The Other McCain

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

Let’s Not Go Lefty Over Technology

by Smitty Twitter is cool. You should follow me. Also, you should follow Ladd Ehlinger, a cat most cool, who shared a tidbit about Twitter: Multiple conservative Twitter accounts are complaining that they are spontaneously “unfollowing” other conservative Twitter accounts. I’ve had it happen to me, where my account has “unfollowed” people without my consent […]

Starting With Bogus Principles Leads To Contradictory Beliefs

by Smitty Crooked Timber is one Lefty blog I have subscribed. “Contradictory beliefs,” by Chris Bertram, lays out four ideas which seem in tension, especially if you don’t believe in the market. Belief 1: As a keen reader of Paul Krugman, Brad DeLong (yes, really), our own John Quiggin and other left-leaning econobloggers, I believe […]

Obligatory: Doug and Courtney Stodden Get a Reality Show Development Deal

Wombat headlined this in “Live at Five,” but given how much attention we’d previously given the Hollywood teen bride, here’s some more: Teen bride Courtney Stodden has signed a deal with a production company to produce her reality show Radaronline.com has exclusively learned. The 17-year-old and her Green Mile actor husband Doug Hutchison have signed […]

Solyndra’s ‘Green Jobs’ Included Employment for D.C. Lobbyists — Including Former Democrat Aides

Executives at bankrupt solar energy company Solyndra went on a lavish spending spree after they got a $535 million federal “stimulus” loan. This  Washington Post story is curiously vague about certain details: Company executives ramped up their Washington lobbying efforts, hiring a former Senate aide to work with the White House and the Energy Department. […]

Senator Frist Thinks ObamaCare Will Remain Undead

by Smitty (via Digg) Here is a cheery thought: Frist told a Sioux Falls, S.D., audience Wednesday that even if the Supreme Court strikes down the individual insurance mandate at the core of the law, it can still be implemented successfully. “It’s going to survive,” Frist said, according to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. “It’s […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 09.22.11

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Cop Killer Executed After 11th-Hour Appeal Fails Texas executes white supremacist for James Byrd killing Treasury Yield Declines To Record Low On Fed “Twist” Fed looks to put pressure on long-term debt House GOP Leaders Regroup After Surprise Loss On Spending Bill Too tight-fisted for Democrats, too generous for […]

Has This Blog Mentioned That Allahpundit Is The Greatest Within The Last Ten Minutes?

by Smitty This blog would like to take a moment to thank ALLAHPUNDIT at HotAir for what may go down in ‘net history as the cheapest linkage stunt in evar. Thanks, Your Anonymity: you’re the best. Those curious as to the basis for this post are invited to click the ALLAHPUNDIT link above. Because throwing […]

How Could @Alyssa_Milano Use Twitter to Challenge Media ‘Explanation Space’?

In a long post about why mainstream reporters love Twitter but hate blogs, Craig Henry points out how blogging undermines MSM dominance in a way Twitter really can’t: Blogs, especially the long-form blogging that Den Beste did or that Neo-neocon still does, has the potential to break the MSM’s monopoly on “explanation space.” . . […]

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