The Other McCain

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

VIDEO: Michael Moore Tells Americans How to Be Good Americans — Like Him!

Question: If it weren’t for the fact that it plays 24/7 in airport waiting areas, would anyone ever watch CNN? Not me. Sometimes I switch over to MSNBC for kicks, but I never watch CNN. So anyway, Piers Morgan had Michael Moore on Thursday night, so that he could give the rest of America (or […]

‘Smart’ Pundits Sneer at Herman Cain

Photo courtesy of Ellen Carmichael Herman Cain meets with reporters Thursday following the Republican presidential debate in Greenville, S.C. His communications director, Ellen Carmichael (in green blouse) checks her messages. “So now it’s the duty of the establishment pols and the establishment media to assure us that Cain can’t win . . .” — Jeff […]

Obama’s ‘Food Stamp Recovery’

The president’s government-oriented approach to economics is an obvious disaster as policy, but it’s also bound to be a political disaster for Obama: This has been the worst economic recovery in generations, at least as it is felt by the average American.  . . . Read the whole thing, which has a lot of empirical […]

Amity Shlaes Has a Big Sexy Brain

  Back in February we took notice of the “Draft Amity Shlaes for Senate” campaign proposed by Adam Brickley, who was the first to suggest Sarah Palin as GOP vice-presidential timber in 2008. It seems to have gotten an enthusiastic response — “Amity Shlaes Senate” yields 278,000 Google results. Her credentials are impressive, and she would certainly […]

Dept. of Not Getting It

Frum Forum contributor Noah Kristula-Green has a post about last night’s GOP debate titled, “Why is Pawlenty On Stage With These Crazy People?” Kristula-Green includes this statement: Herman Cain was not someone I gave high marks to during the debate but he “won” the Frank Luntz focus group that came on immediately after the debate. […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.06.11

TOP NEWS Herman Cain Makes Splash At First GOP Debate Pollster Frank Luntz gobsmacked by focus group’s response to Cain Al Qaeda Plotted 9/11 Anniversary Attack On US Rail System Planes, automobiles and then trains? Deficit Reduction Talks Sidestep Medicare, Taxes Democrats and Republicans agree to focus on areas of potential compromise POLITICS Air Force […]

S.C. GOP 2012 Presidential Debate UPDATE: HERMAN CAIN WINS!

UPDATE: “Hands down winner” says Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit, who provides this video of the soon-to-be-famous Frank Luntz focus group on Fox News: “We can stop right there!” UPDATE — MIDNIGHT: Just got off the phone with Mr. Cain. “At least a few people know who I am now,” he said, laughing. I asked […]

Bubble Bursts? Wall Street Tumbles, as Silver Prices Slump on Margin Hike

DJIA . . . . . . 12,584.17 –139.41 (-1.10%) S&P . . . . . . 1,335.10   –12.22 (-0.91%) NASDAQ . . . 2,814.72  –13.51 (-0.48%) The headline this morning was another one of those “unexpected” bits of bad economic news: Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Jump Due to Anomalies What’s up with that? […]

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