January 2011
“House Speaker John Boehner defended his aptness to cry and habit of smoking...”
– John Boehner Defends Crying & Smoking
Funny!
Funny because abortion is a legal medical procedure, and yet John Boehner cannot stop bringing it up! For a vote!
Because I’m sure John Boehner thinks that health insurance should cover him, even though he smokes! And I agree! It should! Smoking is...
"So, you agree with that Glenn Beck clown?"
missdaisyvo:
Girl in class: “I saw your blog. You’re libertarian?”
Me: “Yes!”
Her: “So, you like, agree with that Glenn Beck clown?”
Me: “Ugh..no, honey, no…”
Her: “Isn’t he a libertarian, though”
Me: “Hahaha!”
*Awkward silence*
Glenn Beck is not a libertarian. People still think that?
…because people tend to think of the loudest self-proclaimed spokesmen of a group as...
Things that made 2010 my best year yet
(Part 2 of 3, in increasing order of controversy. Contains shameless naval gazing. You have been warned. Also, yes, I know we’re already one month into 2011. I’ve been busy)
Somewhere around fall 2009, I took a look at my life and realized things were genuinely getting better: my marriage was awesome, the chronic pain from our car accident the previous year was finally gone, my new...
“And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply cannot afford a permanent...”
– - Barack Obama, State of the Union Address
Dear Mr. Obama,
Please learn the difference between the word “ask” and the word “force”. You will find that the first word implies that the person has the option and freedom to deny, ergo, to say: NO. You will also find that the second word implies that...
Wyoming Weighs Bill That Would Ban Sharia Law
corruptpolitics:
Wyoming recently became the latest state to preemptively address the supposed “creeping threat” of Islam and Sharia law by proposing legislation that would forbid its tenets from being considered in the state’s legal system.
According to the Billings Gazette, State Rep. Gerald Gay (R) proposed the constitutional amendment “as a ‘pre-emptive strike’ to ensure judges don’t...
“Now, what about marketing to children? Ample science, along with statements by...”
– Why the Happy Meal is a Crime—and Not Just a Culinary One (via azspot)
Compelling argument, that.
Billionaire ruled unfit to stand trial due to drug... →
cognitivedissonance:
Financier and cricket mogul Sir Allen Stanford was unfit to stand trial on charges of running a $7-billion fraud and needs treatment for a drug addiction, a US judge ruled.
Stanford’s trial had been due to begin this week but was postponed indefinitely until he could be considered fit to prepare his defense.
The financier has pleaded not guilty to 21 counts of fraud,...
Taking a stance against scavengers →
baconqurlyq:
On Tuesday night the Newport Beach City Council made it a serious offense to scavenge through trash. The Costa Mesa Sanitary District is considering locking some of its residents’ trash cans.
The actions come during a down economy, when more and more people are scrounging through garbage for their income — and more residents are complaining about it.
“It’s a way to hopefully...
“Together, (Carlos) Slim, (Bill) Gates, (Warren) Buffett, and (Mukesh) Ambani...”
– Terrifying Fact of the Day.
The four richest men share a combined wealth bigger than that of the 57 poorest countries together.
Just to give an idea of the magnitude, I checked the Wikipedia page for the index of poorest countries. To measure this wealth, I used the gross domestic product (GDP) at...
Watchgreenstate:
corruptpolitics:
Meghan McCain: Michele Bachmann ‘A Poor Man’s Sarah Palin’ (VIDEO)
DANG MEGHAN MCCAIN.
I disagree with her on so many things, but I’d be really happy if she ran for anything.
“His theme last night was wtf, winning the future. I thought, okay, that acronym...”
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Sarah Palin, being interviewed on Fox News about her reaction to Obama’s State of the Union address. (via officialssay)
We haven’t had our coffee yet, so we’ll just sit and let this sink in for a moment.
(via theatlantic)
Every time she utters pablum like this I think, yet again, “Wow, fuck...
Report: 200,000 Homeless Kids, Little Help →
This year, more than 200,000 kids between 12 and 17 will be homeless—and alone—for at least one night in California, but the state has just 1,000 beds to take care of them. That’s the finding of a new report released today by the California Homeless Youth Project, a grant-funded research and policy initiative of the California Research Bureau, the State Library and New America Media.
Allen West: Keith Ellison 'The Antithesis Of...
corruptpolitics:
Freshman Tea Party-backed Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) recently got personal in an attack on one of the House’s two Muslim representatives, declaring that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) represents “the antithesis of the principles upon which this country was established.”
During an interview with “The Shalom Show,” West also said that he plans to “defeat” Ellison, an outspoken ...
“Marijuana may not work for everyone, but what it has done for me is it’s given...”
– Former talk show host Montel Williams • Speaking to Delaware lawmakers, Williams made an emotional and full-throated appeal for medicinal marijuana legalization. He claims that nothing else still works to ease his severe neuropathic pain from multiple sclerosis, with which he was diagnosed in 1999....
“This research helps explain why the era of the lone genius is coming to an end....”
– The Difficulty of Discovery (Where Have All The Geniuses Gone?)
“Our modern problems have gotten so hard – so damn intractable, complicated and multi-disciplinary – that we can no longer solve them by ourselves.”
We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
(via...
“We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and...”
– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (via rosietherioter)
So funkin’ on point!
(via kumasiroseincolorado)
Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The... →
headphonesnotrequired:
At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” describing the global wealth divide as the “most colossal and enduring of mankind’s creations.” “Of all the epic structures the human race has devised, none is more staggering or imposing than the Gap Between Rich and Poor,”...
Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to White... →
firesandwords:
An Ohio mother of two was sentenced to 10 days in jail and placed on three years probation after sending her kids to a school district in which they did not live. Kelly Williams-Bolar was sentenced by Judge Patricia Cosgrove on Tuesday and will begin serving her sentence immediately.
The jury deliberated for seven hours and the courtroom was packed as the sentence was handed...
"Jesus was a Liberal".
missdaisyvo:
I’ve actually said this before, but it’s actually not true. My friend and I were talking about how Jesus wouldn’t have been a modern Liberal (nor a Conservative). Of course I understand why some progressives insist that Jesus would have been a liberal- because he taught his followers to love and give from the bottom of the heart. However, he never forced his followers to do charity....
Even though Glenn Beck's targeting of a City... →
Seriously, where's the hate?
2 days later, and no hate mail. WTF, guise.
I guess I need to ratchet up the rhetoric:
Penguins are total poopy heads. All of them. I’m not talking about just one subspecies of penguin. Every single penguin has a head made of raw feces.
(Bring it? Please?)
The Green State: Speaker Boehner, where are the... →
pantslessprogressive:
Full applause to Eclectablog for compiling the following list.
So far in the 112th Congress, the Republicans haven’t introduced a single jobs bill. However, from the Republicans, as of today, we have at least:
16 bills to repeal all or parts of the Affordable…
