The Other McCain

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UPDATE: Kaitlyn Hunt’s Bond Revoked; Evidence ‘Overwhelming,’ Judge Says

Kaitlyn Hunt appears at Tuesday hearing. UPDATE 3:10 p.m. ET: Elliot Jones reports at WPTV-TV: Circuit Court Judge Robert Pegg revoked bond for Kaitlyn Hunt, and she’ll remain jailed until a trial, that’s so far unscheduled. The judge also added a new charge to her court record — transmitting material harmful to a minor by […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.20.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Pakistan’s Ex-President Musharraf Indicted In Death Of Benazir Bhutto Former army chief and head of state charged with former PM’s assassination Israel Boosts Ties With Egyptian Army Tighter cooperation in fighting jihadis in the Sinai San Diego Mayor Filner In Mediation With City Amid Recall Efforts Filner supporters hold […]

Kaitlyn Hunt Back in Jail

Evidently, her bond has been revoked, or there are new charges, but here’s the booking record from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, complete with a new mug shot, and the accused sex offender’s mother says Kaitlyn Hunt turned herself in, blaming the violation of her bond on the victim: @rsmccain #freekate Still blaming the […]

Barrett Brown Inspires a Bizarre Campaign for Douchebag Rights

Sept. 12: Barrett Brown rants on YouTube about his plan to ‘destroy’ an FBI agent “I know what’s legal, because I know what’s been done to me and if it’s legal when it’s done to me it’s going to be legal when it’s done to f–king FBI Agent Robert Smith, who is a criminal, who is involved in […]

Is Obstruction of Justice, Like Dildo Sex With 14-Year-Olds, ‘Healthy and Normal’?

Kaitlyn Hunt’s family says she’s a victim of homophobia. “They are teenagers in high school experimenting with their sexuality, all teens do it in one form or another. They are teens, it’s healthy and normal.” — Kelley Hunt Smith (Kaitlyn Hunt’s mother), May 17 “The facts as we understand them suggest that the state is […]

Rule 5 Monday

— compiled by Wombat-socho So sick over the weekend, I still can’t believe I got the FMJRA done on time. Anyway, insert the standard disclaimer here, and we’re off… Randy’s Roundtable leads off this week with Amanda Barten, Blackmailers Don’t Shoot’s Pretty Girls On A Thursday is all about the Girls of Summer, and Laughing […]

But Their Football Team Still Sucks

And their women are still ugly: Auburn University has the most conservative student body of any college in the nation, according to the Princeton Review’s annual rankings, released [Aug. 5]. In contrast, Bennington College in Vermont, is the nation’s most liberal school, according to the study. Rounding out the top ten most conservative schools for […]

Conrad Black’s FDR Idolatry

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins My parents were New Deal Democrats, but I grew up at a time and in a place when Republicans were extraordinarily rare. I’ve often said I never actually met a Republican until I went to college and, now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t […]

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