Young people are taking Viagra because of terrorism. – Dr. Samiullah Khan
As y’all have probably noticed by now, I like unusual covers of well-known songs. Well, this week we’ve got one of the most unusual ones yet; not only is it a cover of a cover (specifically, Soft Cell’s version of the obscure ’60s B-side “Tainted Love”), but it’s played on a really unusual instrument. The video comes to us via Mike Siegel (who also provided “Voynich”), but if you prefer one with a vocal track you can thank Melissa Gira Grant for that. The second video is a terribly rude (but also very funny) commercial called to my attention by EconJeff (who also gave us “Obama“). Everything above the first video is from Radley Balko, and the links between the videos were contributed by Clarkhat, Mike Riggs, Mistress Matisse, Cop Block, Dan Savage, Franklin Harris, Popehat, Jolene Parton, Grace, and Kevin Wilson (in that order).
- The phrase “proportionate response” comes to mind.
- This week in “Never call the cops for any reason whatsoever.”
- Cop murders dog because his owner’s moving van was in the street.
- Cops beat a man to death because his wife argued with their daughter.
- Government is just a word for the things we choose to do together.
- Dangerous Texas hooker threatens American Midwest.
- Cops carry tasers to intimidate anti-taser protesters.
- As close to 100% predictable as anything could be.
- The looming specter of a national clown shortage.
- Cop murders teen for playing Nintendo.
- Which witch are you?
- Life in a police state.
- Nightmare of the week.
- Barack Obama, sex machine.
- Will the Voynich Manuscript at last be decoded?
From the Archives
- Dogs, dildos, Mars, Monty Hall, ignorance, immigration, police state, bureaucracy, fossils, orgasms, Star Wars, LOLcats & the end of time.
- Control freaks won’t be satisfied until every conceivable behavior of “sex offenders” is criminalized.
- DA explains why it’s a good thing he persecutes teenagers for “sexting”.
- Preacher calls hooker with intent to preach at her, gets robbed instead.
- Michael Weinstein wants a new city department just to enforce his law.
- Religious justifications for bestiality laws give way to “abuse” rhetoric.
- And now for something completely different: a man with half a head.
- A reporter actually asks an escort for opinion on “sex trafficking” law.
- Ridiculous exaggerations and addiction rhetoric, but not against sex.
- Sex work is one of the caring professions like nursing or social work.
- Aussie doctor declares “dirty whore” panic “absolute total rubbish”.
- The word “trafficking” is a blunt instrument in governmental hands.
- Article about sex work with the disabled covers good ground, but…
- Rescue industry tries to defend abduction of sex workers’ children.
- An actress demonstrates how little our professions have diverged.
- Comic Relief fails to recognize a “pathological liar” comedy routine.
- Israeli politicians promote Swedish model despite 59% opposition.
- Manipulating statistics to serve an agenda is like a number puzzle.
- The damage to sex workers caused by “end demand” campaigns.
- Oklahoma officials’ creepy enchantment with “human trafficking”.
- Pardis Mahdavi on “trafficking” hysteria as a global moral panic.
- Dublin City Council rejects the Turn Off The Red-light campaign.
- Does a bisexual woman dating a man still really want women?
- Fun promotional video from the Sex Worker Freedom Festival.
- North Carolina law could imprison women for going topless.
- On the cruelty of denying commercial sex to disabled men.
- Another article about single mothers turning to sex work.
- Dr. Paul Maginn has published another appeal for sanity.
- Where is the apology from the Magdalene laundry nuns?
- What prostitutes, nurses and nannies have in common.
- A methodologically-sound study of 10,000 porn actors.
- Activists fight plan to banish sex workers from Atlanta.
- Four things you should know about women who strip.
- Kristof’s fun new way to play God makes its debut.
- How to make money from a moral panic.
- To be anti-choice is to be anti-life.
- The Great Firewall of Iceland.
- Kelly James vs. the TSA.
- Rapist cop of the week.
- The sky is falling!
- Sex at Dawn.
Saw the opening quote and my brain locked up. My wife is going to be surprised. *Yawn* Hi honey. What the h*ll?” “Terrorism. Just staying vigilant.”
Girls poop? Argh! All my illusions are shattered. Life isn’t worth living any more.
Here is the Austin Police chief’s response to the Jogger story: The public ought to be glad the cops aren’t raping us.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/22/austin-police-chief-says-jaywalkers-should-be-happy-theyre-not-sexually-assaulted-by-cops/
The clown-shortage is faux. There’s plenty of clowns … in Washington, DC.
One of the sayings we had in submarines for a really hot chick … “Soooo fuckin’ hot I’d eat the peanuts out of her shit!”
Obama’s image on Viagra sales? Seriously? “Barry Choom” is not “alpha” in the least. And … the dude has the most limp foreign policy I’ve ever seen.
They should put Putin’s image on those Viagra tabs. Putin actually WAS a “James Bond” type when he was KGB.
He also hunts whales with crossbows while riding in small boats (to give the whales a fair chance) …
And he puts out wildfires by taking the controls of a water bomber when the guy flying isn’t doing it right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXMsGw_NC6M
Sarah Palin has done a helluva lot more “manly” things than Obama has.
If Vlad Putin and Sarah Palin had a child together – you could cancel the rest of evolution.
Obama? Please. The guy who bows to Muslim princes?
Since we’ve long passed the days in which the leader had to be the toughest man, it’s fine that President Obama is no big swinging dick. I’d rather have intelligence, wisdom, and judgement from him.
So how do you feel about the fact that we’ve seen very little of those three things from Obama?
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Judgement!
I just fell off my chair! The intelligence to design this abortion of a mess he USED to call Obamacare?
The wisdom NOT to recognize what a complete and utter disaster it is?
The JUDGEMENT NOT TO FIRE A SINGLE PERSON FOR IT????
The AHCA was supposed to INSURE the Uninsured. It has to date done nothing but UNINSURE the insured!!
True enough, we haven’t seen nearly enough of those things from the President.
As for the ACA, I agree, it’s a terrible system, but it’s terrible because it ties its se;f in knots by doing the one thing that ruins it, leaving the insurance companies in a profit making position.
i used to have national Insurance.(UK NHS) I still have my card. That was simple, and effective.
The ACA is complex, and probably won’t be effective, but it’s a step towards the right direction.
I don’t think you really get it CC. Obama is less of a socialist than he is a crony capitalist fascist. He only goes after corporations that oppose him (i.e. the Gibson guitar factory). Obama is not your socialist savior – he’s about the same things all politicians are about – gaining power for himself. Look at Wall Street – they LOVE him and his Federal Reserve. Obama has systematically rooted out all the banks that opposed him by having his justice department file and prosecute charges against those CEO’s who didn’t kow-tow to him. The ones that do – he showers with favors. Capitalists don’t give a shit who’s in power – but they especially love it when they can get a guy in the White House who will skew the system in their favor.
And – I don’t see how MILLIONS of people losing their insurance due to ObamaCare can be a step in the right direction. That’s pretty heartless for you to say. Those are real people – and now they are hurting. They have been forced to join the ObamaCare exchange now and are paying up to 150% more for medical insurance – not to mention – having a much more difficult time finding doctors who will even accept ObamaCare. Cancer patients have LOST the doctor they were happy with – and now have to search for another – often having to drive HOURS just to find a doctor who will accept their ObamaCare insurance.
“If you like your insurance – you can keep your insurance – PERIOD!” This was an outright LIE to Americans and the bitch in the white house needs to be impeached for that!
“Obama has systematically rooted out all the banks that opposed him by having his justice department file and prosecute charges against those CEO’s who didn’t kow-tow to him. The ones that do – he showers with favors.”
I’d like to learn more about this. My impression has been that weaker banks (such as WaMu) may have been allowed to be swallowed up by institutions like Bank of America or Citi, but those in charge of Wall Street are hardly ‘kow-tow’ing to anyone. Have any of those prosecutions you mention actually resulted in a successful outcome for the Justice Department where someone actually went to jail or paid a fine that didn’t amount to more than a slap on the wrist?
I understand full well Obama is no socialist. But I doubt we are likely to see a socialist President anytime soon, given the power over elections that the money men have.
and the millions of people losing their insurance thing? It’s a Faux news lie.
“and the millions of people losing their insurance thing? It’s a Faux news lie.”
Can you back that up? I have heard about what Krulac describes too and I don’t even watch cable news anymore.
Poo-pourri! Best thing ever! I laughed and laughed. Thanks!
Witch Quiz: Apparently, I’m either Jadis or Wicked Witch of the West, depending which way I go on questions I was ambivalent about.
The home question really should have had a hut on chicken’s legs. Are there only 6 answers, or more? Hmm. And a giant spoon or pestle instead of some of those lame wands.
This was my result, which I’m sure will surprise exactly nobody:
Dogs being shot. On the one hand – goddamn pit bull. I … I’m sorry, but I have no sympathy whatever.
On the other, cop puts nine (nine!) bullets into a dog. This is sheer panicky cowardice. Disgraceful.
Cops arrest jogger. Look: cops are empowered to arrest people. They are empowered to arrest *you*. Struggling and screaming “How dare they arrest *me*! Me!” because you are a) young; b) female; and most of all c) white just doesn’t cut it. Doesn’t matter if you “didn’t do anything”. Tell it to the judge. For now, you are under arrest.
Girl was an idiot. Correct response is yes officer, of course I will get in the squadcar and no, I do not wish to answer any of your questions until I have spoken with my lawyer.
Also, she was wearing toe shoes while walking with a heel strike.
““We’ve heard one version of events but there is another version of events that’s happened too, but unfortunately we’re not at liberty to disclose those particular versions.”
(from the Taser story, but could be pretty much any top cop anywhere)
Yeah, you have another version, but it isn’t ready yet. And maybe it never will be.
What is it about government functionaries that makes them believe they can snow people like this?