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On community organizing. [Updated.]
Every year, thousands of young people sign on for low-paying, backbreaking work as community organizers. These are Democrats and Republicans, partisan jobs and issue-based jobs, secular jobs and often positions filled by churches, social service organizations and charities. The term “community organizer” can be a little vague, but basically it’s a role in which you [...]
I think it’s time for a pep talk.
I know this is probably the last thing you want to hear right now. I just think you ought to know. Obama is going to lose.
We are going to have the most conservative Supreme Court we have ever had. We are going to lose the right to an abortion. We are going to find ourselves [...]
What you missed while watching The Olympics
Everyone has been watching the Olympics this weekend, ourselves included. But while we’ve been speculating whether Michael Phelps shaves, waxes, or is just freakishly hairless, the world has been going on without us. Here is a look at some of the things you may have missed.
The Republican National Committee hates Smarty farties.
The RNC is now [...]
Highlights from Sturgis (NSFW)
I know I’m a couple of days late, but here at Pinko I don’t think we’ve spent enough time highlighting the important cultural event that was the 2008 Sturgis Motorcyclin’ and Wife Beatin’ Rally.
I was just over at buffalochip.com looking for more info on John McCain’s Sturgis Keynote Address, and maybe a few nudie pictures [...]
Breaking: McCain loves the troops more than basketball!
John McCain has a new ad out hitting Obama for not caring about our troops. John McCain on the other hand is always there for the troops… unless they need body armor or whatever.
The kicker of the ad appears to be that while Obama had time to give speeches in front of hundreds of thousands [...]
McCain Attacks Obama for Denouncing the Holocaust
In our several months of producing Pinko, I’ve learned a thing or two. Mention Vanessa Williams: traffic goes up. Write high-minded posts highlighting awesome non-profits: traffic goes down. Etc. One thing I know for sure, though, is not to fuck with the holocaust. Today in Israel Barack Obama visited Yad Vashem, the extremely solemn Israeli [...]
Friday Quick Hits, Foreign Policy Edition
As we speak Ben is out getting shit faced with Mike Gravel (again!) at the Yearly Kos Netroots Nation convention in Austin. While he is away it has fallen on me to keep you, our loyal readers, up to date on the latest news. Here is a look back at some of the things we [...]
kidney stones?
So at this point I’ve basically come to terms with the polar bears dying out and the Atlantic Ocean destroying Brooklyn and deserts overtaking Greenland but this is pretty fucked up:
A new study, released yesterday, suggests that it’s not just polar bears, ice caps, and farmers who ought to be on edge about global [...]
McCain Camp: Obama loves America almost as much as he loves God (and by ‘God’ we mean ‘Jesus’)
Ok, this is a little to much.
From Politico via TPM:
“We don’t want to talk about his patriotism and character,” said McCain adviser Charlie Black. “We concede that he’s a patriot and person of good character. This is about big issues.”
I would just like to pull out a couple of thing here.
1: You’re now conceding that [...]
Jesus Christ what TERRIBLE people.
Holy shit. So these two cousins in Louisiana, Hue and Cindy Vo, were co-valedictorians in their graduating class and they got to make a speech. They talked about their memories of high school, their friends, etc. Then because her parents don’t speak very good English, Cindy added a line in their native Vietnamese as a [...]
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