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Yo dawg: Republicans, Vaccines, and HuffPo

An infinite loop of crazy– Apparently Michele Bachmann (Crazy, MN) wants her daughters (and any/all women) to get cervical cancer if they grow up to engage in any kind of sex their mother doesnt agree with (but almost certainly engaged in herself), so at the Republican debate for whatever, she ‘called out’ Rick Perry (Crazy,…

GO AWAY. NO ONE LIKES YOU. Part I

Dear Sally Kern– GO AWAY. NO ONE LIKES YOU. Yours in Christ– –ERV Good Ol Sally Kern is in the news again, repeating the same BS that a hateful piece of shit, Fred Pope, was saying that helped drive a gay boy to suicide this time last year. Yaaaaay… Actual quote: You know if you…

Revenge in Tripoli

Long-time readers of SciBlogs might remember the physicians and nurses working in Libya in the late 1990s, who were accused of purposefully infecting children with HIV-1, the “Tripoli 6″. Science established that they were innocent. Basic logic established they were innocent (not only was there no motive for intentionally infecting children, or precedent with past…

NOOOOO!!! ALL HOPE IS LOST!!! Gov. Fallin is asking Oklahomans to turn to a higher power this Sunday, July 17, 2011 and pray for rain. “I encourage Oklahomans of all faiths to join me this Sunday in offering their prayers for rain,” Fallin said. “For the safety of our firefighters and our communities and the…

Despite his apparent random and brief moments of lucidity, I cant say Im a ‘big fan’ of Oklahoma senator and physician Tom Coburn (click here to read his completely insane ‘analysis’ of HIV/AIDS). He says hes ‘PRO-LIFE’ yet he held up funds for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in Africa because some of the organizations that…

What is there to say in response to this? Rep. Sally Kern, R-Oklahoma City, said minorities earn less than white people because they don’t work as hard and have less initiative. “We have a high percentage of blacks in prison, and that’s tragic, but are they in prison just because they are black or because…

“The Stoning of Sally Kern”

According to the ‘Christian Martyr’ Wikipedia page: * Saint Stephen, Protomartyr, was stoned c. 34 AD. * James the Great (Son of Zebedee) was beheaded in 44 AD. * Philip the Apostle was crucified in 54 AD. * Matthew the Evangelist killed with a halberd in 60 AD. * James the Just, beaten to death…

Some people think Im joking when I say Im an anarchist. Im not. This is why.

I dont think I really need to add much commentary to this. A brief conversation with Mary Fallin Q: Creation or evolution? A: I believe in creation. Q: Science or religion? A: I am a woman of faith, and my faith is very important to me. It’s a daily part of my life. So religion…

Usher II

Im a voracious reader. Always have been. We didnt have cable or a lot of cool toys or anything growing up (dont feel sorry for me. we did get a NES when they came out, and a Tandy 2000) but Mom would always take us to the library for a new book at the drop…