Of course.
More “my religion means that I will refuse to do my job” nonsense. Citing her moral and religious beliefs, a town clerk in upstate New York has stated that she refuses to sign marriage certificates for same sex couples. Barbara MacEwen of Volney, NY, located in rural Oswego County, says that her name will not [...]
...read moreOn Charlie Sheen
It probably isn’t super surprising to hear that I can’t stand Charlie Sheen. The fact that Two and a Half Men exists makes me believe that none of us deserve nice things. I think he’s a jackass and an abusive, egomaniacal coward. So while I can’t feel all that sad for him about his very [...]
...read moreSo not that I should be surprised that Andrew Breitbart would liken criticism to rape…
But seriously? Sarah Palin is being criticized for using the term “blood libel” in a statement casting herself and fellow conservatives as victims of the Arizona shootings, because liberals are mean when they say that violent rhetoric can beget violence. Andrew Breitbart apparently decided to respond, tweeting: I used ‘blood libel’ because I thought using [...]
...read moreJoe-Wilson-inspired “You Lie!” rifle available for sale in South Carolina
What could possibly go wrong here? A South Carolina gun and accessories company is selling semi-automatic rifle components inscribed with “You lie” – a tribute to the infamous words of 2nd District Republican Congressman Joe Wilson when he shouted at President Barack Obama during a congressional speech about national health care reform in the fall [...]
...read moreWalk-Outs
The United States delegation to the United Nations, and at least 32 other delegations including the whole of the European Union, walked out on a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran after Ahmadinejad went on a 9/11 Truther rant. He claimed that the US government orchestrated the Sept. 11th attacks in order to rescue [...]
...read moreMel Gibson: Definitely a rational, kind and Christian-seeming kind of guy.
So Mel Gibson ranting about The Jews and calling a cop “sugar tits” was pretty high on the “wow what an asshole” scale. But he definitely just topped himself here by calling his estranged partner, Oksana Grigorieva, [trigger warning!] a series of misogynist names (the usual – whore, cunt, etc etc) and then screaming “You [...]
...read moreTony Judt talks some sense.
He has a great article up about how many of the cliches we use when discussing Israel and Palestine are inaccurate and harmful to the peace process. He cuts through most of the usual platitudes (“It’s Israel’s fault” / “It’s Palestine’s fault”) in favor of a more nuanced and tough take. I’d excerpt, but the [...]
...read more“Heroes” Just for One Day
“I never met a hero I didn’t like. But then, I never met a hero. But then, maybe I wasn’t looking for one.” That’s a line from a Lester Bangs piece, I believe, actually, his epic interview with Lou Reed. Anyone who’s read Bangs knows that he loved Reed passionately, obsessively–and so his willingness to [...]
...read moreWhen heroes disappoint.
Ugh Helen Thomas. Jezebel has more. UPDATE: Adam Serwer also has a very good take.
...read moreGenocide and thousands of years of persecution vs. an unflattering New York Times article: Kind of the same!
So says the Catholic Church, anyway. And not some random running-his-mouth-off priest, or the ever-ridiculous Bill Donohue. No, this is a senior priest, at a Vatican Good Friday service, who claims that the current “attacks” on the Church — attacks which amount to pointing out the Church’s long-running cover-up of child sexual abuse — are [...]
...read moreSmoking Hot Jewesses and the Goys who Love Them
We should really make a new category for Details fails. “Red-blooded American goys have found their new fetish: the smoking-hot Jewess.” Really, Details? I’m sure all the Jewish ladies out there are just tickled. Also, note to the mag: There are a lot of Jewish women who are American. Really! Also non-white. And, sadly, some [...]
...read moreRepublican politicians would be better at this if they listened to their base
Everyone knows that Jews got rich by controlling the world’s banks and media, not just by pinching pennies. This is anti-Semitism 101, people. Can’t the GOP hire some Birthers or 9/11 Truthers to help write their op/eds? Who knows, they could come up with some brand new bigoted stereotypes. “I’m going to pinch my pennies [...]
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