I wasn’t going to write anymore about this. After all, Cain’s out of the race, so what’s the point? But this Daily Beast interview with Ginger White seduced me (as it were) into reading more, and then writing more. It’s … Continue reading →
Why is it that so many people seem to care less about Newt Gingrich’s serial infidelities than those (alleged or real) of other politicians? Is it because it’s old news? Is it because no one can imagine having sex with … Continue reading →
It would be funny if it weren’t so sad: George Stephanopoulos gives us the earth-shattering news that Cain’s latest accuser, that well-known political commentator Ginger White, is of the opinion that Herman Cain would not make a good president. This … Continue reading →
Herman Cain continues to strongly deny Ginger White’s allegations that they had a 13-year-long consensual affair, but he’s thinking of dropping out of the race because, as he puts it: It’s also taken a toll on my wife and family, … Continue reading →
…and now it’s got one, although you’ll have to go to Seoul to dine there. The marketing of male pulchritude for women has always had to follow a slightly different model than that of women for men. For example, the … Continue reading →
Barry Peterson is a man facing a dilemma (the video can’t be embedded, so you’ll have to watch it at this link). His beloved wife Jan has early onset Alzheimer’s, and she now lives in an institution where he visits … Continue reading →
Why do I say he’s lucky? Well, he could have inherited father Woody’s looks, but instead he strongly takes after mother Farrow. In addition, his original first name was Satchel, but when his parents parted ways, that was dropped in … Continue reading →
It’s not perfect. But Paul Farhi offers a relatively fair narration of the events in question—you know, the ones I’ve been writing about (here and here) concerning the rumors that have been spreading for many years to the effect that … Continue reading →
Surely there’s enough truth with which to attack Gingrich without resorting to lies. But apparently not, just as I predicted (don’t mean to blow my own horn, but…). First on TNR’s list of terrible things Gingrich has done and said … Continue reading →
In response to some speculation in the comments section of this post, here are a few facts about how the sexual abuse of children usually works, especially when the perp (like Sandusky) is a serial abuser of unrelated children: (1) … Continue reading →
…what’s “a spokeswoman in the office of the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration“? Because that’s what Karen Kraushaar does these days. Seems a rather odd job description. But remind me never to send Kraushaar any of those silly … Continue reading →
I’ve long had a special interest in the topic of false accusations—or rather, how to tell false from true, when the only evidence is the word of one party against another. Whether the charge be date rape, recovered memories of … Continue reading →