Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

No Symbolism Here

You know, if I wasn’t convinced that God doesn’t waste Her time meddling in humanity’s affairs, this would convince me that God is wasting Her time meddling in humanity’s affairs: The “largest sculpture of Jesus Christ in America” was struck … Continue reading

Posted in In the news | 10 Comments

Rand Paul Making Things Up (that Matter)

If there was one thing we knew about Rand Paul, it was that he wanted to bring America back to its glory days, when businesses could call the police to evict those meddlesome Negroes from their lunch counters. If we … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics | 20 Comments

I Can No Longer Sit Back and Allow Communist Infiltration, Communist Indoctrination, Communist Subversion and the International Communist Conspiracy to Sap and Impurify All of Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Boy, the GOP seems to have picked a real winner in Nevada: At first, [Nevada State Sen. Sharon] Angle appeared to be a conservative beamed to us straight from 1932. She’s come out against the repeal of Prohibition (which she … Continue reading

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 10 Comments

It's Really Not That Hard

Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., is apparently worried about how parents will explain the world to children if the military doesn’t discriminate against homosexuals: What do mommas and daddies say to a seven-year-old child about this issue? I don’t know. I … Continue reading

Posted in Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues | 26 Comments

When You Gaze Into the Abyss

Like most people, I’m horrified by the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. I hate BP for their half-hearted response to the crisis. I think the Obama administration has limited options for what they can do to stop the … Continue reading

Posted in Environmental issues | 32 Comments

Mickey Kaus, Plagiarist

Your pathetic, quixotic campaign was good for a little Schadenfreude. But when you start plagiarizing Paul Wellstone, it stops being funny and starts being enraging. Earth to Mickey: Paul Wellstone stood on the side of unions, gays, immigrants, and teachers. … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics | 2 Comments

Men!

This can’t be a documentary. The ad pitch makes far more sense than the real pitches for men’s grooming products would. Manly Men’s Ads – watch more funny videos (Via Tracy Clark-Flory)

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism | 1 Comment

Not Katrina

This is not the finest hour of the Obama administration. The spreading oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental catastrophe, and the Obama administration’s initial willingness to trust BP’s word on the severity of the accident wasted … Continue reading

Posted in Environmental issues, Katrina | 12 Comments

An Inadequate Punishment is Still Punishment

As you probably know, Ben Roethlisberger won’t be jailed for raping a woman in Georgia. Indeed, he won’t even be tried. After investigation, the prosecutor decided he lacked sufficient evidence to convict the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, and while Roethlisberger may … Continue reading

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sports | 3 Comments

Women Had More Freedom When They Couldn't Own Property

There was a time when I was a libertarian, a long time ago when I was young and stupid. On the surface, it’s a seductive, simple idea: just get mean ol’ government out of the way, and then everyone can … Continue reading

Posted in Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc | 21 Comments