© J.J. McCullough Hero or Traitor? Does it matter?
© Brian McFadden I’m having lots of trouble paying any attention to this story. It seems like it is just so much noise. Even worse, it is the same noise we have heard over and over (and over) again. OMG, Obama did something, and the Republicans are attacking him over it. Maybe if everyone ignores […]
Tea party candidate David Brat won a completely unexpected upset in his Republican primary, defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). It is the first time ever that a House Majority Leader has lost in a primary. The media had almost unanimously predicted that Cantor would win easily. Politico said “In other news, Virginia Rep. […]
“We bring back a POW, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, from Afghanistan and to get him back we traded five Taliban thugs. And now everybody’s gone crazy. People say it’s the most controversial trade that has taken place since NBC traded me here to CBS.” – David Letterman “These guys were down in Gitmo and now they […]
© Jen Sorensen The media?
“The United States has traded an American POW for five Taliban prisoners. Originally, the deal included Joe Biden, but the Taliban said no.” – David Letterman “I don’t want to complicate your hatred of facial hair there, friend, but my guess is if you gave Bob Bergdahl a bandana and a duck, you’d like him […]
The Texas Republican Party gave a rare victory to gay rights advocates this week by removing language that stated that “homosexuality tears at the fabric of society” that has been in the party platform for decades. But instead, they inserted a new plank that recognizes “the legitimacy and efficacy of counseling, which offers reparative therapy […]
I had an interesting discussion with a friend recently. We were talking about the fact that there really is almost no need for telecom companies any more. Originally, telephones had to go through a large, centralized switch to connect one phone to another and to connect to long distance trunk lines that tied different cities […]
“Newly leaked documents show the NSA has been collecting millions of pictures of people online for its sophisticated facial recognition program. Americans said it’s a huge violation of their privacy – then they went back to posting selfies every 30 minutes.” – Jimmy Fallon “In a new interview, President Obama revealed that his daughter Malia […]
Science denial – not just for conservatives! Perhaps it is just evolution in action?
The recent GOP summit in Louisiana, conservatives held a straw presidential poll, which was won by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. There’s just one problem — Cruz was born in Canada to a Cuban father, and is still a citizen of both the US and Canada. Yup, the same right-wing nuts, some of whom still stridently […]
© Ruben Bolling If you think that climate change deniers will ever wise up, don’t hold your breath. Because … Benghazi!
“Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s car was involved in a DUI. Somehow a woman named LeAnne McRobb wound up in his car. You know what a McRobb is? It’s half Rob Ford, half McRib.” – Jimmy Kimmel “A woman got a DUI while driving a car that belongs to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. So, I’m starting […]
An article in VOX makes the case that the TSA should be abolished. Their point? There is no evidence that the TSA makes us any safer. None. And there is plenty of evidence that the time and money we spend on security theater damages our country far more than terrorism could ever hope to do. […]
“Yesterday President Obama made an unscheduled stop at a Little League game while he was on his way to a fundraiser. Yeah, because there’s nothing parents love more than their kid’s Little League game getting even longer.” – Jimmy Fallon “In New Hampshire, a police commissioner who called President Obama a racial slur has resigned. […]
