Seriously, though. Ever wanted to hear the president of the united states trash talk like there's no tomorrow? Well, look no further!

Honestly, I can't stop playing these.

(Yes, this really is Barack Obama saying these.)

This shit is getting way to complicated for me.

There are white folks, and then there are ignorant motherfuckas like you!

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Those of you who read Venus Envy regularly will have already seen this, but for those of you that don't...

This comic is very well-put, I think.

I love you.
Serafina

"There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown social laws. These are simply decisions made within institutions that are subject to human will and that must face the test of legitimacy. And if they do not meet the test, they can be replaced by other ( Read more... )

"Unless we change what we are doing, we are likely to end up where we are going."

A lot of people on my friends list are feeling pretty disenfranchised right around now... still others have always felt disenfranchised. I've read lots of comments about a loss of faith in people in general and the USA in particular ( Read more... )

It turns out Kyeli's mother is voting for Bush, too.
Because she thinks Kerry is ugly.

Kyeli is, of course, not adopted. So I can only say that she has overcome her genetic tendencies.

I have a sneaking feeling that this sort of thing is common. Perhaps the problem with participatory government is the participants?

I love you.
Sera

This one doesn't really need much introduction. I just like it.

"...in matters of faith, inconvenient evidence is always suppressed while contradictions go unnoticed."

"It needs fanatical faith to rationalize our cowardice."We begin, as usual, with the political commentary ( Read more... )

I'm including this one because I just like the whole thing! The political rant remains sound, the bit about my breasts is quite nostalgic for me, and if you read nothing else here, you simply must read of The Search for Togepi!

"What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, ( Read more... )

This was really my first political entry. The idea of war arouses great anger in me, and this was part of my response to it.

"The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends and his country when he know he is right, who can defy those in authority over him, who can take ( Read more... )