Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech Was Full of Lies, Smarmy Antics

Urgh. It’s not really surprising that a speech made to gin up the base and appeal to swing voters would be so full of holes you could drive one of Ann Romney’s Cadillacs through it. The real question is in going forth in this manner, how stupid does this guy think America is? Pretty stupid from the looks of it — or perhaps more to the point– he doesn’t really care what you think. Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Wednesday Edition

Ron Fournier jumps ship, the American Taliban in 2012, We Built It (with government funding), World Culture Wars, an astonishing panorama of the endtimes, Taibbi on the true story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital, the RNC isn’t racist (except when it is), the Ron Paul Revolution, Todd Akin has met the enemy, and the Affirmative Action President. Continue reading →

F’n Early NFL Preview: AFC West Edition

TrophyLast year, the AFC West was a terrible division. The difference between first place in the division (Denver 8-8) and last place (Kansas City 7-9) was 1 game. This division was devastated by injuries (Chiefs, Raiders), subpar quarterback play (Broncos) and general suckiness (Chargers). This year, however, things are supposed to be different. I have serious doubts about that. Continue reading →

Polyamory Season Finale

The seven episode season of Polyamory finally ended last week. Hopefully, that will put an end to the “Lektures About Philsofie” I’ve been getting from cast member Anthony in the comments section of my articles and through Twitter. If you missed any of these lectures, I believe you can sign up for them through his website. Continue reading →

Today in WTF: Deaf Boy Asked to Change his Sign Name

Your name is part of who you are and how people identify you as different from another person. Hunter Spanjer, a deaf pre-school boy from the corn belt, has a registered sign for his name. His name in Signing Exact English sign involves him crossing his index and middle fingers and shaking his hands up and down. Problem is that the Grand Island, Nebraska school district thinks it looks like a gun and therefore violates their ‘weapons policy’. The school district has asked that Hunter change his name sign. (Note to Grand Island School district: bringing your hands to school is not the same as bringing a weapon). Continue reading →