Tag Archives: Tea Party

That’s What He Said

This is not about women. -U.S. Congressman Joe Walsh during the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on birth control

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Scary Scenarios: The March to Keep Fear Alive

By Geo Ong This Saturday I will be in Washington, D. C., attending Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity. I’ll be donning my most reasonable outfit, holding up my reasonably-sized rally sign with my reasonably witty statement and hope to … Continue reading

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Going Medieval – America Reverting to Feudalism?

By Margaret Hedderman Sir Francis Bacon famously penned the maxim scientia potentia est, or knowledge is power. What then is ignorance? (Clue: the correct answer is not bliss.) While knowledge and enlightenment are the epithet of freedom, ignorance is the … Continue reading

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Refudiate, Misunderestimate, and Wee-wee’d Up: Palin and Bush Take on Shakespeare

By Sarah Jost Shakespeare famously coined many words that now enjoy every day use in the English language. Shakespeare was also a literary genius who wrote 37 exquisite, thought-provoking plays and 154 sonnets. Last week, Sarah Palin coined a word. Refudiate. … Continue reading

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The Tea Party v. the NAACP: Mark Williams’s ‘Satirical’ Letter in Favor of Slavery

By Sarah Jost The past week has seen a heated racial debate arise between members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Tea Party. It began last Tuesday when the NAACP voted to officially … Continue reading

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The Amazon Sales Tax Saga, or: Why I Don’t Support Amazon, Part Two

By Geo Ong A few months ago, I wrote an article about why I don’t support Amazon. I realise the David v. Goliath fight I joined between independent booksellers and Amazon, and I realise how difficult it will be to … Continue reading

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Beer Party Chips Tea Party’s Cup

Dear Tea-baggers, We are the Beer Party. And we find your fiscally and intellectually conservative movement not only infuriating, but it also makes us want to run outside and vomit in the street. And it’s totally not those six pints. … Continue reading

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