Author Archives: ABL

So That Happened: Another GOP Debate Chirpstory

Posted on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

I can’t take it anymore.

It was an all-out war on the Browns™, the Uterati™, reality, and my soul:

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Bush-Appointed Judge Finds DOMA Unconstitutional! Huzzah!

Posted on February 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

Again with the arc of justice.

 This afternoon, Bush appointee Judge Jeffrey White (Northern District of California) struck down DOMA as unconstitutional under the equal protection clause. (You can read the opinion here.  Read it.  It’s not every day that a court order cites a case from 1896!)

Noting that neither the Ninth Circuit nor the Supreme Court has determined what level of scrutiny should apply, the court determined that heightened scrutiny1 should apply to classifications based on sexual orientation, citing the following four factors: Continue reading →

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Posted in Legal Shenanigans, LGBTQ Shenanigans

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Georgia Democratic Rep. Yasmin Neal Seeks State Ban on Vasectomies

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 16 Comments

Tit for tat

 As the War on Women marches inexorably onward, Democrats are starting to fight back —  cheekily.

In Virginia, state Senator Janet Howell attached a “rectal probe” amendment to the Virginia State-Sanctioned Rape bill.  The amendment would have required men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.  (It failed to pass.)

In Oklahoma, Constance Johnson attached an “every sperm is sacred” amendment to the GOP’s Personhood bill.  The amendment would have construed any action in which a man ejaculates or otherwise deposits semen anywhere but in a woman’s vagina as an action against an unborn child. (Democrats voted to table the amendment in order to demonstrate that it was introduced in jest.)

And now Georgia Democrats are stepping up.   Continue reading →

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Posted in Balloon Juice Cross-Posts, Body/Health Shenanigans, Kick Ass, War on Women

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President Obama Sings Sweet Home Chicago with B.B. King (w/ video)

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 15 Comments

I’m going to need him to guest star on American Idol or something. These little snippets of PBO singing is just not enough for me!  MOAR SINGING is what the people want.

You’re welcome.

[via The Obama Diary]

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Posted in Obama 2012: Yes We Will!, Obamaganda

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SNL Tackles the Birth Control Shenanigans with “Really!?” and Dana Loesch Stupidly Responds

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 8 Comments

In case you missed it.

Outstanding:

Ridiculous: Dana Loesch over at “Big Journalism” had her merry band of idiots fact-check Amy Poehler’s comment that “there are too many people” and attempts to disprove the statement by linking to studies demonstrating that birth and fertility rates have declined (as if Amy Poehler was making some sort of political statement about birth rates.)

Really?! Continue reading →

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Posted in Criminally Stupid, What the Crap!?

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Shorter Franklin Graham: Obama is Probably a Secret Muslim

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 13 Comments

Play that Funky Music

For the next nine months, we are going to be treated to 2008′s greatest hits. Everything from “Yes Man, He’s My Kenyan,” to “Goddamn America, The Jeremiah Wright Song,” to “Black Genocide, Don’t Do It,” to “Secret Muslims, Yes That’s What We Are” to “Mommas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Liberals Who Abort Babies,” to “My Sharia,” to “Half-Black is Too Black, But Not Black Enough,” to “Hawaii Ain’t No State I Ever Heard Of.”

Today on Morning Joe, Franklin Graham, son of television evangeloon Billy Graham, lifted up his voice and sang the Secret Muslim Song.

Apparently, Baby Graham doesn’t believe President Obama is a Christian, but rather some Christian-Muslim hybrid:

Graham, throughout the interview, repeatedly said he didn’t know if President Obama was a Christian.

“I asked him when he was running… how he came to faith in Christ. He said that he was working in the South Side of Chicago in the community and they asked him — the community — asked him what church he went to, and he said ‘I don’t go to church.’ They said, ‘If you’re going to work in the community, you have to join one of our churches.’ And of course, he joined Reverend Jeremiah’s church. So that’s what his answer to my question was.” Continue reading →

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Posted in Election 2012? Oy vey!, Now That's Some Racist Bullsh*t, Please Die in a Fire, What the Crap!?

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Shorter Indiana Rep. Bob Morris (R-Dipshit): Girl Scouts Turn Girls into Whores and Lesbians

Posted on February 21, 2012 | 21 Comments

First they came for the thin mints…

This is preposterous:

INDIANAPOLIS – A Fort Wayne lawmaker’s rant against the Girl Scouts went viral Monday after he called them a “radicalized organization” that supports abortion and promotes “homosexual lifestyles.”

Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort Wayne, sent a letter to Indiana House Republicans on Saturday explaining why he was the only member in the chamber not to sign onto a resolution last week celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts. Continue reading →

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Posted in Balloon Juice Cross-Posts, LGBTQ Shenanigans, War on Women

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Weekly Round-Up (2/12 – 2/19): Tiny Vagina Governments Edition

Posted on February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

Once again, my round-up is a day late (but hopefully not a dollar short.)  I blame Allan Brauer.  He insisted that I not blog yesterday.  (So not true.)

Anyway, here’s a bunch of stuff you may have missed last week. The long and short of it is: The GOP is trying to set up shop in your uterus — still.

I don’t know what makes Republicans think women want a tiny government in their vaginae.  The Uterati is not amused.

And with that impossibly short introduction, here are your top twelve popular posts from last week:

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ESPN Owes Jeremy Lin an Apology [updated]

Posted on February 18, 2012 | 11 Comments

This is outrageous.

(via)

Open thread, if you like.

UPDATE: Looks like I’m late on this story. Here’s ESPN’s apology:

Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.

Um, yeah — you’re going to need to do better than that, ESPN. “Conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures.” What the what? What does that even mean? How about “the use of the term ‘chink’ was racist and offensive,” or “we apologize to Mr. Lin and to the Asian-American community for use of an ignorant and racist term steeped in historical racism against Asian-Americans, racism that is rarely if every discussed” or “Wow. We’re assholes. Can you believe we thought that referencing an Asian-American as “chink” was a good idea?”

And then maybe talk about what proactive steps you are taking to ensure that this doesn’t happen again and that the persons responsible are held accountable. Babbling about “cross-platform editorial whosywhatsits” isn’t going to cut it.

Hell, at least pretend you’re going to make your editorial department take a diversity seminar. Fail.

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Posted in Angry Black Reader Participation, Now That's Some Racist Bullsh*t, Sports Shenanigans

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