The Other McCain

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

Re: @X3n0ph0n and the Burden of Proof

John Hoge takes notice of Team Kimberlin publicist Xenophon: If the post that went up Monday evening at Breitbart Unmasked (No, I won’t link to it.) is any indication, TDPK truly misunderstands the memorandum Aaron Walker filed in the Maryland Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. case. And he misunderstands its significance. Having previously addressed Walker’s […]

#SouthSudan: Words Aren’t Enough

UN investigators discovered a mass burial in rebel-held Bentiu, South Sudan. #SouthSudan http://t.co/2F8nMYrCcI — Aaron Myracle (@synthaaron) December 24, 2013 There has been relatively little conservative commentary on the crisis in South Sudan. Part of this could be explained by low expectations: Anarchy in Africa is not exactly unusual, and why should this particular episode […]

The World’s Worst Pro Se Litigant™ Says ‘Defendant Walker Has Gone Rogue’

An interesting aspect of being accused by Brett Kimberlin of being part of two distinct conspiracies — one described in his Maryland suit Kimberlin v. Walker, et al., and the other described in the federal RICO suit John Hoge has dubbed Kimberlin v. the Universe, et al. — is that my alleged co-conspirators have done […]

Reagan and the ‘Welfare Queen’

One of the things about the Internet Age is that it assists us in determining the truth about circumstances which have historically been the subject of myth-making. Josh Levin of Slate discovered the facts behind a favorite anecdote of Ronald Reagan’s: [I]n stump speech after stump speech, Reagan regaled his supporters with the story of […]

In The Mailbox, 12.24.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM The Looking Spoon: 44 (mostly non-political) Christmas Memes and Another Gig For Phil Robertson If He Wants It Proof Positive: Phony Budget Compromise Is Selling Us A Bill of Goods RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES American Power: Five Million Hits American Thinker: Reality Bites Gays Blackmailers Don’t Shoot: Merry […]

@NYPolJunkie Knows Her Some Snark

by Smitty @HowardRoark19 @smitty_one_each I had an idea for an awesome one but was too busy. — Taylor_NY (@NYPolJunkie) December 24, 2013 More brutal than this?

Today’s Ray Of Hope: Baal Going On Enforced Diet, Film At 11

— compiled by Wombat-socho From Operation Rescue (h/t Jeff Quinton on Facebook): Operation Rescue has concluded an exhaustive survey of abortion clinics in the U.S. and is pleased to announce that it has documented a record number of abortion clinic closures in 2013, during which time 87 surgical abortion clinics halted abortions. From the Grauniad […]

The Sudden #SouthSudan Crisis

"@GeorgeMonbiot: #SouthSudan could become another Rwanda, without a massive and immediate peacekeeping effort. http://t.co/9Z0S31bMyh" — Tom Ogola (@ogolat) December 23, 2013 What is stunning about the situation in South Sudan is how rapidly it has spun completely out of control: Eight days after a mutiny in South Sudan’s capital signaled the start of “unrest” (as […]

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