Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

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

… gradually, and then suddenly.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

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

Shut up, hissy kitty!

Sometimes the world just tells you your cat is here.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

’Where will you hide, Roberts, the laws all being flat?’

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

The words do not have to be perfect.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

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  1. 1.

    Tom Hilton

    Wiley’s political stuff is often way too pox-on-both-houses for my taste, but this one is just perfect. I think there’s a slogan we could borrow…

  2. 2.

    carlos the dwarf

    My Democratic state senator is currently being challenged by a Tea Party candidate. The tea party candidate is a right-wing Catholic, and his signs have recently appeared in front of several Catholic churches and schools in the district. Obviously, this is a blatant violation of those institutions’ 501c3 status. How does one go about reporting this to the IRS?

  4. 4.

    jl

    @carlos the dwarf: Maybe bring to the attention of the local press? You need action before the election, and a good local paper, TV or radio station would probably be more effective in bringing quick attention and getting that stuff shut down, or at least getting the culprits shamed.

    But I am not an expert on this stuff, since I have only worked as a low level grunt (that is, a pennie ante small time ward heeler) knocking on doors for GOTV.

  6. 6.

    trollhattan

    @carlos the dwarf:

    Last Friday I saw a truck parked on an I-5 overpass in a no-parking zone. The unoccupied truck, which had no plates, sported campaign signs for somebody running for county sheriff. What a time to be without a camera.

  8. 8.

    Randy P

    Is it just me, or does anyone else think Christine O’Donnell looks like Sally Field?

    Particularly, Sally Field playing the neurotic insane soap opera star in Soap Dish. If you haven’t seen that one, you should.

    I think Field should play O’Donnell in the movie.

  9. 9.

    Ash Can

    @carlos the dwarf: I’d just get on the phone to them if I were you. I’d explain the situation, and ask if the person knew who you should speak with about it. Also, check the IRS’s web site. There might be a phone number listed for such things.

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    trollhattan

    @cermet:

    Forehead-palm. Why didn’t I think of that? (Okay, being Friday and time for beer may have entered into things, but still….)

  13. 13.

    jl

    @Punchy: Does ‘sexually active single women’ include people who are, um… sexually active with thems…

    And if so, what about the men?

    I guess only married people should teach? If they can prove they have never cheated?

    Never mind. I think my brain just exploded.

  14. 14.

    Roger Moore

    @carlos the dwarf:

    How does one go about reporting this to the IRS?

    I’m not sure, but I am sure that it won’t have any practical effect. The church will just claim that the sign was put up by someone who doesn’t represent the church and consequently isn’t their fault. The IRS will accept this, since they want an excuse to do nothing.

  16. 16.

    Roger Moore

    @jl:

    And if so, what about the men?

    What about them? In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a giant fucking double standard about sex. Men who have sex with anyone with two X chromosomes are manly men doing what manly men do. The only thing they can do that will provoke anything like outrage is to infringe on another man’s prerogative by having sex with his woman. Women, OTOH, are supposed to hate sex and tolerate it only to have babies, and only then if they’re married to manly man breadwinners.

    Besides, teaching, like all nurturing activities, is naturally women’s work. Any man who wants to be a teacher is obviously gay, except possibly one who tolerates the teaching side of things in order to have a manly man job like high school football coach.

  17. 17.

    jl

    @trollhattan:

    Angle attacks Reid for being false because the ad relies on a lie by Angle? Thanks for that, I guess.

    ‘ The Angle campaign reacted quickly to this discrepancy — by slamming the Reid campaign for airing a false ad, which was of course based on Angle’s own claims. “Reid’s campaign made a false ad, they have no evidence of the bill they reference,” spokesman Jarrod Agen said in an email. “Obviously, they are lying again.” ‘

    http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/reid-ad-was-false—-because-it-quoted-angle.php?ref=fpb

  18. 18.

    MattR

    @trollhattan: I just read that. During the primary, Angle claimed to have introduced a bill to remove mandated coverage from helath insurance (ie. companies would not be mandated to cover mammograms) so Reid used that as the basis for a commercial. I thought this comment from Angle’s spokesman was the cherry on top. It takes a lot of chutzpah to refer to statements made by your own candidate as “no evidence”

    “Reid’s campaign made a false ad, they have no evidence of the bill they reference,” spokesman Jarrod Agen said in an email. “Obviously, they are lying again.”

  19. 19.

    jl

    @Roger Moore: Maybe only robots are flawless enough to teach our precious youth.

    But most robots are atheist, so they are out.

    Wunner who Demented thinks is pure enough teach our kids?

  20. 20.

    jayjaybear

    @Roger Moore:
    Although you have to eye that football coach/teacher carefully, too…what if he wants to be a coach so he can be in the locker room when his players are pre-showering, showering and post-showering, huh?

  21. 21.

    Roger Moore

    @jl:

    Wunner who Demented thinks is pure enough teach our kids?

    I think nuns would probably meed DeMint’s criteria, and they have the additional advantage of working cheap. Married women would also presumably qualify, since any sex they have would be OK. Of course we’ll need a few men around to serve in the most important roles, like principal- we couldn’t let women be in charge, could we- and football coach.

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    Roger Moore

    @Face:
    That’s just the standard Christianist definition of freedom of religion. Their religion tells them to force their views on others, so anyone who resists is interfering with their religious practice. Their beliefs are fundamentally at odds with the ordinary concept of freedom of religion.

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