It's not gay if you tuck the sack back first, right?
Kristin Dowd of Concerned Women for America. Taken at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference.
Bob McDonnell’s State of the Union Rainbow Background
Bob McDonnell has caught a bit of flack for stacking the audience at his State of the Union response with only Republican supporters. Politico reports that many Virginian Democrats didn’t get an invite until hours before the event. McDonnell’s office pointed out, however, that even many Republicans didn’t receive an invite until hours before the event as well, and that the invitations went out in waves.
His citizen backdrop suggests that invitations were extended in an order something like:
1.  Republican supporters who lend a certain “diversity”
2.  All other Republicans
3.  All Democrats.
Take a look:
"I got more diverse friends than a middle school text book"
To sum up, McDonnell’s beaming supporters seem to be comprised of:
- 41% females
- 47% minorities
- 18% white men
Now, all politicians do this to some degree. But the amount of dissonance between his hand-picked Republican supporter backdrop and the actual composition of Republican officials in Virginia is astounding.
Let’s take a look at the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus:
- 5% female
- 0% minorities
- 95% white men
The Virginia House Republican Caucus does not fare much better (as best I can tell):
- 8% female
- 0% minorities
- 92% white men
Next time, perhaps the Republicans will finally convince a couple of their background supporters to hold up signs that say “I’m a gay”.
Five things to know: Architecture
This is the first installment of a weekly feature called “Five things to know.” We’ll explore topics, both familiar and obscure. Think of it as a primer on interesting subjects that your never thought were interesting. Sort of like a University of Phoenix for the layperson.
Architecture
Burj Khalifa: You can't say this correctly
1.  Not all buildings are made of stone. While this was true in the middle ages, mankind has since developed buildings made out of metal, glass, ice, plastic, cards, and metaphors.
2.  The tallest building in the world is now the Burj Khalifa. Until a couple weeks ago, it was known as the Burj Dubai. The name was changed to spite non-Arabic speakers. Here is a picture:
3.  Contrary to common belief, the strongest shape in architecture is not the arch, but rather the double arch. The shape can be seen in every country and every culture in the world, minus North Korea. They still have stone buildings (see point 1).
4.  The city with the best architecture in the world is Chicago. Some people would suggest Prague. Others would say Paris. These people are victims of communists, or worse.
5.  Architects are skittish and reclusive by nature. They prefer complex drawings to conversation; mathematics to the written word. However, not all architects are autistic. Some merely have Asperger’s.
There you have it, everything you need to know about architecture. If there are any topics you’d like to know more about, and you don’t trust those shady hooligans at wikipedia, then leave a comment and let me know.
My Boyfriend is the President
This might be the greatest thing to come out of Japan since Ninja Warrior. Those of you with quick eyes and dark hearts might even notice the brief appearance of a Magic: The Gathering card.
Masculine Halloween Costume Ideas for Your Effeminate Son
“With a little creativity, we can disguise your girly son as a normal kid.”
Senate Republicans: Now Supporting 75% More Gang Rape
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Senate Republicans plead to stop funding Acorn, which gave tax advice to fake prostitiutes, but cannot fathom ending funding for defense contractors who gang-rape employees and deny them access to courts.
Is it possible they can reconcile these two positions in their own minds? What hypocrisy is too great for them?  Next thing you know, they’ll be trying to bill themselves as the Protectors of Medicare and Medicaid, which they’ve spent the last 40 years trying to eliminate.
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 useless art objects
So here’s a quick, unscientific poll:
Have you ever seen or heard of this allegedly iconic Minnesota landmark:
Please leave your answer in the comments below.
Abraham Lincoln reads his foreword to Michael Ian Black’s New Book
Thought this was rather delightful. “Of all the conflicts in our nation’s history, the Civil War was definitely the shittiest…”
Kanye West Insults My Blog
You may have seen this by now, but some upsetting news:
Kanye West is not a huge fan of Jumpkick to Freedom
Seriously Kanye, give me a shot here. I’ll post more, I’ll make better jokes. It might never be what Beyonce’s site is, but it’s all I got now.
Green Bay Packers Word Association
Lance Briggs, Voice of Reason
Sideline reporter: First thing that comes to mind when I say “Packers” ?
Lance Briggs: Suck.
Full video here. Great to see someone giving an interview and not sounding like a total pantywaist.
