The Other McCain

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

Thank You, Lena Dunham

by Smitty Via Drudge comes this outburst of brilliance, emphasis mine, in response to the question “I don’t get the purpose of all the nudity on the show. . .”: In the moment, Dunham herself spoke clearly about her position on the nudity [in Girls], saying it is “a realistic expression of what it’s like […]

Elegant Reporting in Appalachia

Kevin D. Williamson of National Review traveled to Appalachia — his dateline is Owsley County, Ky. — to write about the kind of poverty no liberal ever describes as “social injustice”: If the people here weren’t 98.5 percent white, we’d call it a reservation. Williamson’s article is not merely good reporting, but it is also […]

The @Maddow Method: MSNBC’s Televised Left-Wing Blog Show

Let’s check the transcript, shall we? . . . this Koch brothers-affiliated group . . . . . . these Koch brothers-affiliated state groups . . . . . . the Koch brothers-connected Florida group . . . That’s the Koch brothers group . . . The same Koch brothers group . . . . […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.10.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Indian Diplomat Indicted Confusion as to diplomat’s whereabouts after visa fraud charges brought; did she return to India or stay in Manhattan? West Virginia Declares Emergency After Chemical Spill 100,000 West Virginians warned not to use tap water Christie Fires Aide After NJ Bridge Scandal Prosecutor launching probe POLITICS […]

Unspeakable Depravity: Woman Helped Her Husband Rape 15-Year-Old Girl

Misty Machinshok couldn’t get pregnant, so . . . Police say Misty Machinshok didn’t merely know her husband was raping a teen girl. She helped him concoct a plan to do it and coached her through her first time in an attempt to get her pregnant – because Mrs. Machinshok herself can’t have children, court […]

Obama’s IRS Scandal Cover-Up

OK, now it’s time to begin impeachment proceedings: The Justice Department selected an avowed political supporter of President Obama to lead the criminal probe into the IRS targeting of tea party groups, according to top Republicans who said Wednesday that the move has ruined the entire investigation. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell […]

‘Love,’ Celebrity Style

Having never watched the TV show Burn Notice, I previously had no idea who Seth Peterson is. However, the 43-year-old actor has recently abandoned his 39-year-old wife — who is seven months pregnant with their third child — for a 23-year-old nobody named Miranda Doerfler. Any 23-year-old woman who would have an affair with a […]

In The Mailbox, 01.09.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho Not sure whether I’m actually sick or just dealing poorly with the cold. OVER THE TRANSOM Proof Positive: President Obama Finally Takes Responsibility For The Abysmal State Of The American Economy First Street Journal: Ecopocrisy – Do As I Say, Not As I Do! Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Obama Donor’s Nonprofit Gets […]

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