Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Quotable: Glenn Greenwald on the ironies of islamophobia

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“I’m always amazed when I receive e-mails from people telling me that I fail to understand how Islam is a uniquely violent, supremely expansionist culture that is intrinsically menacing. The United States is a country with a massive military and … Continue reading →

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Cuban blogger beaten up in Miami. Reason: Free speech!

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Pepe Varela shows graphically what happens to Cuban bloggers who don’t follow the hard-right Miamero line.Dr. Paula Vernimmen, whom I’ve been following since she was trapped inside the same hospital as president Rafael Correa on September 30, during the failed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Do As I Say..., Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

Media don’t get the message. Memo #2, comin’ on down…

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh, for fuck’s sake. When the media latch on to a bad concept, they REALLY latch on and don’t let go. Two days ago I blogged about how the Russell Williams case had been mischaracterized as a “fetish” crime. Did … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

A few random thoughts on Mario Vargas Llosa

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Understand that writers are not necessarily good teachers, or even good people. – T. C. Boyle Hearing that Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel prize for literature this year was like hearing that a ghost had won it. That’s because … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't It Ironic? | 3 Comments

Libertarianism at work, for realz

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw. Aren’t the flibbertigibbertarians adorable when their “principles” come, literally, under fire? Glenn Fucking Beck sure was. He waxed all racist on a family who didn’t pay the $75 mafia extortion protection racket subscription fee the local fire department charged, … Continue reading →

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What is going on in Ecuador?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday morning, as I was checking my spam filter, I fished out an obvious non-spam from a reader from Down Under, which was posted on this entry. I’m going to repost it up top here today, as I don’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 5 Comments

Time to blow this boat out of the water

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aw, poor James O’Keefe. Apparently he’s so desperate to get laid, he has to resort to now… Recently, I was the target of a failed punk. James O’Keefe, the so-called “pimp” in the ACORN expose videos, was participating in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

Conservative Politician Tips (or, How to Turn Canada Into the 51st State, Guaranteed!)

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh, if only their platform were this simple. Unfortunately, there’s a bit more to being a Tory politician in Canada than this. So, here’s Aunt Bina’s simplified guide to everything you need to know in order to make it as … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 6 Comments

When psychotics psychoanalize a sane man

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Speaking from receiving-end experience, I know an effective therapist from a poor one. And the only thing that irks me more than amateurs playing shrink, is shrinks acting amateurish. Both together, though, drives me downright nuts. So when I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Under the Name of Spain | 10 Comments

Arrested for telling it like it is

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Anti-Uribe demonstrators at work.Land of the free, home of the brave…unless, of course, you’re trying to use your freedom and show your bravery by confronting a human-rights abuser at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC: A member of a non-governmental organization … Continue reading →

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