See Ya, Sucka

Best meme of all these shenanigans.



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Geography Lessons From Fox News

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Light in the Darkness

'Protesters are Awesome'

Depicted in this photo, an image from an anonymous source on the ground in Egypt, is a team of Egyptian Christians forming a massive human shield to protect their Muslim countrymen as they prayed during the violent protests yesterday. Beauty amid the chaos.

Update: The woman behind this photo is said to be Egyptian Nevine Zaki.

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Do You Think He Was A Palin Supporter?

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Google Changes Lives

This commercial was probably my favorite one that aired during the Super Bowl. In case you haven't seen it, here's what Google can do for your love life



Now here's what Google can do for Sarah Palin



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Get 'Er Done

This is ... everything that's wrong with this country (yes, this is actually legit).

Interesting Statistics From a Survey of Republicans in the United States

1. 39% think Obama should be impeached (for what, exactly, is unclear).

2. Only 42% believe Obama was born in the United States. 36% believe he was not born in the U.S., and 22 percent are unsure.

3. 63% believe Obama is a Socialist. 22% are unsure.

4. About a quarter believe that Obama wants the terrorists to win. 33% are unsure of whether or not he wants a terrorist victory.

5. 55% believe that Sarah Palin is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama. 33% are unsure. Only 14% believe that Palin is not more qualified than Obama. The survey did not ask participants if they understand the definition of “qualified.”

6. 2/3rds of Republicans either believe that Obama is a racist who hates white people, or aren’t sure if Obama is a racist who hates white people.

7. A third of Southern Republicans would like their state to secede from the Union. Which, hey, is better than conservative Southerners 150 years ago, so here’s to progress.

8. Only 7 percent of Republicans believe that Congress should make it easier for for workers to form or join labor unions. Nearly 70% do not believe that Congress should make it easier.

9. If illegal immigrants agreed to pay a fine and learn English, 25% of Republicans think it would be ok to let them stay in the United States.

10. More than half of Republicans do not believe that openly gay men and women should be allowed to serve in the military.

11. Only 7 percent of Republicans believe that same-sex couples should have the right to marry. Only 11 percent believe that same-sex couples should receive state or federal benefits — belying the idea that this is just about the “institution of marriage.”

12. Shockingly, even to me, only 8 percent of Republicans believe that gay men and women should be allowed to teach in public schools. 19% are not sure; 73% believe that gay men and women should not be allowed to teach.

13. In better news, 42% of Republicans think that sex ed should be taught in schools.

14. In less-good news, apparently most Republicans didn’t get decent sex ed, because 34% of them think the birth control pill is abortion, and 18% of them aren’t sure.

15. Apparently science is also lacking, because a large majority — 77% — of Republicans believe that public school students should be taught that the book of Genesis in the Bible explains how God created the world.

16. Back to good news: Feminism has infected even Republicans! 76% of them believe that marriage is an equal partnership between men and women, and 86% of them believe that a woman should work outside the home.

17. Back to bad news: A solid 31% of Republicans think that contraceptives should be outlawed. As noted above, 34% think the birth control pill is abortion; 76% think abortion is murder. I think it’s probably safe to say that most of that 34% also believe that abortion is murder. Does follow, then, that somewhere around 1/3 of Republicans think you have committed murder for being on the pill? How much time, do you think, should the more than 80% of American women who use hormonal contraception spend in jail for murder? And is flushing a tampon destroying evidence?

18. The one thing that the largest majority of Republicans agree on? Killing people! 91% support the death penalty, and only 4% oppose it. That’s a more significant margin of approval than the 67% who believe that Jesus Christ is the only way for an individual to go to Heaven.

Conclusion: America needs to invest significantly more in its educational system. And if only there was a way to teach children empathy.

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Make Love Not War

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Going Rogue aka Racist

While at home in Rochester over Christmas, I happened to be looking for something in my parents' room and I saw, next to my mom's side of the bed, the following book:

My AW HELL NO reaction:

For the rest of the day, I could not get over the fact my mother was reading this book. I mean, to be honest, my parents have the Fox News Channel on all the time, and I think last year, my mom wanted Glenn Beck's book for Christmas, but I like to ignore the fact they're probably Republicans so I'll actually like them.

I nonchalantly asked my mom
"so what are you reading?"
republican mother: "what?"
liberal daughter: "the book that's by your bed?"
rm: "oh sarah's book?" ld: "...yes. sarah's book."
rm: "why? is that ok?"
ld: [thinking ABSOLUTELY IT'S NOT OK] "umm i was just wondering what you were reading. ...interesting."

"sarah's book"??? REALLY? you guys on a first name basis now? do you do aerial moose hunting together on the weekends? that's great. juuust great.

In telling this great little anecdote, I found this article whose headline was "asians scared sarah palin away from hawaii" First of all, HAHAHAHA. Second of all, this is an excerpt from the article in the New Yorker which explains said headline:

Palin, though notoriously ill-traveled outside the United States, did journey far to the first of the four colleges she attended, in Hawaii. She and a friend who went with her lasted only one semester. "Hawaii was a little too perfect," Palin writes. "Perpetual sunshine isn't necessarily conducive to serious academics for eighteen-year-old Alaska girls." Perhaps not. But Palin's father, Chuck Heath, gave a different account to Conroy and Walshe. According to him, the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders made her uncomfortable: "They were a minority type thing and it wasn't glamorous, so she came home." In any case, Palin reports that she much preferred her last stop, the University of Idaho, "because it was much like Alaska yet still 'Outside.'"

I'm actually not that surprised by this, and it certainly doesn't change that fact that I think she's an embarrassment to this country. But I mean, welcome to America, Sarah Palin. Does Alaska not have any minorities at all? Don't Eskimos still live up there? Hey McCain/Palin loyalists: you wanted THIS GIRL to be the vice president of this country.

I'm pretty sure my mom hasn't read this article. But I have a feeling she probably won't believe it because she'll ask 'Sarah' about it on their next book club meeting and she will deny all of it and make up words to completely deviate from the fact that she hates my people.

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AZNs Don't Work At Fox

So apparently all 193% of Republicans support Palin, Romney, and Huckabee. Looks like a close race in 2012. Gonna have to keep all 8 of my eyes on this one.

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The Leader of the Free World

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That Is The Ugliest Effing Skirt I've Ever Seen

My home state of New York was quite a disappointment to, well, anyone in their right mind, this week after voting down the gay marriage bill in the senate this week. (PS if you haven't seen this video of Senator Diane Savino speaking on marriage equality yet, DO IT) But fellow upstater Chris Pesto of Syracuse University gained a gold star, plus ten points and two thumbs up for his message to anti-gay protesters on campus. WTG.

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What The World Eats

Sometimes I do this thing where I go into the kitchen, open the fridge stand there and stare at my food then close the door. Then I walk over to the pantry and stare at my food there and close the door. Then I proceed to repeat these actions for about 5-8 minutes, sigh and decide I have nothing to eat then walk away still hungry. This article made me think twice about that bad habit I have.

Below is an excerpt from an article chronicling the way families eat in a typical week all over the world. It's surprising and not surprising all at the same time, how much say an average American household has compared to a family in the middle of Africa. Do we really need this much? Can we do something about this great difference just by eating less?

United States: The Revis Family

China – The Dong Family

Mexico – The Casales Family

Ecuador – The Ayme family
Mali – The Natomo Family

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Best Politician 'Your Mom' Joke Ever

Jon Kyl (R-AZ): "I don't need maternity care...So requiring that on my insurance policy is something that I don't need and will make the policy more expensive."

Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): "I think your mom probably did."

This is why we need more women in the Senate. (And fewer idiots.) Jon Kyl can't be trusted to look out for his female constituents. This remark should be tied around his neck in 2012.

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From 43 to 44

Along with many other traditions during the "Transition of Power," it is customary for the outgoing President to leave a note for the incoming President. The notes from past Presidents have never been read or leaked to the public, as one can imagine these letters are of the utmost importance.

That is until now.

The Huffington Post somehow go a hold of the letter Former President Bush left for President Obama. So here is it ladies and gentlemen, breaking news right here on IAYN.

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Peace Out, Quail Scout

In the last few days of the Bush Presidency, the New York Times conducted a poll asking the American public what their view of Bush is after his 8 years in office.

I have one word for this: FAIL.

• 22% approved of President Bush's performance over the course of his two terms

*In comparison, both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton left office with a 68% approval rating. Jimmy Carter had 44% and George H.W. Bush left with 54%*

• 6 in 10 of those surveyed said they viewed President Bush negatively, while about one quarter viewed him favorably.

Even my boy Billy C, who committed adultery in to oval office (which in my opinion, NBD), had 3 times more approval than Dubya and his 'War on Terror.'

And for the humdinger of them all:

• Vice President Dick Cheney's favorability rating in the new poll is 13%, the lowest of his time in office.

This guy has been our VP for 8 years. Really? Really.

3 More Days.

The Impeached Governor & Friends

This is a post I found on another one of my favorite blogs, Best Week Ever (yes, just like the VH1 show of the same name). I LOLed, and I hope you do too.

What's Wrong With This Picture?

Here is former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, speaking in Chicago after the Illinois House of Representatives voted to impeach him on Friday.

Take a good look at the above image. Can you tell us what is wrong with this picture?

Answer ahead.