Posts Tagged ‘paul ryan’
$1.50 and a deleted tweet says everything you need to know.
This is a real tweet, posted and then quickly deleted by Paul Ryan after an enormous backlash from the internet. This is what Republican lawmakers actually think: An extra $1.50 per paycheck is a meaningful increase. Something worth bragging about. Meanwhile, estimates What Ryan doesn’t want you to know is five things: More than 80%…
Read MoreRepublican men decide that women can’t wear sleeveless dresses because they are apparently afraid of lady shoulders
In an apparent effort to establish “appropriate business attire,” House of Representatives under Speaker Paul Ryan is enforcing a dress code in the Speaker’s Lobby—a space adjacent to the front of the House chamber—that bans women from showing their shoulders. Several female reporters have already been kicked out of the lobby for wearing sleeveless dresses.…
Read MoreIncompetent, racist, or both?
I just don’t get it. Last summer, it was Paul Ryan taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican interns. Last November it was Mike Pence taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican Senators and Congresspeople. Last week it was Donald Trump announcing the passing of House’s healthcare bill in the Rose…
Read MoreA decidedly less white bubble on the other side of the aisle
Here’s some good news: In response to Paul Ryan’s blindingly white photo of Capitol Hill interns, Democratic Representative E.B. Johnson asked her intern to take a selfie with her fellow Democratic interns on the Hill. A slightly different image when you compare the two, and hope that our future leaders might not all be one…
Read MorePaul Ryan is a boy in a white bubble
I’m sure that Paul Ryan isn’t responsible for hiring Capitol Hill interns, but this selfie, posted to his Instagram account, should have been an enormous red flag for him. Is there a single person of color in this photo?Reportedly, there is one, but I have yet to find him or her. As Speaker of the…
Read MorePaul Ryan (and the Democrats) need my help. I am waiting for their call.
Paul Ryan has called the Democrat recent sit-in “a publicity stunt.” This was stupid thing to say. I am a Democrat, but I also can’t stand bad communication and poor messaging. Despite our political differences, Paul Ryan needs me. There were highly effective ways of responding to the Democrats’ sit-in strategy, but calling it a publicity…
Read MoreBest hurricane naming system ever
I love this idea. It’s brilliant. It’s hilarious. It may not change minds, but it might shame and embarrass the criminally stupid and make the rest of us laugh in the process. Sadly, radical ideas like this rarely see the light of day.
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