George Shunick

Bio

George Shunick is a graduate of McGill University with a major in North American Studies and a minor in Philosophy. Fascinated by American politics, he spends his spare time learning jazz guitar, reading novels and comics, occasionally training in mixed martial arts, trying to find a job, and writing short biographies in the third person.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 3: 9 Things That Need to Happen
By George Shunick
Like summer, the new season of Game of Thrones is coming. The first episode hits March 31, and there are plenty of things fan are looking forward to this season. As someone who has read the books already … well, I’m not going to spoil anything. But…
Keystone XL Pipeline Would Be a Disaster For the Obama Administration
By George Shunick
This past Tuesday, Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman approved a revised route for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline through his state. Heineman, reneging on his earlier opposition, reasoned that the pipeline would create significant…
Sandy Hook Truthers: How Conspiracy Theorists Perceive the World
By George Shunick
In the past few weeks, perhaps you have become familiar with a video making the rounds on the internet which suggests that the Sandy Hook massacre – in which 20 children and 6 adults were slaughtered by a lone gunman – is actually a hoax perpetuated…
Romney Gifts Comment: Romney Quote Proves Republicans Are Out of Touch With America
By George Shunick
Ah, Mitt Romney. I had thought, hoped, we were done with you. You could have been gracious and wise. You could have slipped into obscurity and the exorbitant speaking fees that await you as a failed challenger for the presidency. But no, you had to…
Presidential Debate Recap: This One Sucked, as Obama Beats Romney, But Fails To Impress
By George Shunick
Was that debate awful or what?  I'm not just talking about how boring it was. (It wasn't exciting, but it wasn't as bad as the first debate.) I'm talking about how it failed to provide a serious contrast between the candidates in their foreign…
Final Presidential Debate 2012: Obama Wins, Romney Falters, Debate Sucks
By George Shunick
This series of Presidential debates has seen enough twists and turns to rival The Usual Suspects.  First, Mitt Romney took a surprising lead in the polls following a disastrous showing in the first debate from President Barack Obama. Then "Diamond"…
Obama Wins Second Presidential Debate, Binders Full of Women Quote Goes Viral
By George Shunick
Alright, let's get one thing out of the way: if "binders full of women" isn't a rap lyric within the next month, I'm going to be very disappointed.  That said, let's talk politics. Both candidates came out strong, and didn't let up. It never really…
Debate Results: Obama Pulls Away Late, Wins Second Presidential Debate
By George Shunick
After a lackluster start and an intense intermission, the clash between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama wages on this Tuesday, as the two Presidential hopefuls meet for the second of three debates.  It's been a seesaw battle thus far. Romney took the…
Who Won VP Debate 2012: Joe Biden Crushes Paul Ryan to Bits
By George Shunick
Were you bored by the last presidential debate? Unamused? Befuddled? Were you, as Maximus might say, not entertained? Well then look no further than the 2012 vice presidential debate. In one corner, the world's chillest fictional bachelor, Joe…
Who Won the VP Debate: Joe Biden Thoroughly Crushes Paul Ryan, Martha Raddatz Impresses
By George Shunick
So let's get one thing straight: Joe Biden won that debate.  Yeah, you can argue he was irreverent and interrupted too much. But Ryan, on a number of occasions, decided to play games with the truth, and unlike Obama, Biden wasn't going to sit back…
Presidential Debate Winner and Loser: Romney Tells More Lies, But Obama Fails to Connect With Voters
By George Shunick
Will Mitt Romney succeed in usurping Barack Obama's hold on America, streamlining the country by cutting all government funding and handing control of our nation's destiny to his soulless corporate wage-masters at Bain Capital?  Will Obama rebuke…
Morsi UN Speech: Egypt President Calls for Ban on Anti Islam Speech, Just Censorship in Disguise
By George Shunick
During the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, both Egypt and Yemen called for legislation that would limit the freedom of expression among member countries. Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, explained that “Egypt respects…
Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson Seek to Become First Flyweight Champion at UFC 152
By George Shunick
Over the past year, the UFC has come under criticism that its roster expansion and deal with Fox have led to many of its cards being underwhelming. This criticism intensified after the cancellation of UFC 151, where the rest of the card was deemed…
MMA Fighter Jarrod Wyatt Gruesomely Murders Partner Taylor Powell, But Calls to Ban the Sport Are Wrong
By George Shunick
Mixed Martial Arts fighter Jarrod Wyatt recently pleaded guilty to murder and mayhem charges stemming from an incident that led to the death of his friend on March 4, 2010. Wyatt pleaded guilty to ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms with Taylor…
Paul Ryan Lies, and Why Republican Voters Could Not Care Less
By George Shunick
It’s an odd week in politics when one of the two main stories from the Republican National Convention was that Clint Eastwood lost a 12-minute long argument to an empty chair. The other story, of course, was the impressive degree to which Paul Ryan…
Robin van Persie Is a Pawn of Billionaire Soros: Why Manchester United Is the Start of a Global Liberal Invasion
By George Shunick
Perhaps some of you have heard that infamous liberal billionaire George Soros has recently purchased a significant amount of stock in the now-publicly traded soccer club Manchester United. (What’s that? You didn’t hear about this? Oh.) Well, perhaps…
Linda McMahon Wrestling Experience Does Not Make Her a Job Creator
By George Shunick
For the second time in the past two years, Linda McMahon – the wife of World Wrestling Entertainment Chairman, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee Vince McMahon, and former President and CEO herself – won the Republican primary in her home…
Ron Paul Endorsement of Ted Cruz and Wes Riddle Proves He Is Just Another Politician
By George Shunick
Unless you’ve managed to avoid the entire internet for the last four years, you’re probably familiar with Ron Paul and his horde of rabid followers. You might also be familiar with the fact that plenty of said rabid followers are a bit, um,…
UFC Silva vs Sonnen Fight Night Results: Sonnen Will Lose Again
By George Shunick
On Saturday, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will defend his title against challenger Chael Sonnen in a highly anticipated rematch of their 2010 classic. Their first fight saw Sonnen, a 4 to 1 underdog, obliterate Silva over the five rounds…
Manny Pacquiao Was Robbed of Victory: Timothy Bradley Win Proves Boxing is a Dying Sport
By George Shunick
Although I enjoy boxing, I wouldn’t consider myself a huge fan of the sport, mostly because I’m much more into MMA and spend too much time following that rather than boxing.  But any time either Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao fights, any fight…