If you drill into it, many Republicans really do believe Democrats can’t win except by cheating, and they do it with noncitizen votes. From this it naturally follows that Obama is an illegitimate president, Obamacare is an illegitimate law, and our country has been taken over by foreigners. ht[...]
Archive for October, 2014
October 30th, 2014 - 10:47 am § in America
Yes, Republicans’ Voter Conspiracy Theories Are As Weird As You Suspected
October 30th, 2014 - 4:51 am § in America, The Ave Scene
WHERE DO WHOLE FOODS EMPLOYEES EAT?
from the Seattle Salmon When asked if Whole Foods pays its employees a living wage, a Whole Foods spokesperson, Wendy Simons, responded, “People don’t work at Whole Foods for the money. They work here out of fear; fear that they are being poisoned by the atmosphere and food supply that exists ou[...]
October 29th, 2014 - 7:33 pm § in Misc.
How To Get Stuck Paying Support For A Child Who Isn’t Yours
It’s really important you understand our legal system exists to settle disputes, not treat people fairly. A lot of Ilinois child support questions, and child support questions all over the US, are regarding how fair the system is. Many families dispute over child support, so the legal system i[...]
October 29th, 2014 - 6:23 pm § in Misc.
Online Dating Site Operator Nailed For Deceptive Business Practices
I don’t know what it is about business (the profits?) that attracts society’s worst people, but today we have another lurid example of a dishonest business operator ripping off his customers. CBS News reports the FTC fined an online dating site entrepreneur over $600,000 and forced him t[...]
October 29th, 2014 - 5:07 pm § in Misc.
Dr. Strangebug: How I Learned To Love The Bomb And Live On Bugs
Someday, when 25 billion of us are packed on this rock floating in space, the seas have been denuded of fish, and all the arable land is being used to grow corn and sugarcane to make ethanol fuel for our vehicles, we may have to live on insects. The Seattle Weekly just did an article […][...]
October 29th, 2014 - 1:50 pm § in Hypocrisy, Schools & Colleges
Sex, Sexism and Soccer
Ladies football not ‘sexy’ enough for the media One paragraph with the match result – that’s what a well-known news agency devoted to the Euro 2013 semi-final between Germany and Sweden. The Local’s Patrick Reilly looks at why the women’s game doesn’t get th[...]
The Ebola Hysteria Demonstrates How Gullible Americans Are
There have been less than a dozen Ebola cases in the U.S., all of them imported from Africa, and except for one guy who was misdiagnosed and sent home, the survival rate is 100% for patients treated by the U.S. health care system. I’m not a doctor, but from what I’ve read, Ebola gets tra[...]
HALLOWEEN: The GOP’s Scientist Shortage
Republican candidates used to deny climate change, but as that meme becomes harder to sustain (all you have to do is look around you), they’ve shifted gears from drive to neutral and are trying to coast over the issue. When pressed, many now resort to the noncommittal expression, “I̵[...]
October 28th, 2014 - 2:05 pm § in Politics
Why Do So Many Republicans Commit Voting Fraud?
Voting fraud is rare in America. All reputable studies confirm this. So we’re speaking in relative terms. Most people, whether Democrats or Republicans, don’t vote on other people’s ballots, vote more than once, etc. But, though rare, it does occasionally happen. This article exami[...]