This deserves the raspberry-of-the-year award: The Jackson Web site mjjsource.com featured graphics declaring “Innocent” and showing a hand giving a victory sign as a fanfare plays. A scrolling calendar highlights historic events such as “Martin Luther King is born,” “The Berlin Wall falls,” “Nelson Mandela is freed,” and finally, “June 13, 2005, Remember this date for it is a part … Read More
Krazy Kristian Kookdom – Labelling Gays Edition
I found this to be interesting, even though the proponent is denying the charge: The leader of a conservative Christian lobby group appears to suggest that gays should be required to wear warning labels, although he denies that was his intention. “We put warning labels on cigarette packs because we know that smoking takes one to two years off the … Read More
Jesse’s Deathbed Conversion
In his new book, Jesse Helms admits he was wrong about AIDS back when he thought it was just a gay thing. He came to see the light thanks to his “friends”, who (he says) include Bono. Now, there’s a pairing I didn’t expect to see, like, ever. But Jesse can’t quite erase his racist past, try as he might: … Read More
Tony Award Winners
BEST MUSICALDirty Rotten ScoundrelsThe Light in the Piazza*Monty Python’s SpamalotThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee BEST PLAYDemocracy*DoubtGem of the OceanThe Pillowman BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICALHank Azaria, Monty Python’s SpamalotGary Beach, La Cage aux Folles*Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsTim Curry, Monty Python’s SpamalotJohn Lithgow, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN … Read More
Get Ready For The Kristian Kook Backlash
For those not in the know, ICANN is the organization which decides, among other things, Internet domain handles. They’re the folks who literally gave us “dot-com”, and more recently “dot-org” and “dot-gov”, to name a few. And now—as blogged about here—ICANN has approved the use of “.XXX” as a top-level domain. Yup. It’s for porn sites. The blogger at the … Read More
Questions Answered
How did Bob Woodward know Mark Felt? How did they arrange their meetings? Watergate buffs and/or students of history need to read this article by Bob Woodward in today’s Washington Post. It sheds light on some of the mysteries surrounding “Deep Throat” (and leaves a few questions still unanswered).
Another Bad Bill
Senate Bill 1113 hopes to do the following: “NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DRUGS PRESCRIBED FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEXUAL OR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION”. You can read the full text of the bill by going here, and doing a search. The bill, sponsored by Senators Santorum, Lott, Ensign and Grassley (no surprise), was obviously written in response to the recent discoveries that … Read More
It Was Only A Matter Of Time
. . . and easily foreseeable. The revelation that former FBI #2 man Mark Felt was “Deep Throat” has spawned an unintentionally funny, um, headline: Bush Anxious to Learn More of Deep Throat Does Laura know?
Supreme Court Gets It Right
As if on cue in the wake of the Koran desecration debate, the Supreme Court—unanimously—talks about religion and prisoners in this recent ruling: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a new federal law requiring prison officials to meet inmates’ religious needs is a permissible accommodation of religion that does not violate the separation of church and state. The … Read More
NASCAR – The Sport of Pussies?
I don’t get the appeal of NASCAR. I really don’t. It’s as exciting to watch as butter melting, except when they crash, and I don’t find human mutilation to be entertaining. I’ve always assumed that there is some technical prowess involved for the drivers, but as a spectator, I can’t appreciate it because I can’t see what they are doing. … Read More
North Carolina Update
What a backwater state this can be sometimes. First, we had the Baptist preacher who kicked members of his parish out because they voted for Kerry (but, fortunately, there was a happy ending). And then we had another Baptist preacher who posted a sign in front of the church saying “The Koran should be flushed.” (Afghani deaths: Unknown). And then, … Read More
Judicial Activism
It’s one thing (a constitutional thing) for a private citizen to criticize another citizen’s religion, but this is entirely different . . . and unconstitutional: An Indianapolis father is appealing a Marion County judge’s unusual order that prohibits him and his ex-wife from exposing their child to “non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals.” The parents practice Wicca, a contemporary pagan religion … Read More
The Latest In Krazy Kristian Kookdom
Wake the kids and load the mini-van. It’s time for a trip to the Creation Museum! Wait. Better not yet. The museum will open in 2007 in Northern Kentucky, USA (natch), right near the Cincinnati Airport. A 50,000 square foot facility, it claims to be “a wonderful alternative to the evolutionary natural history museums that are turning countless minds against … Read More
Oh, Brother!
There is only one thing I can say about this: Trump’s The Apprentice Aspires to Broadway as a New Musical . . . and that’s this: Vomit. It’s shows like that which cause people to hate—and I mean, hate—musical theatre.