The Other McCain

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

DNC Tries to Flush Anti-Bush Ad Down YouTube Memory Hole: FAIL!

The Democratic National Committee put out a TV ad blaming Bush for the “Republican policies that got us into this mess,” which caused a big stir today on the blogosphere. This evening however — no doubt embarrassed by the transparent desperation of their blame-Bush message — the DNC changed the setting on the YouTube channel […]

VIDEO: How to Report the News

Apologies if you’ve seen this before. I hadn’t. Update (Smitty): There is a massive cheap shot at RSM that one could take here, but, rather than take it, I’ll instead hoist some vanilla pudding at him. Cheers, Stacy!

VIDEO: Ronald Reagan Still Kicks Butt

Ace is right. This is 31 flavors of pure awesomeness:

Had A Blast Out Knocking On Doors

by Smitty What a good time. Extroversion really isn’t a preferred mode for someone who’d rather sit around and blog. Nevertheless, supporting Patrick Murray, or whoever the local anti-fascist candidate in your district may be, is crucial. Thus, it’s hard to be happy with the Peter Schiff in the crowd: Connecticut Republican nominee for the […]

Ava Aston: ‘I Carry You With Me’

Her Web site is here. She sent this to me via Twitter.

Fake Republican, Real Hate: Democrat Tries Moby ‘Racist’ Smear on Rand Paul

moby (n) — An insidious and specialized type of left-wing troll who visits blogs and impersonates a conservative for the purpose of either spreading false rumors intended to sow dissension among conservative voters, or who purposely posts inflammatory and offensive comments for the purpose of discrediting the blog in question. The term is derived from […]

Levi Johnston at Teen Choice Awards

“Ricky Hollywood” showed up on the red carpet with singer Brittany Senser, saying he would be appearing in a music video with her. Notice that the “famous for being famous” aspect of celebrity no longer distinguishes between fame and infamy, so that even the World’s Most Notorious Deadbeat Dad is fawned over like royalty. UPDATE: […]

‘Snatchin’ Your People Up’ UPDATE

You remember Antoine Dodson, whose comments on an attempted rape in a Huntsville, Alabama, housing project became a viral YouTube sensation? Yeah. Well, Andy Carvin NPR is taking this phenomenon seriously: But is this Internet meme really about race, music, comedy, celebrity or a delicate mix of all of the above? And for Antoine Dodson, […]

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