The Other McCain

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

Allred and Bialek’s Ex-Boyfriend: ‘No Wonder He Didn’t Want to Answer Questions’

Professor William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection has video of Gloria Allred’s press conference today with the ex-boyfriend of Cain accuser Sharon Bialek.  This whole story strikes me as profoundly weird: At the Bialek press conference last week, Allred waved a couple of affidavits from people to whom Bialek previously told her story — as if this proved something. But […]

Greta Scooped Me, But That’s OK

Greta Van Sustern’s exclusive interview with Gloria Cain is, on the one hand, great news for the Cain campaign, but on the other hand, an indication that Cain’s campaign team views TheOtherMcCain.com as less influential than Greta. Months of Cain coverage did not earn me that scoop? I’m hurt. But I understand: If I’m not good enough for […]

Mike Rogers to Mona Charen: No, Cainiacs Are Not Liberal Hypocrites

In a column at National Review, Mona Charen suggested that the boos from the audience in Wednesday’s debate for Maria Bartiromo’s “character issue” question were because Republicans have adopted “liberal hypocrisy.” This prompted Mike Rogers — a New Hampshire volunteer for Cain — to respond in the comments: That’s a very uncharitable interpretation, and it fingers […]

Sharon Bialek’s Fiancé Belatedly Remembers He’s Not Her Fiancé

Things that make you go “hmmmm.” A northwest suburban man says he needs to clear the air after coming to the support of his fiancee, who accuses GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain of making a sexual play for her. For starters, Sharon Bialek isn’t his fiancee, said Mark Harwood in an exclusive interview on Wednesday […]

‘Just Win, Baby’

“There was a time, about ten years ago, when I could write like Grantland Rice. Not necessarily because I believed all that sporty bulls–t, but because sportswriting was the only thing I could do that anybody was willing to pay for.” — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 When I […]

‘Pray Real Hard’

After Monday’s ordeal, I wrote: If I were in a position to advise Cain at this moment, the only thing I could advise him is to pray. Pray real hard. It seemed hopeless at that point. And yet here we are on Friday, and Cain’s still very much alive. So my eyes nearly popped out […]

‘A Million Miles an Hour’: Interview With Herman Cain Campaign Chief of Staff

In a brief telephone interview Thursday night, Herman Cain presidential campaign chief of staff Mark Block discussed the campaign’s strategy, fund-raising and recent news developments. Block contacted me after I’d written a post about the many criticisms leveled at the campaign by conservatives, including bloggers who demanded that Block be fired from the campaign. My […]

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know

For the past several days, in conversation after conversation, I’ve listened while friends told me what’s wrong with the Herman Cain campaign. Some of these friends are enthusiastic Cain supporters, some are not. And as I told several people who criticized the campaign’s handling of the sexual harassment allegations, “You’re not telling me anything I […]

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