August 2009
I hate to sound like a broken record...
…but you have to read the Videogum recaps of True Blood.
Some choice quotes:
Vampire Bill goes to see the Vampire Queen, who is played by Evan Rachel Wood. She is either a terrible actress, or a great actress who is using all of her talent to match the tone of this terrible show.
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Vampire Bill is like “I need to know how to kill a Maenad,” because that’s a thing...
Sorry about that last post
I promised my folks I’d tone down the anti-religion rhetoric.
But some of these assholes make it so hard.
It’s worth noting that the pastor in question is a Baptist, a sect well known for being on the crazier end of the spectrum. Even Mormons, who believe in some truly preposterous things, would never pray for someone’s death.
As a cultural Catholic, I’m inclined to...
WatchArizona pastor defends urging his parishioners to pray for Obama’s death: “I hope that God strikes Barack Obama with brain cancer so he can die like Ted Kennedy and I hope it happens today.”
Wow, what a great “Christian.”
Lucky for us, his God is just a figment of his imagination, and prayer is about as useful as writing a list to Santa Claus.
“All Americans should have access to affordable, dependable and quality health...”
– Consumers Union (via lgordonmoore) (via robot-heart-politics)
Nice try, comrade! We all know that if we start taking care of poor sick kids, the obvious next step is complete socialistic control of our lives.
If I win the Mega Millions tonight
I’m renting a hotel suite and throwing a week-long hookers and cocaine party. Everyone is invited.
Then I’m going to buy this insane apartment.
Pro-Tip: When you're pushing batshit insane... →
“Kennedy was a special pile of human excrement.”
– Conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart, holding nothing back on Twitter yesterday.
I would like to say that I’m shocked and dismayed that some people are speaking ill of the dead, but I’m really not.
Plus, when Dick Cheney dies, I’m going to gleefully tap dance on his grave...
“The lavish spending law firms rain down on summer associates is basically a...”
– Conor Friedersdorf reacting to this NY Times article about big law firms cutting hiring.
Boston radio stations dump conservative radio... →
The American Spectator: "Obama's plan to desecrate... →
Congratulations guys - you’ve taken Obama derangement syndrome to a new high point:
The president signed into law a measure in April that designated Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service… [planners] kept saying repeatedly that they wanted 9/11 to be used for something “positive,” “forward-leaning,” and “productive”…
The plan is to turn...
The Mega Millions jackpot is $325 million
But if you take the lump sum cash option, it’s only $204.6 million.
And then after taxes, you’re lucky if you clear a measly $135 million.
So what’s the point, really?
“I would like to know how the president is getting by with all of this… money…...”
– A typically brilliant criticism from a teabagger at John McCain’s town hall meeting today.
Why are the people who clearly have no understanding whatsoever of the Constitution always the ones who are the loudest about it?
The nerds win out! Futurama original cast will... →
Hmmm… I don’t know how I missed this when it first broke three weeks ago…
The creators of Futurama took a lot of flak from Internet nerds when they announced last month that the original cast would not be returning.
So credit goes to series creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for working out a deal and then writing this letter to fans:
Dear Futurama Fan,
Thank you for...
AP: Virginia officials OK Walmart near site of... →
(via inothernews)
I don’t see what the problem with this is. They’re not building it on top of the battlefield — sure, it’s close to it, but you can’t even see the store from the historical site.
I’m assuming they’re going to be respectful of the site. It’s not like they’re going to be marking the parking lot using bones from sawed off...
Americans are too tired to have sex. →
(via soupsoup)
What’s weird is that contrary to the popular stereotype, in this survey men are the ones who choose sleep over sex more often.
So, I'm going to an underground fight club tonight
It’s a big secret. Don’t tell anyone.
And this is why I want Sarah Palin to run for... →
This is terrible -- I've got the new Miley Cyrus...
Really brain? You’re gonna do this to me today?
I guess it is a little catchy, but still — I’ve never even heard the whole song. I just caught a snippet of it in the background of a commercial.
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor...”
– Machiavelli totally called this health care shit 500 years ago.
NY Times: Dems set to go it alone on health care... →
Good. It’s time they stopped playing footsie with Republicans who are clearly hellbent on doing nothing but obstructing America’s progress to politically hurt the president.
Elections have consequences. The Democrats have large margins in the House and Senate. They have no obligation to cooperate with the other side. They should ram it through with no concessions whatsoever to the...
Think Progress: Teabagger yells "Heil Hitler" at... →
The conservatives are really overplaying their hand here. The blatant displays of racism and anti-Semitism, the implied threats of violence, the baffling hatred of the poor… all of these things are adding up, making them look unhinged, and ultimately making it easier for Congressmen to write them off and ignore them.
I dislike "normal" breakfast food
I don’t know who decided that eggs or cereal or toast are what you’re supposed to eat in the morning.
As I’m finding out today, leftover orange beef from Sammy’s makes a damn good breakfast.
“Do you need a sex tape released? Because I’ve got a weird one. It’s night vision...”
– From the instant-classic Jackie Jormp-Jomp episode…
“I like when a woman has ambition. It’s like seeing a dog wearing clothes.”
– Old episodes of 30 Rock on the Tivo make me happy.