During our present pandemic, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert, a diehard supporter of Donald Trump, has prided himself on not following public health guidance. And, not just that, but he’s known to have berated members of his staff for wearing masks in his office. Well, news broke today that Gohmert has COVID-19. And word has it […]
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Today in Stupid America: Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert gets diagnosed with COVID-19, says he probably got it because he was wearing a mask
OK, with Trump heading into a private meeting with Putin just days after Mueller went public with evidence proving Russia’s state-sanctioned hacking of our 2016 presidential election, is it finally time to admit that the conspiracy theory is actually fact, and take to the fucking streets?
As I’m not sure where to start, or where this post may go, I’m just going to jump right in and start rambling. Hopefully you can follow along. If not, I apologize. Earlier this past week, before Donald Trump left the U.S. for what would turn out to be a completely disastrous NATO summit in […]
Newt Gingrich and the war against Robert Mueller
I’ve only spoken with former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich once. It was late ’93 or early ’94. I was living in a suburb of Atlanta, and working at Kinko’s. I’d worked an early shift that day, and, driving back home to my apartment, I decided to stop at a little park along […]
Petulant, small-minded, and hoping to impeach the President before the rapture… the story of today’s GOP told in four chapters
I have four things for you to choose from. If you’re at all delicate, like I am, I’d suggest attempting to process no more than two in one one sitting… ONE: Footage of my Congressman, John Dingell, the longest serving member of the House of Representatives, calling out his “petulant and small-minded” Republican colleagues for […]
Tying to make sense of last night’s mass murder in Colorado
I should be spending my evening thinking about just what in the hell I’m going to do at tomorrow’s Shadow Art Fair, but I can’t stop reading about last night’s horrific events in Colorado. Predictably, a lot of people, like our friend Roger Ebert, are taking the opportunity to argue that more meaningful gun control […]