Mark Twain allegedly said, "An 'expert' is just some guy from out of town." You know: your typical Music Man type? I think we need to swap out "An 'expert' is just some guy from out of town" with "Dylan Stableford is a veteran media reporter based in New York". I … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
‘I’d like to be considered for the bigot of the year award’: Rod Liddle
My "I was born in the wrong damn country" saga continues: Late last week the gay rights organisation Stonewall released the shortlist for its prestigious and sought-after bigot of … [Read more...]
Van Jones resigns: I was off by about 24 hours, dammit (UPDATED)
I’m WND’s new ‘Talk Radio’ columnist!
Last week, World Net Daily publisher Joseph Farah stumbled on my latest "Right Wing Radio Week in Review" column at my "Conservative Talk Radio" Squidoo page. He emailed to ask if I'd … [Read more...]
Yup.
What happened to Obama’s awesome charisma?
Maybe he never really had any. Maybe his legions of disciples were simply awed that a black man could be so … well, like … [Read more...]
It’s over because I say so (UPDATED)
UPDATE: OK, there seems to be some confusion, and I take full responsibility for that. Either too much coffee or too little. I don't find either Steyn or Currie "nancy" or squishy or whathaveyou. Quite the … [Read more...]
Agreed. Except: they really ARE backward…
Andrew McCarthy writes: Mind you, I’m no dove. I daresay I’m as much or more of a hawk than the nation-building side of the house. I’ve bit my tongue for a long time, and it … [Read more...]
You don’t have to be stupid to write for HuffPo, but it helps
Specifically, conservative blogs and media outlets have seized on a harshly-worded petition Beck signed in 2004 demanding further investigations into the 9/11 attacks. Er, [Read more...]
UK columnist, ‘Billy Liar’ author Keith Waterhouse dies, aged 80
From the Daily Mail:
When he mentioned in his column that he was finding it increasingly difficult to obtain ribbons for his ancient, … [Read more...]
No, Patrick, dear: We don’t need Buckley back (yawn)
Patrick Ruffini is a young up & coming conservative who longs for the return of "William F. Buckley conservatism" and regrets what he calls the "Joe Plumberization of the GOP." Well, first off, … [Read more...]
Van Jones: he’ll be out by 6PM ET today
I wrote this this morning, and still have three hours to be right! Check out my latest meditation on 9/11 Truthers etc at David Horowitz's NewsReal blog. So far I am one … [Read more...]
Journalists: your moral and intellectual superiors!
Affirmative action in action? Canadian author Mark Steyn told talk show host Rush Limbaugh Wednesday that President Obama was trying to create a cult of … [Read more...]