The Other McCain

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

Rule 5 Sunday: Cyd Charisse

– compiled by Wombat-socho Born today in 1922 as Tula Ellice Finklea in Amarillo, Ms. Charisse overcame polio and studied ballet before becoming a Hollywood star alongside Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. She stopped dancing in the 1960s but continued acting in films and TV. Ninety Miles From Tyranny kicks off this week’s post with […]

Liberals Cheering for Coronavirus

  On MSNBC, a Friday panel discussion turned into a pep rally for a deadly disease, as Nicolle Wallace and her guests speculated that coronavirus could inflict political damage on President Trump: Wallace, who worked in the Bush administration during the deadly storm, sees an opportunity for the media to blame President Trump for the […]

Michelle Malkin vs. ‘Conservatism Inc.’

  Last year, Michelle Malkin gave a speech at CPAC in which she denounced the open-borders faction within the Republican Party, specifically making mention of “the ghost of John McCain.” A few months ago, I became aware that Michelle Malkin had offended some people by defending Nick Fuentes, who had been accused of anti-Semitism, but […]

Brett Kimberlin Attempts a Hail Mary, But ‘None of His Passes Finds a Target’

Late last month, while I was covering CPAC, convicted bomber Brett Kimberlin lost a case in federal court in Indiana, in which he was trying to get some of his earlier convictions vacated. My podcast partner John Hoge has covered this latest failure of Acme Law: March 3: Team Kimberlin Post of the Day March […]

In The Mailbox: 03.06.20

– compiled by Wombat-socho Apparently Ana Navarro is extremely sensitive about her weight and has friends at Twitter. Yup, suspended again. Meanwhile, deadlines for the FMJRA & Rule 5 Sunday are tomorrow at noon and midnight respectively. Please don’t forget to send in your links! OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Socialism – The Dream Of […]

Maryland Governor Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus Cases

“Emergency” is not a synonym for “panic”: The first three confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in Maryland Thursday night. According to Gov. Larry Hogan the married couple in their 70s and an unrelated woman in her 50s from Montgomery County contracted COVID-19 while traveling abroad. Hogan also declared a state of emergency in Maryland […]

In The Mailbox: 03.05.20

– compiled by Wombat-socho OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Never Underestimate The Power Of Human Stupidity EBL: Elizabeth Warren’s Fever Dream Twitchy: Kathy Griffin Dragged For Lecturing Rape Survivor About Her “Cruel Feed” Louder With Crowder: Rashida Tlaib – If You’re Pro-Life, Stop Trying To Have Sex With Me RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES American Conservative: […]

Ask Not for Whom the #MeToo Tolls: Beware of Soros-Funded Feminism

  Because I never liked Chris Matthews, I enjoyed some schadenfreude at watching his partisan hack career ended by a #MeToo scandal. What I little suspected was the hidden hand behind that takedown: [A]n obscure group called Ultraviolet just took down Chris Matthews—the former speechwriter for Tip O’Neill and Jimmy Carter who had successfully transformed […]

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