Missin' Mitt

Remember this guy?! Probably not. He was so stereotypically rich and bland and forgettable I can't blame you if he has already exited your memory. Here's some reminders.

It's Mexican Mitt! Fun fact - Mitt really is a bit Mexican, though of course he could not advertise that fact to his fungal based supporters. This pic was one of the glories of the campaign - Mitt on Telemundo, heavy on the tan spray.

Gosh, we never did get to see those taxes, did we?

Another fun fact! Mitt did not write a concession speech - as it was beyond conception that he would lose! Really, he believed that. His whole staff believed that, apparently. For example, Mitt made no travel plans back from his "victory party", assuming the Secret Service would take care of it for him. But the minute he lost, poof! No more Secret Service, and Mitt had to have Tagg or Track or Tacoma (his son) drive him to one of his homes. Oh, sweet schadenfreude - consider it! He sincerely, absolutely believed he was going to win, even though all the polls and all the evidence said otherwise.

Two days after the election, back in Cali (where he really lives), pumping his own gas. Sweet, sweet schadenfreude.

Romney-Ryan 2012 Campaign summary.

Yay! Free shirts!

Variations of Cap

A more realistic Captain America, today. Or, perhaps even more realistic:

The gritty reboot of Captain America: Wingnut Warrior.  But here, a true American hero:

A voter! Or the child of a voter, and hopefully has learned how important it is to vote.

Vote for the Lady Avengers!

3 Gifs and a McNaughton

Sorry for you dial up users - I'm one of them, so "I feel your pain". But this moment is just too awesome not to record for posterity. Imagine being in his shoes, at all, but especially right then. And to be able to step back and appreciate it - this significance. The awesomeness. BHO is one incredible dude. With an incredible family:

Would have been a sweet picture, but Malia Photo Bomb! Which will also be an awesome picture if we ever get to see it, but different. Love the timing of Michelle looking back to just miss it.

That's some world class eyerolling, yet diplomatic as well. Nicely done. Fret not, however, the Wingnuts will be replaying this for years as further proof of how terrible these Obama's are. Cuz they're always wrong, and usually racist, and just so shockingly ignorant.

The latest McNaughton, depicting the furthering of America into Demonrat tyranny. As usual, it's hilarious for being so wrong. Check it - Abe Lincoln's all down with the Gipper. They were both Republicans, don't you know. It's the Democrats that are the party of slavery.  You'd think he's being insincere to pull in money from gullible wingnuts (and I'm sure he's pulling in the money), but you'd be wrong. They believe all manner of nonsense and doublethink. It's one of the defining features of modern Conservatism. That and being a mark for any con artist who wants to take your money.

Here's to four more years of dealing with the dangerously insane!

Lunar Coda

Luna and Venus - they're old friends in the sky. By David Cortner.

From the ISS. Look how thin our atmosphere is! All it would take is a big gust of solar wind from the sun to blow it all away, and there's nothing we could do to prevent it. We'd know it's coming a few days in advance, so I suppose bunkers could be stocked and whatnot, but surely, t'would be our doom.

Hurricane Emily, also from the ISS. Wouldn't it be awesome to be the official photographer on board - like, that was your job? All the other astronauts gotta turn nobs and shit while you just snap sweet pics all day/night - which occur like every hour.

Behold the power of the storm - precisely the same form we theorize blackholes to possess, if you could imagine it in 3 dimensions rather than the 2 here (A sphere as opposed to a plane). All points rotate towards the center due to the enormous change in pressure - low pressure, man. Real low. The lowest - and so all things fall towards it, increasingly fast as you get closer to the center. Speed causes heat and heat is energy which does work. Or, in this case, flip a ton of shit over.

Also, yay President Barack Hussein Obama!

In the fight against insanity and outright nihilism, Bronco Bamz is our greatest fighter, and deserves all our support. As you can see, even Luna supports BHO - so should you! That is, if you stand against nihilism. Some don't. They suck. 27%

Tread on Me

Can you imagine putting up an RNC flag? Party over country! So sad it's all half mastey, Wingnut. Maybe you should stop watching Fox?

There's a smattering of stories these last few days of businesses shutting for the day, or even laying off workers, cuz, OBAMA! BS, says I, but even if true, I worry not - the all powerful free market will pick up the business you Wingnuts willingly throw away.

Sums it up, eloquently. In true Orwellian fashion, you can assume the opposite of whatever a Wingnut says. When they say "Freedom!", they mean the freedom to control you. When they say "Fair and Balanced!", they mean slanted propaganda. When they say "Don't Tread on Me!", oh, yes, they love getting treaded upon. As long the boot has an "R" on the sole.

Also too:

Subjectively, a Young Republican is the worst Wingnut. You're in college, man! There's no excuse for being "conservative".

Schadenfreudelicious!

Such a wonderful couple of days. Not only for my sincere belief that this election has given America a great chance to recover from the past 40 years of Republican madness, but! Also too, swimming in Wingnut tears.

They were truly SHOCKED that Obama won. How could that even be possible?! Fox News assured us it was a Rmoney landslide!

Delusional! Well, maybe not this guy - he might just be in it for the 15K. But the true believers. They've been swimming in propaganda and lies for so long they no longer even know what the truth is, what facts are, what reality is. And not just the followers, but all the way to the top. Karl Rove is no evil genius - he's a grifting conman who got lucky a few times and has been rolling in cash ever since. This is the defining feature of today's "Conservatism" - a complete loss of reality, which creates an atmosphere ripe for grifters. Let us give a hearty thanks for it - because they've pissed away their true chance at their dream: The utter control of America. And they nearly had it. Circa 2003, everything was going their way, and all they really had to do to keep it going is the bare minimum. But they couldn't cuz they're incredibly incompetent. And one loss led to a purity purge, which led to another loss, and more purges, and more purges, and now the Republican Party is only home to racists, bigots, power mad rich people, and other certifiable loonies. Thank FSM it is so, since they've doomed themselves with their own lies. Lies which served them well for a time, but no longer.

Speaking of served:

Hell yeah! We all get a slice - even you, crazy Wingnut. No matter how much you're shocked, no matter how much you hate Obama and everything Fox tells you to hate, worry not - he's looking out for you too.

Thank you, President Obama, and all the thousands and thousands of folks who helped your re-election effort. Best campaign in presidential history.

VICTORY

It is known.

I knew it four years ago. And two. And one (and eight to be true). And that last poll too. Obama is awesome in ways the Wingnuts can never understand. To their detriment - this is why they lose, and will continue losing. It's a Democratic future, thanks to Barack. Thank you, President Obama! May you enact a severely progressive agenda in the future.

A Clear Choice

Here's a young Obama visiting the family back in old Africa. And this is part of the problem, for many. Race. Simply because of the color of his skin, or the (D) after his name, a large percentage of Americans HATE our President with a fury beyond logic. They're mad with hate. And yet...

A young Barry with Mom, and Grandad at the beach. These pictures are jarring to many, I suspect - whiter than white folks with a black child. DOES NOT COMPUTE! But it does. This is America, given our horrid racial history. This is the world, in fact - populations that evolved in isolation for thousands and thousands of years now all mixed up and swirled. This is our future - the mixing.

Look at this crowd. This is the future of America, and aye, the world. Different peoples and cultures living together in harmony based on the bedrock principle that no "people" are superior to another, but rather we all are equal and value peace, justice, and the well being of ourselves and our families.

And thus, a very clear choice: Elect the man who in person and in deed represents this diverse future - Barack Obama. Or another white man who's claim to fame is being rich and belonging to a cult he can't talk about.

The choice is stark - one brings a continuation of the Renaissance; the other its denigration.

Choose wisely, America. Choose Democrats, at every level.

Have a great Summer!

Choom Gang, represent.

Also, is that a beer bottle in the center of the bottom photo? Also too - I love "Yearbook" font.

Also, as well: This is the worst day of the year. DST ends. Sunset for me today was at 4:30 PM. Ug. And there's still daylight to lose till we rebound. Summer, how I miss you.

Worn Soles

Did we not get our Change? The Iraq War is over - remember that? Afghanistan is on its way to ending. Osama Bin Goldstein is dead. Al Qaeda is crushed. The economy is recovering and survived several catastrophes. Everyone gets health insurance for cheap = it's true, and it's coming. No longer will you be tied to some corporate doodad for health insurance. Get it from the Gummint for a fee (tax), way more cheaply.

The world has changed. And it can change for the better yet still.

Vote Obama, America. He's the Change we need.

Stage Diving POTUS

Trust me - I'd never blindly follow anyone. I'd follow if I thought the cause worthy, or I was forced to, but never blindly. So when I say I truly love Obama and think he's the best thing to happen to America since.... Lincoln? Teddy? A long time, believe me. Cuz it's true. Barack Obama is awesome.

This is a thing that happened, in Richmond, Virgina. I am a bit agog the POTUS would actually jump off the stage like that - it's simply too awesome. Would you? Would you dare? The Prez does, and he nailed the landing, of course. Cuz Barack kicks ass.

And doors. Like all badasses. And Nobel Peace Prize winners - little known fact.

Memories of Berlin

Berlin, July 2008. Good times - remember? Hope was what you felt then - for Change! Now you probably feel some variant of weary. But fret not! Change is on the way.

With our help, Barack Obama will be re-elected next week, and America will have 4 more years to try and recover from the Republican poisoning. We'll need a better Congress though, so get out and vote!

Get excited! It's important work we do here - literally, saving the world. The stakes are that high. Good versus evil stuff. Oh yeah, and babes. Liberals have the better babes. And these days for sure, crowds.

An estimated 240,000 Berliners came out to see then Senator Barack Obama speak. Hundreds of thousands more in cities across Europe. He also went to Iraq and Afghanistan. Compare that to Mitt Romney's trip to Europe this past Summer, which was a hilarious tour de farce, lurching from one mistake to another. I don't recall any crowds, either. Private fundraisers ($$$) only. It's a joke that there's any kind of competition between these two candidates. But that's the reality when a solid 40% of Americans would vote for a rock as long as it had an (R) next to it's name. Propaganda's a hell of a thing.

Tagg, you're it

That's Tagg Romney on the lower left, who said after the second debate (in regards the paraphrased question "how did you like your Dad getting his ass kicked?"):

Jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him.

The picture is after the 3rd debate, in which Barack Obama also kicked Mitt Romney's ass.

Can you guess the whisper? I bet it's conciliatory. Obama is a far better man than you or I. He's remarkable, amazing. Michelle also too, though not so conciliatory. Look at that smirk!

And then there's the Romneys to the right. Smug as fuck.

That this election appears to have tightened mightily solely over the first debate (Which I thought Romney did win but Obama did fine) is totally unexplainable to me. How? Why? WTF? And so all the polls are now tightened, and worry spreads across the reality based community.

But don't worry. GOTV. Make calls. Give money. Vote. Do something - together we are far more powerful than rich pricks like Romney, et al.

Go Obama!

Vote Obama, and all Democrats. Or, in other words, never vote Republican.