I’ve worked in politics for 25 years, and I STILL cringe when politicians use the first person plural.  “We” don’t have a message/campaign/movement/whateverthefuck!  “You” do!  Gah!

It was a dog shirt. A DOG SHIRT. The only thing that would offend a cat more than being forced to wear a cat shirt is being forced to wear A DOG SHIRT.

11.) When Criss Angel told us he’s from Long Island. My boyfriend is from Long Island. Is Criss Angel my boyfriend?

I’ve been reading the various Gawker-related-and-spun-off blogs for many, many years.  And I have never starred a comment.  Until now.  This made my Friday afternoon.

In polls, majorities of voters almost always say that their governor/mayor/senator should not run for president. But even with that context, 76% saying no is massively bad.

I’m not sure about Bruce songs, but I think it’s pretty clear that Anna’s glory days have passed her by.

When I was about 18 I worked a summer job that often had me driving home late-ish, like midnight/1:00, and it was like a 45-minute drive. So when I got tired, I would switch feet and drive with my left foot instead of my right. (In retrospect it’s really odd that my “feet got tired” but just pressing pedals down, but…

I don’t think it’s outrage-inducing, but it is weird and creepy. There’s nothing to stop people from giving their phone numbers to fellow passengers...but encouragement to do so by the airline and beverage maker is stupid. I agree with Kelly: Airlines are doing all they can these days to make flying a miserable…

Absolutely true, there is plenty of crapola on Jezebel. But, again, this is a spoof of the Post piece, not a ham-handed takedown of feminism (which, um, wouldn’t fit very well with the site’s editorial view).  And I actually thought it was funny.

I read this not as satire of feminism but as satire of the Rosenberg Washington Post piece—that excusing an abhorrent position (child eating or anti-LGBTQ “morality clauses” in an employment contract) by saying “hey, but it’s great that a woman is doing something modern and non-traditional!” is ridiculous.

These lyrics are far superior to his later collaborations with Nate Dogg.