For some of us, being a media personality just isn't as easy as it used to be. The theory goes that to build a large audience in this age of iPhones, podcasts and whatever the latest buzzword is, you have to do everything at once — and that means simultaneously host a radio program, host a TV show, write books and tour the country. Even Barack Obama had to hold a press conference, go on 60 Minutes, talk to Jay Leno and post clips on YouTube within the span of one week just to get people to pay attention to his budget.

But not Rush Limbaugh. When Rush wants to talk to America, all he has to do is grab his microphone. Read On

Police hunting for a gunman in disguise who killed a Wesleyan University student said the shooting wasn't random and the suspect may be targeting the campus and the Jewish community. Authorities identified the suspect, who opened fire Wednesday on junior Johanna Justin-Jinich while she was working at a bookstore, as 29-year-old Stephen Morgan. "This was not a random act of violence," Middletown, Conn., Police Chief Lynn Baldoni told reporters Thursday. "Evidence uncovered overnight suggests that Mr. Morgan may be focused on the Wesleyan campus as well as the Jewish community." Baldoni said police have warned both the university and local Jewish leaders to be "extra vigilant." School officials told students, faculty and staff to stay home while the suspect is on the loose. The university posted the warning Thursday morning on its Web site. "Wesleyan has instructed all students to remain inside their residences and remain vigilant," said university President Michael Roth at Thursday's news conference. "We have also asked faculty and staff not to come to their offices." Read On

MSNBC is Torture The media wail about "torture," but are noticeably short on facts. Liberals try to disguise the utter wussification of our interrogation techniques by constantly prattling on about "the banality of evil." Um, no. In this case, it's actually the banality of the banal. Start with the fact that the average Gitmo detainee has gained 20 pounds in captivity. There's even a medical term for it now: "the Gitmo gut." Some prisoners have been heard whispering, "If you think Allah is great, you should try these dinner rolls." In terms of "torture," there was "the attention grasp," which you have seen in every department store you have ever been where a mother was trying to get her misbehaving child's attention. If "the attention grasp" doesn't work, the interrogators issue a stern warning: "Don't make me pull this car over." Read On

Jasmine Caldwell was 14 and selling sex on the streets when an opportunity arose to escape her pimp: an undercover policeman picked her up. The cop could have rescued her from the pimp, who ran a string of 13 girls and took every cent they earned. If the cop had taken Jasmine to a shelter, she could have resumed her education and tried to put her life back in order. Instead, the policeman showed her his handcuffs and threatened to send her to prison. Terrified, she cried and pleaded not to be jailed. Then, she said, he offered to release her in exchange for sex. Afterward, the policeman returned her to the street. Then her pimp beat her up for failing to collect any money. “That happens a lot,” said Jasmine, who is now 21. “The cops sometimes just want to blackmail you into having sex.”I’ve often reported on sex trafficking in other countries, and that has made me curious about the situation here in the United States. Read On

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