Category Archives: What Are Conservatives Smoking?

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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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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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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The Word That Shall Not Be Named

Posted on Friday, January 7, 2011 by Keith

when it comes to the matter of censoring the word “nigger” form Huck Finn, I’m with the Rude Pundit: You can’t take the word “nigger”? Then, sorry, you don’t get to enjoy the rest of Twain’s satire of human degradation … Continue reading →

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Stopped Clocks and All That

Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2010 by Keith

When you’ve lost Ron Paul, you know you’re on the wrong side of history: Is the controversy over building a mosque near ground zero a grand distraction or a grand opportunity? Or is it, once again, grandiose demagoguery? It has … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age

Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2010 by Keith

This is everything that is wrong with the global economy, all in one tidy little package. And yes, it comes from the UAE, which along with Dubai, is emblematic of late stage capitalism in all it’s horrific beauty. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Give a Man A fish, and He Eats For a Day; Give a Man A Fishing Pole and He Beats You to Death With It and Claims It Was Self Defense

Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 by Keith

In case you had any lingering doubts that the Tea Baggers are hypocritical idiots, the New York Times clears that right up for you: Mr. Grimes, who receives Social Security, has filled the back seat of his Mercury Grand Marquis … Continue reading →

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Walking Down the Middle of the Road Only Gets You Run Over

Posted on Friday, March 5, 2010 by Keith

David Brooks, having woken up to find the Tea Party he went home with last night is in fact a giant rat king of cretinous lunatics, is attempting to climb out of bed quietly, and as per his usual “moderate” … Continue reading →

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Good Times

Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Keith

My, how the recruitment standards for the Plumbers have fallen. Almost 40 years on and you fuckers still can’t figure out how to tap a  phone* right but at least G. Gordon Liddy never dressed up like a fake pimp … Continue reading →

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