The Other McCain

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

BREAKING URGENT!

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Police and other emergency responders were called to the scene of a riot Saturday night at the annual Directors Guild Awards, but were reportedly unable to quell the violent disturbance. Traumatized attendees at the glitzy gala were being treated by paramedics at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, yet police SWAT teams and riot squads […]

Sarah Palin’s PAC Raised More Than $2 Million in Its First 11 Months

Tommy at Conservatives For Palin has the details. Perhaps the most encouraging bits are that the PAC received contributions from 14,000 individuals: “Dollars were raised primarily on the Internet and small fundraisers; no direct mail.” Having a large number of small donors is very important to grassroots activism. Those $10 and $20 contributions have a way of adding […]

Feminists OK With Women in Panties Selling Beer. Pro-Life Ads? Not So Much

Sarah Palin nailed the National Organization of Women for trying to prevent CBS from airing a pro-life ad during the Super Bowl: “My message to these groups who are inexplicably offended by a pro-woman, pro-child, pro-life message airing during the Super Bowl: please concentrate on empowering women, help with efforts to prevent unexpected pregnancies, stay consistent […]

‘I Forgot Chris Matthews Was White’

Raina Kelley of Newsweek had the blog post title of the day. She’s not the only MSM type noticing Vanilla McTingly’s awkward SOTU moment: Jay Bookman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “I can sympathize with the risks of talking on national TV for a living, but . . . that’s disturbing. Not said with bad intent, perhaps, but strange that he […]

Maureen Dowd Is So Original!

Scott Brown: Taking Sexy Back — The Other McCain, Jan. 13 Bringing Sexy Back — Maureen Dowd, Jan. 26 OK, so we’re both cribbing from the same pool of pop-culture phrases. She does get in one good line: The only question left is: Why isn’t Scott Brown delivering the State of the Union? Maureen Dowd […]

Conservative Lesbian Goes Austrian

Last week, Cynthia Yockey ordered two books by Hayek, two books by Mises and one book by Sarah Palin. Alaskans, Austrians, Lesbians, Cosmopolitans — who says the GOP doesn’t have diversity?

Pundette Schools Christopher Buckley

Why were so many intellectuals such chumps for Change? Former fan Christopher Buckley isn’t feeling the thrill anymore, either. The first-class temperament and impressive writing talents never panned out . . . Mr. Buckley probably cringes at the sound of their names, but Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber read Obama like a book. They were exactly […]

Stripper Movie ‘Is a Really Good Story’ for Young Girls, Actress Says

Kristen Stewart, who won legions of young fans in the popular “Twilight” vampire drama, plays an exotic dancer a stripper a dirty whore in her new film Welcome to the Rileys. And it’s a wholesome family funfest! “Most Twilight fans are young girls and this is a really good story for them,” the actress, 19, […]

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