Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

A Strange and Bitter Fruit

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Jeffrey Lord has good news, America. You may have thought that Emmett Till and those like him who were killed by extrajudicial mobs were lynched. Killed in an effort not just to exact some sort of perverted justice, but to terrorize … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Race, racism and related issues | 7 Comments

Losing Weight Will Let You Enter a Bizarre Nightmare World!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

This New Zealand ad for Xenical has convinced me. I’m much, much better off being fat than being skinny. Description below ((For the YouTube impaired, a thin woman wanders through a landscape of Felliniesque horrors — trench warfare, bleeding knives, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat | 15 Comments

The Cornerstone

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

For all our nation’s many faults, there is one thing that our country got inarguably right, and that is freedom of religion. From the founding of the republic, religious tests for office have been banned, religious freedoms supported. The right … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 1 Comment

I Love This Times Infinity

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

This diatribe is useful the next time someone explains how the last half-season of Show X was so implausible: So Doctor Who is not a complete loss. But then there are some shows that go completely beyond the pale of enjoyability, … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 1 Comment

Fugitive Child Rapist Freed on Technicality

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Convicted child rapist and fugitive from justice Roman Polanski was freed this morning by a Swiss court, on the grounds that the American request for extradition might not have been sentenced to more than 90 days in jail, and that he … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 10 Comments

Minimum Wage! Hiyah!

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I never knew that the way to get rich in America was to become a waiter. I mean, sure,  I suspected; waiters are always driving those sweet ’99 Hyundais, rolling with fat stacks of Washingtons, and spending holidays at their … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like, Elections and politics, Minimum Wage | 22 Comments

The Trouble With Al

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Al Gore has done a lot of good during his long career in public service. His work on global warming, for example, has been exemplary. His work as Clinton’s vice president to streamline government and make it run more efficiently … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 19 Comments

Women and Men

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

So there’s an ad campaign out there that’s been slowly driving me…well, I’d say it’s driving me to drink, but actually, it’s doing quite the opposite. I guess it’s driving me to sobriety. The ad campaign is in support of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism, Sexism hurts men | 21 Comments

How's That Working Out For You?

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Hey, Sun, do you still stand by this analysis? All right, to be fair, the Three Lions are tied for second in Group C with the USA. Like the Yanks, England has drawn both their matches. But the two sides … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 16 Comments

Hating on the WNBA is Sexist

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

I actually think the WNBA is doing pretty good for a relatively new product. The NBA wasn’t drawing tens of thousands of fans in its early years, players weren’t making a bazillion dollars a year. The WNBA is doing things … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Sports | 29 Comments