Archive: October 2007
The New Gay Sterotype

Hilarious. Read it here.

Is Bush’s Penchant for Torture Tied to a Secret Sado-Masochistic Past?

In her book, “Lustful Utterances: Cohn to Bush 1981-1986,” Leola McConnell, a retired “muscle dominatrice,” claims to have participated in BDSM sex with George W. Bush back in the day when he was just a superannuated fratboy and son of the vice president. Here’s a quote from the book’s online promotional material:
Through “Lustful [...]

Cheney Nods Off While Bush Is Talking

Maybe it’s time for the vice president to retire so he can rest up before he’s arrested and tried for his crimes.

Quote du Jour

I was, I am, I will be, is a question of grammar and not of existence.
— B.M. Cioran (1911- ) Romanian-born philosopher

O’Reilly in Uproar Over Gay Dumbledore

It was, I suppose, predictable that professional bloviator Bill O’Reilly would get his panties in a twist over author J.K. Rowling’s (yawn) revelation that a character in the Harry Potter novels was gay. Rowling told an audience at Carnegie Hall last week that the headmaster of Hogwarts Academy, Albus Dumbledore, was gay.
Despite the fact [...]

Huckabee, Media’s Nice Guy, Was the First Republican to Smear Gays in ‘08 Debate

New York Times columnist Gail Collins perfectly captures the conventional wisdom about Mike Huckabee in today’s edition:
Why would the family values crowd prefer a batshit crazy adulterating New Yorker, a Hollywood actor/abortion lobbyist or a Mormon to one of their own?
Like Bill Clinton, Huckabee was born in a town called Hope and became a pretty [...]

Quote du Jour

Saints are usually killed by their own people.
— Eric Sevareid (1912-1992) American journalist, TV commentator

California’s Top Dem: Bush’s Fire Photo Op Will Interfere with Firefighting

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi:
“How about sending our National Guard back from Iraq, so that we have those people available here to help us?”
“I’ve got some doubt about the value of President Bush coming out here. How many times did he go to New York or to New Orleans and still made promises but hasn’t delivered. [...]

Video: Condi Confronted in Hearing Room By Protester with Bloody Hands

Woman screams ‘War criminal!’ at Rice and ‘Take her to the hague!’ Cops drag Code Pink members out screaming even though it’s unclear they were involved

Colorado Rockies Only Hire Players Who Are Born-Again Christians

I’m not a baseball fan, but I will be rooting against the Rockies in the World Series this year:
“We truly do have something going on here. And God’s using us in a powerful way.”– Keli McGregor, club president
In a remarkable article from Wednesday’s USA Today [June 2, 2006], the Colorado Rockies went public with the [...]