The Traditional Light Bulb Vote Must Be Huge . . .

Meet Joe Barton.

He desperately wants to be chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. You may of course, remember him for apologizing to BP following their causing the largest environmental disaster in the history of the United States.

FSM help us if he does.

In a speech yesterday to The Heritage Foundation he laid out his agenda -

Repeal Healthcare Reform

Fight the EPA

Fight Net Neutrality

Fight "Radical Environmentalist

Defend the Traditional Incandescent Light Bulb

Err, umm. . . what was that last one again?

Yes, he is out to fight for the traditional values of incandescent light bulbs, to prevent government regulators from replacing it with "the little, squiggly, pig-tailed ones".

Boy, they're not even trying anymore, are they?

He recently compared his fight against the Democrats to Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo. I'm not sure exactly what he means by that . . . the Mexicans won a decisive victory at the Alamo, and every last one of the defenders was killed.

Hmmmmm . . . Mr. Barton, you keep using that analogy, . . I don't think it means what you thinks it does . . . .

The Dildos Are Coming!!!

Ok, I just re-read that headline.. Pretty improbable, huh?


I'm sure by now, you heard or read that my home state of Texas, has finally decriminalized dildos!!!! (I hear next session, they may formally recognize the existence of electricity.)

You must, I repeat, you simply MUST!!!!! Go over to Litbrit's site and view the video she has posted of the late, great, Molly Ivins explaining the Texas Penal Code and matters of sex. It will be the most entertaining 11 minutes you will spend all week. Watch it through to the end when Molly delivers the "money shot"*

You will thank me. Trust me, it is good stuff. I live in a backwards ass state.

And just for the record, I now consider Chisum's district to be Baja Oklahoma, not Texas.

Go watch it!

*Sorry, I couldn't resist.

btw - I was going to post this picture at the top pf this post, but it is copyrighted, so follow the link.

She's A Witch?

No, this isn't a set up for a Monty Python joke.

Our closest allies in the Middle East, you know the country that Shrub grovels to, the country that was home to 15 of the 19 terrorist of 9/11, the country we The Military Industrial Complex just sold $20,000,000,000 worth of sophisticated weapons to? Yeah, that country.

They are preparing to execute a woman as a witch.

A witch. In 2008.

When I saw the headline, I thought is was going to be a joke, or a link to The Onion. Monty Python punchlines were already competing with each other in my mind.

Then I read it.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Some guy can't get a fucking plumpy, so it's obviously this woman's fault.

They are going to execute a woman in 2008 because she is a witch.

Ok, I'm going to say this as clear as I can in my ranting, pissed off frame of mind.

There is no such thing as Witches!!!!

Religion is the root of almost every heinous act of the past 2500 years. Religion or greed.

There is no Satan. He was created to keep poor ignorant peasants who outnumbered the elite from rising up.

There is no heaven. No streets of gold, no mansions in the sky, and there probably aren't 72 virgins in my Son's freshman class, much less waiting for your sick Misogynistic ass when you die. - (While I'm on a roll, what's the big fucking deal with virgins anyway? Give me a mature woman who knows what she wants and how she wants it.)

There is no God, Allah, Moses, Muhammad, Buddha, or Jesus up in the sky wanting you to kill for him (or her, for that matter.) If they did exist, which they don't, they damn well don't want you to kill anyone, they want you to be humble and turn the other cheek and all of that stuff. Trust me on that one.

Women are just as important as men. Probably more so. If some calamity hit the earth and decimated the population down to about say 30 people, which breakdown would be safer bet for the continuation of the species?

27 men and 3 women
or
27 women and 3 men

It's a big circle of life you dipshits, we need each other.

Ok get it?

As for you George W. Fuckface, How about your spreading freedom agenda? Cause I'd like to spread some fucking freedom all up in that court's shit about now. Why is this ok in Saudi Arabia George? Why aren't you all up in their shit, threatening them with bombs and shit? What's that? Oh, because there is no way to make fucking money for your cronies in protecting one poor old woman. Fuck You and your policies. Fuck your war, fuck your greed, fuck the war profiteers, and mostly FUCK THESE GODDAMN SAUDI murderers!!!!!!

I wish she was a witch, because then she could come back as a vengeful spirit and make your dicks all fall off.

I Feel Faint . . .

Hold on to something steady kids, this may cause you to swoon.

GASP!!

Ted Haggard's "restoration" isn't working!!

His 100% heterosexual-ness is apparently not so 100%.

Imagine my surprise.

The Chickens Come Home To Roost . . . .

It's finally happening!!!!!
The Religious Right-Wingers* have started what I'm calling the McCain Exodus.

As I predicted, the RRW's will never vote for McCain, and in fact might just sit this one out.

Today the grand Pooh-Bah of Colorado Springs announced that he would not support McCain, and in fact will stay home and not vote if McCain is the nominee!!!!!


Oh joy!! Oh happy day!!!

I am often surprised that the un-holy union of RRW's and supply-siders lasted as long as it did. They never had anything in common with one another. The Supply-siders hatred of teh gays was always pretend anyway.

HA HA Freaking HA Republicans!!!! The chickens ALWAYS come home to roost.

Best news I've had in a long, long time.

* I refuse to call them Christians because nothing the vast majority of these people say or exhibit in their lies lives reflect the teachings or lifestyle of Jesus.

Another Right Wing Pervert!!

Anybody ever heard of Daniel Thompson?

He's the owner of Clean Flix, the Utah-based company that edited DVD's to take out "objectionable" material, thus rendering them family friendly.

He has been arrested for having sex with raping two 14 year old girls.

The money quote from the article:

booking documents state Thompson told the 14-year-olds that his film sanitizing business was a cover for a pornography studio." Police found a "large quantity" of porno movies inside the business, "along with a keg of beer, painkillers and two cameras hooked up to a television.

It's been a while since our last right-winger sex scandal. I guess now that the Holidays are over, it will be back to business.

Attention: Racism Isn't Funny

Douchebag of the day winner:

William R. Farr

Although party affiliation is never mentioned, I don't imagine this guy is a card carrying Democrat. No, this guy is the Republican base. I know. I am surrounded by his type daily. I work with this guy. I grew up around this guy.

At a Citizen of the West banquet in Colorado, the following occurred.

William R. Farr was pretending to read telegrams congratulating this year's award recipient, University of Colorado President Hank Brown, when he pulled out a piece of paper and said, "I have a telegram from the White House."

Then he added, "They're going to have to change the name of that building if Obama's elected."

Total douche.

What does it say about this guy that he thought this was ok? This wasn't an off the cuff comment. He had prepared remarks. He actually thought this would play for this crowd. That tells me that it does play in his circle of friends. If he had made that remark on his back porch it would have been well received. I'm even willing to bet that some of the crowd at the Adam's Mark that night would have laughed if they weren't in public.

Racism is never funny.

Best Of The Christmas Ad's?

Regulars to this site know that Hillary isn't my first, or even second choice. I will vote for her if she's the nominee, but I prefer Edwards.

That being said, I love her Holiday Ad. I think it's the best of the lot, as far as they go. It has a great message and it humanizes her in a way that I haven't yet seen.

It kills me how the wingnuts are falling over themselves to rip it. Of course they're all over the fact that SHE DOESN"T USE THE WORD CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

Oh for fucks sake!!

She's wrapping Christmas presents, and The Carol of the Bells is playing in the background. I guess the wingnuts don't know the words to that song.

"Ring Christmas Bell, Ring Christmas Bells" anyone?

Typical of the nutters to focus on the delivery and not the message.

Could it be that they are scared to death of the message?

I'm just sayin' . . . . . .

Suck It Bill Donahue!

Ha Ha Ha Ha HA!

I'm taking the kids to see The Golden Compass!!!!

We are leaving right now!!!!!

Don't Give Them What They Want

Let me make one thing clear; I will vote for the Democratic nominee. As I’ve said before, the stakes are too high to try and make a bold statement of principal and support a third party candidate.

The Republicans are as splintered as they have been since I have been old enough to vote, the religious right is discouraged. A Romney or Giuliani nomination would more than likely cause some right wingers to just stay home on election day…….

UNLESS….

What is the one thing, the one and only hope the Republicans have of stirring up and motivating the whack-job, wing-nut, haters base to get out and rally around the nominee?

It’s not terrorism.

It’s not even Iran.

Abortion won’t do it. Been there – done that.

It’s Hillary.

That’s right, the Republicans one and only chance to steal win this election is if Hillary is the Nominee.

Every nutcase, fundie out there will flock to the polls to keep her out of the oval office. It’s the Republicans wet dream. Make no mistake, Dobson and his ilk may posture and preen and make noise, but if Hillary gets the nomination, they will hold their nose and vote for Giuliani, or Romney.

Hell, if Hillary gets the nomination, Giuliani could accept the Republican nomination in full drag, with Tony Soprano as his running mate, divorce papers hanging out of his back pocket and tongue his newest mistress right there on the stage and they would still flock to the polls.

PLEASE – don’t nominate Hillary.

So Long, Jerry

Jerry Falwell, now part of the Silent Majority.

wev

Err, What?

This is an actual letter. Sad thing is, she probably votes. To laugh or to cry? This is the republican base my friends. She and her ilk will never be won over with logic, or reason, or economic concerns.

Quickly, The Smelling Salts, I Feel a Swoon Coming On

In an announcement that should surprise exactly nobody, researchers on Monday said that abortions and miscarriages do not raise the risk of breast cancer.

Hmm, you .... gasp, choke, ....mean all those brochures, .... the ones printed with my tax dollars, .. gasp, are wrong!!!!!!?????

By the end of the day Dobson, Robertson, et all will be denouncing the scientific methods used in this research.

You know, the research done by actual scientist.

Look for an increase in the Jihad against science in our country after this announcement. This blows one of their favorite talking points.

This is your Governor, Texas

I am so proud to live in a State were the Governor's inaugeration ball is played by a wingnut in a confederate flag shirt.

Using machine guns as props, Nugent appeared onstage as the final act of the
evening wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag.

And of course by proud I mean mortified.

Unbeleivable. Afterwards, as the guest, (to their credit) were picking their jaws up off the floor, a Perry Spokesman didn't try to distance the Governor from the controversy.

Perry spokesman Robert Black downplayed the incident, calling Nugent "a
good friend of the governor's.

Where are the Dixie Chicks When you need them?