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The Soapbox: Politics and Rants

I Hate Mitt Romney.

by kara on January 9, 2012

I loathe this man with every fiber of my being. All the reasons I hate him: For being perceived as the “smart one” just because he is not batshit crazy when in reality he is the biggest fool on the stage. For being ultra-conservative on women’s issues despite appearing to want to make the Mormon church […]

I certainly don’t envy Iowans! How does one pick the biggest bible thumpin’ honkey douchebag dipshit in this utterly meaningless nationwide poll of primary preference/race to the bottom? On the one hand, you have a neat, pandering Mormon, a moderate Republican who has to lie to appear acceptably insane. On the other hand, you have […]

by kara on December 30, 2011

  Why I detest Republican policy: Repeal of the estate tax would get the Walton family another $32 billion in untaxed income. The best your respectable Gilded Age capitalist could do was to lower wages to mere subsistence levels. The Waltons/WalMartians have done that one better: wages lower than subsistence level can now be augmented by […]

Birther State Reps and Orly Taitz Throw Tantrum at NH Ballot Law Commission Hearing Via Right Wing Watch Submitted by Josh Glasstetter on November 28, 2011 – 6:29pm In a mostly overlooked episode earlier this month, the so-called “Birther Queen” Orly Taitz appeared before the New Hampshire Ballot Law Commission to call for the removal of President Obama […]

  The cross-eyed Governor’s illiterate tweet was quietly removed this morning, presumably by chagrined staffers, who know that they will soon be unemployed like everyone else in Wisconsin. Aside: Almost more alarming than his grammatical gaffe is his bemoaning the “quiet day without a Packers game”. Was he high? Because I watched a Packers game. […]

I may be snarky, but I am not a physical stereotyper. Narrow minded, critical, quick to shove people into boxes based on their attitudes and beliefs, yes. But not critical of people’s appearance. Trust me, I fit in to more than a few stereotypical boxes. I really think the way Republicans think is: fat = […]

  Some schedule their lives around The Office or Diners, Dumps and Drive-In’s. I like the GOP debates. And after a painful a 3 week hiatus, they’ve returned in full tilt. “Holy crap there’s a debate on” I’ll routinely shout, fumbling to find the feed and log into Twitter to see if I had “missed […]

by kara on November 22, 2011

Lt. John Pike, the brave mustachioed U.C. Davis campus police officer who famously pepper-sprayed passive student protesters, is popping up in some of the world’s most famous paintings as part of an Internet meme intended to shame him for his actions. Archibald Willard’s “The Spirit of ‘76” has a new addition. Pepper Spraying Cop via Tumblr

Now they can wear their costumes for realz! In a rare case of schadenfreude, the evil Steven J Baum firm – who threw that funtastic Halloween party mocking down-on-their-luck homeowners – was dropped by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s lists of law firms eligible to handle foreclosures! From the Buffalo News: In an abrupt turn of events, Steven J. […]

I had a friend once whose father was a bigot, who – although never having to come into contact with homosexuals – aggressively abhorred the gays. When I met him for the first time, I realized why. He was gay. At least he seemed as such. Flaming, even. He was macho, Grecian haired, a closet […]