The Other McCain

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

The Right-Wing Blogosphere’s Official BCS Pre-Game Show

We’ll be live-blogging as soon as the ‘Bama Championship Show (BCS) begins (8 p.m. ET, ABC), but first we bring you this pre-game show, recorded yesterday at the BCS media headquarters in Newport Beach: Hanging out with the Crimson Tide trainers: Matt Price, Vernon, Ala.; Bryant Swindle, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Jonta Pritchett, Jackson, Ala.; and Clay […]

What Do Smart Girls Say?

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Jenny Erickson of Smart Girl Politics came out to the Crowne Plaza here last night for a pre-game gathering: Be smart like Jenny: ROLL TIDE!

‘They Stood for Everything Good and True and Right in the American Spirit . . .’

They came together on a hot afternoon in Los Angeles, howling and clawing at each other like wild beasts in heat. Under a brown California sky, the fierceness of their struggle brought tears to the eyes of 90,000 God-fearing fans. They were 22 men who were somehow more than men. They were giants, idols, titans. […]

Fear and Loathing in Orange County

TUSTIN, Calif. Chris Cassone was wearing a Ronald Reagan T-shirt when I spotted him at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. United Express Flight 6396 touched down Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m., Pacific Time. Sunny skies, palm trees, 75 degrees — yeah, the working conditions here are grueling. A veteran musician who performed at the 9/12 […]

Just Printed My Boarding Pass; Ready
for Fear and Loathing in Pasadena?

Less than 12 hours from now, I’ll be flying the friendly skies of United — economy class with a two–hour layover in San Francisco — to sunny California to cover the BCS Championship game. The “friendly skies” are billing me $15 for checked baggage. Maybe one of our tip-jar hitters can fork over for that. I thought […]

Join Coach McCain’s Winning Team

If you’ve already hit the tip-jar for the Pasadena trip, thank you. If not, you certainly should, because here’s the plan

Band at JSU Banned at LGF:
Time for a Neo-Confederate Music Fest!

Fight on, fight on for ole Jax State We’re proud that we’re from Alabama . . . The lyrics of the fight song at my alma mater, Jacksonville (Ala.) State University, would almost certainly result in immediate banishment from Little Green Footballs. “Proud that we’re from Alabama“? It would be worse than down-dinging a comment […]

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