The Other McCain

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

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: New Rick Barber Campaign Ad Invokes Slavery

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alabama Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Rick Barber: A source close to the campaign asked my opinion of the ad, and all I could say was, “You’re going to get heat, but you’re going to get light, too.” The GOP primary runoff is July 13, and Barber is a Tea […]

A. Charles Johnson

Q. What’s more boring than soccer? We might assume, arguendo, that regular readers have been following The Other McCain’s relentless mockery of the 2010 World Cup. However, for those who may have joined the mockery in progress and missed the set-up for this particular running gag, let’s recall how liberals have portrayed American contempt for […]

Hit Jeff’s Tip-Jar!

Jeff Goldstein’s father just died, requiring him to fly cross-country on short notice for the funeral: I feel ashamed to ask, but any donations you can make at this time would really really help my family out. And would of course replace any kind of July fundraiser. Pro-capitalist bloggers should never be “ashamed to ask.” […]

Lauren Bacall

California Journalists Caught on Video Making Fun of Sarah Palin Speech

“The dumbness doesn’t just come from soundbites” says one reporter in the open-mic moment after the Palin speech, while another asks: “How am I going to write about this? There’s nothing there!” To which a colleague replies: “Well, there’s your story.” This is nothing new. The first time I went to cover a Sarah Palin speech (“Sweetheart […]

Sad Ending for USA in the Quadrennial ‘Let’s Make Fun of Foreigners’ Festival

Third World 2 Effete Pansies 1 American imperialism ain’t what it used to be: RUSTENBURG, South Africa — In the end, the U.S. team was undone by what had haunted the Americans throughout the World Cup. By giving up early goals, the Americans fell to Ghana 2-1 on Saturday and were knocked out of the […]

‘Human Sacrifice! Dogs and Cats Living Together! Mass Hysteria!’

Inspired by a Tweet from Conor Friedersdorf. When he agrees with me, this could be a sign that the Apocalypse is upon us. UPDATE: Maybe this whole thing is part of a secret conspiracy to destroy my right-wing grassroots street cred? Yeah. I’m totally screwed. Now I’m forced to admit that David Frum is actually making […]

‘The Written Word Is Forever’

Do you remember this headline? Dede Goes Down Upstate That story was filed from the Carriage House Inn in Watertown, N.Y. Ali Akbar, Kerry Picket of the Washington Times and Dave Weigel (then with the Washington Independent) were all blogging in the same hotel room where I was trying to hit deadline for the American Spectator with my 793-word […]

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