“Romney is the strongest to face Obama in the Fall, because he appeals the most to moderate voters.” This is a line of thinking so often repeated, that it’s just assumed as a given to be correct. I mean, surely the candidate who is most moderate would obviously appeal to independent voters, since, he’s in…
Category: Thursday
Larger Editorial: So Long to Dennis Kucinich, the “Liberal Ron Paul”
Tuesday brought one of the craziest races I have ever seen, and it was even more notable that not a soul in the television media talked about it. No, I’m not talking about how Mitt very narrowly beat Santorum the same way Bush squeaked past Kerry in 2004. I’m talking about the REAL race that…
Petty Issues: Paula Deen Sued, Breitbart Dead, and Limbaugh Under Fire as Conservatives have Bad Week
Earlier this week brought the news that Paula Deen isn’t quite as nice as she lets on. [Anthony Bourdain tried to warn us!] In a lawsuit, it alleges that her brother Bubba—-yep, his name really is Bubba—-sexually harassed waitresses at one of their restaurants, and Paula made several racist comments. Harassment, making women uncomfortable, racism,…
Surveillance Drones Are Coming to America, Are WE the Country Americans Should be Afraid of?
The world had a pretty good week. Romney reclaimed his mantle as Republican party frontrunner which means we probably won’t have to endure Rick Santorum’s War with Every Muslim in the World (or War on Homosexuality). Despite all of Iran’s boasting, it’s still very unlikely they’ll be a nuclear-capable country anytime soon. And, best of…
Petty Issues: Snooki’s Pregnant, Andrew Breibart’s Dead, and North Korea Did Something Sane
Today brought the news that 43 year old conservative blogger and crazy person Andrew Breibart died of “natural causes,” otherwise known as a cocaine overdose. Breibart is perhaps best known for his legendary journalism of Anthony Weiner’s dick pics. [Finally, I can send a picture of my dick to Nancy Pelosi without the scrutiny!] Snooki…
I’m Not Interested In Santorum’s Selective Christianity, and Why He’s a Theo-crite
It’s hard to remember a front-runner of a major political party’s presidential nomination who not only played the religious card, but essentially had no other cards in his deck. Rick Santorum doesn’t just want you to know he’s a Christian, that’s seemingly all he wants you to know. Not only that, but he is fanatically…
Larger Editorial: For All His Bluster, Chris Christie Is Really Just Another Cowardly Politician
So for the past three years—-doesn’t it feel like Christie’s been on the scene a lot longer than that?—-we’ve all fallen for the “story” of current New Jersey Governor and lifetime fat fuck Chris Christie. How he’s basically Tony Soprano without a gun (that we know of). How he’s brash, bold, tough, and, say it…
Larger Editorial: Why Whitney Houston’s Death Isn’t a Story I Can “Get Into”
As perhaps even polar bears in Alaska know, one of the most emulated singers in contemporary pop music, Whitney Houston died this past week. Ever since has been a formidable flash flood of press coverage. Twitter has blown up, Facebook has exploded, CNN won’t shut up about it, and one day I checked Yahoo and…
Petty Issues Music Edition: Adele, Megadeth Backs Santorum, and Return of MVP Asshole Chris Brown
Last Sunday brought the Grammy Awards or as they might be known from now on: The Adele Show. Coincidentally, never has someone been such a beautiful singer and such an ugly talker. Her singing voice could break hearts but it’s her speaking voice that makes English teachers cry. Moving on to other music news, Rick…
My Ten Favorite Items That Ran In the Last Year
Rolling on with our one year anniversary week, here I count down my personal favorite ten items that ran in the last year. I’m not saying they’re the BEST ones necessarily and there are dozens of runner-ups I couldn’t list, but I think this gives a pretty good summation of what the site’s all about….
Everything Petty Issues Has Taught Me In the Last Year
Lessons 1 through 5: Not a damn thing. Oh well, might as well make a list anyway. Lesson 5: That People Really Love “Asshole of the Week.” Although I think 14 individual segments a week is plenty, if I were to add one, it would probably an entirely separate segment for Asshole of the Week….
Larger Editorial: Romney vs. Gingrich, Two Candidates that REPUBLICANS Hate
I know this race is already about played out and most of you are probably ready to hear about something but…too bad, for now at least because an observation really struck me this week that this race is unlike any other I’ve ever seen. Now most of you might say “Well no shit,” but what…
Meeting the Legendary Author Elmore Leonard
Evvvvvvery once and a while I get to “meet” a celebrity (usually meaning I deliberately bump into them so they’ll say “Watch it” and I can count it as “A conversation with Robin Williams”) but even more rare is when I meet one that I genuinely love their work and career. That happened last night…