Category Archives: Politics

So, you found out your gay child just got married…

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

How should you react? First a quick disclaimer, this post is not going to be typical of me, as it is written for a few different specific people all at the same time. This means I may switch tactics mid-stream … Continue reading →

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It Gets Better, Google Edition

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

I have posted about the It Gets Better project previously, but something new seems to have come out, in the last day or so, that I think is worth commenting on. In each of the previous videos it was an … Continue reading →

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Brendan James’ “Hero’s Song”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

For today’s Music Monday I’d like to go with a song I have listened to at least 2 dozen times over the last week. For those who know much of anything about me, the fact that I would like an … Continue reading →

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Labels, labels… All we are are labels…

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

I was thinking recently about the idea of everybody wanting to confine people into small, neat, convenient labels. Somebody is either a liberal or a conservative. Elvis fan or Beatles fan. Republican or Democrat. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Atheist, etc… … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher’s New Rule For Pro-Lifers

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

It’s no secret I’m a Leftist, Very Liberal, Tree-Hugging, Socialist, Hippie, Progressive, Democrat, (insert more left leaning descriptions here). And I certainly would never deny getting enjoyment from mocking others. And Bill Maher just does it so damn well…. Bill … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics | 6 Comments

Demonizing The Opposition

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

All Libertarians don’t care about their fellow man. All christians are ignorant. All believers in conspiracy theories are delusional. All people against gay marriage are homophobic bigots. All Republicans are tea-baggers. All tea-baggers are racists. All cryptozoologists are foolish. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical thinking, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Skepticism | 3 Comments

Quote Of The Moment

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

While my quotes thus fasr have been primarily skeptical or science based, I ran across this a while back, and felt that it was just “too good” to pass up for the blog. Why are gas prices so high? Let me … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics, Quotes | 23 Comments

Lawyer Charged With Contempt For Staying Silent During Pledge Of Allegiance

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

I’m certainly not a legal expert, but this is just bat-shit insane… From HuffPo: TUPELO, Miss. — When a Mississippi judge entered a courtroom and asked everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, an attorney with a reputation for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repealed

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

About fucking time… No, that doesn’t quite say it strongly enough. What the fuck took you assholes in Congress so god damn long? And the 31 bigoted fucktards who voted against it, I hope when you’re caught fucking an underage … Continue reading →

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Lynndie England is a complete douche

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

In case you’ve forgotten just who Lynndie England is, I think Wikipedia does a fairly good job of giving her “qualifications”: Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a convicted felon and former United States Army reservist who served … Continue reading →

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The “New” Bill of Rights

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

While this is taken from an episode of Skeptoid, by Brian Dunning, the reason I am posting it is not for the science content or the skepticism of a particular topic that needs skeptical thinking, it is because this episode … Continue reading →

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Spending an hour with a right-wing, conspiracy theorist, nutjob

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

[Disclaimer, this was originally posted in October of 2008, but I want to post the original unedited, and then post an update to it shortly...] First of all, I’d like to offer a half-hearted apology for the redundancy in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, Politics, Psychology, Skepticism | 1 Comment

A More Perfect Union

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

With the controversy over Obama’s pastors comments there was a chance for Hillary or McCain to attempt to take advantage while Barack’s was seemingly weakened. In the light of this, Obama wrote the following speech and delivered it in Philadelphia, … Continue reading →

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The Terror of Nuclear Power

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Once again, we come to another great podcast episode from Brian Dunning at Skeptoid.com. There are two reasons I am posting this particular episode. First of all, I am a BIG proponent of nuclear power as a long term (or … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Science, Skepticism | 6 Comments

Tyranny of the Majority

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

I have wanted to write this since the moment the numbers came back on Proposition 8 in California, but I wanted to keep my happy mood over the Presidential election alive for a few extra days (which turned into weeks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 6 Comments

The Believer’s Brain – Responding to a christian chain letter

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

In my ongoing Semi-Regular Segments, I have a bit I like to call The Believer’s Brain, in which I post the back and forth between myself and people of various belief systems, asking them to explain specifically what their beliefs are … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | 17 Comments

We Are The Ones

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

In today’s Music Monday post, I am putting in another shameless plug for a political candidate that I support, but as before, I don’t want to tell people who they should vote for, I just want to tell people to … Continue reading →

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Voting is a right AND a responsibility…

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

For today’s Music Monday post, I’d like to get slightly more political than my typical post. I’d also like to remind myself, and others, of the power of hope; since there is seemingly so little of it when discussing politics … Continue reading →

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Obama the Islama…?

Posted on October 1, 2010 by

I should not have to give a disclaimer on an issue this ridiculous; but I’m sure if I don’t somebody will come along, not actually watch the video, and accuse me of something stupid. Since I have already seen this … Continue reading →

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“In the Cards”

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Are there topics you shouldn’t be allowed to discuss? Some governments and institutions—and even some individuals—want to keep certain topics off limits. This is especially true with religion. In many places, discussions and questions about religion are discouraged, even punished. … Continue reading →

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