The Other McCain

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

An Incendiary Speech, Purportedly By A UCLA Prof

by Smitty (via SaveThisCountry) Sure, it’s tough rhetoric. However, there is little context. The speaker is purportedly a UCLA professor. No name or date associated. My suggestion is to watch, think, and under-react. History and Economics will likely bulldoze the South American Socialist countries the professor touts. It’s fair to guess that, when Chavez is […]

I Just Don’t Buy The ‘Fat Finger’ Excuse

by Smitty Terry Jones on Front Page repeats the assertion that somebody hit ‘B’ when they meant ‘M’ and load-shed an awful lot of Proctor and Gamble, sending the Dow into Stuka mode. Jones then throws out the idea that there will be a ‘do over’ for these ‘accidental’ trades. Something I’ve figured out in […]

The Pill at 50: Unhappy Un-Birthday

The 50th anniversary of The Pill — oral contraceptives were first marketed in May 1960 — has resulted in a good deal of thoughtless journalism. Gail Collins spins a wondrous myth of The Pill as the pharmaceutical sunshine of a sexual-scientific enlightenment.  The Associated Press calls The Pill “America’s favorite birth control method,” which is not true: Female Sterilization is the […]

‘Figures My Jokes Royally Antagonize’

by Smitty The POTUS thinks it’s cool to hammer a State governor trying to do her job in his Press Club routine. Governor Jan brews up a stone cold sober rebuttal: It is time for Americans to Stand With Arizona. National Offend A Feminist Week National Offend a Feminist Week 2010 Sissy Willis picks us […]

Breaking, Like The Wind: AP Reports Methane Gas Triggered Deepwater Horizon Explosion

by Smitty (via Kiser of 73Wire) Newsvine carries this AP report: The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according […]

A Video That Could Extract Tears From Chuck Norris

by Smitty Chris Cassone breaks out a tear-jerking feel good clip on Mother’s Day. It’s actually about veterans returning home, but there are plenty of moms included. It recalls my own childhood poignantly, down in San Diego, California, waiting for dad or some other relative to come in from deployment. Only there wasn’t much surprise […]

Chuck DeVore Responds To Sarah’s Endorsement Of Carly

by Smitty Dan Riehl was grim on the topic: . . .on the heels of her misguided Rand Paul endorsement, now Palin backs Fiorina in California. Chuck DeVore is the conservative in the race. That’s two endorsements she shouldn’t have made, as they hurt her brand, as much as they may help the candidate. I […]

Progressive Feminist Amanda Marcotte Is OK With Female Genital Mutilation

You can’t make this stuff up: Wow, I rarely find myself disagreeing with PZ, Melissa, and Samhita, but I have to say that I don’t really see the problem with the American Academy of Pediatrics advising doctors to offer a “ritual nick” in lieu of the more serious forms of female circumcision that are often […]

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