The Other McCain

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

‘That’s Not a Poll That’s Psy-Ops!’

So says Da Tech Guy about an Associated Press poll that surveyed nearly twice as many Democrats (35%) as Republicans (18%). You will perhaps not be surprised that this poll shows Obama with a 63% approval rating. Speaking of “psy-ops” — psychological warfare — let me explain something: Nothing so sways the independent voter as bandwagon psychology. […]

Did National Magazine Award Winner Scott Horton Spin a Guantanamo Myth?

The award considered the “Pulitzer for magazines” went to Scott Horton of Harper‘s for an article asserting that three detainees at Guantanamo Bay were tortured to death in 2006. U.S. officials say the suspected terrorists committed suicide in a sort of jihadi publicity stunt. Alex Koppelman explores the possibility that the award-winning article promoted a […]

‘Nice Bit of Driving!’

So shouts one of the Irish spectators in Dublin, where Obama’s limousine got stuck on a speed-bump while leaving the U.S. Embassy there: At the 10-second mark, you hear the first scrape as one of the police cars leadintg the motorcade bottoms out. Then at 16 seconds, the presidential limo (an armor-plate vehicle known as […]

Sully: Israelis ‘Got Their US Media Mouthpieces’ to Criticize Obama’s Speech

“So it’s pretty obvious that it was the Israelis who immediately got their US media mouthpieces to spin the speech as some sort of attack.” — Andrew Sullivan, May 20 Doug Ross called attention to this rather disturbing accusation: U.S. criticism of President Obama’s speech was not really of domestic origin, Sully says, but rather was […]

Prosser Wins in Wisconsin

Remember when Democrats and unions claimed that Scott Walker’s agenda was electoral doom for the GOP? Not so much: A grueling statewide recount concluded Friday that Justice David Prosser defeated challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court in a race driven by the debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s […]

Obama’s Smear Machine

I take Chris Christie at his word when he says he isn’t running for president in 2012. Neverthless, Team Obama is ready: Despite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s repeated pronouncements that he will not seek the GOP presidential nomination, Obama operatives are compiling a dossier of what they call “opposition research” — material that could be […]

Herman Cain Issues Clarification

Walking back his widely-criticized remarks on Fox News Sunday about the Palestinian “right of return”: I have long been a vocal and unwavering supporter of our friend and ally, Israel. All Israeli governments have rejected the “right” of large numbers of Arabs or Palestinians to return to what is now the state of Israel. Such […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.23.11

TOP NEWS At Least 24 Killed As Tornado Shreds Joplin Kathy Dennis of the American Red Cross: “I would say 75 percent of the town is virtually gone.” Militants Storm Naval Base In Karachi Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility Daniels Out, Pawlenty In Indiana governor cites family concerns in decision not to run for President POLITICS […]

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