politics

• Who is Bill McCollum, anyway? Bryn Hafer Contributing Writer Apparently, he is state attorney general under Charlie Crist but is running to be governor of Florida too. He is also trying to sue the federal government.

• Carly Fiorina’s New Attack Ad “Hot Air” is Hot Mess Sean Seavey Contributing Blogger My fellow Americans, here we are again, confronted with seven minutes of the most insane/hilarious political propaganda ever created. Carly Fiorina’s new campaign ad stars Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) as a horrible demon blimp that floats around our nation, babbling indistinctly and casting an ominous shadow over all of us.

• Gator Golden Boy Steps on Pro-Choice Toes with Controversial Superbowl Ad Ian Thomas Contributing Writer Before even stepping foot in any NFL stadium or combine, Tim Tebow is already making a bad first impression on the league. But is he untouchable? He is, after all, still in college.

• Sarah Palin’s Keynote Speech at the National Tea Party Convention: A Poetry Reading Andy Pacheco-Fores Views Editor We at The Yeti love politics. We also love poetry. Most of all, though, we love combining things we love.

• The State of the Union: Less Talk, More Rock (An Opinion) by Matthew Amuso Contributing Blogger Contributing blogger Matthew Amuso provides his views on the President’s State of the Union address.

• Carly Fiorina Just Took Political Ads to the Next Level Sean Seavey I will never pretend to be either politically well-informed or dumb enough to believe everything I see on television, but this is just ridiculous. I mean, [...]

• The State of the Union: A Haiku by Andy Pacheco-Fores [Ed. Note: We at The Yeti love politics. We also love poetry. Most of all, though, we love combining things we love.] Presented is a rendition [...]

• THESE PRETZELS ARE MAKING ME RACIST by Andy This was all over the internet yesterday, and yes, obviously, all of these people are 100% racist (especially the baby–everybody knows that only racists love [...]

• WE’LL HAVE NONE OF THAT “EQUAL RIGHTS” GARBAGE IN THIS STATE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH by Andy A bill to legalize same-sex marriage just failed in the New York State Senate, 38-24. (The Awl/NYT)

• Operation Love This Guy: Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri by Andy This past weekend, the New York Times did a profile on this guy, [Ed. Note--Yes, we at the Yetiblog read the New York Times. Three cheers [...]