So says eHarmony CEO Neil Clark Warren in this CNBC video, in which he also laments the armed guards he was required to hire to protect himself from fellow Christians made furious by eHarmony’s attorney general-ordered site for same-sex couples. Thank you for the heads up, Towleroad.
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Posted inPolitics
“I think video games is a bigger problem than guns, because video games affect people.”
So sayeth Lamar Alexander, Republican Senator of Tennessee: As The Jed Report at DailyKos notes, “To repeat, those words came from the lips of a United States Senator. A Republican United States Senator, to be precise. Supposedly, he’s one of the brightest bulbs in the Senate Republican conference. The first President Bush thought he was […]
Posted inJerk
“There are two forms of feminism, and it actually has to do with a division of how attractive a woman is.”
Finally! Two guys—Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner, both of ’em conservative radio hosts—explain feminism. The gist of their discussion, as reported by the invaluable RightWingWatch: There are “two forms of feminism,” Buehner argued. There are “cute” feminists like Sarah Palin who will find jobs in the “marketplace” and “get themselves a husband” but will “never […]
Posted inSports
Manti Te’o Gets the Taiwanese Animation Treatment
Confused about the Manti Te’o scandal? Let Taiwanese CG animators explain it for you!
Posted inMovies & TV
Golden Globes 2013: Girls Rule
Last night! Golden Globes! Full list of winners here! Of particular interest: *The triumph of Lena Dunham, who won Best Actress in a TV Comedy and Best Comedy Series for her brilliant Girls. Here’s her speech after winning Best Actress (beating both Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, while wearing shoes that seemingly render her unable […]
Posted inTV
On New Year’s Eve, An Independent Television Station in Orange County Presented a Live NYE Extravaganza Hosted by Jamie Kennedy
It did not go well. From LAist: Channel 56, based in the OC but hailing themselves as an L.A. station, put together a NYE show hosted by funnyman Jamie Kennedy, who seemed to struggle, along with most of the folks involved in the production, with the notion of live TV. Hence this compilation of fails […]
Posted inNews
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
So said NRA spokestool Wayne LaPierre at a news conference this morning, where he called for an armed police officer in every school. The group’s top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference that “the next Adam Lanza,” the man responsible for last week’s mayhem, is planning an attack on another school. “The […]
Posted inFood and Drink
“The well-meaning staff seems to realize that this is not a real restaurant.”
That’s just one of the chuckle-inducing lines from the New York Times brutal takedown of Guy Fieri’s new restaurant in Times Square. A couple excerpts (the review is written as a letter to Mr. Fieri): Were you struck by how very far from awesome the Awesome Pretzel Chicken Tenders are? If you hadn’t come up […]
Posted inGirls Only!
“If you are white, you better read this quick and simple paragraph!”
That’s the header of an email I received from the We Like Women Political Party. Here’s the text: This is a free speech opinion! Democrats do not like white people! Whites are facing a lot of reverse discrimination in areas where there are lots of Democrats! In communities which are overwhelmingly Democrat, whites are getting […]
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The Alternate Reality Exorcist
In which the scariest movie ever made is reconceived as a situation comedy. Enjoy!