The Other McCain

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

E-Mail From Bert, the Samoan Lawyer

Commenting on some recent events, and quite interesting: How many of the purported Republicans and/or conservatives that have been pronouncing Romney a sure loser in the last three weeks are among those that, during the primaries, said the GOP had to nominate him because he was the only one who could win? Of those, how […]

E-Mail From Bert the Samoan Lawyer

What? You doubt that he’s actually Samoan? What kind of vicious racist hatemonger are you, to doubt Bert the Samoan Lawyer? It’s impossible to be sure about this Elizabeth Warren/Native American thing but I will bet you …  a Ruth’s Chris dinner the next time [you are] in Alabama that if Elizabeth Warren was listing herself as […]

#FreeStacy: Email to My Samoan Lawyer: Taylor Swift Is Decadent and Depraved

  Regular readers know Bert the Samoan Lawyer, an old college buddy of mine who is now one of the leading Asian/Pacific-American attorneys in Alabama. Some people say Bert doesn’t look Samoan, but if Shaun King is black, Bert is Samoan, and he could sue you for saying otherwise. It might even be defamation to call […]

Email to @betsyscribeindc

“With enough courage, you can do without a reputation.” — Rhett Butler, Gone With the Wind Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 6:09PM ET From: Robert McCain To: Betsy Rothstein BCC: Bert the Samoan Lawyer Dear Miss Rothstein: As the old show-biz saying goes, there’s no such thing as bad publicity, so I am in your debt for […]

Bad Ideas and Bad Decisions

Amy Graves admitted having sex with a dog. Amy Graves, 43, was arrested in February after Mississippi police say video of her having sex with a dog was posted on social media. Last month, Graves admitted her crime and was sentenced to counseling. In Minnesota, U.S. Postal Service employee Brian Chapman, 21, was arrested after […]

A Modern Love Story

On Valentine’s Day, Lenore Skenazy at Reason told the story of Zachary, who was 17 years old when he met a girl who was 13, who had a friend, also a 13-year-old girl, who “shared Zachary’s love of dragons and videogames.” An online romance flourished via Skype between Zachary and the dragon-loving girl and — […]

FMJRA 2.0: Grand Finale

— compiled by Wombat-socho Happy New Year! Rule 5 Monday: Boxing Day Edition Animal Magnetism Ninety Miles From Tyranny A View From The Beach Proof Positive EBL Having a Merry Trump Christmas, Because @Jillboard Hates Jesus The Pirate’s Cove EBL FMJRA 2.0: Christmas Eve Edition The Pirate’s Cove A View From The Beach EBL Heed […]

#FreeStacy #CPAC2016: I’ve Got Friends in Low Places (and Everywhere Else)

  NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland Everybody at CPAC is talking Trump (his supporters walked out on Ted Cruz) but I find it impossible to get excited about the presidential campaign. As I pointed out in my column at The American Spectator, Andrew Breitbart always said, “Politics is downstream from culture.” If conservatives will not fight on […]

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