December 12, 2011

Anti-Gay Christian Republican Donates Sperm to Lesbians

December 12, 2011 Buck Banks

Even though he’s campaigned against gay marriage, Bill Johnson, who ran for governor of Alabama in 2009, has been donating sperm through an online service in New Zealand and has successfully impregnated three women and given sperm to at least six others.

Of course his wife doesn’t know. Or didn’t know. But might have known before they went to counseling. But certainly didn’t know after he went to New Zealand. Until now, that is.

After losing the race for governor, Johnson joined a disaster-relief agency and worked in Haiti before taking a position with disaster-relief company Ceres and decamping to New Zealand where he has sown his seed around Christchurch — really. Of course, his wife — a two-time finalist for Mrs. America — and her three children from a previous marriage are back in the U.S.A.

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Want Some Whine with that Campaign Ad?

December 12, 2011 Buck Banks

This is politics. There’s no whining in politics.

— Mitt Romney, quoted by Politico, not complaining about negative ads.

It’s a Gamble

December 12, 2011 Buck Banks

The Florida legislature is scrambling
To create a plan for resort gambling.
In a kind of Catch-22,
They claim what it will do —
More gambling will regulate current gambling!

Surprise — Most Americans Rate Congress’ Honesty and Integrity Very Low

December 12, 2011 Buck Banks

64%

Of Americans rate the honesty and ethics of members of Congress as very low or low, tying the record for any profession. Americans give the most positive ratings to nurses, pharmacists, and doctors, and the lowest to members of Congress, lobbyists, and car salespeople, according to Gallup.

Day: December 12, 2011

Anti-Gay Christian Republican Donates Sperm to Lesbians

Want Some Whine with that Campaign Ad?

This is politics. There’s no whining in politics.

— Mitt Romney, quoted by Politico, not complaining about negative ads.

It’s a Gamble

Surprise — Most Americans Rate Congress’ Honesty and Integrity Very Low

64%

Of Americans rate the honesty and ethics of members of Congress as very low or low, tying the record for any profession. Americans give the most positive ratings to nurses, pharmacists, and doctors, and the lowest to members of Congress, lobbyists, and car salespeople, according to Gallup.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.