Category Archive: Rants

Ain’t No Party Like an IRS Audited Tea Party

Before the IRS audit this guy's hat actually had four corners

It was revealed over the weekend that for the past three years the IRS has targeted right wing and Tea Party-aligned groups for audits, specifically looking at their status as non-profit organizations, or 501(c)(4)’s. The revelation was, of course, met with outrage from across the political spectrum, and I’m sure Republican congressmen and pundits will …

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Behind the Tin Curtain, Part Two

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This is the second half of the translated and edited transcript from the basketball game Korean ruler Kim Jong-un and American diplomat Dennis Rodman watched, and commentated on, together during Mr. Rodman’s trip to the country last month. You can find the first part here.

Ed FitzGerald Caught Trolling Facebook

Ed FitzGerald is on his way out to challenge John Kasich for the Ohio governor’s mansion, and clearly has lost interest in serving his current constituents as we can see in this picture of him trolling Facebook while a group of Cleveland young professionals ask Cuyahoga County Council to reconsider renovating a dilapidated skywalk. So …

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Behind The Tin Curtain, Part One

Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman

Ever since Kim Jong-un became the ruler of North Korea, succeeding his father, Kim Jong-il, who died in December 2011, only one international ambassador has had the political wherewithal and diplomatic savvy to be able to break through the veil of secrecy surrounding Kim’s regime and have any sort of meaningful dialogue with the young …

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Death From Above, Part Three

When your government starts playing by the same rules as Fight Club you know you're in trouble

You can find Part One here, and Part Two here. Living your life under the threat of assassination from an unseen flying drone is a disconcerting way to go through the day. Especially when a snot-nosed pre-teen is at the helm of said drone. It becomes even more terrifying when you realize there is no …

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