The Other McCain

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

COMPLETE TEXT: MARCO RUBIO’S SPEECH TO THE GOP CONVENTION

TAMPA, Florida Text provided by the Republican National Convention: In 1980, I watched my first Republican convention with my grandfather. He was born to a farming family in rural Cuba. Childhood polio left him permanently disabled. Because he couldn’t work the farm, his family sent him to school, and he became the only one in […]

While You Wait for Mitt Romney, Say Hello to ‘The Scott Brown of Connecticut’

TAMPA, Florida Gotta run real quick, but not before I introduce you to a longtime reader of The Other McCain, John Henry Decker, now running for Congress in Connecticut’s First District:   JOHN HENRY DECKER for CONGRESS Because He Reads the Right Blogs

Pictures, or It Didn’t Happen

TAMPA, Florida In a dreadful hurry this afternoon, as I’m supposed to meet my Romney campaign source who is going to try to smuggle me into a luxury suite for tonight’s big speech. However, I first had to show you this photo which was taken in the lobby bar of a downtown hotel, where two […]

Gee, Chris Matthews Hates Paul Ryan

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VIDEO: Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech That Inspired Democrat Media Panic

Guy Benson says they’re in “meltdown” mode, and you can see why:

When It Comes to ‘Brazen Lies,’
Nobody Excels Joan Walsh

TAMPA, Florida By now, you’re familiar with the pattern for Republican National Convention coverage: Democrats choose their themes, issue their talking points and their media henchpersons then repeat the partisan spin as if it were a matter of indisputable fact. It was decided in advance that a major theme of media coverage would be “Republicans […]

‘No, Really. I Mean That.’

“Send me your links and tips! No really, I mean that. If you’re in Tampa and reporting on the convention, I’d love to link your stuff. Tweet it to me @tabithahale, or shoot me an email at [email protected].” — Tabitha Hale, “Convention Watch”

DNC Executive Director Begs for $3 Donations to Fight GOP ‘False Attack’

TAMPA, Florida Years ago, I signed up for a Democrat e-mail list and this means I still get their fundraising e-mails — an endless source of amusement, getting a glimpse inside the rhetoric being spoonfed to the Democrat Party’s activist grassroots. We should not hate Patrick Gaspard, but rather pity him because, after all, he […]

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