Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss (yep, that’s a real name) said he’s not for gay marriage because “I’m not gay, so I’m not going to marry one.” Brilliant logic there Chambliss. In fact, I’m not a Hindu, so I don’t believe in Hindu marriage, I’m not an alien so I don’t believe in alien life, and…
Category: Thursday
Why It’s a Mistake for MSNBC to Deep-Six Ed Shultz
Tonight, will be Ed Shultz’s last show in his 8 p.m. eastern weeknight time slot. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Ed is fired, as he’s moving to weekends in April, but there’s no question it’s a step down. Sure, Ed has framed it as a positive thing, and even said he volunteered for it. [I think the…
Petty Issues: NASCAR’s First Black Female Driver, Swift vs. Fey, Baldwin vs. Lebouf, and Chris Brown Shows His Ass Once Again
Tia Norfleet has been promoting herself as NASCAR’s first female driver, and now there’s a controversy because NASCAR is “uncomfortable” with that label since Tia hasn’t actually competed in a top-tier race or finished a second-tier one. So let me get this straight…a pr-ready, very attractive driver wants to try to make NASCAR look a…
Alabama Liberal’s 2nd Birthday
The site was started on February 7th, 2011, and I’m a proud father again today as we enter the third year. I won’t get overly nostalgic, but it is worth pointing out. Honestly, it’s survived a lot longer than most blogs, and two full years is especially unusual for small, independent political blogs. Small political…
Petty Issues: #Brennan Faces Scrutiny, #LAPD on the Run, #nyfw, and #CIA
An ex-LAPD officer is on the run after a shooting… Brennan faces scrutiny on the large number of U.S. drone strikes… It’s Fashion Week in New York… And the CIA is (once again) in the news for a kill list. [Something that people on Twitter think is news because, apparently, they retain the ability to…
Petty Issues: Rafaeli Kisses a Nerd, Selena Hears Reality, and is The White Rabbit Racist?
Bar Rafaeli (and I guess I could look up the right way to spell her name if I really cared) kissed a fat nerd on a Super Bowl commercial and everyone thought it was the worst thing in the world. I still don’t get the “outrage” over this commercial except that, clearly, more people think…
Petty Issues: Obama’s Popular Again, Coca-Cola Isn’t, China Takes it Personal, and a Pastor is a Real Asshole
A new poll shows that Obama is at his highest popularity rating since 2009, his first year in office. There’s no real joke here (unless you want to say “Suck it Bush”) but it is nice to see a return to reality. Despite the best brainwashing attempts of Republicans, it looks like people finally remember…
Romney is World’s Sorest Loser, Spain Officially Sucks, Beyonce Fakes It…
Spain’s unemployment rate shot to 26 percent this week. That means 1 in 4 people are actively looking for a job and can’t find one. This news was startling to me, since I had no idea Spain is still a country. I thought they had already been bought and sold by Coca-Cola, and their economic…
Dumping on Lance Armstrong Reveals America’s Real Favorite Sport: Feeling Superior to Others
I know the Lance Armstrong story was really more last week’s top news moment, and that’s okay because this is really more about the reaction to that story than anything Lance did or didn’t do. See, watching him crucified, vilified, and thoroughly raked over the coals made me wonder just what the outrage was about. Yes, he lied…
The First Black President Sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day #inauguration
The subtitle of this article could easily be “And Rush Limbaugh’s head explodes.” I’ve been watching some of the coverage and watching the first black president get re-sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. day to a…perhaps majority black crowd and this could easily be seen as the worst day of the Tea Party’s life….
Petty Issues: You’ll Just Have to Click Inside to Find Out (and, You Know, Clicking On an Ad Wouldn’t Kill You)
[Note About the Title: I kid, I kid…sort-of…] The FBI arrested 30 Italian mobsters in New York this week, in connection with their “grip” on the waste-disposal business. Yeah, that’s great FBI, once again you’ve shit on a mob that barely exists anymore…now how about some Russian organized crime and maybe, you know, some hispanic…
Petty Issues: Musburger Gets Boner, Gingrich Loves Snooki, Piers Morgan Deported, and Other Awesome Stories
Famous Alabamian in the News: Katherine Webb. After crusty old Brent Musburger practically got a boner on national television talking about how hot she is at the national championship game, Webb (who is a former Miss Alabama USA and the current girlfriend of Alabama’s quarterback…but for how long? AJ seems to get awfully touchy every time…
Petty Issues: Kardashian’s Pregnant, Hillary Clinton’s Admired, and 5 Men Sue Alcohol Company for Shitty Lives
Kim Kardashian announced she was pregnant on New Year’s Day. Just the way we all want to start the year off…Maybe the Mayans were off by a few months. Hillary Clinton tops a recent Gallup of the Most Admired Women in the world. She has now won this title 17 times and broken the record…