The Other McCain

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

New Metal Is 100 Times Lighter Than Styrofoam, But Still Shiny

by Smitty Mythusmage Opines has the story about “New metal 100 times lighter than Styrofoam” while there was some John Denver show on the telly. This led me to wonder aloud: what maximal mis-interpretation of that title would be most likely to make Stacy’s head ‘splode?

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran, Civil Servant

by Smitty That is, for ‘Civil’ means ‘Selfish’, along with ‘Overlord’ values of ‘Servant’. Remember when your retirement investments did a face plant during the 2008 election season? Here is a brief tidbit from Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer. Chapter 2. Crisis For All, Opportunity For Some (emphasis original) On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, […]

Is This It? Newt Says GOP Choice Will ‘Come Down to Mitt and Me’

Thirty-three months after the first Tea Party rallies, we are presented with a choice between Mr. “It’s His Turn” and Mr. Speaker: A surging Newt Gingrich said he’s bracing for searing political attacks from all sides now that he’s the latest front-runner in the cutthroat Republican bid for president — and he predicted the GOP […]

Today: Da Tech Guy on Da Radio Celebrates Da First Anniversary

Our friend Pete Da Tech Guy has been broadcasting weekly on WCRN 830 AM — a 50,000-watt powerhouse in Worcester, Massachusetts — for a year now. Today’s broadcast at 10 a.m. ET is his first anniversary show, and his guests will include Professor Glenn Reynolds among others. You can call 888-9-FEDORA (888-933-3672) to congratulate Pete […]

Occupy Sexual Assault: Disrespect for Private Property Has Consequences

Celebrations of sociopathic tendencies — and demonizing wealth is sociopathic — tend to attract maladjusted deviants: ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 20-year-old woman participating in the OccupySTL protest reported to police that a man sexually assaulted her while she was in her tent on November 8, three days before tents were removed by the city. […]

Doug Hoffman Forgives Newt Gingrich?

When Professor William Jacobson called this to my attention, I could scarcely believe it, yet Dave Weigel has the story: So what does Hoffman think? Is Newt to be trusted? “I support all the candidates running right at the moment,” said Hoffman. “Any one of them would be better than the current president, and that […]

A Quick Search On ‘Waxman’ In
‘Throw Them All Out’ Turned Up Nothing

by Smitty Still in the first chapter of Throw Them All Out on the Kindle. No mention of Waxman for a text search or in the index. Yet this piece in CNSNews makes you wonder if he’s scoring bank or just a kool-aid quaffer: Representative Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Energy […]

There Are No Awards for ‘Most Promising Middle-Aged Conservative Journalist’

“One of the reasons why there are so few conservatives in America’s newsrooms is because the profession of journalism is relentlessly derided by those who claim to speak for the conservative cause. No kid who grew up listening to talk radio could possibly believe that becoming a reporter is a worthy ambition. (To be a […]

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