Author Archives: JM Ashby

So What?

Posted on 05/12/2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Monte Wolvertone In other news, Mitt Romney has delivered another flip-flop in record-breaking time, reversing his position on gay adoption within 24 hours. This reversal came just in time for his commencement speech at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University … Continue reading →

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House Republicans Are Tired of Your “Data”

Posted on 05/12/2012 at 5:10 pm by JM Ashby

What better way to manufacture excuses for eliminating social programs than to defund the government agency that tracks local poverty, education, and demographics? Republicans in the House inexplicably voted this week to defund the American Community Survey (ACS), the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Idiot Quote of the Day

Posted on 05/12/2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

“I wasn’t sure that his views on marriage could get any gayer.” -Rand Paul on President Obama’s gay marriage endorsement Ha! Get it? That is so gay! Of course Paul said this to thunderous laughter from the Iowa Faith and … Continue reading →

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The Bully

Posted on 05/11/2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, Sheriff Paul Babeu, who was recently accused of threatening his immigrant boyfriend with deportation and revealed to be sending nude photos of himself, has decided not to run for the U.S. House of … Continue reading →

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A Pack of Dogs

Posted on 05/11/2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

After The Washington Post unveiled the story of a young Mitt Romney forcibly cutting the hair of a classmate because of his perceived homosexuality, the Romney campaign reached out to Mitt’s fellow classmates hoping to find someone willing contradict the … Continue reading →

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Contradicting The Jesus

Posted on 05/11/2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

This is Colbert at his best. I would like to read to you what The Jesus said about homosexuality. I’d like to but he never said anything about it. Evidently Jesus was so filled with rage that he was speechless. … Continue reading →

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Divide and Conquer

Posted on 05/11/2012 at 3:05 pm by JM Ashby

Governor Scott Walker has long claimed his signature legislation to end collective bargaining rights was about jobs and closing the state’s budget deficit, a dubious claim at best, however new video released from January of last year reveals that his … Continue reading →

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The Big, Bad National Debt

Posted on 05/10/2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, Mitt Romney was apparently involved in a protracted battle during his time as Governor with a commission appointed to assist LGBT youth at risk of bullying and suicide. Romney ultimately ended the commission. … Continue reading →

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Heinous Charges Against Joe Arpaio

Posted on 05/10/2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

I can think of no other way to describe the charges against Joe Arpaio handed down by the Department of Justice today other than absolutely heinous. ThinkProgress documented the 10 most disturbing charges described the DOJ involing Latinos. They go … Continue reading →

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GOP Votes for Sequester Replacement

Posted on 05/10/2012 at 5:30 pm by JM Ashby

The House of Boehner has officially voted to pass the bill that would overt the automatically-triggered cuts to the Pentagon agreed to under the Budget Control Act (the debt-ceiling deal) by cutting social programs instead. The House of Representatives voted … Continue reading →

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A 50-year-old Hate-Crime?

Posted on 05/10/2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Washington Post dropped a bomb today revealing a very ugly story from Mitt Romney’s childhood corroborated by five independent witnesses, including former close friends of Romney who participated in what I would call an assault. John Lauber, a soft-spoken … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on 05/10/2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to Tea Party nominee Richard Mourdock, who recently ousted the incumbent Dick Lugar in the Indiana Republican primary, our current tax-code is just like slavery! MOURDOCK: What he meant by that was that slavery was either going to be … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Endorsement

Posted on 05/09/2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jon Darkow In other news, the U.S. Postal Service is dropping its plan to close thousands of rural post offices and will instead shorten operating hours to keep them open. Share

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Fail of the Day

Posted on 05/09/2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

I believe a little comic relief is in order following some of today’s events. Thankfully, we have Jonah Goldberg of the National Review to provide that for us. Conservative author Jonah Goldberg has an impressive resume. He is the founding … Continue reading →

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Wait, What?

Posted on 05/09/2012 at 5:40 pm by JM Ashby

The circular logic is mind-bending. Via ThinkProgress, the Log Cabin Republicans have responded to President Obama’s statement on same-sex marriage by condemning it, calling it offensive and callous. COOPER: That the president has chosen today, when LGBT Americans are mourning … Continue reading →

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