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Republicans announce their base – Tim Johnson of Tupelo, Miss.

By William K. Wolfrum on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 5:51pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

Over the past few decades, the Republican brand has become a somewhat-confused morass of ideologies and beliefs, with the party losing large blocks of voters on several different issues. Recently, the decision by the State of Arizona to treat all Mexican and Latin people as potential criminals has crippled the Republican National Committee with the Mexican community, for instance.

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In A Center-Left Country, we should troll Republicans with our concern

By William K. Wolfrum on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 1:11pm | Politics, Humor & Satire, Media

In America, the weekends are for many things – spending time with family, enjoying outdoor activities and sports and just relaxing. It’s also the determined time for Republicans to Concern Troll the brains out of their Democratic opposition.

For those on the outs. let me allow Wise Geek to give an example of concern trolling:

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The hottest, most homoerotic, anti-gay diatribe ever!

By William K. Wolfrum on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 10:43am | Politics, Social Justice

Eugene Delgaudio, the Republican District Supervisor in Sterling, Virginia, is a man that works hard to spread homophobia and keep many rights away from gay and lesbian Americans.

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Gizmodo vs. Goldman Sachs

By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 4:16pm | Business, Technology

If there’s one thing we can say for sure, it’s this: Those Gizmodo guys will get a much worse punishment for having that iPhone than anyone at Goldman Sachs will get for bilking their investors.

–WKW

 

Crossposted at William K. Wolfrum Chronicles

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Humanoid extraterrestrials are living amongst us! (except, they aren't)

By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:51am | World Affairs, Media

Over at the American Chronicle, they’ve made a discovery of galactic proportions – they have discovered that space aliens live amongst us!

From the American Chronicle:

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Be like a Brazilian – Dance and have more sex

By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:12am | Health

Brazil is a land of paradoxes. One one side of the coin, the nation will fight resolutely for its citizens with HIV/AIDS. On the other, a judge will announce that gay men have no business playing soccer.

But recently, Brazilian Health Minister Jose Temporao gave some advice to uptight Brazilians that Americans should heed – dance more, and have sex more.

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Aliens announce they will now ignore Stephen Hawking - "Screw him," says Glog

By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 7:13pm | Humor & Satire, Technology, World Affairs

On a new Discovery Channel documentary called Stephen Hawking’s Universe, the legendary theoretical physicist advised that if we countered intelligent life, it might just be best to ignore them.

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David Duke, the Tea Party and the KKK -- You could see this coming, right?

By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 4:29pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

David Duke, former Leader of the KKK and hater of all not like him, has finally come out, stood strong and delivered for the Tea Party.

Via Crooks & Liars:

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Getting the Tea Party to fight against Wall Street Reform – GOP’s funniest trick?

By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 2:10pm | Politics, Humor & Satire

As Washington discusses financial reform laws regarding Wall Street – laws that are concerning numbers much, much larger than Health Care Reform – the Tea Partiers are curiously quiet as their Republican Overlords decide what next to do with them.

They obviously have a problem. No likes Wall Street right now and everyone but serving U.S. Republicans believe something should be done about it.

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William K. Wolfrum is an American journalist and writer residing in Brazil. Wolfrum's experience's consist of being a bartender, bouncer, carny, amateur boxer and commercial fisherman, which he talks about all the time, thinking it makes him some sort of tough guy. Wolfrum has been published or mentioned in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Toronto Star, and a bunch of other newspapers and magazines. Wolfrum is a two-time Alaska Press Club Award winner who hopes to someday win other awards so he doesn't have to talk about those two anymore.

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