You are currently browsing the archives for the category: news

November 8, 2007

Noriega Gives You Wings!

Just received a lovely e-mail from the God’s own homosexual-filled Republican Party of Texas:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: Hans Klingler at 512/477-9821
Democratic Senate Candidate Noriega Asks “Netroots” Donors to “Step Up” And They Don’t
Dismal Three Day Online Fundraising Effort Further Points to Anemic Start for
Liberal Senate Wannabee

Austin- Today the Republican Party of Texas questioned Democratic Senate wannabee […]

more...
November 7, 2007

Avert Thine Eyes, Warriors!

Religious right wingnuts American Family Association are attempting to get the military to stop selling Playboy and Penthouse wherever fine reading material is sold on bases.
By law, most skin mags can’t be sold in military stores. Playboy and Penthouse aren’t deemed scandalous enough to fall under those regulations, though.
When I was in Air Force technical […]

more...
October 31, 2007

Foreign Service Officers, Like It or Not, You’re Going

GovExec.com is reporting that Foreign Service Officers — the folks who work for the State Department at embassies around the world — are upset over a new policy that would force them to serve in Iraq:
Several hundred U.S. diplomats vented anger and frustration Wednesday about the State Department’s decision to force foreign service officers to […]

more...
October 30, 2007

Edwards Attacks Colbert

It’s a pissing contest to see who South Carolina’s favorite son really is! As CNN reports:
Comedian Stephen Colbert brought his mock presidential campaign to the capital of South Carolina Sunday, where he was declared “favorite son” by the mayor of Columbia and given the key to the city.
Colbert, a native of Charleston, told the raucous […]

more...

Iraq Exit Strategy: Soccer

Captain Bill Putnam, an Army Reserve intelligence officer, suggests in the Small Wars Journal that soccer may be an effective strategy for building national unity in Iraq, a prerequisite for American withdrawal:
Soccer is Iraq’s only true national sport. The passion it generates is twice that of the Super Bowl or the College Football national championship. […]

more...
October 29, 2007

Pot, Meet Kettle

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has accused Britain of not doing enough to fight international terrorism, which he says could take 20 or 30 years to beat.
[Hotel Tango: Foreign Policy Passport]

more...
October 26, 2007

2004 Elections by Class

What if only poor people were allowed to vote? Or only middle-income? Or just the rich?
Well, the 2004 election would have looked something like this:

[Hotel Tango: Crooked Timber]

more...

KKK Supporting Ron Paul?

The conservative Lone Star Times is reporting that presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received campaign donations from the white supremacist movement.
The LST, which I’m certain I’d never agree with otherwise, has been digging up information on the donations, the Web site owned by the contributor, Don Black, and a bunch of other facts that show […]

more...

Colbert’s Poll Ratings on the Rise

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that [Stephen] Colbert is preferred by 13% of voters as an independent candidate challenging Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani. The survey was conducted shortly after Colbert’s surprise announcement that he is lusting for the Oval Office.
The result is similar when Fred Thompson […]

more...
October 24, 2007

Colbert’s Support Among Dems and Repubs

A new poll looks at the support for Stephen Colbert’s faux presidential campaign among Democrats and Republicans:
Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling firm, recently completed a national poll of 1,000 likely 2008 voters that included Colbert’s name in both the GOP and Democratic primaries. (He has announced his plans to run in both the Democratic […]

more...