Yeah sadly I suspected they were. The man said NOTHING that was even remotely racist, no dogwhistles, nothing. But because he identified as a conservative you label him as a racist. You’re as bad as they are. 

For what it’s worth, I’m an old-school conservative too. These days, that makes me a “centrist” (which is one of only two words more loathed, on Splinter, than “conservative”). Everything you’ve said and defended, so far, falls right in line with my thinking. And everything you’ve attacked, so far (namely Trump and…

You can believe whatever you want. Some of us aren’t children, and some of us don’t watch Fox News. Are GOP policies largely racist? Fuck yeah they are, and I want that to change. But it ain’t gonna be changed by Trump and his morons, it’s going to change by someone like AOC, on our side. I had hope for Jindal at one…

Idiots. I meant Idiots.

Yes, I’m racist but love AOC. That makes perfect sense. Thank you for your contribution.

As a very old-school conservative who hates Trump and what the GOP has become, I love AOC. I hope she’s the rock that the old white racists crash upon.

The “generals” quote is just so absolutely fucking ludicrous.  What in the Hell does Tom Cruise have to do with national security?

You have to be massively out of touch with reality to assume everyone that isn’t working on a holiday is getting a paid vacation.

To be fair, some people work New Years eve and countless other days, have family obligations, or just plain forget something. Some people also choose to work New Year's to bring money in for their household to pay bills like every other day. It might be the turn of a New Year, but not shopping on days they work…

FWIW, it took me about 2 years to get over my ex. Life still isn’t what I’d like it to be, but it’s better. Wishing you a better new year.

I’m so happy to catch this early, since I was late last time! As of tomorrow, I am 6 weeks pregnant. Lab tests confirmed progesterone and hcG levels were all what they should be, and I’m nervous but excited. Of course my child would start out stubborn- my husband and I realized we had miscalculated due dates at the…

For me, when I say “ineptitude of that writer” I didn’t mean the style, or the vocabulary or even the forum. I meant the mind behind it. In that way, breaking a story on abuse committed by one of the most vaunted young men in comedy right now, against the backdrop of Ronan Farrow’s writing for the Times and the…

Welp...my paycheck is non-existent due to the shutdown, my pay raise next year is being frozen by executive order, and I believe my ex-wife is dating someone. Which, you know...we’ve been divorced for nearly two years. It is her call and choice to make, she has every right to move on and find happiness with whoever…

All the stars to you!

Right? It’s not “news” as much as it’s shit I read out of habit when I don’t want to be working.

Until someone calls them out for not being journalistic. Then they’re “bloggers”or some shit.

No doubt there are a lot of Britons who feel this way, but the “people on Twitter said this thing” has to be one of my least favorite pieces of new journalism. There are people on Twitter who say they want to fuck Gritty. We gonna write a story about that now? Actually someone on Giz media probably already has.

“So? So what? Big deal! Guess what? His last name is still Hogg!”

This is true, and as a government employee I’m grateful. But please also remember all the contractors and support staff who keep the government running who, because they are technically employees of other companies, may or may not get paid. They get the lowest pay and fewest benefits of anyone affected, and are the…

Being a federal law enforcement agent, I’m toeing the line of bemused, angry, and exhausted at the idea that a furlough is ‘no big deal,’ as certain Republican Senators are claiming.