A Modern Life Crisis
If you thought that the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, and War of 1812 were about more than just land and taxes, you might have been wrong. First, it became un-American to question the government — meaning that, technically, we should all still be English. Well, it looks like a Maryland lawmaker (pictured right) has [...]
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Shit like this makes me want to breakdance. I’m not even sure what to file this under. Via Wonkette
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So it turns out that a 40 year old intern that was working for the National Archives stole pieces of US history and put them up for auction on e-Bay. The NY Times reported: PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old intern with the National Archives pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing 164 Civil War documents, including an [...]
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Maybe it’s the blemish seeping through his scalp, but it looks like John McCain can’t tell the difference between politics and philanthropy. The NY Times Reports: WASHINGTON, April 3 — Lagging in fund-raising and under fire for his support of the Iraq war, Senator John McCain is overhauling his campaign finance operation and delaying the [...]
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As if it wasn’t bad enough that she had to stick by Bill’s side all through, uh, everything, now she’s needlessly subjecting herself this kind of trashy parody. It kinds of reminds me of what happens happens to the Prom Queen after a year away at college in a co-ed dorm. You know, I really [...]
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This is the eulogy that Ted Kennedy read at Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral. Teddy quotes a lot of Roberts own words throughout, only a few of which being: Through no virtues and accomplishments of our own, we have been fortunate enough to be born in the United States under the most comfortable conditions. We therefore [...]
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Ever wonder how they (you know: them) could find even more ways of screwing with the vote in the South. Well, the NY Times’ Caucus Blog reports: Alabama’s primary schedule may have us all tied in knots. Last week, a House committee in the state approved a bill that would split voting days for the [...]
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Remember Captain Koons from Pulp Fiction? He was the guy played by Christopher Walken who visits a young Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) to give him a watch that Butche’s departed father wanted him to have. He says to Butch: The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He’d be damned if [...]
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Well, even I have to admit that it’s kind of refreshing when a politician actually asks for answers instead of suggesting that they already have all of them. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard about this, but apparently: Two weeks ago Barack Obama wanted to get an answer to a question that has been plaguing politicians [...]
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