The Other McCain

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

The French Vs. American Revolution

by Smitty Interesting piece at Ladd Ehlinger’s blog on the French Revolution. In particular: My opponent, on the other hand, made the curious observation that the Reign of Terror was a necessary step in rooting out the French monarchy. I don’t recall the exact wording, but it had something to do with the French having […]

Next Up, Olbermann Will Accuse The Sun Of Being Raaaaacist

by Smitty Twitchy helps get at the difference between amusing and funny: Hey, Dog-whistle RT @mmfa Fox hosts Chuck Norris to discuss his warning of “1,000 years of darkness” if Obama is re… tl.gd/j6voo3 — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 7, 2012 Keith Olbermann is like a self portrait of an artist depicting himself as a […]

Whatever You Do, Don’t Link This Video Of Illegal Alien Benita Veliz At The DNC

by Smitty Sorry, Benita. My wife is a legal immigrant. We paid in the thousands of dollars in fees, and spent a few years dealing with USCIS. I realize that being a Democrat means substituting emotional plays for the rule of law: However, I’m just not terribly sympathetic. Your non-grasp of following directions, Benita, along […]

The Sexual Predators Union

Otherwise known as the United Federation of Teachers: In the last five years in New York City, 97 tenured teachers or school employees have been charged by the Department of Education with sexual misconduct. . . . [T]he unions — believing that they are helping the cause of teachers by being weak on sexual predators […]

So What If Obama Doesn’t Understand The Economy: He Understands Power

by Smitty Via Instapundit, the mighty Klavan:This is a funny video, in particular the way the video editing underscores the government/business tax tautology. But Obama never has understood more than how to run a con. A major facet of that con has been having somebody to attack. Lacking anything to attack except his own record, […]

Domain Name Servers And You: Thoughts On Recent Intimacy

by Smitty There was a birthday party for my mother-in-law Wednesday that sort of ate the day, and Thursday we flew back from Old Europe. The World’s Youngest Blogger did really well. He had slept most of the flight over, and was in full charm mode on the way home. A bottle on the descent […]

Friday Open Thread

— by Wombat-socho Stacy being bedeviled by the site’s annual DNS renewal, and Smitty being somewhere betwixt der Oder und der Rhein, it’s left to me to keep Friday from being a joyless, postless day. God help you all. I got nuthin’ but this awesome banner.* Talk amongst yourselves. *(h/t Moe Lane)

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.07.12

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS MTV Music Awards Eclipse Lackluster Last Night Of DNC One Direction scores three awards, edging out Rihanna Earthquake Kills 24 In Southwest PRC 20,000 homes damaged in Yunnan, Guizhou provinces No HOPE For Obama Poster Artist Shepard Fairey Even the jungle wanted him deadjailed POLITICS Primaries Set Stage For […]

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