Category Archives: What The…?!?

Cartoonist insults an entire culture, then threatens to sue when another cartoonist insults him back. I seem to remember a big flap some time ago where cartoonists said they had the right — no, the duty — to be intentionally … Continue reading →

The basic problem with the two party system is that when one party goes massively, rat-chokingly insane, you’re pretty much forced to go with the sane candidate. “Sane” is a low bar for public office. It includes the subsets of … Continue reading →

One excellent point Sam Schulman makes in “The Worst Thing About Gay Marriage” is that heterosexual romantic love (and heterosexual romantic marriage) is not threatened by same-sex marriage. Rather, it’s the political “kinship system” of marriage that’s threatened. The kinship … Continue reading →

I respect Ze Frank. But he’s nuts with this: i would love to see a group project where obama supporters reached out to the mccain folk (and others) in a gesture of reconciliation… [ From 52 to 48 With Love … Continue reading →

James McMurtry describes the problem: And what are we talking about? Pig lipstick. Update: I clarified what’s in the video since the Elf said she originally thought I meant hippies with guitars were the problem. They are a problem, but … Continue reading →

A friend says Sarah Palin reminds her of Professor Umbridge from the Harry Potter books. Considering that she once asked a librarian how to go about banning books, I can see her point.

Surprising show of force against American citizens ahead of the Republican National Convention: Lawyers on the scene to represent the detainees were handcuffed. Computers, laptops, journals, diaries, and political pamphlets were seized from people’s homes. And all of this occurred … Continue reading →

I’m mystified. McCain chose Sarah Palin? And he’s supposed to be the hardheaded realist, sober, experienced, good-judgement candidate? The Vice President spot is a serious job. And there are a lot of serious people McCain could have tapped for this … Continue reading →

Finally. After years of extra-legal argument, torture, and a Supreme Court decision, Osama bin Laden’s driver has been convicted of being Osama bin Laden’s driver. For which he will serve five months, having already served sixty-one months of his term … Continue reading →