The Other McCain

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

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.06.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Israel Pulls Out Of Gaza As Truce Takes Hold Same cease-fire plan Hamas rejected three weeks ago 44% of Americans polled say Israel’s actions in Gaza justified Whining Begins Over Treatment Of Infected Americans With Experimental Ebola Drug Liberian authorities pressured by patients’ relatives Ukraine Continues Offensive, Keeps Wary […]

Brett Kimberlin Gets Spanked

“Brett Kimberlin does not want people writing about his past — a past that includes convictions for serial bombing, drug smuggling, perjury, and even impersonating a member of the military.” — Ace of Spades, June 8, 2012 Another day, another denial — actually Brett Kimberlin had two motions denied today by U.S. District Court Judge […]

Kentucky Democrat Race-Baits McConnell’s Wife; Deletes ‘Asian’ Tweets

Kathy Groob is a Democrat Party stategist in Kentucky, where Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is fighting for re-election against Democrat Alison Grimes. Saturday, in a complete non sequitur, Groob sent out a series of Twitter messages saying that McConnell’s wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, “isn’t from KY, she is Asian.” Groob’s tweets quickly disappeared […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.05.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Israel Accepts 72-Hour Truce With Hamas IDF had been considering pulling troops out of Gaza without cease-fire deal IDF finishes destroying tunnels, kills Islamic Jihad commander Second American Ebola Patient En Route To US For Care NY man “unlikely to have Ebola”, Health Department says Toledo Water Ban Lifted […]

Neal Rauhauser’s ‘Lubed Up’ Criminal Pervert Buddy, Thomas Retzlaff

Neal Rauhauser (@nrauhauser) is sufficiently notorious that I hesitate to describe him, knowing that most regular readers here are thoroughly familiar with this heinous Internet troll. He was a Democrat campaign consultant and Daily Kos contributor who, in 2010, was accused of running a weird online harassment scheme that became known as “TwitterGate.” In 2011, […]

Rule 5 Monday

— compiled by Wombat-socho Unusually this week, Rule 5 got a shot in the, er, arm thanks to the Israeli punitive expedition into Gaza. A patriotic group of ladies (and a few men) bared their bodies, often inscribed with “I (heart) IDF” on the Standing With IDF Facebook page, which after a brief takedown by […]

Can Mitch McConnell Survive?

Sam Youngman of the Daily Beast has a feature-style article about the annual Fancy Farm barbecue in Kentucky that is the traditional kickoff of the campaign season there, focusing on the Senate race between Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled up his sleeves and walked to the podium […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 08.04.14

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Israel Plans Cease-Fire In Parts Of Gaza Truce does not apply to Rafah; IDF will return fire if attacked Israel begins withdrawing troops IDF says missing soldier Hadar Goldin is dead First Of Two Ebola Patients Arrives In Georgia For Treatment Ebola vaccine possible, but doubts persist Narendra Modi […]

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