Bush likes to talk about how he is helping fight AIDS in Africa by, among other things, "build[ing] the health system capacity" there. Yeah, right. Bush’s war against AIDS in Africa has a strong enemy: Bush himself. Like his approach to terrorism, Bush’s unreality-based views of the world are merely prolonging the problem he seeks to prevent: A senior United … Read More
There’s No Place Like . . . Hey!
A pair of the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the "Wizard of Oz" were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids Saturday night. Few details were available on the theft Sunday evening. Grand Rapids Police Chief Leigh Serfling confirmed the theft of the slippers to the Herald-Review on Sunday, but declined to comment on any of … Read More
Just Check The Idiot
Atrios points to a Washington Post editorial, calling it "the stupidest thing I have *ever* read". We tend to agree. The opinion piece is about Intelligent Design, and it is written by Sally Jenkins, a sports columnist for WaPo. That probably explains the strained sports analogies. It’s called "Just Check The ID", and it goes a little something like this: … Read More
“The Da Vinci Code” Movie
Conservative Christian blogger La Shawn Barber is up in arms about the upcoming release of the movie version of Dan Brown’s best-selling book, "The Da Vinci Code". She acknowledges that the book/movie is "fiction", but that’s hardly the point. In a world hostile to the faith,… What evidence is there that the world, or even the United States, is "hostile … Read More
Bible Lesson
Read this.
Robertson Apologizes For Assassination Remark, Then Defends It
First he said it… Then he lied about saying it (and blamed it on the media)… Then he admitted saying it and apologized on TV… Then he issued an "apology statement", where he apologizes once again… and then endorses assassination! Pat, no kidding. Shut up.
Scientist Observes B.S.
The Discovery Institute has a list of 400 scientists who doubt the central tenets of Darwin’s theory of evolution (or, at least the Discovery Institute says the scientists doubt evolution). Here’s the current Discovery Institute list in PDF format. And here’s a profile on one of those scientists, Robert C. Davidson (he’s on page ten of the above list, 4th … Read More
Thank God I Was Raised In New Hampshire
Oh, and thanks, Mom.
Pat Robertson Bears False Witness
UPDATE: Later today, Pat admitted he called for Chavez’ assassination and apologized. It took 48 hours to get from A to Z, while taking a few lying diversions in between. Now watch as the Christian Coalition falls all over itself to praise Pat as a stand-up guy. And by the way, I find his excuse rather lame. Let’s look at … Read More
Nice Going, Pat!
It must be nice to have your own ministry, and own your own television channel. You get to say whatever batshit thing pops into your head. But it porably sucks to advocate a position from the pulpit, with the result being that your mere words create the opposite result of what you seek. Death Threat May Bolster Chavez’s Popularity Before … Read More
The Education of Raja (and Safia)
On March 12, 2004, George Bush said this in a celebration concering "global women’s human rights": PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank my friend, Dr. Raja Khuzai, who’s with us today. This is the third time we have met. The first time we met, she walked into the Oval Office — let’s see, was it the first time? It was … Read More
The Faithful
This is interesting, I thought: A new poll finds that the more often Americans go to church, the more supportive they are of U.S. foreign policy, including the war in Iraq. The poll by Public Agenda finds that people who frequently attend worship services are far more likely to support the war on terror and believe that the United States … Read More
In A World…
where movie trailer voiceover guys are heard, but rarely seen . . . and just when you thought it was safe to avoid satire . . . comes a hil-AR-ious comedy for the whole family… If you must see only one funny short film made by the guys who do movie trailer voiceovers this summer, make it this one (mov … Read More
Beware The Red Shirt!
Wikipedia reminds us about the significance of red shirts in science fiction television: A redshirt is a stock character in science fiction whose sole purpose is to die violently soon after being introduced. Redshirts are a plot device used to indicate the dangerous circumstances faced by the main characters at the start of a narrative. *** The term comes from … Read More
Church And State, The Wall, Etc.
Christian conservative blogger LaShawn Barber has issues with Iraq’s draft constitution. In particular, she is troubled by the contradictions within. One clause reads "No law may contradict Islamic standards"; the very next one says "No law may contradict democratic standards". LaShawn asks: Aren’t Islam and democracy inherently contradictory? What kind of shell game are these people playing? She’s 100% right, … Read More