The Other McCain

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

Lindsey Stone of Plymouth, Mass., Has ‘Been Placed on Unpaid Leave Pending the Results of an Internal Investigation’

“This is just us, being the douchebags that we are, challenging authority in general. . . . OBVIOUSLY we meant NO disrespect to people that serve or have served in our military.” — Lindsey Stone of Plymouth, Massachusetts Alas, Lindsey, it wasn’t quite as obvious to others as it was to you, eh? While I […]

Benghazi Strategy: Bureaucratic Twister Until Americans Get Bored, Or Something

by Smitty Per HotAir, the latest position in the Benghazi cover-up is that the “Office of the DNI” is the bad. . .guy. Unclear at this point was whether: The room where the DNI himself sits is haunted, and that some leftover from a Stephen King novel is making random edits to computer files, or […]

Cease-Fire? With These Monsters?

What kind of fool would believe that Hamas wants “peace”? Six men accused of being ‘Israeli spies’ were dragged through the streets of Gaza City and executed in front of a chanting mob today as Israel warned Palestinians to evacuate some areas of the territory in apparent preparation for a ground invasion. Witnesses said the six were taken […]

Sad Elmo’s Very Bad Week

Hello, boys and girls, it’s your favorite furry red Muppet who . . . What’s that, boys and girls? Elmo’s not your favorite Muppet? You say Elmo doesn’t like girls? That’s so sad. And what’s that? You say Elmo likes boys just a little bit too much? Kevin Clash — known as the voice of Elmo […]

Skepticism, Balance and Error: A Brief Note on Kimberlin-Rauhauser Apologists

Brett Kimberlin could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison Evil Blogger Lady calls attention to Charles Johnson’s endorsement of a rather elaborate defense of Brett Kimberlin and Neal Rauhauser. CJ links a 3,200-word post by Crooks and Liars contributor “Karoli” that is perhaps worthy of a point-by-point fisking, which I have neither […]

Allen West Concedes FL-18, Expected To Take Up Watercolors And Scrapbooking

by Smitty CNSNews has a writeup: Saying it’s time to “move ahead,” Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday morning that he is conceding his House race to Democrat Patrick Murphy. “I think that now is not the time to try to draw the process out,” West told “Fox & Friends.” “We brought up some incredible […]

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 11.20.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS SecState Clinton To Visit Mideast In Pursuit Of Ceasefire Leaving Cambodia today for Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo South China Sea Dispute Overshadows Obama’s ASEAN Visit Philippines object to “consensus” on negotiations with PRC FBI: Four Southern California Men Charged In Terror Plot Conspired to join Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan POLITICS […]

“You’d Be Excited If Barack Ripped A Post Tex-Mex Back-Blast Next To Your Face”

by Smitty Misfit Politics serves the toilet humor straight up: via Chris Loesch

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