Two months ago, an ostensibly liberal man from Ohio with a history of violence opened fire on a group of Republicans practicing for an upcoming baseball game. Several were injured, one of them, Congressman Steve Scalise, seriously. The reaction from the media was swift and loud. ...read more
I try not to write about single tweets because it lends itself to shallow articles. But every now and then a tweet comes along that speaks volumes about how broken and twisted America's conservative movement is and today, Mark Levin just laid it all out there in plain view: ...read more
One of the tenets of liberalism is a profound respect for women. Liberals do not believe in body-shaming, slut-shaming, unequal pay, infringing on reproductive rights and a number of other things that the Republican Party has readily embraced with their war on women. ...read more
An angry white man filmed himself trying to start a fight with a "dark skinned" family after they allegedly cut him in line. When the police showed up, they declined to arrest the family because the angry white man was "egging them on." He cried racism and persecution. An angry ...read more
Last week, I wrote about a Christians pastor who condemned his friend and fellow pastor for disassociating himself from a church that openly advocated the stoning of homosexuals. The church in question is the Faithful Word Baptist Church, headed up by pastor and LGBT hater ...read more
(Image: The Apostle Paul) For the better part of a week now, it's been frustratingly accepted that anti-gay Christian business-owners can legitimately cite one or more solid religion-based justifications for refusing equal service to LGBT customers and same-sex weddings. The ...read more
In case you missed it, Sports Illustrated is making history this year by including a "plus-sized" model in its annual swimsuit issue, meaning that fat-ish people everywhere can finally stop feeling ashamed of their bodies and start living normal lives. Finally, Ashley Graham ...read more
The Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo, as sickening as it was predictable, has caused the scales to fall from the eyes of a lot of people who were previously blind to the injustice that decision represents. People for whom Michael Brown ...read more
After something of a reprieve from the unrelenting horror of cowardly terrorist snuff films, ISIS has released another video purportedly depicting the beheading of a western hostage, this time of 26 year-old American aid worker Peter Edward Kassig. Kassig, who was abducted in ...read more
Last night I wrote something up about Florida governor and evil alien overlord Rick Scott's meltdown during a gubernatorial debate. The basics are that Scott refused to come out and face challenger Charlie Crist because Crist was using a small electric fan under his lectern and ...read more
The entertainment industry has two ways of presenting "big girls" to the masses, either as comic relief, or as "sexy for a big girl" girls who aren't actually big girls at all, so when Showtime's Homeland (Spoiler Trigger Alert Warning!) presented an actual big girl as an actual ...read more
There's a weird trend that's been slinking its way through the social justice community, whereby so-called New Atheists are being denounced for supposedly failing to embrace liberal causes such as diversity and equality. Apparently, atheism has a "race problem," or maybe it ...read more
There's a video clip now making the viral rounds that's genuinely difficult to watch. It shows a woman brutally beating another woman while the victim's two-year-old son tries desperately to stop the assault by kicking the attacker. The crying boy shouts, "Mommy, mommy!" and ...read more
As if there's not already enough wrong with the world, Americans were treated, this week, to the news that arguably the most recognizable ice cream truck song is racist, And not just a little, but like, an 11 on the RAF™ Scale. Before aggrieved white people completely lose ...read more
I've been profoundly irritated for years by the insistence of third-wave feminists that porn is “empowering” to women. The porn industry is built on the backs of girls fresh out of high school, many with abuse histories and self-esteem issues. Many who lack the money and the ...read more
I've never looked forward to the holidays being over more than I have since I found out that in January, Ellen Burstyn and Heather Graham will appear in a Lifetime Television remake of the movie based on V.C. Andrews' awesome teen incest classic Flowers in the Attic. Watch the ...read more
Eli Roth directed a new movie that screened at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, in New York City last week, and will be shown at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles next week. ETA: Here is a FAKE trailer for The Green Inferno. I'm going to leave the link because ...read more
While much of the planet lives on less than $2 a day, Bill Gates has a 66,000-square-foot main residence on Lake Washington, Medina, that was recently profiled on Yahoo.com. Worth a cool $120.6 million, some features of the house include: * A 2,100-square-foot library with ...read more
If you haven't seen it, here is the video of those stupid guys who make Youtube videos on how to pick up chicks “motorboating” (i.e., smushing your face between a woman's breasts and making a motorboat noise with your lips as you shake your head back and forth) more than 100 ...read more
Akala (otherwise known as Kingslee James Daley), is not only one of the most intellectual rappers in the world, he's fast becoming one of the most intellectual people in the world. The London born artist of Jamaican and Scottish descent tours the world for his music but also ...read more
UPDATE: The name of the victim and one of the suspects has been released. From the BBC: The soldier killed in an attack in London has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Drummer Rigby, 25, from Manchester, leaves behind a ...read more
Let's take a ride down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, shall we? Shortly after the Boston Marathon bombings when an InfoWars stooge crashed several law enforcement press conferences, I was speaking with The Daily Banter founder Ben Cohen about Alex Jones. We were joking about ...read more
Gawker has received definitive proof that college sororities are ridiculous institutions that turn insecure teenage girls into raging power freaks with severe personality disorders. The publication was forwarded perhaps the craziest email ever written by an executive board ...read more
As some readers know, I was a boxing journalist for quite a long time, and remain a huge fan of the sport. It's a sport with a vast history that provides an endless source of banter. I've spent hours arguing about who the greatest fighter was of all time, the fastest, the best ...read more
Several years back I was out with some friends in Fort Lauderdale when I came across a porn star. No, not literally. Our group had decided to go grab sushi at a popular place and as we approached the hostess stand to put our name in for a table, I basically froze in my ...read more
