The Other McCain

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

For the Ladies: Peter Doherty, British Rock Star Who Dated Kate Moss

Maybe you don’t remember that irresistibly sexy pop singer with the famous international supermodel girlfriend, so here’s a story from 2005 to refresh your memory: Kate Moss and Pete Doherty had a fight in the Eurostar train in front of the shocked passengers. . . . An eyewitness told The Sun “He was accusing Kate […]

Internet Consultant to the Stars

Given my vast experience with online media and famous celebrities, I’m sometimes asked, “Stacy, what’s the best way for international superstars to conduct themselves on the Internet?” While obviously I can’t share all my secrets here on the blog, here’s a little lesson in how not to use Twitter: Explanation: The sentiment was prompted by […]

9 p.m. ET: Live on Blog Talk Radio

Click here to listen to Barbara Espinosa’s “Hair on Fire” program tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Barbara is a tremendous Tea Party activist and has been a great friend since I first met her in August 2009. (See “Grandma Is an Angry Mob.”) I’m not sure what we’ll talk about tonight, but I expect to discuss the incredible ass-whupping the […]

WikiLeaks and the Totalitarian Impulse

“The dissolution of the distinction between the private and public spheres was one of the great aims of totalitarianism.” — Theodore Dalrymple, “What’s Really Wrong with WikiLeaks” Coincidentally, last night I was thinking along very similar lines not only in regard to Julian Assange’s info-terrorism, but also in regard to what Betsy Rothstein does at […]

Elsewhere on the Blogosphere

Jimmie Bise calls this process “clearing the browser tabs.” Just some things I saw in the past day or so and wanted to link: “Indefatigable bl0g goddess” Pat Austin enjoys her revenge. Jay Haug at American Thinker: “Liberal Excuses for Conservative Victory,” including that timeless evergreen, “We didn’t get our message out!” An interesting profile of […]

Calling B.S. on Ed Rollins

Dan Calabrese has had it up to here with the anti-Palin crowd:  it seems that just about everyone else is obsessed with Palin’s presidential prospects, and that includes a certain Ed Rollins, who holds forth today on CNN.com with a piece titled, “Palin, I knew Reagan. You’re no Reagan.” Well. There is much to mock […]

As a Freelance Independent Blogger Consultant, I Have Enormous Sympathy …

. . . for those pathetic slobs who are merely “long-term unemployed“: The longer people stay out of work, the more trouble they have finding new work. . . . This country has some of the highest levels of long-term unemployment — or joblessness lasting more than six months — ever recorded. . . . […]

Noose Tightens for Julian Assange

The Washington Post: PARIS- The Swedish Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder and guiding spirit, must appear before a magistrate in Stockholm to answer accusations of rape and sexual harassment brought by two Swedish women. . . . Read the rest. Like I said, four words.

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