Shameless self-promotion
Promoting one’s self is the new work ethic, so I might as well participate. And it’s not like anyone else is blogging these days. What’s my competition, an inanimate carbon [...]
July 2011
Separated at birth, history edition
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Piers Morgan, insufferable twit
The celebrity navel-gazer claims to have never authorized phone hacking yet, by his own admission, is intimately acquainted with the practice. “Stories soon emerged that the marriage was in trouble – at one stage I was played a tape of a message [...]
What’s the difference between a dictator and a tea partier?
“Compromise is what’s led us to the mess we’re in right now. We can’t compromise our way out of this,” U.S. Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ranger, said in a Wednesday morning C-SPAN defense of his decision to oppose the Boehner plan. And only I know [...]
‘Right-wing Judy Garland’ says you can pray gay away
I wonder if GOProud regrets inviting Ann Coulter to speak at last fall’s “Homocon” fundraiser. The better question: Why invite her in the first [...]
Fifteen years ago tonight
I loves ya, Telly!
How had I not seen this before [...]
The backwards march continues
From my inbox: CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG MAKING A COMEBACK IN [...]
Georgia’s stupidest doctor strikes again
Paul Broun, who repeatedly compared Obama to Hitler and says ignorant things every time he opens his mouth, stays true to form. Cut, Cap and Balance also would have raised the debt ceiling, which is why Broun opposed it, his spokeswoman Meredith [...]
Wealth does not equal talent
Adam Sandler and Taylor Lautner are two of Hollywood’s 10 highest paid stars. Jennifer Aniston and Tyler Perry also finished in the top 20. Sandler’s next movie looks predictably awful, with a cast including Pacino in mugging mode, [...]
Michele Bachmann is an unpleasant woman
(Re: Headline change. Trying not to sink to their level.) Nine youth — most of them perceived or known to be gay or lesbian — in the congresswoman’s district have killed themselves within the last two years, while “many [...]
Gaymos and Dandy return
Actually, that’s not fair. Amos and Andy were offensive caricatures, no doubt, but were not vain, shallow, materialistic, melodramatic, backstabbing gossips like the offensive caricatures on MTVGay’s “The A List.” Yet the [...]
The cult of conservative conspiracy theories
A recent Arbitron ratings report showed the ratings for Rusty Limbo and Helmethead dipped dramatically from the previous year. The reason, according to an unnamed “industry leader” quoted by WingNutDaily: “Liberals,” working [...]
Tea partier identifies America’s greatest enemy
This tweet was sent by a tea partier to Rep. Phil Gingrey after the Gang of Six plan was unveiled: PLEASE run against Saxby Chambliss! Pragmatism is killing the [...]
Streetcar skepticism
I understand the Atlanta streetcar is part of a broader transportation plan including the Beltline. Hopefully it all comes together. But I remain skeptical of the city’s promises, and its priorities. The streetcar, which links Centennial [...]
