The Devil and Mr. Cain (of the Moment)

from JSonline. This is the full version of the interview that contained the 5 minute Herman Cain brain-shart that you will inevitably see somewhere on the internet/TV if you haven't seen it already. Essentially, it's another Republican "Oops" moment where a potential leader of the free world proves his ineptitude and ignorance of any basics…

Occupy: the War Zone (for the Moment)

from 12160info. I want to throw all my support behind the Occupy movement, but it's getting harder and harder. While I can't condone the way they're treated by law enforcement and right-wing pundits, the movement is distancing itself further and further from what any rational person would call "productive." It is treading on a thin…

Donald Trump: Genius or Chump?

Trump has been a media icon for decades. And while I have to give him props for graduating from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania, and for having the wherewithal to effectively turn the company his father worked tirelessly to create into his own person piggy bank, I somehow doubt his honesty and credibility.…

What the fuck are we doing? Examining the Political Climate of 2010

Lately my brain has been a McDonald's PlayPlace of ambivalence and disgruntled pessimism over our country's current political climate. I can't bring myself to be apathetic because--in all honesty--there aren't many issues that I would consider myself to be "on-the-fence" or "*shrugging my shoulders*" about. (Don't you love how we can use those little action…

The SuperDPS Guide to the Right

There's a political schism in this country that has been exported throughout the Western World through religion and an imaginary system of values which should never be part of global or national policy to begin with. It seems only right that someone attempt to explain the points of view commonly associated with the Republican Party…