At the second presidential debate, Candy Crowley accurately called Mitt Romney out for lying his ass off about Libya, and of course the rightwing jumped all over her for, gasp, being a woman who opens her mouth—-I mean, being a moderator who injects truth into things. I think there needs to be more of this….
Category: Thursday
Biden Completely Destroys Paul Ryan in Vice Presidential Debate
I haven’t seen a beating that lopsided since Rodney King. Biden absolutely demolished Paul Ryan, no question, period. Quick points… 9:05 p.m.: Paul Ryan barely looks ready for puberty, let alone the White House…maybe if his voice stops cracking, he can come back in a few decades. 9:12 p.m. : If you took a shot…
Petty Issues Comes Early: Los Zetas, Sandusky, DeVito/Pearlman, Stacey Dash, and, of course, Big Bird
Stacey Dash tweeted support for Romney this week and unleashed a barrage of hell, most of it directed at her race and her past marriages to white men. Look, that’s disgusting. Do I agree with her? No, but to say someone can’t vote or support whoever they want to? That’s no better. Plus, I really…
Petty Issues: Debate Round-Up
Last night was the first of three loooooong in the making presidential debates (this Obama vs. Romney matchup has really been in the works since 2006, John McCain just didn’t know it), and I’ll summarize Romney’s responses for those that missed them. Romney: “The president sucks, and I’ll be better, don’t ask me how, you’ll…
Larger Editorial: But Seriously…What’s So Awful About the Government?
The biggest idea behind all Republican campaigns this season (from Romney to “Legitimate Rape” Akin) seems to be that government is awful and we need to kill it. But how, exactly, did the somewhat-abstract notion of “government” become about as appealing as bed bugs? At least, to the Republican Party, Libertarians, and a large number…
Petty Issues: Quick Hits on Romney, Ann Romney, Todd Akin, and Mugabe
“Mitt Romney sure looks comfortable with a crowd and natural on the campaign trail.”—–No one, ever Watching Mitt Romney get grilled for specifics about his tax plan on 60 Minutes and still not give them was a little like watching a murder suspect sweat in a police interrogation room. At one point, I half expected him to…
Mitt Romney vs. well, Pretty Much Everyone (Independents, Poor People, Mexicans, Letterman, and His Wife)
A by-now infamous video surfaced on Mother Jones that shows Mitt Romney disparaging, well, pretty much everyone… 5. Mitt vs. Mexicans…In the video, he acknowledges the fact that his father was born in Mexico (though leaves out that it was because his grandfather was a fugitive who wanted to practice polygamy), and then says that…
Petty Issues: A Rogue’s Gallery of the Usual Assholes, Ryan, Romney, Chris Brown, and a Couple Kardashians
Ordinarily, there’s just one asshole of the week, but this has been an exceptionally busy week… Asshole of the Week 4th Runner-Up: “The Juice” O.J. Simpson. Earlier this week it was reported that O.J. Simpson believes Khloe Kardashian is his biological daughter (her mother, Mama Kardashian, had an affair with O.J. when her husband Robert…
Do the Most Divisive Presidential Candidates Usually Win? Recently, Yes
If there’s one thing that’s become painfully obvious about this race, it’s that people just don’t like Romney. I know, I know, “but you’re a Democrat! Of course you don’t like Romney!” Which may be technically true, but I’m actually pretty neutral on the man. He doesn’t seem like the devil incarnate (although I do think there…
Petty Issues: RNC Edition
I just don’t think Mitt Romney wore enough makeup during his convention speech…I couldn’t tell if it was him or a ventriloquist dummy version of Donny Osmond. While at the convention, Mitt officially accepted the nomination to be the party’s candidate. Or, as Ron Paul supporters call it, “A minor setback for us.” Mia Love…
Larger Editorials: Five Reasons I Don’t Care About the Republican National Convention
I don’t care——at all——about the Republican National Convention. And it isn’t just because I’m a Democrat. It’s because… 5. Republicans Aren’t Showmen. Think about the last true Republican “Entertainer” that was out there, and you probably think of Ronald Reagan. Now think about the people you want to watch put on a show. Musicians? Democrats. Actors? Democrats….
Petty Issues: Norway’s Shooter, New York’s Shooter, Rihanna’s Abuser…Damn, A Depressing Week
An armed gunman just shot his boss at the Empire State building, and wounded several people in a shootout with cops as he attempted to flee…Uhhh, not really sure how to make a joke about this…Ummmm, man, how about this weather huh? Hot outside today… Rihanna said that Chris Brown is “the love of her…
Petty Issues: Interconnected “Scandals” Day With Joe Biden, Jamie Dimon, “K-Stew,” and Kelsey Grammar
Not many new juicy scandals this week, so of course the entertainment media is still beating the dead horse that is “K-Stew” “cheating” on “R-Patz” (I put it in quotation marks because who really knows how authentic a Hollywood relationship is?). It’s so bad that Kristen has even been fired from the Snow White and…