The Other McCain

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

Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Eyewitness to History in Florida

Newt Gingrich in Fort Myers, Florida, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 “Well, it’s past 2:30 now, so I’d better get over to the airport. Let’s hope the Gingrich people don’t sic the cops on me.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Jan. 30, 2012 How many readers remember the day I covered a Newt Gingrich rally in Fort […]

The Last Nail in Newt’s Coffin
UPDATE: Conservative Leaders Huddle With Santorum, Seek Deal With Newt

Creditors will get pennies on the dollar: Newt Gingrich’s health-care think tank has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The Center for Health Transformation, which has offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and St. Louis, plans to liquidate its assets, according to a filing Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Atlanta. . . . The center listed […]

Framing the Narrative: Using Evangelicals as Hook for MSM ‘Mormon Mitt’ Meme

“You watch, they’re going to throw the Mormon church at him like you can’t believe.” — Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, April 3 Just a quick follow-up on last night’s post about the the predictable emergence of an anti-Mormon message in the MSM, which they held back until they thought Mitt Romney was really “inevitable”: A lot of […]

Ain’t I Done Told Ya So? (Part II)

“If Romney gets the nomination and we reach late September with Romney leading the polls, what do you think the Democrat-Media Complex will do? Whatever It Takes to Win, sweetheart. “Can’t you see the five-part New York Times series on the history of Mormonism? Can’t you see Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News and David […]

Mark Levin and the Omens of Doom

“If Romney is indeed now the ‘inevitable’ nominee, it is a status he has obtained by crushing conservative opposition in an astonishingly expensive and negative campaign . . .” — Robert Stacy McCain, “Predictably Predictable,” The American Spectator, April 4, 2012 This evening, Mark Levin led his nationally syndicated radio show by reading key excerpts […]

Newt Neutered: Gingrich’s Pathetic Shadow Campaign Stumbles Onward

Being without means of transportation at the moment — thanks to the vigilant police officers of Livonia, Louisiana — I couldn’t have attended this, even if I’d wanted to, but I’m actually kind of glad I missed Newt Gingrich’s appearance today in nearby Frederick, Maryland. Byron York was there to witness Newt’s disgrace: Strapped for […]

Ron Paul Supporter Challenges Romney Over Mormon Doctrine in Wisconsin

Did no one else see this coming? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was confronted at a town hall meeting here Monday by a young man who read from a book of scripture published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and asked Romney whether he agreed with his church’s one-time belief that interracial […]

Brutal: New Rick Santorum TV Ad Compares Mitt Romney to Barack Obama

According to Politico, this new TV ad is now running in Wisconsin and will soon be running in Pennsylvania: UPDATE: This ad appears to be part of a general effort by the Santorum campaign to put the focus squarely on health care, as the candidate also publishes an op-ed column in USA Today: As the […]

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