Author: Nick

Chuck Grassley is a Liar

 Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said the court’s decision on Tuesday reflected the positive impact of the civil rights legislation and that the legislation was no longer needed.

“What it tells me is after 45 years, the Voting Rights Act worked,” Mr. Grassley said, “and that’s the best I can say. It just proves that it worked.”

NY Times, 6/25/13

Right, Chuck.  Racism is totally dead in America.

Fuck you, you asshole; your atavistic bullshit can’t die off soon enough.

There’s no way these people can be this stupid.  They know exactly how much the press will report, and that they won’t get called on this mendacious bullshit.  Fuck ’em.  It would take about half a second to point out that, you know, racism is in fact alive and well.

Not to mention…well, Chuck, if we don’t need the law anymore, then why ar eyou working so hard to get rid of it?  It’s not like we’d decriminalize murder if the murder rate dropped to zero, right?  That shit would still be wrong, and it would still be a crime.  

Gutless Curs

Just look at this pants-shitting reaction to Boston:

 

Dear TD Five Boro Bike Tour Rider:
 
As the 36th TD Five Boro Bike Tour approaches, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Boston as they recover from the terrible events of April 15, 2013.
 
The number one priority of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour has always been and will always be the safety and security of our riders, volunteers and spectators.  We have been working closely with City, State and Federal agencies to ensure that all necessary security measures are in place for the 36th Annual Tour on Sunday, May 5. 
 
As part of this security plan, you are not permitted to bring the following:
  • Backpacks
  • Saddlebags/panniers (front and rear)
  • Hydration packs    
You are permitted to bring the following:
  • Water bottles
  • Fanny packs (small waist packs)
  • Small bike frame bags (under seat and handlebar bags) 
There will be checkpoints along the route to ensure compliance with these new regulations and confiscated items will not be returned. 
Please be advised that this year’s Finish Festival at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island will be strictly limited to registered Tour riders and will not be open to family and friends of participants or the general public. 
For more information about the security of the 36th TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 5, please visit www.bikenewyork.org/security.
On behalf of everyone at Bike New York and our government agency partners, we wish you and all 32,000 riders a safe and fun-filled bike tour. We appreciate your cooperation. 
Sincerely,

Ken Podziba
President/CEO
 
 
Right.  Great, great job, guys.  Really.  I feel safer already.  Fucking security theater…

It’s Getting Better

This would be awesome, if it does happen.  I have to believe there are enough people who’d support this dude that the inevitable atavistic knuckle-draggers would be drowned out.  

 

Also, is it weird and selfish that I hope the player’s a Giant?  Because I think that would be awesome!

 

Also: The obvious comparison is Rob Halford of Judas Priest.  

This is Why I Hate

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-united-states-isnt-broke-its-just.html

 

Incomes for the bottom 90 percent of Americans only grew by $59 on average between 1966 and 2011 (when you adjust those incomes for inflation), according to an analysis by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston for Tax Analysts. During the same period, the average income for the top 10 percent of Americans rose by $116,071, Johnston found.

To put that into perspective: if you say the $59 boost is equivalent to one inch, then the incomes of the top 10 percent of Americans rose by 168 feet, Johnston explained to Alternet last week. 

 

Welp, this economic system seems to be working perfectly.  I look forward to more privileged white people explaining why this is a desirable outcome for everyone.

 

Fucking swine.  Sharpen your pitchforks.