Category Archives: Politics

Far From the Perfect World

Posted on Friday, May 13, 2011 by Keith

Michael Moore on the death of Bin Laden and what it really means: In a perfect world (yes, I would like to reside there someday, or at least next door to it, in Slightly Imperfect World), I would like the … Continue reading →

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Release the Newts!

Posted on Monday, May 9, 2011 by Keith

So it looks like Newt Gingrich is going to run for president. The debates should be fun. Newt: Hi, most of you have no idea who I am because I haven’t held a public office in 15 years but I’m … Continue reading →

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Rightious, Bloody Hands

Posted on Monday, May 2, 2011 by Keith

In my ideal fantasy world, Bin Laden would have been caught back in 2002 by President Gore, tried for his crimes in the world court and sent to prison. Part of his sentence would be that every few years, he … Continue reading →

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Various And Sundry

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Keith

If you think showing the rubes your complete birth certificate will shut them up Obama, you better think again. They won’t be satisfied until you show them a piece of paper certifying that you’re white. Also, this. *** George R.R. … Continue reading →

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THe Next Berlin Wall Will Be Invisible

Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 by Keith

This is straight up, Jim Crow/Birther horseshit: The U.S. Department of State is proposing a new Biographical Questionnaire for some passport applicants: The proposed new Form DS-5513 asks for all addresses since birth; lifetime employment history including employers’ and supervisors … Continue reading →

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Show Us Your Junk

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2011 by Keith

This is why it’s so hard to write satire these days: The Arizona Senate formally passed the “Birther Bill” today, but not in its original version. Apparently, requiring presidential candidates to provide a long-form birth certificate before allowing their names … Continue reading →

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The War on Planet Earth

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Keith

If, like me, you’re wondering what’s up with Republicans these days. We’re used to them being sour, belligerent, classist and even a wee bit racist. It’s well documented that the GOP just doesn’t care much for people of color, women, … Continue reading →

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You know Who Else Made the Trains Run on Time?

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Keith

Over at Slate,  David Weigel wants to know what Conservatives have against trains: In the movie version of Atlas Shrugged, there is a scene in which Ayn Rand’s libertarian heroes defy all odds, deploy some untold amount of private funding, … Continue reading →

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Talking Heads

Posted on Monday, March 7, 2011 by Keith

I could have a weekly roundup called “what the Rude Pundit said” so yeah, what he said: If the Rude Pundit were a really, really rich motherfucker, like in the several hundred million and above club, he’d call a meeting … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong With the World Today, Part Eleventy Billion

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Keith

People keep asking how we got here. How we, the noble citizens of a once proud nation, came to find ourselves in a situation where demonstrators in Wisconson have to protest in order to keep collective bargaining for unions. How … Continue reading →

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