After a day blogging about teabagger violence and intimidation, I thought I’d share this … Fake Akio Toyoda:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te3T60ryDYA

Judicial deadbeat, California Secretary of State candidate, real-estate agent, and Demon Dentist Orly Taitz is padding her overflowing resume with a new item: healthcare-reform victim. All those Republican state AGs don’t hold a candle to the master’s lawsuit:

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Albemarle Co. Virginia – MSNBC reports that the FBI and local authorities are investigating a disconnected propane line at the home of the brother of Rep Tom Perriello (D), who voted for healthcare reform. Tea partiers had posted the address online thinking it was Perriello’s house.  [MSNBC] UPDATE: Cville has more.

Chuck Grassley press release: “The provisions enacted in the new health care law are the result of Grassley’s leadership on tax-exempt organizations’ accountability and transparency, including hospitals.” [TPM]

Of course, that shitbag Neugebauer is fundraising off his “baby killer” moment. I could not find video of the entire ad, just this mashup:

And how about this douchebag?

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While we accept that the new healthcare law is an improvement over what preceded it, we’ve never been fans of the “individual mandate”. We understand the actuarial realities underpinning it, and we’re happy that those less fortunate than us will qualify for higher subsidies than we’re looking at.

But like we’ve said: Please don’t compare it to car insurance.

To which we now add: And please don’t compare it to militias.

We’re looking at you, ThinkProgress:

The truth… is that the Second Militia Act of 1792 required a significant percentage of the U.S. civilian population to purchase a long list of military equipment.

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Ever since socialized medicine decimated the nation’s brackets, everyone’s been huddling in the basement, fighting over crumbs of Cheetos doled out by our new tyrannical overlords.

In a just world, Kansas and Georgetown wouldn’t have taken everyone down with them. In a just world, Duke would have been blown away by the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions in the first round.

But we don’t live in a just world. We live in a world where your only hope is to enter the Stinque Suckage Bracket and pray to your puny gods that you’ll be hoisting boilermakers in honor of Purdue’s glorious victory Friday night.

You have until 4 p.m. Thursday to avenge your honor. We think. Ask Mellbell.