The Other McCain

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

OUT: Real Gays. IN: Fake Lesbians.

They’re everywhere these days: Just one day after the author behind a popular Syrian lesbian blog admitted to being a married, American man named Tom MacMaster, the editor of the lesbian news site Lez Get Real, with the tag­line “A Gay Girl’s View on the World,” acknowledged that he is also a man. “Paula Brooks,” […]

That’s Good to Know

President Obama says he would resign if he ever got caught sending photos of his penis to women he’d never met: “I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign,’’ Obama told [NBC’s Ann] Curry. . . . “When you get to the point where, because of various personal distractions, you can’t […]

Joe Scarborough to Mika Brzezinski: ‘It’s Just Stupid. Seriously, Just Shut Up.’

Certainly, some people have been wanting to say “shut up” to Mika Brzezinski for years, but is this the kind of overbearing male dominance that progressive MSNBC viewers expect? I guess it’s acceptable to tell a woman to “shut up” if she’s trying to quote the chairman of the RNC.

Who’s Up for Some More Weiner?

I’m kind of Weinered out today, frankly, but I know readers expect their daily dose of Weiner updates, so here goes: Mickey Kaus has too much fun at the expense of Markos Moulitsas, Howard Kurtz and Jeffrey Toobin, who are apparently addicted to being wrong. Peter Beinart gets all preachy: “How many of the pundits mocking […]

Dave Weigel Interviews the Guy Who’s Going to Win the Big Debate Tonight

In New Hampshire: At the end of a short press scrum here, Herman Cain got a question he’s always asked semi-nervously: So, uh, how’s it going out there for a black Republican candidate? Go back and read my 2007 interview with Herman Cain: He’s been dealing with questions like this for years, and isn’t going […]

Barack Obama Has Got as Many NBA Championship Rings as Lebron James

Which is, of course, exactly zero. Bryan Preston points out that the president picked the Heat to win, so that the inerrant Obama Jinx remains in force. If Obama says “recovery,” bet on recession. If Obama says “peace,” bet on war.

VIDEO: ABC’s Jake Tapper Reports on Calista and the Newt 2012 Implosion

Watch this — it’s only about 2 minutes — and tell me if you see a way for Newt Gingrich to recover: Meanwhile, in Beverly Hills, California: “I will endure the challenges. I will carry the message of American renewal to every part of this great land,” Gingrich told a crowded ballroom at a Beverly […]

Herman Cain Scheduled to Win Another GOP Debate Tonight in Manchester, N.H.

He started out the campaign as “Herman Who?” but has more recently described himself as “the black guy who keeps winning stuff.” Before last month’s debate in Greenville, S.C., my headline was: Herman Cain Set to Win S.C. Debate And when the post-debate Frank Luntz focus group showed that, indeed, Cain had scored a big […]

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