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Ah For the Good Old Days of Julia Sugarbaker

January 5, 2012January 18, 2012 B. John 289 Views 1 Comment Michele Bachman, Julia Sugarbaker, Designing Women

I know some of you will remember the show “Designing Women,” and especially the rants of one of the lead characters, Julia Sugarbaker. Someone has taken the time to hitch together a segment of Michele Bachman and one of Julia’s rants, and the results are pretty good. Boy how would love for someone like Julia Sugarbaker to actually call out some of these Republican candidates, especially Bachman. So, it’s as true today as it was back when the program was new, so enjoy this clip….

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Guns, Booze, and Tennessee Legislators

October 12, 2011March 10, 2018 B. John 412 Views 0 Comments Guns, DWI, DUI, Tennessee, Curry Todd, TN, Firearms, Bars, Intoxicated, Driving

Not toolong ago the Teabagger crazy in the Tennessee Legislature decided it would be a good idea to roll back restrictions on where a person shouldn’t carry guns. So Rep. Curry Todd decided it would be a good idea to introduce a law allowing handgun carry permit holders to bring guns into bars. Because, you know, guns and drunks are always a successful combination…if you desire is to clean up the gene pool. Unfortunately, Rep. Todd forgot about another law in Tennessee making it illegal to be in possession of a fireman when intoxicated.

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The Crazy from N.C…Please Make it Stop

September 28, 2011September 29, 2018 1239 Views 0 Comments James Forrester, Bigot, N.C., Repbulican, Traditional Marriage, homophobia, bigotry, hate, GOP, North Carolina

So this GOP State Senator James Forrester who is supposedly a medical doctor (fortunately the sick in his town he’s retired). The batshittery is beyond belief and goes on and on as this blow hard is caught in lie after lie as he tries to conceal the animous on which the anti-gay hate bill was based. He was the primary sponsor. I warn you, the blatant idocy could make you want to puncture your ear drums.

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Poor Congressman Needs $200k per Year to Feed His Family

September 19, 2011August 10, 2015 322 Views 0 Comments UPS Stores, Talking Points. Class Warfare, GOP, Subway, John Flemming

You heard me right. Rep. John Flemming (R-LA) says that he can’t afford to pay any more taxes because his net income from his business is only a little over $600k per year. He needs $200k to feed his family (it must be some whopper of a family), and that means he has only $400k left. But he sticks to the GOP talking points. We can’t have class warfare, and I’m guessing he’s probably right. He has $400k to buy bullets, and what’s left of the middle class can’t afford them.

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Letter to City Council – What does love look like? It has the hands to help others

September 6, 2011August 10, 2015 434 Views 1 Comment Colin Powell, Saint Augustine, poor, City Council, Richard Cizik, Charles Darwin, Poverty, Pan Handling, Mayor, Bob Buckhorn

The unfortunate reality is that we simply don’t want to have see this kind of poverty in our own neighborhood. We don’t want to be reminded of how many people are hurting, and how badly they hurt. We are simply afraid to look in the eyes of these people. It makes us uncomfortable, and we want to banish them so we no longer have to see what we have wrought.

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The Jokes WriteThemselves for Senator Franken

July 20, 2011September 29, 2018 B. John 1236 Views 0 Comments Marriage, focus on the family, DOMA, Al Franken, Hate Groups, HHS

The Senate today held hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act. There were a lot of poignant moments, but Senator Al Franken may have pulled off one of the best exchanges of the day. Franken is a smart guy, and these idiots from the hate organizations need to not sell him short. They may get away with making shit up with other Senators, but not much gets by Sen. Franken.

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Tony Perkins’ Head Explodes After New York Marriage Vote

July 6, 2011August 10, 2015 1255 Views 0 Comments Divorce, Tony Perkins, Equality, New York State, Conjucal Visits, Prison Sex, Marriage, bigotry, hate

I admit to being a little late on this one, but head of SPLC designated hate group Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, is just all atwitter about marriage equality passing in New York State. Get this, he’s deeply concerned the law doesn’t “protect” deeply religious “divorce lawyers.” If, as Perkins and the other haters claim, they are just in this to “protect marriage,” why would there be any such thing as a “deeply religious divorce lawyer.” Wouldn’t their deeply held beliefs prohibit them enabling any divorce?

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Stand and Be Counted

July 5, 2011August 10, 2015 281 Views 0 Comments Founding Fathers, Independence, Petition

There is a great tradition in the Northeast United States of annual town meetings. Important issues for the town are voted on by everyone attending (who is a legal voter in that town), and this is where the famous line, “stand and be counted” comes from. After everyone has spoken on the issue, they call on those in favor to “stand and be counted.” We’ve just celebrated the day the Declaration of Independence was ratified. Those founding fathers did more than just vote, they pledged their lives and fortunes in defiance of the Crown. Note they not only said it, they affixed their signatures to the document…an act of treason.

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Bin Laden and His Family

May 11, 2011August 10, 2015 1535 Views 0 Comments death, Terrorism, Terrorist, Osama, Bin Laden

I’ve been torn about the action against Bin Laden and how the situation has been handled. My attitude is that every reasonable effort should have been taken to capture him alive and try him in a U.S. Court. Of course, I realize a lot of people don’t think we should give fair trials anymore, and I understand there would be risks. Also, I wasn’t on the ground at the compound.

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More Idiocy From Tallahassee – The Clown Car Still Runs

May 5, 2011August 10, 2015 292 Views 0 Comments Rhonda "Hooker Makeup" Storms, Developers, High Speed Rail, jobs, Environment, Droopy Pants, Abortion Restrictions, Gary Siplin, Rick Medicare Fraud Scott, Mike Bennett

So here we go again with the Florida Legislature. So far, not one new job has been created by this august group, and several thousand jobs were lost thanks to Rick Medicare Fraud Scott unilaterally turning down the high speed rail money. But there’s a little something for everyone. Abortion Restrictions, Droopy Pants Laws, liftin environment protections, shortening voting periods, letting insurance companies pay hurricane claims whenever they feel like it, and drug testing welfare recepients but not legislators.

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NO More Sitting During Break…because we need jobs

May 2, 2011August 10, 2015 278 Views 2 Comments Breaks, republicans, Florida Legislature, Daphne Campbell, Traitor, Chairs, Business, Workers, Idots, Clown Car, Seats

I’m trying to figure out the logic that must have been going through the twisted head of Representative Daphne Campbell, Democrat of Miami. She introduced HB 7131 which repeals a requirement that employers provide seats for employees who walk or work standing up during their breaks. Because, you know, God forbid those people get to sit down for 15 minutes twice a day.