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Just had to comment on the Crommelin letter - yes,...

2011-12-24T00:25:58.404-05:00

Just had to comment on the Crommelin letter - yes, John Crommelin was a retired rear admiral. However, he was only a rear admiral because at the time he retired, 1950, the US Navy was in the habit of giving what they called "tombstone promotions" - bumping a retired officer up to the next rank step (which also increased their pension). Captain Crommelin had been on half-pay furlough for

Thanks.

2009-06-13T09:42:48.473-04:00

Thanks.

The Angry White Man is a far-right whitewash of th...

2009-06-12T10:34:54.483-04:00

The Angry White Man is a far-right whitewash of the true face of dog-whistle talking points and fringe politics. It's the Stormfront skinhead with a gelled-up haircut and a suit and tie. It's David Duke sleazing his way through a fucking Heritage Foundation Q&A. It's Skrewdriver performing on the Tonight Show.

I hope your optimism is not misplaced and the "liberal&

I once had a script that flashed through Freeper p...

2009-06-12T08:04:59.202-04:00

I once had a script that flashed through Freeper profile pics in an eternal loop. Every single one was a picture of a man with a spectacular moustache. I see that the lip muffle is similarly sported by their alpha butthole, Jimbo. Surreal and terrifying.

This is the type of blog that, if you had a donati...

2009-06-12T07:38:33.603-04:00

This is the type of blog that, if you had a donation page or a subscription offer, would cause me to immediately throw you a few bucks. The points about the media's use of investigating the Internet is especially striking, since so much of contemporary rhetoric is spread over websites and message boards but is largely, and shamefully, ignored.