The Other McCain

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

What Are the Odds . . .

. . . that I am, even at this very moment, boarding a Delta Airlines flight en route to Las Vegas? Well, if you have already hit the tip jar, you might know how to bet that proposition. If you haven’t hit the tip jar yet, now would be a good time to do so. […]

For Eric Alterman:

by Smitty (h/t Bluegrass Pundit) Fostering National Recovery Finds Normal Reaganites Fighting Nasty Revanchists

NBC Interviews Breitbart

First, I would object to this headline: Blogger: It’s about NAACP, not fired worker Andrew Breitbart is not just a “blogger.” Not to be derogatory of the blogosphere, but Breitbart is New Media mogul who may yet prove to have the kind of revolutionary influence in the online world that Rush Limbaugh had in talk […]

Andrew Breitbart: ‘I Have to Take This Call, I Think It’s Diane Sawyer’

That’s how my phone call to the man concluded today. When he answered, I heard him say to whoever he was with, “This is what it’s been like today.” And then, “Hello?” He’s on my speed-dial, but I’m not on his. “How’s it going, Andrew?” “Stacy, what’s going on?” A conversation ensued and, since there […]

Oh, Joy! Guess What the Journolisters Had to Say About Sarah Palin?

Jonathan Strong is back with more delightful disclosures of progressive groupthink: In the hours after Sen. John McCain announced his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate in the last presidential race, members of an online forum called Journolist struggled to make sense of the pick. . . . The tone […]

Lindsay Lohan Begins Serving Life Without Parole Two Weeks in Jail

She’s not a victim: With a thick glass partition separating them, Lindsay Lohan received her first visitor in jail – her attorney. “Understandably, Lindsay’s having a difficult time adjusting as it would be for anyone,” Shawn Chapman Holley told PEOPLE after the brief visit with her client Tuesday. “She’s trying to make the necessary adjustments […]

Irony Alert: Eric Boehlert Is an Expert on What Is ‘Ugly and Contemptible’

“. . . that didn’t stop him from launching the smear campaign. And that’s what Andrew Breitbart and Fox News and the right-wing media does. They’ve been doing it for a long time and it’s sort of ugly and contemptible, and if he had any decency, he’d apologize to Shirley Sherrod. He’d also stop with […]

Is This What They Mean By
‘Junk In The Trunk’?

by Smitty The Puffington Host reports the cover for Stacy’s cousin’s book has been released: TFA states that she “writes about her experiences on the campaign trail, how the party veered so far off track, why she is still a Republican, and more.” This blog applauds the way Meghan has courageously gone to that traveling […]

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