How Dumb Are Trump Voters? New Poll Sheds Some Light (They're Pretty Dumb)

Imagine my surprise.

Oh, Lordy. White Rapper Chick Tries to Save the Gays

I'll hold my thoughts until you've seen it (or a few seconds, if that's all you can tolerate). . .

Now, I could go on about how it's a shame this girl is brainwashed. That religion is more a choice than sexuality is, and that as Americans we're not bound by religions we don't believe in. I could say that this girl's own religion says she shouldn't judge, but you know what? I have a better answer ready:

You're Embarrassing Me, Ohio

Some political polls produce results that make you do a double-facepalm. Sometimes, they might even produce tears. This one was close for me.

Though I moved from my home state of Ohio almost 18 years ago, I still consider it "home," though Nevada inches closer to overtaking it every year. This could be enough for me to disavow Ohio all together. I can only hope that the respondents were being snarky and intentionally misleading in their answers. But I'm not at all confident in that position.

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Ohioans confused about bin Laden’s death 

What does Mitt Romney have to do with killing Osama bin Laden? According to a notable percentage of Ohio Republicans, way more than that good-for-nothing Barack Obama. . .

Read more at: Salon

O'Reilly Labels Caller "Far Left Loon" for Being Honest

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There's a lot that happens in politics that is just stupid. Stupid issues, stupid gaffes, and stupid reactions to those issues and gaffes. For instance, there was Michelle Obama's "American Pride" comments (covered here and here). The whole issue was faux outrage from the right for something that was clearly not what they made it out to be.

Then, we have Bill O'Reilly using highly stupid language in response to this "scandal." In what is sure to be only one of the early stupid language choices relating to African Americans in this campaign, he used the word "lynch." He was saying that he wouldn't want to form a "lynching party," and then even more stupidly added, "unless. . ."

So, is reaction to Bill O'Reilly's stupidity also stupid? I don't think so. O'Reilly--while clearly a nut--doesn't appear to be stupid. If the word did unwittingly slip his lips, you'd think he would have quickly backtracked and apologized. But that's clearly not his style. What is his style is to label a caller in to his show--accurately depicting his behavior--as a "Far Left Loon."

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O'Reilly attacked as "far-left loon" caller who asked if he would apologize for "lynching party" comment

During the February 21 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, discussing the controversy surrounding his prior remarks about Michelle Obama, Bill O'Reilly stated: "The word 'lynching' was used because I said it quite clearly. I'm not going to go on some lynching party against Michelle Obama; that's ridiculous." [snip]

Earlier during the February 21 show, a caller asked O'Reilly: "Do you think you owe Michelle Obama an apology for that disrespectful lynching analogy?" O'Reilly replied: "Of course not. I stuck up for the man -- the woman, I'm sorry." He later called the caller a "far-left loon. . ."

Read more at: Media Matters

War On Christmas. Really? Again?

I flipped on FOX "News" just briefly today, while eating lunch. Weekend news is usually bad: second-stringers with no useful information, on second-string shows. Well, when you add in the fact that it's a holiday weekend, you are on the D-List of news people and stories.

If I'd woken from a coma, I'd have no idea what year it was based on the news today. There are California wildfires again, that missing blonde chick in Aruba (who will not be named) is still in the news, even though there is almost no information to relay. And, yes, the first signs of The War on Christmas!

Let me first say that "the War on Christmas" is a ridiculous myth that is only believed by drooling, mouth-breathing FOX-heads. It's stupid, sooooo stupid, and yet every year they get energized by it. The very fact that "Christians" are all up in arms because the holiday of Christmas is not commercial enough, is part of the stupid.

Let me lay this out for you, Christmas Warriors: "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons' Greetings" are not a new invention. They've been around for decades, possibly over a century. People who say these phrases and print them on cards, packaging and advertising are not trying to insult anybody. They're not trying to denigrate your religious beliefs or anyone else's. It's a nice thing to say, and is universally relayed with the best of intentions. You taking offense is stupid.

Get this through your thick skulls. Christmas is one day. Two if you count Christmas Eve. It makes no sense to be wishing people "Merry Christmas" from Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons' Greetings" are nice catch-all phrases that not only spare you from having to guess your intended's religious holiday beliefs, the phrases cover: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, not to mention Advent, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Chanukah. It's not a freaking war on Christmas.

Christmas is the most over-celebrated, over-prepared for, over-abundant holiday there is. The fact that any sane person thinks it is somehow under attack; in some sort of danger of being cancelled; or somehow not celebrated enough is stupid.