US envoy’s goal to free Kenneth Bae off after N. Korea rescinds invitation

http://twitter.com/#!/AP/status/373456300015108096

Special envoy for North Korean real human rights problems, Bob King, was expected in Pyongyang right now to seek the release of Kenneth Bae, a Christian missionary who has been held in North Korea since November. Bae was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labor for committing “hostile acts” up against the country and has now experienced poor health. The AP reports that North Korea has withdrawn the invitation and King will go back to Washington.

State dept. spokeswoman Marie Harf stated the U.S. is “surprised and dissatisfied.”

http://twitter.com/#!/PlanetUrbanite/status/373459859213012992 http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/373459864770473984 http://twitter.com/#!/JohnEkdahl/status/373460082065149953

Twitchy will monitor this developing tale and update as details become available.

Find out more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/30/us-envoys-mission-to-free-kenneth-bae-off-after-n-korea-rescinds-invitation/

With cops under fire, Howard Kurtz wonders how shootout might affect Obama’s speech

http://twitter.com/#!/HowardKurtz/status/301446721576259584

He’s been holed up for days now; maybe alleged cop-killer Christopher Dorner doesn’t know the president’s big state of the union speech is scheduled later tonight. Word is that at least two police officers have been shot and wounded in a standoff with Dorner. While the thoughts of most were with the victims, Howard Kurtz was wondering how the shootout might reflect on the president.

This is on your mind right now?RT @howardkurtz What if alleged killer Chris Dorner is captured or killed as the SOTU begins?

— RB (@RBPundit) February 12, 2013

@rbpundit OH GOD, WHAT IF THE ONE’S SPEECH IS INTERRUPTED BY A MASS MURDERER ON THE LOOSE??!!@howardkurtz

— Rick(@StrokesofCandor) February 12, 2013

2 officers down. 2 ppl tied up. So what’s Howard Kurtz worried about? How #dorner will affect Obama/SOTU!!! ==>twitter.com/HowardKurtz/st…

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 12, 2013

Poor Barack! #Douche MT @howardkurtz: What if Dorner is captured/killed as the SOTU begins? Obama could face a Clinton/O.J. verdict moment.

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 12, 2013

HUH? MT @howardkurtz What if alleged killer Dorner is captured or killed as SOTU begins? Obama could face Bill Clinton/O.J. verdict moment.

— Ed LaRose (@metaphorsbwithu) February 12, 2013

@howardkurtz this is what you are worried about?

— Skalded (@Skalded) February 12, 2013

@howardkurtz Dumbest tweet of the day.

— Margaret Gordon (@MKGordon10) February 12, 2013

@howardkurtz Really Howard? All you can think about is how your boy king will be hurt if the police take down a stone cold killer? Pathetic.

— Gary Figg (@gfigg42) February 12, 2013

Hey everyone, calm down. He was just making light of the situation.

Folks, I was making a light point about the SOTU. Obviously concerned about the Dorner shootout and the risk to police brave officers

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) February 12, 2013

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/02/12/with-cops-under-fire-howard-kurtz-wonders-how-shootout-might-affect-obamas-speech/

NYT’s Kristof can’t wait to politicize Boston Marathon bombing; Updated

http://twitter.com/#!/mcmoynihan/status/323891603586568193

Who looks at a horrific event like the Boston Marathon bombing and thinks, “Hey, this would be a great opportunity to blame the GOP”?

This assclown:

https://twitter.com/NickKristof/statuses/323891060927512576

Oh yes he did.

.@nytimes is advertising off the blast; @nickkristof is first to blame a political party, claiming “Shames” GOP hold-up on ATF director

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) April 15, 2013

Unbelievable.

Wow. @nickkristof brought out my Navy vocabulary.

— Jon Gabriel (@ExJon) April 15, 2013

O.M.G. RT @jeffemanuel Presented without comment. bit.ly/10Ybin4

— RB (@RBPundit) April 15, 2013

#SmartTake, ass. twitter.com/SonnyBunch/sta…

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) April 15, 2013

dear god. rt @nickkristof: explosion is a reminder that ATF needs a director. Shame on Senate Republicans for blocking

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 15, 2013

This is what a world-class assmunch looks like -> @nickkristof

— RB (@RBPundit) April 15, 2013

The “Never let a crisis go to waste”- type hack RT @cuffymeh: MT @nickkristof: explosion is a reminder that I’m a point-scoring hack.

— Rschrim (@Rschrim) April 15, 2013

well-played. Maybe we can link this to Newtown and the NRA, too.@nickkristof

— DepressiveBlogger69 (@AceofSpadesHQ) April 15, 2013

Why not?

@nickkristof You are a horrible, horrible person.

— Kelly (@Kellykoop) April 15, 2013

What a colossal schmuck.

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Update:

People jumping on me for criticizing Sen Repubs for blocking ATF appointments. ok, that was low blow. i take it back

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) April 15, 2013

All of the above! RT @d_hershberger: @nickkristof low blow? how about classless, or insensitive?

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) April 15, 2013

We completely agree.

Update:

Kristof has deleted the tweet.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/04/15/jackassery-nyts-nick-kristof-cant-wait-to-politicize-boston-marathon-bombing/

Rev. Jesse Jackson supports constitutional amendment ensuring right to vote

http://twitter.com/#!/RevJJackson/status/370243906786430976

Fresh off his asinine comment that the senseless killing of Australian Chris Lane should be “frowned upon,” Rev. Jesse Jackson is now lamenting the absence of a right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.

Technically, he has a point. As conservative tweeter Jay Caruso notes, there is no explicit “right to vote” in the U.S. Constitution:

http://twitter.com/#!/JayCaruso/status/370251065859395584 http://twitter.com/#!/JayCaruso/status/370252526496403456

It’s not the first sentence of Jackson’s tweet — “We still have no constitutional right to vote” — that is problematic. It’s the second one: “Surely, that is the next step toward the dream.”

More than 126 million Americans of all races, colors, and creeds voted in the last presidential election.

Turnout among black Americans was higher than turnout among whites. If there is a conspiracy to suppress the African American vote, it’s failing miserably.

That Jackson thinks an unnecessary constitutional amendment is “the next step toward the dream” shows how out of touch he has become with the concerns of ordinary citizens.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/21/rev-jesse-jackson-supports-constitutional-amendment-ensuring-right-to-vote/