Congratulations, Universe!

Sorry for yet another political post. I'm trying not to discuss or think about the upcoming election, but everything about it has been so jaw-droppingly astonishing that it's hard not to.

Case in point: This week ultraconservative pundit and professional crackpot Glenn Beck officially denounced GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. According to Beck:

"It is not acceptable to ask a moral, dignified man to cast his vote to help elect an immoral man who is absent decency or dignity. If one helps to elect an immoral man to the highest office, then one is merely validating his immorality, lewdness, and depravity.”

Wow! That is a rational, thoughtful and articulate statement. Are we sure it came from THE Glenn Back? 

Keep in mind that this is former Fox News host Glenn Beck we're talking about here— the same person who swore the US Government was building concentration camps for Christians, said President Obama hates white people, assured us that stem cell research will lead to a master race, called universities "Re-education Camps" and told families of 9/11 victims to shut up and stop complaining. 

And yet he's against Trump?

Congratulations, Universe. You win! You've officially beaten me down, and proved you're completely batsh*t insane.

Math Is Hard: Obamacare Edition

Yesterday the incredibly fair and balanced Fox News aired this informative graph, which attempted to illustrate the current shortfall in Obamacare enrollment (which is pretty much all they've talked about on air for the past year).

As you can see, they apparently went back in time and hired my twelve year old self to create the chart for them. Only a kid with math skills like mine at that age could have made a chart that shows six million equal to roughly a third of seven million. Fair and balanced indeed!

Whatever your feelings toward Obamacare, you've got to admit that's some twisted math there.

Later in the day they aired a "corrected" version of the chart, accompanied by an apology from Fox anchor Bill Hemmer. Which of course translates to "an intern noticed our chart was being ruthlessly mocked on every blog in the country, and we hurriedly tried to salvage what little credibility we could."