Monthly Archives: March 2009

Towering tackiness and stupidity

Associated Press photo An artist’s 2006 depiction of the tower that is to replace the World Trade Center in New York City. Originally dubbed the “Freedom Tower” by then-Gov. George Pataki, a Repugnican, in 2003 — the year that the Repugnicans also brought us … Continue reading

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It’s not kiddie porn when the kids do it

Suddenly, “sexting” is our nation’s largest “criminal” problem. No, better to go after the corrupt judges and the other white-collar criminals who are bankrupting our nation morally as well as financially and leave the kids the fuck alone. So there … Continue reading

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We liberals need to stop resting on our laurels and start slaying the vampires

  These wingnutty titles, for which trees actually died, are typical of amazon.com’s top 100 best-selling books list right now. So I was perusing amazon.com’s top 100 best-selling book titles just now, and among the top 100 are these lovely wingnutty titles: Liberty … Continue reading

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Sick Israeli T-shirt ‘jokes’ about killing pregnant Palestinians and their unborn

Associated Press photo Israeli soldiers have worn this T-shirt depicting a pregnant, presumably Palestinian woman and her unborn in the cross-hairs of a rifle. (According to The Associated Press, the Hebrew on the T-shirt reads “Sniper platoon.”) Because the Israelis are so morally superior, … Continue reading

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Hypocrisy, thy name is Repugnican

So Repugnicans are criticizing President Barack Obama for having made some professional basketball picks and for having planned to appear on Jay Leno’s show tonight. After all, shouldn’t Obama perpetually be miserable, knee deep in the shit that Repugnican “President” … Continue reading

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U.S. getting closer to being civilized(?)

So yesterday the administration of President Barack Obama decided to bring the United States closer to being back into the fold with the other truly civilized nations by signing on to the United Nations’ decriminalization of homosexuality. Reports AFP: The … Continue reading

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Election of President Barack Obama is no excuse to kill the Voting Rights Act

Even as they push out their first black party chairman, the Repugnicans are claiming that the election of Barack Obama as president in November is proof that there no longer is any such thing as racism in the United States of America. … Continue reading

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‘Watchmen’ is barely worth watching

A computer-animated Billy Crudup, as Dr. Manhattan, replicates himself in a still from “Watchmen.” (What’s below the good doctor’s waistline is even more impressive…) I love ensemble super-hero movies. The X-Men movies are my favorite, but I enjoyed the Fantasic Four … Continue reading

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The birth of top Repug Michael Steele is an argument AGAINST abortion?

Associated Press photo Repugnican former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, pictured on Jan. 30, when he was named to head the Repugnican National Committee, is in hot water again. First, he bucked Grand Dragon Rush Limbaugh; now, in an interview with … Continue reading

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Shoe-tossing Iraqi should go free

Reuters photos Above: Relatives of the Iraqi journalist who was sentenced to prison for having shown his shoes at then-U.S. “President” George W. Bush — in protest of the unelected Bush regime’s illegal, immoral, unjust and unprovoked invasion and subsequent … Continue reading

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