Small-town Christianists

These people are a parody of themselves. The best reason not to vote for McCain–we can’t let the uneducated, bigoted religious right decide our government and policy forever. A win for the Republicans means anyone who wants to win office will just have to pander to these assholes from now on. This one’s a gem. [...]

McCain confuses Zapatero with Zapata

Oh, those Spanish names – so confusing, they sound so much alike… 1. John McCain says in an interview with a Spanish-language radio station that, when asked if he would sit down with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero, he will continue to work with Latin American leaders [sic] and that he would stand up [...]

Why Obama’s economic team beats McCain’s hands-down

His three economic advisors: Rubin, Volcker, and Summers. These guys are brilliant. The guy who ended the stagflation problems of the 1970s? Volcker. The guy who engineered the budget surplus of the Clinton Era that spurred the stock market and economy? Rubin. (Followed by Summers) Now McCain’s camp? Economics is a weak area for McCain (pretty [...]

Palin: an older, brunette version of the SC pageant contestant?

Neither of them seems to be making much sense, but the reason both are on stage is because they look good.

I miss Jerri Blank

Anyone who loves satire and is familiar with the ABC afterschool specials of the 1980s will probably like Strangers with Candy, Comedy Central’s first original series starring Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello. It also helps if you have a truly twisted sense of humor. I score 3/3 on all counts so count me [...]

Republican hypocrisy spilleth over (again)

Republican state representative Scott Muschaney (Missouri) is indicted for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. In 2006, Muschany was a co-sponsor of legislation that toughened sex offender laws. Republican senator Larry “Wide Stance” Craig (Idaho) is caught trying to solicit sex from another man in an airline bathroom. Larry Craig is married. A year later, Craig [...]

Who’s stupid enough to fall for those Nigerian bank scams?

I wondered why the hell Nigerian scammers would bother to keep on sending the same damn spammy emails when they were obviously fraudulent. Well, morons exist and are probably propping up the economy of Nigeria to their own detriment. Two examples, courtesy of Judge Judy: Judy’s advice at the end is priceless. Another: Morons.

10 things you probably didn’t know about the Dutch and the Netherlands

I lived in the Netherlands for a couple of years, and had a Dutch boyfriend for almost 4 years, so I know quite a bit about this quirky country and its unusual inhabitants (and I mean that in a good way). I’m going to share some pearls of wisdom about the Dutch and their country [...]

What Americans think of Europeans

I wrote a hugely popular post on what Europeans think of each other, and we all know what Europeans think of Americans (that we’re fat and stupid – well, it’s a bit more complicated than that; I’ll delve into that in another post). In this post, I’ll write my experiences with my fellow Americans think [...]

My new crack: Good Seasons Italian dressing powder

This is going to be a frilly post. But I’m 100% serious. A couple of days ago, the bf and I were starving and all we had were a few backs of bagged salad from TJs. All the salad dressing we had in the fridge expired about 3 months ago. Thankfully, my bf never throws [...]