The Other McCain

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

Egypt! Egypt! Egypt!

Turn on the TV news, and that’s all you hear. Whereas Jehovah smote the ancient Egyptians with a series of plagues, now we’re cursed with a repetitive plague of Egyptians on TV news. Dan Collins reacts poetically: In Aegyptus did Kubla Bam A peaceful transition decree . . . Read the rest, although I prefer […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 2.3.11

TOP NEWS Mubarak Supporters Strike Back President, supporters dig in against foreign and domestic demands for immediate change Two Missing In Wake Of Cyclone Yasi Damage not as bad as initially feared Yemen Protests: 20,000 Call For Change President Saleh to step down in 2013; supporters to rally today POLITICS Obamacare Repeal Fails On Party-Line […]

OMFG! Chelsea Clinton Splitsville?

I’ve ignored a lot of big news today because of the Egypt crisis. The Senate voted 51-47 not to repeal ObamaCare. I missed a perfectly good excuse for a Jon Huntsman joke. And it looks like Lindsay Lohan’s going back to jail. But of all the news I’ve ignored today, I couldn’t ignore this scoop […]

Egypt Gets Violent, Obama Gets Angry, Networks Get Ratings, I’ll Pop the Popcorn

Let’s start with the basics: When you carry signs and chant slogans, that’s called a “protest.” When you start throwing rocks and molotov cocktails, that’s called a “riot.” So it’s time for the talking heads on TV to stop using terms like “protesters” and “demonstrators” to describe the mob in Cairo. Furthermore, don’t ever try […]

VIDEO: Christiane Amanpour Starring in ABC’s New Hit TV Show, The Cairo Riots

Following up on my previous description in an update, we see further evidence that the Egyptian situation has turned into a celebrity-journalist festival, with Christiane Amanpour doing riot duty in Cairo: (Via Hot Air.) Notice the extent to which this story is about Amanpour: Christiane talking, Christiane walking, Christiane the expert on the scene, with […]

In Desperate Bid to End Cairo Violence, Levi Johnston’s Sister Agrees to Pose Nude

State Department sources say the Egyptian rioters have demanded to see Mercede Johnston naked. Initial attempts by the Obama administration to quell the uprising with Kim Kardashian nude photos led to further negotiations. While the Muslim Brotherhood had at first insisted that they would not settle for anything less than full frontal Alyssa Milano, U.S. […]

He’s So Much Smarter Than You!

If there is anything I can’t stand, it’s a writer who begins with the presumption that his readers are infinitely ignorant: In the jargon of the field, this is called “cognitive dissonance” — the psychological mechanism we all use to justify our choices and beliefs and preserve our self-esteem. That’s from a HuffPo blogger, writing […]

Crisis in Cairo Continues: Egyptians Ignore Obama, Resort to Violence

The magic words of President Obama’s speech apparently failed to pacify the Egyptian masses and — as of 5 p.m. in Cairo (10 a.m. ET) — the crowds in Tahrir Square were fighting with sticks and stones. As much as I’d like to spend today blogging about domestic politics — and Kim Kardashian’s nude photos — […]

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