Category Archives: Fucking Morons

Fried Chicken, Gillibrand, And The Fundamental Failures Of Celebrity Political Journalism

Posted on February 13, 2019 by

I don’t want to spend any more time on Fried Chicken-gate, which started when celebrity journalist Frank Rich opined that Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand is a big faker because she asked if she should eat fried chicken … Continue reading →

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Scandals And Proportionality

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

As primary season heats up, we will be subjected to decisions by our media betters about what constitutes a scandal. Much of the logic is based on the notion that a given scandal tells us something about the true nature … Continue reading →

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Why A Howard Schultz Candidacy Would Be Awful: It’s The Press Corps, Stupid

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

Last week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that he’s thinking of running for president as an independent. Naturally, there was considerable concern that Schultz might pull votes from the eventual* Democratic nominee. While that might be a problem, there’s an … Continue reading →

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’24’-ing Immigration: The Sicario Edition

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

Il Trumpe tweeted this: That was in response to this unverified Washington Examiner story about finding MUSLIMANIAN PRAYER RUGS11!!!11 near the Mexico-Texas order (boldface mine): Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget The Randian Batshitloonitarian Right

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

While many on the left-ish side of the political spectrum are aware of the radical nature of both the theocratic right and the white supremacist right, less attention has been to the radicalism of the Any Rand-following batshitloonitarian wing of … Continue reading →

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Superficial Energy Efficiency: The Palazzo Edition

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

There is a ridiculous house on the market in D.C., which has been given the name “Palazzo della Felicita (Palace of Happiness)”, and it’s a 16,000 sq. foot pile of…something. But what cracked me up the most was the eight … Continue reading →

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Ocasio-Cortez Shouldn’t Be Getting So Much Attention…

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

…if the Democratic Party had a functional liberal wing. During the last couple of weeks, many olds ranging from ex-Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill to Whoopi Goldberg, not to mention a whole slew of conservatives and radical centrists, have been complaining … Continue reading →

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