So Warren Jeffs is apparently in a coma. After receiving a life sentence for sexually assaulting underage FLDS followers, he has refused to eat or drink in prison and now, three weeks into that sentence, is in “critical but stable” condition. I reiterate my belief that criminals sentenced to life in prison should be able … Read more
Salon has an interview with Dan Savage titled “The evolution of Dan Savage” which is a pretty good read if you’re not very familiar with the progression of his career, and includes an interesting (to me) bit about his motivation for starting the It Gets Better Project: One of the things that was a wake-up … Read more
I came across a commentary by Brian Montopoli at the CBS blog Political Hotsheet which makes some interesting points. He notes that his own coverage of the Iowa straw polls has been criticized by Paul supporters who objected to the candidate not getting enough space, accompanied by the inevitable “RON PAUL 2012!” sign-off. Many commentators … Read more
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook We do live in a bizarre political universe, don’t we? Ron Paul being ignored isn’t new– this is, basically, the same thing that happened in 2008’s presidential election. There’s just something extra creepy and ironic about it given that, … Read more
I understand….I understand.
…on the April 18th beating of a trans woman at McDonald’s in Maryland: From dallasvoice: Teona Brown, 19, has pled guilty Thursday, Aug. 4, to first degree assault charges and a hate crime charge in connection with the beating of transgender woman Chrissy Polis last April in Towson, Md. The attack was captured on video by a McDonald’s … Read more
Exhibit A: You might make as big a fool of yourself as Lawrence O’Donnell did. See, there is this video making the rounds of a reporter from Reason magazine talking to Matt Damon (the actor) about incentives to perform one’s job, comparing actors to teachers. But much more important than this exchange was O’Donnell’s reaction … Read more
GOP congressman says free birth control will end the human race, said a headline that I was very reluctant to believe. Someone claims that? Seriously? But I was pretty much wrong: GOP Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) suggested that providing free birth control would lead to the end of the entire human race. “If you applied … Read more