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House Republicans are expected to vote this week for the fiscal year 2012 Agriculture appropriations bill, that has a provision on page 13 requiring the National Arboretum maintain a very specific portion of its azalea collection, because flowers are pretty and smell nice. Why does this matter? While provisions are being made to keep us fully stocked in flora, the bill would cut $832 million from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program which provides food assistance to low-income mothers and children nationwide. Continue reading
Hello fellow Crasstalkers, it’s that time again!
“What time is that?” you ask. Well, I’ll tell you my friends. Once again the Apocalypse is upon us. In honor of this special day, let’s explore all the previous apocalypses (apocali?) of times gone by.
Back in the 1800s, amateur Bible student William Miller began to study the prophecies of Daniel and using the “year-day” method of prophetic interpretation. Wait, “year-day” method? *frantically searches Wikipedia* ahh, so the word day in apocalyptic prophecy is symbolic for an actual year of time. Just so we’re all clear on how this works out for Mr. Miller here, let’s review: Continue reading
While Roe v. Wade is still technically the law of the land, there are ten states trying their hardest to make sure an abortion is more difficult to obtain than ever. In some states, women don’t even have reasonable access to abortion. In others, women are being prosecuted for attempting to terminate their pregnancies in non-medical settings, presumably for lack of viable options. Would it be fair to only have three dentists in the entire state of Kansas?
Let’s see. I got the gays, pot, homeless people, Jesus, and people who like to swallow pencils. It’s news-o-rama!
Robert Sayegh, an author of children’s literature and former Sesame Street writer, was booted from a Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight when he said ‘fuck‘ after hearing his flight was going to be further delayed. Sayegh is from Brooklyn where F-bombs are a part of the vernacular.
Sayegh apparently muttered the curse word to himself but a nearby flight attendant took offense and had him removed from the plane while on a layover in Detroit. Passengers around him were supposedly not offended, but the sky bitch/bastard flight attendant was. Continue reading
The United States Army has launched a new website to keep Soldiers and their families up to date with the ongoing implementation of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: http://www.army.mil/dadt/
I’ve had an insider’s view of this process. I was in Afghanistan during the run up to the repeal of DADT this past fall, as well as the signing of the bill repealing DADT into law. After a short break (and I do mean short, but that’s a story for a different time) I found myself in Iraq and have been watching the response of my peers as the repeal has been slowly implemented. Continue reading
Much like memes that have gone before it, like the most recent planking absurdity, it seems inevitable a ‘Weining’ meme will begin. I can just imagine it, can’t you? Since it’s been uncovered that Rep. Anthony Weiner has a cock shot in his bedroom, in his bathroom possibly, and now the House gym…where else do you think Weiner cock shots will turn up? Maybe on a boat! Maybe in Central Park! A Weiner on a field trip! Perhaps he’ll unveil his “Cock on the hood of a car” shot, or his “Cock in a sock” shot, or even his “Cock in a cockpit” shot. There’s just no telling where the Weiner cock will end up. Oops, wait. Look, there it is on a hibachi grill at a Japanese steak house! I bet this catches on. I bet it does. Oh, Weiner, you just give us new levels of lowness everyday. To some bored fifteen year-old, though, you’re probably a God.
I want you know I have lived my last moment worth living, having turned into a vegetable after last night’s GOP debate.
Anyhoo. Continue reading