The Other McCain

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

Friday Smittypalooza To Study For ‘Restoring Honor’

by Smitty We have a Facebook group for coordinating quaint, old-fashioned, in-person events. Previous outings have been a blast. We’ll be returning to the earlier PayGo model, where you bring enough cash to kick back to me that they don’t throw the book at me. RSVP if you’re in the ‘hood and may drop by. […]

PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT HQ SHOCKER! Challenger Miller Upsets Murkowski in Alaska GOP Senate Primary MORE RESULTS: McCain Wins in Arizona GOP Primary; Scott Wins GOP Gubernatorial Nomination in Florida

ALASKA SENATE UPSET: Palin-Backed GOP Challenger Defeats Murkowski, AOSHQ Declares By Robert Stacy McCain 5:20 a.m. ET Sen. Lisa Murkowski was defeated in Tuesday’s Republican primary by conservative challenger Joe Miller. An endorsement by Sarah Palin, and support from pro-lifers and Tea Party activists, proved decisive in the Gulf War veteran’s hard-fought victory over Murkowski. With 77% of precincts reporting when ballot counting ended […]

NTTAWWT

Don’t ask, don’t tell: The Log Cabin Republicans organization is promoting Carlson as the big-name draw for its “national dinner” on September 22 at the Capitol Hill Club. . . . Other “confirmed participants” — who receive billing beneath Carlson — include Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), conservative strategist Grover Norquist, and several House Republicans. Tickets […]

Fingers Malloy: ‘I Am Not a Crook’

“In 2008, the McCain for President PAC gave me half a carton of Lucky Strikes to write a post entitled John McCain is the Shizzle Dizzle.” — Fingers Malloy, “I Took The Money And Stuff”

Curses, Epithets and Obscenities

There will be no media bias in heaven, because all journalists will have cursed themselves into the fiery pit of hell. Cussing is as essential to good journalism as Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. If any generous benefactor ever wishes to endow the R.S. McCain School of Journalism, students who report on the first day […]

What Did I Say?

“Dan Riehl is from New Jersey, as I often point out, and my advice to anyone who asks about him is always, ‘Don’t f— with Dan Riehl.’” Please examine what Dan does to Conor Friedersdorf in this Human Events column and pay especial attention to this: More troubling and misguided, if not dangerous, are his […]

On Leashing That Passion

by Smitty The lady in the picture is rumored to have been the direct object of Julian Assange’s attentions in Sweden: Worth Risking Jail? Julian, let me share with you a canned rant that I offer to all the young lads: men control their passions. Boys, not so much. Admire your Rule 5 where and […]

Your Next Party Will Be a Killer!

Since everybody’s talking graft and payola and scandal, how about a real crime? KillingTime: Murder Consultants just bought a BlogAd that is now appearing on the site and, when the notice arrived in my e-mail, I recognized the name of one of my Twitter buddies. There is nothing so honest as pure capitalism.

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