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Archive for the ‘Political Stupidity’ Category

July 29th, 2008

Glad Congress Got Around To This

Legislation currently in the House of Representatives would apologize to African-Americans for slavery and Jim Crow laws. Better late than never, I guess. Individual states have apologized but this would be the first national apology.
As an African-American, I’m unsure whose butt we’re supposed to kick at this point. Nobody’s alive that was in power […]

By brian -- 0 comments

July 26th, 2008

Overanalyzing Obama’s European Trip

John McCain, trying to deflect criticism from his forgetting that Iraq and Pakistan don’t share a border, is blasting Barack Obama for skipping a trip to a military hospital.
Really? With gas more expensive than gold and the government having to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are the campaign stops made or not made […]

By brian -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

Michael Savage Doesn’t Believe In Autism

No, really.  The conservative shock jock Michael Savage just refuses to accept the  serious medical condition is real in “99 percent of the cases.” I often think, or at least hope, that these hosts just say dumb stuff like this to get a reaction.
So Brian, you might ask, aren’t you just playing into Savage’s […]

By brian -- 3 comments

July 21st, 2008

Nipplegate Is Over, Hopefully

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The Associated Press reports that today a federal appeals court threw out the $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s 2004 “wardrobe malfunction.”
Thank God, now we as a society can get past the 9/16 of a second that sent nipple -  I mean ripple effects throughout the entire entertainment industry. Out of […]

By brian -- 2 comments

July 21st, 2008

Texas Gov Addresses Almost Empty Room

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Let’s face it, it’s hard enough to get people to listen to political speeches. For a guaranteed way to get no one to listen, hold it during the largest video game event of the year.
Texas Governor Rick Perry delivered the keynote address Thursday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the event at which game […]

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July 18th, 2008

Maybe Gramm Had Mental Recession

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John McCain advisor Phil Gramm has stepped down as co-chair of McCain’s campaign after Gramm’s controversial claim that the only recession in this country is mental.
Because obviously Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae aren’t on the verge of bankruptcy, gas isn’t $4 a gallon […]

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July 16th, 2008

Barack Obama Is Not Muslim

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Repeat it after me, religious hatemongers that keep sending out these misinformation e-mails. He’s a Democrat, there are plenty of other reasons to kick that party.
Let’s play along with the conspiracy theories out there and say this is all part of some […]

By brian -- 1 comment

July 14th, 2008

Nader Lining Up For Another Butt Kicking

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Simply Dumb’s favorite political lemming Ralph Nader is preparing for his regular every four years cliff dive again. Nader has filed the necessary signatures to qualify for the Rhode Island presidential ballot as an independent. I know what you’re thinking, what is that […]

By brian -- 2 comments

July 12th, 2008

Simply Dumb Obit: Jesse Jackson’s Career

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And now a moment of silence for the storied political journey of Jesse Jackson, which passed away in a Fox News interview when the civil rights activist made threats against Barack Obama’s genitalia.
Jackson’s career had suffered from a lengthy illness ever since he fathered […]

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July 10th, 2008

Atlanta removes ’sexist’ signs

We’ve all seen “men at work” signs, haven’t we? Does it bother you that it says “men” instead of “women” or instead of just “workers ahead”?
Well it does bother Cynthia Good, editor of PINK Magazine. So much so that she demanded that Atlanta take down all of the “men at work” and “men working ahead” […]

By Becky -- 2 comments