ZOMBIE AYN RAND

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Thursday May 17, 2012 · 12:17 PM PDT

2012/05/17 · 12:17

(Previously posted in similar form at a magnificent institution called Crooks And Liars).

Goodbye, Ron Paul people! Goodbye...forever?

Ron Paul recently announced he's ending his campaign...y'know, kinda. And we KNOW, Ron Paul people. It's allllll because Ron Paul is not just a candidate, he's an idea. Or a movement. Or whatever, he's never going to be President of the United States. But like the symptoms of herpes, he will persist.

The animating force behind Ron Paul's endurance has never been campaign spending, it is indeed an idea. A really super shitty idea, promoted by Right Wingers as a free market utopia without the horrible burdens of stable currency or child labor laws.

The originator of this shitty idea is occasionally enthusiastically embraced by conservatives as providing a consistent philosophical basis for shitty policy. Her name is Ayn Rand, and people like Paul Ryan just love love love her...until they remember that she hates their religion and thinks it's silly. Then the walk back begins.

But having introduced Rand in the upper hierarchy of the Republican Party, she may not be so easy to dismiss. The ghost--or zombie, if you will, roll with me here--of Ayn Rand lingers in the Republican party, a reminder that it is a party with deep divisions--and policy based on ideas that don't just contradict each other, but are downright willing to fight it out in a back alley at night.*

*Some may be offended by Ayn Rand eating the brains of Jesus Christ. Those folks should take it up with Ms. Rand and her fans, the metaphor is apt. Apt, I say!

Gifts From God

Andy Cobb

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Thursday February 02, 2012 · 10:00 AM PST

2012/02/02 · 10:00

What kind of woman supports Rick Santorum?

I've always, you know, I believe and I think the right approach is to accept this horribly created— in the sense of rape—but nevertheless a gift in a very broken way, the gift of human life, and accept what God has given to you.

We don't know, so we had to imagine. Rick is still seen by some as a promising candidate, supportable by right wing fundamentalist leaders. This enthusiasm is only dampened by the fact that nobody outside of right wing fundamentalist leaders particularly gives a flying fuck about Rick Santorum.

But as his campaign flounders awkwardly along like—Oh, I dunno—a man-on-dog sexual pairing trying to jog mid-tryst, it's a good time to be reminded: There are piggish elements within our body politic who will always, always, always abuse women's rights for political gain. And that Rick Santorum's "google problem" was never just Dan Savage's brilliant gag, it has always been the things that he actually says and does.

Frothy lube may stain your futon, but Santorum stains the American political landscape—until such time as his well-established inability to win actual votes brings the Santorum slide to a messy end.

(Also posted at the always delightful Crooks And Liars).

The FUTURE of online comedy (VIDEO)

Andy Cobb

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Wednesday January 18, 2012 · 2:44 PM PST

2012/01/18 · 14:44

Lamar Smith Presents: The Future Of Online Comedy.

Our release today for The Second City Network.

And of course, we reminded our viewers, it's not just Lamar Smith (202-225-4236) who is looking to bring apocalyptic hellfire down on free and open interwebnets. It's John Conyers (202-225-5126), it's all these awesome megageniuses (http://www.sopasponsors.com/), Republicans and Democrats, who have united across party lines to do us all, very hard, in the collective no-no hole.

Feel free to let them know your thoughts. Be civil, but be creative! Call as your favorite internet meme thing.

Why not? Call Mark Amodei (202-225-6155) as Sassy Gay Pissed Off Citizen, Joe Baca (202-225-6161) as Keyboard Cat Who All Of A Sudden Also Raps For Some Reason, or give John Carter (202-225-3864) Make Up Tips For Web Fascists.

Hell, call as that Chocolate Rain dude and sing Patrick Leahy (202) 224-4242) aaaalllll the reasons he stepped in it, big time.

See you tomorrow. We'll be hilarious then, I promise.

Rick Perry--Still Strong! (VIDEO)

Andy Cobb

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Thursday January 05, 2012 · 9:34 AM PST

2012/01/05 · 09:34

Y'know, in light of Perry's performance in Iowa, we can now relish the fact he may not be available to kick around the ol' primary trail much longer.

And that the big glass of haterade he served the country got thrown back in his enormous face.

And that an essential lesson of that ad campaign remains.

God Bless Ya, Rick!

A sequel to this. I'd link to the original Rick Perry vid, but honestly--you've seen it, none of us need to see it again.

#occupywallstreet/#occupylosangeles - You're Doing It Wrong (VIDEO)

Andy Cobb

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Tuesday October 04, 2011 · 12:33 PM PDT

2011/10/04 · 12:33

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just returned from watching cable news, and I bring terrible news: #occupywallstreet is a total failure.

Andy Cobb

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Thursday July 14, 2011 · 7:00 PM PDT

2011/07/14 · 19:00

Hello! My name's Andy, I'm pretty much a lurker. But, y'know, I have my moments.

Andy Cobb

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Saturday March 19, 2011 · 10:42 PM PDT

2011/03/19 · 22:42

Of course, this form of collective bargaining is a mere formality. Without basic medical care, women get UTIs, yeast infections, and all sorts of fun stuff that will prevent them from having sex. Or so I'm told.

So gents, while those of you who oppose funding for women's healthcare aren't literally cutting off your noses to spite your faces, there are anatomical equivalents that you are welcome to plop into that metaphor. Waytogo, geniuses.

Naturally, none of this is meant to exclude members of the LGBT community from this proposed arrangement. And there are lots of ways to help. And, for anyone who may somehow think this an objectifying premise in service of satirical advocacy, our apologies. But at least we aren't the first.

(Cross-posted at Crooks And Liars).

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ZOMBIE AYN RAND

Gifts From God

The FUTURE of online comedy (VIDEO)

Rick Perry--Still Strong! (VIDEO)

#occupywallstreet/#occupylosangeles - You're Doing It Wrong (VIDEO)

How they can go get f-d.

For Those With Vaginas