPIC Pro are capable of bracketing for HDR images using either your camera's firmware support for AEB or the EPIC Pro will override your camera's firmware for up to 9 bracketed shots. The Bracketing and EV Step Value functions are found within the Options Menu on the EPIC Pro and can be set up to shoot up to 9 bracketed shots with an EV value up to 2 stops. Most DSLR's with AEB will allow up to 3 bracketed shots, the EPIC Pro can override your camera's firmware if in Bulb mode and if exposures are less than 1/10.The Multiple Shutter Option feature of the Epic 100 can be used for exposure bracketing and focus bracketing; it allows you to take multiple pictures at each position during the capture of your panorama, but you need to set up your camera to automate bracketing of exposure values (EV) for the HDR Images.
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Distributors Pay Top Dollar at Sundance, Has Indie Film Recovered? Plus a Complete List of Acquisitions
Another year of Sundance is coming to a close, with the awards ceremony taking place on Saturday night. We've featured interviews with a number of creatives who have films playing at the festival, including two that were recently acquired, Austenland and Concussion. There were quite a few distribution deals made at the festival, some for very large sums of money, and it certainly looks like it's going to be an even better year than last for the independent film market. Click through for a list of all of the movies that have received deals.
Here is a list of the acquisitions so far:
- The Way, Way Back: $9.75 Million, Fox Searchlight
- Don Jon's Addiction: $4 Million, Relativity Media ($25 million P&A)
- Austenland: $4 Million, Sony
- Lovelace: $3 Million, RADiUS – TWC
- Kill Your Darlings: $2 Million, Sony Pictures Classics
- Fruitvale: $2.5 million, The Weinstein Company
- S-VHS: > $1 Million, Magnolia Pictures
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints: $1 Million, IFC Films
- We Are What We Are: > $1 Million, eOne Distribution — US and Memento Films — International
- Concussion: > $1 Million, RADiUS-TWC
- The Spectacular Now: > $1 Million, A24
- Before Midnight: Undisclosed, Sony Pictures Classics — North American and UK
- jOBS: Undisclosed, Open Road
- The Look of Love: Undisclosed, IFC Films
- Newlyweeds: Undisclosed, Phase 4 Films — North America
- Prince Avalanche: Undisclosed, Magnolia Pictures
- The Rambler: Undisclosed, Anchor Bay Films — North America, the U.K. and Australia
- Toy's House: Undisclosed, CBS Films — North America
- Two Mothers: Undisclosed, Exclusive Releasing
- Blackfish: > $1 million, CNN Films and Magnolia Pictures
- Pussy Riot — A Punk Prayer: > $1 million, HBO Documentary Films
- The Summit: > $1 million, AMC Networks' Sundance Selects
- Twenty Feet From Stardom: > $1 million, RADiUS-TWC
- Dirty Wars: Undisclosed, AMC Networks' Sundance Selects
- History of the Eagles: Undisclosed, Showtime
- Inequality for All: Undisclosed, RADiUS-TWC
- The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear: Undisclosed, Icarus Films — North American rights
While we don't know right now the amounts that were spent to acquire a number of the films on the list, it's safe to say the market is very strong. Last year was really a rebound year, and this year things have improved dramatically, with at least a dozen films going for well over $1 million — and that includes four documentaries hitting seven figures, compared to only one doc hitting that number at the 2012 festival. Sundance often sets the tone for the rest of the year's distribution deals — not only because it's one of the biggest festivals but also because it's right at the beginning of the year — so we very well could have an excellent year for independent films as there are a number of festivals still to come where such deals are usually made, like South by Southwest, Tribeca, Cannes, and Toronto.
Here is The Hollywood Reporter on the Sundance deals:
"The hills are alive with film sales," says Graham Taylor of WME Global, which in addition to Don Jon's Addiction also handled the The Way, Way Back, Fruitvale and We Are What We Are sales. "Sundance has curated a great crop of films this year, hence the dealmaking."
One buyer said the escalating prices reflect a market correction from the past few recessionary years. "It goes in cycles," this person says. "These high prices come after last year's relatively low minimum guarantees. More importantly, many mini-majors are in dire need of product and have big staffs — they need the churn."
The festival isn't only about those looking for a deal, however. We've also seen filmmakers like Shane Carruth (Upstream Color) use the festival as a jumping off point to self-distribute, something we may see a lot more of in the future. Here is what he said to the LA Times:
Carruth hopes by releasing the film himself, he can position it as he sees fit. "It's not necessarily about revenue or that I don't think it will sell; it's that I get to frame this thing exactly the way I think it needs to be framed," said Carruth, who recently moved from Dallas to New York City. "I get to continue narrating through marketing, releasing teasers and artwork that you could make the case aren't the most commercial ways to sell this but they absolutely are in tune with the way I think of the film and what I want to communicate."
It will be interesting to see what happens through the rest of the year, and if 2014 continues this trend, but there is no question right now that the market is very strong, and many companies are fighting hard to acquire titles.
Do you think we'll continue to see these kinds of numbers throughout the rest of the year? How about the independent market in general, do you think this is an anomaly or will things continue to get better for filmmakers trying to sell their films?
- Sundance Acquisitions — IndieWire
- Sundance 2013: The deal report — EW
- Sundance 2013: What's Behind the 7-Figure Spending — The Hollywood Reporter
- 'Primer's' Shane Carruth in total control with 'Upstream Color' — LA Times
Correction: A previous version of this post read < $1 million, those amounts were actually greater than $1 million.
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Jonathan Graham on 01.26.13 @ 2:11AM
Shane Carruth shot upstream color with a GH2, which is the camera I have right now, and he is from Dallas, which is where I live.
I really should see Primer.
Joe Marine on 01.26.13 @ 2:42AM
Yeah we've actually got a post coming up about that.
Fresno Bob on 01.26.13 @ 7:03AM
We're trying to keep the GH2 our little secret for as long as we can.
Well. Looks like he doesn't want to talk about it. You're secret is safe.
"There are a few things I'm trying my best not to talk about," said Carruth, "and that's the tech specs on the camera and the workflow and the budget. Last time around, I was grateful to have some praise for 'Primer' but they would say, 'it's a great movie for the budget.' And I don't ever want to hear that phrase again. It would be shocking I think, if people knew, but I'm not going to tout it and I hope it doesn't ever get out."
Tyrannosaur on 02.4.13 @ 1:51AM
Did you guys get an exclusive interview or something? Didn't he say he didn't want the info to get out? (I would love to know more about the production of the film).
john jeffreys on 01.26.13 @ 3:27AM
Tiny Furniture was made with a 7D and it got a Criterion release. Anything is possible
ModernDemagogue on 01.26.13 @ 8:03PM
Tiny Furniture was terrible, so that's not saying much.
john jeffreys on 01.27.13 @ 3:15AM
It's actually saying a lot, because most Criterion distributed films are a) not "terrible" and b) certainly not low-budget indie films shot on DSLRs
Primer is a really great movie. We are very lucky now that nearly anybody with an idea as great as that can make their movie and make it look pro. But you still need a great idea, no shortcut for that!
francis on 01.26.13 @ 2:06PM
yeah dude, primer's pretty awesome. if the story behind that film isn't inspirational then idk what is.
Saied on 01.26.13 @ 4:10AM
They seem impressive figures, but can anyone elaborate further eg I see that Lovelace was bought for $3 million, but imdb says the budget was $10 million – did they lose $7 million ?
Joe Marine on 01.26.13 @ 4:52AM
It completely depends on how they funded the film. But it is true that many, many films do not make a profit for the initial investors.
Dave Mueller on 01.26.13 @ 11:31AM
I was just reading about that the other day: how a lot of these films purchased with $2-$3 million all rights deals are probably losing money (and I think of the upcoming film 'The Place Beyond the Pines' which stars Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling-and sold for $2.1M at Toronto). I don't think its Hollywood accounting as suggested-especially with an all rights deal. It really hammers in the point from the recent post about the importance of keeping your budget down. That $1M mark seems to be the magic number for long term viability.
Could also be a case of Hollywood Accounting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting
It's not only done in Hollywood, I've seen this in normal businesses too with the R&D and launch of new ventures.
Marklondon on 01.26.13 @ 10:21PM
The selling figure is only for part of the rights within a certain territory. So when a film sells at Sundance for say 3m, that would be for the rights to Nth America for an X period. The producers would also still retain an interest up to 33% of income within that territory.
So a film may recoup up to say 50% of its initial budget through these territorial sales. If the star power is right they can recover all of the production monies from Nth America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Sometimes a distributor will but a pic for the world, but this is unusual.
The rest will come from profit. This is not studio net profit but distributor profit – rip offs still happen but more rarely.
As to the investors, the federal tax credit for films under 25m was just renewed. If you then apply local tax credits it is feasible to make a return before the film is finished. Worse case they aren't actually out a cent.
That's how most films are funded.
So to sum up: while most films 'fail', the reason people keep writing checks to make them is that the downside for high income people is low.
Whats interesting is the 3/4 of the films listed above originated on FILM!
DIYFilmSchool.net on 01.26.13 @ 9:59AM
I'm not an economist, so I can't comment on the potential of Hollywood carrying these kinds of acquisitions. I was somewhat offended by the use of "chum" to describer the purchases of one company. It's clearly indicative of one facet of the mentality pf these companies. It's not that they may dislike the film or something, but the language suggests that they are out to keep their own interests afloat, which isn't necessarily bad; just telling (and not new).
"and that includes four documentaries hitting seven figures, compared to only one doc hitting that number at the 2012 festival. " — but according to the list all docs were less than $1000000?
Shenan on 01.26.13 @ 11:41AM
Yeah, I wondered the same thing. Perhaps the undisclosed ones are rumored to be in the seven figures?
Joe Marine on 01.26.13 @ 4:34PM
Yeah I wasn't thinking clearly, just a typo.
Robert on 01.26.13 @ 9:32PM
I'd like to see Fruitvale, acquired by Weinstein.
It was shot on 16mm, BTW.
great film, have you seen it yet?
like crazy- shot on 7d, sold for 4 mill in 2011, remains the most significant dslr film imo.
Travis Jones on 01.27.13 @ 10:26AM
Joe and Guys:
Does anyone know about the deals that are made at smaller festivals like Slamdance?
Joe Marine on 01.27.13 @ 11:03AM
Slamdance had at least three acquisitions from Gravitas according to this: http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/sundance-2013-gravitas-ventures-acquires-three-films-slamdance-74021
Travis Jones on 01.28.13 @ 4:34PM
Thanks Joe.
I'd love a follow up article on a summary of acquisitions from SXSW 2013.
So far I've heard of the following:
The Punk Syndrome – Doc
A Band Called Death – Doc
Cheap Thrills – Narrative
Haunter – Narrative
I'm so motivated to be on the list! Fruitvale Rocked


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WESSEX Water has thanked Poole residents for their patience while they carry out repairs on Blandford Road.
The closure of the busy main road, between Turlin Road and Allens Lane, has been in place since last Sunday, February 2, due to a collapsed sewer, and residents have spoken of side roads being gridlocked by queuing traffic.
Motorists are not able to turn left out of Turlin Road while the roadworks are being carried out, but are able to turn right to get into Poole, say Wessex Water.
Those coming out of Upton will not be able to get to Poole directly through Blandford Road, but will instead be diverted via Holes Bay Road.
Andy Gale, Sewerage Manager, said: "I would like to personally thank people for their continued patience that is helping us get on with the work.
He added: "We're hopeful that we will be able to provide a completion date after the weekend.
Mr Gale went on to say that the staff at Wessex Water have been working day and night to get repairs completed, and assured residents living nearby that their sewerage services will not be affected.
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On Friday the Department of Justice declined the city's request to review the Austin Police Department following a recent police shooting.
In August, Austin City Manager Marc Ott announced that he had sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for the review following July 26th shooting of Larry Jackson Jr. by robbery Detective Charles Kleinert.
In its response, the DOJ cited a four-year review of the Austin Police Department that ran from 2007 until 2011. After that review was closed, the DOJ made over 160 recommendations to APD. It said that the vast majority of those recommendations had been implemented. As a result, the DOJ felt the city of Austin has the tools necessary to respond incidents like the recent police shootings.
"Public Safety and community trust are fundamentally interwoven, which is why in I requested that the Department of Justice review the practices and policies of APD," Ott said Friday. "Furthermore, because the DOJ made the recommendations to APD, I felt they could be helpful in reviewing tactics as they relate to policies.
"I am grateful to the Justice Department for their consideration and thankful for the confidence they have in our present, City processes. I have directed Chief Acevedo to conduct an internal review to determine if our tactics are consistent with our policies. The Chief has committed to providing a report to me within 90 days."
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Arsenal had plenty of possession and were always on the front foot against Everton, but were hardly at their best on Saturday afternoon. That is, everyone but Robin van Persie was at their best. The Flying Dutchman netted his 18th goal of this season in all competitions and his 15th of the year in the Premier League with a brilliant 70th minute strike, giving his side a 1-0 victory.
Theo Walcott looked dangerous throughout the match and was the man responsible for most of Arsenal's best chances, but his finishing, crossing and decision making were very poor. He created a great opportunity in the 30th minute, but crossed when a shot was probably a better move, only for Gervinho to miss the shot. In the second half, he had a couple of bad back to back misses in the 54th and 55th minutes. Despite his fantastic play down the right wing, the final ball was never there and it appeared for a time that Everton could escape from the Emirates Stadium with a point.
That was, until the 70th minute, when Arsenal's star striker struck again. Running onto a fantastic ball over the top of the defense from Alex Song, van Persie hit a spectacular volley into the back of the net at the far post, beating Tim Howard with an unstoppable shot from 12 yards.
Van Persie will likely be named the man of the match for his jaw-dropping game-winning strike, but Alex Song was the key man for Arsenal throughout the match. He broke up a number of Everton moves forward, dictated the play in the center of the pitch and started most of Arsenal's attacking moves. His assist to van Persie was merely the icing on the cake. Arsenal go to fourth in the table with this win, one point ahead of Chelsea, who play on Monday.


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White-McNair Matthew and Kathy White of Daphne are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, April Lynn White, to David Nathan McNair, the son of David and Wanda McNair of Jasper.
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For the mixed martial arts fans who were flab-bergasted over Roy Nelson's conditioning in his UFC 130 co-main event against Frank Mir back on May 28, there appears to be some pneu information released today that may prompt you to re-weigh your position.
"Big Country," who huffed and puffed his way to a unanimous decision loss during the "Rampage vs. Hamill" pay-per-view last Saturday night, was reportedly afflicted with walking pneumonia before, during and after the Memorial Day Weekend event, according to Sherdog.com.
Nelson, who's managed to perform at an elite level despite his prodigious girth, was lambasted by promotion president Dana White at the UFC 130 post-fight press conference, who indicated it would be in the burger "King's" best interest to lose his trademarked belly.
Even famed fight nutritionist Mike Dolce was ready to feed him some weight loss pointers but in the end, it may not have made much of a difference.
Nelson is currently on medication to help improve his condition, which he describes as "having a scab picked off his lung," but may still find himself under scrutiny upon his return.
That's why he'll reportedly consider a new training regimen to help him prepare for his transformation into "Roy 1.1."
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Champion has now dropped two straight fights inside the Octagon, which can be an unforgiving place in the new-look UFC.
Could Nelson be bounced with a third straight loss? Or will he make the necessary adjustments to prevent that from happening?


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Eccentric singer-songwriter and pianist, Fiona Apple, who met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, stirred up the crowd at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids Monday night.
Los Angeles native guitarist Blake Mills warmed up the crowd.
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Use of Card Sorting for Online Course Site Organization Within an Integrated Science Curriculum
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2013, pp. 41 - 54
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As mentioned above, further research is needed to assess the impact that an integrated system has on student perceptions of optimal site organization and how students construct relationships among academic resources. While faculty members encourage students to approach conceptual material in innovative and integrated ways, is it possible that students may think about organizing content and concepts differently as a result? If so, how do we best accommodate this? While it is possible that changing curricula may lead to changing mental models regarding how specific pieces of content relate to each other, larger-scale, quantitative studies are necessary to explore this hypothesis in any significant way.
This study specifically strove to address the challenges of course site use for students, the primary site users; however, the curriculum planning committee also identified challenges related to faculty use of course sites. Future studies will need to address faculty preferences and expectations for site organization.


text: Chalk It Up! is a 90-page photo journey highlighting the scores of customers, townies and tourists alike who have demonstrated their artistic skills in the Graffiti Vault at Fiddlehead at Four Corners art gallery (www.getartbehappy.com) in downtown Bennington, Vermont. This is volume 1. Art Gallery Dude hopes to make a Bennington-only edition for volume 2.


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Thursday, Mar 24, 2005
Money & Banking
Rupee weakens; bond prices fall
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MUMBAI: The rupee ended at a one-month low of 43.77/78 against the dollar after touching an intra-day low of 43.81. The rupee had ended at 43.7250/7325 on Tuesday.
A dealer at a private bank said that the dollar strengthening against the euro and other currencies was responsible for the depreciation of the local currency. The rupee had marginally recovered during the day on the back of large inflows from the recent overseas sale of ADRs of a large bank. There was commercial demand at the level of 43.7350.
The forward premia market remained almost flat with the six-month premium closing at 1.51 per cent (1.5 per cent) and the 12-month premium closing at 1.37 per cent (1.394). Dealers said that all the action was at the spot market.
The bond prices fell by around seven paise with the news of the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates by a quarter percentage point.
The 7.38 per cent 10 year benchmark paper closed at Rs 104.83 (6.73 per cent YTM) on Wednesday against Tuesday's close of Rs 104.90 (6.72 per cent YTM). It had opened at a wide price range of Rs 105.50/70 (6.75 per cent YTM).
In the one-day reverse repo under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility, RBI received and accepted 27 bids amounting to Rs 18,550 crore. Call ratea closed at 4.75/85 per cent. In the CBLO market, 192 trades aggregating Rs 6,633.20 crore were put through in the rate range of 4.79 to 5.50 per cent.
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Cincinnati Bell presents the world premier of King Arthur's Camelot, a production that brings myth to life through the passion and poetry of dance.
The production features an original composition by Canadian composer John Estacio, original libretto by Dramaturge Eda Holmes, set design by Joe Tilford as well as rich texture and vibrant color from a renowned team of lighting and production designers.
Ballet lovers will be mesmerized by the music, costumes and sets – including life size puppetry!
King Arthur's Camelot marks the first time in 20 years since Cincinnati Ballet has created a full-length story ballet from the ground up with the last being Peter Pan in 1994.
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The rankings are a little bit scrambled as we wait for a weekend of huge games to shake things out. The only unanimous teams are at the beginning and the end.
Ranking the SEC teams 1-14 after five weeks of games. LSU is no longer No. 2.
LSU stumbles and scrambles the picture at the top, while no one can decide who is the worst team.
Bloggers rank the SEC teams from 1-14. Guess who's 14th?
What does the collective wisdom of the SEC blogosphere think of each of the teams in the conference? Here's a look.
1. AlabamaNick Saban was sort of right about this Western Kentucky thing: They might actually have been a more difficult opponent than the one the Tide faces this week. 2. LSUSo, this is what the...
The first SEC Power Poll of the 2012 season has a familiar face on top. And lots of confusion about what comes after the Big 5.
1. AlabamaBefore long, Alabama is going to become just like Boise State -- no one's going to agree to play them the first week of the season, regardless of how much money ESPN offers. 2. LSUI bet...
The college football blogosphere has made its decision about where the 12 teams in the SEC rank -- emphatically.
How does the SEC stack up in the view of the conference blogosphere? Glad you asked.
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A class of third-year Thompson Rivers University sociology students got a surprising eyeful when an instructor inadvertently projected a pornography video onto a screen during class.
It was the second week of the second term, according to a student witness, when the instructor apparently attached the wrong flash drive to his computer.
Instead of projecting that day's presentation onto the screen, he showed a porno film. It took less than 30 seconds for the teacher to catch it and turn it off, according to one of the students who asked that his name be withheld.
"It was something you don't see every day. It was like, did that just happen?"
The student was reluctant to expose the instructor, saying it was clearly a mistake, it wasn't a big deal and "he shouldn't lose his job over it."
"I sit with two other guys and we had a laugh. We thought it was funny," he said. "Other than that…"
TRU's administration was unaware of the incident until Thursday.
Christopher Seguin, TRU's vice president of advancement, said the university leadership became aware of the allegation through a Daily News inquiry.
"We're informally investigating the matter," said Seguin. "We'll need time to understand what happened. We can't speak to anything until we understand the nature of the event."


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Leftist Radio Host Mike Malloy 'Calls Satan' to Learn How Breitbart Is Doing in Hell
Just imagine the uproar there'd be if a conservative radio talk show host pretended to talk to the devil to find out how a recently deceased liberal activist is doing in Hell.
Now contrast that with the virtual media silence there's been since liberal radio host Mike Malloy acted as if he was on a phone call with Satan to learn how conservative activist Andrew Breitbart is faring in Hades.That incident took place on Tuesday during Malloy's program, which is heard in 13 markets across the nation and Sirius/XM radio. [Radio Equalizer's YouTube clip of this embedded below page break]
"Hey, Satan," the talk show host began. "Hello, down in Hell! What's up?
"Really?" he continued. "Yeah, it's hot up here, too.
"I was just reading something by someone named Andy—not the Andy that you've got down there," Malloy stated, obviously referring to Breitbart. "I just want to ask you, how's Andy doing?
"Really?" he asked. "How many times did he do that?And then you did what to him?"
Malloy pretended to react in horror about some "starfish thing," apparently another torture Breitbart is supposed to be receiving in Hell.
"Well, that's to be expected," the liberal host added. "That's pretty painful.
"No, you'll never see me down there, pal," Mallow stated, "because I know you don't exist."
Before he "hung up," the host pretended to hear that Breitbart wanted to know what was happening back on Earth.
Malloy said to tell the conservative that "Planned Parenthood is still operating" and that "ACORN is making a comeback."
"That'll frost his ass, in a manner of speaking," the liberal radio host concluded.
This isn't the first time Malloy -- a strident, outspoken and spiteful atheist -- has gone after the deceased conservative activist. When Breitbart passed away on March 1 due to heart failure, the liberal seethed with malicious rage: "Roast in hell, you son of a bitch Breitbart—I mean seriously, you thug punk!"
And the liberal talker has turned his verbal venom on many other Republicans, including former President George W. Bush, whom he said was "responsible for many more deaths that Osama bin Laden."
Another of Malloy's favorite targets is former Vice President Dick Cheney, whom he outrageously claimedwas responsible for the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and advised his daughter Liz that "her time would be better served preparing for his funeral."
However, the liberal host went too far when he ridiculed tornado victims in the Midwest on March 2:
Their God, if this is the way they want to look at it, keeps smashing them into little grease spots on the pavement, in Alabama, in Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia and Oklahoma—you know, the Bible Belt...where they ain't gonna let no g*dd*mn science get in the way, it says in the Bible, blah blah blah, so according to their way of thinking, y'know, God with his omnipotent thumb, and so far tonight, has smashed so far 20 people on Highway 12, or whatever the hell highway they live next to.
That was too much even for Mike Malloy, who released a statement a few days later:
I sincerely apologize for the inflammatory language that I used, and for the anger and pain that came as a result of my comments.
After backtracking that his remarks had been taken out of context, he noted: "I have nothing but the most heartfelt sympathy for those families who were devastated by those tragic storms."
"I made a mistake, I was wrong, and I will not let it happen again," he concluded.
According to Brian Maloney of the Radio Equalizer website, Malloy's comments on Tuesday show that he's unable to keep that promise:
In the new "progressive" mindset, it's not enough for political enemies to merely drop dead, it's also important to make sure they're burning in Hell.
Who knew they believed in such concepts?
"The liberal movement is nastier than ever," Maloney added after stating that Malloy is "certifiably nuts."
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Mike Malloy is going to bust the gates of Hell wide open...
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 2:25am.
...when he crashes through them come Judgment Day.
And I hope he rear-ends Ted Kennedy with his head, just like Lt. Harris flying face-first into a horse's ass.
You Police Academy fans know what I am referring to.
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Clean up
Submitted by Ozconservative on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 1:23am.
I would hate to be the poor sucker who has to go clean up the studio after Malloon has been in there for a few hours flinging his feces about.....
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In the not too distant future
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 1:25am.
In the not too distant future Mike will be able to ask satan in person. Satan however will say "Andy never made it here and I won't be speaking to him. Welcome to your new home."
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
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The only thing roasting is Malloy's crazy brain in his skull
Submitted by tcm14 on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 1:48am.
We all know Breitbart is in BigHeaven.com.
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Submitted by Rukus on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 4:38am.
Disquas (sp?) has a prob with me calling malloy and asshole, but, throwing out the f-bomb is ok... FORK DISQUIS!!!
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Local call, I'm sure.
Submitted by michael lofrano on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 5:51am.
Local call, I'm sure.
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Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 8:23am.
Nice one, Michael!
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All I read of that was the headline.
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 6:34am.
I saw the article elsewhere yesterday and wouldn't wast my time reading it then; won't waste it now.
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In a few years:
Submitted by richflanj on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 8:30am.
Malloy: "Hey Ted, remember when I did that piece on my show about Breitbart?"
Ted Kennedy: "Yeah, that sure was funny..."
Satan: "Okay, break time is over. Back to being tortured."
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Transcript of Malloy's call
Submitted by CO2Maker on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 8:51am.
(They do that in hell, you know.)
"Hello, front desk of Hell."
"Yeah, I'm trying to reach Andrew Breitbart."
"Is this you, Mr. Malloy? You know he's not here. Never been. If you want him, you'll have to dial 9 to get an outside line."
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This is what poor theology does for liberals
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 8:57am.
It makes them use preposterous metaphors.
Satan was thrown out of "heaven" and rules over "Earth". So if you want to call the place where Satan has control "hell", then we are in it now. Satan will reward those who do what he wants and punish those who resist him. (answers the question "why do bad things happen to good people").
GOD sent his son to be punished in our stead and thereby gave us all a "get out of hell free" card. All we have to do is claim the card. We do have to wait until judgement day to use it though.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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How does Mikey. . .
Submitted by rickbren on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 11:26am.
. . . know the number to hell????
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Rick, he and Satan have each other
Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 11:56am.
on speed dial, Mikey friended Satan on FB and they're Twitter buds.
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666-666-6666 Easy. :-)
Submitted by richflanj on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 12:29pm.
Easy. :-)
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Hey Mikey...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 2:20pm.
...while you're at it down there, how 'bout a shout out to Teddy Kennedy???
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Battle displayed the 'Heights' of bravery
Whatever else might be said about Union Major Gen. Benjamin F. Butler – once described as "militarily inept but politically well-connected" – he can hardly be accused of slacking in his preparations for the 1864 conflict that we know as the Battle of New Market Heights.
In the weeks leading up to the battle, Butler put together some 16 pages of instructions outlining his proposal to attack Confederate forces on the outskirts of Richmond.
Having observed Union failures in July and August to penetrate the defenses on the Confederate left, he devised a two-pronged surprise attack on the right and center, utilizing a new pontoon bridge that would supplement the bridge already in existence at Deep Bottom.
Butler also planned to enlarge the military role of the Army of the James' regiments of U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) during the assault.
For most of the war, black soldiers had been relegated to laborers who cooked and dug trenches. If they saw action, they were led by white officers, and were not permitted to gain commissions.
Butler, however, long an advocate of arming the black troops, had succeeded in his efforts in 1862 while supervising the occupation of New Orleans. And throughout the past winter, he had sent out scouting parties to recruit blacks who would bolster the ranks of the USCT.
Aware that black troops had fared badly in the recent Battle of the Crater, he attributed the disaster to bungled leadership and insisted that the blacks needed only a decent opportunity "to show their valor or staying power in action."
Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was growing frustrated with efforts to punch through the Richmond defenses under the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee. So on Sept. 20, he sat down with Butler to hear his plan, and agreed that it might force Lee to redeploy troops north of the James, leaving vulnerable the supply lines to Petersburg – and perhaps even lead to the capture of Richmond.
On Sept. 28, Butler briefed his commanders with details of the plan, which included building a new pontoon bridge just hours before the attack. Two divisions would cross that bridge – which would be covered in manure to deaden the sound of troop movements – capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, destroy bridges, and head up Osborne Turnpike to Richmond. Meanwhile, USCT regiments under Brig. Gen. Charles Paine would be among the troops marching from Deep Bottom to storm New Market Heights and continue to Richmond on New Market Road.
Paine's black soldiers would lead the attack on New Market Heights because, in Butler's words, "I wanted to convince myself whether the negro troops will fight, and whether I can take with the negroes' a stronghold that had denied previous Union attack."
The events that followed, resulting in the award of 14 Medals of Honor to soldiers from the USCT, earn the Battle of New Market Heights the designation of No. 12 on the Citizen's list of the most significant events in Henrico history.
'A deadly hailstorm of bullets'
The USCT regiments and accompanying units were supposed to arrive at Bermuda Hundred a day before the attack to rest. But due to miscommunication, they did not begin arriving at the rendezvous point until 2 a.m. Sept. 29. Within a few hours, they would go into battle with no hot food and little or no rest.
The next day, USCT Sgt. Major Christian Fleetwood, a free black from Baltimore, wrote in his journal that he got his "first night's sleep since the 27th."
What's more, despite all the precautions, Union troop movements were hardly a secret any more. By 4 a.m., the Confederate defenders of New Market Heights were enjoying a hot breakfast and awaiting their attackers, securely ensconced behind multilayered breastworks reinforced with a double line of abatis, or piled-up sharpened logs.
As the USCT shouldered their weapons and prepared to march out from Deep Bottom, Butler rode through the ranks, urging the men to charge with the words 'Remember Fort Pillow' (the April battle in which surrendered black troops had been massacred by Confederate soldiers) in mind.
Butler ordered the first wave of attackers to advance without percussion caps on the locks of their rifles, believing that would prevent the inexperienced soldiers from pausing to fire and reload, and allow them to hear the officers issuing orders.
At about 5:30 a.m. the first musket fire was heard, as black troops drove back the advance pickets posted north of Kingsland Road.
From behind the earthworks, the Confederate defenders peered into the foggy, dimly-lit dawn, getting a bead on their targets but holding fire as a small brigade of the 4th and 6th USCT stumbled and splashed across the fields, ravines and marshy swamp surrounding Four Mile Creek. Word spread rapidly through the Confederate ranks that black troops were attacking, and pickets shouted, "N--gers, boys, n--gers" as those soldiers who did not get tangled in the abatis managed to scale the earthworks.
Within 40 minutes, almost before the sun was up, the first assault was over and the USCT brigade destroyed. As Fleetwood later wrote in his diary, "Charged with the 6th at daylight and got used up. Saved colors. . . When the charge was started, our Color guard was full; two sergeants and ten corporals. Only one of the 12 came off that field on his own feet. . . It was a deadly hailstorm of bullets sweeping men down as hail-stones sweep the leaves from trees. . . We struggled through two lines of abatis, a few getting through the palisades, but it was sheer madness. . .'
'They have fought most heroically'
Despite heavy casualties and the loss of most of their officers, black soldiers took up the colors and rallied the others to press forward in a second assault. Richmond native Sgt. Powhatan Beaty took command of his company after all the officers had been disabled. Corporal Miles James lost the use of his left arm (later amputated) but urged his troops on and continued loading and firing at the enemy with his right.
Other soldiers suffered multiple wounds but refused to leave the field.
When one color bearer went down, Sgt. Alfred Hilton, who was already carrying a flag, seized the second flag and continued forward.
He was soon wounded, but before either of the flags he was carrying could touch the ground, Fleetwood and another soldier ran forward to catch them. After 80 minutes of combat the USCT mounted the earthworks – by now abandoned by the Rebels except for a small rear guard. More than 800 black soldiers had been killed or wounded in the fight.
Although Confederate newspapers downplayed the Union victory – the Richmond Examiner scoffing, "The country will be surprised that so much noise had been made and so little damage done" – accounts of USCT heroism abounded in the Northern press.
Thomas Morris Chester, a black reporter for the Philadelphia Press, filed a report from Richmond later that week stating that Paine's division "had covered itself with glory, and wiped out effectively the imputation against the fighting qualities of colored troops."
And J.D. Pickens of the Texas Brigade later wrote, "I want to say in this connection that, in my opinion, no troops up to that time had fought us with move bravery than did those Negroes."
Four days after the battle, Butler reported to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, "My colored troops under General Paine. . . carried intrenchments at the point of a bayonet. . . It was most gallantly done, with most severe loss. Their praises are in the mouth of every officer in this army. Treated fairly and disciplined, they have fought most heroically."
Medals of Honor awarded
But Butler wanted more than mere acknowledgment of the sacrifices of the black soldiers. He had two choices: promotion in rank, or a medal that had been authorized by Congress in 1862 for bravery on the battlefield.
Although able to promote the USCT privates to sergeant, he was unable to offer promotions to the 10 men who were already sergeants. Surviving white officers of the 4th USCT petitioned the War Department to authorize lieutenant's bars for Fleetwood, but their request was denied.
That left the Medal of Honor, which required gathering recommendations from surviving regimental officers and forwarding a list to General Grant and, ultimately, the War Department. On April 6, 1865, the War Department finally came through, bestowing the Medal of Honor on 14 black veterans of New Market Heights.
All the recipients except Hilton, who died not long after the battle, continued to serve with their regiments until the war ended. In spite of losing his arm, Sgt. James asked to remain on active duty and was allowed to serve with the regimental provost guard. He went on to march with his company into Richmond on April 3, 1865 -- the only Medal of Honor recipient to reach the objective for which so many had sacrificed.
Fleetwood later helped to organize the Colored High School Cadet Corps in Washington, D.C., which established a high standard of military service for African American soldiers. In 1898, he offered his services to raise and equip a volunteer company of black soldiers and officers to fight in Cuba, but never heard back from the government. Fleetwood died in 1914, almost 50 years to the day after he won his Medal of Honor; his daughter later presented his medal to the Smithsonian Institution.
Just as Grant had anticipated, the fighting around New Market Heights (also known as Chaffin's Farm) helped the Union army south of Petersburg by forcing Lee to shift his resources further north. Between the two armies, however, the battle had cost nearly 5,000 casualties.
As for Butler, whose leadership at New Market Heights was termed by one historian as his "best performance of the war," all doubts had been put to rest.
"The capacity of the Negro race for soldiers," he later wrote regarding the Battle of New Market Heights, "had then and there been fully settled forever."
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The Hundred-Foot Journey is a curious little Romeo and Juliet of a film. A family, forced out of their native India, begins a trek across Europe.
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The restaurant and craft brewery opened in early June and features 10 beers made by female brewmaster Becky Hammond (pictured). This is the restaurant's second location in Virginia; the first is in Arlington. Behind glass walls, customers watched the beer brewing in massive steel barrels. For our up-and-coming beer region, it makes sense that Short Pump would jump on board.
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