Category Archives: dirty hippie politics

A Long Post About Politics That No One Will Read

Posted on 2012/11/03 by Ben

I have an opinion about the election! This post has been brewing in me for awhile now. I frequently post about politics on both Twitter and Facebook, much to the chagrin of the majority of my followers and Facebook friends. … Continue reading →

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Etan Thomas and the 99%

Posted on 2011/11/13 by Ben

With it looking more and more likely that the NBA players will reject the owners’ latest offer, Etan Thomas took to the pages of ESPN to explain the players’ side. I found the piece very interesting, especially how Thomas chose characterize the … Continue reading →

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Obligatory Osama bin Laden Blog Post

Posted on 2011/05/02 by Ben

Forgive the mental masturbation that is the following (warning: I may have no idea what I’m talking about). It was either this, long, rambling post that no one cares about, or go a half assed, not-very-well-thought-out, timeline clogging Twitter rant … Continue reading →

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Well done, Mrs. Fujita

Posted on 2011/03/21 by Ben

This is quite good, from the wife of the Browns linebacker: My husband could have lost his life to a staph infection. His NFL doctors and trainers were heating/icing/stemming his knee for a bursa-sac rupture and ignoring all the major … Continue reading →

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Fool me four times, shame on all of us

Posted on 2011/03/13 by Ben

(If you can’t tell, this post isn’t about the Cavs or Cleveland sports). I, for one, am shocked (shocked, I say!) that the guy who made misleading ACORN videos (causing ACORN to be defunded), who was arrested for trying to … Continue reading →

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I like charts

Posted on 2011/02/10 by Ben

This is absolutely fascinating, from Jess Bachman at Death and Taxes (click to embiggin, having some trouble embedding) : From the website: So what is this thing? “Death and Taxes” is a large representational graph and poster of the federal budget. It … Continue reading →

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Mid Terms

Posted on 2010/11/04 by Ben

Here’s my quick thought: we threw the Republicans out because they trashed the economy and fucked everything up. We elect Obama but he can only get so much done thanks to Republican obstruction and wishy-washy Democrats. So we decide to … Continue reading →

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Liberal Red Meat

Posted on 2010/09/29 by Ben

Matt Taibbi on the Tea Party (I highly suggest reading the whole thing): Scanning the thousands of hopped-up faces in the crowd, I am immediately struck by two things. One is that there isn’t a single black person here. The … Continue reading →

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Neat

Posted on 2010/09/08 by Ben

So remember that letter to the editor I wrote awhile back? Someone read it. Mr. Cox – Good letter to the editor. Keep speaking out- your comments matter. Sherrod Brown

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More Mosque

Posted on 2010/08/19 by Ben

It’s all politics. And it’s shameful. I’m pissed at Republicans for being assholes and I’m pissed at Democrats for caving to these assholes. What Digby said: All afternoon I’ve been listening to reporter after reporter reassure the audience that Republican … Continue reading →

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