The Other McCain

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

She’s Certainly Making the Right Enemies

Congratulations, Governor Palin: You can add the hatred of Charles Johnson, next to the pathological obsession of Andrew Sullivan, in your trophy case. As to Joe Scarborough’s accusation that Palin is a “cultural icon” of “anti-intellectualism” . . . Hey, let’s go to the video: “To all you people who want to send me e-mails: Don’t waste […]

The Endless Delaware Post-Mortem

The day after the Delaware primary, I asked, “Is this really about 2012?” It seemed to me that many ruling-class Republicans — especially those aboard the Mitt Romney 2012 bandwagon — were attacking Christine O’Donnell as a proxy for Sarah Palin. Given the extraordinarily good news on the House side, with the GOP gaining 63 […]

Not Just ‘Yes,’ But ‘Hell, Yes!’

Addressing the subject of “The Weekly Sarah Palin Segment,” my friend Professor William Jacobson tops me: I have 93 posts (94 with this one) in my Palin tag, most of which are devoted to responding to Palin Derangement Syndrome. . . . They make up tales about Palin’s childhood health care, whether she had a […]

‘The Weekly Sarah Palin Segment . . .’

“. . . in which the impression is given that the whole of conservatism is encapsulated in this one glorious woman.” Instead, he would perhaps have us believe, the whole of conservatism is encapsulated in Charles Krauthammer’s brain. It is not Krauthammer’s fault that the media are obsessed with presidential politics. It is not Krauthammer’s […]

LATE AT EIGHT — 11.26.10

Apologies to readers for the non-appearance of “Live at Five,” as Wombat found himself spending the holidays at the home of relatives in Luray, Va., who don’t have WiFi. Also, Wombat is suffering from a cold, if you want to send him get-well wishes. I’ll be aggregating headlines here in the meantime. — RSM TOP NEWS South […]

Sarah Palin Schools Gawker

Ruby Slipppers has the details: Days after Sarah Palin and her publisher Harper Collins scored a major win  over the mean team at Gawker, we learn a settlement has been reached.   Alas, there won’t be a TSA screening  for Gawker at the hands of Sarah Palin any time soon.  While some may be disappointed the attorneys […]

Sarah Palin’s New Show Less Popular Than ‘Spongebob Squarepants’?

Yes, believe it or not Spongebob is the cable ratings king: [F]or the week of Nov. 8 the top rated non-sports show was Dancing with the Stars with nearly 20 million viewers. Yet the top rated non-sports cable show was Nick@Nite’s Spongebob Squarepants with just a bit over six million viewers. Cable simply doesn’t come […]

Shrieking Outrage in 3, 2, 1 . . .

“The women’s movement used to be about honoring for women the same God-given rights that our country honored for men. It used to be about dignity and hope. It used to be about respecting women by respecting their choices — whether it is to be a nuclear engineer or a stay-at-home mom — not denigrating […]

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