HuffPost recently posted an article about Barney Frank, who will retire from Congress after the end of his term. What fascinated me about the article wasn’t Frank himself (though I love the man), but rather his take on prostitution. One of the interesting things Frank argues is that the illegality of prostitution in most of … Continue reading »
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Opinion Station: Michigan, Unions, and Republicans, Oh My!
I find myself shaking my head over and over whenever I see someone from the right talking about the Michigan union protests — especially when such discussion is accompanied by an article from Fox News. One fellow, for example, made a snarky comment about how the union folks are protesting over whether they get to … Continue reading »
Episode 20 — The Sikh Shooting, the Bush Era, and the ? of War on Terrorism
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: Americans are stupid, Bush & Cheney are War Criminals, punishing kids for pregnancies, and other random stuff we feel like talking about. Listen away! Feel free to leave a comment and spread the word if you are so inclined! Here’s the … Continue reading »
#DZDA Episode 19 — Mitt Romney’s Olympic Trials, Wisconsin’s Victim Problem, and Other Fun Things
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: Mitt Romney’s epic Olympic failures, Wisconsin charges victims, Rick Santorum, the Olympics, and other random things we feel like talking about (the title says it all). Listen away! Feel free to leave a comment and spread the word if you are … Continue reading »
Guilt By Association: Brief Thoughts on Joe Paterno
The Associated Press recently posted this article on their Google+ page, which has garnered a number of typical responses from outraged citizens. One such individual, LeRoy Gomez, suggested by way of a “burn in hell” comment that Paterno and Sandusky deserve the suffer the same fate. My response countered this by pointing out that only … Continue reading »
#DukeandZink Episode 16 — Supreme Court Decisions 101, the Drug War, and Silly Fundamentalists
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: The Supreme Court makes some choices, the drug war is almost as big of a failure as afghanistan, we are probably fascists, and other random stuff we feel like talking about. Listen away! Feel free to leave a comment and spread … Continue reading »
Opinion Station: The Right Questions to Ask About ObamaCare?
On the latest episode of PBS’s News Hour, I had the (dis)pleasure to hear a random conservative woman declare that she believed ObamaCare must be repealed because it violates the Constitution and because it will bankrupt the country. While this individual likely had much more to say in her argument, both ideas compelled me to … Continue reading »
#DukeandZink Episode 12 — FOX Test Fail, Lady Soldiers FTW, Romney’s Economy, and NC’s Crazy Pills
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: Americans are stupid, Women Soldiers rock, Romney’s an idiot, more gay hate from the right, and other random stuff we feel like talking about! Listen away! Feel free to leave a comment and spread the word if you are so inclined! … Continue reading »
#DZDA Episode 10 — Mitt Romney’s Bully Problem, LGBT Obama, U.S. Political Dysfunction, and Arpaio’s Latino Fever
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: Nobody is surprised that Mitt was a bully, Gay Rights Reprised – Obama has Evolved, Arpaio gets slammed, and other random stuff we feel like talking about. Note: We are sticking with the new format. Please let us know what you … Continue reading »
#DZDA Episode 9 — Obama Shuffle, Ron Paul’s Rise (and Libertarian Fallacies), and Orson Scott Card’s Gay Hate
It’s time for some more Duke and Zink, mouths and all. On Today’s Agenda: the Obama Campaign etch-a-sketches Biden on Marriage Equality, Ron Paul can’t win, but he can be a pain in the ass, Orson Scott Card on beating the gays in North Carolina, and other random stuff we feel like talking about. Note: … Continue reading »