Michele Bachmann for President? Don't Get Fooled Again
While it was refreshing to see a majority of Americans finally wake up to the fact that Sarah Palin is unelectable for President, the vacuum didn't last very long. No sooner did Palin (at last) fall...
View ArticleDear Media: Stop Feeding President Trump's Ego
The two prevailing theories about Donald Trump's presidential bid are a) he's serious, or b) it's a publicity stunt to drive up the ratings of his reality show. Whichever theory is correct, or even...
View ArticleSarah Palin Rips Katie Couric For Acting Like Sarah Palin
It's generally known that right-wing pundits are overgrown children who operate by a few very simple rules of engagement: 1) In exchange for a nice paycheck, say a lot of wild, inaccurate, stupid...
View ArticleNo Sympathy for the Wicked: Glenn Beck Had It Coming
Glenn Beck said on his radio show Tuesday that while attending a Alfred Hitchcock movie the previous night in New York City's Bryant Park, he and his family were repeatedly subjected to verbal abuse...
View ArticleSelfishness, not religion, is keeping contraception debate alive
As a non-religious believer, my views on contraception are nonetheless similar to the majority of Americans, including Catholics. I believe contraception prevents unwanted pregnancies, and thus...
View ArticleWhat Kirk Cameron doesn't get about his anti-gay marriage remarks
Kirk Cameron is just flabbergasted. He just doesn't understand how anyone can see him as hateful. After apparently thinking a statement like "gay people will destroy civilization," can be taken the...
View ArticleWhy Can't Conservatives Just Say Rush Limbaugh Was Wrong?
As is well known by now, conservative commentators would sooner gnaw their own arms off than admit they are ever wrong about anything, even when they're cornered by the bald facts. Always the victims,...
View ArticleAfter four years of moderation, conservatives still insist Obama is a radical
In the wake of Andrew Breitbart's untimely passing, Breitbart.com Editor-In-Chief Joel Pollak recently took up Breitbart's mantle and released what would have been his latest "bombshell" video,...
View ArticleRick Santorum's Bizarre Retro-Culture War Campaign
Rick Santorum first came to my attention in the early 2000s when he blamed the Catholic Church pedophile scandal on liberalism. According to Rick, secular liberalism -- and all the sexual...
View ArticleThe GOP's stupid response to Trayvon Martin
"It doesn't matter what he looks like."That's the broken-record response of several prominent conservatives to President Obama's statement about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teen-ager who was...
View ArticleThe "God-given Rights" Fallacy: Where Rights Really Come From
You may have noticed that conservatives are always defining what rights you're supposed to have. They scorn the idea that you have a right to health care, a right to a comfortable retirement after a...
View ArticleWith Cathy Samford case, conservatives continue to uphold "right to idiocy"
A right-wing acquaintance of mine once defined conservatism thus: "The right to be as big an idiot as you want as long as you're not...
View ArticleThe Real "Real" Record on Gun Control
By Aaron Epple With gun control being hotly debated perhaps more so now than at any time since Columbine, several...
View Article"Facebook envy" is the dumbest thing I've ever heard
By Aaron Epple A recent survey of German university students revealed that many Facebook users are feeling isolated and depressed these days. Viewing the enthusiastic posts...
View ArticleTed Nugent's response to SOTU is surprisingly thoughtful but still dead wrong
By Aaron Epple When a Republican Congressman invited Ted Nugent to sit in the visitor's gallery at President Obama's State of the Union address last night, there were a lot of "WTF"...
View ArticleO'Reilly's Comments about NBC Drone Coverage Weren't Wrong, Just "Hypocritical"
By Aaron EppleYou've undoubtedly heard by now that Bill O'Reilly took some heat for incorrectly stating that NBC has "never mentioned" President Obama's drone program because NBC was "in bed...
View ArticleBob Beckel rape gaffe is appalling but misses the point
By Aaron Epple I've long suspected that Fox News hired Bob Beckel as a panelist solely to make liberals look bad. Imagine if MSNBC hired the Westboro Baptist Church to be the token...
View ArticleFor God's Sake (no pun intended), Lay Off Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow can't seem to catch a break. The (unintentionally) controversial quarterback canceled a recent appearance at Dallas's First Baptist Church after its...
View ArticleWhen Your Fellow Atheists Don't Speak For You
By Aaron EppleIf you're a tolerant, mind-your-own-business unbeliever like me, then you've probably often found your self-appointed public spokesmen to be insufferable.Last week, David Silverman,...
View ArticleThe "Autopsy Report:" Republicans Don't Understand Their Own Findings
By Aaron Epple When Republicans blamed everybody -- not least the stupidity of the American voter -- but themselves for their 2012 election losses, I was disheartened but not especially...
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