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Danation: Paul Ryan Is a Deceitful, Conniving Snake

Sure it’s an inflammatory headline, but it’s also accurate, which is more than I could say for the Republican vice presidential nominee’s speech last night. It should come as no shock that politicians of all stripes stretch the truth in their speeches. Some are quite good at lies of omission and exaggerations. (Hell, our current [...]

Ann Romney: Must Presidential Wives Lack Identity?

Where to begin? “Ann Romney Takes Biggest Stage Yet to Humanize Husband,” reads a recent Bloomberg Businessweek headline. Sure, this seems funny — here’s a presidential candidate who comes across more as a cold, calculating robot than a warm, empathic person. But it actually speaks to something quite sad about American politics. The relationship between [...]

Paul Ryan: Don’t Worry About My Batshit Rape-Abortion Stance Because I’m Not Running for President

Remember, a few months back, when we were all nervously ROFLing about Rick Santorum? Sure, we were scared shitless. After all, Santorum said that abortion should not be permitted in cases of rape or incest. Instead, he told sexual assault victims to “make the best out of a bad situation” and called rape babies a [...]

Danation: November Watch, Or Where to Spend Your Time and Money in Lead Up to November

Look, I could just knock out 1,000 words on the latest Republican idiocy. I could tell you all about freshman congressman Kevin Yoder skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee on a “fact-finding mission” that sounded a hell of a lot more like a lobbyist-financed vacation to Israel. (The trip for 30 lawmakers, staff members, and [...]

Danation: Prediction Hell

A few weeks ago, I laid out my predictions for every state House, state Senate, and U.S. House race in Florida. Many of these were decided yesterday in the primary, as some districts are so skewed toward Republicans or Democrats that the general election is a dumb joke. And even where that isn’t the case, [...]

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Dear Allen: Apparently, This Libtarded Website Won an Award

by Salty Eggs Staff

Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited former Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Having not received a response to our query, we must do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. [...]

Miami Gallery Locust Projects Celebrates 15 Years With Spring Fling

by Monica Uszerowicz

Locust Projects’ upcoming Spring Fling marks its 15th birthday, but this entire year will serve as one fluid celebration for the organization and gallery, whose projects, endeavors, and overall contribution to the community are as multifaceted as a gemstone. Founded in 1998 by a trio of Miami artists—Elizabeth Withstandley, COOPER, and Westen Charles—exhibits at this [...]

Why Wasn’t All the Spring Breakers Hate Dumped on On The Road?

by Adam Katzman

If you go to the On the Road website, which works Kerouac’s rallying cry about “the mad ones” into HTML shorthand, you’ll notice an attempt to meme the movie into modern relevance. Be it “Were you born into the wrong generation? How would you fare with the Beats?” (hashtagged #TheMadOnes) or “Have you done your [...]

Danation: Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Paul Ryan But Were Too Horrified to Ask
August 13, 2012
The weirdest thing about the naming of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential partner is the universal approbation. Conservatives everywhere loved the choice. Here’s one of the leading thinkers of the Republican Party,

Democratic National Convention, Night Three: VIPs, Veep, and BO
September 7, 2012
7:25 p.m.: I’ve just returned from dinner, because I’ve spent the last two nights wasting the early evening hours taking notes on pre-primetime convention speakers that nobody cares about, and I’m done with it.

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