The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.17.11

TOP NEWS Fight For IMF Top Job Goes Global Emerging economies want a shot at the top as Strauss-Kahn languishes at Riker’s Island on rape accusations Kerry: Pakistan To Return Tail To US Other promising moves to mend strained relations to follow Bombs Defused In Ireland Before Queen’s Historic Visit First visit by a British […]

Go, Willow, Go!

Ever on the lookout for the latest Palin scandal, TMZ reports that 16-year-old Willow Palin was clocked doing 84 mph in a 65-mph zone. And I just want to say, “Hell, yeah. You go, girl!” It’s obviously hereditary. Willow’s dad is a championship snow-machine racer, so she gets it honest. And I can totally relate, […]

Don’t Overthink It, Byron

Byron York has a wonderful interview with Herman Cain, keying off the South Carolina debate: Republican pollster Frank Luntz conducted a focus group on Fox News and found near-unanimous agreement that Cain was the winner. “I’ve done maybe 35 or 40 of these debates for Fox, and I’ve never had this kind of reaction,” Luntz […]

Donald Trump Drops 2012 GOP Campaign, Citing Herman Cain Surge

What? Wait a minute — this can’t be right. I just read the entire official statement in which Donald Trump announced that he won’t be seeking Republican presidential nomination and he didn’t say a single word about the unstoppable momentum of Herman Cain. Never mind. Ed is right: “Hardest hit — Charles Krauthammer?”

IMF Director: French Socialist Pervert

But I repeat myself: Tristane Banon was in her 20s and writing a book when she approached Strauss-Kahn for an interview in 2002. In a TV programme in 2007, in which Strauss-Kahn’s name had been bleeped out, Banon allegedly described him as a “rutting chimpanzee” and described how she was forced to fight him off. […]

About Today’s FMJRA Award

You might notice that the Full Metal Jacket Reach-Around Award is currently allocated to “Steve Eggleston, Irresistible Sex God of the Innerwebs.” A technical problem developed on the site this morning and Steve said he knew how to fix it. Helpful assistance was also offered by Jimmie “The Awesomeness” Bise. Given that the Pentagon has seen fit […]

Her Name Was Simona Rudina …

Tel Aviv, June 10, 2001 (Photo by IDF) . . . and she was just 17 years old. Simona was born in Lithuania, when that nation was still under the heel of Soviet despotism. When she was 3 years old, her family emigrated to Israel. On the evening of June 10, 2001, Simona and some friends wanted to […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.16.11

TOP NEWS Euro Slumps To Seven-Month Low As IMF Head Arrested Not the first time Strauss-Kahn has had female trouble, either; chances of defeating Sarkozy as Socialist candidate next April now pretty much zero unless he’s cleared of rape charges Lebanon Complains To UN After Border Protests Result In Ten Dead, 112 Wounded Palestinians shot […]

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