By Samuel Warde on July 27, 2015
’’ it basically split James T. Kirk into two people Picard was Kirk’s rational side and William Riker was his passionate side, Captain Kirk, Captain Kirk is a passionate fighter for justice, Captain Kirk is working class, election, If you look at ‘‘Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard is a cerebral philosopher, Picard is an aristocrat, Smackdowns, Star Trek was not political, Star Trek's Captain Kirk was "likely" a Republican and Captain Picard a Democrat, Ted Cruz, The original Star Trek pressed for racial equality, The Tea Party, To be effective, WIlliam Shatner, William Shatner fires back after Tea Party fave Ted Cruz claimed Captain Kirk would have been a Republican and offered "a little psychoanalysis of Capt. James Kirk versus Captain Picard, You know you are full of it when even fictional television characters smack you around for spreading false information, you need both heart and mind
Election 2016, Republican Logic, Smackdowns, The Tea Party
You know you are full of it when even fictional television characters smack you around for spreading false information. Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz said that Star Trek’s Captain Kirk was “likely” a Republican and Captain Picard a Democrat in a recent interview with The New York Times Magazine. Noting that Cruz was a known […]
By Samuel Warde on July 23, 2015
Election 2016, Right Wing Fanatics, Ted Cruz, The Tea Party
Election 2016, Right Wing Fanatics, Smackdowns, The Tea Party
Ted Cruz’s stunning record of lies has been well-researched by Politifact and other fact-check organizations with less than pitiful results. But did you know he has an equally stunning record of failure as the junior senator from the Great State of Texas? Let’s take a look shall we? [And please bear in mind that we […]
By Samuel Warde on July 12, 2015
Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Serena Williams, Smackdowns, Twitter
Activism, Human Interest, Right Wing Fanatics, Smackdowns, Twitter
J.K. Rowling shut down a Serena Williams hater with one perfect tweet this weekend after posting a tweet celebrating her Wimbledon win. “I love her,” she tweeted, adding: “What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!” One Twitter user, named Bob, responded by writing, “ironic then that main reason for her success is […]
By Samuel Warde on July 10, 2015
Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Jeb Bush, Smackdowns, wages
Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Labor, Smackdowns, Wages
On Wednesday, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush told New Hampshire’s The Union Leader that to grow the economy, “we have to be a lot more productive, Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families. […]
By Samuel Warde on July 3, 2015
Gay Marriage, George Takei, LGBT Issues, marriage equality, Smack Downs, The Courts, Videos
Activism, Discrimination, gay marriage, gay rights, LGBT Issues, Smackdowns, The Courts, Videos
Actor and social justice activiest George Takei slammed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during an interview with Fox 10 this week in Phoenix. With his longtime partner and husband by his side, Takei slammed Justice Thomas for his dissenting opinion to last week’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, telling Fox 10: He is a clown […]
