The Other McCain

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

CPAC: Too Much Fun to Describe

WASHINGTON, D.C. As is well-known, I have difficulty with the concept of “schedules,” and I’m now scheduled for a meeting with Herman Cain in half an hour. The house WiFi at the Marriott Wardman Park is suck-tastic, which makes it difficult to upload video and photos. However, I have been able to get a few […]

Celebrating The Crowd At CPAC, ii
General Characteristics of Crowds

by Smitty Le Bon, emphasis original: The sentiments and ideas of all the persons in the gathering take on the same direction, and their conscious personality vanishes. A collective mind is formed, doubtless transitory, but presenting clearly defined characteristics. The gathering has thus become what, in the absence of a better expression, I will call […]

Stacy’s CPAC Tour

by Smitty Stacy and the BarbieCam in near-real time:

Celebrating The Crowd At CPAC, i

by Smitty Gustav Le Bon’s 1895 book The Crowd heavily informed Ann Coulter’s book Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America. Thanks to Ann for the hat tip. Rather than take her route of showing the specific evil effects of the Democrat party, and then quoting Le Bon, it seems needful to go back […]

CPAC 2012: Extremely Controversial!

Grover Norquist (right) interviewed on WMAL radio by Brian Wilson and Mary Katharine Ham WASHINGTON, D.C. It is inevitable: Every year, left-wingers find something on the CPAC agenda that they can “expose” as controversial, so as to suggest that the entire conference is irredeemably tainted through this guilt-by-association method: Following speeches from Senate Minority Leader […]

Stacy’s Future Is Grim

by Smitty Scenes from Stacy’s future: We sat there in the casino and burned a stogie when Kevin, Stacy and I went to Vegas. For all I don’t mind the very occasional stogie, the thought of being so chained to any habit that I’m going through ritual abuse over it is worse than withdrawal. Also […]

Separated At Birth, Robert Reich Edition

by Smitty It takes a special kind of gasbag to arrive at the conclusion that “Obama Has Handed The Election Over To The Super Rich” What, did #OccupyResoluteDesk somehow disenfranchise us all by playing along with the SuperPAC game? “Good ends don’t justify corrupt means,” whines Reich. Which of Obama’s ends was the good one? […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 02.09.12

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