Category Archives: government fuckery

I Stand with Planned Parenthood.

Posted on 25 February, 2011 by

This post is part of Fair and Feminist’s I Stand with Planned Parenthood Blog Carnival. This post also has a bit of TMI. Just sayin’. Last week, when the US House of Representatives voted to withhold federal funds from Planned … Continue reading →

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Asshole of the Day

Posted on 18 February, 2011 by

Indiana Congressman Mike Pence, the man behind the House amendment to defund Planned Parenthood. The amendment passed 239-184. I don’t have a transcript and I don’t have the stomach to type one out, but the gist is “Fuck women, poor people, … Continue reading →

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Assholes of the Day

Posted on 17 November, 2010 by

Dear Senators Cornyn and Hutchinson (and all other Senate Republicans), I just wanted to thank you for voting against the Paycheck Fairness Act. Nothing says “fuck you” like voting down a bill meant to help prevent pay discrimination. Signed, Me.

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Hello, Henry Cuellar. I didn’t forget you.

Posted on 27 October, 2010 by

Remember how you voted for the Stupak amendment last November? Remember how I called your office and told your aide I’d never vote for you after you pulled that move? Like, never ever ever? And how I said I’d do everything … Continue reading →

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What Part of Legal Immigration Don’t You Understand?

Posted on 12 August, 2010 by

Reason Magazine via @ColorLines Twitter feed Click on the image to see the full thing:

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Arpaio makes good on promise to arrest SB 1070 protesters

Posted on 1 August, 2010 by

Earlier this week, renowned human rights violator/Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio declared, “I hear a rumor [protesters] want to block my jails. So, if they want to block the jails, they can have a little trip in the jail…we’re not going to put … Continue reading →

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Polanski is a free man.

Posted on 12 July, 2010 by

Ugh. I’ve been away from the computer all day, but while I was having brunch, I happened to overhear a little snippet on the news about Roman Polanski being set free. But I didn’t catch the whole story, so I … Continue reading →

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Obama Militarizes Border

Posted on 25 May, 2010 by

Obama is sending 1,200 troops to the US-Mexico border in order to stop border violence, drug trafficking, weapons smuggling, yada yada yada.  Oh, and I guess illegalz too, since it’s all the same shit. White House statement via MSNBC: Additional … Continue reading →

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Weekend Link Love

Posted on 23 May, 2010 by

Haven’t done one of these in a long while… Race in America: What a 13-Year-Old Can Teach AZ Lawmakers About History Last year, my nephew lamented to his grandmother that we (the descendants of enslaved Africans) were “from nowhere.” “It … Continue reading →

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Gov. Brewer: undocumented immigrants bring “implications of crime and terrorism” to AZ

Posted on 2 May, 2010 by

via LiveWire In case she wasn’t clear enough when she linked undocumented immigrants to murderous drug cartels, Gov. Brewer is now calling immigration in Arizona a form of “terrorist attacks.”

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