In the light of the recent revelation by Samantha Bee, that abortion was picked by political consultants as a unifying issue to make evangelicals vote Republican, I am fuming out of my ears at news like that . This vile hateful ignorant bigot, Nikki Hayley, I wish an ectopic pregnancy on you and eclampsia on your…

As much as I despise the idea that in 2015 there is no female late night show host, the current crop of hosts is fantastic, very smart and funny. Pity that women comedians do not even get a kind of exposure to get a shot at such a job. But it will change soon, we have admitted the problem, we are not in denial, right?

So did I and I have not heard it. )))

Actually, it was not a saying, it was a phrase, famously uttered by a Soviet participant of a talk show by Phil Donahue. In the end of the 80-s, when the Iron Curtain was slowly lifting, a bridge format of talk shows was all the rage, where a few groups of people would be participating, from different locations. One…

Such a pity that they can not be punished for neglect. It is scandalous, that these sanctimonious hypocrites are getting money for interviews instead of being stripped of custody. Their daughters were molested under their noses and they covered up for the molestor, for crying out loud! How is that not a crime? At…

That and making name and address of a foie gras serving chef public, resulting in broken windows and death threats to his family. PETA use terrorist techniques, they put down animals instead of finding them shelter and their PR budget far exceeds whatever they spend on actual help to animals. PETA are not animal…

Wait, who are all those people who think that woman is not worthy of being a man's coach? Right. Nasty sexist nobodies.

Sorry for a typo. Anatoly Sobchak.

Not sure about the first Chechen war being his project, as in 1994 he was still an assistant to Anatoly Sonchak, mayor of St.Petersburg. Agreed on other points.

Yes, if Jesus was real, that's what he would have meant.

Angel's lame. His hair stick up and he is bloody stupid. :P

To the point. Excellent summary.

They are an art collective that does a bit of music, but also other kinds of protest. They do not identify as a music band.

They are about protesting and attracting attention to whatever they think is important. Basically, they are a walking freedom of speech. This is why they are getting beaten, because they did not break any laws. Freedom of speech and peaceful assembly is STILL in the constitution there.

No, because they are most likely just vigilantes, at best they might have some minimal affiliation with the police.

What's that? )))

Exactly. There are over half million orphans there. And with laws like this one just a few have any chance at adoption.

It is a very interesting study, and no doubt, studies like that should be carried on. However, practical meaning of the article is, I think, that one should always remember that all around perfection is more often than not unattainable. Also, quite obviously, personal qualities that make us want to rip of somebody's…

A lot of things are worse now, comparing even with 15 years ago. The major problem is the corrupt justice system. Human rights advocates give horrific estimates (25 to 30 percent) on how many innocent or wrongly convicted people are serving time there. Freedoms are still in the constitution, but they are non existent.…

No, comparing to Russia, US is relatively OK, even though it is best to be vigilant about those things too.