Archive for ‘(R)’

September 28, 2011

New Free Poster: “Palin / Frothy Mix 2012″

Now here’s the hot new ticket you’ve been dreaming about! Thanks to PL reader Chris Juelch for this idea.

To download a free hi-res version for printing, just click on the image above.

To see more free posters like this, click here.

September 22, 2011

Breaking News: Surprise Republican Loss on Disaster Relief Vote

48 Republicans broke ranks to defeat the much-contested disaster relief bill that also contains measures to prevent the looming government shutdown. This is is being widely interpreted by Beltway insiders as House Speaker Boehner losing the tight control he has exerted over House GOP members throughout 2011.

“This is the beginning of the election year tremors,” said political strategist James Carville.  “And the shaking’s going to get bigger, not smaller.”

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August 18, 2011

Here’s the “Have You Ever Had Sex With Rick Perry?” Ad

This is the ad that a supporter of Ron Paul is running in the Austin Chronicle. I’d say the gloves are definitely off. Circular firing squad commencing…now.

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July 18, 2011

Whistleblower in News of the World Phone Hacking Case Found Dead

Sean Hoare, the journalist who broke open the phone hacking case at the British tabloid News of the World, was found dead on Monday. This case, which has so far caused the closure of News of the World, torpedoed Murdoch’s bid for control of BSkyB, and precipitated a cascade of arrests, is now close to spinning out of control.

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July 15, 2011

New Poll: Americans blame Bush for bad economy by a wide margin

It’s good to see that Americans can see causes and effects, and we’re not the flatworms that Fox News and the Republican Party often take us for. A new poll by Quinnipiac University indicates that 54 percent of Americans think Bush is to blame for exploding the federal deficit and swelling unemployment, whereas just 27 percent believe it is President Obama’s fault.

Those figures are bad news for Republicans, who are hoping to use the nation’s poor economic state as a key issue in 2012.

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June 24, 2011

Marriage Equality Passes in New York : )

Looks like the Pride Fairy came early this year. The New York state senate just passed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Marriage Equality Act by a vote of 33-29.

All Democratic senators execpt pastor Ruben Diaz, Sr.  voted for the measure. And they were supported by Republicans Roy McDonald and James Alesi, who had announced their intentions to support the bill before the vote. Republican Steve Saland, who spoke at length about his decision, said, “I hope that my parents would be proud.” They are, Steve!

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June 21, 2011

Washington House of Reps member (R), calls the Girl Scouts a “pro-abortion, feminist training corps.”

Your Daily Guffaw: Hans Zeiger, Republican and Washington House of Reps member, has called the Girl Scouts a “pro-abortion, feminist training corps.” As one of the readers on our Facebook page commented, “I hope so!”

Oh, and they’re also atheists and lesbians. Something for everyone. Thanks to Gail Lakritz for this item.  : )

Here’s Mr. Zeiger’s page, in case you’d like to share your thoughts

May 29, 2011

New T-shirt: “Should Republicans Be Able to Marry? Let’s Vote on It!”

As long as we’re voting on who gets to marry, it’s only fair to put everyone’s marriage on the table. N’est-ce pas?

We’ve had a recent request for this poster on T-shirts, so we’ve just put this art up on our cafepress page. If you’d like a T-shirt featuring this art, go here.

If you’d like a free  hi-res printable version of this poster, just click the image above.