The Other McCain

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

Après Moi, le Déluge

From the Brown University Spectator, hat tip to reader Philip Primeau.

She Just Digs Those New Media Guys

A minor uproar erupted Friday on Twitter when I sent this message: #FF Everyone should follow Steven Crowder @scrowder if only because his girlfriend is totally HAAAWWWTT! #FollowFriday The aforesaid girlfriend’s friend, Alyssa Cordova of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, took umbrage: @rsmccain #degrading Requiring me to offer the following defense: @LyssCordova I met Hillary […]

News From Southern Appalachia

When Instapundit featured the headline, “Knoxville girl wins regional spelling bee,” I sort of figured the Knoxville girl in question might be named Reynolds. But in fact the winner was Ameena Iqbal, a fifth-grader at Blue Grass Elementary School in West Knoxville, who edged out Nithya Kanagasegar, an eighth-grader at Homestead Elementary School in Crossville. […]

Indiana 8th District Candidate Rides to Daytona Bike Week Freedom Rally

Kristi Risk is one of five Republican candidates in Indiana’s 8th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Rep. Brad Ellsworth, who is running for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat. Risk rode down to Daytona to attend Bike Week Freedom Rally and had her photo taken with “Take Our Country Back” singer Chris Cassone: I suppose I should make […]

Marie Osmond’s Son Commits Suicide

Jumped out of a building at age 18: ET has obtained new details about the investigation into the suicide death of Marie Osmond‘s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil. Blosil jumped to his death from his Los Angeles apartment on Friday night around 9 p.m. The Los Angeles Fire Department tells us they received a 911 call […]

Hopium Vs. ManBearPig: Which Is Correct?

by Smitty Gateway Pundit has a clip featuring BHO noting that we cannot control Nature: At a low frequency, the POTUS emits noises that lead one to believe he has a reasonable view of reality. Newsbusters has ManBearPig coming at this uncontrollable nature from a different angle, and boy is he serial: It would be […]

Jumping In Pools Interviews Da Tech Guy

by Smitty JIP has an interview with one of the warmest, most genuine people I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting. I did fear Da Tech Guy would blow a gasket and miss his flight home, what with all of the interviewing and blogging, but he can do exhaustion management with the best of them. […]

Charlie Crist Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot

Again. The headline says it all: Crist says he would not scrap Dem health care reform, can’t identify part worth keeping Trying to turn “bipartisan” and “moderate” into a matter of political principle is a losing game, because it means that voters are never really sure where you stand. Crist’s GOP primary opponent Marco Rubio […]

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