The Other McCain

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

Event To Build Character Scheduled On Ann. Of Famous Speech On Character Denounced By Those Lacking Character

by Smitty
This blog is looking forward to having a fine, American, a-political time at Glen Beck’s 8/28 event.
From the 8/28 page:
What can I bring?
You can bring small umbrellas, bottled water (plastic bottles only please), bag lunches, snacks (e.g. Stacy’s vanilla pudding), lawn chairs, cameras, blankets, small coolers, backpacks, and flags. Also, we advise that you [...]

‘When I Was Younger, So Much Younger Than Today . . .’

On this date in 1965, the second Beatles movie, Help! premiered in London:

Of course, I found out about this on Twitter.  Something else I saw on Twitter was this article by my young friend Chris Moody:
With the turn of a phrase, Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann seemed to sum up last weekend’s RightOnline conference, an annual gathering [...]

Everybody Have Fun at Right Online!

My friend Steve Eggleston of No Runny Eggs blog fame asked me a question on Twitter:

Read  the article for yourself: “[T]he nation’s foremost new media experts from across the country” – a list from which my name is omitted. As I explained three weeks ago:
The list of speakers for this year’s conference includes Erick Erickson and Ed Morrissey — both of whom [...]

‘Now Imagine If Hunter S. Thompson Was On Twitter . . .’

@rsmccain — Robert Stacy McCain has aptly been described as “the conservative Hunter S. Thompson.” Now imagine if Hunter Thompson was on Twitter!
– Matt Lewis, “The Top 25 Conservatives on Twitter”
About time I got this kind of recognition, considering that we’re now just three weeks away from the 2010 Right Online Conference in Las Vegas.
I [...]

Guess Who Just Got an Invitation to the Right Online Conference in Las Vegas?

No, of course not me. But somebody sent an invitation to my good friend Barbara Espinosa of American Freedom blog. And who do you suppose sent Barbara this invitation? If you guessed “Satan,” you’re pretty close:
From: Erik Telford
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:59 AM
To: Barbara Espinosa
Subject: Will you join us for the RightOnline Conference this year?
Dear [...]

Right Online Conference July 23-24

The announcement:
From July 23-24 AFP Foundation will host the third annual RightOnline Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. . . .
RightOnline will bring together the foremost new media experts to train attendees on how to be influential grassroots activists and sway public policy debates through the use of online tools and strategies. . . . .
The [...]

Will ObamaCare Lead To Increase Or Decrease For Butt Drugs?

by Smitty (via Ukulele & ATJ via The Agitator)

One one level, the whole notion of ObamaCare could make it the most expensive suppository in human history. On the other hand, the pros from Dover, who couldn’t lead two nuns in one minute of silent prayer, are guaranteed to accidentally wreck any sort of local [...]

Jumping In Pools Interviews Da Tech Guy

by Smitty
JIP has an interview with one of the warmest, most genuine people I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting. I did fear Da Tech Guy would blow a gasket and miss his flight home, what with all of the interviewing and blogging, but he can do exhaustion management with the best of them. [...]

CPAC: After-Action Report I

The American Spectator expects vast depths of wisdom in a few hours, and thus there is no time now to report — much less explain — all the magic (and tragic) things that happened at CPAC.
Barbara Espinosa observed this morning at breakfast that I had blogged practically nothing since arriving at the fabulous Marriott Wardman Park [...]

CPAC Day 1.1: Your Blog Dollars at Work

Hey, Who’s This Andrzejewski Guy Everybody Is Talking About Today?

Having first blogged about Adam Andrzejewski’s campaign on Jan. 25,  now I know how Al Gore feels when everybody else claims credit for the Internet. Just look at all these Johnny-come-latelies reporting on Andrzejewski – 649 items as of 5:45 a.m. Election Day, including one from the Daily Caller.
Let’s face it: I’m the Rodney Dangerfield of [...]

Why Does Rick Perry Hate Me?

Guess which “top Web journo” didn’t get invited to Texas?
Blame Erik Telford. And maybe Dennis Prager. But if Perry loses to Kay Bailey Hutchison because of this vicious snub, don’t blame me.

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