Category Archives: Politics

Bang, Zoom, To the Moon!

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Keith

While flouncing around Florida, lying his ass off to elderly people trying to scam their votes, Newt Gingrich announced that he’d like to build a moon base by 2020. This naturally got some attention. A lot of people — especially … Continue reading →

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And the Winner of the, “Dumbest Thing Said on the Internet Ever” Award Goes To…

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 by Keith

Dr. Keith Ablow, for his OpEd, “Newt Gingrich’s three marriages mean he might make a strong president — really” O RLY? Really! Former Speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was attacked Thursday in an interview on … Continue reading →

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GOP Primary Freakshow and Con Artist Convention, 2012

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Keith

I’ve been trying hard not to follow the GOP primaries because it’s impolite to gawk at disabled people, even if they are spilling juice all over themselves as they wrestle with their seat belts and safety helmets. In a sane … Continue reading →

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Merkin Muffley for President

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 by Keith

It seems GOP voters have grown tired of yet another sure-thing front-runner for the Republican Candidacy, and Newt Gingrich’s poll numbers are now in free fall. I could have told you this, without the polling data. Even ignoring his crypto-fascist … Continue reading →

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The Next Republican Nominee for President

Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2011 by Keith

The  Republican National Committee announced today that they’ve decided to skip the middle man and nominate as their candidate for the 2012 Presidential election noted Somali Pirate, Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse. “We’re tired of the small time grifters, the closeted sanctimonious … Continue reading →

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The Smell of Pepper Spray in the Morning

Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2011 by Keith

As usual, Naomi Wolfe has the number on the OWS crackdown: Why this massive mobilisation against these not-yet-fully-articulated, unarmed, inchoate people? After all, protesters against the war in Iraq, Tea Party rallies and others have all proceeded without this coordinated … Continue reading →

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As Goes Bella, So Goes the Nation

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 by Keith

Over at Goodreads, they’ve discovered something interesting about the readers of the Twilight books (click the link to see the infographic): There is no more divisive book on Goodreads than Twilight. It manages to top both our Best Books Ever … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by Keith

While doing some research this morning, I came across this fascinating story about Russian poet and Novelist, Boris Pasternak, and his best known work, Doctor Zhivago: After his own novel was denied publication by the journal Novy Mir, Pasternak arranged … Continue reading →

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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other

Posted on Friday, October 7, 2011 by Keith

Over at Gawker there’s a piece on the Democratic Party’s reaction (or lack thereof) to Occupy Wall Street: There are several drawbacks to engaging with Occupy Wall Street, the Democratic sources said. One is the movement could blow up in … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Got the “Oh Shit!” Vote All Locked Up

Posted on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 by Keith

I just received a fund raising email form the Obama campaign with the subject line: Can we meet for dinner? My first thought was, “no, because all you serve are shit sandwiches.” My second thought was, fund raising from the … Continue reading →

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