The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE – 04.26.11

TOP NEWS Ukraine Marks 25th Anniversary Of Chernobyl Disaster (Video) 550 million euros raised for new containment shield Syrian Crackdown Moves Into Brutal New Phase Bodies in the streets as Assad sends in the tanks Trump Flames DeNiro, Obama Actor “not the brightest bulb on the tree”; President “a bad student” who probably didn’t belong […]

Alex Pareene, Bigot

Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield has pushed through committee a bill that would prohibit public schools from teaching about homosexuality prior to ninth grade. This inspires Pareene — employed as a professional journalist by Salon — to write as if he were a fanatical activist auditioning for a front-page gig at DailyKos: The numskulls and […]

Allen West: Not Just Yes, But Hell, Yes!

Tanya Somanander at Think Progress believes that criticizing feminism is “blatant misogyny,” but I think most Americans will agree 100% with Allen West: We need you to come in and lock shields, and strengthen up the men who are going to the fight for you. To let these other women know on the other side […]

Herman Cain Campaign Gets Boost as Haley Barbour Quits GOP 2012 Field

Of course, that’s not the angle the biased liberal media is reporting, but what do you expect from CNN? Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday he will not run for president in 2012. “I will not be a candidate for president next year,” Barbour, a Republican, said in a statement. “This has been a difficult, […]

The Case of the Missing Young Blonde

Twenty-year-old Holly Bobo is missing, believed to have been abducted April 13 from her family’s home in rural Decatur County, Tennessee: Police say they believe the alleged abductor may be from the area and possibly acquainted with Bobo and her family. The kidnapper is described as a white man, about 5 feet 10 inches tall […]

Why Aren’t You Homeschooling Yet?

Steve Foley at Minority Report describes this video, recorded at last month’s Left Forum in New York City: Sarah Knopp, a Los Angeles teachers union leader (in the Tax the Rich shirt) and Megan Behrent a New York City teacher affiliated with the International Socialist Organization, explain how to push Marxism in the public school […]

Cokie Roberts Must Be Telepathic

by Smitty (via Right Wing Video) After there is a liberation of talk shows, there needs to be a rule: sweeping, idiotic generalizations must be met with a pie in the face. Sure, these intellectual shortcuts are easy to throw out there, we can all flail ourselves. But let’s work to cut it out. I’m […]

NATO Hits Qaddafi Compound

NATO bombers hit Qaddafi’s headquarters compound near Tripoli. Here’s an al-Jazeera video report: Meanwhile, on the fighting front at Ajdabiya, the big news today is that the rebels are listening to anti-Qaddafi rap music.  Which is a poor substitute for actual news, but I guess the Associated Press is more interested in happy-face feature stories […]

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