The former CEO of HP, Carly Fiorina, is in a primary race for the GOP slot v. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). In this endeavor, Fiorina has made a campaign ad. A very scary, extremely insane campaign ad, the likes of which Madam has never seen before and which must be viewed, in its entirety, to be believed. Behold:
I laughed; I cried; I pissed my pants, curled up in a fetal position and screamed for my mommy! Then I did another bong hit.
Seriously, WTF?!
I am a thinking, rational, human adult, not an incubator. I know what is best for my body. Not that it is any of your business.
Trust me.
Google the name of Dr. George Tiller’s assassin and the fourth result is “scott roeder hero”.
Hero? How about terrorist?
Terrorism is defined in the Code of Federal Regulations as
“…the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.” (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85)
The FBI further describes terrorism as either domestic or international, depending on the origin, base, and objectives of the terrorist organization. For the purpose of this report, the FBI uses the following definitions of terrorism:
Domestic terrorism refers to activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state; appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. [18 U.S.C. § 2331(5)]
Why this man is not being tried in Federal court (not to mention being allowed to pursue this pathetic defense) is beyond Madam.
* emphasis added
Madam respectfully asks her three readers to visit Pandagon and help in the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment.
But she told you so. (If you wish to avoid the grammatical train wrecks of Ms. Palin’s resignation speech – and why wouldn’t you? – skip to the last two paragraphs.)
Frank Rich has a most excellent piece on why our favorite almost-one-term governor is, unfortunately for Madam’s sanity, still relevant.
I told you I hated to say it.
From the President! Of the United States! Of America!
Friend –
This evening, at 11:15 p.m., [Saturday, 11/7/09] the House of Representatives voted to pass their health insurance reform bill. Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This is history.
But you and millions of your fellow Organizing for America supporters didn’t just witness history tonight — you helped make it… You spoke up. And you were heard.
I beg to differ, Mr. President. About that being heard part, specifically.
How can I put this succinctly?
Oh, I know!
The Stupak Amendment stinks.
I’m tired of women’s reproductive health care rights being thrown under the bus. And I am not alone in this weariness. I also know that chipping away at abortion rights will not get rid of abortion. Ever. It will just make it unsafe. And that means women will die. And that is some fucked up shit.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, MR. PRESIDENT?!
While we find ourselves most puzzled by the recent and abrupt decision of Sarah Palin to resign her “title” as Governor of Alaska because being a lame duck is so lame, and being a dead fish is so… stinky, we are not surprised in the least to learn that Sarah herself penned her resignation speech.
By the way, have you read this crazy-pants shit, otherwise known as the actaul transcript as released by Palin’s office? Some excerpts, after the jump…
Madam is assigning some homework, respectfully requesting that you read “Why Denis Leary Sucks, Part One” (below) before attempting this highly-advanced analysis of the “edgy” comedian’s latest work. Tee-hee.
While Madam is no fan of biological determinism (as its primary purpose seems to be propping up “boys will be boys” bullhockey), she is beginning to wonder if maybe the Men who keep trotting out that tired old saw about how they cannot think about anything other than sex (and sports, and boobs and more sex) might just be onto something.
What, you ask, could possibly cause Madam to speculate that maybe men are just shitty assholes, biologically determined to do little more than pass on their crappy seed whilst blowing shit up and killing each other, due to all that raging testosterone?
Her response: Why, the most recent political sex scandals, brought to you this time by the Republican Party, silly! It seems that two more holier-than-thou My Marriage Will Be Destroyed if The Gays Are Allowed to Wed Conservatives have admitted to putting their penises where they most certainly did not belong – if one truly believes in the Holy Sanctimony of Marriage – i.e. into women who are not their wives.
In other words, concerning all the antifeminist yahoos out there who actually believe that men and women are so vastly biologically different – in terms of temperament and expectations of behavior – well, the only conclusion Madam can reach is one with which these same folks should agree: Men shouldn’t be in charge of anything, ever, with the possible exceptions of lawn maintenance and making babies with as many ladies as possible. Period. So let it be written, so let it be done.
Farrah Fawcett, real life sex symbol and cancer victim, fictional crime fighter and crime victim, has died at the age of 62, and we here at the Mansion mourn her passing.
Her raw portrayals (in Extremities and The Burning Bed) of the horrific brutalities thousands of women experience every day at the hands of thousands of men, coupled with her difficulties in finding work as she aged, serve as stark reminders of the ways in which our culture degrades half of its population without a second thought.
Rest in Peace, Farrah. We admire your bravery in facing your disease and in helping the public to learn more about it.
