Steve in Manhattan

So misunderstood:

Several supporters of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) sustained injuries while being arrested during the Louisiana Republican Party’s state convention over the weekend, in a conflict that engulfed the meeting after Paul’s supporters overwhelmed other delegates and voted in new leadership, only to be ignored.

Love it when they beat the shit out of each other.

Louisiana GOP Spirals into Chaos [Raw Story]

Apparently my tax dollars do things other than pay for drone strikes:

Vegan 145-pound comedian Jamie Kilstein offers to fight violence-inciting member of the Lucky Sperm Club and fiction-writer Jonah Goldberg. Sign the petition and tweet the Doughy Pantload @JonahNRO. Jamie is @jamiekilstein. Jonah sure didn’t bother to fight in Iraq; maybe he’ll fight this time around.

How many times was this guy wrongly pronounced dead?

Wrote this post about a year ago, and running it again because now it’s time for another annoying display of royal indifference:

And believe it or not, it’s not in a Rolls.

My interest in the Royal Wedding Diamond Jubilee is limited, so of course I wanted a car or cooking angle. Elizabeth II rides around in a heavily-modified Bentley, the donor chassis probably related to a Bentley Arnage. HRH likes a royal purple exterior and cloth seats, so that’s what the car has. Note also the high roofline and large windows – the Queen is an expensive indulgence, so the Brits should be able to see her as she passes by.  More on the car here.

Wisconsin’s Governor Walker (R-Koch) might lose even if he wins:

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Good riddance to one of the worst Republican governors in office.