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Obscenity and You: An American Guide to Censorship

How many people were actually offended by M.I.A. during last night’s halftime show? My guess is not many. For the most part, I bet people didn’t even notice. I know that I didn’t notice. Hell, I was online the whole time and I don’t remember seeing anyone even mention it. Somehow, though, someone did. And [...]

Why I Wouldn’t Vote For: Newt Gingrich

Oh, Newt, how do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways. I could say it is because you are a big schmuck and just leave it at that. That would be true, but it wouldn’t be worthy of a blog entry.  I could also say that I have disliked you for so long (since [...]

American Exceptionalism Scares Me

The other day I saw something that said that Callista Gingrich, the third wife of Newt Gingrich, promotes the idea of American Exceptionalism.  Honestly, the idea of promoting a particular nation or ethnicity over another is a bit scary to me.  It becomes especially disconcerting when the person promoting it has bleached blonde hair, sparkly [...]

Dear Birthers

Perhaps you do not understand the Constitution or perhaps you just don’t care. Personally, I think you are racist and/or ignorant. No matter what the reason is for your insistence that Obama is not a US Citizen, you need to shut up and get informed.  There is no good excuse for your stupidity at this [...]

Why I Wouldn’t Vote For: Rick Santorum

Okay, so I’m continuing in my “series” of why I wouldn’t vote for certain politicians. And I think that I’m going to go with Rick Santorum for this post, so this should be fun. (There are so many more of these that are possible.) First of all, every time I see Santorum on CNN or [...]