Author Archives: Jeff Fecke

Resign, Resign, Resign

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

I’m given to understand that polls look bad for Harry Reid’s re-election in 2010. I’d say Democrats should try to help him out, but then again, no, we shouldn’t. If Reid is too pusillanimous to back his own president in … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | 10 Comments

Darth Crashcart Unplugged

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

You know, I’m not sure what Barack Obama did to get the newsmedia to have his speech followed by an address by former Vice President and current Sith Lord Dick Cheney, but he should do it more often. After all, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., International issues | 29 Comments

Oy Vey

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

So as you may recall, Arkansas State Sen. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, yesterday was forced to apologize for calling Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “that Jew” during a colloquy in which Hendren was explaining how he was in favor of returning America … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Elections and politics | 12 Comments

каждому по потребностям, но от каждого по способностям

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

The Republican Party is at a crossroads, my friends. Deeply unpopular and bereft of power outside the South, the GOP needs to find a way back to the hearts and minds of the American people. They can do this many … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics | 28 Comments

Dahlia Lithwick Owns

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Who does she own? Jeff Rosen, that’s who: Emily, you are so right that Jeff Rosen’s unsupported whispers about Judge Sotomayor have become the conventional media wisdom in three short days. But more troubling still, he seems to have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Feminism, sexism, etc | 4 Comments

Mountain Dew Throwback Tastes Pretty Good, Reports Blogger

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

High fructose corn syrup. Everyone reading this blog has consumed large amounts of it, whether you wanted to or not. It’s everywhere — in cereal, in juice, in salad dressing, in cookies…heck, I think it’s being pumped into the atmosphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Whatever | 23 Comments

The Real Victim

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Mark Halpern identifies the biggest concern about Souter’s replacement: Aw, poor white guys! We only make up seven of the nine Supreme Court Justices. Why, one of them’s a woman! And there’s even a black guy! What more do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmative Action, Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Supreme Court Issues, The Obama Administration | 11 Comments

Michele Bachmann Keeps Talking

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Is it me, or is Our Michele suddenly everywhere? And can we get her to not be? Taking it in reverse order, earlier today she launched into a hateful anti-gay diatribe, which, while overshadowed by Rep. Virginia Foxx’s lies, still … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like | 2 Comments

Here Comes Another Post About Mexico

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Auguste is right — this really might be the dumbest cartoon ever in the history of the entire universe. And this is not just the universe where Chris Muir lives, but the one Bruce Tinsley lives in, too! I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Latin America | 33 Comments

The Truth is Out There

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

The anti-choice activists have completely dispensed with reality, and have gone on to just making stuff up: The Obama administration’s actions to respond to the outbreak of swine flu, including its declaration of a public health emergency, smacks of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Health Care and Related Issues, Latin America | 13 Comments