Sign me up: A prominent Christian best-selling author is asserting that he can prove the existence of God without using the Bible, and has challenged two atheists to a debate. Ray Comfort, author of God Doesn’t Believe in Atheists, alongside fellow Christian and actor Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) will butt heads with two ardent nonbelievers using only scientific fact in … Read More
Iraq Reconstruction: What Your Tax Dollars Bought
• Shoddy work found at seven of eight Iraq reconstruction projects, report says• Maintenance lags after projects are turned over to Iraqi control• Only 10 of 17 generators installed at airport remain operational (some are "missing")• Modular buildings built for $1.8 million were removed with no reason cited and, oh yeah — • 224 U.S. citizen deaths Full story.
At Last …A Sex Scandal
Brian Ross of ABC News: There are several thousands names, tens of thousands of phone numbers and they range from administration officials to lobbyists to advisers who are well known, people who appear on television, lawyers, and then just a lot of sort of ordinary businessmen and CEOs. He’s talking about the names in the phone records of the "DC … Read More
Great Moments In Punditry
Tom Tomorrow: P.S.: Death toll for U.S troops in Iraq during April 2007: 117, the highest since January 2005.
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
Nothing heals like laughter. Man, that’s so true, and I found that out Saturday evening, when I had the pleasure of seeing The Great American Trailer Park Musical performed by The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte. It’s a sold-out run, and it’s easy to see why. I knew little about the show, but from the title, I expected it to be … Read More
Psycho Ex-Girlfriends
(1) This makes me laugh. (2) Real phone messages from a psycho ex-girlfriend. Not funny at all. Very difficult to know what the "right thing to do" is. Love how every message starts "Oh, and by the way…." (3) The Psycho Ex-Girlfriend Test 1. Do you cringe when you hear about your ex-boyfriend and his new love interest?It depends on … Read More
On The Radio
I will be appearing on the radio, WBFJ (89.3 FM), tomorrow morning sometime between 8:00 and 8:30, plugging my show, God’s Favorite at the Clemmons Community Players. Listen live here.
Bush Does The Retard-Zombie Dance
Just click. You’ll laugh.
Followup On The “Christian” Protest At A Theater
A few days ago, I wrote about (and posted the video) of an event that happened — live — during a performance of the play/monologue "Invincible Summer" — where 80+ people walked out mid-performance, and where one member of the audience went to the performer, Mike Diasey, and poured water on his notes, all because he used the word "fuck" … Read More
True News or Onion Parody?
You decide: Extended overseas deployments affecting soldiers serving in Afghanistan and other locales overseen by U.S. Central Command should help to alleviate the stress on the Army, a senior U.S. officer in Afghanistan told Pentagon reporters today. *** The tour extensions will provide more predictability and stability for soldiers and their families, [Army Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno] said….. Answer … Read More
Goodling’s Got Immunity
Now that she won’t go to jail, will the graduate of Pat Robertson’s Regent University come to Jesus and, you know, tell the truth? By 21-10, the House oversight committee voted to issue a subpoena to Rice to compel her story on the Bush administration’s claim, now discredited, that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa. Moments earlier in the committee … Read More
My Bad
That terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech? My fault, it turns out. So says noted "actor" Chuck Norris: Though one can point to Cho’s own psychotic behavior and our graphic slasher media as potential contributors to his deplorable murder spree, we must also hesitate to consider how we as a society are possibly contributing to the growth of these academic killing … Read More
The Tillman Turnabout
It’s sad and pathetic. When pro-football player Pat Tillman left a lucrative sports career to serve his country fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, he was a darling of the right wing. When he lost his life, he was praised and lauded by the right as a hero, giving his life to protect our freedoms blah blah blah But when the … Read More
A Vacation Planet
Ahhhh! Home away from home. For the first time, they’ve discovered a planet which is like Earth in atmosphere. They think it has water, and may support life. Its temperatures range from 32 degrees to 102 degrees. And it’s 1.5 times larger than our Earth. A few downsides — the year there is only 14 days. Since we’ve all but … Read More
Dumb Quote Of The Day
Laura Bush On Iraq: "No one suffers more than their President and I do." I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that over 3,000 famlies who lost loved ones in Iraq are suffering more than President Bush and Laura. As well as the families of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. And the wounded soldiers getting shitty … Read More