The Other McCain

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

Also, You’re Not Cynical Enough

My advice: Never volunteer advice. If people wanted your advice, they would (a) ask you for it, and (b) pay you for it. @LeadershipInst — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) July 19, 2013 The two most important questions in any contract are: What’s in it for me? and What’s in it for them? Caveat emptor. Honesty […]

And Then, Inexplicably, the Villain Decides to Deliver an Arrogant Lecture …

. . . a lecture just long enough to allow the seemingly doomed underdog hero to reach his 9-mm pistol and blast that son of bitch. Hero says sarcastic tough-guy line. Hero is embraced by vulnerable female lead amid wreckage. Roll credits over pop-music theme. At some point, intelligent people grow up and get tired of seeing […]

LIVE AT FIVENINE: 07.19.2013

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Detroit Files For Bankruptcy Files Chapter 9; largest US city to ever declare bankruptcy Rudd Surprises With Hardline Boat Plan Aussie PM orders no asylum for illegals in boats; refugees to be shunted to Papua Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Released Out pending appeal after less than a day in […]

‘One Takes Fun Where One Finds It’

Remember when people told us that the Internet was a magical instrument that would enlighten the masses? Those “visionaries” of the Information Age failed to perceive what would be the result of granting worldwide communication access to stupid people: Trolls. Trolls are stupid. Otherwise, they would not be trolls. Ken White is not stupid. Otherwise, […]

Deranged Cyberstalker Bill Schmalfeldt Continues His Obsessive Cyberstalking

Bill Schmalfeldt: Born to rant. (Image via Thomas Anderson at Vimeo) “All that is necessary to discredit Bill Schmalfeldt is to quote Bill Schmalfeldt. The vile creep got banned from Daily Kos for his grossly offensive writings about anal sodomy. Schmalfeldt’s penchant for obscene defamation . . . includes describing his own ex-wife — the mother of his children, whom […]

Former Disney Child Starlet News

Post-Disney Deviance Syndrome deserves scrutiny as a cultural phenomenon. As a parent, it seems like one minute your children are watching some cutesy little kiddie sitcom on Disney Channel and then — fast-forward — topless photos, DUIs, rehab and nervous breakdowns. Lindsay Lohan’s Getting $2 Million From Oprah Britney Spears — My New Las Vegas […]

Brett Kimberlin’s Enemies List Expands to Include His Estranged Wife: ‘She’s Nuts!’

“What [Brett Kimberlin] revealed is the creepy depths he goes to when he is angry at someone, trying to smear their reputations.” — Aaron Walker, “Final Peace Order Hearing Between Jay Elliott and Brett Kimberlin,” July 16 “Kimberlin, you may recall, was the convicted bomber, habitual liar, and all-around sociopath who claimed to have sold […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 07.18.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Kerry Wins Arab League Support For Bid To Restart Israeli/Palestinian Peace Talks Could give Abbas the political cover he needs to return to talks Bernanke Walks The Line Fed chairman tells Congress bond buying will be cut as economy keeps improving Nelson Mandela Spends 95th Birthday In Hospital South […]

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