Right off the bat question: “Will these be the type of imaginary ‘gifts’ Mitt Romney accused Obama of giving voters?” Nope, this will be real things to be grateful for. And if it bears a striking resemblance to my Thanksgiving list, well…I can’t help coincidences… 5. The Gift that AMC (the TV network) Split Breaking…
Category: Thursday
Petty Issues: Better Late Than Never
Why didn’t I make a Petty Issues list sooner? I don’t know. Maybe I thought the world would end and I wouldn’t have to fool with it. Anyway… Tim Tebow to be traded to the Jaguars. “Finally, the worst quarterback in the NFL is on the worst team in the NFL!”—–says, no one. This will…
Larger Editorial: What Obama’s Acceptance Means to Interracial Couples
What’s left to say about the 44th President of the United States that hasn’t already been said? The man won re-election last month by a larger margin that anyone (but Nate Silver) would have predicted. He was recently named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year (a title he also won in 2008). And there’s the…
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” Should Be…The Marijuana User
Time Magazine will reveal their “Person of the Year” next week, but has already let their readers weigh in on who should be selected with an online poll. Out of some, in my opinion, weak selection choices (Chris Christie? really? for doing what exactly? standing on the outer edges of a hurricane?), their readers chose…Kim…
Petty Issues: Bad Barbies, Golden Globe Nominations, Syria’s President, and, of course, Kanye West
Kanye West wore a leather skirt to a charity event for Hurricane Sandy victims…proving that there is such a thing as bad charity. [Point, Republicans.] And he also brought his girlfriend Kim Kardashian with him, come on guys, haven’t the people of New York suffered enough? Screen Actor’s Guild nominations were announced yesterday, and, inexplicably, The Expendables…
Larger Editorial: With Jim DeMint’s Resignation, is the Tea Party Officially Over or Just Changing Shape?
Big news in the political world today, and just when you thought the elections were officially over and you could go a few weeks only caring about Christmas. But no, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint said he’s resigning today, only a mere two years into his current term and four before he would have to run for…
Petty Issues: Bad Quotes, Fake Quotes, and Great Quotes
Bret Easton Ellis says Katherine Bigelow is “overrated” because she’s hot…Too bad no one has ever called Bret Easton Ellis hot, sour grapes much? “Boy that Jennifer Garner just can’t make a bad movie.”—-No one, ever “Dis Nigg@ loves Bart Simpson”—-Rihanna, as she tweets a picture of Chris Brown’s bedroom with Bart Simpson sheets…Rihanna is,…
Larger Editorial: What I’m Thankful for in 2012
Today is Thanksgiving, which means two things: 1. Most people are off work, which means they get to experience a day of doing whatever they want and getting paid whatever meager wage their company calls “holiday pay” (or, as bloggers call it, Thursday). 2. You probably aren’t looking to read a block of text. It…
Petty Issues: Sure Signs You’re in the South
5. You know you’re getting closer to the south as the people at each airport get progressively fatter, and those motorized carts (that are supposed to be used to carry the disabled) are really just used to give rides to fifty/sixty year old fat people that don’t want to walk from terminal A to terminal…
Petty Issues: Post-Election Round Up…Top 5 Asshole Countdown
Basically, we could just do a rogue’s gallery of assholes, and that’s exactly what I want to do. The top 5 assholes of the week are… 5. Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin…This defeated Missouri senate candidate gave one of the most bitter and partisan concession speeches I’ve ever seen. Thank God we won’t have to see…
Obama Wins in a Spectacular Night for the Blue Team! The Revolution Has Officially Arrived!
Obama wins a second term! Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren goes to the senate! People’s champion Alan Grayson returns to congress! Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin and Murdoch “Rape is God’s Plan” lost! [Yay women of America!] Gay Marriage was popular voted-in (for the first time ever) in Maryland and Maine! Wisconsin elected the first openly gay…
Largely Editorial: The Five Races (Other Than the Presidency) I’m Closely Watching
After what seems like an endless campaign, the presidential election is finally here. [Presidents are usually given 100 days of compromise, Obama was given about a hundred hours before Romney started campaigning against him.] And I’ve written many, many times about that in the past year and a half (if Romney loses I’ll be thrilled…
Live Blogging Tonight’s Final Debate
9 p.m (Eastern)…The opening 9:02 p.m. …The candidates take the stage, lots of applause. 9:05 p.m. …Libya is the opening question, oh God…Give me a fucking break with this non-issue already. 9:06 p.m. …Romney starts off talking about Libya, enjoy it Mitt, cause I feel like this is your only strong suit tonight in this…