The Other McCain

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

Grief Tends Not To Transmit Far

by Smitty Jerry makes a good point here: It’s interesting to note where priorities lie for people. I clearly recall after my brother passed away unexpectedly last year feeling not a little anger toward those too self-preoccupied to express condolences even after having been directly notified about what was happening. I also heard from more […]

Consulting the Legal Department

My previous observation that no one could be sued for libel for merely describing the self-evident fact of Bill Schmalfeldt’s derangment drew a mildly critical e-mail from a lawyer friend: Not to be a pedant, but the reason it’s not defamatory is that it’s a statement of opinion based on disclosed facts, and therefore not […]

Jonah Goldberg: ‘Cheer Up, The Worst Is Yet To Come’

by Smitty This first seven minutes is stand-up (but good if you’re a fan), so you can skip that if pressed for time: One great quote, I guess due to Charles Murray: “One of the problems with the elite is that it refuses to preach what it practices.” Another crucial point, he calls it a […]

Ed Markey’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Moment?

Washington Free Beacon: Rep. Ed Markey (D., Mass.), who is running to replace recently appointed Secretary of State John Kerry in the Senate, compared the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision to the 1858 decision to uphold slavery, according to BuzzFeed. Markey made reference to the Koch brothers and Karl Rove spending undisclosed amounts of money […]

Weird Headline of the Day

Your 14-Year-Old Daughter Is Probably A Child Pornographer Yeah, that got your attention in a hurry, didn’t it? It’s “Advice Goddess” Amy Alkon’s reaction to a report from Massachusetts about a prosecutor who is fed up with teenagers using cellphones to send each other naughty pictures of themselves: “When they start sharing photos like this, we are […]

Austin Gates Is a Victim of Abuse, Homophobia, and a Really Bad Haircut

Perhaps this video requires no introduction. Perhaps I’m wrong to suspect that readers will fill the comments with insensitive sarcasm. At any rate, if we rule out the possibility that this is some kind of twisted parody of a “coming out” confession, I’ve got a feeling that Austin Gates is destined for viral video stardom: […]

Bill Whittle’s Virtual SOTU: Guns

by Smitty Set aside ~8 minutes and watch this. Then tweet/post/email it around to all who understand the English language. via Instapundit

And Now, Helpless Victim Bill Schmalfeldt Heroically Suffers Glorious Martyrdom

Bill Schmalfeldt: Not cropped to ‘look positively demonic’ “Let’s talk about R.S. McCain, as well — Robert Stacy McCain. Here he writes column after column after column about me, in which he refers to me in the most defamatory ways, about being deranged . . . and he takes that picture of me that was […]

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