Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Agenda Grades President Obama’s First 100 Days.

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

STFU, we’re not going to do that. For God’s sake, it’s only been three months. What a stupid metric. I’ll be glad when it’s tomorrow and it won’t be the headline on every single newspaper and website I look at. … Continue reading →

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Specter switches.

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

WaPo: Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to a statement he released this morning. This ultimately isn’t a massive shock … Continue reading →

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I blame those dirty, dirty immigrants.

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

And I’m not alone! Via Media Matters: Michael Savage: “Make no mistake about it: Illegal aliens are the carriers of the new strain of human-swine avian flu from Mexico… [C]ould this be a terrorist attack through Mexico? Could our dear … Continue reading →

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Come on guys… seriously… no, seriously… really… guys… I mean it, seriously… come on… come on, guys… really, I mean it… seriously… come on… no, seriously, guys… seriously… no, really, I mean it.

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Abstract from Ohio State University study, The Irony of Satire: This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences … Continue reading →

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I’m joining the NRA

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Bumper sticker on red Volvo outside my apartment: “If guns are outlawed, only outlaws will be able to defend themselves from zombies.” Think about it.

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Pay attention to meeeeee

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Shorter Mary Ann Glendon: “I was excited to receive this Medal from Notre Dame, until I found out that Barack Obama was going to be there, too, and he eats babies. But I’m not going to comment on the matter. … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry is a dick.

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

Dallas Morning News, April 15th: (Texas Gov. Rick) Perry told reporters following his (“Tea Party”) speech that Texans might get so frustrated with the government they would want to secede from the union. “There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it. … Continue reading →

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Oh. Whoops.

Posted on April 27, 2009 by

The Nation: When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year’s emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed by conservative operatives and … Continue reading →

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That’s it, I’ve had it.

Posted on April 26, 2009 by

Swine flu, avian flu, hantavirus, bubonic plague, Nipah virus, Mad Cow, brucellosis, anthrax, psittacosis, rabies, Q-fever, monkeypox, cowpox, Marburg virus, Ebola, and on, and on, and on… Look, enough is enough. I’m dead tired of these diseases transmitted by animals, … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Weekly Address (+ Bonus: Last Week’s Address!)

Posted on April 26, 2009 by

Blah blah blah, fiscal discipline, blah blah. Ok, let’s all go ahead and agree that we shouldn’t act foolishly with our money. Fine. The thing is, that’s not our problem right now. Our problem is that we need to be … Continue reading →

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