The Other McCain

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

Fear and Loathing, Et Cetera

Yes, I’m here in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, home base for my coverage of the kickoff of the Tea Party Express III tour, among other things. Fortuitously, I arrived on the birthday of Minority Report blogger Steve Foley, and his birthday was celebrated in appropriate fashion. IYKWIMAITYD. Even more fortuitously, when JSF of Valley of the Shadow […]

VIDEO: ‘Too Late to Apologize’

Thanks to my good friend Nathan Cossey for finding this cool patriotic rock video: By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Vegas for Saturday’s start of the Tea Party Express III tour. Thanks to everyone who has hit the tip jar so far for this Fear and Loathing expedition, including Sissy W. […]

Law Enforcement Prepares for Massive Tea Party Crowd Saturday in Nevada

Did the news that I’m coming out West provoke this frenzy? Whenever hundreds of vehicles and dozens of buses unload passengers in a town with fewer than 1,000 people, traffic is bound to be a problem. It’s magnified when few roads lead into town. Welcome to the Tea Party Express stop in Searchlight. The strategy […]

Ann Coulter Hears a Houle

They shut down her speech Tuesday in the People’s Republic of Ottawa, but the Canadian Thought Police couldn’t prevent her from filing her latest column: This marks the first time I’ve ever gotten hate mail for something I might do in the future. Apparently Canadian law forbids “promoting hatred against any identifiable group,” which the provost, […]

Oh, Canada?

by Smitty (h/t Lucianne) Ottawa cancels Ann Coulter. Right-wing antagonist Ann Coulter cancelled a University of Ottawa address last night after organizers decided it wasn’t safe to speak. The move followed boisterous demonstrations outside that sponsors of the appearance feared could turn violent. Mark Steyn will no doubt have something blistering on this one, but […]

Do Blondes Have Rights in Canada?

“Hate speech” against American conservatives: Speaking to students and academics at the University of Western Ontario Monday, Coulter said the e-mail sent to her Friday by Francois Houle, vice-president academic and provost of the University of Ottawa, targeted her as a member of an identifiable group and as such, she will be filing a complaint […]

Just Booked My Flight: Vegas, Baby!

“Free Enterprise. The American Dream. Horatio Alger gone mad on drugs in Las Vegas. . . . Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas. … […]

Q & A With Ann Coulter: Vegas, Baby!

Ann Coulter will speak Saturday in Las Vegas at a Tea Party rally, and not only has she invited everybody to join her in Vegas, but she agreed to this exclusive e-mail interview with The Other McCain: 1. Is this event in Vegas your first Tea Party rally, or have you been quietly lurking in the […]

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