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Category Archives: POLITICS

laugh: protect insurance companies psa

22-Sep-09

Reason number 56,450,456,403,870,557,423,208,911 that I love the internet: fake PSAs. Gotta love Will Ferrell and his awesome spoofs. Like who could forget this classic? And he’s not the only big name who does lefty internet spoof ads. The Coen Brothers made this one about “clean coal” technology.

Russ Merva Emerges to Confirm His Ignorance

21-Apr-09

Shortly after the November 2008 elections, I wrote this post about Prop 8, and singled out a man named Russ Merva, who was pictured holding a sign in support of the successful (in that it passed) measure. Well, Ol’ Russ Merva Googled himself and found my post. He left a comment which is really worth [...]

Statesmen Gone Wild: Free Speech Plundered Over Porno Pirates

03-Apr-09

This post relates to pornography, but does not link to or show any actual pornography, so it is safe for a hidebound killjoy like MD State Senator Andy Harris (R-Baltimore and Harford) to read it. Yesterday, Harris painted a cross on his chest and crusaded against the evil heathens at the University of Maryland (which [...]

Thoughts on the Recession

19-Mar-09

Did you know there’s a recession going on?! Of course you did. Even if your job hasn’t been affected at all, you noticed, because it’s everywhere. I noticed too. Here are some of the things I find interesting: + Most marketing and advertising is still as shameless as ever: It seems like every tv commercial [...]

shameless pepsi ads

15-Jan-09

There are a lot of people making money off Barack Obama-related merchandise and marketing. Here’s one particularly ambitious attempt. There are countless shirts, hats, and pins graced with his name or likeness. I don’t particularly like it, but insomuch as it indicates a greater participation in and awareness of politics and government, I’m ok with [...]