When divorce attorney Marilyn D. York says in this commercial that she “loves women,” I think what she really means is that SHE DESPERATELY HATES WOMEN. Or at least despises them enough to throw her entire gender under a bus, in order to profit from her betrayal. Why? Because Attorney Marilyn D. York is a […]
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More Disgusting Nonsense from Donald Sterling
As he was trying to apologize on CNN last night, Donald Sterling veered away from contrition and began talking to Anderson Cooper about Magic Johnson: “Big, Magic Johnson, what has he done?” Sterling asked Cooper. “He’s got AIDS.” Cooper clarified that Johnson was diagnosed with HIV, not AIDS. Sterling went on, “What kind of a […]
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Conservative Writer Upset That 12 Years a Slave Didn’t Show Any Happy Slaves
12 Years a Slave: Note that none of these people are smiling. What’s up with that? I try not to hate-read conservative racist comments anymore, because they just take up room in my brain and they don’t do anyone any good. But Mary Noble at Politix linked to this astounding review of 12 Years a […]
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Shia LaBeouf Is an Insufferable Prick
So yesterday, in response to the plagiarism scandal that’s been surrounding him for the past month, Shia LaBeouf hired a skywriter to write an apology to Dan Clowes in the sky over Hollywood: An apology from Shia Labeouf to Daniel Clowes. 5 miles long message from our team The Skywriters pic.twitter.com/zqfWgkMIUZ— Skywriting Aerial Ad (@Worldwideskyads) […]
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Duck Dynasty Star Suspended; Conservative Cry Fowl (GET IT?!?)
As you may have heard, A&E has suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for spouting some not-very-surprising hillbilly homophobia in an interview, including that tired old saw of comparing homosexuality to bestiality. HEE-HAW! HEE-HAW! (This is what happens when networks base much of their schedule around reality shows about undereducated country folk. It’s funny! Until […]
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“For All You Kids at Home, Santa Just Is White.”
Is this discussion about Santa’s race the dumbest three minutes of television news to air this week? If it isn’t, I don’t think I want to watch the dumbest three minutes of television news to air this week. The climax of this clip sums up Fox News’s advice to minorities everywhere: “Just because it makes […]
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Glenn Beck Names His Man of the Year
Glenn Beck points out that Time magazine once made Hitler man of the year. So why, he asks, don’t they make Ted Cruz man of the year? Because Time is a bunch of fascists, that’s why! That logic totally checks out. Incidentally, Time did choose Ted Cruz as a runner-up to Pope Francis for Man […]
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Politician Decides to Solve the Homeless Problem By Smashing Shopping Carts with a Sledgehammer
Scott Keyes at ThinkProgress says: Noting that he’s “disgusted” with homeless people, [Hawaii state Representative Tom] Brower told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser about his own personal brand of “justice”: “If I see shopping carts that I can’t identify, I will destroy them so they can’t be pushed on the streets.” Brower has waged this campaign for […]
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This Toaster is a Metaphor for EVERYTHING
This toaster is a metaphor for the following: U.S. CongressInternet commentersMcDonaldsThe Oregonian‘s websiteTyler PerrySurly baristasThe I, Anonymous BlogGodFox and FriendsThis blog postEVERYTHING.
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The Koch Brothers Are Reportedly Funding "A Network of Think Tanks Across the Country"
Tal Kopan at Politico reports: A network of think tanks across the country is quietly pushing the agenda of right-wing groups with funding from Koch brothers-affiliated organizations, a new report alleges. The study, by the liberal Center for Media and Democracy, is aimed at the State Policy Network, which describes itself as “dedicated solely to […]
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Sexy, Sexy Sock Puppets
Remember Ashley Madison, the social networking site that promises to bring married people together for secret affairs? Seems like it may not be as full of sexy un-singles as advertised: A Toronto woman named Doriana Silva says she was hired to help launch the Brazilian version of the adultery-themed dating service, but soon realized her […]