Meme Dump

Why Is It ...

… that rightwingnuts tell me that if I don’t like Jason Aldean’s gun-toting ambiguously racist filmed on a lynching site video and song, then I don’t need to watch it or listen to it?  But if I same the same thing to them about books—if you don’t like certain books, don’t read them—they don’t understand the hypocrisy?

… that Tori Spelling and the five children she shares with her soon-to-be-ex Dean McDermott appear to be living at a $100-a-night motel in the Los Angeles area? Is it because she’s filming another reality show, Tori Does Skid Row?

… a federal judge has refused to allow Florida’s drag ban to go back into effect after an earlier ruling placed a temporary injunction against it?  Is it because the judge knows that drag is art and as such is protected as Free Speech? Go see a drag show, Florida, it’ll take your mind off the fascist you elected governor.

… that Large Marge is all over Twitter saying she will never stop fighting to protect kids, but says not one single word about the so-called men of faith who are raping children in churches? Is it because in church child rape is acceptable to the GOP?

… that the state of Florida wants to teach children that enslaved people benefited from slavery because they learned a trade?

… Miranda Lambert pitched a fit when people took selfies while she sang? I mean, she got her coins and, no disrespect, it’s Miranda Lambert. Does anyone really wanna hear her sing?

... that some days I realize I'm surrounded by idiots, and other days I realize that it's not just some days?

... that the GOP wants so-called pornography, in the form of LGBTQ+ literature, removed from libraries, but cheer when Large Marge shows pornographic, private images in Congress?

The Funny Papers

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Tuesday Thought #2

America Under Seige: Score One For Our Side

I guess someone thought that in The Age of _____ you could get away with hate and still keep your job.

Not so much.

Hunter Hatcher, an outreach coordinator in Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan's office, resigned after posting insulting things online about women and The Gays. A member of the Arkansas National Guard, Hatcher voluntarily resigned, saying:

"It is my intent to focus on my military service to my country. I would like to offer my sincere apologies to all who were offended by my egregious remarks, as it was not becoming of a Soldier. I am very contrite but will continue to focus on my mission with the Army."

And this all came about because Hatcher Tweeted this after _____’s inauguration:

"Y'all in _____'s America now! Time to flick that chip off ya shoulder and quit being so offended. Gay jokes are back on ya bunch of homos."

And if that wasn’t enough, this tool went on Facebook to post:

"If all these women are at the Capitol, who's making lunch? ... I love Subway cause I can tell a woman to make me a sandwich and she does it with a smile on her face. I wish all women had that Subway work ethic. ... Don't get equal, get to cooking woman, get equal on your own time."

Hatcher is now unavailable to speak, something he might have considered before going online with his stupidity.

Look, the times may be changing, for now, in America, but we are still a country where this kind of hate, even when Hatcher tries to mask it as a joke, is not acceptable.

Hatcher’s Twitter account has since gone private and his Facebook account no longer exists.

So, Hunter Hatcher:

Bye Felicia.

And watch your step in the military because one of your supervisors might be gay ... or a woman ... or a gay woman.

Arkansas Online

Louie Gohmert Is A Complete Moron

Arithmetic is one of those basic things we learn as children, and think we’ll never use again, though it pops into our lives every single day.

1 + 1 = 2. 

See how easy that is? But, sadly, it’s not so easy for Texas Republican, and featured I Should Be Laughing Asshat, Louie Gohmert. His basic arithmetic skills go something like this:

1 + 1 = The Gays Destroying The World.

See, in Louie’s world everything adds up to being caused by The Gays; everything bad, that is. Louie was the guest caller for Rick Scarborough—a vociferously anti-gay loon—and the promotion of his new endeavor called, ahem, Tea Party Unity, and Louie said this when asked about his opposition to any gun control legislation:

“In fact, I had this discussion with some wonderful, caring Democrats earlier this week on the issue of, well, they said "surely you could agree to limit the number of rounds in a magazine, couldn't you? How would that be problematic?

And I pointed out, well, once you make it ten, then why would you draw the line at ten? What's wrong with nine? Or eleven? And the problem is once you draw that limit ; it's kind of like marriage when you say it's not a man and a woman any more, then why not have three men and one woman, or four women and one man, or why not somebody has a love for an animal?

There is no clear place to draw the line once you eliminate the traditional marriage and it's the same once you start putting limits on what guns can be used, then it's just really easy to have laws that make them all illegal.”

Guns + Gun Control Legislation = Gays Having Sex With Animals + Polygamy. 

Of course, that wasn’t all the moronic delicacies that spewed forth from Louie’s uneducated, bigoted, intolerant pie-hole, he also said this about Christians needing to be more politically active:

“You need to educate yourselves on the issues. You need to understand that when there is a law being pushed, as it has for several years, that says that religious institutions should not be exempt from discrimination laws, that it is going to devastate the church, the synagogue, the places of worship that hire people because ultimately they're saying you have to hire whatever Satan-worshiper, whatever cross-dresser you think might be immoral, that's against your religious belief.  You are going to be forced to abandon your religious beliefs, and we've been seeing that with some of the requirements under Obamacare.”

Christians + Political Activism = Keeping Cross-dressing Satanists Out of Churches ÷ Obamacare.

This is the New GOP, the rebranded GOP, the GOP that connects everything that they don’t like back to same-sex marriage., and tries to fear Christians into goose-stepping along.

Congress - Louie Gohmert = A Good Thing.

Math is fun!

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Louie Gohmert's ISBL appearances: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE

Random Musings

Okay, so I don't suffer fools very well, so I’ll be keeping my distance from Ohio and one Jim Fletchner of Ohio, AKA the Buckeye State.

See, Jim Fletchner wants Ohio to stop calling itself the buckeye State because, well, let's hear his reasoning straight from the horse's other end: 

“The buckeye is our state tree and most of us gladly wear the nickname, “buckeyes.” But it is shameful and unacceptable that a bisexual tree should represent us! We are flaunting the Holy Bible!

I urge everyone to contact their state representative and demand legislation removing the buckeye as our state tree and condemning the use of the term “buckeye” as a nickname for residents of Ohio.”

Seriously.

Perhaps Jim could move to whichever state is this week's Douchenozzle State?

I caught a little of Duets last night, which is ABC's entry into the world of American Idol, like CBS' The Voice, and NBC's America's Got Talent and so on and so on.

I really only watched because I loves me some Kelly Clarkson and any chance I get to hear her sing I'll take it.

And, of course she didn't disappoint.

Not so, was Robin Thicke, with his smaltzy, smarmy, so oily and slick I took a shower after he spoke, personality.

He doesn't have the It Factor, he has the Ick factor.

Seriously.

Icky.

Let's talk the Twilight movies. It'll be a brief discussion because I haven’t seen them. Well, to be fair, I saw about ten minutes of the first one but the actors were so gloomy and morose, and so obviously full of their gloomy moroseness, that I lasted about ten minutes.

I saw about five minutes of the second one but then got muddled down by the sheer awesomeness of Kristen Stewart’s talent for playing a piece of driftwood that I simply had to turn it off.

Which is all the more reason that this new "list" from Forbes, in which Kristen Stewart is named the highest paid piece of wood in Hollywood makes me ill.

Seriously? Pouting is worth $34.5 million? I wish I’d known that when I was six and thought I'd perfected the art of the pout.

Kristen Stewart. Acting.

Oxy.Moron.

So, over a year ago--February 2011--I posted the story of a gay couple who were getting civilly united and wanted to have a reception at a nice venue. But two of the places they contacted refused to rent to them because they were gay. [Original post HERE]

Imagine my surprise when, this week, I received a comment from an Anonymous reader:

Anonymous said:To the couple who are sueing: I know you are mad, but I feel the same way as the owners, it would go against my religious beliefs to know that I was hosting something or that I was condoning something that I believe is sinful, to happen at my place. This is a matter of holding to our convictions, not discriminating. The Bible is real and very true, and if you fail to see that homosexuality is against the Bible, and therefore should be against all Christians' morals, then you are deceiving yourself. This is a black and white issue. Jim was going with his religious beliefs and trying to make you see this. That's what Jesus would do. 

First off, it's "suing" not sueing. Just letting you know. Spelling is important, because, while what you are saying is moronic, when you misspell words it makes you look even more ignorant.

Second off, as a public business they cannot discriminate. I mean, what if I call myself an atheist and a Christian couple wants to rent my space? Wouldn't you just be seething because I refused to rent to them? It's the same thing, Anon. Pay.Attention. It's discrimination, It’s wrong, and maybe when it's done to you you'll understand.

Third, the venue wasn't hosting the event, they were renting space. The gay couple is the host.

Fourth, does every business condone the customers who frequent the business? No.

Fifthly, Jesus says NOTHING about homosexuality in the Bible. In fact, there are some 362 admonitions for straight people in the Bible and just 6 for gay folks, so, really, the Bible is quite LGBT-friendly.

Lastly? Um, what would Jesus do? Close his doors? Turn his back on anyone? Perhaps you need to re-read that particular history book from which you love to spout your hate and see that Jesus didn't turn his back on anyone. He refused no one.

Alec Baldwin has gone all pissy and pushy and shove-y again. The man has such anger issues, and is in such denial because every time he gets nailed for being a total ass he blames everyone else.

Like when he went off on his daughter on the blamed his ex-wife for ALLEGEDLY releasing it.

Or, like when he punched a photographer right after his daughter was born and then said the guy was trespassing....from the other side of the street from Baldwin's house.

Or the time he was asked to turn his phone off on a plane and it was the flight attendants fault because she was....she was....oh yeah, following FAA rules.

Now he's punched another photographer because the photographer got too close.

Note to Baldwin: we all know you have anger issues. We all know the paparazzi makes a lot of money capturing celebrates in less than desirable photos. So, knowing this, doesn't it make more sense for you to just walk away rather than give them the option of snapping a picture of you lunging at a cowering man?

Or, maybe you just like the press, because the next day you were on the streets of New York wearing a binky over your head.

Grow the fuck up or just stay home.

I was watching Joy Behar on Current TV this week and she had on Dr. Mark Lamont Hill for a discussion of racism in this country. He is possibly one of the smartest men out there and yet, the shallow Bob, who really runs the show up in here, just couldn't get past the fact that he is unbelievably hot.

Hot. Smart. And a doct-ah!

Three of my favorite things.

Thank You, Sir

"Dogald Trump"

On a recent episode of his "reality" show, Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump made note of how well Meat Loaf cleans up, by saying:

"You know I'm not a gay man. I think gayness is wonderful, frankly, but I'm not a gay man."

 And to that, I say:

"Thank you, sir. The LGBT community thanks you for not being a gay man. We have enough problems without having to explain you."