Teabagistan

Earlier this hour the Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee began debate on GOP Rep. Mark Pody’s bill that would “nullify” the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage. Watch at this link. Audio is a bit low so you may need earphones. UPDATE: The bill FAILED by voice vote.

Speaking today at a Donald Trump rally, Sarah Palin brought up Monday’s domestic abuse arrest of her son, Track. According to Palin, Track suffers from PTSD from his time in Iraq, which is President Obama’s fault for not respecting the military. NBC News reports: Sarah Palin suggested Wednesday that her son’s arrest on domestic violence charges this week stemmed from …

Writing on Facebook today, Sen. Rand Paul compares Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency to Gollum’s quest for his precious ring. Rand Paul: One candidate on this national stage wants you to give him power. He tells you he is rich, so he must be smart. If you give him power he claims he will fix America, but there is …

Via Mediaite: On the NBC Today Show Wednesday morning, Donald Trump continued his tour de force with a phone interview from Iowa fresh off of the yuge endorsement heard from Manhattan to Anchorage. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie pressed the real estate mogul on the logical follow-up question to the endorsement: “Would you consider [Sarah Palin] as your running mate?” In short, …

Ever quick on the draw, YouTube’s popular Taiwanese Animators are out this morning with a clip depicting Ted Cruz in tears after losing a literal and bloody tug-of-war with Donald Trump for Sarah Palin’s endorsement. The clip goes on to warn that Palin’s continuing popularity among the Tea Things will surely help Trump in the primaries. Watch below.

From the New York Daily News: Just when you thought it was safe to take politics seriously again, gaffe-prone Sarah Palin stepped back on the presidential stage Tuesday to endorse her spotlight-loving, soulmate — Donald Trump. Palin, the former Alaska governor turned vice presidential candidate turned political pundit, stood side by side with the billionaire business mogul turned casino owner …

Wearing a disco-spangled top that sent Twitter into paroxysms of mocking, Sarah Palin took us back to 2008 tonight with a shrieking, rambling, rootin’-tootin’ word salad endorsement of Donald Trump that had cable hosts openly snickering during their live feed of the speech delivered from Iowa. NBC News has a bit: “What he has been able to do, which is …

Spectacular timing. Via press release from the Wasilla Police Department: On 01/18/2016 at approximately 2204 hours, Wasilla Police responded to a residence for a disturbance. An investigation revealed Track Palin had committed a domestic violence assault on a female, interfered with her ability to report a crime of domestic violence, and possessed a firearm while intoxicated. Palin was arrested and …

Via the New York Times: Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice-presidential nominee who became a Tea Party sensation and a favorite of grass-roots conservatives, will endorse Donald J. Trump in Iowa on Tuesday, officials with his campaign confirmed. The endorsement provides Mr. Trump with a potentially significant boost just 13 days before the state’s caucuses. “I’m proud …

Outrageously unconstitutional on its face, but when has that stopped a teabagger? Via the Associated Press: South Carolina journalists would be required to register with the government before reporting the state’s news under a bill introduced Tuesday by a Republican state lawmaker. The proposal would establish a “responsible journalism registry” with requirements that journalists must meet before working for a …

Via RedState: According to a thorough review, Trump didn’t see fit to give any of those millions of dollars he is always bragging about to help out the men, women, children, cops, firefighters, office workers … hey, let’s just call them New Yorkers, who were killed or who lost someone in the terror of September 11th. In fact, his supposedly …

Via Mediaite: Dr. Ben Carson took to Facebook Tuesday to entreat his followers to take a stand against “liberal progressives,” asking them to “change your profile picture to you holding a ‘In God We Trust’ sign if you believe God should remain a core principle of our nation.” “Carson cares about God and America. Obama cares more about his climate …

“Here’s the thing, Sen. Cruz. My mom has consistently supported you and encouraged you. You’ve been a great advocate for conservative causes, and she’s stood by you when others haven’t. ‘I would not be in the U.S. Senate today if it were not for Governor Palin,’ you’ve said before. After hearing what Cruz is now saying about my mom, in …

Political sites are tying themselves in knots today over the Trump campaign’s promise of a major endorsement at an Iowa rally happening this afternoon. Most seem to believe the heralded endorser is Sarah Palin, who on Sunday put herself forward as Trump’s Secretary of Energy so she can oversee the Energy Department’s destruction. Literally. Over at Townhall, homocon Guy Benson …

Ted Cruz has appeared on Fox News to laugh off the latest tabloid front pages and call Donald Trump an abortion-loving, gay marriage-supporting fake conservative who’s no better than “far left liberals” like Bill De Blasio, Andrew Cuomo, and Hillary Clinton. Watch below.

You’ve probably heard about the publicity stunt pulled over the weekend by a porn company, which claimed to have created a public masturbation station in a Manhattan phone booth. Most sites that reported on the story did so winkingly, noting that the company’s press release included a footnote disclaimer that public masturbation is illegal. But not Breitbart, who of course …

Donald Trump’s rally in New Hampshire was interrupted today by a squealing sound. Trump asked, “Was that a dog?” A supporter in the audience shouted, “It’s Hillary!” Trump threw his head back in laughter, “Uh oh! It’s Hillary? Ha, ha, only in New Hampshire! First it was screechy dog and then it was a very serious dog, right?” Watch below …

Director Michael Bay’s 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi turned in a middling-poor performance at the box office this weekend, finishing fourth with an estimated gross of $16M, less than half of the $35M brought in by the top grossing Ride Along 2. Movie sites are falling over each other today trying to figure out what went wrong, especially …

For all their disdain for Donald Trump, the RNC today did a rather Trumpian thing. Via Breitbart: The Republican National Committee (RNC) officially voted on Monday afternoon to sever its business relationship with NBC News for the previously-scheduled Feb. 26, 2016, GOP presidential primary debate, Breitbart News has learned. The Debate Committee for the RNC met via conference call and …

Seriously. This is a thing and it’s happening right now. On Martin Luther King Day. Watch below. Roanoke.com reports: Thousands of Liberty University students braving temperatures of 18 degrees filed in to the Vines Center on Monday morning on the first day of classes, wrapping around and through neighboring Demoss Hall. They assembled early for the long-awaited convocation appearance of …