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Air(head) Claire

caleb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:18:17 +0000

TweetOh, the irony! Oh, the humanity! Can you get any more dunderheaded than this? Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who is on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in an email that post offices are an important part of rural communities. Roger McKinney, The Joplin Globe, 11/06/11 Need I say anything else? It’s time [...]

#Dream11: CNN Interview, USLaw.com, Slate.com

caleb — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:20:42 +0000

TweetFrom CNN.com today: Caleb Hays, who shot a video of the hit-and-run, said protesters had converged on the area. “One lady jumped on the hood as the car screeched to a halt. As they stepped back, the driver tried to leave. At that point, the driver hit the woman who had jumped on his car. [...]

#Dream11: AP Appropriates my Video into their Article

caleb — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:56:03 +0000

TweetAs the news media continues to attempt to skew what happened under the sky bridge at the Washington Convention Center on November 4, 2011, my firsthand video of the car/protestor accident continues to be used to show what happened. I was one of the first to break the story of OccupyDC protestors mobbing a random [...]

#Dream11: My #OccupyDC video on CNN iReport Featured Videos

caleb — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:56:42 +0000

TweetI was interviewed today by CNN, Slate.com, MSNBC, and USLaw.com about my firsthand account of the hit-and-run accident involving rioting OccupyDC protestors on L Street outside the Washington Convention Center on the night of November 4, 2011. Today, my video was picked up as a featured video on CNN’s iReport and placed on the homepage [...]

#Dream11: What Happened at the Hit-and-Run?

caleb — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:05:20 +0000

TweetAs most have heard by now, protestors from the OccupyDC movement attack the Washington Convention Center last night while Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream Summit was taking place. No one in the news media seems to know exactly what happened, but I was on-scene, along with Jarrod Mendicki and Gavin Kreidler. I [...]

#Dream11: Occupy DC outside #Dream11

caleb — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:07:21 +0000

TweetTonight in DC several hundred OccupyDC protestors turned violent and attacked the DC Convention Center buildings. Protestors barricaded the doors an refused to allow #Dream11 attendees to peacefully exit, requiring the assurance of security officers. DC Metro Police did nothing to stop the protestors from blocking doors (fire hazard), blocking streets (traffic safety hazard), or [...]

Celebrating Independence Day in #Joplin with #Rush Limbaugh

caleb — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:01:24 +0000

TweetHere in the Joplin area, we have been through a pretty rough year. A large portion of our city was destroyed. 155 citizens died and many hundreds more were injured. Thousands of homes and businesses were destroyed. So, tonight for Independence Day, we decided we needed to relax, and Joplin threw its largest ever Fourth [...]

Blogosphere Response to my Review of “The Undefeated” (#TheUndefeated)

caleb — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:15:07 +0000

TweetIf you haven’t yet had a chance to read my review of “The Undefeated”, I encourage you to do so. I was one of several hundred at RightOnline who had the opportunity to view an early screening of this very well-done film. If you have concerns about Gov. Palin, you need to see “The Undefeated”. [...]

RightOnline 2011: Wrap-up (#RO11)

caleb — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:07:39 +0000

TweetRightOnline 2011 finished up Saturday evening. I’ve attached some highlights of the awesome weekend conference for you to enjoy. For my full coverage of #RO11, visit this link. Videos to be added at a later date – slow internet connection is preventing the massive upload from going through. In the mean time, most may [...]

RightOnline 2011: My Cameo in “Huffington Post” (#RO11)

caleb — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:39:18 +0000

TweetAs usual, RightOnline saw me tweeting up a storm as I tried to keep everyone informed who wasn’t able to attend. One of my favorite things to do is to “live tweet”, or provide a close to real time stream of what’s happening. Our favorite liberal online rag Huffington Post decided to carry one of [...]