Motley Moose – Archive

Interrogatories

It’s Henry VIII’s birthday. Which of his wives is your favorite? What movie/TV/book version led to that choice?

Do you love or hate tapioca?

Gay or straight, when did your activism/standing up for gay rights begin?

What’s the better human invention: words or music?

The Twitter Emitter

GOP briefly contemplates Defense of Fidelity Act (DEFA). Decides to look elsewhere for platform plank.

— David Lubar (@davidlubar) June 26, 2013

If you want to make decisions about a uterus, GROW ONE.

— Amy Phillips Bursch (@APBBlue) June 26, 2013

How are vaginal probes not government surveillance? How come Libertarians don't give a rip about that?

— Tien Le (@tienle47) June 26, 2013

Shorter Rick Perry: I will call a special session to show you how pro-life I am, right after I kill this guy tonight. #500thexecution

— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) June 26, 2013

Darrell Issa: "My IRS investigation has gone up in smoke. But I'm still hoping for a big payout from my insurance company" #fraudster #crook

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 26, 2013

Pretty soon the only reason anyone will go to Texas will be to open an unregulated fertilizer plant

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 27, 2013

Speaking of which, where are Cornel West & Tavis Smiley for this trial? RT @Xultar but to hear the uppity negroes tell it you'd never know.

— April (@ReignOfApril) June 27, 2013

Scientists believe they can retrieve DNA from animals that lived 1m yrs ago. Did we learn nothing from Jurassic Park? http://t.co/FX1vA6Fc5D

— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) June 27, 2013

How the HELL is @GovernorPerry gonna ban sex ed, block contraception access, FORCE wmn to give birth, & then shame them 4 being teen moms?!

— Mary (@OHTheMaryD) June 27, 2013

Right wing America, where using the n-word shouldn't get you fired, but murder's too good for someone who says "cracker".

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) June 27, 2013

Interrogatories

When you shake hands with someone, do you do the firm grip or just a weak clasp?

Do you use the phone while using the bathroom? Does it bother you when other people in public bathrooms do?

For that matter, do you feel comfortable having very private conversations in public on your phone? Do you enjoy listening to the very private conversations of strangers in public? Have you noticed that people talk louder on their phones than they do in in-person conversations?

The Twitter Emitter

I'd LOVE to see the list of prolife politicians who have facilitated secret abortions for their daughters & mistresses. #standwithwendy

— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) June 26, 2013

NO I JUST HAVE SOMETHING IN MY EYE. #doma

— Stephanie (@StephanieWDC) June 26, 2013

Showing House Republican commitment to efficient use of funds, DOMA found unconstitutional after they spent millions defending it

— David Dayen (@ddayen) June 26, 2013

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules that gays can marry as long as blacks can't vote #DOMA #VRA

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 26, 2013

Karl Rove says DOMA might be safe – he's on the phone with the GOP chair in Hamilton County

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 26, 2013

Area Staffer Begins Drafting DODOMA

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) June 26, 2013

Ok, yeah–Scalia believes the SCOTUS couldn't strike down DOMA because it was democratically passed legislation, but can do so to the VRA?

— Ilissa Gold (@Goldni) June 26, 2013

So, if I understand everything coming out of SCOTUS, two black men can get married, but they might have trouble voting. #DOMA

— David Lubar (@davidlubar) June 26, 2013

Justice Scalia: the DOMA decision "demeans this institution." The world: "No, that would be you."

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) June 26, 2013

Prop 8 ruling means that California must recognize gay marriage and my spell check must recognize "Justiciability"

— Motion To Strike (@MotionToStrike) June 26, 2013

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against it, House Republicans now need to pass DOMA 37 more times, right?

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 26, 2013

Yesterday I voted to overturn a legislative body. Today I said it was offensive for a court to do so. The difference is fuck you.

— Antonin Scalia (@SCOTUS_Scalia) June 26, 2013

Interrogatories

It’s National Forgiveness Day. Is there anyone you still need to forgive?

It’s National Chocolate Pudding Day. What is better, chocolate pudding or chocolate souffle?

Are you fond of amusement park rides? If so, what is your favorite?

What electronic device are you reading this on? Desktop, laptop, tablet, phone?

The Twitter Emitter

If any reporter talks about "bygone era," please explain when did the era end and how? Shameless ignorance on display. #votingrights

— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) June 25, 2013

Wait till Clarence Thomas finds out he has to pay a poll tax and take a test prior to voting on any future cases.

— TBogg (@tbogg) June 25, 2013

Judge not, lest ye be as shitty at it as the Supreme Court.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 25, 2013

"Thank you, SCOTUS!" – Paula Deen, probably

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 25, 2013

Supreme Court Votes to Remove Suspension Cables From Brooklyn Bridge, Says "Physics Has Changed"

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 25, 2013

Supreme Court declares #VRA a constitutional threat to getting more Republicans elected.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 25, 2013

Congrats to the United States for finally defeating racism! #SCOTUS

— Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) June 25, 2013

Voting doesn't matter, that's why states are working so hard to restrict who can do it.

— Grace (@graceishuman) June 25, 2013

Worth noting that since this filibuster is in its final trimester, it would be illegal under Texas law to abort it at this time.

— Burton DeWitt (@bsd987) June 26, 2013

Interrogatories

For Global Beatles Day, do you have a favorite Beatles song?

Who was your favorite Beatle?

Kirk or Picard?

Stealing a question from plf15, what are you currently reading?

The Twitter Emitter

Sarah Palin only needs private jets to avoid traveling with all those elites.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 17, 2013

Wow, I really enjoyed deciding who won that game.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 19, 2013

If I were writing this script, I think it would be time for Snowden's girlfriend to make a dramatic reappearance to rescue him.

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) June 24, 2013

The 20,000 border agents provision in the imm. amendment is the first federal jobs program since… what, 2010?

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 24, 2013

Deep inside every American, it's pretty dark unless they've been cut open for some reason.

— Jared James (@count_01) June 24, 2013

Only company that'll hire Paula Deen when all is said & done is Chick-Fil-A.

— The Kitchenista (@MissAngelaDavis) June 24, 2013

When I kill a spider I don't clean it up. I leave it there so the rest of the spiders know not to mess with me.

— Bill Murray (@BiIIMurray) June 24, 2013

Ted Cruz is probably the best-spoken Canadian-born immigration reform foe out there.

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 24, 2013

If I were the GOP, I'd build a fence around Ted Cruz.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 24, 2013

Dear people who spent 12 hours a day working in fields over the weekend, Ted Cruz couldn't read 120 pages for you.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 24, 2013

Knock-knock. Who's there? Murderous. Murderous who? Murder is okay if you shoot a black boy.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) June 24, 2013

#SantorumFilms ….man meets dog, man loses dog, man gets dog

— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) June 24, 2013

Bobbie McFerrin has done many wonderful things, but licensing "Don't Worry" to ice cream trucks makes him history's greatest monster.

— pastordan (@pastordan) June 24, 2013

What if Snowden is traveling as a checked bag on United? Nobody will ever find him.

— Tim Siedell (@badbanana) June 24, 2013

Interrogatories

If a picture paints a thousand words, what are you doing in that picture?

What is your most embarrassing moment, that, in retrospect, seems funny now?

What is your biggest pet peeve?

What famous quote do you wish you had said first?

The Twitter Emitter

If you don't want a separation between church and state prepare for a lot of taxes levied on your church. Back pay required.

— Highly scatological (@RaisingOneBrow) June 21, 2013

somewhere guy fieri polishes his most recently acquired bit of nazi memorabilia and smiles.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 21, 2013

So can Sandra Lee call someone the N-Word so we can get her off the air too?

— Larry Madill (@larrymadill) June 21, 2013

The lesson in the privileged uproar over Deen's firing: its OK to let the free market decide until the free market fires a white person.

— eclecticbrotha (@eclecticbrotha) June 22, 2013

They say everyone has a double somewhere in the world- I just saw mine hiding candy wrappers in my car.

— Robin McCauley (@RobinMcCauley) June 22, 2013

Paula Deen gets revenge by leaking recipes to @guardian, fleeing to Hong Kong.

— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) June 22, 2013

Paula Deen encouraged by feelers she's getting for her new online show, "Cooking Meth with Butter."

— roadkillrefugee (@rkref) June 22, 2013

The perennially hyped name "Super Moon" insults the legacy of Superman, Super Volcanoes, Supernovae, and even Super Mario.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 22, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli is demanding that supermoon cover itself up. #encouragessodomy

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 22, 2013

Michele Bachmann: "I'm so proud of Marcus for going to Gay Pride and helping those men pray it away. I just wish he'd let me come along."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 22, 2013

Just jumped onto the edge of the bathtub, slipped, and slid into the drain like a fucking idiot. On purpose of course.

— The Fucking Cat (@TheFuckingCat) June 23, 2013

I really regret Googling "How To Blow Up Death Star & Overthrow Galactic Empire" drunk back in 2003

— John DeVore (@JohnDeVore) June 23, 2013

First rule of Snowden Club, don't question Snowden Club.

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 23, 2013

I'm a partisan because there are 2 political parties able to control Federal government, and 1 aligns better with my goals and values.

— allanbrauer (@allanbrauer) June 22, 2013

Whoa – massive flock of crows is descending on my neighborhood, making an ungodly racket. THANKS OBAMA.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 22, 2013

It is now officially summer. You are hereby commanded to kick back and enjoy yourselves. Leave any negativity at the door and bask in a little lighthearted silliness for a while. It will do your heart mind and body good. Bathing suits optional.

Interrogatories

What about yourself would you like your friends to remember you for when you are gone?

What would you prefer that they forget?

If you had your own country that you were ruler of, what would it be like?

What nicknames did your friends/not friends give you in school?

The Twitter Emitter

“Nature abhors a vacuum” came from space-illiterate people. In fact, Nature just loves a vacuum. It's most of the universe.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 17, 2013

When people rage that God is being insulted, it's their egos that were insulted.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) June 20, 2013

Laughter is the best medicine. Which is why Pfizer has now patented it.

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) June 20, 2013

The Dream Act isn't "Amnesty;" you're thinking of what Ronald Reagan did.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 20, 2013

Nothing motivates me to keep doing jumping jacks as much as feeling the flab on my stomach bounce when I’m doing them.

— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) June 20, 2013

Barney Frank: "We're making progress. It's now more socially acceptable to be gay than a Congressman." #nn13

— Zacharia Wahls (@ZachWahls) June 20, 2013

Paula Dean was simply setting herself up to win the South Carolina GOP presidential primary

— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) June 20, 2013

Hell hath no fury like a wingnut scorned.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 21, 2013

What happens in Vegas usually isn't very interesting.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 21, 2013

North is exactly what i'd name my kid if my last name was West. either that or Wild Wild.

— Mychal Denzel Smith (@mychalsmith) June 21, 2013

"Paula Deen Used a Slur Because 'She Was Born 60 Years Ago" http://t.co/G42iYc9VeM I don't buy this because I wasn't born yesterday.

— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) June 21, 2013

Interrogatories

What’s better, milkshakes, or ice cream sodas?

What do you think was in the 18 1/2 minutes that were erased from the Watergate tapes?

Would you rather live 100 years in the past or 100 years in the future?

The Twitter Emitter

I have to ask mom to burn all those baby pics that show my hairy palms

— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) June 18, 2013

Just because someone's richer or more famous or talented doesn't mean they're happy. It just means they're happier than YOU.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 18, 2013

CBO scored the immigration bill and said it'll cut the deficit. Paul Ryan says that's impossible since it doesn't cut taxes on the rich.

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 18, 2013

When are we going to get a pharma ad that is entirely disclaimers?

— ¡socratic! (@socratic) June 18, 2013

The NSA says they are considering ending collection of data on Americans' phone calls, "at least until this blows over."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 19, 2013

My doctor's advice to avoid white foods takes on a whole new meaning. #PaulasBestDishes

— Lindsay Beyerstein (@Beyerstein) June 19, 2013

Millions of Seniors move to Florida for the climate, and then stay indoors all day with A/C to avoid the climate.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 19, 2013

Huffpo headline: "Germany: Incest Couple Loses Appeal" – Really, not sure why they ever had it….

— Highly scatological (@RaisingOneBrow) June 19, 2013

Dear Rape Apologists: When was last time U said: Gee, guy had a few drinks, was carrying a wallet so… no wonder he was stabbed & robbed!

— Jodi Jacobson (@jljacobson) June 19, 2013

This immigration reform debate is totally not sticking to the Game of Thrones books.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 19, 2013

I wonder if the shady manicure lobby is behind the shitty hard to open plastic packaging around roughly everything but food you buy.

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) June 19, 2013

Interrogatories

Do you like camping?

If so, to what level do you rough it? Tents? Trailer? Cabin? Where is the best place you ever camped?

It’s National Dry Martini Day. Tell me what you think a martini is.

I just learned today that men are oppressed. Men, please tell me how you are oppressed. Women, please tell me your favorite tools of oppression.

The Twitter Emitter

Pretty safe bet that the conservatives on the Supreme Court will do more actual legislating this year than the conservatives in Congress.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 18, 2013

@AriMelber: "Are we a democracy where voters pick politicians, or where politicians pick their voters?"

— Touré (@Toure) June 18, 2013

@AriMelber: "Are we a democracy where voters pick politicians, or where politicians pick their voters?"

— Touré (@Toure) June 18, 2013

Sometimes Jesus asks himself, "What would some self-righteous hypocrite do?"

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 18, 2013

House GOP: "Our bill will ban abortion after 20 weeks with exceptions in the case of rape, subject to the approval of the rapist of course."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 18, 2013

Masturbation isn't a sin if you're a fetus. So many rules…

— Tom Wellborn (@TLW3) June 18, 2013

American prisons, i.e. the African American Isolation Program.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) June 18, 2013

House GOP on a pretty strict schedule now: meaningless legislation votes, pointless repeal votes, name things after Reagan, repeat cycle.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) June 18, 2013

I think a lot of people touting CBO report that immigration reform will reduce deficit are forgetting that many immigrants have brown skin.

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 18, 2013

What medical school did these congressmen go to? The same one in the movie "Dead Ringers"?

— Lizz Winstead (@lizzwinstead) June 19, 2013

I’m glad banning abortions created all those new jobs.

— Larry Madill (@larrymadill) June 18, 2013

I see that the GOP rebranding is moving along nicely. #abortionbill

— Frank Vdl (@fvdlfvdl) June 18, 2013

So what are my duties as an apologist for the surveillance state? Should I call people randomly and say, "they're listening, sorry" ?

— rootless (@root_e) June 18, 2013

As it has unfolded, but one word comes to mind on the Greenwald, @Guardian scoop – Breitbartian.

— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) June 19, 2013

Interrogatories

It’s International Picnic Day. What’s in your picnic basket (besides bear repellent)?

It’s also apparently International Panic Day. What makes you want to panic?

George Lucas is predicting eventual $150 movie tickets(!). Do you still go see movies in theaters? What’s the best theater and why? What is the most annoying thing about movie patrons these days?

The Twitter Emitter

The NSA's all like, "Chill out guys, we've been listening to this Kanye West album for weeks."

— Aaron Levie (@levie) June 15, 2013

So if guns kill people, I guess pencils misspell words, cars drive drunk, and spoons make people fat.

— Grumpy Cat (@ItsTheGrumpyCat) June 16, 2013

"I’m gonna get a tattoo that says 'Helvetica', written in Arial. When a woman corrects me on it, I will marry her.”

— Shelby White (@ShelbyWhite) June 17, 2013

The older I get, the more I suspect The Jetsons was based on nothing more than idle guesswork.

— Sixth Form Poet (@sixthformpoet) June 17, 2013

If you can sink to the depths where is there no honor or shame, you can have a regular gig on Fox.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) June 17, 2013

Yes, that is a sitting U.S. Congressman opposing expanding voting rights to a demographic group because it would hurt his reelection chances

— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) June 17, 2013

Is tomorrow's abortion bill vote a distraction from the Obamacare repeal votes the House COULD be doing?

— daveweigel (@daveweigel) June 17, 2013

If Darrell Issa won't release the full transcripts of the IRS investigation, are we allowed to ask Edward Snowden?

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 17, 2013

Issa: "I cannot release the full transcripts, as they will show that I've wasted a ton of taxpayer money on a non-issue."

— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) June 17, 2013

I wanted to try pickling but I don't have any mason jars, so I ate a bunch of cucumbers and downed a bottle of vodka.

— Sabrina Adult Witch (@introvertedwife) June 18, 2013

Any tips from experienced progressives on safe ways to set hair on fire ?

— rootless (@root_e) June 16, 2013

Interrogatories

It’s Eat Your Vegetables Day? Do you?

What veggies do you love?

What veggies do you hate?

Where do you stand in the War on Drugs? Do you advocate for any or all legalization?

The Twitter Emitter

Where were the right wingers of all stripes when humour was being handed out?!

— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) June 16, 2013

Rick Perry: "Corporations are people. They just don't need regulating, because they don't have vaginas."

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 16, 2013

Please remember: we have a government, a president, and politics, but you have a regime, a strongman, and sectarian interests.

— Teju Cole (@tejucole) June 16, 2013

Happy Father's Day from your heavenly deadbeat Dad.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 16, 2013

The hardest part about Father's Day is Googling my father and finding out yet another thing I didn't know about him.

— Jesse Taylor (@jesseltaylor) June 16, 2013

I can't tell which star leads to baby Kimye.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) June 16, 2013

BREAKING: Darrell Issa now claims to have evidence that Barack Obama has fathered two children with a Chicago-born woman named "Michelle"

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 15, 2013

Lawyer: "George Zimmerman deserves a jury of his peers, so we demand jurors who have defied police orders and committed manslaughter."

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) June 15, 2013

Before being allowed to purchase flip flops you should need a note from a doctor with a foot fetish.

— brownbear (@brownbear952) June 14, 2013

The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) June 14, 2013

Let's save "tyranny" for when the government actually does make us buy broccoli.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 6, 2013

Dueling conspiracy theories: If govnt can use all phone records, why did it need subpoenas 4 AP and Fox guy? Hmm..could theory one be WRONG?

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) June 16, 2013

NSA story is the Triple Crown of bad reporting: deliberate government obfuscation + ideological spin by journalists + zero tech literacy.

— Jonathan Glick (@jonathanglick) June 16, 2013