The Other McCain

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

Perhaps It’s Time to Ask Again, ‘What Does a Social Disaster Sound Like?’

The infamous ‘Group of 88’ ad in the Duke Chronicle, April 6, 2006. Michael W. Chapman at CNS News: When Crystal Mangum falsely accused several Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006, there were 160 major television news stories in the first five days after the players were arrested, but in 2013, when Mangum was […]

Happy #FreeKate Thanksgiving: Lesbian Cheerleader Spends Holiday in Jail

Of the many strange stories I’ve covered in my 27-year career, none of them — not even the 2012 Iowa GOP caucus campaign — was quite as bizarre as the Kaitlyn Hunt story, which originally struck me as sort of a joke: “You deviant weirdos thought Jailbait Lesbian School Girls was just a popular DVD title, but […]

What #FreeKate and Brett Kimberlin Have in Common (Besides the Obvious)

‘Speedway Bomber’ Brett Kimberlin was sentenced to 50 years in 1981 “It is very easy to decide ‘this isn’t any of my trouble’ and permit vicious behavior. “Who wants to get involved? Easier, and surely safer, just to duck one’s head and hide, and hope the danger visits someone else. . . . “And why […]

Steubenville Superintendent Indicted

This is shocking: Four school employees, including the superintendent and an assistant football coach, were indicted by a grand jury investigating a possible coverup in the Steubenville rape case. . . . Superintendent Michael McVey, 50, was charged with tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice in the aftermath of the incident at the center […]

New Documents Expose More #FreeKate Lies, Also: ‘Her Issues With Her Dad’?

Featured on the Today show, May 23 BOOM: Accusations that Florida sex offender Kaitlyn Hunt was prosecuted because of anti-gay bias by the parents of her underage partner were denied by officials at the school that both girls attended, according to documents obtained from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. In fact, Hunt’s mother — […]

Did Yale Get SWATted?

SWAT entering dorms at Yale. #gunman #lockdown @BuzzFeedNews (Via @kwabboateng) pic.twitter.com/nDilX7NTiB — Eric Rodriguez (@erod393) November 25, 2013 This strikes me as profoundly suspicious: Police in New Haven, Connecticut, said they were searching Yale University for a gunman on Monday after an anonymous caller claimed his roommate was headed to the Ivy League school’s campus […]

Documents Prove Kaitlyn Hunt Lied; Knew Sex With 14-Year-Old Was Illegal

BOOM: Florida sex offender Kaitlyn Hunt, whose case became a cause for many gay rights activists this year, was aware that her affair with a 14-year-old was illegal, documents obtained from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office show. “Yes, I know I’m 18 and can get in trouble,” Hunt said in an online conversation more […]

‘It Is Not Journalism. It’s Crime.’

Barrett Brown promotes atheism on Fox News, January 2009 Until this afternoon, I had never heard of Catherine Fitzpatrick, but in September she put up an excellent and lengthy article debunking the Barrett Brown victim myth. Fitzpatrick first encountered Barrett circa 2005 in the online virtual world Second Life, where he was part of a […]

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