The Other McCain

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

Is This CPAC, Or A Mosh Pit?

by Smitty Steven Crowder and a friend whose name eluded me presented a rap video this morning at the Blog Awards that was wild and sure to go viral–if he ever makes the thing public so people can, you know, view the thing. Dana Loesch was one of the presenters, in a Ramones T-shirt: And […]

Vote Obama, So That That The ACORN-Sponsored Pre-Teen, Undocumented Prostitutes Can Keep The American Holocaust Going Strong

by Smitty Sorting out the play-by-play, a wee birdie explained to me: The Plan B manufacturer tested the ‘morning after pill’ in young girls. The FDA was set to approve Plan B for girls age 11 and up. Sensing that those advocating life would pitch a fit, Sebelius at HHS over-ruled the FDA, making sure […]

Celebrating The Crowd At CPAC, iv
The Ideas, Reasoning Power, and Imagination of Crowds

by Smitty Le Bon, on the emphasis for lots of staged imagery from fascists. Whatever be the ideas suggested to crowds they can only exercise effective influence on the condition that they assume a very absolute, uncompromising, and simple shape. They present themselves then in the guise of images, and are only accessible to the […]

A Tale Of Two Viral Ads–Mark Oxner In Florida, Brian K. Hill In Connecticut

by Smitty Ladd Ehlinger’s yeoman work in support of conservative candidates in even the toughest political races is something of an inspiration. His Turn This Ship Around has managed to bring out the highest virtues of the Raaaaacism Industrial Complex.Not that there is any racial over- or undertone to the project, mind you. Barack Obama […]

Celebrating The Crowd At CPAC, iii
The Sentiments and Morality of Crowds

by Smitty Writing in the late 1800’s, and looking back to the French Revolution, Le Bon sees a spontaneous crowd as a truly dumb beast: The creation of the legends which so easily obtain circulation in crowds is not solely the consequence of their extreme credulity. It is also the result of the prodigious perversions […]

Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Goes Worldwide: Meets With Japanese Tea Party Leaders

Left to right: Yuya Watase of the Tokyo Tea Party and Jikido “Jay” Aeba of HRP wait while Herman Cain listens to translator Yuki Oikana. WASHINGTON, D.C. Yesterday afternoon I got a phone call from one of Herman Cain’s aides, asking if I could attend a meeting at 5 p.m. Well, sure, of course, but […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 02.10.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS West Offers Only Words As Syria Killing Rages On Assad, bolstered by Russian support, ignores calls to halt the slaughter U.S. Looks To Turkey To Take Point On Supporting Syrian Rebels $25 Billion Pact Reached With Five Banks Settlement doesn’t apply to 50% of mortgages Cardinal George Throws Down […]

First Daniel Hannan Pic!

by Smitty I won CPAC, albeit rather early: And that’s without even making the Blogger Bash, which I skipped for the World’s Youngest Blogger:

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