Most hideous, dishonest attack ad ever.

lol update: A friend just asked why I don't think this is actually funny, which is a major fail on my part since I do.

This is total bullshit;

“We’ve faced many challenges over the years, and each and every time we’ve discovered that courage is the answer. Hyenas don’t understand that. They back down from fights. They play dead. We need to set an example for other animals, and high-strung scavengers aren’t the way to go. Have the courage to stand against the cowardly hyena.”
Paid for by a lion

This next one is subtler, but is also rife with anti-hyaenidaeism (emphasis added);

“Mongooses have consistently betrayed the trust of other animals: for example, the recent hydroelectric power station that displaced hundreds of birds and fish had the backing of more than half of all mongooses. Plus, they giggle when they mate. Is that dignified? They say that a mongoose is not closely related to a weasel, but actions say otherwise.”
Paid for by a snake

If you truly must see the rest for yourself, you can find the other attack ads here: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/when-animals-run-attack-ads

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Life = Good

Yeah; so while rereading what I've posted so far I noticed that my rants can be a bit... bleak.

That's only because happy stuff is boring ;)

Feingold 2016! (Updated)

Okay, so Feingold is probably never going to run again. He was an amazing senator who I deeply respect; I think the nation is weaker now that he has lost the election.

I want to thank him for his service and wish him the best of luck in whatever comes next in his life.

Hopefully Ron Johnson will prove to be capable of living up to Feingold's legacy.

And maybe hyenas will learn to play Homeworld.

*UPDATE* : For the record, my quip at the end isn't quite as petty as it probably sounds. Hyenas are probably some of the coolest animals ever in my opinion; if hyenas could sing I'd definitely be in a Khanate tribute band with some of them.

All in the way of saying that it's not meant as an insult. It's intended as pure pessimism about something that would be cool.