Yes, it’s a Jaws/Peanuts mashup. No, you don’t need to know why. Yes, it is amazing.
Paul Constant
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President Obama Says We’re Still AAA, You Guys
Today’s pep talk from the White House: Meanwhile, Mitt Romney is repeatedly hitting the president on the S&P ratings, and David Axelrod is calling Romney “pathetic.”
Posted inElection 2012
Nobody Wants To Pray with Rick Perry
I think we can safely call Rick Perry’s big prayer rally a dud: At about 9 a.m., an hour before the program was scheduled to start, the stadium, with a seating capacity of 71,500, had tens of thousands of empty seats, particularly in the upper decks. By 10 a.m, organizers estimated that about 20,000 people […]
Posted inFood and Drink
A Den for “Psychopath[s]” and “Sick, Low Life, Scumbags”
The above quotes are from celebu-chef Alton Brown. What is he describing? A crack house? An Olive Garden? Nope. He’s talking about Twitter. It seems that someone created a fake Twitter account under Brown’s wife’s name. (The account has been since been deleted.) When he discovered this, Brown went on an epic tirade—along with the […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Republican Presidential Candidates Bravely Team Up to Battle Bullying Against Bigots
Right Wing Watch says three Republican presidential candidates have signed a pledge that stands against the bullying that “supporters” of “traditional marriage” have had to endure, the poor dears: In kicking off the event, NOM has announced that Santorum, Bachmann, and Mitt Romney have all signed a five-point “Marriage Pledge” [PDF] that includes a promise […]
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Michele Bachmann Says She Wanted to Destroy the Global Economy Because Someone Has To
I’m paraphrasing, of course, but that’s the gist of Bachmann’s new ad, which is a full-on plea for Teabagger support:
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Pat Buchanan Calls Barack Obama “Your Boy” on Al Sharpton’s Show
As Steve mentioned in GMN, last night, with regard to the Bush tax cuts, Pat Buchanan told Al Sharpton, “let me tell you, your boy, Barack Obama, caved in on it in 2010 and he’ll cave in on it again.” He then almost immediately apologized for calling Barack Obama anyone’s “boy.” Here’s the offense and […]
Posted inElection 2012
Paul, Cain, Gingrich and Santorum Sell Campaign Gear Not Made in America
This is like Campaign 101, people. If you’re running for president of the United States, you have to sell t-shirts that were made in America: ABC News, which previously revealed that Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were selling campaign T-shirts and other gear made outside the United States, has now found two other campaigns selling […]
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Debt Ceiling Goes Up…
…stocks go down. SFGate: U.S. stocks fell, driving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its longest slump since October 2008, after an unexpected drop in consumer spending increased concern that growth in the world’s largest economy is faltering…Stock indexes extended losses even after the Senate passed legislation on raising the debt limit. Wonkette has […]
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Gabrielle Giffords Votes in Favor of the Debt Limit Deal
CBS News: Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona made a surprise return to Washington Monday to vote in favor of an agreement to raise the debt limit. “The #Capitol looks beautiful and I am honored to be at work tonight,” she said in a Tweet. Lawmakers offered Giffords a standing ovation on the House floor […]
Posted inOh, You Kids!
Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Bullshit!*
Quick: What’s the worst idea for a sequel you’ve ever heard? You can tell me. Just whisper it at your monitor. Really? That’s the worst sequel idea you’ve ever heard? Hell, that’s nothing! I have one worse than that: A decade after children’s classic Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood ceased production, PBS has just announced an animated […]
Posted inReligion
Michele Bachmann Knows You Want to Know About Her Jot and Also Her Tittle
ABC News: Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann declined to directly address reports that the Christian counseling clinic she owns with her husband, Marcus, has tried to help gay people become straight through prayer…she acknowledged that running for president often brings intense, and sometimes unwanted, scrutiny. “I have no doubt that every jot and tittle of my […]