February 2012
Amen, Mister President
Republicans aren’t the only politicians who can play the religion card. President Obama tied Christianity to his policy proposals—specifically taxes—at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. Obama argued that the wealthiest Americans should be expected to pay higher taxes because “I think that it’s going to make economic sense, but for me as a Christian, it also coincides with Jesus’ teaching...
January 2012
If You Didn’t Catch It The First Time -... →
coolest interactive feature showing the phrases the candidates used over… and over… and over… and over again.
WE ARE THE WEIRDOS: 18 Quotes That Disqualify Newt... →
reformparty:
1. “I’m not a natural leader. I’m too intellectual; I’m too abstract; I think too much.” ~Newt Gingrich, admitting that he’s incapable of leading. 2. “If the Soviet empire still existed, I’d be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now.” ~Newt…
Bon Appetit Poetry: Fried Chicken
vrai-lean-uh:
I.
No fried chicken should suffer the indignity of a bulky overcoat with padded shoulders.
II.
The crust is where the men and the boys separate.
p. 86 - 87, February 2012
ALSO DID YOU READ THAT PART ABOUT DUKE’S MAYO. DID YOU. DID YOU.
“In fact, Rick Santorum has recognized the looming threat of Iran’s nuclear...”
– Response To Iran | Rick Santorum for President
well, rick, we agree on one thing: radical theology IS destroying civilization.
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mittens throws baby out in the cold!
Mitt Romney spends the next leg of his campaign courting evangelical voters in South Carolina, his Mormon faith is expected to re-emerge as a subject of serious scrutiny. But concerns won’t belong exclusively to theologically suspicious Baptists: a newly revealed episode from the candidate’s time as a lay leader in the LDS church could raise eyebrows among women’s advocates.
While serving as bishop of a Mormon congregation near Boston in the early 80’s, Romney once threatened to excommunicate a young single mother if she did not give her soon-to-be-born son up for adoption, according to a passage from a forthcoming book, “The Real Romney.” excerpted this week in Vanity Fair.
Track the Iowa Results by Community Type
wnyc:
Here’s one way to track tonight’s results - through Dane Chinni’s Patchwork Nation method of identifying community types. We’ll be updating the map all night, and lots more at our politics site It’s A Free Country.
December 2011
Five pieces of fiction that will have you up all... →
Federal workers may be in for a rough holiday: A government shutdown is looming once again as debate over a payroll-tax extension threatens to derail a separate, government-funding compromise. While Republicans and Democrats have mostly agreed to terms on a deal to fund the government through September, Democrats are withholding their signatures until a compromise is made on the payroll tax....
The state of North Carolina ran a Eugenics Board... →
mohandasgandhi:
inothernews:
31 other states did this to their residents.
Jesus H. Christ.
See: Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927)
P.S. Buck v. Bell has never been overturned.
you know, it’s absolutely horrific what happened and there’s absolutely no doubt about that. but the thing of it is, our state is absolutely struggling. the poor are getting poorer and the government...
“A published report says the remains of many more U.S. troops have been dumped in...”
– Report Reveals More Troops’ Remains In Landfill : NPR
I really don’t have any words. Lots of expletives and tears… but very little else.
(via bunnyvictorious)
“It might be argued that I’ve been out of school too long, that if I’d actually...”
– When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
“When businesspeople take credit for creating jobs, it is like squirrels taking...”
– Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer - Businessweek
simply the best, most logical explanation of things i’ve ever read.
November 2011
JasenComstock: Herman Cain is reassessing his... →
thebombbag:
And I continue to be amazed at the fact that there are people out there who continue to risk destroying their party by believing that they simply would not get caught. Can you imagine if Edwards got the Democratic nod or Weiner took a shot at the senate or Cain was the…
October 2011
vrai-lean-uh asked: Hey! I don't know that the bunnyvictorious ask box is working, but it's back! That's great! Welcome back bunnyvictorious!
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queue my mother saying ‘wife beater,’ but it’s still super exciting… here’s the thing with michael douglas, and here’s the thing in general.
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i swear to you
the knot and the wedding channel’s emails to brides exist just to make me more neurotic than i already am.
