Category Archives: Politics

Attention, Mexicans! The Border Wall Will be Solar, Cheaper, so We’ll Have more Money for Tacos

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

Sick of bad news? I have some good news for you. No, actually I have some GREAT news for y’all. Our Commander in Chief this week reiterated his promise to build a huge, beautiful wall along the Mexico-U.S. border. But … Continue reading →

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Mexican Politician Plagiarizes ‘House of Cards’ Speech, Because Mexico

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Awww, Mexico, the land of the surreal and pure awesomeness… In the latest political faux pas, a local politician in the state of Tlaxcala thought it was a great idea to copy, almost verbatim, a speech by the super evil … Continue reading →

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Texas Protesters to Rep. Matt Rinaldi: ‘No Guacamole for You!’

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

Hispanics might have found the perfect way to make politicians think twice before taking away their rights and/or implement some BS anti-immigration legislation: Cut down their salsa *and* guacamole supply. That was in full display earlier this week in Austin, … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Wants ‘El Chapo’ to Pay for Trump’s Border Wall with his Many, Many Chapo Monies

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried. The big news this week coming from the always brilliant Republicans is The Chapo Act, a proposal by — who else? — Cuban American dimwit Ted Cruz to have Joaquín “El Chapo” … Continue reading →

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El Chapo Is Learning English, and I Have a Few Tips for Him

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

As you probably know by now, Mexico’s most notorious Bad Hombre, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, is finally serving time on this side of the border, more specifically in a New York City prison that has been described as Brooklyn’s Abu Ghraib. But if you … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Day: The Other Binge Drinking Mexican Holiday

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

Go ahead; wear green and go out get drunk or whatever it is you do today. But don’t forget Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration of the Batallón de San Patricio, which according to Wikipedia my extensive readings of history … Continue reading →

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Stephen Colbert Calls Mexico about Paying for Trump’s Huge, Beautiful Border Wall

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Stephen Colbert on Friday compiled a team of experts — including an architect, an interior designer and a “concrete guy” — to come up with some rough estimates for Trump’s “big, strong, powerful, yuuuuge” wall.* After concluding that the wall would … Continue reading →

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