Category Archives: Politics

Reliquary needed for fragments of the True Conservative

Posted on October 14, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Who are true conservatives, the dope-smoking homophobe Bill Buckley, the late druggie Andy Breitbart, George “Cubs Win!” Will, Ron “Goldbug” Paul, Billy the son of a Trotskyist Kristol, Chuck “Grecian Formula” Krauthammer… More importantly, who among the … Continue reading →

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Unintended consequences: The 1965 Immigration Act and its nativist contradictions for 2016

Posted on October 3, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Would you go “back to where you came from” even if you’re from here, so that you could return to enjoy(sic) the rights of full citizenship and even though those you encounter on a daily basis discriminate … Continue reading →

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For Trump the Master-Brander, being POTUS is just another job

Posted on October 1, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers We may see real power brokerage at the GOP convention with delegates as the capital – a new arbitrage tool for tRump. If he’s savvy, Trump will have one of his media partners do a documentary of … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz and the incest taboo: Pulling a Boehner to resign

Posted on September 25, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Ted Cruz as creepy Uncle ‘Bagger – the victory of Tea Party forces seeking to unseat House Speaker John Boehner got what they wished for and the guy behind the curtain has now forced all the Klinghoffers … Continue reading →

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For Talking Like a Pirate (but not really acting like one) Day

Posted on September 20, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers For pirates, talk is cheap and perhaps subordinate to buckling swashes and its stereotypical, romanticized pirate discourse made even more weird by “parley” as texts made popular by a Disney theme park ride have cinematically distorted the … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of the Old New Left: UK Labour moves away from the centre

Posted on September 12, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers A perhaps stunning victory for a party frustrated with recent defeats, and with perhaps the infusion of underrepresented elements, the leadership of the UK Labour Party has risen/fallen in a 59% vote for a repudiation of the … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Discourse should be about Quality not Quantity; Debates should be less like Thunderdome and more like a Conversation

Posted on September 10, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The number of political debates seems irrelevant in an age of DVRs, YouTube, and podcasts but this is the moment when the Democratic party could actually use the format to finally crush the GOP and its commitment … Continue reading →

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By Grabthar’s hamster, will no one rid us of this troublesome publicity?

Posted on September 3, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers (née Puffball Petrovsky) There’s no such thing as a bad persecution for Ted Cruz. As much as one may try any publicity whether organized PR or not, it may have long-lasting intended and unintended consequences. Apparently the Rowan … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker favors a complete Canadian Border wall, what could it look like and would ex-Stasi get H-1B visas

Posted on August 30, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Scott Walker has supported the idea of a complete Canadian Border wall reminiscent of East Germany, so what could it look like and are the Koch Brothers willing to pay for it or would gastarbeiten or braceros … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of the Nanny-State: Lock-down those classrooms or I’ll hit you with my heroic lunch-box

Posted on August 28, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “We wanted to nip the problem in the bud,” (1990) A Second Grader in Widefield, CO, was subjected to investigation and evaluation after he responded to an assignment as to what he saw in the clouds by … Continue reading →

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