In Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt's Aldo Raine leads a team of Jewish Allied soldiers killing and scalping Nazis behind enemy lines in World War II. Of course, the soldiers' actions go against everything in the Geneva Convention as Aldo says at one point in the film to a German soldier, "You probably heard... Continue Reading →
Baptist Confession
Since 1998, about 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers have been accused of sexual misconduct, according to a massive investigation by two Texas newspapers. The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express News discovered that over 700 victims have been abused, with many encouraged to seek abortion and forgive their abusers. So, when a church tells... Continue Reading →
Ugly Sweater Day
It's getting harder and harder to create satire when reality gives us an orange face president, blackface governors, and blackface sweaters. Seriously. Gucci, a swanky and snooty overpriced fashion company released a turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater that resembled...I'm not making this shit up...blackface. If you're like me, your first question is, what the hell... Continue Reading →
Partisan Groping
As if it wasn't bad enough for Virginia and the state Democrats with two of the top three elected officials revealed to have worn "blackface" in the past, the other one of the three has been accused of sexual assault and now rape. Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was a rock star until a few days... Continue Reading →
Trump Tax Scam
If you voted for Donald Trump and you're paying more in taxes this year than you did under Obama, it's because you voted for Donald Trump. Welcome to MAGA. Donald Trump's biggest achievement in the two years since he started destroying America was giving himself a massive tax cut. It wasn't a wall on our... Continue Reading →
A Virginia Lineup
What the hell, Virginia? When did we become Mississippi? No offense, Mississippi, but yeah. Every southern state has an ugly history when it comes to racism. There are still people in the south fighting the Civil War. My former editor of The Free Lance-Star, Ed Jones (no relation) used to tell a joke that here... Continue Reading →
SOTU STFU
Donald Trump is not a history buff. But "buff" is not a word usually associated with Trump. If Trump even had a cursory knowledge of history, or at least of the office he holds, he'd stop channeling Richard Nixon. Out of the 44 presidents before him, Nixon is the one president Trump should bone up... Continue Reading →
Dirty Trickster Lives Matter
Conservatives are livid and up in arms over the way Roger Stone was arrested last month. According to Stone, 29 FBI agents and U.S. Marshals were used in the pre-dawn raid to arrest Trump's longtime adviser last month in Miami. Since this was conducted during Trump's government shutdown, several of the agents volunteered for the... Continue Reading →
Snoozer Bowl
Wow! Super Bowl LIII. The Rams! The Patriots! Tom Brady! Bill Belichick! Jared Goff! Maroon Five! How exciting...not so much. While the game and halftime show bored everyone, and the MVP went to the Patriots' Julian Edelman, and shockingly not to a punter, the stars of the show were Harrison Ford and his dog. Honorable... Continue Reading →
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
I learned something yesterday during Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's press conference. It's very hard to get shoe polish off your face. Of course, why would I have known that? I've never felt the inspiration to put shoe polish on my face. I know that if you draw a mustache on someone's face with a Sharpie,... Continue Reading →