Silence of the hams

I don't usually talk back to NPR, but when I do, I prefer not to be saying, "Wow, you people are fucking insane."

Quoting Rude Pundit for a sec here:

Yeah, it'd be fine to write about what backwards ass yahoos the Republicans are in Mississippi and Alabama, since a majority either believe Barack Obama is a Muslim or don't know and 2/3 don't believe in evolution, but why? Is it a surprise? Is there a spin to put on it other than "Goddamn, them's some backwards ass motherfuckers"?

Kudos to NPR for at least pointing out the, well... lack of intellectual awareness... these folks espoused. But, Jesus Christ, the everyday people they interviewed terrify me (not merely because of their divoce from reality and adamant desire to see their Invisible Friend run everyone's lives in this country) but because these are the folks who are motivated to vote.

Why am I always so disappointed whenever people live down to the unflattering stereotypes about them?

The shaming room

Originally posted by tirani at The shaming room

Originally posted by kikibug13 at The shaming room

Originally posted by bajoransmurf at Please take a seat in the shaming room...

Originally posted by denorios at Please take a seat in the shaming room...

Since a number of US newspapers have refused to republish the latest Doonesbury cartoon strip which highlights the way Republicans are attempting to undermine a woman's right to choose, I feel it's important to make sure the message still gets across.

The shaming room awaits.

Fud

Not that anyone asked, but this is what I tend to nom on:

( Cut in case anyone objects to boring discussions of my unexciting culinary exploits in the name of 'healthy eating'. )