Tag: politics

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Mistakes” about which day to vote

Recently, there's been a rash of the wrong information being put on voter documents that tell people when to vote.   The date "mistakenly" put on would *always* make people too late to vote.  http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/18/us/arizona-spanish-election-ballot/index.html http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/10/democrats_blast_ottawa_county.html Why is there never a time where the wrong date is days ahead of the actually voting day?  If these … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Mistakes” about which day to vote →

What the Boss Likes – Obama’s comments on Ayn Rand, Rolling Stone interview

To preface this: I really despise Ayn Rand.  My first roommate in college, Oy.  I swear she only read Ayn Rand and listened to Jethro Tull and Yes.   She gave me Atlas Shrugged to read.  I shrugged back. Wheee, teen-age level selfishness, how "impressive".  My husband had a copy of The Fountainhead, so I tried reading that … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Obama’s comments on Ayn Rand, Rolling Stone interview →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Think of the children!” only when convenient

The supporters of "family values" strike again!  The latest hypocrisy here in Pennsylvania is perpetrated by Representatives of *both* parties, sadly enough.  Rep. RoseMarie Swanger(R), Rep. Thomas Caltagirone (D), Rep. Mark Gillen(R), Rep. Keith Gillespie(R), Rep. Adam Harris(R), Rep.Mike Tobash(R), have all decided that women won't get more help from welfare for an additional baby over a certain number *unless* she can prove … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – “Think of the children!” only when convenient →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – It’s about the social issues and it’s about theocracy

This time it’s about social issues.    Many people say that the election is about the economy.   In my opinion it isn’t.  Not this time.  This time it’s about the social issues and about losing not only 50+ years of progress but a thousand years if radical conservatives get into power.  The radical conservatives, the theocrats … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – It’s about the social issues and it’s about theocracy →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – PA Rep. Babette Josephs and the Pledge of Allegiance

Not sure how I missed this story.  State Representative Babette Josephs (D-Philadelphia) was asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance in the state house.  She refused, saying ""Based on my First Amendment rights and based on the fact that I really think it's a prayer, I don't pray in public." Well, if she's Christian, she has … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – PA Rep. Babette Josephs and the Pledge of Allegiance →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – TANSTAAFL, FDR and poltics today

Sometimes it's rather disturbing to see just how accurate George Santayana was when he said "Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – TANSTAAFL, FDR and poltics today →

Not Polite Dinner Conversation – “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” and the usual hypocrisy

The theocrats want to take over the government but horrors if the government interferes with them and says “to retain your tax-exempt status, you cannot try to force your adherents to support any particular candidate or party”. Now, more vocally than before, it seems like religious groups in the US want to have their cake … Continue reading Not Polite Dinner Conversation – “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” and the usual hypocrisy →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – HR 535 lawsuit, dismissed but resolution rebuked

Way back when in February, Rep. Saccone succeeded in getting HR 535 passed unanimously by hiding it among other “noncontroversial” resolutions.  However, when people actually read it, something that seems rather beyond many Pennsylvanian legislators, they discovered it wasn’t so “noncontroversial” at all.  Among Mr. Saccone’s claims that are outright lies:    “WHEREAS, The Bible, the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – HR 535 lawsuit, dismissed but resolution rebuked →

What the Boss Likes – WTFU 2012, Samuel L. Jackson

Not even remotely safe for work.   Samuel L. Jackson in Wake the Fuck Up 2012 http://wtfu2012.com/  Work safe version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-caGkwSRjPU&feature=player_embedded  Obama is not perfect, far from it.   But he's succeeded in much of what he said he would do.  That's better than Romney, who has only succeeded in showing an inability to honestly present … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – WTFU 2012, Samuel L. Jackson →