The Other McCain

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

UPDATED: New Information Emerges on Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Aaron Alexis

About eight hours have passed since shooting began at the Washington Navy Yard, and information is still sketchy. Early reports that as many as three shooters were involved appear not to be true. Investigators are still seeking a possible second suspect, but it now appears highly likely that today’s carnage — which killed at least […]

#NavyYardShooting Patience, Please: Don’t Let Media Reports Confuse You

Hint: Breaking news is always confusing. By 5 p.m., we will know facts. Be cautious about initial media reports. #NavyYardShooting — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) September 16, 2013 We’ve seen this pattern over and over, from 9/11 to the Boston Marathon bombings: New breaks, cable TV and online sources fill up with “confirmed” reports and […]

LIVE AT FIVE: 09.16.13

— compiled by Wombat-socho TOP NEWS Summers Bows Out Of Running For Fed Chairman Liberal, moderate Democratic Senators ally to torpedo Summers; seen as weak on regulation No Relief From Epic Flooding In Colorado Rain continues, hampering air rescue ops UN Inspectors Submit Report On Syrian Chemical Weapons Security Council to transform US/Soviet agreement into […]

Troll Patrol

@tastymonkey The crazies are always out there, like insects at night. I'm the bug zapper on the front porch. They're drawn to the light. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) September 15, 2013 Weird things happen when you make a hobby of writing about crazy people. Matt Ross at Conservative Hideout is now being harassed by […]

FMJRA 2.0: Caffeine Zombie

— compiled by Wombat-socho Rule 5 Sunday: Tied To You Blackmailers Don’t Shoot Animal Magnetism Regular Right Guy The DaleyGator Proof Positive 90 Miles From Tyranny EBL EBL @Alyssa_Milano Releases Sex Tape as ‘Social Statement’ (Alex Jones Is Nuts) Lowering The Boom The Pirate’s Cove The DaleyGator Da Tech Guy Lee Hernly Da Tech Guy […]

Democrat Drano-Snorting Continues

by Smitty Fresh from either his triumphal partnership with–or, if you prefer, basketball-esque dribbling at the hands of–Vladimir Putin on the Syria red line topic, #OccupyResoluteDesk has re-discovered his swagger: I’m happy to have a conversation with him about how we can deal with this so-called sequester, making across-the-board cuts on things that we shouldn’t […]

COLLEGE COMMIES AT C.U.N.Y.!

Where’s Joe McCarthy when we really need him? Protests against General David Petraeus Monday by CUNY students were organized by an ad hoc committee that includes several Communist groups. A leaflet for the protests, which refers to Petraeus as a “war criminal” and “mass murderer,” says that the events were organized by the Ad Hoc Committee Against the […]

The Word Is ‘Depravity’

Yeah, I was working on a long article about pedophiles, but had to set that article aside when somebody called this story to my attention: Jonathan Adleta reportedly dreamed of the day he could have “daddy-daughter sex” — and ultimately his dream came to fruition. According to the Orlando Sentinel, when his then-girlfriend Sarah became pregnant […]

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