Here’s a new gem for the archives in the annals of weird-ass political ads. In this one, titled “Dating Profile,” from Americans for Shared Prosperity (some Californian rich guy’s Super PAC) a sad love-worn woman is mad about her boyfriend president. Because the reason women voted for “Barack” was because they were “in love,” because he was “smart, handsome, charming articulate, all the right values.” Weird, though, because she knows she’s stuck with him for two more years (this analogy sure is holding up well), but she know she doesn’t have to hang out with his friends or something...
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Candidate for Congress Don Oehlrich wants to change Congress’s diaper
Businessman Don Oehlrich is running for Congress in Florida’s seventh district, currently held by Republican Rep. John Mica. In the above ad, he makes the “clever” analogy between congressmen and diapers: when they’re fresh, they work well, etc. You know where that’s going. Florida’s congressional primary is August 26.
Continue reading...A quick dialogue on immigration
Crito: Meno, why have you come? Meno: I’ve been thinking about immigration. Crito: Oh, yes? What about it? Meno: Well, do you support loosening the immigration system to allow people to come and live in the U.S. and become citizens? Crito: Well, I don’t know. It’s a complicated issue. Meno: Is it, though? Crito: Sure it is. These people are coming from terrible places, and are just pursuing a better life in a more stable and rich country. The U.S. prides itself as a nation of immigrants, but in order to control our border, we have to have...
Continue reading...Politics are Stupid, Moderates Edition
There is no reason this sentence should ever exist: Wyllie (the Libertarian) gets his strongest support from independent voters who back Crist (the Democrat) over Scott (the Republican) 45 – 38 percent in a two-way matchup, but split with 36 percent for Crist and 34 percent for Scott, with 12 percent for Wyllie, in the three-way race. In other words, moderates are pretty much just people who have no fucking clue what the hell they’re voting for.
Continue reading...What’s up with all the Obamacare/court things today?
You may be aware that there’s been some Obamacare news today. At issue is some imprecise language in the law as passed. You see, the Affordable Care Act set up the idea of exchanges, or marketplaces where a consumer could compare and buy health insurance. It was expected that each state would run their own exchange, but if a state couldn’t or wouldn’t, then the federal government would step in an run an exchange. Another part of the law set up a system of subsidies, so that if a customer couldn’t afford health insurance, then the federal government would assist financially....
Continue reading...Most honest campaign ad of all time is also a fake ad
Gil Fulbright is not running for Senate. Gil Fulbright is not from Kentucky. Gil Fulbright is not a real person. He’s the creation of a political group called “Represent Us,” which aims to bring attention to the post-Citizens United atmosphere of legalized bribery and corruption.
Continue reading...All hope has been abandoned, like ballots drifting into the ocean
I keep meaning to link to this story, because, holy shit, this is happening right now in Miami: Every year, with the coming of high spring and autumn tides, the sea surges up the Florida coast and hits the west side of Miami Beach, which lies on a long, thin island that runs north and south across the water from the city of Miami. The problem is particularly severe in autumn when winds often reach hurricane levels. Tidal surges are turned into walls of seawater that batter Miami Beach’s west coast and sweep into the resort’s storm...
Continue reading...Watch: President Bush gets older, falls from the sky
For his 90th birthday, President George H. W. Bush was more bad-ass than any of you pip-squeaks, in that he once again went sky-diving. His landing, though, wasn’t the best: Mr President, you’re going to need to do better if you want to get your Pilotwings A License. Just kidding. I’m in no position to give advice. I certainly ain’t jumping out of the sky anytime soon. You know, on account of how I’m a big wuss.
Continue reading...What we learned from Cantor’s loss and what it means
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the Republican primary in his district in Virginia. It’s the first time since 1899 that a sitting House majority leader lost reelection, and probably the firs time ever it was because of a primary. That’s mostly because primaries as the democratic vehicles we know them as us a relatively new invention of the past few decades. So, you’d think with such a newsy event that seems historical, there would be a lot to write about it. What lessons have we learned? How does this “titanic” political shift change the landscape? OMG WHAT DOES...
Continue reading...Man who ran military poorly unsurprisingly bad at doing his taxes
Ladies and gentlemen, the former U.S. secretary of defense: “I have sent in our federal income tax and our gift tax returns for 2013,” Rumsfeld wrote. “As in prior years, it is important for you to know that I have absolutely no idea whether our tax returns and our tax payments are accurate.” …. “The tax code is so complex and the forms are so complicated, that I know I cannot have any confidence that I know what is being requested and therefore I cannot and do not know, and I suspect a great many Americans cannot...
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