How Is He Not Dead Yet?
In the last three weeks, the once-ailing Fidel Castro has made eight public appearances. For the last four years Castro’s colon has been has been so inflamed that intestinal fluid was dripping into his abdomen. Yet recently, he has managed, on eight different occasions, to pull on his hipster pajamas and spew on about the nuclear holocaust like it’s 1960 and the Cuban revolution hasn’t been reduced to a sticker on the bottom of every slack-jawed fourteen year-old’s skateboard. Castro supposedly suffers from Diverticulitis, an illness which is fatal to 90% of elderly patients. That he has managed to fall into the surviving 10% is some pretty clear proof that evolution favours nasty shit. Castro’s bounce back...
Read MoreIn Trinidad and Tobago, Woman is Boss!
In the past, I have bragged that this blog has no political agenda, and is strictly committed to covering only the universally hilarious. Usually I think I keep my word, but today you can call me a liar, because I’m just tickled about something and you’re all going to have to read about it. Last week, Trinidad and Tobago elected their first female Prime Minister. Her name is Kamla Persad-Bissessar, she’s a former minister of education, and she won by a landslide. Beyond that, I don’t know much about her, but I’m happy for her, and I’m happy for Trinidad and Tobago, which is a pretty conservative country when all is said and done. They’re not Iran, but they’re not Norway either, so I...
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Polonoscopy is a site devoted to political fluff. While I do appreciate that there are important issues out there… with respect… eh… don’t really care. Not here anyway, not now, that is not what Polonoscopy is about. Fluff. It’s all about image and perception in politics. Rather than vote for someone based on a record of public service and commitment to the meaningful issues of the day, wouldn’t you rather vote for someone who’s personality seems similar if only slightly more impressive then your own? Of course, we all would.