The Other McCain

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

News From the Department of Obvious: Jared Loughner ‘Was Sick in the Head’

Why New York Times reporters get the big bucks: “He was a nihilist and loves causing chaos, and that is probably why he did the shooting, along with the fact he was sick in the head,” said Zane Gutierrez, 21 . . . “Jared felt nothing existed but his subconscious,” Mr. Gutierrez said. “The dream […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 1.12.11

TOP NEWS Ariz. Governor Brewer To Sign Emergency Legislation Blocking Westboro “Baptist Church” Funeral Demonstrations Bill passed unanimously by state House and Senate Gun control advocates seizing the moment Starting with ban on high-capacity magazines Loughner Family: “We Don’t Understand Why This Happened” Brief statement released to press POLITICS Chamber Of Commerce Head “Cautiously Optimistic” […]

Vitriolic Rhetoric, Anyone?

“Republicans don’t believe in the imagination, partly because so few of them have one, but mostly because it gets in the way of their chosen work, which is to destroy the human race and the planet. Human beings, who have imaginations, can see a recipe for disaster in the making; Republicans, whose goal in life […]

When Did Sarah Palin Say ‘Put Him Against the Wall and Shoot Him’?

 Oh, wait. Excuse me. It wasn’t Sarah Palin who said that: On October 23, The Scranton Times reported that Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., said this about Florida’s new Republican Governor Rick Scott: “That Scott down there that’s running for governor of Florida,” Mr. Kanjorski said. “Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to […]

‘Progressive Secularization of Society’ Leaves Humanity ‘Thirsty for God’

The quote is from a guy who wears funny hats. While I prefer a fedora myself, it’s hard to argue with Pat Archbold: You know who I blame for the Tucson shooting? I blame Jared. He chose sin. He chose evil. He chose to buy the gun and to shoot people. . . . I blame […]

Ignoring Public Outcry for ‘Civility,’ Britney Spears Releases New Single

Can nothing stop her violent aural hate crimes? By the way, because of the need to “tone it down,” you’re inciting violence if you say Britney’s hit is Number One “with a bullet.” And really, it’s more like Number Two. IYKWIMAITYD.

Mission Accomplished, Markos Moulitsas

You can’t un-Tweet it, you see. Before the suspect had been identified, before his motive was known, you blamed Sarah Palin for an atrocious crime of which she was utterly innocent. The facts of your cruel defamation are chronicled precisely by Professor Willliam Jacobson: As far as I can tell, Matthew Yglesias of Think Progress was […]

Advice to Boys: Beware of Chicks You Meet Through Online Gaming

Especially if they’re old enough to be your mom: A California woman flew across the country to have sex with a 13-year-old she met through her Xbox, police said. Rachel Ann Hicks, 36, was arrested Friday for allegedly bedding the Maryland teen, according to police in Orange County, Calif. The woman is being charged with […]

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