Richard Nixon was a piece of garbage. I think anyone in the year 2009, Republican or Democrat, can admit that without any thought for it’s validity. In fact, if you have to think about whether he was a piece of … Continue reading
Photo from protesteasyguns.com from Chicago, April 2008 Just a quick overview of firearms laws in the state of Illinois, a state where the protest above happened protesting guns being too easy to get. Illinois has some of the most restrictive … Continue reading
Remember when John McCain said “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” during the election? Everyone jumped on him with both feet. You couldn’t find enough fauxtrage in the world to cover it. It was thrown at McCain again and … Continue reading
A teen convicted in the “Jena Six” beating case shot himself in the chest and was taken to the hospital Monday, days after his arrest on a shoplifting charge, police said. Mychal Bell’s wound isn’t life threatening, said Monroe Police … Continue reading
I’m tired of double standards, so I’m on a mission to shatter them. [flv:upliftingblackpeople1.flv 480 352]
More of the new politics we’re gonna get from Barack Obama, this time in a form that by rights should be infuriating his supporters, but they’re so drunk on Obamaade they’ll never even notice how ironic it is. During President … Continue reading
Does spelling the words of your title wrong mean anything? *cough* If you want to watch the whole video, check it out. I advise against it, though.
So Dave Winer thinks he’s funny. He also thinks he’s relevant. I know what you’re thinking, but stick with me here. Anyway, Dave thought it would be funny to play with the error screen on Twitter (which we’ve all seen … Continue reading
Now this is interesting… Oprah hasn’t started the trend everyone thought she was going to when she started nursing at the teet of everyone’s favorite clean and articulate black man… Her two most favorite authors, Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison, … Continue reading
The Lower East Side has a Pathmark. That Pathmark might be closing down to make room for some condos. Now normally, Pathmark would be one of the first things people would try to keep out of their neighborhood. In New … Continue reading
What happened to all that “writer solidarity” and such? Guess all that strongarming isn’t turning out so well… An unfair labor practices complaint filed against Hollywood studios is a bid to force them back to the negotiating table with striking … Continue reading
I’m sure you remember when I posted this video… Apparently, Stew Leonard’s is getting into the vegetarian genocide act… Oh the irony of feeding a bunch of skinny prematurely-aged hippies with bad hair to a cow just so I can … Continue reading
Dateline: August 2004, New York City People are outraged that the Republicans are coming to NYC to hold their annual convention. Protestors from around the country, none of whom have any real jobs, come from near and far to smash … Continue reading
Consumer Reports is unimpressed with the voice quality of the iPhone. From their blog: In voice-quality tests, the iPhone’s performance has been undistinguished at best. Quality when listening to a call was fair. Calls from the iPhone heard on another … Continue reading
And this time it’s the resident genius of the Senate, Joe Biden… DES MOINES — Joseph Biden, the Delaware Democrat running for president, is a man of strong opinions. During a campaign event in a Des Moines backyard today, Mr. … Continue reading
Man, it doesn’t take much to get the New York tabloids to preach from the mountain. Take for instance this story yesterday. June 25, 2007 — A Brooklyn mother and father got the shock of their lives when school officials … Continue reading
The ACLU has bent over backwards to justify spending $25,000 worth of public funds on footbaths for Muslims at the University of Michigan in Dearborn. I love how the ACLU can spin the shit out of this stuff with a … Continue reading
Ironic doesn’t even begin to describe this one, folks… Dan Rather: “You know, she tried to change networks, which is always difficult and change the programs at the same time. They’ve done all of the usual things. They changed the … Continue reading
While the lazy bastard scientists in the US with bloodlust for embryos wring their hands over not being able to get federal cooch for their little escapades, yet another scientist in another part of the world has made a stem … Continue reading