Category Archives: GOP Brilliance

2012 Election Post-Mortem

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

So, first, I’ll get the obligatory crowing out of the way.  Barack Obama won re-election last night, and if the margin in Florida holds, I’ll have correctly predicted the outcome of every single state.  I’ll take some credit for this … Continue reading →

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Conservative outrage viciously attacks satire

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

As I type this, satire is on the floor, curled up in the fetal position, begging reality to ease up just a little. I enjoy making fun of Republicans and conservatives; I really do. But recently some have gone so … Continue reading →

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We are a completely ridiculous people

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

All these things have happened in the last week or so: A “pro-Life” Tea Party Republican Congressman from Tennessee got his girlfriend pregnant and then strongly urged her to get an abortion so his wife wouldn’t find out about it. … Continue reading →

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Videogames are weird, man

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Republicans are attacking a Democrat running for office in Maine for playing World of Warcraft. Maine state Senate candidate Colleen Lachowicz is not a witch. She is, however, an orc assassination rogue with a potty mouth — and the Maine … Continue reading →

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About that 47%

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

The political world (which often lacks the loosest attachment to anything like reality) is still agog over the Romney videos released by David Corn at Mother Jones. A lot has been said and will be said over the next week. … Continue reading →

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Holy crap. I’m at a loss…

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

The United States Consulate in Libya was attacked last night and 4 Americans were killed, including our ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. This is a horrifying tragedy. It used to be that we came together as a country at times … Continue reading →

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What is this… I don’t even…

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

Okay, look. I sat down last night ready to watch the last night of the RNC and to make some notes on what Romney spoke about so that I could write about it this morning. There was a plan. It … Continue reading →

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Back from vacation just in time to kill my brain

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Hello Disagreeables! I’m back from the family vacation in Florida, getting out of there a few days before Isaac was due to hit right where we were. (Since then it moved West, but for a while it was coming right … Continue reading →

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Obama and Romney Abroad: There is a Lesson Here

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

Four years ago this week, Senator Barack Obama traveled to Berlin.  He delivered a beautiful speech, imploring Americans and Europeans to work together as partners in tackling the shared challenges of the world in the 21st Century.  The crowd of … Continue reading →

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AngryBlackLady asks a valid question

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Why is the mainstream media covering for Ann Romney? For the record, what Ann Romney actually said was: We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life. If a … Continue reading →

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