Category Archives: politics

Are we winning the “War on Christmas” yet?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

After a long cease-fire, hostilities once more are heating up, with reports coming in from checkout lanes and talking heads stationed all along the front lines. “Remember the 25th!” and all that jazz. Yep, the “War on Christmas” is back. … Continue reading →

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Add some zing to the remaining debates!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Back in January, at the height of the auto-fellatio tour that was the seemingly endless series of GOP debates, I pondered some ideas on how to make the proceedings a bit more interesting for Joe and Jane Viewer. After the … Continue reading →

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2012 Presidential Debate #1. (or, “Whuhbuhduhwhuhbuhduh hah?”)

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Well, that was interesting. For those who didn’t watch it, you can read a transcript by clicking on this linky-type thing right here. The highlights: Romney was the same arrogant, entitled jack-ass accustomed to getting his way and the last … Continue reading →

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2012 Presidential Debate Drinking Game!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

Drinkers, this will be your first stage of consumption in the 2012 Presidential Debate Series, consisting of an as-yet undetermined number of questions as can be asked and answered in a time limit of ninety minutes. Drinkers, at this time, … Continue reading →

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Looking for an alternative this election season?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Here you go. Their schwag is way cooler, at any rate. Ain’t nobody gonna be talking to any empty chairs, either. Rock the Vote, yo.

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Spicing up the GOP debates.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

So, another day, another debate between the ever-dwindling number of Republican presidential hopefuls. If you’re thinking, “Geez, wasn’t there one of these just the other day,” well, you’d be right. It’s the second debate this week. It’s the second one … Continue reading →

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Without Wikipedia, we’re left to our own devices.

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

As many/most of you know by now, a number of high-profile sites around the web “went dark” today, taking part in a fairly large-scale protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), two pieces of … Continue reading →

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R-NY seeks SWF. WTF?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

You know, there are some people who, quite simply, are too stupid to be allowed outside their home without a leash. Unfortunately, it appears that…sometimes…we elect such people to public office. Adding yet more weight to the prevailing theory that … Continue reading →

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Fifty years ago today….

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

This is going to get a lot of attention in the news today, and with good reason. On January 20th, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave his inaugural address. It’s one of the most famous, moving speeches in our nation’s … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart to the GOP: “Enough with your 9/11 bullshit.”

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

I do so love when Jon Stewart goes after anybody who’s deserving of derision and scorn, but this is something special. Basically, Jon’s telling all the GOPers and their lackeys that the days of them milking 9/11 for political points … Continue reading →

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