Title: Captain America is not a Republican
Fandom: The Avengers (film)
Pairing: Gen, Steve-centric. (background Phil/Clint and hints at Steve/Natasha)
Rating: G
Warnings: Politics
Summary: Steve was used to being a symbol, being held up as shorthand for something larger than any one person he could be.

A/N: I was maybe a little angry about this ( Read more... )

stolen from officialgaiman:
Utah County Republicans ended their convention on Saturday by debating Satan's influence on illegal immigrants.Now, I'm generally willing to give those crazy Republicans the benefit of the doubt, but this really just takes the cake. *points to icon* Captain America is not pleased ( Read more... )

So, in case you haven't heard, Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Normally, I don't like to bring up politics, partly because the views of my flist fall toward all ends of the political spectrum, but I'd like to adress this issue from a journalistic perspective.

copperbadge posted a link to the CNN ( Read more... )

N.Korea: *plays with bombs*
The UN: Hey, N.Korea, could you cut that out?
N.Korea: You're not the boss of me! I have bombs!
The UN: Yes, we see that, but they don't really work.
N.Korea: Shut up! *plays with more bombs*

Gotta love international politics.