May
When Obama endorsed same-sex marriage…
… I knew we’d still have a tough fight ahead of us, but whatevs:
Apr
Giant elephant face on Mars is proof of giant elephant people on Mars
Scientists say that this giant elephant-like face spotted on Mars is from an ancient lava flow, but that’s just what they want you to think so you don’t start panicking about the idea of giant elephant people on Mars. But you probably should panic over giant Martian elephant people, because that’s the only logical explanation.
Apr
Are you ready for a Mitt Romney presidency?
(via revamceachern)
Mar
Federal Judge Caught Emailing Racist Bestiality-Themed Joke About President Obama
I’ll get straight to it. The subject line of the email, which Cebull sent from his official courthouse email address on Feb. 20 at 3:42 p.m., reads: “A MOM’S MEMORY.”
The forwarded text reads as follow:
“Normally I don’t send or forward a lot of these, but even by my standards, it was a bit touching. I want all of my friends to feel what I felt when I read this. Hope it touches your heart like it did mine.
“A little boy said to his mother; ‘Mommy, how come I’m black and you’re white?’” the email joke reads. “His mother replied, ‘Don’t even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you’re lucky you don’t bark!’”
Then get this, get this!… his excuse was, and I quote, “I didn’t send it as a racist, although that’s what it is.”
Wow.
What did you send it as? A unicorn?! You’re a nut.
Mar
Today's Misinformation - Santorum: Obama Admin ‘Seems To Favor Pornographers Over Children And Families’
You’d think Rich Santorum would be concerned with creating jobs or stopping the polar ice caps from melting and the ozone from disappearing or something. But no, he’s worried about how much porn you watch. And he’s really concerned that President Obama is not concerned with how much porn you watch. The following statement was posted to his website:
America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography. A wealth of research is now available demonstrating that pornography causes profound brain changes in both children and adults, resulting in widespread negative consequences. Addiction to pornography is now common for adults and even for some children. The average age of first exposure to hard-core, Internet pornography is now 11. Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships. It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking.
Every family must now be concerned about the harm from pornography. As a parent, I am concerned about the widespread distribution of illegal obscene pornography and its profound effects on our culture.
For many decades, the American public has actively petitioned the United States Congress for laws prohibiting distribution of hard-core adult pornography.
Congress has responded. Current federal “obscenity” laws prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier. Rick Santorum believes that federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced. “If elected President, I will appoint an Attorney General who will do so.”
The Obama Administration has turned a blind eye to those who wish to preserve our culture from the scourge of pornography and has refused to enforce obscenity laws. While the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families, that will change under a Santorum Administration.
I proudly support the efforts of the War on Illegal Pornography Coalition that has tirelessly fought to get federal obscenity laws enforced. That coalition is composed of 120 national, state, and local groups, including Morality in Media, Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, American Family Association, Cornerstone Family Council of New Hampshire, Pennsylvania Family Institute, Concerned Women for America, The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and a host of other groups. Together we will prevail.
What I’m wondering is based on what facts is he deeming that the Obama administration has turned a blind eye? Rick is obviously pandering to special interests. The Potus has to have priorities and Rick just wants to shift the dialog towards his personal ideology. It’s an old trick, Rick, and smart folks know better.
And Attorney General to do… what? Sounds like someone’s getting quite the head start on thinking up ideas that are guaranteed to waste taxpayer’s money.
Mar
Colbert On GOP Race: Just Like Hillary Vs. Obama Magic, ‘Minus Any Women Or Black People’
Mar
Sarah Palin recently told Fox News host Sean Hannity she believes President Obama is trying to take the country back to times “before the Civil War.” Palin said that our country has come a long way and that the people know that we are all “created equal.” Think Progress reports that Sarah Palin believes that Obama wants to return to a time when Americans were separated by race and income.
“He is bringing us back to, you can harken back to days before the Civil War when unfortunately too many Americans mistakenly believed that not all men were created equal and it was the Civil War that began the codification of the truth that…”
And she goes on and on. I’m going to be honest, I don’t know what the hell Sarah Palin is talking about. I don’t know what could have prompted this vehement tirade. Seems to me that she just hates President Obama and thinks he’s the root of all evil. But what is President Obama but a man who is trying to be the best president he can be. No one is perfect so of course Obama cannot be perfect.
If I could speak to Sarah Palin, I would have this to say. How do you draw the conclusion that the first black president who has a history of community organizing would want to bring the country back to pre-Civil War times when black people were slaves? And how do you credit the Civil War in 1861-1865 to the “codification of the truth that here in American yes we are equal and we have equal opportunities,” and ignore the fact that black people had to fight and die and suffer through Jim Crow for another century just to obtain basic rights in the 1960’s? How do you talk about the realization in this country that all men are created equal stemming from a war when that realization didn’t become a reality but for many a generation later, not through war, but through peace, community building, cooperation and through black self-actualization. Even through all this it remains a tilted field because history is not that easily overcome.
So really, how do you even form your mouth to say something so ignorant and insensitive?
Mistruth, thy name is Palin. And you suck in life.
Mar
Rick Santorum Compares Entitlement Programs To ‘Guy With A Dime Bag’
Rick Santorum thinks entitlement programs are a drug. He compares the government to a “guy with a dime bag.” Taking Santorum’s lead, here’s a list of programs that every American should “just say no” to. And remember, if you ever take advantage of any of these at any point in your lifetime, you’re a socialist.
United States Government Entitlement Programs:
529 or Coverdell
Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
Hope or Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
Student Loans
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Earned Income Tax Credit
Social Security — Retirement & Survivors
Pell Grants
Unemployment Insurance
Veterans Benefits
G.I. Bill
Medicare
Head Start
Social Security Disability
SSI — Supplemental Security Income
Medicaid
Welfare/Public Assistance
Government Subsidized Housing
Food Stamps
Mar
Facebook says that Brands are People. And I'm like, "no."
Facebook wants you to think that brands are people so that you engage with brand content in the same way that you do with your friends and family. I totally understand on the surface the idea is to improve the quality of content. Advertising can be really annoying when it’s obvious.
But if we are to consider brands people, I think it’s important to consider the nature of the corporation. There has been plenty of study on the pathology and psychopathic tendencies of corporations, including lack of morality and concern for society. A corporation’s main objective is to seek profit and increase profit for its shareholders. Corporations are self-interested and amoral, even though the are legal persons.
Knowing that a corporation is not a friend but a stranger, and the brand that you engage with online is nothing more than a community manager tasked with increasing engagement for the ultimate goal of driving traffic and profits, I prefer to keep a healthy separation between my friends and family and brands.
Even something as harmless as the photo above, taken from Captain Morgan’s Facebook Timeline, illustrates a shift towards blurring authentic history and fiction. And really, don’t we we already have enough of that in the media today. [Insert latest political truthiness here.]
Mar
The moral of the story is if you can think of something ridiculous enough that no one has attempted it before, and you’ve got a bunch of friends with nothing better to do, you too can become a world record holder.
