The Other McCain

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

Eagerly Awaited Steven Crowder Video

by Smitty Here it is, as noted yesterday.

Mead Seems Unaware Of How Perverse Use Of Technology By Government Is Wrecking Liberty

by Smitty I’ve been mocking Walter Russell Mead’s series on what the next round of Liberalism will look like. Part IV could be summarized as “Ain’t technology swell?” An inevitable question as we look at the demise of the 20th century economy is how shall we live? As the manufacturing that remains to us becomes […]

It Was Almost My Pulitzer Moment Covering #Occupy, But Then It Turned Into A Madison Rising Groove

by Smitty I got alerted by a phone call from somebody that #Occupy was going to stage a demonstration down by Radio Row. So I hied me there post-haste, camera ready. Security was not briefed beforehand, leading to an interesting encounter: And here is the actual cut: Update: here is further coverage of actual #Occupy […]

Hands Off My Health Care Rally

by Smitty Americans For Prosperity are bringing it, and you should, too 27 March is a Tuesday. I will take the day off to be there and blog this, because it is Simply. Too. Important. to neglect. Hands Off My Health Care Rally Upper Senate Park, Washington, D.C. March 27th at 1:00PM March 23, 2012, […]

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 […]

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