The Other McCain

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NY-26 Update: New TV Ad; NRCC Gets Involved; Whither David Ballavia? UPDATE: Holy Freaking Crap! Donald Trump Now Blaming Paul Ryan?

Lots of new developments in New York’s 26th District special election campaign since I blogged about it yesterday. First, here’s a look at that new TV ad from American Crossroads: They’re targeting Crazy Jack Davis, the fake “Tea Party” candidate who ran three times unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Meanwhile, in a […]

U.S. Government Program Providing Global Opportunities for Women

If by “global opportunities,” you mean a chance to get raped by thugs in backward Third World countries: Jess Smochek arrived in Bangladesh in 2004 as a 23-year-old Peace Corps volunteer with dreams of teaching English and “helping the world.” She left six weeks later a rape victim after being brutalized in an alley by […]

Not Quite Sure What to Make of This

One of the basic principles of blogging is, Know Where Your Traffic Is Coming From. How are readers reaching your site? Are they coming from links at other blogs? Are they finding you through search engines? Social networking? Tweets by Alyssa Milano? If the object of the game is to increase traffic — and doesn’t […]

Obama’s Private $35,000 Fundraiser

You probably didn’t hear much on the news about this event, did you? President Obama’s take from his Austin, Texas, fundraisers is $2 million, a Democratic source said Tuesday. More than 50 attendees paid $35,800 – the maximum legal limit – to dine with the president at a private residence. Attendance at a separate reception […]

How Not to Fix Your Economy

“Greek labor unions were planning a general strike and a mass protest on Wednesday against the country’s economic austerity measures.” The labor unions, which have done so much to wreck the Greek economy, are now fighting against efforts to repair the damage. It’s like Wisconsin, really.

‘It Was the Pronouns! They Were Overwhelmingly Masculine Gendered.’

“Kate Swift, Writer Who Rooted Out Sexism in Language, Dies at 87,” reads the New York Times obituary headline, to which we might cheerfully add: “And Not a Moment Too Soon!” Ms. Swift turned her attention to the issue of sexist language when she and Casey Miller, her companion, formed a professional editing partnership in […]

Obama’s Predictable Immigration Lies

Ace of Spades: Jake Tapper notes Obama basically gets two facts right: 1. There is a country called “Mexico,” and 2. It has a border. President Obama went to El Paso, Texas, yesterday to pander to Hispanics by promoting the myth that anyone who wants to get serious about border security is a dishonest racist. As […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.11.11

TOP NEWS Flooded Mississippi Taking Aim At Delta River likely to devastate poorest part of country with record-high floodwaters Obama’s Immigration Speech Offers Nothing New “Big policy speech” offers no new proposals, no new legislation, and no idea how he’s going to win over a hostile Republican majority in the House Syrian Army Shells Homs, […]

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