DrB- I’m a big fan of James Randi, and his work in exposing the fraud that is psychics and every form of woo. This talk show host takes an mighty fine approach as well. It’s not English, but you’ll get the idea. You can find me on twitter, @DrDavidBurger Read more
It’s been a wonderful time here with my family. I get to see my parents so seldom, and I get to see my brother even less. Getting to spend so much time with our family united was the best present a guy could’ve asked for. Thank all of you for putting up with intermittent days of no content while I enjoyed familial fun (we had a huge ball this weekend…then I looked at my inbox today). But Tim has gone... Read more
An official petition to the White House to construct a Death Star got the requisite number of votes to necessitate a response. The White House opened thusly: The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon. Here are a few reasons: The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000. We’re working hard to reduce the deficit, not expand it. The Administration does... Read more
Anne here – If you haven’t already signed it, I’d like to issue a WWJTD activism alert for the petition by the People for the American Way to remove Michele Bachmann the House Intelligence Committee. There are any number of reasons for doing this, but primary among them is that she has never met a right-wing conspiracy theory she hasn’t embraced with open arms. PFAW asserts that “conspiracy theories and religious McCarthyism should have no place in our government, especially... Read more
On January 3, police found youtube gun enthusiast Keith Ratliff shot in the head in his home. The police don’t know what happened yet, but WND columnist Erik Rush has blown the case wide open. Although I have no proof, my inclination is to suspect that the Obama administration or one of its surrogates is responsible for Ratliff’s death, the first of many such executions that will take place in order to silence individuals whom the government deems a threat... Read more
Anti-gay preacher Louie Giglio has withdrawn his acceptance to say the prayer at Obama’s inauguration. Good. Sarah Posner says about what I’d say on it. In it, the pastor essentially places the blame on the gays, saying he is withdrawing because his prayer would “be dwarfed by those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration.” Rather than address his previous statements head-on, he merely denies that gay issues have been “in the range of my priorities... Read more
Bill Blankshaen has a post up comparing homosexuality to pedophilia. Apparently two adults deciding who to consensually love is indistinguishable, in his mind, from adults who want to be allowed to have sex with kids who have yet to reach puberty. Oh boy. No one’s being harmed. Not really. They can’t help it. Not really. And look at how many closet paedophiles may be out there — 1 in every 5 men! Maybe. Maybe that science is flawed. I’m just... Read more
I followed a link on Ed Brayton’s blog that took me to this video by the perpetually error-prone Dick Morris. Yes, the video is full of fail, so it self-selects for people who don’t exactly have a rock-solid grip grip on reality as likely to be visiting the site…which is why it was the comments that about made me gag. This is what greeted me when I first looked. How do you talk to people like that? I mean, you... Read more
Remember that Ohio middle school principal who insists the picture of Jesus he has hanging up is legal (and who is ready to piss away education dollars on his ill-formed legal opinion)? It turns out that a case has already been settled over that exact same picture. There really is no debate about the nature of the work in question. The portrait is a copy of Warner Sallman’s 1941 painting “Head of Christ,” a widely recognized piece of devotional art.... Read more
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh…paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain…… Tried to brush my teeth this morning. That felt the opposite of good. Fortunately, the dentist gave me some pretty groovy drugs and I just took the opportunity to ingest one for breakfast (which is the most important meal of the day). Yum. What sucks is I have several submissions for the “This Needs to be Destroyed” awards. No, seriously, check out this one from right here at Patheos comparing homosexuality to pedophilia. If only it were a Catholic... Read more
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