All tag results for 'politik'

Jennifer Garner's gorgeous husband just went to Washington and you'll never believe why!!

Batman vs. Superman star Ben Affleck visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday and testified before the Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations!

No, seriously!!!

The A-list actor is an expert on the travesties occuring in the Congo and he advised a whole room full of senators, including former Presidential candidate John McCain, who were genuinely grateful for his expertise!!

Curious what Ben had to offer? Ch-ch-check out his whole testimony (above)!

Is he the world's best samaritan or if this is still just part of Ben's continued penance for starring in Gigli? We'll probably never know, but we're nevertheless grateful for his contribution because the problems in that region of the world are SERIOUS!

Over five million people have been killed there since civil war broke out in the late '90s and Ben's non-profit advocacy group, the Eastern Congo Initiative, attempts to curb some of that violence.

Keep up the inspirational work, Mr. Affleck!

Tags: africa, batman vs superman, ben affleck, congo, congress, inspiration, john mccain, politik, senate, video, violence, washington dc

Texas is unfortunately one of many states with a same sex marriage ban. But thanks to a decision by Federal Judge Orlando Garcia, it may not be much longer.

His Honor ruled on Wednesday that the law is unconstitutional, mostly because it served no "legitimate governmental purpose."

That's another way of saying it's a bunch of malarky! Srsly, how does people who love each other getting the same benefits as you do affect you?

Justice may be blind, but today at least it isn't dumb! But don't book that Texas dude ranch for your nuptials just yet.

The ruling won't go into effect immediately, and during the lengthy appeals process, the law will remain on the books.

Sadly, the debate will rage on deep in the heart of Texas.

[Image via Focus Features.]

Tags: ban, federal judge, gay, gay gay gay, legal matters, marriage, politik, ruling, same sex, texas, unconstitutional

Katy Perry clearly offended a LOT of people with her Dark Horse video.

After a Muslim viewer pointed out that a man gets melted into sand while wearing an "Allah" pendant, over 60,000 people signed a petition to BAN the music video from YouTube!

In its first week, the video has already gotten over 38 MILLION views, so obvi Katy didn't want to remove the video entirely. But she proved she didn't mean any harm by quickly editing out the offending symbol. The guy still gets melted.

Original Muslim petitioner Shazad Iqbal was pleased with the compromise. He wrote:

Tags: censored, controversy, dark horse, edited, katy perry, muslim, politik, religious, removed, symbol, video, youtube

History was made this week in Washington as for the first time ever, the phrase “knocked up” was used during an official Congressional hearing!

LOLz!

Seth Rogen sat in front of a microphone on Capitol Hill yesterday to speak about an issue that is very near and dear to his heart.

No, not legalizing marijuana, shockingly enough.

Seth was there to talk about Alzheimer’s research.

His mother-in-law suffers from the disease, and he and his wife have seen her slip away before their eyes - forgetting how to speak, eat, or even get to the bathroom on her own.

Seth opened up about how hard his experiences have been and how having Alzheimer’s in his family lead him to start his own charity, Hilarity for Charity.

Srsly, we went back and forth from cracking up to crying our eyes out while watching his testimony!

Unfortunately, the funny man only had TWO Senators show up to hear him speak!

Bluuuugh! Why are we not surprised that members of Congress suck at doing their jobs?

Seth voiced his disappointment on Twitter afterwards, tweeting:

Tags: alzheimer's, charity, congress, disease, family, funny, health, highlarious, mental health, politik, senate, seth rogen, twitter

Meet Wayne Wallingford.

Wayne is a Missouri State Senator who's been following what’s going on in Arizona, with their introduction of an anti-gay bill that allows discrimination based upon religious freedom.

And after hearing all the deets on AZ's disgusting piece of legislature, Wayne evidently decided he wanted to same thing in the Show Me State!

The Republic politician (shocking, right?) filed Senate Bill No. 916 yesterday, which would allow Missouri business owners to cite religious beliefs as reason to refuse service to people.

Sound familiar??

Wallingford’s legislation does not make

Tags: gay gay gay, icky icky poo, legal matters, news, politik, wayne wallingford

Finally! Some good news out of Arizona!!

The state's Republican lawmakers recently pissed off, well, everyone when they passed Senate Bill 1062, a measure which sought to legally condone many types of discrimination under the guise of protecting religious freedom.

Thankfully, mercifully, Governor Jan Brewer has come to her senses — just moments ago she VETOED that horrible, hateful bill instead of signing it into law!

Did Arizona's Republican governor veto it because the angels on her shoulder begged her to do the right thing? Or did she succumb to the pressure of all the pundits, politicians, and private companies who were calling her state out for passing such a preposterously mean-spirited bill in the first place?

We don't know, but she did tweet this:

Tags: anti gay, arizona, discrimination, gay gay gay, governor, jan brewer, law, legislation, news, politik, senate bill 1062, sexuality, twitter, veto

Just like when old people try and adopt something young and hip to 'connect' with younger generations, HealthCare.gov has officially ended the beloved 'Doge' meme, a barely coherent Shiba Inu that speaks in colorful comic sans.

While yes, the fact that they went out of their way to ruin a meme will likely make it go viral, we're willing to bet that it'll have little to no effect on what they're trying to do for healthcare!

In other words, the end of Doge wasn't worth it!

Along with the image (above), they simply posted:

Tags: cool, dog, doge, government, health, healthcare, politik, sad sad, young