So who will we ever be allowed to be excited about? These articles are not being tempered with the reality of the caliber of politicians in this country. Barack Obama’s record is mixed but it doesn’t make his candidacy/presidency less historic or less exciting. Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist but he didn’t think…

I think one piece of the problem is hoping to feel excited or inspired by politics on an ongoing basis. It’s fantastic that as a first time voter you felt so inspired, but maybe that was more about the first time than the vote, know what I mean? Do you feel inspired by upholding your other civic responsibilities? Get…

Public health isn’t political, you’re just a fucking prick.

Maybe don’t take projects from known bigots.  You are who you get in bed with.  

yeah, I agree with this read of the situation. Like you could get to the end of this Jezebel piece and feel reasonably sure she grew up dirt poor, even though there’s nothing to really indicate that. Like... she was working for Joe Biden very early on in her career. This isn’t a normal sign of being held back.

An awful lot of women grew up poor, didn’t have advantages, were treated poorly by employers, may have been in abusive relationships, and didn’t lie about being sexually assaulted by a US Senator.

I don’t understand why on earth anyone would try to set HER story up as one of oppression

Why are we shitbags if we do not believe her? There is a lot...like A LOT of things that make everything she said doubtful at best.

You know, I can understand how, at first glance, the NYT piece can read as classist.

There is definitely a “forest for the trees” issue here.

I wouldn’t even call the babe article “allegations of sexual misconduct” there was nothing legally actionable there. Using this language to frame the whole narrative makes it about “sexual assault” (which the narrator was clear didn’t happen). It was never about that for me personally (and I think most people?), but…

He has nothing to own up to.  

Stay mad, I suppose. Fuck, AV Club still runs that story in their features every single fuckin’ day, so others are worse about it. 

That fuckface kid is one Huey Lewis and the News rant away from full Patrick Bateman. What the ever loving fuck is wrong with people? I think our time on this planet is done. 

I want to punch his smug little face. He, his family and everyone he knows have never done anything great and will never do anything great. They are the definition of mediocre.

I’m no psychologist, but that kid that just kept staring at him is definitely a sociopath.

Considering it’s being published by Nintendo, I’d wager “one hour after the heat death of the universe.”

Depends on if Nintendo publishes games for X1 and PS4...so never?

“It’s shit like this that makes me embarrassed to call myself liberal.”

Please don’t un-grey the sad little boy.