Author Archives: Sabina Becker

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula and Kirchner come to Chavecito; Piñera comes to Quito

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Nope, Chavecito’s not coming to the inauguration of that peasant-killing thug Santos in Colombia. He’s got bigger fish to fry, and two of them were in Venezuela today:And there they are, right behind him. Néstor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, … Continue reading →

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What I learned about Christopher Hitchens’s mental health when I visited Slate.com

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

For starters, he really needs to be waterboarded again. Or something that will sober him the fuck up. He’s drinking so much, it’s embarrassing to watch his brain deteriorate like this… Recent accounts of Hugo Chávez’s politicized necrophilia may seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

I love you, Lula!

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

That is all.

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Teh Heterostoopid: “Sugarbabe” needs an insulin shot–and a dose of hard reality

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

So there I was, this dark and stormy, just bopping around the web, when I chanced on this interesting little interview at Lemondrop. Seems that some cute young bit of fluff, supposedly a psychologist, has written a book saying that … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: No, that’s NOT how you get her preggers.

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Puts me in mind of a story I once heard (which may or may not be just a joke): “My wife and I prayed for a child for over ten years. Then we went to see our doctor, and found … Continue reading →

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WTF is the matter with Alberta?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Since I’ve been getting trolled all over the Internets by a disproportionate number of Albertans lately, I’ve been wondering what’s the problem with them. Apparently, I’m not the only one. (See Jymn’s comment here.) The Mound of Sound has also … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch | 6 Comments

Music for a Sunday: People gettin’ high, people gettin’ low…

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…people gettin’ nowhere ’cause they don’t know where to go…Some of the best damn instrumentals ever. And also some of the funniest, most poignant lyrics.

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Wankers of the Week: Hunter S. Thompson tribute edition

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Happy Saturday night! Welcome to a special tribute edition of Wankers of the Week. This week, we pay tribute to an intelligent whackjob who said a number of interesting and quotable things. If only all the world’s whackjobs could be … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: No horseplay!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’m sure this is the least of most women’s sexual problems:In other words, don’t be a neigh-sayer. (As if very many of us were. The logistics alone are kind of daunting.)

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: And the birthday boy is looking great

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yep, it’s Chavecito. And it’s another of those “just because” pix–I posted it just because it’s nice, and I like it.

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