Judge Mortimer Cecil Ira Ogilvie McTavish Confused on What This Gosh-Fangled “Internet” Is… UPDATED

David Hogbert of Investor’s Business Daily was at yesterday’s hearing in Rockville that got Aaron Walker sent to jail for blogging about a public figure. The magistrate who did so was semi-retired and clearly did not grasp how Google works. “I find that this is worse than harassment. It’s a nasty, dirty thing to do… Read More Judge Mortimer Cecil Ira Ogilvie McTavish Confused on What This Gosh-Fangled “Internet” Is… UPDATED

Chris Hayes is Uncomfortable With “Heros” Because He Doesn’t Know Anything about War. Or Rhetoric.

I suppose I could get myself all worked up about Chris Hayes feeling “uncomfortable” bestowing the moniker of “hero” on our victorious dead, as others have, but I’d much rather try to parse the fellow’s thought process: “Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word hero?” Hayes said. “I feel uncomfortable about the word… Read More Chris Hayes is Uncomfortable With “Heros” Because He Doesn’t Know Anything about War. Or Rhetoric.

To Know Him is To Love Him — The Continuing Heroics of Brett Kimberlin

Stacy McCain is a man on a mission. Rather, he’s a man wronged; and so determined to bring the wickedness of Brett Kimberlin to the light of day. From an undisclosed location, he’s yanking away the rock this slime’s been sitting under: First, a story about that time Kimberlin dropping the word “N!gger” to a… Read More To Know Him is To Love Him — The Continuing Heroics of Brett Kimberlin

Brett Kimberlin Really Should Not Have Poked That Hive

In prompting Stacy McCain to (legitimately) wave the bloody shirt, Certified Super-Genius Brett Kimberlin has cause the whole Right-o-Sphere to pay attention to him. Instapundit and Michelle Malkin are aggregating. There’s a Kimberlin-related iceberg sitting atop Memeorandum. Satisfying as this all is, we should remember why this matters. Brett Kimberlin isn’t just a scumbag, isn’t… Read More Brett Kimberlin Really Should Not Have Poked That Hive

Why “Cocoon” is the Most Over-Used Political Trope

A cocoon is a developmental stage in the life of certain insects. A caterpillar spins a cocoon to protect itself while it pupates. It does not stay there. So what Michael Barone describes in his article (h/t: Insty) — Americans of either ideological camp living ideologically-cleansed communities — bears small resemblance to cocoons. Cocoons end.… Read More Why “Cocoon” is the Most Over-Used Political Trope