(apologies to Keith Olbermann)
Pete Santilli
I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don’t want her to die right away; I want her to feel the pain and I want to look her in the eyes and I want to say, on behalf of all Americans that you’ve killed, on behalf of the Navy SEALS, the families of Navy SEAL Team Six who were involved in the fake hunt down of this Obama, Obama bin Laden thing, that whole fake scenario, because these Navy SEALS know the truth, they killed them all. On behalf of all of those people, I’m supporting our troops by saying we need to try, convict, and shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina.
I devote a lot of time, brain cells, and column inches to various and assorted iterations of human stupidity, but sometimes The Stoopid runs so deep that it stands on its own and no commentary is necessary. Combine with mean-spiritedness, misogyny, and a lack of humanity and you have Pete Santilli, a meat sack posing as a human being. Santelli’s ruminations about shooting Hillary Clinton in the vagina and then watching her suffer is about as truly sick and offensive as it gets. This gem is from the radio show that Santilli hopes to syndicate and take nationwide. Of course, he’s not certain that America and the FCC are “ready to take my show to national syndication; that is, of course, if the FCC regulated AM/FM radio stations can handle my truth & honesty.” Evidently, “truth and honesty,” at least in Santilli’s dictionary, means “misogyny and violent sexism.”
Santilli, though he walks upright and speaks in something resembling complete sentences, is human in name only.
]]>It would be difficult to do justice to the depths of Santilli’s depravity and misogyny, and we’ll leave it at that, because I have no intention of paying any more attention than absolute necessary to someone with so little of value to add to the public discourse. In an era when advertisers are fleeing Rush Limbaugh like rats escaping a sinking ship, it seems unlikely that anyone would be willing to syndicate this ignorant little ball of hate. Then again, this is also a time in our history when Conservatives can scream, “UMBRELLAGATE!!” when a (Black) President asks a Marine to use an umbrella to shield him from the rain as he’s making a speech. If Right-wing hate mongers like Limbaugh and Michael Savage are granted access to the nation’s radio spectrum, I suppose all things are possible. Santilli is just offensive, outrageous, and inapppropriate enough to be the new face of Right-wing Hate Radio.
If Santilli possessed even the barest thread of self-awareness, he’d recognize what a fool and a misogynist he’s been. It seems Santilli, if he is aware of how offensive he is, Just. Doesn’t. Care. That’s OK; karma can be a real b—-h, knowhutimean??
For my part, I’m just grateful that Pete Santilli isn’t the first thing I see when I wake up every morning. Were that the case, I’d be playing Russian Roulette in my bathtub with five loaded chambers. To think that someone so odious and objectionable has people in his life who love him reinforces that even love his its limits.
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SALEM, OR (KPTV) - The older brother of a young Salem woman has been arrested on assault and reckless endangerment charges after a shooting that sent her to the hospital.
It happened at one of the bottom units at an apartment complex off Broadway Street Northeast just before 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Nikki Apodaca, 18, was shot in the leg. She is expected to be OK, police said.
Five adults, a juvenile and a toddler were inside the apartment when the shooting happened, police said.
Apodaca’s older brother, Raymond Hernandez, had been drinking when he removed a handgun from his waistband, police said. Hernandez, 24, was in the process of unloading the gun when it went off, they added. A bullet hit Apodaca in the leg then got lodged in a bedroom door, they added. A juvenile was inside the bedroom.
Neighbors told FOX 12 that the shooting sounded like firecrackers going off.
“I tell him it looks like all these cops are coming down here,” said neighbor Jon Winner. “And he goes ‘Let’s go see what’s going on.’ So we walk outside, and there’s an ambulance pulling in right between the two buildings right there.”
In addition to the charges related to the shooting, Hernandez also faces charges due to a domestic violence incident that happened at the same apartment complex in December 2012, police said. Hernandez was also charged with a Salem Municipal Court warrant for failing to appear on a disorderly conduct charge, they added.
Hernandez will be booked into the Marion County Correctional Facility.
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I don’t believe in Hell- at least not the Christian flavor- but if there is a place where pain rules and suffering reigns, it looks a lot like Moore, OK, the latest stop on tragedy’s never-ending world tour. I don’t know what that Hell might look like, but I suspect it might resemble this, this, or even this. Among the ever-increasing death toll (51 as of this morning) are a growing number of children, making a sad and painful situation even more heartbreaking.
If you’re one of those who believe in the power of prayer, this would be a good time to send a few up with the folks in Oklahoma in mind. Better yet, you could do something that will have a more immediate and material impact, like making a donation to the American Red Cross or by texting “Red Cross” to 90999. You can also go here for more information on how you can help.
We should also be thanking whatever Deity/Imaginary Friend we hold dear that we didn’t wake up in central Oklahoma this morning.
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Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.
- Lord Byron
Sometimes, when it comes to Right-wing lunacy, I find it difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff and come up with the perfect, most ignorantly lunatic RWNJ out there. All too often there’s just too damned much competition. When everyone is worthy of being considered The Worst Person in the World ©…well, I can’t begin to imagine how to choose just one or two.
This past week has been an especially target-rich environment for Far Right, hyper-religious, uber-Jesus-y RWNJs, Rather than try to whittle down the list, I thought I’d let y’all sort it out. This is no run of the mill, garden variety wingnuttery, nosiree. This is the sort of thing that makes you blink and think, “You’re a very special kind of stoopid, aren’t you, son?? Somethin’s not quite right with you….”
Enjoy the rich, creamy goodness. If you’re offended for any reason…well, don’t kill the messenger. I’m just bringing the madness to you. These idjits are solely to blame for their own arrogance, intolerance, ignorance, and whatever other (not so) laudable qualities they bring to the dance. Until they develop a higher degree of self-awareness, I have no problem with using their antics for entertainment. Hey, it’s a comedy gold mine; surely you can’t expect me to pass on this stuff??
Welcome to our new idiocracy….
Virginia GOP Nominates Candidate For Lt. Governor Who Says ‘The Idea That Barack Obama Is a Christian Is Laughable’: It’s takes a very special brand of stupid (and arrogant) to believe that your flavor of Christianity is the One and Only True Faith © and that all other versions of an Imaginary Friend are heresy and of the Devil. Combine that with Obama Derangement Syndrome, and what you have is some truly epic Weapons Grade Stupid ©. I don’t know what it is about Virginia, but the entire slate of GOP candidates for statewide office looks like the comment section from Breitbart.com. I’m not sure there’s a functional brain cell or a sense of decency between them. E.W. Jackson has a brilliant career in self-parody ahead of him.
Tea Party Has New Holy Cause: Converting Known ‘Atheist’ George Soros!: Because if you ain’t got Jesus, you ain’t sh…oops; sorry, that was my inner longshoreman making an unscheduled appearance. That said, there’s something pretty arrogant about a group of intolerant moral midgets thinking THEIR imaginary friend is the one, true, and ONLY imaginary friend, and that those who spurn imaginary friends are somehow deficient and in grave need of assistance and prayer. George Soros is no threat to America, nor is he a threat to their flavor of Christianity. Most of these folks don’t know the first thing about Soros…and yet he’s “evil” and “misguided.” We should all be so “evil” and “misguided.”
]]> Daily Caller Cooks Up Another Stupid Scandal, Commenters Spew Vile Racism: “Umbrellagate??” THAT’S the best the racists at The Daily Caller could manage? President Obama asks a Marine to hold an umbrella over him during a photo op in the rainy Rose Garden…and the RWNJs are screaming “SCANDAL!!” over how he allegedly somehow breached Marine Corps protocol. Never mind that nothing could be further from the truth; those that seethe with hatred every time they see The Black Guy in the White House © are almost orgasmic in their outrage over something that’s beyond pointless and stupid. Nonetheless, this meaningless and unimportant story made the front page of the Washington Post and the New York Times. Who says we’re not a country of ninnies?8 Reasons Allen West Is The Perfect Fox News Contributor: Though it’s not listed as one of the reasons (it really should be), Allen West is the personification of everything that’s wrong with today’s GOP. Ignorant, completely self-absorbed, reactionary, and willing to pander to the lowest common denominator, West has little interest in the truth or what’s best for America. If you think about it, that really DOES make him the perfect Fox Noise Channel contributor. Sometimes wise, prescient, and measured analysis is WAY overrated…and distressingly boring, eh?
Bryan Fischer: Teh Gheys Can’t Be Scouts Because Scout Oath Says No Weaklings: If it’s ignorant, hateful, insulting, and bigoted beyond rational understanding, you’re probably dealing with the latest verbal vomit to emerge from the meat sack that is Bryan Fischer. If it’s true that those who scream about homosexuality being evil the most are usually deep in the closet themselves, then Fischer should be wearing a Carmen Miranda ensemble and leading Colorado Springs’ Gay Pride Parade. Methinks the poor fool really doth protesteth WAY too much to be taken seriously…and that he’s got a deep, dark secret.
Glenn Beck: AP and IRS Scandals Are Just Cover-Ups for the Benghazi Cover-Up: I’m not certain that anyone has ever made more money off being brain-dead, immune to the facts, and…well, just plain wrong. Beck’s been operating in a fact-free environment for so long, it seems he no longer even acknowledge the importance of or need for factual information. Why would he, when fear mongering and pandering to the lowest common denominator is so lucrative?
Bradlee Dean: Gay Marriage Results In Plague Of Rocks, Rabies: If Bradlee Dean is a Christian, I’m the Queen of England. He’s a bigot, a hypocrite, a homophobe, and a fool…but he’s no Christian. He couldn’t lead a Christ-like life if he was handed a map, a flashlight, and an instruction manual. His God is a spiteful, angry, mean-spirited S.O.B., which only demonstrates how little he understands about the teachings of the Christ he claims to revere.
Republican Says The Stupidest Thing Ever About Benghazi ‘Controversy’: I’d be careful about setting the bar so high. There have been a plethora of RWNJs making some truly epic, world-class stupid statements about Benghazi. It seems that Republicans really are JUST. THAT. DESPERATE. to find a scandal- any scandal…even if they have to create one out of whole cloth. The Stoopid, it surely runs deep….
And y’all wonder why I fear for the future of this country? These are the maroons who believe with all their heart that they should be running things, that THEY should be the one setting the course for our republic. Good lot, y’all; if any of these intellectual and moral midgets ever find themselves in a position where they can actually wield political power…well, God (or someone) help us all.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
We oppose the teaching of higher order thinking skills, critical thinking, and similar programs.
- Texas Republican Party platform
As I’m writing this, it’s a quiet Saturday morning. I’m spending the weekend with Erin and some friends at a house near the beach in Manzanita, OR. Outside, the birds who’ve taken up residence in the rafters are furiously chirping at one another. Every now and again, there’s the THWACK!! of driver meeting golf ball at the tee box across the street (Manzanita Golf Club’s nine holes meander through the neighborhood). I find myself reflecting on about how easy it is for me to get wrapped up in things that I can at best have very little impact on, but that nonetheless stir up great passion in me. Being here and listening to the sounds of the ocean remind me of what a small part of the world I am, and how good it can be to embrace that.
Like many bloggers, it’s easy for me to whip myself into a righteous frenzy over the indignity or injustice of the moment. I can, and do, expound at some length about things that I find offensive, ignorant, unfair, repressive, or some combination of the above. At this moment, though, as I sit at the kitchen table and listen to the world, it all seems very far away. It’s moments like this that make me wonder if, after 12 years of spilling my guts- metaphorically speaking, of course- on da Interwebs, it might not be time to move onto something else. Lord knows I’ve tried many times to move my writing and my attention away from politics, but it turns out that one of my great passions is public affairs. I care deeply about politics, because I love my country and take an interest in the direction I see it moving. Does what I do here in my dark, cobwebby corner of the Internet make a difference? Does it change anything? Does my writing and my passion really have any value…other than to myself?
]]> This is not one of my semi-annual existential crises; I’m not debating whether or not to continue What Would Jack Do?. I do find myself engaged in an internal debate over whether what I do has any real, intrinsic value…or whether it’s just so much mental masturbation and literary narcissism? Is it about feeding my ego? Can/should I be doing something more valuable/meaningful/relevant/interesting? Does anyone out there even really give a damn?Writers by nature are preternaturally insecure. We’re constantly, whether we care to admit it or not, looking for approval. [Insert “Sally Field moment” here: You like me!! You really like me!!] I’m certainly no different, and I find myself looking at my referrer logs often to remind myself that people from all over the world read WWJD. That never ceases to amaze me, and it’s quite humbling. I may never have the widespread social impact of a Josh Marshall, Markos Moulitsas, or John Aravosis, but I do have a small but consistent reader base. I think it was Martin Amis who once said that being a writer requires a sizable degree of arrogance, for one has to assume that people actually WANT to read what you write. I’ve never thought of myself in quite that way, but if I’m honest with myself, I’d admit to possessing high concentrations of both insecurity AND a certain type of writer’s arrogance. It’s why people like Ernest Hemingway swallow shotguns (BTW- that’s an example, NOT a statement of intent). Writers tend to live with the fear that no one will care AND the belief that we actually have something to say. We can keep two opposing trains of thought alive in our pointy l’il heads with no sense of conflict. That can be like trying to connect the same pole of two magnets, but that conflict is what oftens fuels a writer. I’m no different. I wrestle with the fear of creeping irrelevance even as I continue to believe that I have the absolute right to foist my scribblings upon an unsuspecting public.
Today, though, is best left for other things. I have a weekend at the Oregon Coast to recuperate and recharge. Soon there will be children banging doors shut and stomping up the stairs. My solitude will be broken, and I’ll get back to enjoying the company of those we came to spend the weekend with. I can worry about being relevant or witty or even readable later…’cuz Lord knows there will ALWAYS be time to worry.
Right now, I think I’ll enjoy my break from reality….
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Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Theresa Lamon was approached by a man and his daughter after they found a loaded gun April 26.
Ernie Dorough, 56, 133 S. Rock Island Drive, and Jessica Dorough, 25, 750 Forest Oak Drive, Lawrenceville, stopped Lamon in the Sav-A-Lot grocery parking lot on Greensboro Road to report finding the gun on Hwy. 16 near Sparta Road.
Ernie Dorough turned over a loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver, a gun case and a Social Security card. A check of the gun’s serial number showed it had not been reported missing or stolen.
The owner of the gun, Huelon Franklin Thrift, 28, 788 Sparta Hwy., was asked to verify the whereabouts of his weapon, and he reported his .38 revolver missing.
He told Lamon his wife had placed the gun, in its case, on top of the car before driving off that day.
Both the gun and card were returned to Thrift.
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