The Other McCain

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

FMJRA 2.0: Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade

— compiled by Wombat-socho At this time last week, I was in the Las Vegas VA hospital with IV drips of Rocephin and Vancomycin going into my veins in a successful effort to exterminate the vile bacteria that were trying to kill me. I’m home now, feeling better, and have another four days of Levaquin […]

‘The Blind Side’ and Business Reality

Former NFL tackle Michael Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family, who helped him become a football standout, a story made famous in the 2009 film The Blind Side, for which Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award. Oher recently filed a lawsuit claiming that the Tuohys cheated him out of his rightful share of […]

Crazy People Are Dangerous

Everybody agrees Portia Odufuwa is dangerously crazy, and yet officials keep releasing her to terrorize others: Portia Odufuwa, 39, was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the July 25, 2022 shooting at Dallas Love Field Airport. Dallas County Judge Stephanie Huff issued her judgement Aug. 14, stating Odufuwa didn’t place any officers in […]

In The Mailbox: 08.25.23 (Evening Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Usual weekend deadlines for the usual weekend posts, plus some book reviews and Son of Silvercon news! Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Just An Average Weekend In Our Nation’s Capital EBL: The Media and Dems Are Literally Sleeping Together, Kristina Raspopova, RIP, So what […]

In The Mailbox: 08.25.23 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM EBL: Happy Birthday Barbara Eden, also, Trump’s Post Debate Dance Twitchy: “Bro, Have You Seen YOU?”, Cleanup On Aisle 5! Dan Bongino Unloads On Stephen King, and Fani Willis’ Campaign Director Tries Locking Her Account After Anti-Trump Tweets Discovered Louder With Crowder: Canada orders […]

Debate Aftermath: The Media React

When I asked Thursday if anybody had watched Wednesday’s Trump-less Republican debate, I didn’t realize my blog buddy John Hoge had subjected himself to that ordeal, his account of which concludes with the question: “Is it 2025 yet?” Meanwhile, in the corporte media . . . Chris Christie hit with ‘lots of boos’ after GOP […]

In The Mailbox: 08.24.23 (Afternoon Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Chicago Rideshare Driver Defends Himself EBL: Attorney John Eastman vows to fight Georgia Indictment, Is Democrat King Maker Tom Steyer trying to take out Biden and run Newsom?, Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘on board’ crashed Russian plane?, and MAGA X Twitchy: Sad, Weepy Adam […]

Did Anybody Watch the Debate?

The Network That Fired Tucker Carlson™ hosted a debate Wednesday night between Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and six people who will definitely not get the Republican presidential nomination. Like, why is Asa Hutchinson even doing this? Or, who exactly thinks Chris Christie is going to win anything? And . . . Doug Freaking Burgum? DeSantis […]

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