According to Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Republicans know they’re going to have to raise taxes on the wealthy, but they’re looking forward to using the debt ceiling to hold America hostage again: The Republicans know they have the debt ceiling, that is coming up around the corner, and, the leverage is going to shift, as […]
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Apparently, Bret Easton Ellis Is on Twitter
Remember Bret Easton Ellis? He wrote a bunch of books a couple decades ago and then he faded into obscurity. Except apparently at least one person follows him on Twitter! The Hollywood Reporter says: On the same day The Hollywood Reporter hosted a breakfast to honor the most powerful women in entertainment and the progress […]
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The Perfect Christmas Gift for Relatives Who Have [CENSORED] Sticks Up Their [CENSORED]
Do you have evangelical relatives? Do they hate swearing? Do they love TV? If so, you should buy them a TV Guardian! The TV Guardian “reads” the closed captioning for TV shows and DVDs, and then it mutes the video whenever a cuss word comes up. The TV Guardian has three settings: You can make […]
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Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff
The sad thing is, his description of a driver who’s willing to crash the car if he doesn’t get his money is basically an honest explanation of how the economy works, according to Republicans.
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The Teabagger King Abdicates His Throne
Remember Dick Armey, the guy who inspired an army of dicks to parade around in tricorn hats and call themselves a tea party? It seems he just left his own teabaggy think-tank, FreedomWorks, in a huff, and other members of the organization are following suit: Several top FreedomWorks staffers are leaving the conservative advocacy group […]
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Schools Are Teaching Less Fiction Because Fiction Isn’t Helpful for Shitty Business Jobs
Melville House ruined my morning with this story: The Common Core guidelines, which have been adopted in 45 states and three territories, call for schools and teachers to boost reading of nonfiction, so that by twelfth grade most students are reading more ‘informational text’ than fictional literature. By 2014, the required ratio will be 50% […]
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Hillary Clinton Will Soon Support Gay Marriage
Politico says: Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains the biggest-name potential Democratic 2016 presidential hopeful who has yet to take a position in support of gay marriage, a source of discussion in Washington this week after the State Department hosted a major LGBT event. Clinton, who was against gay marriage in her 2008 presidential […]
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A Brief History of Time‘s Many Errors
Did you know that Time magazine nominated the Higgs boson for its Person of the Year? It’s true! So stupid! Michael Moyer at Scientific American explains that it gets dumber: Under ordinary circumstances, we would be all for the elevation of the Higgs to “Person of the Year” status, if only to further honor the […]
Posted inElection 2012
Romney Tattoos Are Not Forever
Remember the Romney face tattoo guy? He’s had a change of heart: Hartsburg tells POLITICO he plans to get the tattoo lasered off, a process that could take a year…[Hartsburg] heard some of Romney’s post-election comments, most notably his claim that the president won reelection because of “gifts” given to various constituencies. “It stands not […]
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What Does a Good Girl Do?
The Reddit meme Good Guy Greg is a one-note joke: It’s a photo of a man smoking a joint, with words demonstrating why he’s a good guy published on top and below the man’s face. Examples include “Doesn’t drink/Doesn’t lecture others on why they shouldn’t drink” and “Knows you forgot his name/Tells a story where […]
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Noted Shitbag Grover Norquist Wishes Every Month Was Armageddon
Here’s Grover Norquist’s big idea to help the Republican Party regain its credibility: [Congress] can give [President Obama] debt ceiling increases once a month. They can have him on a rather short leash, you know, here’s your allowance, come back next month. Here’s video: So after getting every Republican to sign a pledge saying that […]
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The Most Awkward Lunch in the History of the World…
…will take place tomorrow in Washington DC: President Obama will have lunch with his one-time Republican rival, Mitt Romney, at the White House on Thursday, making good on an election-night pledge by the president to meet with Mr. Romney. The White House announced the event Wednesday, in a statement released by Mr. Obama’s press secretary. […]