The Other McCain

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

Fourth Of July Message From A Leader

by Smitty Would that some others one could name were possessed of such clarity: via Brietbart For contrast, via The Lonely Conservative we have:

Good News: Butt-Hurt Is Not Fatal

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION You may remember that on June 25 I published a post called “Healing Butt-Hurt: Theory and Practice,” in which I mentioned “the storm of infighting and recriminations among bloggers over the Kimberlin saga, an unfortunate development that has been a distraction and an emotional drain for the past several weeks.” One […]

Brandon Darby Defamed by Kimberlin Associate Neal Rauhauser; Pursues ‘All Legal Remedies’ Against SWATting Charge

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION Breitbart.com columnist Brandon Darby plans to pursue a defamation lawsuit against a Democratic political consultant who accused Darby of perpetrating so-called “SWATtings” that have targeted several conservative activists in the past year. Darby says that Neal Rauhauser falsely accused him of involvement in SWATtings, a dangerous type of illegal hoax that results in […]

Zilla Bears No Ill Will Toward Me Over The Absurd Tick Post

by Smitty I just got an email from Zilla, who suffers from Lyme disease, concerning the tick post yesterday. In truth, I was struck by the physical similarity of the tick’s abdomen spot to the Apple logo, and went for a sophomoric riff, without even giving Zilla a thought. To those who, perhaps not seriously, […]

Ten Questions for Brandon Darby

BRANDON DARBY (photo by Todd Wiseman/Texas Tribune) (If Brandon Darby isn’t No. 1 on the radical Left’s hate list, it’s only because they hate so many people they can’t keep track anymore. In 2008, Darby worked undercover with the FBI to foil a planned domestic terrorist attack on the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. Since […]

‘I Know This All Sounds Crazy, But …’

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION The title quote is from Patterico’s post noting the one-year anniversary of his SWATting, as he was handcuffed and talking to police: I said something like this: “Look. This is a hoax. I think I know what’s going on here. I’m a blogger. I’m also a Deputy D.A., but I don’t […]

How Stupid I Was: 2011 Edition

FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION How easy is it to miss a big story? This easy: While I was packing up my desk to move to our new home — thanks, Brett! — I found some notes I’d taken of a phone interview I’d done with Andrew Breitbart in the wake of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s resignation. I’d meant […]

Mataconis: Less Guano, Please

by Smitty Mataconis takes Podhoretz to task for asserting that the Chief Justice contradicted himself by discussing ObamaCare in terms of the Anti-Injunction Act for purposes of standing, and then turning around and finding ObamaCare Constitutional as an exercise of tax power. Clearly, Roberts is discussion two very distinct issues in these different section of […]

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