Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

LOL @ Bev Oda!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Sabina Becker

While the rest of us are being told to tighten our belts and prepare for (more) austerity, guess who’s living high on the hog. Oink, oink, OINK!

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Musings on “Stand Your Ground” and dumb gun laws

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

My best friend wrote me an e-mail a few hours ago that got me to thinking. Here’s what he wrote: I keep hearing people who support the murderer in the Trayvon case saying that the “stand your ground” law in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

A cautionary tale for would-be “sugar babies”

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Before you sign up for Seeking Arrangement or any other similarly sleazy site thinking that you’ll be “empowered” or otherwise set for life, girls, there’s something you need to see. Namely, what REALLY happens to women who sign on for … Continue reading →

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It’s shit like this…

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…that confirms to me that the Progressive Bloggers aggregator has aggregated just a little too much unprogressive gunk. Or, as Pale would put it, they were so open-minded that their brains leaked out. And this is what took the place … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land, The Hardcore Stupid, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: It was ten years ago today…

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play: Actually, the Venezuelan people didn’t need no stinkin’ band. They rescued their president from a US-backed coup attempt with no outside help whatsoever, and with him, their democracy. The State Dept. would … Continue reading →

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Who needs an editor? Not Fidel…

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Sabina Becker

…but the unnamed snotball who wrote this for the Canadian Press? Oh yes. Look, CP presstitute-person, whoever you are, hiding behind your tradition of unsigned editorial cowardice…I understand that you may not like Fidel Castro, but it’s still a fact … Continue reading →

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Campaignus Interruptus

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Sabina Becker

So long, Rick…and thanks for all the wanks.

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Fetus Fetishists, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Schadenfreude, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The United States of Amnesia | 3 Comments

Quotable: Arundhati Roy on the ghosts of capitalism

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“Though capitalism is meant to be based on competition, those at the top of the food chain have also shown themselves to be capable of inclusiveness and solidarity. The great Western Capitalists have done business with fascists, socialists, despots and … Continue reading →

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Dear Harper Government™: Fuck You. Love, Quebec.

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And thanks so much for forgetting the Montréal Massacre, too. It only took you bastards 23 years to set us collectively back half a century. Bray-fucking-vo. Meanwhile, les Québécois(es) se souviennent: On a day the government fulfilled a long-standing goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Schadenfreude, Uppity Wimmin | 6 Comments

Clip ‘n’ Save: Jesus vs. Jeezus

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Sabina Becker

A handy-dandy primer to print out and distribute to all the confused fundies you might know. I suggest leaving a few hundred copies in the tracts rack at your nearest fundie church, too.

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