From a blogger named David Galbraith: I have a new theory – Unintelligent Design, which is the same as Intelligent Design, except that the creator is either a moron or Satan. This theory has no less evidence to support it than Intelligent Design, since its mechanisms are identical. This theory is more compatible with religious teachings in that it proposes … Read More
Kansas Determined To Become Stupidest State
Seriously, what is the matter with Kansas? TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Board of Education voted 6-4 Tuesday to include greater criticism of evolution in its school science standards, but it decided to send the standards to an outside academic for review before taking a final vote. The Kansas school system was ridiculed around the country in 1999 when the … Read More
James Dobson’s Cure For Your Effeminate Son
Apparently, he’s totally serious: Meanwhile, the boy’s father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son’s maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. I guess … Read More
Baghdad Catch-22
Matt Yglesius: As you may have heard, Baghdad’s mayor was deposed today by a SCIRI-backed militia and replaced by a SCIRI loyalist. SCIRI, of course, is one of the main parties currently running Iraq’s federal government. So what’s the USA to do? Here we get to one of the central paradoxes of our current policy. If the municipal coup is … Read More
Worst. American. Ever.
With good reason, Atrios is calling Michelle Malkin "possibly . . . America’s Worst American" for "shitting" all over Cindy Sheehan, Bush ranch protester and mother of Casey Sheehan, her son killed in Iraq. Here’s something from Crooks & Liars: Bill O’Reilly: I think Mrs. Sheehan bears some responsibility for this [publicity] and also for the responsibility for the other … Read More
What’s The Opposite Of A Chickenhawk?
A brave dove: "I just want to get it done, come home, and continue my life." Those were just about the last words that Gennaro Pellegrini, Jr. — a 31-year-old Philly cop and up-and-coming boxer — said to us when we spoke last last November. In less than 48 hours, Pellegrini was about to step onto an airplane bound for … Read More
Sex, Sex, Sex – Now That I Have Your Attention…
Via Kevin Drum comes an observation by Mort Kondracke, about . . . well, I’ll let Kevin explain: Mort Kondracke, writing today about abortion and contraception, says that there’s ground for suspicion that some religious conservatives are as much about punishing illicit sexual activity as they are about saving "life." Indeed there is. But Ramesh Ponnuru says Kondracke is nuts: … Read More
Quote Of The Day
Maureen Dowd, speaking tongue-in-cheek about Cindy Sheehan, the 48-year-old mother of a dead U.S. soldier, who says she will camp out in the dusty heat near Bush’s ranch until she gets to tell Mr. Bush face to face that he must pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq: If only her husband were an undercover C.I.A. operative, the Bushies could … Read More
The “Wedge Document”
Since I have been on a tear about "intelligent design" lately, and what a crock it is, I thought it might be time to post about "The Wedge Document". The Wedge Document was authored by members of the Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. The Discovery Institute is a think tank based in Seattle, … Read More
Man Dies After 49 Hours Of Computer Games
Yahoo News: SEOUL, South Korea – A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday. Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave … Read More
How About Those Red Sox?
American League Eastern Division W L Pct GB Home Road Streak Last 10 games BatAvg ERA Runs per G Boston 65 47 .580 – 35-18 30-29 Won 3 8-2 .282 4.76 5.61 New York 60 51 .541 4.5 34-22 26-29 Lost 1 6-4 .274 4.62 5.41 Toronto 57 55 .509 8.0 32-25 25-30 Won 1 5-5 .272 4.07 4.95 Baltimore … Read More
Religious Claws
These are examples of why religion needs to be kept out of the public sphere. It’s quite simple. Once you allow religion in, then there is a fight about which religion should be at the forefront. For example, the Carpetbagger Report tells us about this: In Pleasant Grove, Utah, for example, a Ten Commandments memorial, donated by the Fraternal Order … Read More
Faith-Based Spiffle
Dr. Roy Spencer. He’s a doctor, so you have to put the "Dr." in front of his name. Makes his opinion on matters sound weighty and important. I guess that’s why the folks at Tech Central Station gave him the chance to write an article entitled "Faith-Based Evolution", in which Dr. Spencer defends intelligent design. Let’s take a closer look. … Read More
Gandhi In Crawford
If you are not following the story of Cindy Sheehan, the bereaved mother of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, you ought to be. She’s set up camp outside the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas (where Bush is taking a record-breaking long vacation), hoping just to meet him and ask him questions. And you should be reading her diaries at … Read More