“It is next to impossible to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon not understanding it!” —Upton Sinclair

I don’t use the word hate lightly. I also try to remember that most people aren’t good or bad, everyone has some humanity, etc, etc.

I mean, Sandy Hook didn’t get the NRA to change its tune, and its membership likes kindergarteners way more than gay club-goers at Latin Night.

At my adoption physical, my doctor asked if I keep guns in the house. I said no, but what would your followup questions have been? She said she would have wanted to talk about the risks of keeping guns around children, and asked if and how the guns were secured and what my plans were for keeping kids safe. That’s…

Wow, there’s actually legislation banning doctors from discussing the health effects of guns....That’s um, interesting. What were those discussions like before they were banned? “So, you know how you own this thing that is designed to maim and kill people?” “Yeah...” “Well, it could potentially maim and kill you or…

Pencils don’t write on paper, people write on paper. I hate all of these stupid sayings.

It’s all about the Hamiltons.

They should do a reboot with an all-female cast instead.

Thank you so much for saying this Lauren. A lot of people I care about are Bernie supporters. I get that it’s going to be a disappointment for Bernie supporters. I really do and I respect that. But please for the love of all that’s holy, if you actually care about a progressive agenda, don’t let that that…

Her speech, with its references to Seneca Falls and all the history that came before, was in perfect tune.

A large percentage of Americans don’t have the mental capacity to move past the idea that the government is taking their hard-earned money and giving it to lazy people.

My little sis goes to a baptist college and will probably marry a preacher or something and I look forward to poisoning the minds of my future nieces and nephews with my left-wing feminist agenda.

My best friend and college roommate for three years is a conservative, and was a member of the college Republicans. He was (and is) an exemplary conservative and one whom I wish the party was full of.

Leading causes of death in Russia (per capita):

Just another bullet-ridden day in the good ole US of A.

Ben Carson has never been concerned with the facts before, so why should he start now?

Wow. Obviously I know NASCAR is a southern thing but still surprised that such a shamelessly corporate entity would hold prayers, let alone by that fucking guy.

Retirement living for the generation that will never be able to retire!

Female ex-GOP here. When it’s how your entire worldview is informed from birth, “brain damaged” maybe isn’t quite as accurate as “brainwashed”.

Adorable. And that hair! I love it.