An Open Letter to the Students of Penn State
I saw that the students of Penn State were rioting last night, in support of their long time football coach, who was fired. You can do that, sure. You can support the man. But by supporting a man who “looked the other way” on the issue of child rape, you’re showing what an asshat you really are.
I’m serious. Asshats.
None of these people are concerned about the 9 people who were sexually abused. They’re mad because their football coach was fired.
Since when does the love of football trump our love and concern for our fellow man? That’s just disheartening. And to those of you that wreaked havoc by your violent actions (tipping over a news van), do you feel better about yourselves? Or are you just even bigger asshats than those that can’t see past football to the abuse perpetrated on 9 human beings?
Dump DOMA! And thank you President Obama
We all know that DOMA, the so called “Defense of Marriage Act” from the 1990s, is discriminatory. States are allowed to regulate marriage, and several have done so (along with the District of Columbia) to include gays and lesbians. Senator Dianne Feinstein brought forth a bill in the Senate that repeals DOMA earlier this year. And even better news? Today, the President endorsed the repeal of DOMA.
So thank you, Senator, and thank you, Mister President. We continue to need your leadership for equality in this country.
And by the way, speaker Boehner? How about you STOP paying the tab for the expensive lawyers to defend DOMA? You’re wasting precious funds on an unconstitutional law.
A side effect of the Healthcare law?
This is pretty awesome. We all know about the health insurance companies that pay for Viagra, but refuse to pay for contraception for women. That’s not only not right, it’s downright sexist!
But a side effect of the new healthcare law? Apparently because of a panel recommendation, health insurance companies will be required to offer contraception coverage, as well as a whole slew of other items (HIV testing, breast pumps, etc) that they don’t now.
Now THAT is good news! For the consumer, obviously.
Distraction, distraction, distraction
I, for one, think the Murdoch empire being under such tight scrutiny because of the phone hacking scandal is awesome. I mean seriously – the man has been supporting illegal search and seizure, phonetapping, and lord knows whatever else for decades. And he’s finally being brought up and questioned about it.
And then an idiot with a foam pie attacked him in a hearing.
Way to TOTALLY distract from the proceedings, dickhead. Murdoch is finally getting his. And you have to go and do something that changes the narrative, and actually makes people sympathetic to the aging right-wing moron.
The Debt Battle – Quantified
You want to know who’s fighting for you? And who’s fighting for the billionaires out there? I thought I’d quantify if for people. And here it is:
Red = Millionaires, Blue = Regular Folks
How’s that? In 2010, there were 308,000,000 Americans in the United States. At that same time, there were 7,800,000 millionaires. Democrats (blue) are fighting for every single person in the United States. Republicans (red) are fighting ONLY FOR THE MILLIONAIRES. How else can you explain why Republicans are refusing to allow tax increases on millionaires?
Based on 2010 values (click to view): Number of millionaires, Population of the United States
What Is Michele Bachmann Hiding?
The internet is a wonderful thing – for people like me who like to dig around to find things.
Previously, I’d posted a story from Minnesota.publicradio.org that talked about Michele Bachmann, among others, who used taxpayer dollars for a political rally. You can read that story here. Then I decided to go digging through her website. And I found something quite interesting.
If you go through her website (use this link) you’ll find the following archived stories for 2009. Here’s an image (clickable):
Now, if you’re familiar with the wonderful thing that is the Internet Wayback Machine (http://www.archive.org), you can plug that same website into the search engine, and it takes us back to how her website looked less than a month after the supposed “press conference” took place. Here’s what you’ll see (clickable):
Wow… There’s an article there from November 2nd, 2009. Wonder why that’s been removed, eh? So let’s just take a gander. You can click here to read it (or, just in case she gets it deleted), a cached copy here:
So, Michele? Since when do Congressmen have press conferences WITH ACTORS AND REPUBLICAN TALK RADIO HOSTS? Umm, never? No – never. This wasn’t a press conference. It was a Republican Tea Party rally, plain and simple.
You and the other three representatives (Tom Price R-GA, Steve King R-MO, and Todd Akin, R-MO) need to EACH cough up $3,407.50. I don’t think you’d like it if Barney Frank (D-MA) used public funds for a Democratic rally, and neither would I. A political rally should be paid with POLITICAL dollars, not TAXPAYER dollars.
Bachmann and public funds
So there’s a report that Bachmann and others have used public funds for political rallies. You can read it here.
First thing is, it WAS a rally, not a press conference. Bachmann’s websites seem to have been scrubbed of all references; even her Facebook page. And since the Wayback Machine isn’t working at the moment, it’s hard to see what she’s done – what she’s covered up (if anything). Time to keep digging!
Thing is, it was a rally and was NOT a press conference, like Bachmann says. A staff writer at NJ.com, as well as a Bachmann supporter call it a rally. And your tax dollars helped pay for it.
If a Democrat did this, Republicans would be up in arms. But it’s just a Republican, so they don’t care. They don’t see the hypocrisy.
Filed under: BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
You remember half-term governor Sarah Palin? Yeah, the Alaskan Governor who decided to quit halfway into her term? Remember when she went on that “Summer Long American Tour” that put the press in a frenzy?
I’m serious! She quit. Halfway through. This is like a pattern for her. What a dumbass.
Hannity to Huntsman: Are you SURE you’re anti-gay enough?
I just love this… So yesterday John Huntsman go into the GOP 2012 Presidential race. Sure, his message of “Let’s get out of Afghanistan” is going to be overshadowed by the impending announcement by the President tonight. But you know what couldn’t stand? Huntsman’s statement that he respected President Obama. Republicans didn’t like that at all.
Huntsman doesn’t seem to want to get into the whole “social conservative” meme that most Republicans do. You know, like when serial-adulterer Newt Gingrich says that gays are going to destroy the world if they’re allowed the same civil rights as regular people. Huntsman was noncommittal when it came to New York’s impending vote on marriage equality. Imagine that. A Republican who’s for states rights, even those states rights that Republican don’t agree with! How in the hell could they allow that?
So Hannity went after Huntsman, questioning his Republican credentials. After all, if he’s not anti-gay like the rest of the Republican field is (sans Fred Karger, a gay Republican who’s also running but is being ignored), how does he expect the anti-gay Republican base to support him?
Hannity, you’re a douchecanoe.
Dear Political Leaders, Regarding Rep. Weiner: STFU
I’m so sick and tired of the stupid, narrowminded crap that passes for a political message these days. Yes, what Representative Anthony Weiner did was a distraction. Yes, it’s an annoyance. But for the establishment, including DNC Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to call for Weiner’s resignation? Please do us all a favor and shut the hell up.
What Weiner did WAS NOT AGAINST THE LAW. It is an inconvenience. It’s a distraction. But again, NOT AGAINST THE LAW. He’s a stupid man. Men lie when it comes to sex. They always have, and they always will. Deal with it.
We’re not the puritanical society that these people want us to be, and I don’t hold political leaders to any other standard than I would a stranger on the street (though in this day and age, I’d probably be nicer to a stranger on the street than a Congressperson). Get over it and move on. This is a distraction that’s keeping you from doing your jobs. And to the media? Same thing – STFU. Who cares?
But here’s the hypocrisy of the situation: All of the Republicans who are calling on Weiner to resign haven’t said SHIT about Republican David Vitter. Senator Vitter (R-LA), who actually broke the law by using a callgirl service. He did far worse than Weiner ever did, and yet Republicans start whistling like nothing’s going on when you bring that up.
