The Other McCain

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

Mystery in #FreeKate Case: What Does Kaitlyn Hunt’s BFF Julia Gilmore Know?

An intriguing detail I reported last week on the Kaitlyn Hunt case: [Assistant state attorney Christopher] Taylor also recounted a May incident in which Hunt violated the no-contract order by communicating with the victim “through a third party, Julia Gilmore.” In May, Gilmore told a local TV station she “has been friends with Hunt for five years” and, […]

Mama: #FreeKate Is Being Treated Like a Real Criminal at Indian River County Jail!

Kaitlyn Hunt: She’s in real jail, like a real criminal. Support Honesty remarked on Twitter that Kelley Hunt Smith seems shocked that her precious little pervert “was not placed in the special Privileged Pretty White Girl Jail for Internet Superstars”: Simple question for Kelley Hunt Smith: WHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT ‘JAILBAIT’? Notice […]

#FreeKate? Local Teen Says Kaitlyn Hunt Was ‘Bully … Calling Me an Ugly Dyke’

Reminder: #FreeKate’s Father ‘Pressured a Victim Not to File a Battery Charge’

The father of accused sex offender Kaitlyn Hunt is a disgraced ex-cop, who lost his police job ten years ago: May 21, 2004 — WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. – A police officer involved in a nightclub quarrel resigned after an internal affairs review showed he pressured a victim not to file a battery charge, officials said Thursday. […]

Shocking: #FreeKate’s Father Conspires to Shut Down This Blog: ‘Media Blackout’

Steven Hunt, arrested for fraud, April 22, 2012 “Never tell a lie, nor take what is not your own, nor sue anybody for slander, assault and battery. Always settle them cases yourself.” — Andrew Jackson, recalling his mother’s advice Every decent, law-abiding citizen of Indian River County despises the Hunt family, a vile pack of […]

#FreeKate Comic Interlude

Honestly, my plan today had been to write about the Virginia governor’s race or Barrett Brown or Michael Hastings, but a certain fateful sentence in Gaelic has been invoked, so I can’t turn loose of the “Free Kate” denouement just yet. While I was engaged in serious work, however, a friend had a Twitter go-round […]

Shocking Claim: #FreeKate’s Mother Is ‘Cool Mom,’ in the Very Worst Way

Kaitlyn Smith with her parents on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, May 23 The following anonymous comment, on a CBS story about the Kaitlyn Hunt case, was left by someone claiming to be an acquaintance: The comment transcribed: Sadly I blame her mother, Kelley. Someone I know personally. Many years ago I knew something like this would […]

Media Covers for #FreeKate While Her Supporters Attack the Victim’s Parents

Jailbait Kate: Her crazy supporters will do anything for her. This CNN story about the Kaitlyn Hunt case doesn’t mention that the age of consent is 16 in Florida until the 13th paragraph: Gay Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt sent back to jail over explicit texts, images The headline conveys a misleading impression of the case, […]

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