Politics:
Every time I see the disregard the Democratic party shows for secular values — which is painfully frequent — I wonder why the heck I'm even voting for these addled con artists. But then the Republicans remind me by showing...
Posted on August 28, 2008 1:57 PM • 146 Comments
You may recall that some whackaloons going to pray for rain in Denver to ruin Obama's acceptance speech. It didn't work — no surprise there — but there was an incident, a small selective event. A defective sprinkler went off,...
Posted on August 27, 2008 11:56 AM • 61 Comments
The Democratic National Convention is going on in Denver, and I'm really not at all interested in what's going on inside the convention center: it's a bunch of people saying feel-good platitudes to get themselves elected, all studiously avoiding...
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Posted on August 27, 2008 8:07 AM • 189 Comments
An elementary school in Missouri has been allowing the Gideons to distribute bibles to students on their lunch hour. It's crazy stupid, a clear violation of the separation of church and state (not that fundie churches care about that anymore)....
Posted on August 25, 2008 11:36 AM • 105 Comments
But if you want to do a little something to tweak the noses of the Religious Right, the American Patriarchy Association has called for a letter writing campaign. It seems that Hallmark Greeting Cards are peddling a line of gay-friendly...
Posted on August 25, 2008 8:55 AM • 90 Comments
Since the DNC has chosen to not only ignore but outright spurn and reject the significant bloc of voters in their ranks who are not irrational people of faith, a demonstration is planned for 24 August at the Colorado...
Posted on August 23, 2008 11:05 AM • 86 Comments
I just received this email from some communications group trying to publicize the virtues of the Democratic Party. It had the opposite effect on me — I am appalled. It's the usual Democratic strategic inanity of pushing to ape the...
Posted on August 22, 2008 11:22 AM • 232 Comments
Guest Blogger Danio, sneaking a few more posts in: Remember that execrable HHS policy document that proposes an extension of the current protections for health care workers who refuse to provide or assist in treatments that they personally find morally...
Posted on August 20, 2008 5:48 PM • 237 Comments
Although I was actually in Guayaquil the day before brave heroes despoiled another cracker&hellip: In response to criticisms by the nation's Catholic bishops regarding pro-abortion and anti-family language in Ecuador's new proposed Constitution, a group of people entered a chapel...
Posted on August 18, 2008 5:39 PM • 98 Comments
All sensible people want to get rid of the shrill kook and raging homophobe Sally Kern from the Oklahoma government — and she has some competition in the coming election. Get out there and party with Ron Marlett at the...
Posted on August 18, 2008 5:03 PM • 9 Comments
I've been gone for 11 days now, and I'm not having a happy re-entry. Trying to get out of Quito this morning was a nightmare — we were up at 3:30am to catch a 4:00am shuttle to the airport for...
Posted on August 18, 2008 2:27 PM • 68 Comments
MAJeff here, getting all gay and stuff. It's been a pretty big year for LGBT folks in the U.S. A couple weeks ago, the state in which I live repealed a law enacted during the height of anti-miscegination activity, and...
Posted on August 15, 2008 8:49 AM • 572 Comments
Monday morning, PST: time for some science with a side of controversy, Danio-style There's a Department of Health and Human Services document circulating that's got the pro-choice lobby up in arms. Afarensis and The Questionable Authority weighed in on the...
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Posted on August 11, 2008 12:42 PM • 196 Comments
Here's a little funny for your Sunday morning, just to change things up a bit. Are you feeling forced to vote for the lesser of two evils in the upcoming (American) presidential election? That trusted source The Onion shows you...
Posted on August 10, 2008 8:46 AM • 39 Comments
LisaJ here: A new survey shows that 48% of the American public is suffering from a frightening new illness, termed 'Obama fatigue'. Apparently a lot of people's Obama receptors have reached saturation, and we're all hoping that a week long...
Posted on August 9, 2008 12:05 AM • 152 Comments
…and this is a pharyngula stage embryo.
