Islam, Terrorism, and the Truth
What’s wrong with President Obama’s explanation about the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya? Well, yes, everything — newly released e-mails provide further proof of that — but what’s wrong with the Benghazi story is symptomatic of a larger problem, as historian Daniel Mandel explains: In the final presidential debate on October 22, President […]
Signs and Omens: Obama’s Fading Hope and the Graveyard Whistling Choir
Nate Silver continues to lead the Democrat Graveyard Whistling Choir, raising Obama to a 70.3% likelihood of victory based on . . . what? I dunno. I’m not an expert with a New York Times column or anything, much less a Magical Forecasting Model™ that can divine future events with the precise scientific exactitude of […]
Is ‘Jailhouse Lawyer’ Brett Kimberlin Heading to Grief in Virginia Case?
Those who have read Mark Singer’s 1994 book Citizen K: The Deeply Weird American Journey of Brett Kimberlin, know that while Kimberlin was imprisoned for his 1978 Indiana bombing spree, he became an adept “jailhouse lawyer,” who filed more than 100 legal actions on his own behalf, while also providing quasi-lawyerly assistance to some of […]
VIDEO: Romney Ad Highlights Debate
It’s called “Highest Responsibility“: Joe Scarborough and Bill Kristol agree that the debate Monday night did nothing to alter the trajectory of the race, even while Jonathan Chait disgraces himself with a public tantrum over the decisive trend toward Romney that his ideogical blinders prevent him from seeing.
Obscure Ex-Starlet @SophiaBush Sticks Her #LadyParts Out on Twitter, With Hilariously Predictable Results
Civility™ is getting so complicated, I just can’t keep up with all the new rules, in the same way I have trouble keeping track of which former starlets actually count as “celebrities.” Last night, after I filed my American Spectator column about the debate — strategically, a win for Romney — I was kind of […]
Another Sad Installment in the Series: ‘Why the Hell Is Chris Matthews on TV?’
Chris Matthews just said some crazyass shit on #MSNBC that’s gonna blow your mind when you see it. Got that clip, Media Research? — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 23, 2012 My usual habit after debates has been to switch to MSNBC and see what their reaction is. I know that the Fox News crew […]
FINAL 2012 DEBATE: ‘FOREIGNERS’
UPDATE 11:09 p.m. ET: Well, I’ve got to write something longer than 140 characters for the American Spectator tomorrow, so I’ll leave you with this: BREAKING: Obama wins debate, according to Muslim Brotherhood focus group. — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) October 23, 2012 Watching #MSNBC: Chris Matthews isn’t giddy. That means, Romney won. — Robert […]
McKay Coppins, Concern Troll
Every newsroom is a seething cauldron of frustrated ambition. It’s been that way forever, and is true everywhere. Nobody goes into the news business with the goal of being the headline writer on the obituary page, but somebody’s got to do it, and the phenomenon of the “disgruntled staffer” is not really interesting unless the […]
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