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

More Examples Of The Progressive Inverted Tongue

by Smitty Modern sophists don’t believe in any sort of absolute truth. This makes conversation challenging, as they will frequently attack the definitions of terms in lieu of dealing with reality. I call this Orwellian language use the Progressive Inverted Tongue, and I doubt not from which PIT it emerges. Two fine examples came through […]

Rule 5 Sunday

by Smitty Rule 5 has always celebrated beauty and honor, and honors the outgoing Miss Venezuela, Stefania Fernandez, who handily crushed a tyrant with a flag, lighting up the following blogs with a bolt of Pure Awesome: Power Line Fausta Gateway Pundit TrogloPundit Wintery Knight In this conceptual re-enactment, a white-haired Stefania Fernandez confronts and […]

Osteon Top Of Things

by Smitty One hopes all enjoy my attempt at one of those Dustbury titles. Meanwhile, after that intimate gathering with half a million-ish honor-lovers yesterday, I was “filet of Smitty” until later than usual this morning, which means a Rule 5 Sunday delay. Your indulgence is sought. Definition of osteon here. Photo via Miss Cellania.

After A Brief ‘Reagan Tribute’ On
The Couch, Thoughts Return To
‘Restoring Honor’

by Smitty First, one should offer some shouts to fellow bloggers: Sorry to the TD of the Washington Rebel that my phone battery ran out, and we couldn’t get back together. The informal gathering at the Army and Navy Club with Wombat Rampant, which transitioned to the ever-tasty Shelly’s Backroom, and a conversation that we […]

Restoring Honor: Thank You, Warriors

by Smitty REFLECTING POOL, WASHINGTON, DC–It’s an hour into the Restoring Honor event. What a great undertaking. This is a great exercise in American Exceptionalism. Beck’s religiosity is right out front, but mostly ecumenical. While no mention is made of anyone in office, one wonders if the monitors carry the word ‘Faith’ to nearby residences, […]

Great Moments In Navigation: ‘Restoring Honor’ Edition

Smitty:   Are you sure this is where the Restoring Honor event was supposed to be? Skippy:   Well, it’s what I read in a comment on a post somewhere on the DailyKos. . . Guess it’s time to get moving if we’re to make the Mall.

Fantastic: Murkowski Judas-ery Roils Alaska

by Smitty This week’s FMJRA is in awe of Lisa Murkowsk’s commitment to career over service. FMJRA has obtained a slightly technical document from WikiIncontinence describing what looks to be her overall plan for victory in the primary and Alaska Senate race: Murkowski’s Inequality. We don’t fully understand it, either, and will rely upon our […]

Grinder Reminder

by Smitty Via IsraellyCool, we have this gem: While most people know about the ‘farmer tan’ on the arm, many don’t know that the parade field at a Navy boot camp is called a ‘grinder’. You get shaved bald, and walk around in the sun a few hours, and the result, for those of European […]

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