The Other McCain

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

Heartland Institute Hits Global Warming With Ted Kaczynski Billboard Campaign

This is brilliant: Billboards in Chicago paid for by The Heartland Institute point out that some of the world’s most notorious criminals say they “still believe in global warming” — and ask viewers if they do, too. . . . The billboard series features Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber; Charles Manson, a mass murderer; and […]

BREAKING: Economy Craters, Unemployment Soars, Obama Begins Desperate Search for Scapegoats

Whatever you do, don’t blame President Gutsy Call: In April the number of people not in the labor force rose by a whopping 522,000 from 87,897,000 to 88,419,000. This is the highest on record. . . . [T]he labor force participation rate just dipped to a new 30 year low of 64.3%. Surely, Americans will […]

In Bizarre Gardening Accident, Piers Morgan & Lawrence O’Donnell Become World’s First Post-Uteral Siamese Twins

by Smitty ROCHESTER, MN–Doctors at the Mayo Clinic announced that they had stabilized the two, who were Platonically pruning periwinkles in the garden when beset by an escaped zoo lion. Conrad Murray was in the area, and the situation only got weirder from there. Spokesmen from the Ministry of Truth revealed that the two men […]

If Conor Friedersdorf Is Smiling …

. . . that can only mean bad news: This is how to co-opt journalists. Eager for access to the Republican nominee, or curious about what he’d say at the meeting, they agreed to the off-the-record ground rules. It’s easy to imagine how it could all play out. Romney vows he’ll be a loyal conservative […]

‘American Empire’: The Ultimate Strawman?

by Smitty Brian Koenig posts on Bill Ayers, Chicago bad boy at large, discussing the end of the ‘American Empire’: One of the great dangers that we live in right now, is I don‘t think there’s any question, and I don’t think any of you would question, that the American Empire is in decline – […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 05.04.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS PRC Says Blind Activist Can Apply To Study Abroad Possible solution to embarrassing diplomatic contretemps? No Late Boost For Sarkozy Centrist candidate Bayrou says he’ll vote for Hollande Arizona Police Believe Neo-Nazi’s Murder/Suicide Was Domestic Violence Ex-Marine Jason Todd Ready killed girlfriend, four others before killing himself POLITICS Former […]

Crowder In Tights

by Smitty I like the nugget of the idea at work here, but I think this needs more camp: Crowder: get together with Chris Loesch again, and give us Batwonk and Reformin’. Give us the four-color sets of the Batman ’60s show, and take on evil hedge-trimming mastermind Jorge Sore-toes. Deflate the monster truck tires […]

Time for Some Zeppelin

Of course, it’s ALWAYS time for some Zeppelin:

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