Posts tagged politics

ephemera: Alright tumblr. let me fully comprehend what happened today.

jwisser:

principialuis:

To be fair, I’m not sure a liberal progressive wet dream would have included a gigantic fatal gas explosion in San Francisco.

The Schwarzenegger thing was admittedly very funny, though. And the DADT, stem cell, and Prop 8 decisions are just plain awesome, although I think…

All I thought about that was: “Way to go.”

I will not pretend to understand the horror that 9/11 was for the American people, but I get why this representative is totally loosing his shit, about how partisanship — once again — foiled an attempt to make the life of people who deserve it a bit better.

I hate when this happens in Germany, too, but this case is especially appalling.

on thedailywhat:

Excoriation of the Day: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) lashes out at Republicans (namely Rep. Peter King) responsible for unscrupulously voting down a bill that would have secured $7.4 billion dollars for the medical expenses of 9/11 emergency responders who became ill in the line of duty.

[h/t: pk.]

Spot-on!
grindlebone:

Everything you need to know about Fox News is captured in this  screenshot: the American flags, the fear-mongering image in the  upper-right corner, the blond anchor with a facial expression that  somehow combines sneering with absolute terror.

Spot-on!

grindlebone:

Everything you need to know about Fox News is captured in this screenshot: the American flags, the fear-mongering image in the upper-right corner, the blond anchor with a facial expression that somehow combines sneering with absolute terror.