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The CPACs and an Ode to Thomas LaDuke

A week from today I’ll be filling my flasks with bourbon, ironing my best t-shirts, and hoping on a train down to Washington DC for the CPACs. This is my third CPACs, and the event holds a special place in my heart because it’s the unofficial anniversary of The Right Hook. It was also two … Continue reading »

Great Moments in Capitalism: “Transformers: The Movie”

“Because I know the theme song to the Transformers cartoon by heart. #ReasonsWhyImSexy #morethanmeetstheeye” – Jonah Goldberg Reading Jonah’s tweet, it reminded me aboot something that cracked me up with the ORIGINAL “Transformers: The Movie.” I’m talking back in the day, 1987 cartoon movie…not any of this CGI Shia LaBouf crap. The original movie where … Continue reading »

Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann can be Tim Tebow, I’ll be Aaron Rodgers

This isn’t an anti-Tebow column. While I defend people like Bill Maher’s right to be a meanspirited, unfunny douchebag, I’ve said all I have to say aboot the Tebow haters. That said, when Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann claim they want to be the “Tim Tebow” of Iowa…have they looked at the numbers? Nevermind the … Continue reading »

Happy Birthday Stan “The Man” Lee

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Chemtrails?

Ron Paul supporters are fucking nuts.

The Hidden Conservatism of the Property Brothers

My moms likes to watch HGTV. It started with “Trading Spaces” and because she was watching while recovering from breast cancer (ten years a survivor), I had started watching with her, which ten years later has involved into all over the home improvement/real estate shows. And just this past weekend, I noticed a hidden conservative … Continue reading »

Memo to the GOP: Learn How To Talk to My Mother

“About 98% of blog-based political analysis begins with the assumption that the average voter is similar to the blogger.” – Jim Geraghty I think the consensus amongst the blogosphere, whether you are on the side of the Senate or the House, is that the GOP managed to screw up the payroll tax cut debate to … Continue reading »

2011 Person of the Year: Fingers Malloy

On the afternoon of Nov. 16, 2011, Fingers Malloy was leading a meeting in the Aquarium, one of FTRRadio’s conference rooms, so named because it’s in the middle of a huge work space and has glass walls on three sides so everybody can see in. Conference rooms are a big deal at FTRRadio because they’re … Continue reading »

What the GOP Can Learn from the WWE’s Zack Ryder (or, “Woo Woo Woo, Newt Gingrich Knows It!”)

I like to look at how non-political entities use social media to see what tricks we can steal. Last night while I was watching former dark horse candidate Newt Gingrich on YouTube while waiting for his debate against Jon Huntsman to be embedded, it came to me that the GOP could really learn a lot … Continue reading »

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