I didn’t see the show, but I hear that the voting was close — everyone within one percentage point of each other. (Of course, one percentage point could be 50,000-100,000 votes). But Elliott had the least votes, and Paula cried. At this point, it’s hard to get revved up for the finales, because one of two things will happen: (1) … Read More
American Idol Update: Elliott In Bad Shape
As predicted, Taylor is getting the most votes; Elliot the least. All according to ZebaSearch. [Ryan Seacrest would probably want me to remind you that the phone lines are still open].
About The Da Vinci Code
Conservative Christians don’t want you to see it because they don’t want people to entertain the possibility that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married and had a child. Religious sect Opus Dei don’t want you to see it because they don’t like the fact that they’re depicted in the film as a bunch of self-flagellating albino weirdos. But there’s another … Read More
Condi Rice’s iPod Random Ten
Seriously: Piano Concerto in D minor – Mozart Sunshine of Your Love – Cream Respect – Aretha Franklin Celebration – Kool and the Gang Piano Concerto No 2 – Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor – Brahms Anything by U2 Rocket Man – Elton John Symphony No 7 – Beethoven Boris Godunov – Mussorgsky
George Michael Gets Woken Up Before He Go-Goes
Ex-pretty boy George Michael ain’t lookin’ so pretty these days. Especially when he’s woken up. Especially when he’s woken up from being asleep at the wheel of his car. Especially when he woken up from a stoned stupor while wearing an iPod at 4:00 in the morning at the wheel of his car, only to speed off and get into … Read More
Tony Nominees Announced
Complete list below the fold…
Unholy Alliance
Time magazine, June 1998: "The G.O.P. could lose its narrow 11-seat majority in the House if it didn’t find a way to galvanize its grass-roots activists, many of whom are Christian conservatives." New York Times, May 13, 2006: Some of President Bush’s most influential conservative Christian allies are becoming openly critical of the White House and Republicans in Congress, warning … Read More
Where Is Jesus Today?
On a piece of sheet metal? On the side of a tree? On some bedroom furniture in Romania? Or the drywall in Alabama? With his mother in a Chicago underpass? With his mother on a grilled cheese sandwich? You know, she’s the sandwich; he’s the potato chips? No, that’s silly. Jesus wouldn’t be on a potato chip — he’d be … Read More
Nathan Tabor: There’s Got To Be No Morning-After
Having lost the primaries for NC State Senate, Nathan Tabor has a lot of time on his hands to think about all the issues that are important to him. Today, it’s womens’ health women acting like hos: Imagine going to your doctor and being offered a pill—not because you were sick, or in any danger of becoming sick. No—your friendly … Read More
Intentionally Uninformed
Renew America pundit and pro-lifer Judie Brown, on the subject of Planned Parenthood, in a column entitled "Intentionally Uninhibited": Frantically scurrying to protect its multi-million dollar birth control enterprise, Planned Parenthood has begun taking aim at pro-life forces with rapid fire rhetoric designed to frighten the uninformed. Frightening the uninformed is Judie’s job, dammit, a point she will doubtless make … Read More
James Dobson Called Me A Homo
I don’t know why I take these people seriously anymore, but because so many others do, I do. Focus On The Family founder James Dobson recently spewed some more pseudo-science out of his ass. In trying to explain the roots of homosexuality, he advances a theory known as "detachment and differentiation." I’ll let him explain, in his own words: This … Read More
Midway High School Messes Up
"The Day of Silence" was a youth-led national event in which LGBT high school students and their supporters chose not to speak for one day in school. Instead, they handed out cards to those who asked, explaining why they were not speaking. The day was April 26. The purpose was to focus attention on the actual silencing of homosexuals as … Read More
Chris Daughtry To Go? (UPDATE: Yup)
Thanks to Heather for pointing this out — it looks like Chris Daughtry will be voted out this week. Zeba Search, a free search engine,has the ability to track and tally phone calls and text messages to certain phones numbers, including the phone numbers used to vote for American Idol finalists. It’s not 100% accurate although (according to Heather), they … Read More
CBS/NYT Poll
There’s a lot of good news for Democrats buried in the details of today’s CBS/New York Times poll, which you can read here (PDF). No, it’s not just the approval rating (this poll also puts Bush at 31%). It’s things like this: "Do you think the Republican party or the Democratic party comes closer to sharing your moral values?" Republican … Read More
Cosmo and Jane Are Ruining America
The latest from the American Taliban: A pro-family organization in Michigan is mobilizing forces to protest magazine displays in grocery story checkout lines. Bill Johnson’s American Decency Association says he is tired of the risqué magazine displays along the checkout line, and his group wants to do something about it. "If there’s a place where Christians can win the battle … Read More