Phew. Gotta’ say, I feel better now that Elton John supports George Clooney’s brave push back against stoning gay people to death in Brunei. We’re going to boycott their hotels. You know, just in case you were going to Brunei… Read More ›
Same-Sex Marriage
The Good. The Bad. And the Ugly.
And now, it’s time for another episode of “The Good. The Bad. And the Ugly.” It is proudly brought to you by the American political establishment, in conjunction with the pack of moronic fuckwits who enable it (and we can… Read More ›
America the Immoral, Part Two
Part Two of America the Immoral took me longer than I anticipated to put together. Better late than never. Here you have it. The continued war on women is immoral at its very core. Apparently the GOP didn’t get the… Read More ›
More News and Notes on the Newtown Massacre
We’re a couple of days removed from the Newtown Massacre, and it is no less horrifying today than it was Friday. As a follow-up, I have posted on my Scribd site a PDF file of the NRA brochure that I… Read More ›
Will We Breathe a Sigh of Relief Tomorrow, or Will We Be Scared Shitless?
Okay, folks. I know you’re probably pretty tired of this stuff, but I have to do this one more time before D-Day. In the event that you are considering Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for the next four painful years,… Read More ›
The 2012 Election Goal: Keep Romney-Ryan Out of the White House. Period.
Over the last several days, the GOP has proved once again that it and its supporters are totally irrelevant, beginning with Donald Trump’s supposedly election-changing revelation about Barack Obama and ending with yet another GOP prospective lawmaker weighing in on… Read More ›
Toot! Toot! All Aboard the GOP Train Wreck!
I’m definitely not gloating here. It’s waaaaay too soon to gloat. There’s plenty of time left before election day, and the times are decidedly weird. How anybody in this country (who isn’t millionaire status) could even be considering voting for… Read More ›
OXYMORON. Defined.
Ox-y-mo-ron: A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side. [e.g., Gay Republican; Republican Women]. I apologize for not being vocal of late. Frankly, I’ve been on vacation taking a break from the political world… Read More ›
Asshats and Weasels and Liars! Oh My! (Or, Dispatches From CrazyTown)
So, yesterday was a banner day in CrazyTown, USA (formerly known as Tampa, Florida). Hurricane Isaac saw the GOP coming and got the hell out of town. He got out just in the nick of time, it turns out, because… Read More ›
CrazyTown (formerly known as Tampa, Florida) is Now Officially Open for Business
The GOP NutCake Bandwagon has officially pulled into CrazyTown, formerly known as Tampa, Florida, towing behind it the most vicious and extreme GOP Platform in the history of the party. I’m pretty sure Dwight D. Eisenhower must be turning over… Read More ›
Romney-Ryan 2012: The One Percent Ticket is Now Complete
Nobody should be surprised that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate. The consummate candidate of the one percent had to fill out his ticket with the appropriate sidekick. If elected, you can be sure of the… Read More ›
The Vatican Might Be Out of Touch, But the Nuns Totally “Get It”
Let me tell you, I went through 14 years of Catholic school. The nuns were never my role models or heroes. In fact, they were a thorn in my side in my younger years. But the Nuns on the Bus?… Read More ›
The Vatican Needs a Lot More Than a PR Lap Dog
Nothing that the Catholic Church does surprises me anymore. In fact, I’m prepared to say that the Catholic Church is now right up there with the right-wing Christian nutcake churches that blight the American landscape. But I don’t want to… Read More ›
June is LGBT Pride Month!
June is LGBT Pride Month across the nation, and I spent June 9th celebrating in Boston, Massachusetts — the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage — with my partner and daughter. Boston Pride has settled into a… Read More ›
Marriage Equality Marches Gay-ley Forward
Today the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) left some very good news in my mail box. AFER’s federal constitutional challenge to California’s Prop 8 is entering its final stage, and we are closer to disposing of this unconstitutional same-sex… Read More ›
The Weekly Ying and Yang: April 22, 2012
It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these. I’ve been busy with fairly big stories and issues over the past few weeks, both here and on Veracity Stew. However, a number of small yet irritating items need to… Read More ›
Kucinich gets the boot and another progressive voice is lost
I know there were a bunch of GOP primaries yesterday, but I hold no hope for those bunch of misfits. I was focused on a Democratic primary in Ohio where, I believe, the GOP targeted Dennis Kucinich for removal from… Read More ›
The Weekly Ying and Yang: March 5, 2012
Rush Limbaugh, although pretty much at the top of the asshat list, isn’t the only news this week. There are some other things we can talk about. Some are positive. Some are negative. Without further adieu, let’s see where this… Read More ›
Revolutionary Radar 