It’s a common topic of discussion that the longer the Democratic primary goes on, the worse it is for the Democrats. A race which started out civil and polite has gotten progressively nastier, as Obama and Clinton battle for the nomination. Obama is losing some of his cache as a candidate outside and above Washington [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Pennsylvania Primary
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged politics on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Musing on Fatties
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fat, feminism on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Through the excellent blog at Feministing.com I’ve encountered what Ann at Feministing refers to as “an ignorant hate-filled screed” in which Ruth Fowler over at the UK Guardian goes off on fat people. This seems specifically targeted at a size 16 (UK) girl of seventeen who has placed in the Miss England competition.
I’m an ignorant [...]
Apologies – What are they good for?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged atheism on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, a representative for the Illinois state legislature publicly and viciously berated an atheist who was testifying in a hearing over a government grant to a church.
A transcript and the audio recording can be found here at Eric Zorn’s Chicago Tribune Blog. I highly recommend both reading and listening to it. Rep. Davis’ tirade [...]
Oh John McCain…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Clearly John McCain is just the guy to lead this country. Turns out back in 1992 he responded to a playful jibe about his bald spot with, “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.” The playful jibe was from his wife.
Let me restate that. Within full view of campaign [...]
