He is an adult human being named “Rand.” He will not win. At the very most he will be the Huckabee or the Santorum, one of the last one or two crazy people who refuse to concede the nomination to the least-crazy candidate, pushing said candidate increasingly farther to the right until he’s spending the general…

No chance. The largest lobbying machines in Washington dislike him, and they'll flood the race with enough dark money to ensure he won't win. He makes AIPAC extremely nervous with his strong isolationist tendencies, and that alone would probably be enough to cause a PAC offensive. His support for drug…

I’ll take that bet.

watch his standup. it's really great.

And Jon Stewart's first episodes of The Daily Show were bad. We'll see!

That's a tad dramatic probably

and at least one study showed that Jolie had been the impetus for a dramatic increase in women researching whether they too were carriers.

She wrote the op-ed because she is one of the highest profile women in the world and therefore is in a unique position to raise awareness about a condition that could become fatal for millions of women... But you're totally right. "Sit down and shut up, woman" is a much more appropriate stance to make. Ugh.

Did you read the NYT article in full, or just these small pieces from it? You might find it takes on a different tone if you read it all. It's a lot more clear that this isn't a "me me me" thing in the slightest, or at least that's my opinion. I'm very much behind evidence-based medicine too but I'm very impressed…

Did you miss this part?: "After Jolie's last op-ed, there was a rash of conversation over whether mastectomies for women who carry the BRCA1 gene were really the best way to go; some women said Jolie inspired them to get tested and have the same surgery she had, and at least one study showed that Jolie had been the imp…

Glitter IS annoying. Not quite as annoying as fearing for your life every single day because of religious wackos, but still.

Neither. Rape isn't funny. The death penalty is state sponsored murder.

The point is that it's gendered, not that it's weak. Gender politics are very important to understand when it comes to sociology.

The fact that this has any stars at all is so deeply and profoundly concerning to me.

...yes?

I don't care what anyone says. Kanye is a true visionary...a true artist...a lyrical genius. One of a kind. I'm so happy that BET finally gave him the Visionary Award because he truly deserves it.

I defend their right to offend an imaginary god and kick ass in regionals.

Nah, fuck that noise.