Both Romney and Ryan signed that garbage "Personhood Pledge," where they say they support a "life at conception"/"right to life" amendment to the U.S. Constitution. You can speculate all day long about what they would or would not actually do if elected, but their views are dangerous, the organizations that support…

I see what you did there.

LOL. On the NPR thing. Our state affiliate occasionally fills dead air with the music to "Hits From The Bong" by Cypress Hill. It is literally the best thing in my day when it happens on my lunch break.

The worst part is, she is hardly the first woman or girl to die because of a lack of abortion services, or because of a lack of SAFE abortion services. How many dead women does it take? Must we build a wall of their bodies at the entrance of the American Family Association or Focus on the Family to properly indict…

The story broke in the states on July 24/25, but at that point, she had been hospitalized with "acute leukemia." The way the CNN video, linked above, sounds, she had already been diagnosed and the debate had gone on for some time, though it doesn't say exactly when it all began. To have the attention of the U.S.…

Since you clearly have not read any of several insightful comments in Maricelli's thread by lolliPOPS, I will quote one that I think fairly quickly responds to your concerns.

I think, in his head, he probably did think he was winking at "ordinary people," who wouldn't take the time to try to understand a CBO report, or would call someone an "elitist" who could understand it. However, the wording he chose was highly suspect, for several reasons.

Kinja=clunky. Gawkerverse, you've got a lemon here. Fucking scrap it.

How Pavlov Won The Presidency: Story at ten.

I second your first paragraph. My office door generally stays closed, so I can watch videos if I'm interested in their content, which I often am. I usually save up a block of time and "get the real story" during a stopping point in the day. Sure, people are welcome to prefer "serious journalism" and non-snark…

That's what I've been saying. If the book is unsalvageable as a book, then by all means, turn it into something else. The ones she used looked brand new, and it's not like they'll go out of date like an encyclopedia set. Though I do have very fond memories of poring over a circa 1970's Brittanica set that my…

Oh I love this! He seems legit awesome all-around.

I think the taxonomy is at least reliable, and I looked up "cobra" to confirm. Indeed, coral snakes, are within the group whose common name is "cobra."

Huh. I never knew coral snakes were also called "American cobra," but I only recently learned that groundhogs are also called "whistle-pigs." I also didn't know that while the hood is characteristic of most cobra species, all cobra species don't have them.

Your comments in this thread are commendable. Thank you for fighting the good fight against low reading comprehension!

I meant to respond to you earlier today, but got caught up amongst some folks with low reading comprehension in other threads. This is a new thing in Jezebel. Constructive criticism is one thing, but I've been seeing lots of intentional obtuseness, lack of critical thinking, and overall "I don't like what you said,…

It's almost like you chose to misread the comment, and it's obvious that you haven't read through the rest of the conversation. The middle paragraph is my interpretation of the message I've taken away from the time in my life when I did go out to clubs, and from the types of comments and photos on that website, and…

People today are repulsed by everything from squat toilets to camping out, either because they would have to shit in the woods or because not showering for a day grossed them out. Plenty of Americans I know who've traveled to places where deodorant was not the norm have never gotten over the repulsion they felt at…

Cracking up over here because they SO are.

YES! David Byrne in the Big Suit was my first thought!