Does anyone remember Ted Haggard? He’s the mega-church preacher from Colorado who got busted hiring a male escort for “massages” and crystal meth back in 2006. I didn’t know who Haggard was at the time but the whole scandal gave…
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
Bieber Shots: Whole Biebs
Justin Bieber and I are doing all kinds of things together. We went to a museum, he came to work with me and got posted all over my Facebook page (He photocopied his butt. I’m never taking him back). And…
No Means No
UPDATE: As proof that advocacy matters and citizen voices can and should count, the sponsor of the bill has removed the questionable language and replaced it with the language in the existing Hyde amendment that has been preventing tax dollars…
Attach This
I have stated before that I do not like parenting books or websites. At this point in my parenting career, my main form of outside advice comes from Rants from Mommyland where Kate and Lydia regale me with their tales…
Letter to Anyone Considering Sleeping With Charlie Sheen
Dear Any Woman Who is Considering Sleeping With Charlie Sheen: Back. Away. From. The. Deeply. Troubled. Celebrity. Listen, for all you porn stars, hookers, wanna be porn stars, wanna be hookers, and anyone who is hoping to get a foothold…
Snow!!!!
Woowee, did we get some nasty weather last night. In the space of half an hour we went from rain, to sleet, to heavy, wet snow. The DC area, having learned ABSOU-FUCKING-LUTELY NOTHING from the major snowstorms last year appeared…
State of the Union
There should be a State of the Union red carpet so people other than dorks like me would know who everyone in the room is. Do you think we could get Ryan Seacrest to host it? Or maybe one of…
Mitten Quest
I have figured out how to get rich. I figured it out in Target this weekend. A weekend, I might add, that was smack in the middle of January. Which is part of winter. A season that is very, very…
Battle Hymn of Don’t Care
Do I have to write about the Tiger Lady? I do? Really? Ok, fine. Much has already been said about Amy Chua and her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and all the excerpting she’s done from it to promote…
Choices
This post was reprinted with my permission at Salon.com on January 21, 2011. I was not compensated for that reprint. Warning: If you oppose legal abortion, please be aware that I do not share your position on this matter. However,…
