It would not be summer without right-wing culture warriors soiling themselves over at least one of the blockbuster films of the season. read more
This is a nice little story.
Plus: Another rant about the WHCD
Modern men are demanding a job they're not qualified for.
Some, maybe many, people on the right have indulged in the fantasy that universities are left-wing brainwashing operations, and that professors have the power to turn students into wild-eyed radicals who are left of Marx and Trotsky.
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As chance would have it, Emily Smith's original letter was chosen as part of an exhibit at the newly unveiled Obama presidential library. And Obama did a TV hit with the Today show to talk about the library. As part of the Obama appearance, the Today staff tracked down the now-24-year-old Smith, and asked her to record a video message. You can see that part of the interview here
#3 You're right, Left Hind Turds!
My bride married me because...
As it says right in the article I posted ... and is 9 points answered ...
To begin with, 1. I have enough money to support a family9 points by 9 points.
And ... 2. I own a house
And ... 3. We've been committed for 30+ years
And ... 4. I don't know how to play video games
And ... 5. My sperm has been, well, productive.
And ... 6. Suffer in silence? No need with my bride
And ... 7. Manly jobs? No need. I have sufficient income to have professionals work with me.
And ... 8. Yeah, okay, I confess: I don't go to church. Oops.
And, finally, ... 9. Die for my family? I prefer leaders who do not default that to a choice.
Answered each 9 points.
You're welcome.
Apologies, everyone ...
I am clearly falling down on the job, as a clearly identified Israeli troll...
Weather in Tel Aviv todayFor most of the people here ...
Others?
#142 Completely understandable, DBT2.
Meanwhile, I might suggest checking out this site for a good look at some of the Retort history.
(As a side note, the site was of great discussion when it was mysteriously announced here, 10 or so years ago. Talk about your conspiracy theories!)
Oh, in case you were wondering, here's today's weather in Tel Aviv.
You're good people, DBT2.
;-)
I watched Trump's speech at the Correspondents' Dinner.
It's hard to articulate how sad it made me.
Sad and embarrassed and exhausted.
Here is the thing about a man who is a joke. He can't tell one.
People think humor is a talent. It isn't. It's a capacity. To make someone laugh you have to be able to laugh at yourself, and to laugh at yourself you have to step outside of yourself and see what everyone else sees. For one second you have to be just another person in the room.
Most people can do this by the time they are nine years old.
He has never once managed it. Not in fifty years of cameras. Not for a second.
That is not a quirk. It is a symptom. The muscle that lets you tell a joke is the same one that lets you feel what another person feels. A man who cannot survive being laughed at cannot imagine being anyone but himself. He will only ever be generous when it is photographed. He will only ever be kind when it is filmed.
There is a name for it.
So he stood up there and did what he always does. He hit down. He made jokes about people's weight. He made jokes about their intelligence. He made jokes about how women look. He read out the names of people he doesn't like, and mocked them. Always mocking. And when no one laughed he blamed his speech writers.
The cruelty dressed as humor has worn so thin.
And for the 30% of you still in the cult who will inevitably call me a crackhead and blame it all on my Dad, all I can say is please, for the love of God, open your eyes. Wake the ---- up. Have some dignity. Have some pride.
Joe Biden wasn't standing at that podium last night. Donald Trump was. And at the end of it he put on a red hat that said Trump 2028 and told the room he was running again. No one laughed because everyone knows he has no intention of leaving.