Category Archives: politics

Paul Ryan as VP — the first fact you should learn if you lean right

Okay, so, here we go, the veepstakes are over. Paul Ryan has been chosen. I may have more to say about Ryan in the future, but right now I just want to limit it to two things. First, I think … Continue reading

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Antoine Dodson on Chick-Fil-A

Antoine Dodson, the gay Internet celebrity who became famous after the “Bed Intruder Song”, comes out in support of Chick-fil-A:

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Updated Poll

Alright, changed the poll at the bottom of the page. Vote away.

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Wisconsin Recall Vote Results: Map

Here’s a map of the results of the Wisconsin recall vote:

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Castro’s Death Probably E-mail Virus Hoax…

There are currently rumblings on Twitter that Fidel Castro has died — go to http://hashtags.org/castro to see them — however it is also believed this may be a hoax to spread a virus via email. So if you get an … Continue reading

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Partial Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s “super-PAC” press conference

Okay, guys, I’m still looking around for a full transcript of this, but this is the best I can do for now. Anyway, these are a few highlights from Stephen Colbert’s press conference yesterday after the government green-lighted his “super-PAC”. … Continue reading

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For anybody in Egypt who wants to bypass the government blockage of websites…

(First, much thanks to Mateo Geoly for posting these IPs on Facebook). Apparently — although for how long this will last, I do not know — you can get around Egypt’s block of communications/social networking websites by using the numerical … Continue reading

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Republicans on probation

As happy as I am with last night’s election results, let me state the following: The Republicans have been given a second chance, and they’re on probation. The polling showed that people are just as sick of Republicans as they … Continue reading

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Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress

I know a lot of you have been probably looking for a transcript of what Colbert said in front of Congress yesterday on the subject of migrant workers. So here it is. This is not the full transcript; he took … Continue reading

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PACT Act to take effect at the end of this month

Yeah, that’s right, Barry Obama signed the PACT Act (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking) earlier this year and it’s set to go into effect at the end of this month. What happened to not taxing anybody making less than $200k? The … Continue reading

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