The Other McCain

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

Squeaky Fromme, Sara Jane Moore, Lee Harvey Oswald and the Radical Impulse

Lynnette “Squeaky” Fromme, 1975 President Gerald Ford’s video testimony about Lynnette “Squeaky” Fromme’s 1975 assassination attempt has been released, and if you read through the story, you encounter this: At times during the trial, [Fromme] was ordered removed from court because of her tantrums and bizarre ramblings about the environment, saving the redwoods and other […]

Democrat Fundraiser Sentenced to Probation in Weird Stalking Case

Nadia Cavner is a wealthy Missouri financial adviser who raised more than $100,000 for President Obama’s 2008 campaign and contributed $8,000 for Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill. Nadia Cavner is also the Crazy Mom From Hell: Prosecutor Brian Coleman read a list of allegations during Friday’s court hearing. Coleman said Cavner’s daughter had a boyfriend when […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.27.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Kerry: Use of Chemical Weapons In Syria “A Moral Obscenity” Talk, talk, talk…it’s only talk! Bo Xilai Reveals Wife’s Affair With Deputy As Trial Ends Prosecutors call for “no leniency” Yosemite Fire Levels Berkeley Summer Camp Giant fire threatens San Francisco reservoir, three towns POLITICS Debt Ceiling Looms, Treasury […]

‘And It Just Blew Up’

Heteropatriarchal slut-shaming? Hell, I thought I was just making fun of a celebrity, until @Andria_XX enlightened me, and she had no idea what hit her when her Twitter timeline blew up with reactions to her Master’s degree in Gender Studies mini-lecture. So now it’s “cyberbullying” and “rage tourism” of which I’m accused. .@rsmccain @AmPowerBlog According […]

#FreeKate Mom Defining Deviancy Down

A few weeks ago, I used “The New Abnormal” as the title of an American Spectator column about Sydney Leathers and the Anthony Weiner scandal, and it’s also fairly apt for this example: “My issue is this. These people are making Kate look like some pervert, some deviant because this happens to be girl/girl. People […]

In Case You Missed It, @MileyCyrus Got Super-Skanky on the VMAs Last Night

Of course, I didn’t watch MTV’s Video Music Awards, but the morning news shows were running . . . er, highlights of her performance, from which I gather that the name of her latest hit song is, “Do Me in the Butt, Total Stranger, Because I Need Money to Get Me Some Meth.” OK, I’m […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.26.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Karzai Arrives In Pakistan For Talks On Taliban Karzai, US seeking Pakistani help in getting Taliban to negotiating table Guilty Verdict Still Expected As Bo Xilai Trial Ends Former Party boss’ refusal to admit guilt nixes chances for leniency Russia Warns Against US Intervention In Syria FM Lavrov tells […]

Hunt Family Values: #FreeKate’s Underage Sister ‘Went Out and Drank’?

This March 17 Twitter message sent by Kaitlyn Hunt’s little sister is something that was called to my attention nearly three months ago. At the same time I received a copy of the message in which the sister, 16, boasted about her mother, Kelley Hunt Smith, being a “f–king badass.” As I wrote on May […]

« go back — keep looking »