The Other McCain

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

Raaaaacist, Sexist Republican Cuts Ad For Female Minority Candidate In Utah

by Smitty You can tell the depth and vigor of a candidate’s commitment to Thought Crime by their willingness to compensate for their perfidy: See how a candidate papers over his misogyny and xenophobia with kind words? Don’t believe your lying eyes and ears. Listen to what Uncle Dave Axelrod says: Republicans hate all non-rich, […]

‘We Leave Nobody Behind’

by Smitty Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Top 10 signs you may be Nobody: 10. You have blasphemed the Holy Narrative. 9. You have poked fun at #OccupyResoluteDesk on Twitter. 8. You have attended a Tea Party event. 7. You live in a red state. 6. You are […]

Mark October 30 on Your Calendar: Democrat Panic Hits Pandemic Stage

COLUMBUS, Ohio This will be seen in retrospect as the day liberals began to realize that Obama was going to lose the election, the day The Great Wall of Denial (erected by Nate Silver and the Democrat Graveyard Whistling Choir) proved itself too weak to withstand an encounter with reality. Yesterday, Jim Messina called the Romney super-PAC’s ad […]

‘The Hope And The Change’

by Smitty Via Powerline: This excellent 30-second TV ad was produced by Citizens United and written and directed by Steve Bannon.

‘Wash That #Fail Right Out Of Our Hair’

by Smitty The Looking Spoon says it very politely: via Political Clown Parade

LIVE AT FIVESIX: 10.30.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS At Least 16 Deaths, 6.2 Million Without Power As Sandy Comes Ashore NYC hit with 13-foot storm surge; tunnels, subways flooded One Dead, One Missing, Fourteen Rescued As HMS Bounty Sinks Sandy Slams South Jersey; Worst Yet To Come Israel’s Governing Likud Party Merges With Ultranationalists Union with Yisrael […]

Al-Qaida Is On The Path To Defeat And Charlie Don’t Surf! UPDATE: Women United Lowers The Boom

by Smitty The first seven words of the title are from #OccupyResoluteDesk. The last three are from the demented Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore. I’m going to argue that, at a high level of abstraction, the two ideas are equally absurd. The Washington Times has an article that is useful for tracking the latest rumors. The […]

SCENES FROM ROMNEY-RYAN RALLY

Children cheer Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney in Marion, Ohio MARION, Ohio Last night I was on deadline and didn’t have time to upload photos from the Romney-Ryan “Victory Rally” at the Marion County Fairgrounds Coliseum, so here they are: Paul Ryan addresses the crowd while Mitt Romney, Rob Portman, and Janna Ryan listen. “Campaign […]

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