Posts tagged as Real America
Florida Child Born in Florida Manner
"Ana Johana Irias, 26, was using an ATM near Northwest 36th Street and 13th Avenue when a teenager drove by one a bike and snatched her $800 gold necklace from around her neck. Despite being more than eight months pregnant, Irias decided to chase down the crook.... The crook eventually escaped by hop[p]ing over a fence.... Police convinced Irias to get checked out at Jackson-Memorial Hospital. Doctors there discovered that she was in labor, and shortly after the new year's came, at 12:15 to be exact, Irias gave birth to 6 pound, 6 ounce baby girl named Kimberly." READ MORE
Primate in Chief: A Guide to Racist Obama Monkey Photoshops
People are outraged—outraged!—that a senior GOP official from Orange County, CA sent an email about Barack Obama that questioned his place of birth. But we've all become so numb to the "birther" conspiracies that the outrage wasn't at all about the absurdity of a party official confronting the president of the United States about some conspiracy theory. The outrage was about an attached photo, depicting Obama as an ape. READ MORE
A Survey of What Real Americans Think About a Government Shutdown
The airwaves have been flooded with pundits talking about all the ramifications, fallouts and consequences of a government shutdown. Is Michele Bachmann's posturing mostly in support of her 2012 ambitions? Are the Democrats using the threat of a shutdown as a fund-raising device? Is it true that Congress will hire scabs to keep the seats filled during negotiations? Yes. Yes. Sure! And yes, Christine O'Donnell is available! READ MORE
Products Found Alongside a One-Mile Stretch of Harrison Road, Columbia County, WI
• Marlboro Menthol, pack, empty READ MORE
How to Vote in Wisconsin Today
Big changes, civic-minded cheeseheads. We hope you're planning to vote, even if you're one of the 20,000-odd out-of-state students at UW-Madison. The polls are open-and they'll remain open until 8 p.m. (For all you coasties, that's 9 p.m.!) Vote your peer-pressured conscience! You can find your Wisconsin polling place here. Not registered? Not to worry, you can register at the polling place. The ballot you receive will be in English-only, because this isn't the frickin' U.N. And now: to the candidates. READ MORE
Real America: A Fashion Essentials Guide for the Tea Party Patriot
A movement that's rewriting the rules for politics is also rewriting new rules for fashion. READ MORE
Real America: Your Civil Rights Sausage Is Made in Minnesota
As we noted in our last look at some of the funding in the Minnesota governor's race, Best Buy has joined with Target by donating $100,000 in cash to MN Forward, a PAC that supports Tom Emmer, the vehemently anti-gay rights GOP candidate for governor. READ MORE
Real America: Target CEO Chooses "Business" over Gay Rights
Last week, after we profiled Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, we asked why retailer Target would support Emmer, by way of a PAC called MN Forward. Target's statement to us argued that "Target supports causes and candidates based strictly on issues that affect our retail and business interests." READ MORE
Real America: Tom Emmer, Minnesota's Last Sovereign Individual
As Minnesota governor Tim "T-Paw" Pawlenty gears up to rid himself of his characteristic Midwest abhorrence of touching other people so that he can run for president, the VW Beetle packed with clowns unloading to fill his vacancy as Minnesota governor is finally almost empty. READ MORE
Real America: America's Most Violent, Patriotic Fireworks Ever
The USO is urging Americans: "This Fourth of July, as we remember all those who fought for our independence, let's make sure the brave men and women who are defending our country today know how much their sacrifice means to us." The organization wants you to honor the troops this Independence Day so bad they are even spending your tax dollars to buy Google Ads against searches for "4th of July." And what better way is there to celebrate the rigors and risks of a life spent actually risking life in combat than to recreate PTSD in your own backyard for your children? READ MORE
