Just in time for Halloween, the American Life League has announced the fetus-themed, 2012 national “Pro-Life Pumpkin Carving Contest.” This competition — which is totally real, HOLY SHIT — doesn’t just raise awareness for lifers’ cause. Rather, it’s meant to showcase unborn baby-shaped, anti-abortion squash sculpture. Apparently, this genre of art has existed for some [...]
Rush Limbaugh claims that dicks are shrinking worldwide — and that chicks are to blame. No, really. Raw Story, reblogging a Media Matters post, brought to our attention Rush’s recent rant against — you guessed it — liberated women. Rush — who pretty much symbolizes the GOP’s insecure white guy schtick — says that “feminazis” [...]
Across the street from a main checkpoint outside the Republican National Convention yesterday, I stood listening to an anonymous member of the Oath Keepers, a conspiracy-minded organization of former and current military and law-enforcement officers who have vowed to disobey any unconstitutional orders given to them. The man called out to the “brothers” in sheriff’s [...]
Much outrage has already been made over Republican senatorial candidate — and current congressman — Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment. Salty Eggs has written about it, and I mentioned it in my last post here as well. Almost all of the commentary has centered on how incredibly offensive the comment was, as though there were [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
