Sure, Iowa congressman and secret border control agent Steve King may allege that people will say they’re gay so they can file lawsuits for discrimination, but Washington Times columnist Steve...
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How to Lure “Unchurched” Men
The Kentucky Baptist Convention has a plan for drawing large numbers of “unchurched” men to their congregations — give away lots of guns. That’s not my interpretation...
The Bush Exhibit
Artist – Nick Anderson In other news, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has conducted his own analysis of anti-poverty programs and concluded that they actually make poverty...
Outreach
I’ll just leave this here. When your “main man” for minority outreach is a guy who thinks the Civil Rights Act was an overreach by the federal government, you can’t lose. To...
Darrell Issa is a Lying Liar
Two weeks ago House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa said it was “undeniable” that military personnel were ordered to stand down after the American embassy in Benghazi was attacked. Issa...
Another Religious Freedom Bill
As ThinkProgress points out, Arizona legislators are still considering another “religious freedom” bill, HB 2481, that could have far-reaching implications. The new bill would shield...
Meeting of the Minds
Daily Caller honcho and Fox News host Tucker Carlson appeared on the Alex Jones radio show on Friday of last week and, during this meeting of the minds, Jones and Carlson agreed that minorities are...
Money Well Spent
Douchey Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper is putting down nearly a million dollars of his own money — $750,000 to be exact — in an effort to divide the state of California into six...
Bad Medicine
Artist – Joel Pett Biology and criminal justice professor Greg Hampikian at Boise State University asks a good question; if the state allows students to carry guns into his classroom, when it...
Colbert on America’s Inescapable Racism
Stephen Colbert picked up his coverage of Black History Month last night with just two days left in the month. Colbert is a funny man but this is not a funny discussion. Regardless, he still manages...
Best Persons
Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, hosted and met the parents of Matthew Shepard last night. I'm so fortunate to have met Matthew Shepard's parents and brother tonight after...
The GOP Doesn’t Care About Veterans
Congressional Republicans have been haranguing about veterans benefits for weeks, but when they had an opportunity to do something about it last night they blocked it. Why? Because the veterans...
Don’t Eat at This Terrible Restaurant
The Florida-based Gator’s Dockside restaurant chain has began adding an Obamacare surcharge to meal tickets for the purposes of covering healthcare for their employees, but there’s a...
Out of Business
Artist – Signe Wilkinson What was I saying about Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and SB1062 the other night? via TPM Excerpts of state Rep. John Kavanagh’s (R) jokes posted online Wednesday...
An Embarrassment of Riches, Also Great Candidates
Here’s Colbert on Fox News, Hilary Clinton, and the GOP hopefuls. The Republicans have an embarrassment of riches. Also, a lot of great candidates. For instance, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal...
Do Nothing
Speaker of the House John Boehner says his caucus is prepared to lead except they don’t have any plans to actually lead. Or something. “We’ll lead,” Boehner pledged...
Judson Phillips Daydreams About “Giant Phallic” Pastry and Becoming a Gay Slave
It seems clear the Religious Right and the Tea Party spend more time thinking and talking about gay sex than actual gay people do. Judson Phillips, the president of Tea Party Nation, is worried that...
Fact Check
The most depressing part of this is the involvement of the state university’s journalism school. “This (bill) is not a discrimination bill,” state Rep. Adam Kwasman (R) said...
Suspicious Customers
Artist – Ed Hall In other news, Senator Rand Paul has placed a hold on the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgen General because Murthy once correctly stated that gun violence is a public...
Eric Bolling’s Fictional America
This is what it looks like when someone who should be getting shot in the balls by kids at the county fair is allowed to spew pure bullshit on a cable news channel. Eric Bolling, a man who apparently...