I certainly don’t get enough opportunities to exercise these drills, and you volunteering yourself to participate is quite an unexpected blessing. Good Lord, if this is the direction our political culture is lurching, heaven help us. Did he need to be taught what boys are supposed to like? Random Mom doesn't know who or what my son is going to grow up to be, any more than she knows who or what her kid is going to grow up to be. We are sure that you can understand why it has taken so long to unravel this web, woven by this spider who now holds the city’s check-book in her hands. Pat (who currently goes by the name Patricia Richie-Folks) likes to talk about her “vast financial experience” that she brings to the office of treasurer. And if anyone has photos of any candidates for Congress, male or female, sucking on dildos, please send them along. We’re not a political organization and we don’t take sides.” Arnold said. Well, that’s what some folks want you to think. But really, has that ever worked? It’s not as if government is running out of money any time soon, right?
– Sometimes your Newser Virginia bureau feels like it should really be the Alternative Reality bureau (see here and here and here), but even we can't make up this story: A 28-year-old Democrat named Krystal Ball—who is running for a seat in Virginia's 1st District—was somehow blindsided by the online release of party pics of her fellating a reindeer dildo her then-husband was wearing on his nose. Best part? She's not so much embarrassed as pissed, blaming her opponent for the leak, which she calls "sexist." "I have a message for any young woman who is thinking about running for office and has ever attended a costume party ... or done anything stupid on camera," Ball tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "Run for office. Fight for this country. Don't let this sort of tactic deter you." The blog that dug up the images is currently down; for the photos and Wonkette's chortling, click here. Ball talked to Salon about the pics; click here for that.