The Other McCain

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

Had A Blast Out Knocking On Doors

by Smitty What a good time. Extroversion really isn’t a preferred mode for someone who’d rather sit around and blog. Nevertheless, supporting Patrick Murray, or whoever the local anti-fascist candidate in your district may be, is crucial. Thus, it’s hard to be happy with the Peter Schiff in the crowd: Connecticut Republican nominee for the […]

Ava Aston: ‘I Carry You With Me’

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

Fake Republican, Real Hate: Democrat Tries Moby ‘Racist’ Smear on Rand Paul

moby (n) — An insidious and specialized type of left-wing troll who visits blogs and impersonates a conservative for the purpose of either spreading false rumors intended to sow dissension among conservative voters, or who purposely posts inflammatory and offensive comments for the purpose of discrediting the blog in question. The term is derived from […]

Levi Johnston at Teen Choice Awards

“Ricky Hollywood” showed up on the red carpet with singer Brittany Senser, saying he would be appearing in a music video with her. Notice that the “famous for being famous” aspect of celebrity no longer distinguishes between fame and infamy, so that even the World’s Most Notorious Deadbeat Dad is fawned over like royalty. UPDATE: […]

‘Snatchin’ Your People Up’ UPDATE

You remember Antoine Dodson, whose comments on an attempted rape in a Huntsville, Alabama, housing project became a viral YouTube sensation? Yeah. Well, Andy Carvin NPR is taking this phenomenon seriously: But is this Internet meme really about race, music, comedy, celebrity or a delicate mix of all of the above? And for Antoine Dodson, […]

The Future of Conservatism

I’m at the Young America’s Foundation National Conservative Student Conference, where YAF vice president Patrick X. Coyle explains everything: Will have further updates, but you can follow the conference on Twitter at #NCSC10, and there is also a live Webcast. UPDATE: Now a few photos from the conference: A young conservative activist takes notes on a lecture […]

This Kind of Stuff Happens to Successful Blogger Dudes All the Time . . .

Just one link from Instapundit, and next thing you know . . . Scoff if you wish, but once you get that ‘Lanche, they can’t resist.

Her Wonderful Career

OK, so I was sitting in my home office this afternoon and, as usual, CNBC was on the office TV. When I sit at my desk typing, the TV is behind me and off to the right side. It’s usually tuned to CNBC during the day so that by swiveling my chair slightly, I can glance over and catch the […]

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