Matthew LaClair is a student in public high school in Kearny, New Jersey. David Paszkiewicz is his 11th grade accelaerated history teacher. Paszkiewicz would often lace his classes with — well — historical inaccuracies, including telling the students that only Christians went to heaven, that the Big Bang and evolution were false, and — wait for it — that dinosaurs … Read More
Statutory Rape In Georgia
This is a sensitive subject, I know. But it seems to me that the judgment in this case is unduly harsh. It simply makes no sense. Honestly, should a seventeen year old kid be sent to prison for ten years because he had consensual (oral) sex with a fifteen your old girl? That’s what has happened. Now obviously, we don’t … Read More
We Need A Little Christmas
(1) Inflation took its largest jump in decades (2) Joint Chiefs of Staff oppose Bush’s plan to put more troops in Iraq. Bush has always said that he will listen to the advice of his military advisors. Will he? RELATED: Powell breaks with Bush 43, too. (3) America’s biggest cash crop? Cannibas. ("It is the leading cash crop in 12 … Read More
Everything’s Archie
Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica are getting makeovers. The latter two are little ho’s now. Just saying….
Making Satire Obsolete
I read my fair share of conservative editorials simply because I’m curious about how the other half third eighth thinks. Plus, those people make me laugh. Take, for example, a recent Townhall column by regular Townhall contributor Doug Giles. This is — I swear to God — his opening paragraph: Have you ever asked yourself, “Self, why do churches today … Read More
Time Magazine’s “Person Of The Year” Honor Officially Jumps The Shark
Who is Time Magazine’s "Person Of The Year" for 2006? Me. Yes, me. AND IT"S ABOUT TIME THEY RECOGNIZED ME!!! And you. Yes, you. You’re even on the cover! Go to the newstand and see for yourself!! Clearly, a cheap PR ploy designed to get people to buy the issue. NOTE: This is the third time I’ve won Time’s "Person … Read More
Penguin Propaganda
You can’t make this stuff up. Here’s an interview between film critic Michael Medved and Focus On The Family’s James Dobson. There discussing the animated children’s film Happy Feet: MEDVED: And then there’s this whole subtext, as there so often is, about homosexuality. Not that the penguins are gay — they’re not gay — but the one penguin hero doesn’t … Read More
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Up the road from me: MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — The pastor of a Mount Airy church accused of brandishing a gun as part of his sermon is free on bond after being charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. Jerry Wayne "Dusty" Whitaker, 58, of Mount Airy, was convicted in Virginia in 1990 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine … Read More
An Open Letter To Bill O’Reilly?
Dear Mr. O’Reilly: On the December 13 edition of The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News, you engaged in a debate with a woman named Jennifer Chrisler, who heads the organization known as Family Pride, which supports famillies comprised of children with same sex parents. In the course of the show, you raised the subject of Mother Nature, saying: "Nature dictates … Read More
The Punk Preacher
The son of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye is a tattooed bohemian type. But don’t think the fruit has fallen far from the tree. He’s also a preacher in Revolution Ministries. More than that, he’s making sense: What the hell happened? Where did we go wrong? How was Christianity co-opted by a political party? Why are Christians supporting laws that … Read More
“Don’t Quote Me” [Updated]
LATE UPDATE: Oh, this just gets better and better. Apparently, Dobson plagerized. In an editorial appearing in Time, Focus On The Family’s James Dobson cites scientific studies to support his thesis that children being raised by two mothers (i.e., Mary Cheney and Heather Poe) become screwed up: According to educational psychologist Carol Gilligan, mothers tend to stress sympathy, grace and … Read More
Golden Globe Nominees
Complete list below the fold. And by the way, I haven’t seen a single one of the movies mentioned. Even the ones not nominated for best film, but containing a best actor or actress nominee — haven’t seen a single one of them either. In fact, the most nominated film, "Babel", I’ve never even heard of until now (sounds interesting … Read More
Soy Saps And Impurifies All Of Our Precious Bodily Fluids
According to the christianists at World Nut Net Daily, ingesting soy (you know, like tofu or soy milk) makes you gay. Not a real-men-don’t-eat-quiche kind of gay, but actually homosexual kind of gay. If you have soy as a pregnant mother, your kid will come out of your uterus singing Barbara Streisand tunes: There’s a slow poison out there that’s … Read More
Dispatches From The Front Lines Of The War on Christmas
Well, now it’s getting ugly: they’re making hot dogs out of reindeer: The reindeer dog, which costs $8, is made by Indian Valley Meats of Indian, Alaska. It’s actually a blend of reindeer meat, beef and pork. Because reindeer meat is so lean, it needs fat to add flavor. An all-reindeer hot dog would just taste like "rubber," said Cathy … Read More
Word Of The Year
Merriam-Webster announced its Word-of-the-Year results, and the winner is a new word coined by Stephen Colbert: truthiness (noun) 1 : "truth that comes from the gut, not books" (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s "The Colbert Report," October 2005)2 : "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true" (American … Read More