“Having thought about this some more, I think that the best thing that we, as a society, can do in response is to send pictures of our junk to our congresspeople.” ~ Jaybird, on the Anthony Weiner affair.
You’ve got your marching orders, gentlemen (and ladies).
Erik Kain
Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the contributor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.
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Now. More than ever.Report
I’m waaaaaaaaay ahead of you.Report
Yeah, ’cause they spend most of their time jackin’ off, doin’ nothin’ but causing trouble anyway. Sending them junk pictures will serve to keep their hands busy the other 12% of their available time instead of writing god-awful legislation.Report
I’m in! Take that Mitch McConnell!Report
Way ahead of you, boys. I’ve been sending inappropriate pics to Kristi Noem since the day she entered office.Report