Feminism and the ‘Friendly Stranger’
“How many coeds do you have to dick-dial behind the back of your pregnant wife before someone notices that maybe that’s not exactly congruent with the teachings of Gloria Steinem?” — Ace of Spades, “In Which I Confess Some Doubts” Having resisted the temptation to re-open my long war with Little Miss Attila over the […]
Weiner’s Secret Desire
UPDATED: ‘X-Rated’ Photo Emerges; Weiner’s Wife Is Pregnant; More Democrats Now Calling for Resignation
“To be sure, Weiner stayed true to his 1996 pronouncement when, 14 years later, he wed a member of the cognitive elite, a high-powered career woman. But the details of his online shenanigans suggest that he harbored secret desires for female admiration and deference — that he was a closet male chauvinist.” — James Taranto, […]
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong: Belated Notice of Charles Johnson’s Total Beclownment
During the 10 days of WeinerGate, I tried to focus as hard as I could on following the main thread of the story, which was more than enough for anyone to attempt as the scandal rapidly developed. However, along the way I couldn’t help but notice a few distractions off on the periphery. And I […]
Joan Walsh: ‘I Look Kind of Stupid’
“The lying is what disturbs me. He implicated a lot of us. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, let’s just say that. And, you know, I look kind of stupid. But on the other hand . . .” No, ma’am. There is no “other hand.” You falsely accused Andrew Breitbart of “savaging a […]
WeinerGate Götterdämmerung
“If these new standards come in to play, it will mean a drastic reduction in the number of people willing to risk running for office — or be activists or writers or anyone that Andrew Breitbart deems interesting enough to start a harassment campaign against.” — Amanda Marcotte, “The Worst Thing About Weinergate? The Total […]
Death of a Blogger
On the sidebar at Ace of Spades HQ for the past several days, there had been a note about severe health problems afflicting frequent commenter “Patty Ann.” About 3 a.m. today she died. Rocketman at Piece of Work in Progress remembers her as “always witty, cheerful, and kind.” Such intimations of mortality remind us that […]
Beware of ‘Feminist’ Men
The Triumph of Civic Virtue is a 1922 neoclassical statue by Frederick MacMonnies which, since 1941, has been displayed in front of Borough Hall in Queens, N.Y. The allegorical figure shows a male warrior, symbolizing civic virtue, having conquered two prone female figures symbolizing the twin sirens of vice and corruption. Feminists have objected to […]
Breitbart’s Vindication
Let’s be clear about one thing: Andrew Breitbart was right, right, right and his critics were wrong, wrong, wrong. As BigGovernment.com explains, “Andrew Breitbart was in New York for previously scheduled meetings,” and went to Anthony Weiner’s press conference as an observer. So how did he end up on stage? I touch on that in […]
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