The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Allahpundit: We Have To Work On Your Rock’N’Roll Picks

by Smitty (h/t HotAir) One is tempted to move off the anti-triumpnalism stance on the news that, apparently, the Lefty think-tanks are nearing acceptance of that which we knew all along about ObamaCare. Our blue state Col. Jessup overlords figured we couldn’t handle it, though: the truth. When you look at the ultimate slide in […]

Curious Phrasing, Mr. Appel

“In my experience, liberal think tanks and intellectuals dominate most domestic issues while conservative think tanks and intellectuals dominate foreign policy. . . . Democrats have traditionally held an advantage on domestic issues while Republicans have traditionally held an advantage on foreign policy. The intelligentsia of both parties reflect this divide.” — Patrick Appel, The […]

Associated (Orwellian) Press

A memo from the Ministry of Truth: AP Standards Center issues staff advisory on covering New York City mosque Associated Press Deputy Managing Editor for Standards and Production Tom Kent sent the following note to the staff about covering the New York City mosque story: Aug. 19, 2010 Colleagues, Here is some guidance on covering […]

Complex Problems, Simple Solutions

Imagine the horror of finding myself favorably cited by David Frum, who notes my concern with lack of attention to elections by the conservative blogosphere, and says that conservatives aren’t neglecting politics so much as they’re neglecting policy: What is neglected is governance. How much do we discuss what went wrong with the US economy […]

Pamela Geller Bikini ‘Scandal’?

Remember my joke — and it was a joke, in case you didn’t realize it — that Marcela Hoeven looking good in a bikini was a “scandal”? The Washington Post evidently thinks the same thing of Pamela Geller: The most colorful — and perhaps most visible — activist at the moment is Pam Geller, a […]

Arizona Madness

There is a candidate in the Arizona 3rd District GOP congressional primary named Steve Moak who doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Phoenix, no matter what anyone may try to tell you.  Moak’s candidacy is utterly doomed, but it has provided some amusement: Click this article at the Phoenix New Times and read down to the comments, […]

How to Get Linked, Lesson One

Write a headline as good as this: Paris teens charged in bare-breasted robberies If you don’t get linked with a headline like that, you are obviously sending tips to the wrong blogger. Beyond the headline, it helps if there’s actually an interesting story: French police believe they’ve gotten to the bottom of a series of robberies in […]

Event To Build Character Scheduled On Ann. Of Famous Speech On Character Denounced By Those Lacking Character

by Smitty This blog is looking forward to having a fine, American, a-political time at Glen Beck’s 8/28 event. From the 8/28 page: What can I bring? You can bring small umbrellas, bottled water (plastic bottles only please), bag lunches, snacks (e.g. Stacy’s vanilla pudding), lawn chairs, cameras, blankets, small coolers, backpacks, and flags. Also, […]

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