The Other McCain

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

Monday Night Allen Vs. Kaine Debate

by Smitty The Washington Examiner has details: Virginia Senate debate When: 8 p.m. Monday Where: Richmond Host: AARP, League of Women Voters Virginia, WVCE-radio and WTVR-TV The debate will be televised statewide, including by C-SPAN. Check local listings for coverage or go to wtvr.com for a livestream. George Allen is a seasoned politician. Many might […]

Another Republican Lie!

In a ludicrously shameless attempt to lower expectations for Thursday’s vice-presidential debate beatdown, RNC chairman Reince Priebus calls Joe Biden “a gifted orator”: “I think people realize that Joe Biden is a gifted orator. He’s very good at rhetoric. And I think he’s very relatable,” Priebus said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Reince — and […]

Is ‘Full-Figured’ an Insult?

As opposed to, for example, “Holy kamoley, look at the incredible size of the ginormous hooters on that redhead“? Mad Men star Christina Hendricks has slammed a reporter for being rude after she was asked whether she has inspired other women with her ‘full figure’. The 37-year-old TV star was offended when asked about her […]

Obama Meltdown Beginning? Plus: Romney Campaign on ‘$5 Trillion’ Lie

#tcot OHIO: Registration data shows Obama has BIG TROUBLE in the Buckeye State pjmedia.com/blog/ohio-poll… hat-tip @beccajlower — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 7, 2012 Ed Driscoll’s favorite Insta-phrase “preference cascade” (describing the sudden shifting of opinion) could be the best understanding of what we might — I emphasize, might — be beginning to see in the […]

Why Do Democrats Like Elizabeth Warren Hate Science?

by Smitty William Jacobson relates Elizabeth Warren’s socially constructed approach to genealogy. Shorter Warren: “I felt Cherokee, and feeling is being.” Look: they have DNA testing now. Put up or shut up. Find some Cherokee who are willing to provide cheek swabs, and get some lab tests going. Find out what, if any, genetic similarities […]

Elmer Williams Critiques Snoop Dogg’s Voting Rationale

by Smitty Following up on the Snoop Dogg post, here is the Elmer Williams review of Snoop’s motivations: On the down-low may not be a familiar idiom to all readers.

Propaganda Known Is Propaganda Failed

by Smitty Really, now: The casual browser, given only this image, is left to conclude that #OccupyResoluteDesk is a strong, statesmanlike fellow, who has become to the Democrats the giant that Reagan is to the Republicans. Mitt Romney, in contrast, is some tiny cartoon character whose identity is bound up in a church for which […]

“He’ll Nail Those Debates”

by Smitty Althouse channeling Melinda Henneberger trying to figure out how BHO would stage a 2016 comeback. Hahahahahahaha. The only sense in which BHO would nail a debate in some future election cycle would be if he was giving someone a manicure in the little beauty shop he works in while the debates are on […]

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