The Other McCain

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In The Mailbox: 08.21.24 (Morning Edition)

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOM 357 Magnum: Armed Self-Defense – South African Edition EBL: MAGA Country: Democrat National Convention Opens in Chicago, also, Gold Bar Bob Menedenz negotiating a pardon for himself with Biden Twitchy: Michelle Obama Says Illegals Have “A Right To Build A Decent Life” […]

In The Mailbox: 08.20.24

— compiled by Wombat-socho If I had any sense at all, I would just unpack all my stuff and go to bed, because it’s been a long couple of days in Las Vegas and the Nevada National Security Site, f/k/a Nevada Test Site. But here I am mongling links. Speaking of which, if you’re an […]

DNC Debacle on Opening Night: Biden Pushed Out of Prime Time as Disorganized Convention Schedule Runs Overtime

What a disaster! Democrats crammed their prime-time convention schedule with a bunch of nobodies — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, among others — so that Joe Biden didn’t take the stage until nearly 11:30 p.m. ET. #3 – Joe […]

Is Chicago Burning Yet?

Got to be honest, the pro-Hamas “resistance” in Chicago so far has been rather disappointing. If they can’t work up some violent chaos in the streets for the Democratic National Convention, what good are they, huh? Hundreds of anti-Israel protesters breached the first layer of fencing outside the Democratic National Convention, with some later apprehended […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Welcome, Indiana!

— compiled by Wombat-socho Started playing Azur Lane again after a lengthy break, and lo and behold – the current event introduces another fast battleship to feed my urges, the South Dakota-class battlewagon Indiana. Ain’t she cute? Another reason for the 2D girl this week is that I wound up in Twitmo until Saturday for […]

Hurricane-Force Media Hype

CNN (I watch, so you don’t have to) is still hyping polls that show Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and, if all you knew about the election is what you get from the “mainstream” media, you would believe she’s cruising to certain victory. Dig this […]

Mac Jones Nails Down QB2 Job in Jax

You don’t care about football and, at a certain level, neither do I, but the NFL saga of quarterback Mac Jones has fascinated me ever since he was a first-round draft pick for the New England Patriots in 2021. That followed Mac’s undefeated, record-setting National Championship season at Alabama and, in retrospect, can we all […]

FMJRA 2.0: It Could Have Been Worse

— compiled by Wombat-socho Atlanta may be 76-54, but we swept them in the Launching Pad before coming home and getting whupped by Pete’s Brewers at RFK; we lost Game 1 thanks to the accursed rain gods, but Carl Morton hung on to win his fifth game, 2-1 against George Stone. In Game 3 the […]

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