The Other McCain

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

Ignoring Public Outcry for ‘Civility,’ Britney Spears Releases New Single

Can nothing stop her violent aural hate crimes? By the way, because of the need to “tone it down,” you’re inciting violence if you say Britney’s hit is Number One “with a bullet.” And really, it’s more like Number Two. IYKWIMAITYD.

Wait Until Glenn Beck Sees This!

“Spooky Dude” by Chris Cassone. Video by Mr. Pinko of IOwnTheWorld.com. UPDATE: Dude! Re-Tweeted by Glenn Beck! How does this compare to getting Tweeted by Alyssa Milano? Don’t be divisive!

My Bagpipe Teacher Would Not Approve

by Smitty (h/t Kottke) As someone who occasionally gets some time on the instrument, I can appreciate the playing here, to a degree: The fingering is articulate at ludicrous speed, and the peel-offs are way beyond my own meager skill. However, one is officially required to assume a reactionary stance about any non-traditional pieces on […]

Note on Juke-Joint Etiquette

ABINGDON, Va. — Thursday night, in pursuit of the inside story of the VA-9 congressional campaign, I met with Republican sources at a saloon on State Street in Bristol. When we walked in, the jukebox was playing some toneless heavy metal noise that was getting on my road-frayed nerves. “Obviously,” I told my companions, “these […]

New Meme: Gimme A Breather

by Smitty Here is mine: Show me your apolitical goods, people. Update: Props to Cubachi on Twitter, who points to Static Cycle, with Bristol Palin in their video.

Klavan Explains Our Political Situation. A Byzantine Möbius Strip Drawn By Escher, If You Will

by Smitty Of course, Klavan was really re-iterating material explored by Dan Riehl back in his relatively slender pop days:

‘Synthetic Teenage Pervert’

You knew their was something creepy about Justin Bieber: Justin Bieber Found To Be Cleverly Disguised 51-Year-Old Pedophile (Via Ace of Spades HQ headlines.)

Ava Aston: ‘I Carry You With Me’

Her Web site is here. She sent this to me via Twitter.

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