Category Archives: Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.

Rick Snyder’s Staff Knew About Flint Water Crisis By October 2014

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Ampersand

As far back as October 2014, Rick Snyder’s staff: 1) Knew that Flint’s water was an urgent crisis. 2) Said the decision was made by the Snyder-appointed emergency manager, contrary to what Synder and other Republicans have claimed. 3) Actively … Continue reading →

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

If There Were A Prize For Terrible Homophobic Logic, We’d Name It The John C Wright Award

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Ampersand

I don’t usually write “look at this stupid thing this guy said” comments, but this comment by John C. Wright is too jaw-dropping not to share with someone (I cannot bear this burden alone!). Not just because Wright equates homosexuality … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 14 Comments

Eight Points About The Armed Anti-Government Activists In Oregon

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Ampersand

In a nutshell: Some armed anti-government folks – they claim to number 150, but probably the real figure is closer to a dozen – have occupied a Federal wildlife management building in Burns, Oregon (which is a long way from … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news, Race, racism and related issues | 23 Comments

A Lesbian Who Should Not Have Been Fired, And A County Clerk Who Should Be

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Ampersand

Both these stories have, I think, the same moral: You have a right to be a bigot, but not on the taxpayer’s dime. Catholic School Teacher Suddenly Fired After Parents Find Out About Her Wife Of 8 Years Margie Winters, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, Same-Sex Marriage | 24 Comments

Red Pills and Ants

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Louise de Rênal's Left Shoulder

Recent events at a blog that rhymes with Shmetal-Moptimized reminded me of the existence of sociobiology and of people who imagine that human beings – and ants and bonobos and every other species — are driven primarily by biological imperatives, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Economics and the like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Fiction, Gender and the Body, Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues, literature, Men and masculinity, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex | 14 Comments

Cartoon: Global Warming Can’t Be Real

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Ampersand

TRANSCRIPT Panel 1 The image shows a businessman wearing a jacket and tie and standing on a tiny planet Earth. He is angrily lecturing. In the background we see outer space. MAN: Global warming can’t be real. Because if it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Environmental issues | 40 Comments

My Wacky Alternative Plan For How The GOP Can Get Its Santa List

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Ampersand

From the New York Times: Also behind closed doors in the Capitol, House Republican leaders laid out their demands for a debt-ceiling increase to the Republican rank and file. They include a one-year delay of the president’s health care law, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., In the news | 8 Comments

The Masters Of The Universe Are Moral Idiots

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ampersand

AIG’s CEO Robert Benmosche, the CEO of AIG, told the Wall Street Journal that anger because much of the bailout money given to AIG was used for gigantic bonuses, is “just as bad and just as wrong” as lynchings were. … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 14 Comments

A quick thought on Todd Akin

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Julie

Although, really, a quick thought is far more than this guy deserves. I wish people got this much attention for saying something really smart (which isn’t to say that we shouldn’t take notice when people with power believe this shit). … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 41 Comments

A Very Serious, Thoughtful Vetting Which Has Never Been Done In Such Detail or With Such Care

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jeff Fecke

“Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 35 Comments