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Piggie of the Week: the GOP Makes a Boo-Boo. Again.
Ben Franklin is believed to have said “Nothing is certain but death and taxes.”
If he had been alive today, he would have added “and Republican’s complete lack of foresight.” The Iraq War, for instance, was going to be over in weeks. OOOPS. Holding the debt ceiling hostage would make them look strong. OOOPS. [...]
Piggie of the Week: Charles Murray
You’ve probably heard about Charles Murray: he’s the right-wing clow— I mean Very Serious Scholar Who Is Not a Racist At All So Stop Saying That— who is currently shitting all over Fishtown.
Well fuck him. I’d like to see Brad Lidge use his fat head for batting practice.
Piggie of the Week, 2/1/2012: AP Ticker’s Psychedelic Awakening
As you may know, it is the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania, thanks to unanimous support, from republicans and demmocrats alike, for a resolution introduced by Rep. Rick Saccone.
I had a lively phone conversation with Saccone’s office before we produced this one, in which I kept listing all the Bible laws that might be [...]
Read More..>>Piggie of the Week: Have a Nice, Steaming Hot Cup of Semen, Courtesy of the PA Dept. of Public Welfare
Not exactly safe for work…
Read More..>>Scrapple TV Piggie of the Week, 12/20/2011
Here’s the latest from AP Ticker!
For those of you wondering where I’ve been lately, I hope the recent Piggie postings have given you a good idea. About two days a week, I’m down at Woodshop Films, working as a Scrapple TV producer, writer, and content editor. It’s a great gig: since June, when [...]
Read More..>>Pennsylvania’s Shame: One More Step Toward Gilead
Kermit Gosnell, and the opportunists that followed. For Shame, Pennsylvania. You’ll come to regret this day.
Read More..>>Senator Robert Bob Casey: Piggie of the Week
Bob Casey doesn’t stand up for his constituents: he stands up for corporations and the prison industrial complex. He is a bad man, a coward, and not fit to hold office in Pennsylvania.
Read More..>>Progress
Booman Tribune is a self-described “progressive community”, but for me it’s that blog I love to hate. I think the guy who runs it is, personally, a nice guy, but our views on the country and the Administration have gone in utterly different directions, to the point that I’ve tried to stop reading it [...]
Read More..>>Piggie of the Week
This is the first “Piggie of the Week” I did all myself, from the writing to the one-the-street interviews, to the capturing and rough cuts, to the final edits. Big props and tons of gratitude to Brodzilla and Sean for the editorial guidance and advice, teaching me how to edit video and audio, including [...]
Read More..>>Noseless Pig Finds Truffle
Please grow a mustache Governor Christie
Mr. Creosote says medical marijuana law can go forward
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he will allow New Jersey to move forward in implementing its medical marijuana law despite his concerns over whether federal authorities could prosecute state regulators.
After saying last month that he wanted assurance from [...]
