The Other McCain

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

Letter to a Damned Fool

Tim Rogers, executive editor of Dallas magazine, decided that my flame war with Barrett Brown (which has provoked the threat of legal action) was a fit subject for a blog post that linked Max Blumenthal — of all people — as the authoritative source on me. Which is damned foolish, considering that I’m rather authoritative about myself. […]

Good News! Unemployment Hits 9.8%

It’s the most wonderful time of the year isn’t it? New York Times: In a jolting surprise to the economic recovery and market expectations, the United States economy added just 39,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, according to the Department of Labor. Did somebody say “surprise”? Yes! Which can […]

Malkin and Coulter Underrated?

Conservative Home, a new Web site run by people you never heard of, has published the results of a survey of “1,152 Republican activists” identifying their favorite pundits. The top five are Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Charles Krauthammer, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity — i.e., the top talk-radio star, three Fox News hosts and and […]

Happy Hannukah From Sarah Palin

Her Facebook page: As Jewish families all over the country and the world come together to celebrate the festival of lights – the miracle of one day’s worth of oil lasting for eight – we are reminded that this holiday is also about the miracle of taking a stand against impossible odds, surviving existential threats, […]

For the Ladies: Peter Doherty, British Rock Star Who Dated Kate Moss

Maybe you don’t remember that irresistibly sexy pop singer with the famous international supermodel girlfriend, so here’s a story from 2005 to refresh your memory: Kate Moss and Pete Doherty had a fight in the Eurostar train in front of the shocked passengers. . . . An eyewitness told The Sun “He was accusing Kate […]

Internet Consultant to the Stars

Given my vast experience with online media and famous celebrities, I’m sometimes asked, “Stacy, what’s the best way for international superstars to conduct themselves on the Internet?” While obviously I can’t share all my secrets here on the blog, here’s a little lesson in how not to use Twitter: Explanation: The sentiment was prompted by […]

Calling B.S. on Ed Rollins

Dan Calabrese has had it up to here with the anti-Palin crowd:  it seems that just about everyone else is obsessed with Palin’s presidential prospects, and that includes a certain Ed Rollins, who holds forth today on CNN.com with a piece titled, “Palin, I knew Reagan. You’re no Reagan.” Well. There is much to mock […]

Memo for Meghan McCain

“Let the in-fighting continue. . . . I don’t need some blue blooded elites who have accomplished nothing on their own to keep telling me what is right for my country. . . . I don’t need a bunch of spoiled brats who only got into the ‘best’ schools because of what other members of […]

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