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Slow-Mo Walkback Beginning? Sheepish Silence From Anti-Steubenville Media

‘Occupy Steubenville’ protesters, Jan. 5 “Protestors descended on Steubenville, Ohio [Jan. 5] to demonstrate their opposition to the possible cover-up of the alleged rape of a 16-year-old high school student by members of the Steubenville High School football team. … “Occupy Steubenville, as the rally came to be called throughout social media, was the second […]

‘Anonymous’ and Steubenville: Online Lynch Mob Complicates Rape Case

Call it “The Steubenville Horror”: A 16-year-old girl passed out drunk at a party with members of the high school football team in Steubenville, Ohio. She was sexually assaulted and reports quickly circulated online: By sunrise, though, some people in and around Steubenville had gotten word that the night of fun on Aug. 11 might […]

If ‘Crazy’ Were a Political Philosophy, Its Spokesman Would Be Alex Jones

Does any sane person take Alex Jones seriously, except as a deranged menace? — Robert Stacy McCain (@rsmccain) January 8, 2013 Remember when Alex Jones sicced a mob of kooks on Michelle Malkin during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver? “She wants to put us in camps!” Crazy is not a political philosophy, and […]

@Karoli: Weiner Truther? And Other Questions of Remaining Interest

“I am here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused.” — Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.), announcing his resignation from Congress, June 15, 2011 Two days ago, I called attention to an article by Karoli, a Crooks and Liars contributor, who wrote an article in defense […]

Skepticism, Balance and Error: A Brief Note on Kimberlin-Rauhauser Apologists

Brett Kimberlin could have been sentenced to 230 years in federal prison Evil Blogger Lady calls attention to Charles Johnson’s endorsement of a rather elaborate defense of Brett Kimberlin and Neal Rauhauser. CJ links a 3,200-word post by Crooks and Liars contributor “Karoli” that is perhaps worthy of a point-by-point fisking, which I have neither […]

Paranoid Theory: ‘Karl Rove Was Out Raising Money to Keep Santorum Alive’

James Yanke at Reaganite Republican links to an article at Business Insider in which Grace Wyler gives credence to a paranoid theory offered by evangelical leader David Lane: Karl stepped on Rick Perry and then Newt Gingrich every chance he got — albeit with deceit and sophistication — and elevated Mitt Romney at strategic, crucial […]

Benghazi Tinfoil Fez

by Smitty This is via Director Blue, who points to a Free Republic article that I will edit a bit for clarity: The murder of Ambassador Stevens at Benghazi is Obama’s October Surprise gone bad, thanks to two former SEALS who were not supposed to be at Benghazi. But then I ran to the end […]

What Hath Daily Caller Wrought?

Slept late today because I figure I’ll be up late writing about tonight’s debate, and I didn’t participate in the Drudge-induced hype over yesterday’s Daily Caller/Sean Hannity release of a 2007 video, e.g., Allahpundit: It’s the talk of Twitter and of our comment threads, so here’s a dedicated post to let your imaginations run wild. […]

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