Project Runway Season 10 Episode 8 Liveblog

Wow. Who’s left on this show? Oh, everybody? Yeah, they couldn’t get rid of Skunkhair Deathstar, now could they? Ok, so if you’re not watching the Democratic National Convention (Dear Commander Spock, I logically intuit that President Obama will speak after this episode is over), snark with us in the comments and let us wonder why no one has hit Elena upside the head with an iron! Continue reading →

Democratic National Convention Open Thread

Gosh, y’all, did you watch last night? Did you see ‘ol Bill knock that one out of the park? Barely a word from the fact checkers and that, Paul Ryan, is how it’s done. William, you can show me your stimulus package anytime you want, big boy. (I said William, not Willard. Settle down there, Mr. Romney. We know you don’t have one.) Continue reading →

AP Successfully Fails at Fact-Checking Bill Clinton’s Convention Speech

Rule number one of a good fact checking article—never let the actual fact checking process get in the way of a good balanced narrative.

We all know by now that Paul Ryan’s infamous Vice-President acceptance speech was chock full of actual real lies. Most of us, here on Earth-prime, have accepted this fact. Unfortunately, we are also forced to accept that Both Sides Do It™ at all times, because the media must be “balanced” instead of correct. Correct doesn’t get page views, dammit! Continue reading →

It’s Time to Bring Back the Real NFL Referees

RefereeFootball season is starting and, unless you have been living under a rock since the last Super Bowl, you are probably aware that the NFL is in the middle of a labor dispute with their referees. The NFL is a $8,000,000,000+ a year business. In case you are wondering the team owners are attempting to save about $62,500 dollars a year per team. There are currently 119 officials who make an average of $8,000 dollars a game. Being very generous with the owners and how much they pay the refs (about 2 million a year total for the entire crew), that is .025% of their entire revenue. OK, I’m done throwing numbers at you as I can see your eyes glazing over with boredom, let’s get to the meat: why the referees are important. Continue reading →