Yes, People This Stupid Actually Exist

By Wade

I have no words. Before you go any further, click on this link, then take a moment to absorb how monumentally deficient these people are.

A group of artists has been asked to lighten the faces of children depicted in a giant public mural at a Prescott school.

Okay, that's messed up.

...the school's principal says the request was only to fix shading and had nothing to do with political pressure.

Okay, so maybe it's a misunderstanding.

R.E. Wall...said he and other artists were subjected to slurs from motorists as they worked on the painting at one of the town's most prominent intersections..."We had children painting with us, and here come these yells of (epithet for Blacks) and (epithet for Hispanics)."

You've got to be shitting me.

Wall said school Principal Jeff Lane pressed him to make the children's faces appear happier and brighter.

Okay, well maybe it's just a coincidence. Or maybe it's like that scene in Knocked Up where they can't tell Katherine Heigl to lose weight, but they can tell her to "tighten" or "look at a scale and subtract that number by fifteen."

City Councilman Steve Blair spearheaded a public campaign on his talk show at Prescott radio station KYCA-AM (1490) to remove the mural.

...Blair mistakenly complained that the most prominent child in the painting is African-American, saying: "To depict the biggest picture on the building as a Black person, I would have to ask the question: Why?"

Wow, what a douchebag.

He insists the controversy isn't about racism but says the mural is intended to create racial controversy where none existed before.

"Personally, I think it's pathetic," he says. "You have changed the ambience of that building to excite some kind of diversity power struggle that doesn't exist in Prescott, Arizona. And I'm ashamed of that."

Okay, well maybe... Oh wait, no, still a douchebag.

Things aren't exactly looking good for the citizens of Arizona. Well, at least if you have that one nasty drop of non-White blood.

Y'know what I say? Colorado's nice this time of year, come hang out with us. Just make sure to keep your IDs handy till you cross the border.

A New Challenger Has Appeared

By Wade

I've been known to kick back with a beer or three in the eventide when amongst friends. A recent advance in beerological science may make having multiple drinks obsolete, however.

...beer that is repeatedly “freeze distilled” can achieve exquisite qualities and much higher alcohol concentrations...A little more than twelve months, the world's strongest beer was 27%...and the race is now on to break 50% alcohol by volume.

That's insane. It looks like the current frontrunner is some name I can't pronounce (Schorsbräu Schorsbock) at 43%. If anyone gets their hands on one, lemme know how they taste.

Any Skin Color But My Own Terrifies Me

By Wade

So if you have two eyes and a brain, this poll should not surprise you.

What I think this poll shows is that taxes and spending are not by any means the only issues that define TPM members; they are largely united in being unsympathetic to African Americans, militant in their hostility toward illegal immigrants, and very conservative socially. At a minimum, these data throw cold water on the view that the TPM is essentially libertarian. Based on these data, I would say that TPM members have much more in common with social conservatives that welcome government intervention as long as it’s in support of their agenda.

And before you go on about how liberals just wanna make the Tea Party look bad (BZZZT! They've got that handled on their own) this is Bruce Bartlett speaking. So let that sink in.

It also shouldn't be a surprise as to how popular the Tea Party has become. Hatred has always sold well in America. Shouting "rabble rabble rabble" may be a solid political strategy, but I'll be interested to see how it pans out when put into legislation.

The Spill's True Face

By Wade

The only way for people to realize how bad things are in the Gulf is to see it firsthand.