I’m not going to hold my breath though...

“John Lott is president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a pro-gun research group.” 

You = the real MVP

Just another reminder that many CEOs in this country have come to see themselves as “above” the rest of us in more ways than just income. They really believe they are the new aristocracy and that they are deserving of the deference and obedience of those “beneath” them, and that their desires, whims and ambitions are…

As another red state liberal, hang in there. It sounds like you’re doing important work, even if it’s frustrating. I admire your perseverance.

Hold on, I’ll let you know when our gov’t grinds to a halt here shortly and see how that goes.

There’s a difference between nationalizing government services and nationalizing oil companies. But who cares about nuance, right?

Yeah, that’s definitely a binary choice, there is surely no option between weapons systems meant to invade a country and nothing at all.

I hear he also likes golf and gold leaf

A friend of mine with a chronic liver disease (one that will eventually be fatal) was recently laid off. His condition means that he has a lot of days where he simply couldn’t come in to work. He was diagnosed while he was working at my current workplace, and took us all by surprise since he’s in his early 30's,…

No Austin chapter?! 

If the human brain worked on purely rational principles, yes, that would be what happens. But depression and mental illness are irrational by nature. What you’re failing to understand is that for many overweight people, their depression is not a result of their weight, their weight is a byproduct of their depression.…

k.

Well I guess you’ve got that...um...not going for you, then? I’m not sure whether congratulations are in order, but it sounds like you’re satisfied with being miserable, and doing your best to bring the rest of us right along with you.

No, but I’ve known many wonderful fat people. All the assholes I’ve known were just assholes. If you think it’s more important to be thin than to be a decent human being, nothing I can do to stop you.

It doesn’t.

You might benefit from being treated like crap, but since my weight and eating habits are closely related to my depression, fat shaming did nothing for me but make me eat more, which made me more ashamed, which made me eat more. Fat shaming is nothing but an excuse for people to be dicks about someone else’s…

You can choose not to be an asshole.

Being an asshole is worse.

You, my friend, are a poet.