The Other McCain

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

NRA Endorses John McCain, Prompts Outrage Among Membership

 Barbara Espinosa is furious at the NRA sell-out: Yesterday we posted the endorsements U.S. Senate candidate J. D. Hayworth received from former NRA President Bob Corbin and from the Gun Owners of America. Yet the NRA, which has previously referred to John McCain as “one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the […]

They’re Real and They’re . . .

. . . Sarah Palin’s? A misogynistic liberal Web site began speculating about the possibility of artificial enhancement, which prompted an indignant response from a leading conservative authority on impressive authenticity, Tabitha Hale: If this were only on Wonkette’s site, I would never have seen it. I don’t exactly frequent there. However, the story picked up some […]

Dan Riehl: Yes And Yes

by Smitty UPDATE: minor grammatical edit. Dan Riehl says that ‘Smitty Is Short-Sighted And Confused‘. It is true that I am myopic, and, yes, his muddled point did throw me. If I meant the GOP, I would have written it. The Right is a very different thing. OK, fine. I suppose, given the following fragments […]

‘Patriot Majority PAC’ Is Neither Patriotic Nor Are They a Majority: Discuss

A “union-backed slush fund,” as Kyle Drennen called them in March. I’d never heard of them before, but when their ad bashing Republican Nevada Senate nominee Sharron Angle showed up in rotation on my blog, I decided to find out. Among other things, Patriot Majority PAC claims to “support our troops” and “patriotic policies,” but who do […]

I Fail To See How Twitter Can ‘Hurt’
The GOP

by Smitty Dan Riehl seems concerned about the viability of Twitter as a communications channel this Fall, and especially in the 2012 contest. There is a saying among SpecOps guys: ‘Two is one and one is none.’ Going into the 2010 and 2012 contests without a multi-channel comms plan for GOTV efforts will be roughly […]

‘Here Come Da Judge’

by Smitty The lads at iOwnTheWorld, in a desperate effort to help the unemployment numbers, have offered me a job as a contest judge: Headlines For Major World Events… If It Was Strictly A Liberal World Example: Construction Halted on Hadrian’s Wall Pending Environmental Impact Study or Oppressed Mexicans Defeat Imperialists at Alamo Head over […]

Britney Spears Accused of Sexually Harassing Her Bodyguard, Fernando

This is just so sad: BRITNEY SPEARS’ top bodyguard has quit – claiming the troubled singer sexually harassed him. Ex-cop FERNANDO FLORES, 29, stormed out after allegedly facing a series of bizarre come-ons. He told pals Britney, 28, often paraded naked in front of him and beckoned him into her bedroom. . . . “She […]

Dem Nominee Faces Porn Charge

This is a classic: South Carolina’s surprise Democratic nominee to challenge U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint is facing a pending felony charge. Court records show 32-year-old Alvin Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina student. The felony charge carries up to five years in prison. […]

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