There's something about LaShawn

Right wing harpies fascinate me. It could be the hypocrisy of women who purport to rail against modern feminism while enjoying the same status as male pundits, equality being the soul of feminism. Or is it the opportunity afforded to addle-pated wantwits whose words would never see the top side of a cocktail napkin if wasn't for their gender?

In the universe of wingerettes, LaShawn Barber is a unique flaming ball of gas. Most writers get better with experience. LaShawn just gets dimmer. Here's her take on greasy immigrants and filthy gays:
While Bush attempts to sound conservative, remember that his pro-Mexico, anti-America immigration scheme will cause more damage to this great country than a million homosexuals “marrying.” The influx of millions more poorly educated, poor English-speaking, non-assimilating Third World (more importantly, Third World-retaining) aliens is more of a threat to the average American than the spectacle of men standing at an altar…although it’s difficult to decide which is more disgusting.
The left has its share of idiots, but they're marginalized, writing pointless screeds for free alternative newspapers. LaShawn tells us she will be part of a conference call with Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Noun, to hammer out the finer points of the GOPs war on same sex marriage.

The good news is, it will all be over in 30 months when George Bush leaves office. I need a drink.
6.6.06 06:20


Get thee behind me, Satan!

Salt Lake City businessman John Jacob blames Satan for his lackluster primary challenge to an incumbent U.S. Congressman. But that won't hurt his image with the voters - Jacob is running as Republican.
"You know, you plan, you organize, you put your budget together and when you have 10 things fall through, not just one, there's some other, something else that is happening," Jacob said.

Asked if he actually believed that "something else" was indeed Satan, Jacob said: "I don't know who else it would be if it wasn't him. Now when that gets out in the paper, I'm going to be one of the screw-loose people."

Jacob initially said the devil was working against him during a Wednesday immigration event, then reiterated his belief Thursday in a meeting with The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board.

"There's a lot of adversity. There's no question I've had experiences that I think there's an outside force," he said.
Now some of your more elitist, reality-based voters might say Jacob has a whole bucket of loose screws, but those aren't the kind of people who vote in Republican primaries.
University of Utah political scientist Matthew Burbank said Jacob's sentiment is unusual for a political candidate and might show his inexperience, but is unlikely to be a major issue for the conservative voters he is targeting.

"Given that, I don't think it's very likely to make a big splash among Republican primary voters, but certainly if he gets through to the general election it might come up again and he'd have to explain it more," Burbank said.
h/t Sullivan
25.6.06 22:13


We wuz robbed!

I am the only person on my block to have cheered on the Ghanain soccer team through its Cinderella performance in the World Cup. I can't help myself. I visited Ghana as a college student, spending a summer as a volunteer building a school in a remote village. The country was suffering from a tin pot dictator at the time, a bloody, cowardly general who executed political opponents, and then displayed their bloody corpses on the front page of the government run tabloid, under the banner headline "TRAITORS!". Hunger and poverty were everywhere, and everything was in shortage. I remember waiting to borrow one of three shovels available to 40 volunteers, to dig a foundation for the school, which, as far as I know, may still be under construction.

Since it was strongly advised not to talk politics with Ghanains, we spent our time getting our butts handed to us while playing soccer. All Ghanains played soccer. Legless beggars bounce soccer balls of their stumps, I am sure, to the amazement of white tourists. It's in their blood. Ghanains are also friendly to a fault, generous, and warm. If you burned down a Ghanain's house, he would apologize for not living closer to the fire department.

But all that politesse goes out the window when the topic is soccer:
Sheer Robbery at World Cup

Ghana, the only African representative left at the World Cup has been painfully eliminated from the event. The Black Stars were robbed of what started as a good game for Ghana and continued to be except for lack of goals.

The world cup has been plagued by bad officiating and over-flowing cards from referees. Today was no exception to what looks like a planned strategy to kick out the underdogs at the world cup.
27.6.06 21:53