Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

I really should read my own blog.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

We still have time to mess this up!

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

You cannot love your country only when you win.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Innocent people do not delay justice.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

This really is a full service blog.

T R E 4 5 O N

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

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  5. 5.

    SamFromUtah

    @Comrade Jake: Is it prohibited if one wears a Nazi uniform?

    I think that would get around the non-clever and hastily-assembled clauses, so – IMO – no.

  6. 6.

    kth

    I’m guessing Halloween became a holiday appropriate for adults about the same time that the Seinfeld show began to celebrate the perpetual adolescence of unmarried thirty-somethings. Wearing a ‘lame’ costume (like Palin or just wearing a suit with an Obama mask) would actually be a sign of maturity, like you were reluctant about getting into the Halloween spirit. Beyond the pale: anyone who affects an ‘edgy’ (i.e., tasteless) costume like Dead Amish Girl (you seriously need to grow the fuck up).

  8. 8.

    SGEW

    Beyond the pale: anyone who affects an ‘edgy’ (i.e., tasteless) costume like Dead Amish Girl (you seriously need to grow the fuck up).

    I guess you wouldn’t appreciate my annual "Zombie Jesus*" Halloween costume, eh?

    "Braaains! Braaaains for Jesus!"

    Heh heh heh. Cracks me up every time.

    *He died and was raised from the dead three days later. He is technically a zombie.

  9. 9.

    kth

    Zombie Jesus is fine, if you insist on celebrating Halloween at all, because Jesus is a character in fiction, or at best a legendary character with only the most tenuous connection to someone who actually lived. I’m thinking more of Bill Maher, age 50, going to some party as
    dead Steve Irwin    . Not that I’m shocked or outraged or give a rat’s ass about the memory of dearly departed Croc Hunter, just (like I said), grow up.

  10. 10.

    bago

    Seriously, it’s getting to the point where I can’t even read Palin quotes because that voice pops up in the back of my head like nails on a chalkboard.

  11. 11.

    MissLaura

    I had been thinking of going as Sarah Palin circa Miss Wasilla 1984, but decided against it for partly the same reasons, partly that that costume would not have been lazy enough for my pre-election life.

    No clue what I will be in the end, though.

  14. 14.

    opit

    Ouch. That zombie crack about the ‘Nazarene Magician’ should be worth some flack on Samhein-mockery day too.
    Still not up to speed with a Sarah Palin ‘scares the kids’ quip.

  16. 16.

    Grumpy Code Monkey

    I used to work with a guy who took dressing up for Halloween to new heights. One year he was "Marlin Perkins Having A Bad Day" — wearing a safari outfit with a giant boa constrictor wrapped around him and chomping on his head. Or the year he dressed up as Pinhead — even ginned up a fake badge for it.

  17. 17.

    Jess

    I used to work with a guy who took dressing up for Halloween to new heights.

    My sister once went as a vacuum cleaner. She lost a part of her nozzle down someone’s mail chute and had to go back the next day to try to explain what happened and retrieve it. I felt so outshined after that I gave up on Halloween costumes entirely.

  19. 19.

    bluespapa

    OMG, I shot my coffee all over the room the moment the "Public Service Announcement" click. That is a freaking riot!

  22. 22.

    dj spellchecka

    john…you can generate a lot of traffic here at balloon-juice…i tried both links and his servers have crashed….

    dj

  23. 23.

    skippy

    for the last 8 years i have attended all halloween parties in a deer stalker hat and trench coat and proclaimed myself to be sherlock holmes.

    this costume is only marginally more clever and slightly less lazy than what you describe for sarah palin.

    what are you going to do about it?

  25. 25.

    Mnemosyne

    Aw, man. There was FINALLY a woman’s costume that meant I could wear my glasses and now it’s been forbidden. Feh.

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