By Hanlon, on May 13th, 2012 at 12:20 PM
I seriously can’t handle this any more.
I don’t know which is worse, the hypocrisy of people who claim to be for liberty and small government wanting the government to invade peoples’ personal lives and take away their liberties, or the audacity of them for believing that they should be allowed to make decisions affecting the lives of others that will have no effect on their own.
It’s 2012, and we’re still arguing as to whether or not two adults are allowed to get married. The Bible? If we’re going by that, we should probably change our rape laws given that, according to the Bible, if a guy rapes a virgin and gets caught, he has to give the father 50 pieces of silver and then marry the girl he raped.
This isn’t a discussion about gun laws, tax structure, environmental regulations, or foreign policy. It’s not an issue that legitimately has two sides to it. This is a group of people looking at another and saying “no, you are not as good as the rest of us, you do not get our rights.” It’s using religion as immunity from scrutiny, since if these yahoos weren’t holding up their books they’d long ago have been cast into the fire.
It’s one of those rare issues that truly hurts my skull. Even typing this, I’m getting a headache. I’m gonna get a drink.
By Hanlon, on May 13th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
I hope you did something nice for mom today. She worked so hard for you, it’s not like it’d KILL you to show her a nice time for once.
By Hanlon, on May 9th, 2012 at 11:12 PM
An intrepid Redditor put this together. Click for the full size.
And a followup:
By Hanlon, on May 9th, 2012 at 06:10 PM
This is an especially interesting move, considering that North Carolina voted to ban it and that’s a state he kinda needs come November. One would almost think he’s, gasp, taking a stand on principle.
It also led to the greatest FOX Nation headline ever, before they changed it:
By Hanlon, on May 8th, 2012 at 06:59 PM
Honestly, not much. There’s a lot to remember when it comes to Ron Paul’s sudden spurt in the numbers:
- The delegate split right now is so far it’s comical. Like, Romney is creeping up on four digits and Paul is creeping up on three.
- There’s a reason he only started making a dent after everyone else dropped out: he’s riding the “anyone but Romney” wave now.
- Paul’s wins are in states like Maine, Nevada, and Iowa, all of which went for Obama in 2008, one for Kerry in 2004 (and the other two were within 1%), two of ‘em for Gore in 2000. We’re not talking red states. His support simply is not the Republican base.
- The media doesn’t take Paul seriously, which is a big problem. Remember how they stole the Tea Party from him.
- Seriously, Paul would have to hit the equivalent of throwing a bowling ball down the lane so hard each pin flies into the adjacent lanes and knocks down those pins.
I think it’s evident that Paul’s focus is less on actually winning the nomination and more about keeping the “rEVOLution” (ugh) going, and keeping the fight right up to the RNC floor is just another piece of that for him.
More power to the guy, and naturally I like ‘im better than the other GOP fellas, but uh… he’s not gonna beat Mittens.
By Hanlon, on May 8th, 2012 at 05:00 PM
Kind of a neat little rundown here.
What sticks out the most for me is that the names that crop up most are Rubio, Ryan, Pawlenty and the like. Paul Ryan might be well known in the blogosphere for his lunatic budget proposals, but one thing that we’re not seeing is any kind of a reach to pull a Palin again. No out of nowhere names whose prime qualification is a pretty face with a side order of “aw shucks”. Instead we have actual established legislators with heads on their shoulders.
Again, this is looking to be an interesting race, in a sense. Rolling Stone has a fantastic piece declaring this to be the most boring election ever, but that’s honestly what I like about it. We’re not distracted by cowboy presidents and yapping about gay marriage, terrorism screeching and dual wars, airheaded Barbie dolls and “where’s the birth certificate??” What it looks like we might have is… gasp… a race of politics. Four boring dudes up on podiums talking about policy.
For once, the presidential race could be something that isn’t theater.
By Hanlon, on May 7th, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Been swamped at work, so have this: James O’Keefe, the guy who took down ACORN by lying and editing footage, bailed on a New Hampshire appearance because if he goes into the state he’ll be subpoenaed. The winner?
The visit was promptly canceled, and O’Keefe gave his talk via Skype, from the safety of his parents’ house.
Oh it feels good. So good.
By Hanlon, on May 3rd, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Okay, so, at the RNC this year, water guns are banned and concealed handguns are allowed. Bad enough, but what’s really awful is the justification.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said this week that banning handguns from downtown Tampa during the convention, as the city’s Mayor Bob Buckhorn requested, “would surely violate the Second Amendment.”
No. No no no. No. Shut up. No. Dammit.
The 2nd amendment is likely the most contentious in the lot thanks to its incredibly vague wording, because this interpretation is rooted in the clear belief that not only can’t the government bar you from owning handguns, but can’t stop you from having them on you wherever you want.
This is absolute bullshit. Go to any government building and try to walk in with a weapon. Most places like county courthouses won’t even let you walk in with a pocket knife or a box cutter, let along a goddamn Smith & Wesson. That’s a federal law, mind. The reason you can’t take guns on an airplane isn’t because of Jet Blue or Delta telling you that you can’t, it’s more legislation. You can’t carry weapons in all kinds of places as per federal law. And not allowing handguns at a convention isn’t a violation of your right to bear arms either; you can keep your gun, just don’t go to the damn convention.
What we’re seeing is pure pandering of the most craven variety. It’s nothing but the GOP putting effing LIVES at risk so they can keep on courtin’ the Ted Nugent NRA wackadoodle vote. I would hope that most reasonable gun owners would realize that it’s a good idea to keep a big-ass political convention firearm-free.
By Hanlon, on May 2nd, 2012 at 06:10 PM
This one just… I don’t… how can… bluh?
At a campaign stop today in Portsmouth, NH, Mitt Romney portrayed President Obama as a foe — and himself a champion — of the poor, noting the “greater and greater gap between those that have the most and those that have the least” and accusing President Obama of being “focused on taking away from those that have the least.”
“I want to help everybody, particularly those that are being left behind,” said Romney, who memorably told CNN he’s “not concerned about the very poor” in February. “I want to help the poor. I want to help the middle class get the kinds of jobs that raise their income. Let’s focus on helping the people who need the help the most.”
I’m kinda curious which policies Mitt is referring to of his that are so kind to the poor, and which of Obama’s coddle the wealthy. And doesn’t this kinda go against the normal talking point that Democrats are all about punishing success in order to pour money into low-productivity wallets?
I think we all misunderstood the etch-a-sketch comment. Everyone interpreted it like someone drawing a fine picture on one, and then shaking it to draw a new one. Maybe it’s more like how real people use the things: you try a couple lines, it looks fucking terrible, so you shake it up and try again, repeat.
By Hanlon, on May 2nd, 2012 at 06:05 PM
Undoubtedly, one of Obama’s strongest feathers in his cap is that Bin Laden was killed under his term, and by his order. For the most part, everyone’s been on board with this, even Dick Gaw-damn Cheney patted Obama on the back for it.
But now we’ve got “Veterans for a Strong America” running loads of ads tearing into Obama for “taking credit” for the action. I could list off the thousand reasons why this is mindblowingly asinine, and question whether they expect any president would have refrained from taking credit for the action they ordered as Commander in Chief killing the world’s most notorious terrorist (I’m pretty sure Bush would have put it on a t-shirt), but for now I’ll just say this: we’ve only just started, folks, more is coming.
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