Day: 2015.02.16

An Appeal to General Decency

I, Anonymous writes:Detail of illustration by Steven Weissman for The Stranger, 11 February 2015.

Dear worthless hipster dude who called my friend a “fat cunt”: My friend came into your bar and was overcharged. She spoke up for herself, and you called her a “fat cunt.”

The rest is pretty obvious, but click the link if you’re the sort who needs a refresher.

For the rest of us, it should suffice to say I’ll take any excuse to post a Steven Weissman illustration of, er … ah … well, yeah, a fat cunt.

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Anonymous. “I, Anonymous”. The Stranger. 11 February 2015.

Wilful Wrongdoing

Detail: Uncredited photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Today in explanations that just don’t help:

Netanyahu’s speech is set for March 3.

Some Democrats plan to skip it because they consider it a divisive stunt and a breach of protocol that suggests the U.S. is taking sides in coming Israeli elections.

Boehner was asked by “Fox News Sunday” why he told Israel’s ambassador to the United States not to mention the invitation to the White House in advance.

Boehner says he “wanted to make sure that there was no interference.”

(Associated Press)

Look, it’s not exactly a coup or anything, but still, come on, John, give us a fucking break.

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