October 2011
'...Republicans claim Obama is engaging in class... →
“There is no place for Latinos in the Republican Party…”
– Lauro Garza, head of Somos Republicans, which is …
the largest organization of Latino conservatives in Texas… [he] has quit the Republican Party because of what he described as the anti-Latino rhetoric of GOP leaders…Garza, who had identified as a Republican for 30 years, said [it] in Spanish.
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“You’re blowing it with Fox News. The axis today is not liberal and conservative,...”
– STEVE JOBS, to News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch, as quoted by biographer Walter Isaacson.
If Steve Jobs can’t convince Rupert of that, then no one can.
(via Mediabistro)
That’s a very interesting perspective on the dichotomy. Most of the stuff we argue against here is not that Conservatives are...
Yes, you can be Pro-life and vote No on MS 26
A blog post by an acquaintance I have in Mississippi (who, by the way, is totally adorable and I’d love to go visit her some day), http://kisseymclang.blogspot.com/2011/10/why-im-voting-no-on-ms-26.html
why i’m voting NO on MS 26
i am a christian. i try my durndest to follow Jesus, although i always have miles to go. i believe in the resurrection and saving grace of an Almighty...
Archaeological News: Vandals of Arizona... →
archaeologicalnews:
TUCSON - The Bureau of Land Management says that five young adults convicted of defacing a prehistoric American Indian site outside of Tucson have been fined more than $43,000 and sentenced to five years of probation.
The agency said Monday that the five people from Sahuarita, who range in age…
Fuck people who do stuff like this. In a few minutes they can destroy...
A Not-So-Obvious Question
npr:
So I’m getting my visa at Beirut’s airport this afternoon and the immigration officer says, “I need to ask you a question.” “Okay,” I said. “Please spell obvious.” “Excuse me?” I replied. “Perhaps I did not ask correctly; spell obvious, please.” “You mean O B V I O U S?” “Yes,” he continued. “Now please pronounce it.” “Obvious.” “So it is OB-vi-ous and not ob-VI-ous in English?” ...
“Today a federal Pell Grant covers only about one-third of what it costs for a...”
– Why Is College So Expensive? : NPR (via robot-heart-politics)
Ridiculous Halloween Costumes for Pets →
A pug as Scarlett O’Hara.
Isn't He Lovely: Male Bisexuality Doesn't... →
I’m so sick of people not getting that guys can be bi too. I’m also fucking tired of people asking if I’m afraid that my boyfriend is gay. UGH. Do you need to watch the amazing sex we have in order for me to convince you that he likes pussy?
Archaeological News: COUPLE HELD HANDS FOR 1,500... →
archaeologicalnews:
The skeletal remains of a Roman-era couple reveal the pair has been holding hands for 1,500 years.
Italian archaeologists say the man and woman were buried at the same time between the 5th and 6th century A.D. in central-northern Italy. Wearing a bronze ring, the woman is positioned so she…
“Look at the political base of the Democratic Party: it is single mothers who run...”
– Rick Santorum, suggesting that if you just get single women husbands, they won’t vote for Democrats.
Why do I get the feeling that his idea of making a joke is to chuckle and say, “Haha, you know, women…”
(via cognitivedissonance)
“Y’all wouldn’t be so interested in government if you had a man in...
Rick Santorum Says Contraceptives "A License To Do... →
stfuconservatives:
hamsterpantsworld:
A License. To Do THINGS.
Holy mother of pearl, we’re on the CrazyTrain to Asshat City, Population: Rick.
“[Sex] is supposed to be within marriage. It’s supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjugal…but also procreative. That’s the perfect way that a sexual union should happen…This is special and it needs to be seen as special.”
These are the...
