The Other McCain

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

Who They Are Is What They Do

“There’s nothing stopping them. They feel like they have the right to do anything they want to anyone who gets in their way.” — Jennifer Emick, describing the online savagery she’s experienced since exposing “Anonymous”

LatmaTV Knows All About Obama’s Choom-Ba-Yah Diplomacy

by Smitty The situation in Syria isn’t a laughing matter. U.S. foreign policy, however, is. This whole clip is quite good, but skip to 2:53 for good justice:The guy playing the U.S. ambassador is a reborn Tommy Chong.

Not Ashamed Of My Country, But ‘Choom-Ba-Yah Diplomacy’ Makes Me Cringe

by Smitty Via The Tatler, the National Review: Administration officials told the Journal that Walesa is too “political.” A man who was arrested by Soviet officials for dissenting against the government for being “political” is being shunned by the United States of America for the same reason 30 years later. Meanwhile, one of the recipients […]

Are Americans Homophobic Because They Won’t Bother To Buy This Noise?

by Smitty I suppose the newly gay Green Lantern might sell in ‘Frisco, New York, and Addams-Morgan. But how many heterosexual parents with hopes of grandchildren are actually going to expose children to this dead end? My guess is: not enough to keep the story going, irrespective of the rest of its artistic merit. Fact […]

The Only Answer Is ‘Heh’

Professor Glenn Reynolds asks: “How’s that brass-knuckles reputation management working out for you?”  The professor links an excellent examination of the legal precedents in Aaron Walker’s case by Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Suffice it to say, Walker got railroaded.

Radicals Justify Their Evil by Invoking Their Presumed Moral Superiority

“This could happen to you. It could happen in a context utterly unrelated to politics as you understand them. . . . Crazy stalking can happen to anyone for any reason.” — Popehat, “Brett Kimberlin and Aaron Worthing: Censorship And Retaliation Through Lawfare” FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION In my Thursday account of the connections between […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 06.01.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Mitt Hits Obama On Solyndra Meanwhile, in Boston… Indeed, not your father’s GOP. Jobless Rate Now Leading Political Indicator Unemployment numbers Obama’s albatross? Warren: “I Won’t Deny Who I Am” Campaign message completely drowned out by ethnicity gaffe POLITICS Edwards Unlikely To Be Retried After Jury Deadlocks Acquitted on […]

#BloombergMovieTitles (Last) Straw Wars

by Smitty Because nothing says ‘the Mayor is a soup nazi‘ quite like having the jackwagon decide the size of your drink. Me, I nearly died from White Castle. I guess that edict will come next week. Update: get you a 16 oz. shot of Ace’s finest. Update II: So that’s how you do it! […]

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