Category Archives: USA

Lies, lies and more lies

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Charles Lambert

And talking of Sarah Palin… You can see the interview this comes from here. What’s hilarious is that McCain implies that it was fine for him to use the lipstick on a pig metaphor, but not fine for Obama to … Continue reading →

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Very important people

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Silvio Berlusconi will be making a state visit to George Bush mid-October to discuss world affairs. I don’t know who’s most likely to benefit from this, given that one is totally discredited at home and abroad, while the other has … Continue reading →

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No, you can’t

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Read this hilarious post from Jesus’ General, which would be even funnier if it were satire rather than the simple truth. Here’s a taste to get you in the mood: No, you queers can’t have equality at work or in … Continue reading →

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Homes

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’ve just heard from a friend who’s been made temporarily homeless for absurd legal reasons in England. Which makes Jesus’ General’s typically acerbic take on the McCain housing problem all the more pertinent, albeit obliquely. You can read it here.

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Hot sex in San Francisco

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Charles Lambert

David Isaak has recently said that the mere mention of sex in a title can increase the number of hits a blog gets exponentially. The title to this post is thus intended to lure unwitting sex fiends, particularly those based … Continue reading →

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The minute and the immense

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Charles Lambert

There’s an expression for someone who has to travel a long way to discover something he could have found more easily on his doorstep. Whatever that expression is, it could certainly be applied to me as far as the work … Continue reading →

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Multitasking

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’ve no doubt Ratzinger had a word to say about family values to the masses gathered today beneath his balcony. He works so much better with a friendly audience, even when they do know most of the jokes. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Italy rules OK. OK?

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Two reminders yesterday that the autonomy of the Republic of Italy isn’t a given. One. Rome’s court of assizes decided that there was no case to be made against the murderer of Nicola Calipari, the Italian secret service agent who … Continue reading →

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They can’t even bomb straight

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Charles Lambert

The Pentagon was apparently working on a gay bomb, according to this article. A bomb that would release powerful aphrodisiacs, so powerful that previously heterosexual soldiers would drop their guns and dive into each other’s camouflage trousers, rip off those … Continue reading →

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Footnote to previous post

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Just to give you an idea of the moral ambience within the Italian secret services, Pio Pompa (I just love writing it!) was second in command to Nicolò Pollari, ex-head of SISMI and now on trial with a bunch of … Continue reading →

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