
Real lèse-majesté: John Bull farts on an image of George III, 1798. Print by Richard Newton.

Real lèse-majesté: John Bull farts on an image of George III, 1798. Print by Richard Newton.
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“Avoid the line. Vote from home. Text Hillary to 59925.” — an online joke by Douglas Mackey
Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of the charge of Conspiracy Against Rights. . . . Mackey faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.[1]
“Conspiracy Against Rights”? How about lèse-majesté, an offense in this case against soreheaded loser Hillary?
Paul Begala is credited with the quip: “Politics is show business for ugly people.” Given his close, working connection with Hillary Rodham Clinton, it is a safe bet that HRC up close was his inspiration for that deliciously cynical bon mot. (more…)