News J.C. Penney's CEO, Ron Johnson, stood up for the company's spokesperson, Ellen DeGeneres, who has been under attack from an anti-gay group. "We stand squarely behind Ellen as our spokesperson and that's a great thing, because she shares the same values that we do in our company," Johnson said on CBS This Morning. "Our compa […]
We here at The Drunk Report were enthusiastic when John McCain did not win the presidency, which is not to say we were your strongest supporters. We were just really, really glad Sarah Palin was not one heart attack away from the presidency. Also, McCain started pandering to the Christianists (who are one home-made, strap-on bomb away from Islamists), and we aren’t fans.
Then, we thought we’d see what you could do. We realized you weren’t George W. “Dubya” Bush and were more thankful than you could possibly imagine. So, we waited.
I did a little happy dance when I read that the GOP filibuster of the jobs bill got stamped with a giant FAIL notice. It was heartening to see that not all Republicans are willing to toe the party line and screw over America just to further some nitwit political agenda.
All I gotta say now is: it’s about damned time! Grab your tequila shots and take one for the following Republicans who stood up to obstructionist politics:
Bar Flies – if there is ONE article you read and forward to your friends, THIS ONE is THE ONE!
With the recent boom and bust of the housing market and the subsequent economic crash, there is more blame being passed around than a bottle of tequila at a frat party. Big banks, gilded bankers, real estate investors, buyers, sellers, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, Fannie, Freddie, the government and if there’s anybody I missed, so sorry, I’m sure you’re on a list somewhere.
More info on the late John Murtha – 18 terms! Really? 18? Do you really need to hold the exact same elected office for 18 terms? (Joe.My.God.)
The Republicans are honing their skills as terrorists by holding reform and talks of reform hostage in order to get exactly what they want: elected office with no real work. Wow! Go GOP! (AMERICAblog)
First Lady Michelle Obama (love her, by the way) is rolling out her childhood obesity initiative. (Michelle Obama Watch)
Senator Shelby is slightly easing his terrorist threats of holding up government business in exchange for his pet pork – but not military ones. Huh? We need the military ones just as much, if not more than the others! We have two wars Shelby was for and he doesn’t want the military to have adequate leadership because he wants earmarks. Fuck you, Senator Shelby! (Emptywheel)
Minnesota residence puzzled by billboard depicting an idiotic looking George W Bush and the tag line “Miss Me Yet?” I can say, with emphasis, NO! (Pop Crunch)
Forget a shot of tequila and hand me the damned bottle already! I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore! This is the rallying cry of the middle class today.
We aren’t just a little bit mad, we’re pissed as all fuck! What are we mad at? Just about everything, that’s what! Double standards for banks, no health care, obstructionist congressmen, jobs are gone, housing’s in the toilet and nobody is sticking it to Wall Street fat cats who took federal funds and are now thumbing their noses at regulation.
Don’t forget to check out the LIVE version of Tequila Whisperer this Thursday at 7 p.m. (PST) [that's 10 p.m. for us East Coasters]. Here’s the link to watch him LIVE: Tequila Whisperer LIVE!
Oh, and this video is our first pick because it is the perfect way to get in the mood for his Live show on Thursday – Bargain Bottle III!
Don’t forget, tonight at 6 p.m. tune in for your tequila edumacation!
John Murtha’s current illness highlights the glaring issue of term limits. At 78, he’s pretty damned old and should be retired at this point. (Just Americans Making Ethical Statements)
There is clearly no love lost between the Presidency of Barack Obama and the Defense Department. The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, is a holdover from the Dubya administration. This was a smart move in the sense that we have two wars on our hands, and such a change in leadership and policy at the top would have clearly hurt our troops.
Your favorite editor-in-chief here with news of Tequila Tuesday. The format is changing tomorrow.
“What?!?” you say…”but I’m drunk all the time” you say…”I can’t follow a format change…I can’t handle extra information…”
Ahhh, but you can, Bar Flies, you can. Because this is necessary and vital information. Do you hear it, Bar Flies?
It’s the sound of change…the whisper of change. The whisper of tequila from The Tequila Whisperer.
Lippy, The Tequila Whisperer himself, has graciously agreed to let us plunder his archives for videos to help our Bar Flies to better understand the sweet, sweet nectar that is tequila.
And, don’t forget, Lippy has a LIVE show on Thursday nights here. Don’t worry, the link will be supplied every Tuesday and again in the Liquid Lunch section on Thursdays.
Join us tomorrow for the first of our new, extra-tequila-tastic TEQUILA TUESDAYS!!!
If we vote against the incumbents, it’ll be the dawn of a brand-new day!
INGREDIENTS:
4 oz orange juice
2 oz tequila
1/2 oz grenadine
DIRECTIONS:
Pour tequila and orange juice into a highball glass filled with ice. Stir. Pour grenadine around the inside edge of the glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and orange slice.
Teddy Partridge’s coverage of Perry v Schwarzenegger (The Seminal)
Can the Republicans be bi-partisan over President Obama’s spending freeze? This is what they want, after all…(The Weekly Standard)
If you want to make a difference, vote against the incumbents. Most of the candidates think Americans are too stupid to do this. Let’s prove them wrong. (DownWithTyranny!)
Good morning and happy Tuesday, dear Bar Flies. Let us raise our shots of tequila to all those elected to our National Congress. And our State Assemblies. And City Councils. Okay, okay, we’ll stop before we can’t make it into the office. (Some of us are going to have a problem with that anyway).
Teddy Partridge is still doing a tip-top job of keeping us informed on all there is to know about the Prop 8 trial! (The Seminal)
Update on the Massachusetts Senate Race. (WCVB TV Boston)
Really? Must the Christianists try to turn everything into a holy war? (Majikthise) Oh, and read some of the comments and you’ll see just how Christianists think.
“Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust .”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In light of the recent MLK holiday, it highlights that there is still a long road ahead. With the 1964 Civil Rights Bill, racism, sexism, homophobia did not go away. The fact that the laws change will not change people’s minds. But King started something that is harder than just passing a law. He asked us to change ourselves.
Yesterday it was the Stoli, today its the Boli, cuz a bitch is blowing this shit out!!! Go big or go home! The heroic and just court case in California, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, against the puritanical and UNCONSTITUTIONAL passage of Proposition 8, is being poo-pooed by some gay rights groups.
The Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal among them, are both in Obama’s pocket. I’m assuming its the pocket he keeps the INCEST and BEASTIALITY he compared homosexuals to in his disgusting and bigoted defense of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Since Jack’s going big today, I thought we’d roll out the red carpet for him! Also, our friends Olson and Boies deserve a cheers in their direction. Pull out your Tequila Tuesday best, Bar Flies and grab a Red Carpet-ini!
INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz Patrón Silver Tequila
0.5 oz Patrón Citrónage Orange Liqueur
2 oz fresh raspberry juice
dash of cranberry juice
fresh lime juice
gold sugar rim
DIRECTIONS:
Moisten the rim of a martini glass with a lime wedge and rim with sugar. Pour alcohol and juices into a cocktail shaker half-full of ice. Shake vigorously and strain into the martini glass.
After a few of these, any carpet may well look like a red carpet. Especially as you will have fallen face first onto it and may well have a bloody nose.
Sandra Neish
Jack Manhattan
Harvey Wallbanger
Liquid Lunch
by Sandra NeishTime for TEQUILA!
1 Tequila: This guy, Teddy Partridge, is the Man when it comes to live-blogging the Prop 8 trial! Day 2: An Actual History Lesson.
2 Tequila: NJ legalizes medicinal marijuana. But if you’re gay, you still can’t get married. (Bossip)
3 Tequila: It’s Texas, AGAIN! (Obscure Store and Reading Room)
FLOOR: I can’t say it better: Sarah Palin: A Pox on Fox. Seriously, I nearly fell on the floor laughing when I heard this!
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