Category Archives: Tea Party

Does Louis Gohmert have brain damage?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Other than the fact that the entire statement by Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Texas) made no sense, we must dwell on his final point. What does “cast aspersions on my asparagus” mean? Does he taste good with a hollandaise sauce? And … Continue reading →

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… Except when it comes to guns

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Democrats are being spineless weasels again

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Republicans faked Benghazi e-mails to make the Obama administration look bad. But Democrats aren’t going on the attack. What’s their problem? One commenter at TPM says this: The Democratic Party at the national level looks to Obama and his White … Continue reading →

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Gun background checks: Fool me twice …

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Another Republican lies about supporting background checks for gun purchases. This time it’s Rob Portman, the Ohio senator (from Daily Kos): Portman tried to obscure his true stance in a reply to a letter from Peter Schulman objecting to his … Continue reading →

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The NRA owns the Republican Party

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

The National Rifle Association had its convention in Houston last week. I originally didn’t bother to find out anything about it because I already know what the message is. Nothing in the U.S. Constitution matters other than my right to … Continue reading →

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Clarence Thomas and the black president

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Here I was, all ready to get indignant over a headline involving Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on a perceived slight against President Obama. TPM has this headline: Clarence Thomas: Obama Is First Black President Thanks To Approval From ‘Elites … Continue reading →

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Those wacky Americans … and their guns

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Yeah, yeah I know. Most Americans don’t care how the rest of the world sees us. But this is how the rest of the world sees us (from Euronews):

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Kids and guns: What could go wrong?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I needed to take some time to cool off before I posted this, because I really needed to think about keeping control when I saw this earlier this week. By now, you know the story of the five-year-old Kentucky boy … Continue reading →

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The GOP and the randy elephant

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Apparently, this is what Republicans consider outreach to women (from TPM): A former intern for Mitt Romney‘s presidential campaign was arrested Tuesday and charged in federal court with cyber stalking and internet extortion for allegedly obtaining nude photographs of young … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul visits a school full of colored people

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

This past week, Rand Paul, the Republican senator from Kentucky, went to Howard University in Washington to talk to students at the predominantly black university about civil rights. Hilarity ensued. Here’s one of the things the sopping teabagger did to … Continue reading →

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