The Other McCain

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LIVE AT FIVE – 08.08.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Syrian Protests Leave At Least 100 Dead; Saudis Pull Ambassador King Abdullah condemns Syrian government’s violent repression as “unacceptable” S&P: US Ratings Downgrade Won’t Affect Asian Ratings For Now Asian markets open lower in the wake of the US ratings downgrade London Burns As Rioters Go On Rampage 26 […]

Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: Hanging On The Telephone

— compiled by Wombat-socho Not that I want to encourage this sort of thing, but Valley of the Shadow easily wins first mention this week for this collection of Asia Argento pix. Stop by, ogle the pics, and hit the tip jar! Stacy did; what’s your excuse? Elsewhere in the wide world of Rule 5, […]

Liberals Spinning S&P Credit Downgrade: BLAME IT ON THE REPUBLICANS!

Nothing is more amazing than the ability of liberals — both politicians and “journalists” — to synchronize their lies. In the wake of Standard & Poors downgrading of the U.S. credit rating Friday, the Democrat-Media Complex has now forged a consensus that this had nothing to do with massive two-year binge of deficit spending embarked […]

Are You Ready for Tonight’s ‘CainCast’?

Press release from the Herman Cain campaign: “CainCast,” a weekly Internet radio show offering an inside look at Herman Cain’s presidential campaign, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, August 7, 2011. “CainCast” will be hosted by Friends of Herman Cain Communications Director Ellen Carmichael and Director of New Media Michael Johnson. The hosts […]

Liberal Head-Explosion Warning VIDEO: Michele Bachmann Testifies for Jesus

SIOUX CITY, Iowa Friday at the rain-soaked Midwest Spirit Christian Music Festival in West Des Moines, I recorded this eight-minute video, but didn’t upload it immediately because the WiFi connection was so crappy at my hotel in Des Moines. But now I’m on a good WiFi link and it’s Sunday, so it seems appropriate to […]

‘The Lunatic Derby’

SIOUX CITY, Iowa “Bikers Welcome,” says the marquee in front of the Ramada Inn where I’m staying here. Certainly it would be interesting to have three or four dozen Hell’s Angels come roaring into town, terrorizing the locals, but I didn’t see any Harleys in the parking lot, so we’ll probably be spared that entertainment […]

The Santorum Family’s Iowa ‘Vacation’

SIOUX CITY, Iowa Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum brought his entire family — his wife, Karen, and seven kids ages 3 to 20 — to Iowa for his three-week tour leading up to the Aug. 13 Ames Straw Poll. After yesterday’s “barn party” in Roland, I caught Santorum for a minute just before he left, […]

God Grant Joe Nocera A Moment Of Lucidity

by Smitty Via Memeorandum, this column in the Gray, Room-Temperature Lady is just a thing of beauty, if you find beauty staring down a port-a-john. Crescendo reached here: Then came the financial crisis. I like to joke that there’s nothing like a good financial crisis to turn you into a liberal. But it’s not really […]

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