The Other McCain

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

Erstwhile #Anonymous Spokesman Barrett Brown Scores Six-Figure Book Deal, Raided by FBI, Denounces Snitch

Barrett Brown, blabbering vulgar gibberish into his webcam, March 2011 “The fact that Amazon is now providing money to me and Housh — they’re going to help us get our message out.” — Barrett Brown, November 2011 Longtime readers of the blog will recall that in February 2011, I put up a post with this […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley Is a Stupid, Dishonest and Incompetent Swine

Just printed my boarding pass for Jacksonville, where I’m sure CNN’s lovely and charming Jennifer Scoggins will approve my media credential request for Thursday’s super-awesome Florida Republican debate. (There was an e-mail mix-up earlier, but I’m sure we’ve got that straightened out, right?) Because of scheduling contingencies, I booked my flight to Florida one-way and, […]

Sony 3D Blu-Ray Disc Player $108!

Yesterday, one of our readers got that incredible bargain by shopping our Amazon Associates holiday specials, and I’m grateful to see that so many of y’all have taken advantage of the great deals this season. Another reader bought a pair of Levi’s 501 jeans yesterday and last week, a reader scored a deluxe electric blanket. […]

Ace of Spades Really Hates Ron Paul, Endorses Re-Election of Barack Obama

“I heretofore state I will not support, or vote for, Ron Paul, under any circumstances whatsoever. “That’s where I’m coming from. Under no circumstances whatsoever will I vote for this reactionary, anti-semitic peacenik ‘We brought 9/11 ourselves’ pacifist Chomskyite crank. “And I’ll say it: I will, yes, be amenable to Barack Obama being re-elected under […]

BLACK MONDAY DEALS WEEK: Thanks to the Reader Who Bought a 55-Inch TV!

Yesterday, one of our readers got a great bargain via our Amazon links: A 55-inch HDTV for $949.99! Other purchases made by our readers yesterday included a Garmin Navigator GPS for $129.99, a Makita saw for $79, and a Skagen men’s titanium watch for $68.99. Great bargains for you, a commission for me and even free […]

Not Yet Available on Amazon

Unfortunately for lonely environmentalist women: Women get a buzz from eco-vibrator Green fans are getting a buzz out of a new hand-cranked vibrator that makers say could help save the planet. The eco-sex toy — dubbed the “Earth Angel” — uses a small wind-up handle to power up rechargeable batteries inside the casing. It had […]

He Should Have Shopped Amazon.com

Not only would he have saved money by shopping our Amazon “Black Friday Deals Week” specials, but he’d probably still be alive: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) — A man collapsed while doing some Black Friday shopping in a crowded store, and people nearby continued to shop. Witnesses tell WSAZ.com some shoppers walked around and even over […]

#Occupy Black Friday?

“Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America’s heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world.” — cover blurb for Sam Walton: Made in America Among the many things we should be thankful for this Thanksgiving, […]

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