Tag Archives: Republicans

On stimuli

Posted on 4 February 2009 by meta

The Republicans in Congress have issued a list of stimulus package line items they consider wasteful . Looking at the list, it’s pretty easy to deduce how Republicans see the world: anything related to energy efficiency, pollution reduction, government infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Unintentional political comment

Posted on 18 July 2008 by meta

The Science Museum of Minnesota plans to shut down during the Republican National Convention next year so it can host convention events. Presumably they’ll cover up the scary exhibits with drop cloths.

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The science of FOX News

Posted on 11 June 2008 by meta

A study of the brains of political partisans shed some scientific light on the obvious, and will be worth remembering in this upcoming year: The Democrats and Republicans were given a reasoning task in which they had to evaluate threatening … Continue reading →

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Larry Craig and restroom etiquette

Posted on 18 January 2008 by meta

This week the ACLU decided to stick their oar in regarding the vexed question of whether Larry Craig should have been prosecuted for soliciting gay sex in a restroom stall in Minneapolis Airport. Their logic was interesting. There is apparently … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week

Posted on 19 September 2007 by meta

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) on Larry Craig: “You don’t toss off, er, over, a friend of that duration … There’s been a lot of favorable talk about Larry in the cloakroom.” About how everyone in the Senate thinks he’s a … Continue reading →

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A wide spectrum of evil

Posted on 7 June 2007 by meta

Reporter with CNN press pass arrested for asking Rudy Giuliani a question. Mitt Romney calls for doubling the size of Guantanamo. It’s pretty scary when John McCain is left sounding like the reasonable one.

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The unluckiest person in the world

Posted on 30 October 2006 by meta

If you’ve ever wondered who the unluckiest person in the world is, I think I’ve found him. His name is Abdul Rahim. In January 2000, he was arrested in Afghanistan by the Taliban. They tortured him. They burned him with … Continue reading →

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Raise the double standard

Posted on 30 September 2006 by meta

The John McCain Suspension of Habeas Corpus / Ignore the Geneva Conventions Bill was getting me down this morning, but suddenly things have turned around. From AP news: In a scandal guaranteed to anger parents, a prominent House Republican has … Continue reading →

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Hypocritewatch

Posted on 9 May 2005 by meta

Republican Strom Thurmond, who espoused racial segregation, had a mixed-race daughter. Republican mayor of Spokane James West opposed gay rights, but enjoyed gay rites, trawling Internet chat rooms to find male lovers. He may also have molested a few children, … Continue reading →

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Look up a Republican

Posted on 29 August 2004 by meta

Someone has leaked a spreadsheet listing the names, addresses and phone numbers of 1,649 registered delegates to the RNC convention in NYC. On a not-totally-unrelated note, the official total US dead in the current Iraq war hit 1,000 at the … Continue reading →

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