Zaphod for President

From CNN: Bush Vetoes Bill Banning Waterboarding

So far, housing is down 8.4%. That means that 13.5% of homeowners currently have negative equity in their homes. Goldman Sachs has predicted that if we have no recession, housing will drop to 15% of peak value, leaving 21% of homeowners with negative equity. Should a recession occur, Goldman Sachs predicts housing to drop to […]

John McCain says, “blah, blah, blah, defend America, blah, blah, blah.”
Barack Obama says, “hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, unite America, hoorah, hoorah, hoorah.”
Hillary Clinton says, “vile, vile, vile, I gained 12 more delegates than Barack which must mean that things are swinging back in my favor, more vile, more vile, more vile.”
Does anybody still care? What are […]

I just really love this guy.
Yes, I hate his political platform on nearly every single issue, but he does favor abolishing the IRS and replacing it with a national sales tax (hey, it’s a step). Of course, I would never, ever vote for the guy, but I’d love to sit down and drink a few […]

This morning, on Meet the Press, Ralph Nader officially announced that he is once again running for president. Of course, I respect anyone’s right to run for elected office; but come on! Let’s not forget Ralph Nader’s effects on the 2000 election. Arguably, he deprived us of one of the most environmentally progressive presidential candidates […]

This is old, but it’s so funny I had to post it. Fucking idiot.

(Notice how “Officer” Rivieri is about to mention showing up on YouTube at the end of the video.)
…and the police wonder why the respect they receive from the younger generations hovers around next-to-nothing. The police don’t deserve our respect when they continue to act in such a lawless manner.
PS - Someone posted “Officer” Rivieri’s home […]

Brian Sterner, a quadriplegic paralyzed from the sternum down, was dumped out of his wheelchair by detention deputies after he was unable to comply with their order to stand up for a search.
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Is this a joke? Are detention deputies too stupid to realize that Sterner was sitting in a wheelchair. Even in Florida, I […]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently settled a lawsuit in which they acknowledged ICE agents used medical syringes to inject “uncooperative” deportees with sedatives.
Senegalese student Amadou Diouf overstayed his student visa and was arrested by ICE agents. He spent two years in a detention facility before being placed on a plane to be deported, despite […]