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  • Roy Moore Is Holding on Like a Superglued Mink Eyelash in a Thunderstorm; He Still Won’t Concede

    Shortly after the Alabama Senate special election, Roy Moore was allegedly seen standing outside waiting for Doug Jones’ victory tour bus. When Jones emerged, a battered and desperate Moore began singing to the senator-elect and his entourage. View footage of the scene below: Yes, Moore is still trying to convince the lawn-chair-sitting, mud-truck-racing, Budweiser-drinking folks…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 20, 2017
  • WTF Is This Weird-Ass Video That Paul Ryan Posted?

    Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wants to prove that he didn’t just become a horrible person overnight; rather, he was born a horrible person who has consistently pushed for cuts in programs for the poor to feed the rich by posting a weird press-clipping video of him being a shit heel since 1998. On…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 19, 2017
  • Sprinter Justin Gatlin Fires Coach Amid Doping Allegations

    Justin Gatlin, one of America’s fastest sprinters, has found himself dead smack at the center of a doping scandal in which he is accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, accusations that the world champion in the 100-meter strongly denies. “I am not using and have not used PED’s,” Gatlin wrote in a statement posted Tuesday to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 19, 2017
  • Doug Jones Wants America to ‘Move On’ From Trump’s Sexual Assault Allegations, Says He May Vote Republican

    Because Doug Jones was running against an accused pedophile for Alabama’s vacant Senate seat after Jeff Sessions decided that he would like to ruin the country from inside the White House, no one thoroughly vetted Jones’ politics. And can you blame anyone for not knowing anything about Jones, really? We all knew that he was…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 19, 2017
  • Watch: Let’s All Approach 2018 the Way This Atlanta Hawks Fan Approached This Half-Court Shot

    It’s easy to believe that hitting a shot from half-court is just a setup for embarrassment. It’s one chance to sink a 47-foot shot, so no one would be judgmental if the person picked during the halftime segment of an NBA game walked onto the court and proceeded to just talk trash and shoot the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 15, 2017
  • Here’s What LeBron James Said to Lonzo Ball After Thursday Night’s Game 

    LeBron James is an elder statesmen in the game at just 32. He’s easily the best basketball player on the planet, and has worked himself into the argument as the best basketball player to ever play the game. So when Lonzo Ball, the quiet rookie with the boisterous father, brought his Los Angeles Lakers to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 15, 2017
  • Trump and Russia Didn’t Just Collude; They Have a Shared Phone Plan and Gift Registry at Target

    President Donald TrumPutin’s approval rating is hovering around the same temperature at which water freezes; meanwhile, the investigation by MTV’s Nev and Max into Russia’s catfishing of America’s voting process is heating up (meaning that Nev and Max are doing some serious Googling), and this president of Jacksonville, Fla., called the Russian president to thank…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 15, 2017
  • Watch: Trump Judicial Nominee Is an Idiot Who Can’t Answer Basic Legal Questions

    Donald Trump’s judicial nominee Matthew Spencer Petersen is a judicial idiot. During a Senate confirmation hearing, Petersen was asked a very simple set of questions about his qualifications for the lifetime appointment by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.). Here’s how HuffPost detailed the tragic opening: Kennedy: Have you ever tried a jury trial? Petersen: I have…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 15, 2017
  • Joe Biden Claims He Owes Anita Hill an Apology; Here’s Why I Don’t Believe He’s Sincere

    In every movement, there is one person who stands out as the face of said movement. This person may not be the most vocal or the most celebrated, and behind the scenes, and sometimes in front of the scenes, they are often ridiculed, admonished and shunned until history reverses course to prop them up as…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 14, 2017
  • Suspended PBS Host Tavis Smiley Vows to ‘Fight Back’ Against Claims of Sexual Misconduct

    Suspended PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley took to Facebook to issue a strongly worded statement against claims of sexual misconduct against the network. PBS suspended Smiley’s show Wednesday, citing “multiple, credible allegations of conduct that it said were inconsistent with its values,” ABC News reports. “I have the utmost respect for women and celebrate…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    December 14, 2017
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