The Other McCain

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

Howard Kaloogian Is A Completely Unreasonable, Rabid, Extremist Tea Party Fiend And Stuff

by Smitty No, really, he clocks in here as sort of a mellow fellow who could be your neighbor. A couple of questions fronted in this interview with of PJTV are: Can the Tea Party co-exist with the GOP? Can the GOP survive without the Tea Party? It seems that there will have to be […]

Doug From Reno, Sarah From Wasilla

From my column today in The American Spectator: Doug from Reno was standing about 50 yards from the stage at Saturday’s “Showdown in Searchlight,” two hours before the official noon start of the rally featuring Sarah Palin. He was part of a huge crowd already gathering for the big first-day event of the Tea Party […]

Tea Party Express III: Fear and Loathing — and Ann Coulter! — in Las Vegas

BUMPED & UPDATED! SUNDAY MARCH 28: We were linked by Her Blondeness yesterday. Unfortunately, security at the Vegas event was so tight that I didn’t get to say “Hello” to her, although I did get to wave at her personal bodyguard, Floyd — shortly before two Las Vegas police officers pulled me aside and frisked me […]

Tea Party With Sarah Palin: Scenes from the Showdown in Searchlight, Nev.

Word. Sarah Palin speaks! Notice the flags fluttering furiously. It was incredibly windy Saturday. I was backstage and one of my buddies let me get a nice perch at stage left to get photos and video, but the wind was more powerful than the sound system at the rally, which made Palin nearly inaudible on […]

BUMPED: A Tease From Searchlight, Nevada

by Smitty Correction: Fixed erroneous mention of Matthew Vadum. SEARCHLIGHT, NV. The event was huge. Stacy phoned in a bit of a report, before the Battery Gods frowned and his phone passed out. Andrew Breitbart, Andrew Marcus, Andrea Shea King, Victoria Jackson, Chris Cassone and Matthew Vadum were in attendance. Photos and video of Sarah […]

The Connection Between Lefty Dissenters and Righty Mobs

by Smitty No body wants to admit it, but the American good nature has been abused. We respected the Left during the Bush administration, and their patriotic right to say things with which we disagree. Watch this discussion, and consider the possibility that there is, in fact, a low-intensity ideological conflict underway: Michael Graham needs […]

Eve of the Showdown in Searchlight

LAS VEGAS — Just got back from Searchlight, where I reconnoitered the town and the rally site, about two miles north of Harry Reid’s hometown. A quick video report: One reason I wanted to make the trip Friday was to scope out the route. When Ali arrives at 7 a.m. Saturday, we’ll have to drive […]

Next Stop: Searchlight

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Just a quick note before I make the run to Searchlight with Steve Foley to check out the scene before tomorrow’s big Tea Party rally. (See today’s front-page story in the Las Vegas Sun.) I’m now blogging from the headquarters of Liberty First PAC, otherwise known as Eric Odom’s kitchen. Today […]

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