The Other McCain

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

Rule 6: Don’t Be a Complete Douchebag

Thanks to the commenter on the previous post who said that the exploits of Will Folks should inspire an addendum to “How to Get a Million Hits On Your Blog.” There is a line between ordinary human fallibility — sometime you hit the “publish” button and immediately regret it — and 100% douchebaggery. Will Folks […]

VIDEO: Les Phillip Swore to Defend Against ‘Enemies, Foreign and Domestic’

Wonder who he has in mind on the domestic front? Here’s the Republican candidate for Congress in Alabama’s Fifth District: Marc Ambinder predicts that this will be the political ad everyone will be talking about this week. The transcript: This is the story of two young men. One fell in with left wing radicals. The […]

Coolest. Swag. Evah!

Something special for someone special: Here’s the design featured on the mug: That first mug is just a sample, and I’ve placed an initial order for six dozen. Let me emphasize that no one can buy these mugs. These are gifts — just a small token of our appreciation for the readers who have contributed […]

Breaking, Like The Wind: AP Reports Methane Gas Triggered Deepwater Horizon Explosion

by Smitty (via Kiser of 73Wire) Newsvine carries this AP report: The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according […]

Round Up the Usual Memes!

A quick list of Stuff That’s On the Internet: Jules Crittenden corrals all the finger-pointing on Faisal the Tea-Bagging Right-Winger from Glennbeckistan. Allahpundit previews the blame-Bush angle on Faisal the Oppressed Victim of Neocon Imperialism. Ben Smith is all over the Dave Weigel bigotry beat. We await Weigel’s take on the Miami “rent boy” scandal. […]

‘If You Made Your Living Selling Something . . .’

“. . . you wouldn’t want people to steal it, just because they can,” says Kaylani Lee, a “performer” who appears in this anti-piracy public-service announcement from the porn industry: Well, (a) I never heard of Kaylani Lei, and (b) exactly what is she “selling,” huh? Ranked among all the sorrow and misery in the world, the endangered […]

Bill Maher: How Do You Speak Around That Foot?

by Smitty Via NewsBusters: “Okay, so I mentioned in the monologue I’m a little mad this week,” the “Real Time” host began after introducing his guests. “I’m mad at the oil company who didn’t obviously build their rig well enough,” he continued. “I’m mad at America in general because we should have gotten off the […]

Just Got Off the Phone With a Staffer for Tim Burns’ PA12 Congressional Campaign

The staffer promised to call back with a schedule of the candidate’s events for Thursday and Friday. Burns is the Republican who’s running in the special election for Jack Murtha’s seat. Here’s video of Burns on Sean Hannity’s show last night: The primary is three weeks from today and the Burns campaign HQ is in Washington, Pennsylvania, […]

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