Monthly Archives: October 2009

This is what a “pre-existing condition” looks like

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Meet Alex Lange and his mother, Kelli. Alex is, as you can see, a nice healthy baby. His pediatrician thinks so, too. But guess who doesn’t… Alex’s pre-existing condition — “obesity” — makes him a financial risk. Health insurance reform … Continue reading →

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, She Blinded Me With Science, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Somehow, this doesn’t surprise me…

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Listen closely to Silvio Berluscoglioni–er, Berlusconi–and you’ll hear him confess the reason he got off the hook so many times when he should have landed in the stripey hole:He says he spent some 200 million euros ON JUDGES, then corrects … Continue reading →

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Uruguayans reject right-wing presidential candidate

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Gadzooks, he speaks English. He hangs in some mighty crappy company. He’s with some obscure putschist group calling itself the “Cuban Democratic Directorate”, even though he’s not Cuban (nor particularly democratic.) And he chooses his words ever so carefully, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Paraguay, Uruguay | 10 Comments

Music for a Sunday: Not to say I did not speak of flowers

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A small reminder of why it’s so important that Brazil has lent its embassy as a haven to democracy in Honduras. Just twenty years ago, they emerged from a 25-year era of military dictatorship, in which generals ran the show, … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Piano Man edition

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A little mood music before we get on with the fappers, maestro? Kudos to the ladies at A Creative Revolution, that was pitch-perfect.My dear ol’ dad, who saw only the sanitized-for-TV version, thinks this sad little stunt will get Harpo … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: I already knew this in high school

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Unfortunately, this is all too often true. Unfortunately, so’s this. (To all the assholes I’ve loved before: yeah, dudes, I’m lookin’ at YOU.)

Posted in Stupid Sex Tricks, Teh Ghey, Uppity Wimmin | 8 Comments

Classy people congratulate Obama…

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…and urge him to earn that Nobel.First up, from Colombia, we have this lovely lady (who, in my very humble opinion, was more than deserving): Colombian senator Piedad Córdoba confirmed on Friday that in less than a month, Pablo Emilio … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Not Hiding in Honduras, Obamarama! | 5 Comments

It’s Friday, ya bastards!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

And you know what THAT means…It means that Randi Rhodes is playing Rusty Warren on her show again!

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A giant joke on the whole notion of world peace

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“The Right to Live in Peace”, by Víctor Jara. He wrote this song in honor of Vietnam when the war there was still raging. For speaking out for the Vietnamese, and for his own Chilean and Latin American brethren, Jara … Continue reading →