I stopped by the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Chicago after the InsideCounsel Superconference today and finally met the man, Scott Greenfield, who's a lot friendlier in person than you might think. The young lady with him is Chicago Twitter sensation Amy Derby. That's probably not how she'd like to be introduced, but I don't know much about her other than that she has almost … [Read more...] about Met Some Nice Folks Today
An Explanation From Nick Gillespie
I seem to have developed a talent for offending people at Reason magazine. I think I might have annoyed Radley Balko with this post from last year, and now I think I can add Nick Gillespie to the list. In my previous post, I was a little peeved at Reason for not producing a better article for Everybody Draw Mohammed Day. After writing that post, I emailed both the authors … [Read more...] about An Explanation From Nick Gillespie
What’s Up With Reason and Mohammed?
What the hell? As you probably know, today is Everybody Draw Mohammed day. In case you're wondering, I'm not participating. Mostly because I couldn't think of anything clever to draw. And you probably wouldn't have recognized it if I tried. In case you haven't noticed, Windypundit doesn't have a cartoon section. There's a reason for that. On the other hand, I was looking … [Read more...] about What’s Up With Reason and Mohammed?
So Long Mary Beth
Heh. Looks like Mary Beth Buchanan lost her primary bid in Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District. It was a 67 to 33 percent blow-out in favor of her opponent, Keith Rothfus. I don't know anything about Rothfus, but Buchanan is a reprehensible human being: Buchanan promoted her eight years as Western Pennsylvania's top federal prosecutor even though opponents ridiculed … [Read more...] about So Long Mary Beth
Restore Stephen Baldwin? WTF?
I thought this was a joke, but it looks like they're serious. This just might be the dumbest idea on the internet. Stephen Baldwin of the famous "Baldwin Brothers" Hollywood clan is a veteran actor who has starred in over 60 films and TV shows. He is no stranger to the Hollywood life of glitz, glamour and the public eye. In 2002, he had an experience that changed his life … [Read more...] about Restore Stephen Baldwin? WTF?