The Other McCain

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

Use a Pistol, and They Call It ‘Robbery.’ Use a Labor Union? That’s ‘Fairness.’

“This is the month the state of Maryland, on behalf of the public sector union known as AFSCME, steals somewhere in the area of $400 from my yearly salary in order to enrich the union.” — Jimmie Bise Jr., “How Maryland Will Rob Me to Enrich Union Fat Cats”

Sarah Palin 2012 Prospect ‘Dwindles’?

Tucked into a Foreign Policy article by Josh Rogin: “As of now, it’s unclear how far Palin’s foreign-policy shift will take her. But as the prospect of her presidential candidacy dwindles, it matters increasingly less.” There was zero reaction from Palin to this morning’s quote from a grassroots organizer in Iowa, saying he’s “100 percent” […]

Milwaukee Celebrated 4th of July With Fireworks, Looting, Racial Mob Violence

Guess which was more dangerous? Shaina Perry remembers the punch to her face, blood streaming from a cut over her eye, her backpack with her asthma inhaler, debit card and cellphone stolen, and then the laughter. “They just said ‘Oh, white girl bleeds a lot,’?” said Perry, 22, who was attacked at Kilbourn Reservoir Park […]

Casey Anthony: More Important Than Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann, Et Al.

The O.J. Simpson of baby-killers: A Smart Politics study of Lexis-Nexis transcripts from CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NPR found more news reports mentioned the Casey Anthony trial at least one time than any of the 10+ major and minor Republican presidential candidates since opening statements were delivered on May 24th. The Anthony murder […]

What Does Solid Progress Look Like?

by Smitty As exponded by none other than Jello Biafra, in all his whacko glory: Props to tahDeetz on Twitter for bringing this one to mind.

Feminism, Victimhood, Therapy

“To me the piece was a stunning example of journalistic malpractice, the kind that reinforces the public perception that deep down journalists think every story or major news event is somehow really all about them. “McClelland, who covered Haiti for Mother Jones, has provided us with yet another clichéd, egocentric article about documenting unimaginably terrible […]

Golf Poses Are Usually Not Suggestive

by Smitty But, then, media clown parades typically do not collide with Political Clown Parades.

I Bet Doug Hoffman Is Laughing Today

“The law can change from state to state, from nation to nation, from city to city. I guess I have to go by a higher law. . . . Yeah, I consider myself a road man for the lords of karma.” — Hunter S. Thompson, 2003 You remember Doug Hoffman, the Tea Party-backed candidate who […]

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