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Category Archives: Rant
GOP Primary Freakshow and Con Artist Convention, 2012
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
Posted in Politics, Rant, The Election That Will Never End
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Obama’s Got the “Oh Shit!” Vote All Locked Up
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
What’s Wrong With the World Today, Part Eleventy Billion
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
Posted in Culture War, Politics, Rant, What The Internet Needs Now
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If I was President, This is the Speech I Would Give Tonight
My fellow Americans, we are well and truly fucked. For far too long, we let the Republicans, and their corporate overlords, have their way with our country. On all fronts–the economy, social welfare, foreign and domestic policy–we let a bunch … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Rant, We're All Gonna Die!
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The Millennial Myth
You may have heard of the Millennials (and count yourself lucky if you haven’t). They’re the tech savvy kids born since the late 1980s, who grew up with the Internet and mobile phones and are plugged in, turned on and … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism is a Whore, Culture War, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means, Rant, semiprofeshional alligator wrestling
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Die or Evolve
Patton Oswalt has opened a can of worms: Fast-forward to now: Boba Fett’s helmet emblazoned on sleeveless T-shirts worn by gym douches hefting dumbbells. The Glee kids performing the songs from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. And Toad the Wet … Continue reading
Posted in Belonging To The Emperor, Books Bound in Human Skin, Do-It-Yourselfism, Geek, Rant, The Best Minds of My Generation, Things That Are Awesome
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Papal Bull
The Pope and I have never really seen eye to eye. More specifically, none of the Popes — neither the sinister smirking creep currently ensconced on the golden throne, nor the kindly-eyed cretinous gent who preceded him — have ever … Continue reading
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Constituents?
Robert Gibbs can eat a bag of dicks: During an interview with The Hill in his West Wing office, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs blasted liberal naysayers, whom he said would never regard anything the president did as good … Continue reading
Happy Punch A Capitalist in The Face Day!
Today is May Day, and while I offer a laurel and hardy handshake to all my Anarchist, Socialist and Pagan friends today,* this year I’d like to also say something to all you Capitalist swine out there who nearly broke … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Rant, Time to Pick a Hobo Name
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Call Me SparticusLover626
I’ve been using Twitter and Facebook for a few months now and my general assessment is that these tools are useful for now. That’s about as good as it gets when evaluating technology, especially web apps that are doomed to … Continue reading