Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), an idiot, wants to tax each spoon of sugar in sugary drinks in order to reduce the caloric intake of consumers: The measure (HB 5279), introduced Wednesday says, “A 20-ounce bottle of soda contains about 16 teaspoons of sugars. Yet, the American Heart Association recommends that Americans consume no more than […]
Continue reading →The mainstream media has tried everything to ignore the obvious: the Israel-Palestine conflict is religious more than it is political. At least one commentator has been willing to point this out: Please tell me—in light of these passages [from the Old Testament and the Quran/Hadith] written centuries and millennia before the creation of Israel or […]
Continue reading →Recently, Kevin Costner talked about the difficulty he experienced finding funding for his new racially-charged movie Black and White. Apparently Hollywood didn’t like the fact that his movie seemed to reinforce some racial stereotypes: While the film is deeply moving, it’s also peppered with clichés—Eloise’s crack addicted and absentee black father, black crackheads hanging on a stoop in […]
Continue reading →Obama has tried to present an image for his administration of absolute transparency despite the fact that his administration has overseen the most closed and controlling White House in basically all of presidential history. But things might be changing. Ever since Carney was replaced as Obama’s Press Secretary, Obama has been taking questions. Sometimes a […]
Continue reading →In recent revelations from internal investigators in multiple federal agencies, federal workers have too much time on their hands from a lack of work, and many of them are wiling away the hours binging on porn. Some of them are looking at porn for up to two hours or more a day. Others aren’t looking […]
Continue reading →Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin (not to be confused with the character in The Idiot), takes pride in his dear leader and his dear country. With apparently no hint of tongue in cheek, Rogozin tweeted a side-by-side picture of Putin cuddling with a leopard and Obama holding a pathetic toy poodle. His caption was: […]
Continue reading →I don’t really understand it. In an unprecedented move, House Republicans (aside from five) carried the vote to sue President Barack Obama. Not impeach him. Sue him. What does that even mean? It’s never been done before, and for good reason. It’s ridiculous. John Boehner, the chameleon responsible for the lawsuit against Obama, offered his […]
Continue reading →Everyone loves the underdog. In fiction. In reality, whether or not people are routing for the underdog, they generally aren’t voting for the underdog. An infographic created by Jasper McChesney reveals that the candidate who spends the most money wins the election 91% of the time. McChesney looked at 467 elections in 2012 and came […]
Continue reading →A minister from Turkey’s conservative Muslim government outlined in some detail what he thought Turkish women must do in order to be chaste and honorable Muslims. Or, more specifically, he outlined what Turkish women must not do. According to this minister, chastity involves not showing off your beauty (i.e., wearing a head-to-toe black sack) and […]
Continue reading →According to the Center for Inquiry, good health care is beset by ignorance—the ignorance of faith and the ignorance of the anti-scientific (with apparently a great deal of overlap): 1. The imposition of religious dogma on health care, resulting in limited access to and even the denial of medical services; 2. The shameless marketing of […]
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