The Other McCain

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

Wake Up, GOP!

“It’s very simple. If you want our money, you have to espouse our beliefs. I’m not going to part with my dollars so you can direct them to Dede Scozzafava’s campaign in New York. Instead, I’ll drop $20 to a candidate I know needs the money and shares my values.” — Duane Lester, “RNC Hurting […]

In Which I Confess To Accepting Blogger Payola

by Smitty I’ve bared my wallet on Twitter: It’s true. I’m a sellout. I can only hope to achieve a sufficient depth of pathos to get a job offer after the November election blows out half of DC. Then we’ll see who is begging for vanilla pudding money, you pathetic little CRAFT POST LINKERS!!! Update: […]

Brandi Milloy: Heatwave at the Border (And Xenophobia Never Looked Better)

OK, anybody who ever questioned Roger Simon‘s judgment — his ability to spot top-quality video news talent — start apologizing now. Click the picture to watch, you disgusting sexist swine: My advice to Roger: Change the name PJTV to “BrandiTV.” Also, please assign Brandi to do a story about the bond-market bubble. I’ve tried to […]

Bumped: Philanthropic Outlets

by Smitty As the son of a son of a sailor, I cannot fail to link Dan Riehl’s USS Ranger post. It looks like they’re mooring her on the Columbia River, East of Portland, AFAICT. The store link features a vampire novel for that goth in your life. I opted for PayPal. Switching from the […]

Barack Obama Elementary School

Via Inside Charm City: The first school in the D.C. area named after the current president opens Monday morning as the school year begins in Prince George’s County. Barack Obama Elementary School opens its doors in Upper Marlboro, Md., for the first time Monday. The school is being touted as being an environmentally friendly “green” […]

Joe Miller Didn’t Give Me Bloggola

Six weeks ago, I reported about Joe Miller’s Senate campaign in Alaska, and yesterday Ace of Spades endorsed Miller. Thanks to the Daily Caller, Ace now finds it necessary to point out that he didn’t do it for money: I got annoyed when the Tea Party Express kept asking me to promote Joe Miller. I know they […]

Tucker Carlson Says, ‘Hit the Tip Jar’?

It was kind of weird to see myself quoted in a Daily Caller story with the headline, “True stories of bloggers who secretly feed on partisan cash“: Conservative blogger Robert Stacy McCain complains that politicians aren’t purchasing more advertising on blogs. “Advertising buys good will,” he says. That complaint was in response to something reporter […]

Moe Lane Interviews Mattie Fein

At Red State:

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