February 2012
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Anonymous asked: Do you have kids?
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jsenum replied to your photo: Matt Bors kills me… I can’t help but think of the…
A JW would never be a soldier, just as an FYI. My dad spent 3.5 years in prison for refusing to serve in the Korean War.
I know. Matt Stone & Trey Parker are not perfect. Almost. But not totally.
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waronidiocy replied to your link: Wyoming House rejects doomsday bill
I approve more military spending if we get a helicarrier.
RIGHT?! That would be bitchin’
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“If we got an aircraft carrier, we’ll need a bigger lake.”
– Governor Matt Mead, when asked about the Wyoming doomsday bill.
Thank you, Governor Mead, for stating the obvious while laughing about the absurd.
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Wyoming House rejects doomsday bill →
Awww, and I was looking forward to invading other landlocked states. Here’s the concept art for our carrier:
Or so I’ve heard…
Background on the bill
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NBC projects Mitt Romney to win Michigan primary
Awww… I was hoping the one sweater vest would rule them all.
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Mitt Romney Projected to Win Arizona
In news shocking no one…
Now, let’s hope Santorum Rickrolled Michigan.
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Oh God...
Bill O and Monica Crowley just finished hollering about reverse racism because Barack Obama is encouraging African-American supporters to talk to people at their churches, and if Rick Santorum was to encourage white people to vote and talk to church members, then he’d supposedly be called a bigoted racist for encouraging white people to vote.
Alan Colmes just about shit a brick but pointed...
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Democrat crossover votes could cost Romney in... →
This makes me giggle. Part of it is Rick Santorum’s doing, too. His campaign sent out a robocall to Democrats encouraging them to vote for Santorum because of Mitt Romney’s desire to see Detroit’s auto industry go bankrupt.
This is nothing new for Michigan, as ABC News points out:
Michigan has a long history of crossover voting and other electoral shenanigans because of...
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University of Virginia Football Player Goes On... →
Joseph Williams moved more than 30 times as a child, living in homeless shelters, church basements, and the homes of family friends. Now Williams, a junior safety on the University of Virginia football team, is taking up a cause supporting university workers who are barely making enough to get by.
Williams is one of 18 Virginia students participating in a hunger strike — now more than a week...
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Meet Eve, the eight-year-old agony aunt →
Eve Hobsbawm is a London-based life counsellor. Make contact through her website – EveProblemSolver.com – and for a small fee she will send you helpful advice.
Two weeks ago, I got in touch: I had lost my keys, and was panicking about what to cook my friends. But I also couldn’t work out how Eve manages to run a business while attending school – since she is just eight years old.
It all...
February 27, 2012: The Day the Wyoming legislature... →
motherjones:
For now.
We’re awesome.
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Anonymous asked: Sorry if this is a dumb question but Re: Santorum using teleprompters... How does that photo at CPAC prove he uses a teleprompter? What are the arrows pointing at?
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Santorum: Romney uses teleprompters, I don't →
From Pensito Review:
That was February 10th! Less than 3 weeks ago!
Achievement unlocked: Le pandering spectacular. My suggestion for Republican campaign materials:
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My submission to Wyoming Monologues
Wyoming Monologues was a blast. Everyone’s monologue was amazing and performed wonderfully.
As promised, here’s the text of mine:
Going Hungry Meg Lanker-Simons
My stomach growls, but it does not distract. I’m used to it. Sometimes, I’m hungry because I don’t have enough money to buy lunch on campus. Occasionally, my hunger is intentional.
I fear eating in front...
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Romney: I have friends who own NASCAR teams →
He’s trying hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, isn’t he?
Mitt Romney went to the Daytona 500 NASCAR race Sunday for what should have been a chance to show he’s one of the guys. Instead, in casual conversation with an Associated Press reporter at the Florida track, he reminded people once again that he is not exactly a regular Joe.
Asked by the AP reporter if he...
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Going on for Wyoming Monologues in about 20...
Wish me luck! I’m stoked :)
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The Vagina Monologues + the premiere of The...
cognitivedissonance:
The Vagina Monologues are returning to the University of Wyoming on Feb. 24th and 25th at 7 PM at the Education Auditorium. This is marvelous, but there’s something even more fantastic: It will also feature the premiere of The Wyoming Monologues on February 25th at 9 PM.
I’m sharing this for two reasons: It’s awesome, and I HAVE A FEATURED MONOLOGUE! It was one of ten...
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Wyoming House advances doomsday bill →
So this happened today:
House Bill 85 passed on first reading by a voice vote. It would create a task force to research and prepare Wyoming for potential catastrophes, from disruptions in food and energy supplies to a complete meltdown of the federal government.
It would look at the feasibility of Wyoming issuing its own alternative currency, if needed. And House members approved an amendment...
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Anonymous asked: Are you going to storify your debate tweets? It makes me lol.
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“When you have 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, and among certain...”
– Mitt Romney, at Wednesday’s CNN debate in Arizona.
Hey, you know what prevents unwanted pregnancy? This.
Love the insinuation that poverty IS child abuse. And the racism. That throwaway remark is quite possibly one of the worst things to come out of last night’s debate.
I could say...
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Santorum Cites Racist Author To Defend His Views... →
In not-shocking news:
Santourm’s decision to rely on Charles Murray is no less distressing. Murray co-authored The Bell Curve, which argues that black people score lower on IQ tests because they are genetically inferior to whites. To reach this conclusion, Murray relied on studies backed by the Pioneer Fund, whose original mission was to pursue “race betterment” for people...
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squashed replied to your post: CNN GOP Debate tonight!
I’m torn. Do they want to emphasize the whole “Catholic” thing? Can I bet a congratulatory shout-out that we don’t see ashes on both of them?
Congrats for making your entirely correct prediction!
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Anonymous asked: LOVE YOUR BLOG. Can you direct me to your arguments where you destroy Ron Paul? One of my boyfriend's paulbot friends is convincing him to vote for him. Help please!
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“He is rigid and a homophobic. He said, ‘I want a constitutional amendment...”
– Former US Senator Al Simpson, (R-Wyo.) on Rick Santorum. In 2011, Simpson emailed me this statement on HB 74, a bill to ban recognition of same-sex marriage in Wyoming:
“I can’t imagine anything more inhuman, insensitive and unfair. Wyoming people believe in getting the government out...
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CNN GOP Debate tonight!
Oh yes. It’s the maybe-last GOP debate, and the final debate before Super Tuesday. And I’m live tweeting it. The fuckery starts at 8 PM EST, 6 PM MST. Want to watch it online? Here’s the livestream link.
I will bet money Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich wear ashes tonight. Maybe $10k? Any takers?
Follow me on Twitter: @meglanker
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War on uteri, criminal defense, and...
Rick Santorum thinks Woodstock and the Democratic Party are pretty much the same thing, thereby proving he has no idea what either entails.
Seriously:
“Woodstock is the great American orgy. This is who the Democratic Party has become. They have become the party of Woodstock. The prey upon our most basic primal lusts, and that’s sex. And the whole abortion culture, it’s not...
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Programming note
Posting may be light because I’m rehearsing for “Wyoming Monologues”. It’s this Saturday at 9 PM at the Education Auditorium on the University of Wyoming campus.
I’ll post an excerpt of my monologue later. To all the anons/trolls I’ve, um, loved before… thanks for the partial inspiration for “Going Hungry”.
kileyrae asked: Wow, I just noticed that. That sucks because you and some of the other editors that have been removed were doing a great job and don't deserve to be ousted because of this. It's good to see you're not letting it get you down though and I look forward to reading your awesome posts and insight in the future :)
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The Fall of Ryking
steviemcfly:
This morning, I received a note from the tumblr staff alerting me to the fact that the petition had worked and ryking had been removed from his position. Thank you all for signing the petition.
First, he laughed at us. Then, he fought us. Then, he whined about cyberbullying and compared us to genocidal maniacs. And then, we won.
Actually, Tumblr cleaned out all the editors....
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king-owl asked: You are very quickly becoming one of my favourite political commentators.
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the-cold-revolution replied to your post: zeitvox replied to your link: Oklahoma Senate…
That is crazy. Why didn’t you put that in your other post about the bill? Oh yea it would have made your side of the force look bad.
Really?
Because IT WAS SATIRICAL! Fucking hell, dude. You’re going to put Captain Obvious in the unemployment line in no time.
By the way, it’s adorable...
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“One of the things I will talk about that no president has talked about before is...”
– Rick Santorum, giving an odd interview back in October to CaffeinatedThoughts.com
Ahem. An open letter to Rick Santorum:
Dear Rick,
I can call you Rick, right? You seem to want to get to know me on an awfully personal level. Well, I have something to say about that: Please get the hell out of my...
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zeitvox replied to your link: Oklahoma Senate passes Personhood Act, saying life begins at conception
It would be fun to propose a bill: The Spunk Act … codifying the fact that life begins at ejaculation. Every sperm is sacred! One up the fundamentalists, and out them as pussies for not criminalizing masturbation. Parody is the propadeutic
Sen. Constance Johnson beat you to it: Oklahoma Democrat...
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Oklahoma Senate passes Personhood Act, saying life... →
Fuckery of the highest accord:
The first bill of the session passed by the Oklahoma Senate was an anti-abortion statement that life begins at the moment of conception, approved by senators Wednesday after two hours of debate.
The practical effect of the bill is open to question. Its author, Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, said it’s merely a statement that Oklahoma is “pro-life.” He...
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GOP Contraception: The Sarah Palin Method
You can still screw multiple people, but you have to wink and quit halfway through. See also: Catholic Roulette.
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Sitting in class, wearing prescription sunglasses,...
Yep. I’m super cool.
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“If our national security is on the line, the defense of your children, your...”
– Bryan Fischer of professional hate group American Family Association explaining why women aren’t suited for combat.
We’re delicate flowers, y’all! Too fragile!
Yes. You know why? Because Fischer is a patriarchal asshat who believes women violate evolutionary principles when...