What Did I Tell You About Her?
Christine O’Donnell’s first TV ad of the general election campaign: The American Spectator, July 27: “[C]onservatives in Delaware have the benefit of backing an indisputably telegenic candidate. O’Donnell . . . has the kind of 100-watt smile that lights up a room.” With a smile like that, she’s awfully hard to hate. The Castle campaign […]
Bloggers: What Not to Do
There’s some stuff you shouldn’t do if you want to be a blogger, like make an ass out of yourself the way Tommy Christopher did in writing a “column” about the One Nation Rally. The scare-quotes around “column” are required because Tommy Christopher is such a lousy writer. Once upon a time, when columnists required the investment of […]
Franken for Wankin’
Christine O’Donnell’s anti-masturbation message is clearly a threat to Al Franken’s lifestyle choice: Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) will campaign this week for Delaware Democratic Senate nominee Chris Coons. Franken . . . will stump Thursday for Coons, according to the Delaware Democratic Party. Hey, hit the tip jar if you want me to go cover […]
Crazed Ewok Endorses Hard-to-Spell GOP Candidate in Minnesota 8th District; Cravaack Considers Restraining Order
Chip Cravaack isn’t a name that rolls easily from the tongue, but after Ed Morrissey highlighted a poll showing the Navy-pilot Republican challenger surprisingly close to Democrat Rep. Jim Oberstar, Ace of Spades jumped aboard in his inimitable way. Check this guy out: What Ace is doing — what I’ve been doing, and what we all should […]
How Rich Republican Insiders Help Destroy the Party’s Grassroots Enthusiasm
Anyone who’s ever had much dealing with the Republican Party establishment nods in recognition when Rush Limbaugh talks about “bluebloods” and “country clubbers” as the bane of the GOP. Limbaugh himself is, of course, a wealthy man. However, Rush’s wealth is self-made, whereas the “bluebloods” to whom he refers are those who inherited (or married) money, and the […]
Attagirl, Michelle! Malkin Endorses Tancredo for Colorado Governor
A thing of beauty is a joy forever: The GOP gubernatorial candidate in Colorado, Dan Maes, is now in full meltdown mode. . . . Republican primary voters were forced to choose between entrenched, ethics-challenged establishment candidate Scott McInnis and untested businessman Maes. GOP voters made the right choice given the options at the time. […]
Warning: The Jokes You Tell Can and Will Be Held Against You in a Court of Law
As someone who jokes about everything, I’m sick and tired of people who think that bad jokes are somehow a violation of their civil rights: A skydiving instructor who joked with a female student that he couldn’t be falling for her because he’s gay has filed a discrimination suit, claiming he was cut loose from […]
Beat Barney, Stomp Steny
We’ve told you before about Sean Bielat, who’s taking on Barney Frank in Massachusetts, and Charles Lollar, who’s challenging Steny Hoyer in Maryland. Both of these men are U.S. Marines, and today they get a big “Semper Fi” shout-out from Ken Blackwell: While Frank typically wins with 65 to 75 percent of the vote, Bielat is […]
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