The Other McCain

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

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Rick Barber Campaign Ad Invokes Slavery

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alabama Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Rick Barber: A source close to the campaign asked my opinion of the ad, and all I could say was, “You’re going to get heat, but you’re going to get light, too.” The GOP primary runoff is July 13, and Barber is a Tea […]

A. Charles Johnson

Q. What’s more boring than soccer? We might assume, arguendo, that regular readers have been following The Other McCain’s relentless mockery of the 2010 World Cup. However, for those who may have joined the mockery in progress and missed the set-up for this particular running gag, let’s recall how liberals have portrayed American contempt for […]

Gentleman Jim Moran Proves Himself A Cosmic Winner On Hardball

by Smitty (h/t just a conservative girl) While I was in Manassas at the Celebrate the Constitution rally, I ran into some people complaining about what a tool Gerry Connolly is. I countered that I’m in VA-8, and, with the exception of Speaker Pelosi and maybe Steny Hoyer, nobody out-tools my tool. Judicial Watch added […]

Rule 5 Sunday

by Smitty Rule 5 enjoyed another active week. Thanks to all those sending in batch submissions as URLs. We may not be President, but, nevertheless, to the links! Fortune Rest Edith Shain Rule 5 salutes an icon of the day when “girls were girls and men were men” who has passed. There was a time […]

Hit Jeff’s Tip-Jar!

Jeff Goldstein’s father just died, requiring him to fly cross-country on short notice for the funeral: I feel ashamed to ask, but any donations you can make at this time would really really help my family out. And would of course replace any kind of July fundraiser. Pro-capitalist bloggers should never be “ashamed to ask.” […]

Lauren Bacall

28 August, Lincoln Memorial? Yeah, We’re Blogging That

by Smitty (via Bluegrass Pundit) Restoring Honor Location: At the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Date: August 28, 2010 Time: 10a-1p ET Two months is enough time to get our ducks in a row as far as covering the event goes. I’m not a regular Beck viewer, so Bluegrass Pundit’s post was news to me. […]

California Journalists Caught on Video Making Fun of Sarah Palin Speech

“The dumbness doesn’t just come from soundbites” says one reporter in the open-mic moment after the Palin speech, while another asks: “How am I going to write about this? There’s nothing there!” To which a colleague replies: “Well, there’s your story.” This is nothing new. The first time I went to cover a Sarah Palin speech (“Sweetheart […]

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